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La Modestie（ラ モデスティ） is a French restaurant and wine bar located in Higashi-Sakura, Higashi Ward, Nagoya, Japan. Its official website positions it as “Wine & French.” Owner Hidekazu Toda has extensive experience as a sommelier, having previously served as head sommelier at the Michelin one-star French restaurant Kochuten, before opening his own restaurant in 2016. Based on the information on the site, La Modestie is aimed at a mature, quiet, and relatively upscale dinner and wine-tasting setting.
The restaurant centers on authentic French cuisine paired with wine. On the food side, it emphasizes the “marriage of ingredients,” using produce from Nomura Farm in Takayama, Gifu, Chita beef, and other regional and local ingredients from the Chubu area, alongside seasonal menus. On the drinks side, the wine selection focuses mainly on French wines, personally chosen by the owner, who can also provide pairing suggestions based on the dishes and each guest’s preferences rather than sticking rigidly to convention. The venue has 6 counter seats and a fully private room, making it suitable for dates, business entertaining, anniversaries, and small family meals. It is open until 2 a.m., so it can also be used as a late-night wine bar.
The official website lists an average budget of 10,000–14,999 yen, and also mentions a “sommelier-selected wine pairing course” priced at 15,000 yen. The cancellation policy is relatively strict: for seat-only reservations, cancellations on the previous day or the day of the booking incur a charge of 3,000 yen per person; for course reservations, cancellations on the previous day are charged at 50%, while same-day cancellations are charged at 100%. Credit cards including VISA, Master, AMEX, Diners, and JCB are accepted, but electronic money is not supported.
Its strengths are a clear positioning, strong credibility from a professional sommelier, a well-developed story around its ingredients and wine list, and convenient access—4 minutes on foot from Takaoka Station and 6 minutes from Shinsakaemachi Station. The small number of seats and lighting atmosphere also make it better suited to private occasions. Downsides include the fact that the official website is mainly in Japanese, which raises the information barrier for overseas visitors; there appears to be no online reservation portal, with bookings mainly handled by phone; seating is limited to just 18 seats, so availability may be tight on popular dates; and the pricing is clearly on the higher side.
La Modestie is suitable for those looking for refined French dining, wine pairings, an anniversary dinner, or business entertaining in Nagoya. Users in mainland China can usually access this type of Japanese restaurant website directly, but for actual reservations, communication, and the in-restaurant experience, Japanese ability is recommended, or guests may want to ask their hotel to help make a phone reservation.
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