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Kashiwa Japanese restaurant. 12 boulevard Gambetta. Le Canet.

Outside is the usual rhythm, noise and grey of a late-winter day.  Within, it is all softness and layers of possible discoveries.  The deep blue canvas hanging from the ceiling forces you to bend over as you walk in, and somehow it feels appropriate.  Voices seem to go lower as well, making the packed place feel like a well-kept secret.  You will turn the pages of the plastic-covered menus, again and again, trying to guess what all those words mean– total waste of time, as your best bet is to peruse the ‘du jour’ menu on the small black board and point.

Weightless snow crab tempura.  Exquisite tentsuyu. And the thousand flavors of the green tea mochi.