Cafe Foresta

Some diners have praised the soft, runny egg and tender beef in Cafe Foresta’s demi-glace beef omelette rice. It comes with a cup salad, and the lunch set includes a choice of coffee or tea. The dish costs 1,400 yen, and a large portion is available.

For a meal that changes from week to week, try the Foresta Plate, whose main dish varies weekly. The seasonal pasta menu has included peperoncino with boiled whitebait, shiso and cheese; it, too, comes with a cup salad and coffee or tea. One diner who ate in the café reported enjoying a quiet meal at a counter seat facing the window. It may also suit a solo lunch.

The building, which houses the Ito International Research Center at the University of Tokyo, also has a French restaurant, a Western-style café and a bar that opens in the evening.