What Restaurants Offered Japanese Chefs in France: Recent Positions and Packages (2026)
Since January 2025, restaurants in France have opened positions for Japanese chefs through Washoku Agent. This page shows each of them as the restaurant posted it: the role, the concept, the city, the pay and what else the package included, the hours, and what the restaurant asked for. Restaurant names are not shown. It is written for owners in France who are planning a hire and want to see what others offered before they set their own package.
Positions restaurants in France opened since 2025
Head chef for a new Japanese and Italian pizza restaurant in Paris, about 40 seats, opening early 2027; R&D role leading menu and dough development.
| Position | Head chef |
|---|---|
| Concept | Japanese-Italian pizza restaurant |
| Location | France |
| Base pay offered | EUR 2,300 to 3,000 a month / about JPY 6.6 million a year |
| Also in the package |
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| Hours and days off | 8 hours a day, 8 days off a month, Sundays and Mondays |
| What the restaurant asked for |
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| Start | Around November to December 2026 |
Head chef for a new Edomae omakase sushi restaurant in Paris opening in autumn 2026; 10 counter and 6 table seats; owner also runs a French restaurant in Paris.
| Position | Head chef |
|---|---|
| Concept | Sushi |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Base pay offered | EUR 4,500 to 6,000 a month |
| Also in the package |
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| Hours and days off | 10 to 12 hours a day, 2 days off a week |
| What the restaurant asked for |
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Replacement head chef for a Japanese and Italian fusion fine dining restaurant in Paris opened in 2024; 14 counter seats, spend about EUR 90 per guest.
| Position | Head chef |
|---|---|
| Concept | Japanese cuisine |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Base pay offered | EUR 3,200 to 3,500 a month |
| Also in the package |
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| Hours and days off | 10 to 12 hours a day, 8 days off a month, Sundays and Mondays |
| What the restaurant asked for |
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| Start | Spring 2026, March to May |
Before you set the package for France
The postings above show what owners offered, not what the market requires. Our guide to hiring and managing Japanese chefs in France adds the visa route, the official salary floors and what a chef from Japan needs on top of the base pay. Japanese Chef Salary Abroad compares advertised salaries in six countries, and the overview of positions by country shows how France compares with the others.
Frequently asked questions
Why are the restaurant names not shown?
Owners share their plans with us in confidence, often before an opening is announced. We show the role, concept, city and package so the information is useful to other owners in France, and we give the restaurant's name only to the chefs we introduce.
Are the positions marked Open still available?
Open means the restaurant was still searching when we last updated this page from our records. Closed means the search stopped. Filled means the position was filled through Washoku Agent.
Can a chef apply through this page?
No. This page is for restaurant owners. Chefs find our positions in Japanese at washoku-agent.com/jobs, where each posting has its own application route.
Why do the packages differ so much?
The role, the concept, the city, whether housing is included and the visa route all move the figure. Our guide Japanese Chef Salary Abroad puts advertised salaries from six countries side by side, and the hiring guide for France explains the visa route and what a chef from Japan needs on top of the base pay.
We are planning a similar position. What happens next?
Tell us the country, concept, role and timeline through the contact page. We reply with the visa route, the package the market expects and the profile of the chefs in our registered pool who fit.
Not ready to hire full-time? Start with a project: a Japanese chef can develop a menu or train your team for a few weeks. See how a project works.
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