Although there are orthodox western restaurants including French and Italian which follow recipes from their origins in Western countries, many restaurants have added their own changes in order to fit Japanese people's taste.
フランス料理店やイタリア料理店など欧米各国のレシピに則った料理を供する形態も存在するが、欧米の料理（西洋料理）を日本人向けにしたものも多数ある。