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1st Arrondissement, Paris

Hakuba

A nine-seat counter near the Palais-Royal where Kyoto technique meets French produce, without ceremony or compromise.

4.8

FlightLogic expert score: 9.2/10 · Editorial composite rating 4.8/5 · ££££ · Japanese , Japanese-French

Milestone anniversariesSerious solo diners at the counterVisitors who already know their omakase etiquette Two MICHELIN StarsFlightLogic Gold 2026Promoted from One Star in the 2024 Guide
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★★ Michelin Stars

Quick answer

Is Hakuba worth visiting? FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.2/10 based on editorial research. The 4.8/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for milestone anniversaries, serious solo diners at the counter, visitors who already know their omakase etiquette.

About Hakuba

Hakuba operates from a single L-shaped hinoki counter seating nine, which means the kitchen is the dining room and there is nowhere for a mistake to hide. The chef trained a decade in Kyoto kaiseki houses before spending three years in Lyon, and the menu reads like that itinerary: dashi built from Breton kombu and Hokkaido katsuobushi, then poured over a single Gillardeau oyster; A5 Miyazaki wagyu given a two-minute binchotan sear and finished with a shaving of black Périgord truffle instead of the usual ponzu. Nothing on the fifteen-course menu is plated for spectacle — the drama is entirely in restraint, timing, and the fact that the rice course alone takes eleven minutes to explain if you ask, which you should.

Menu highlights

  • Kinmedai, smoked over cherrywood, dashi-shiitake broth €68 Served as course six, broth poured tableside
  • A5 Miyazaki wagyu, binchotan-seared, Périgord truffle €145 Two-minute sear, no sauce beyond its own fat
  • Fifteen-course omakase menu €385 Counter seating only, wine pairing +€180

Editorial rating breakdown

Distribution reflects FlightLogic editorial modelling for guide comparison. See published excerpts below.

Published reviews

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  1. 5.0
    Editorial sample

    The chef narrated the dashi course without being asked twice — eleven minutes on rice alone and I didn't check my phone once.

    — Marion Delacroix ·

    Response from Hakuba

    Merci Marion — the rice course is where we ask the most patience, glad it landed.

  2. 4.0
    Editorial sample

    Extraordinary technique on the kinmedai course, though at nine seats the room noise from the pass is unavoidable if you're seated near the grill.

    — Daniel Ostrowski ·

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How far in advance should I book Hakuba?

Reservations open six weeks out and the counter's nine seats are typically gone within 48 hours for Friday and Saturday dinner — book on release day if those slots matter to you.

Is there a set menu only, or can I order à la carte?

Dinner is the fifteen-course omakase only; the lunch seating offers a shorter nine-course version at €165, still counter-only, no à la carte substitutions.

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