For a meal during a Jiyugaoka walk, the original introduced the new mixed-use venue mimimi JIYUGAOKA, announced as opened October 9, 2026. Four restaurants stood about five minutes from Jiyugaoka Station’s south exit. Based on official opening information checked October 11, the report explained location, restaurant-specific hours, and ordering conditions for a future visit.
The cover edits composition and text on MaedaAkihiko’s June 4, 2025 photograph of Jiyugaoka Station’s south exit. It is not a photograph of mimimi’s exterior. Original photograph · MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 .
JAPAN NOW · TOKYO · CHECKED 2026.10.11
About five minutes from the south exitLunch and dinner hours differ by restaurant
Restaurants, an art gallery, and a farm area replaced the former Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest space. Operator Okada Real Estate announced the opening on October 9 itself. The report focused on dining access at the permanent venue.
1. Destination: La Cour Jiyugaoka, floors 2–3
The address is 東京都目黒区緑が丘2-25-7 ラ・クール自由が丘 2～3F as shown. Access was about five minutes on foot from Jiyugaoka Station’s south exit on the Tokyu Toyoko and Oimachi lines. This is the shared address of all four restaurants; save the venue and building names as well.
The building’s Google Maps link shows the location, with mimimi JIYUGAOKA ART GALLERY on the second floor at the same address. It is not an individual restaurant pin; confirm the restaurant name after arrival.
The roughly 940-square-meter venue contained four restaurants, one art gallery, and one farm area. The facility outline gave free admission, with meals charged separately. Gallery hours/exhibition fees and whether the farm could be viewed or experienced needed separate checks for the date.
2. Four restaurants’ hours and closing days
| Restaurant and food | Opening hours | Closures and exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| guu table International cuisine, café, and bistro |
11:00~23:00 Last orders 10 p.m. |
Mondays: café only, noon–5 p.m. Closed for year-end/New Year and other specified periods |
| HoaHoa Pho, flower hot pot, and other Asian-inspired food |
11:00~15:00 / 17:00~23:00 Last orders 2:30 p.m. / 10 p.m. |
Closed Tuesdays and year-end/New Year, among other dates |
| よはく (Yohaku) Edomae sushi and omakase |
Lunch noon–3 p.m. Dinner 6–10:30 p.m. Last-order time not stated |
Lunch only Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays Closed Wednesdays and year-end/New Year, among other dates |
| LALA PASTA Fresh pasta and Italian food |
11:00~15:00 / 17:30~23:00 Last orders 2:30 p.m. / 10:30 p.m. |
Irregular closures including year-end/New Year |
Guu table changed from a lunch deli buffet to café and evening bistro. HoaHoa featured lunch pho and evening flower hot pot; Yohaku sushi; and LALA PASTA fresh pasta using Hokkaido wheat. Choose a restaurant for the desired meal and arrival time first.
3. The JPY 1,320 buffet requires a main-dish order
Guu table’s lunch deli buffet cost JPY 1,320 including tax, conditional on ordering a main dish. Check the total with the chosen main, drinks, and extras. Mondays had café-only operation, not the same lunch buffet.
HoaHoa’s evening flower-hot-pot course started at JPY 5,280 including tax in the announcement. Menus and prices could change, and the notice did not establish other restaurants’ course prices or minimum orders. Check serving times and ordering conditions before visiting.
4. Confirm reservations, payment, and language by restaurant
The announcement linked reservation sites for guu table and HoaHoa, but did not clearly say whether all four required booking or accepted walk-ins. Ask the chosen restaurant about date, party size, and seating. The original did not confirm Korean-language service or overseas-card/digital-payment support; no English-service availability is asserted here either. Ask about needed payment arrangements and allergies beforehand.
Closures and between-service breaks differ, so the whole venue should not be treated as serving meals at identical times. For the gallery, separately check that date’s exhibition/hours, changeover periods, and private bookings.
- Okada Real Estate official opening announcement via PR TIMES · October 9, 2026, noon: opening date, address, access, restaurant hours, closures, prices, and ordering conditions.
Original check: October 11, 2026, 1:59 a.m., Korea/Japan Standard Time. Based on an official announcement, not a personal visit.
EDITOR'S NOTE · EVERYDAY TRIP
EVERYDAY TRIP Editorial Team’s advice
Choose the weekday before the restaurant. Compare guu table’s Monday café-only service, HoaHoa’s Tuesday closure, and Yohaku’s Wednesday closure. For lunch, also check Yohaku’s Friday–Sunday/public-holiday condition.
Compare a full meal, not only the buffet label. Guu table’s buffet also required a main. Include the desired dish and drinks when comparing with another restaurant.
Reserve enough meal time after the walk. The five-minute station approach excludes finding the restaurant and queuing. Avoid breaks and last-order cutoffs; add the gallery only after checking that day’s operation.