Behind a Parisian mansion, a Japanese temple: this is OGATA
OGATA is the new address located at heart of the Haut Marais district and, we presume, it will become the favorite of the japan lovers . The designer and restorer Shinichiro Ogata , already known for his surprising works in Tokyo, he imagines this poetic Japanese lifestyle spot, in order to share the customs of his native country.
For this, he has created an original and exquisite contemporary setting with a graphic appearance and a color palette that combines beauty and serenity, offering its visitors a unique experience of total immersion in the Japanese traditional customs and culture through the senses.
Ogata hides behind the discreet entrance of a pretty private hotel of 17th century classical style . It boasts of its 800 m² of geometric theatrical decoration spread over four levels, with a refined and minimalist aesthetic that respects Japanese delicacy.
OGATA Japanese Cuisine
As soon as you enter the large wooden gate, you can breathe a zen vibe plunged into great silence. In it he receives a spacious, bright and sober hall with high ceilings and walls covered in shikkui plaster, whose copper doors lead, without warning and in a play of light and shadow, to a workshop, a restaurant, a boutique or a tea room.
THE BOUTIQUES OF TEAS AND WAGASHI
Highlights its calm and halo surround marked by him warm tone of its black tomettes in fired clay, or its elements in paulownia wood, copper or dark stone.
Their tea counter select one succulent specimen , produced according to ancient Japanese techniques. In it his head waiter , carefully, prepare sencha leaves, gyokuro or herbal tea, roasted and presented in careful cylindrical boxes that recall the chazutsu , made by hand.
Tea boutique in OGATA
the store of wagashi , focuses on the habit of this fine japanese pastry , some pastries made from rice paste or red or white beans , depending on the season, which they toast fragilely wrapped in elegant jewel-like cases.
With refined and harmonic gestures they serve sweets like the colorful ones hitokuchigashi , inspired by the old candies of fruits and seeds; the asanamagashi , fresh pastries to eat during the day, such as mame daifuku, awa mochi (millet mochi) or hon warabi ; the higashi , the “dry” version like the monaka, a kind of Japanese wafers; or the okoshi , crispy puffed rice.
Wagashi boutique in OGATA
THE WORKSHOP
It is a large volume gray concrete dedicated to crafts and savoir-faire traditional. For the realization of its objects, the best techniques of yesteryear have been used, obtaining a current result and sustainable , in balance with nature, which will ensure its perenniality. A) Yes, offers accessories and utensils, fine ceramics, glassware, tableware, sake vessels … to embellish everyday life.
OGATA's studio
THE RESTAURANT
Their gastronomic restaurant stands out for its impressive materials such as concrete and hardwoods and wraps around a bar that encompasses the open kitchen , creating a warm atmosphere of conviviality.
In it, the Chef Kazuki Watanabe , Imagine subtle recipes , linking French regional products to the Japanese spirit. His menus, a modern interpretation of Japanese family cuisine, offer delicious entrees such as sake kasu soup with oyster and daikon radish wave duck and pear salad with black vinegar . He also prepares monkfish and fried artichokes with nanban sauce; korokke , a type of croquette; yaki tamago ; grilled beef binchotan charcoal; buri cooked in soy sauce and mashed turnips. And for dessert he surprises with a subtle matcha blanc manger.
OGATA restaurant
THE BAR
It is austere yet extremely sophisticated and seduces with its timeless modernist allure that boasts a beautiful bar of wenge . Its specialty is its five cocktails designed from exquisite liqueurs based on tea, fruit or plants , inspired by the five senses.
OGATA'S BAR
THE TEA ROOM
In the quiet basement, stands sabo , oriented to tea party , dominated by a special monastic atmosphere with a contemporary breath.
Its space, which evokes the natural elements , is chaired by a central table made of jindaitamo , in which its guests delight in the symbols of the ancestral practice of the traditional tea ceremony.
They propose a samajiki menu , a afternoon tea Japanese-style, in which wagashi pairs with teas and sajiki, which is ideal for discovering the different varieties of tea. In addition, they will soon launch the hiruzen Menu, and the asazen , vegetarian lunches, also paired with tea.
Sabō, OGATA's tea room
THE ART GALLERY
It is scheduled for midyear and will exhibit a wide collection that will gather from table art , going through furniture or other pieces. And each year, it will present a collection dedicated to a single material, starting with the lacquer, ecological and biodegradable.
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Address: 16 rue Debelleyme, 75003 See map
Schedule: From 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday; Monday and Tuesday, closed.