Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan｜IL consolare

Fantastic little spot that we stumbled across after traipsing around the clothes stores of the neighbourhood. Ok so yes we had native Japanese speakers (though Google Lens works too) to help decipher the menu but all the dishes reminded us of eating back at home - being Melbourne, Aus, with our countless Italian restaurants. It turns out the couple that own and operate this try to get to Italy annually.

Homey vibes, fantastic food (the pan seared sea bream) and great service. Menu is in Japanese only.

It is a wonderful experience. The appetizer set is amazing and very fast. I had a very good tomato sauce seafood pasta with a surprising optional choice side with Mantis Shrimp, and a roast chestnuts pork steak side with eggplant as the main dish. Both are very delicious, especially the Mantis shrimp and the eggplant. The house is very relaxing, music taste is good as well, and the owners are very warm hearted. I didn't order wine tonight but I will go back to try some other dishes with wine for sure. Highly recommended.