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Living La Vida Parisian

By on March 29, 2014

The most interesting thing about living in Shibuya is the wide array of  international food choices and restaurants nearby. Somewhere in the narrow swanky streets of Daikanyama, Omotesando or Dogenzaka are restaurants serving up different cuisines ranging from the popular to the unknown.  Even if you are looking for mobile snacks to take away, you will be surprised to discover that Tokyo has literally everything from shawarmas to pizzas and hamburgers to pitas.

As I was walking towards the station from my Shoto home, I fortunately passed by what appears to be a French boulangerie/patisserie/bistro called Brasserie Viron. I went in to have a look. Fortunately, they have just the kind of sandwich I was looking for. The tantalising baguette sandwiches on display are everything but cheap. The price of a footlong baguette sandwich ranges anywhere between 860 and 1,050 yen (US$9-11) but considering the price of ingredients, I would probably be spending more if I were to make one myself.

There are many kinds of baguette sandwiches to choose from at Brasserie Viron which makes the choice even harder.  But why would you like to eat a crusty bread when you have other choices, you might ask.  Eating baguette is an acquired taste. The novelty of a baguette leaves others not used to eating crusty sandwiches raise a brow.  The truth is, eating a baguette sandwich is no different from eating a crusty pizza. Its appeal is in the harmonious mix of  freshly baked fine bread and the flavour of greens, cheese and whatever you choose to go with  it.  Not all baguettes are the same.  Brasserie Viron uses only Retro d’Or , a highly respected French flour brand that sets it apart from all other baguettes in the city.  So here’s just some of the sandwich choices you can order at Viron.

Poulet Roti

Sandwich Mozarella (with lettuce and thick slices of mozarella)
Jambon cru brie de meaux (ham with brie cheese)
Beurre Echire  (with French Echire butter)
Thon crudites    (Tuna and raw veggies)
Thon (Tuna)
Sandwich Nicois (Sandwich with egg, olives, potato, greens, anchovy, capers, greens, doused in olive oil)
Coppa  (ham and Echire butter)
Pate de campagne (pate and Echire butter)
Beurre avec du fromage   (Echire butter spread with slices of gruyere cheese)
Sandwich Poulet Roti   (Roast chicken breast and greens)

Tuna

 

 

 

Brasserie Viron
Tsukada Bldg. 33-8 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku. Access 7 min. from Shibuya Station. Hours/Holidays 9:00am-12:00am, Bakery 9:00am-10:00pm / Open Daily.

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