"A garden café set inside the Otemachi Forest, where Jean-Philippe Dupuis turns French classics into a calm midday escape."
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About The Café by Aman
When Aman opened its first urban hotel on 22 December 2014, it set the lobby and its casual restaurant not at the top of The Otemachi Tower but at street level, inside the Otemachi Forest: a 3,600-square-metre woodland of more than 56,000 plants threaded through Tokyo's financial district. The Café by Aman occupies the ground floor of that forest, a glass-walled room where the city falls away behind trees. It is the relaxed counterpoint to the hotel's flagship dining room thirty-three floors above, open through the day for lunch, afternoon tea and an early evening of small plates and wine.
The Kitchen
Executive chef Jean-Philippe Dupuis brings French finesse to seasonal Japanese produce, and keeps the café deliberately classic rather than clever. The card runs to galettes and crêpes, pâtés and charcuterie, and a patisserie counter that anchors the afternoon. A savoury buckwheat galette is the lunch order; the afternoon tea set, from around ¥2,800, pairs the pastry work with teas sourced from around the world. The kitchen also offers three seasonal tasting menus alongside the à la carte, and a sommelier-curated list of more than thirty labels.
Main courses start around ¥2,100 and desserts around ¥1,300, so a light lunch lands well under the price of the rooms upstairs, while afternoon tea is the signature splurge. For the wider city, read our Tokyo dining guide and our pick of the best French restaurants, or compare the contemporary French of Sézanne and Esquisse.
The Room
The draw is the forest. Floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto the canopy, the light shifts with the season, and outdoor seating lets you eat among the trees in good weather. Inside it is hushed and low-key in the Aman manner: pale wood, natural stone, generous space between tables. This is a daytime room above all, calm enough for a quiet conversation and handsome enough to impress a guest without ceremony. Service is unhurried, the dress is smart-casual, and the whole place runs at the slow pace the woodland sets.
Best for a Business Lunch
Book The Café by Aman for a daytime meeting that needs to feel considered. Otemachi is the heart of Tokyo's financial district, so it is convenient for the banks and trading houses next door, and the forest setting does the impressing for you without the commitment of a tasting menu. Take a window table, keep it to galettes and the afternoon tea set, and you can talk business for two hours without the room ever rushing you. For more options, see our best restaurants for a business lunch and best for impressing clients.
Not for
Not for a blow-out tasting-menu dinner or a late night. This is a daytime café built around lunch and afternoon tea, so for the full Aman kitchen at full stretch you want the flagship restaurant upstairs instead.
Frequently Asked
Is The Café by Aman worth it?
Yes, for the setting as much as the food. The café sits on the ground floor of Aman Tokyo inside the 3,600-square-metre Otemachi Forest, and executive chef Jean-Philippe Dupuis keeps the cooking to honest French classics: galettes, crêpes, pâtés and a strong patisserie counter. Mains start around ¥2,100 and afternoon tea around ¥2,800, which is fair for an Aman address.
Do you need a reservation at The Café by Aman?
For lunch and afternoon tea a booking is wise, especially at weekends when the forest seating fills. Walk-ins are taken when tables allow, and the quieter weekday mornings are the easiest time to arrive without one. For the full tasting experience upstairs, see the hotel's flagship Aman Tokyo restaurant.
What should I order at The Café by Aman?
Order a savoury buckwheat galette at lunch, then move to the afternoon tea set, which pairs the patisserie counter with teas from around the world. The kitchen also runs three seasonal tasting menus and a sommelier list of more than thirty labels. Desserts start around ¥1,300.
Is The Café by Aman good for a business lunch?
Yes. The room is calm, the forest light is flattering, and Otemachi puts it inside Tokyo's financial district, so it works for a daytime meeting that needs to feel considered without running long. For other options see our best restaurants for a business lunch.
Book lunch and afternoon tea ahead, especially at weekends when the forest seating fills. Quieter weekday mornings are the easiest walk-in.
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Practical Information
AddressGround floor, The Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
NeighbourhoodOtemachi
CuisineFrench café
PriceMains from ¥2,100; afternoon tea from ¥2,800
HoursMon–Fri 11:00–22:00; Sat, Sun & holidays 11:00–21:00
Dress CodeSmart-casual
ReservationOnline; recommended for tea and weekends
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