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<\/p>\nLast night, we visited El Dorado, the lounge inside the recently renovated HOTEL IL PALAZZO, to try a new dinner course that caught our attention: a full-course meal paired with free-flowing champagne from POL ROGER.<\/p>\n
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The setting alone is worth a visit. After a major two-year renovation<\/a>, IL PALAZZO\u2014Japan\u2019s first design hotel, originally opened in 1989\u2014has reemerged with a bold new look. El Dorado, located on the basement level, feels more like an art installation than a lounge, thanks to immersive lighting and a kinetic water feature called \u201cDancing Water.\u201d It’s open all day and into the night, but we were there for something a bit more special.<\/p>\n The concept: no fixed menu. Chef Tomio Sasao builds a full-course dinner based on what\u2019s freshest that day. Our meal included a delicate amuse, two starters, a fish course, a meat dish, dessert, and mignardises\u2014each plate clearly improvised, but refined, showing a chef with deep experience and a confident touch.<\/p>\n What makes this dinner even more appealing? The champagne. POL ROGER<\/strong> Brut R\u00e9serve\u2014classic, crisp, and generously poured throughout the night. It\u2019s rare to see this caliber of champagne offered in a free-flow format, especially one with royal credentials (POL ROGER has been served at British royal events for generations).<\/p>\n For those wanting to go all in, the Cuv\u00e9e Sir Winston Churchill is available by the bottle. Made only in exceptional years and aged over 11 years in bottle, it\u2019s not cheap (\u00a588,000), but for collectors or celebrators, it\u2019s there.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t a buffet or a tasting menu with name tags and explanations. There\u2019s a sense of spontaneity here that we enjoyed\u2014the chef cooks, the wine flows, and the night just unfolds. Toast in Gold: Full-Course Dinner + Free-Flow POL ROGER Champagne<\/strong> Last night, we visited El Dorado, the lounge inside the recently renovated HOTEL IL PALAZZO, to try a new dinner course that caught our attention…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172015","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","event-type-food-drink","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/172015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"El](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_el-doradoi_2025_WEB-WEB-013.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&ssl=1\")
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\nSeats are limited (only five groups per night), and you\u2019ll need to book at least a day in advance. Definitely worth considering if you\u2019re looking for a one-off night out this summer.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Now through August 31, 2025
\n\u2022 18:00\u201320:00 (last seating)
\n\u2022 Lounge El Dorado, HOTEL IL PALAZZO
\n\u2022 3-13-1 Haruyoshi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 \u00a516,500 per person (tax & service included)
\n\u2022 Reservations required<\/a> (max 5 groups per night, up to 4 people per group)
\n\u2022 0570-009-915<\/a> (HOTEL IL PALAZZO)
\n\u2022 https:\/\/ilpalazzo.jp\/news\/539.html<\/a><\/p>\n![\"El](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_el-doradoi_2025_WEB-WEB-022.jpg?resize=1050%2C1400&ssl=1\")
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