Meri Principessa Ginza Store Review Summary

Really nice and reasonable place to have lunch in Ginza. All ingredients are homemade and mainly from Hiroshima. Would definitely recommend the steamed oysters. So fresh and delicious. Just one small thing is their pizza is really huge... so if you have 2 persons, better to order 1 pizza and 1 pasta. We had 2 pizzas and couldn’t finish all... They don’t let you bring your leftover food home...

A place not to go

A restaurant located in the Hiroshima Building in Ginza 1-chome. It's on the 3rd floor, up from the 1st floor where the antenna shop is.
I stopped by for lunch on a weekday.

I went a little early, but there were already a few people there. There are several table seats inside the store, making it easy for groups to use the restaurant.

Lunch is a set, so you can choose an appetizer and main course of pasta or pizza. You can also wear dolce. Also, the focaccia and drinks were self-service and all-you-can-drink.

Since the restaurant is located in the Hiroshima Antenna Shop building, many of the menu items are made with Hiroshima ingredients.
This time I had a Margherita, and the cheese was delicious. On the other hand, it was quite salty.
It feels a little more localized than the so-called Italian. Afterwards, it's quite filling, so you'll be pretty full.

All the store staff are kind and polite. As for the atmosphere, I think it's quite lively among Italian restaurants around here.
Because it is often used by groups of office workers.
It didn't feel slow, and considering the size of the floor and the flow of traffic, there was a lot of movement of people due to the drink bar, so it was a bit noisy.

久しぶりの訪問。
3人で予約の上、1年振りの訪問です。
18:30ですが、結構入っていますね。
シーザーサラダに穴子のフライをいただきます。
ワインはMaria Bortolotti Matilde La XII Notte
三次　霧里ポークの自家製ハム、ジェノベーゼがついています。
柔らかく、香りもしっかりついていて、美味しいですね。
そしてパスタ。猪肉の粗びきのフェットチーネでいただきます。
ピザはシラスです。
どちらも美味しいです。

次のワインはSolaris” Romagna D.O.C. Sangiovese Superiore
そしてお肉、鹿かな。
最後にワインのつまみに、庄原の農吉チーズの盛り合わせをいただきます。

一人11000円程でしたが、最高のひと時でした。
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入った頃は半分程度でしたが、その後19時をすぎるとほぼ満席。
御食事は前菜の盛り合わせから、
蛸のカルパッチョ、サーモン、生シラスのブルスケッタ、アプリコットジャムとチーズです。
蛸がやわらかく、いい感じです。サーモンも少しオリーブオイルが入り味付けがいい。
生シラスをいただけるとは思いませんでした。こちらも軽い味付けがいいです。
次は江田島産生牡蠣は文句なしですね。
そして、イカとトマトのパスタはアルデンテの感じがすごくいいです。
最後は鰆のオーブン焼きはちゃんと焼けてますが、パサパサ感がなく、しっとりとしていて、でも川はパリパリ。鰆は春の食べ物と思ってましたが、日本海側では今が旬で、とても立派で味もしっかり。最高に美味しかったです。
・ワインは、白からオーストラリアのデリンクエンテ スクリーミング ベティ 2023
こちらは、ラベルも変顔ですが、味もちょっと面白いワイン。ミネラル感を良く感じられました。
赤はイタリアのロッソコスティエッラ[2021]　アッラ・コスティエッラ、イタリアらしい赤ワインです。
ワインの相談やお料理の相談を店員さんが気持ちよく対応いただけ、とても気持ちの良いお店です。

I use it for lunch on weekdays. The store is quite spacious, so you won't have to wait.
Located on the 3rd floor of the Hiroshima Local Products Center, it serves Italian food made with ingredients grown in the Seto Inland Sea. The menu changes quite a bit as they use seasonal ingredients.
You choose an appetizer and a main course (pasta or pizza), and the lowest price is 1,300 yen for all-you-can-drink drinks. 90 minute time limit.
Desserts are also available if you wish.

For appetizers, I've only ordered the green salad that doesn't come with an additional charge, but it's a salad that has a strong vegetable flavor, is voluminous, and feels like it's got a good amount of vegetables.
I'm really happy that the main menu is oysters all year round. (Additional charge applies) In particular, the lemon cream pasta with oysters was refreshing even though it was a cream pasta, and the oysters were rich and extremely delicious.
The pizza is thinly baked but chewy. It was delicious, especially the ears, which were chewy and not hard.

Apparently the lunch menu changes on Saturdays and Sundays, so it will cost about 1,000 yen more. I guess it can't be helped because of the location.