Kyoto branch of Ain Soph vegan restaurant from Tokyo, opened here in 2018. Features plant-based fusion cuisine. Sample dishes such as mushroom hayashi rice, taco rice, and green curry with brown rice. For dessert try matcha pancakes, creme brulee, vegan cheesecake, or ice cream soda. Lunchtime food is served till 4pm. Note that a minimum is required for card payment. Often closed for dinner various days of the week so check their Instagram for details or call in advance. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm, 6:00pm-7:00pm.
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Added by MiyuMaemoto on 22 Mar 2018
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445 Reviews
First Review by kat.ross
mbminuck
Points +34
Awesome Dinner - Edit
Wonderful place to eat. Green curry and chocolate cake were amazing.
Read morePros: Vegan Restaurant in Center of Kyoto, Great Food!!
Cons: Not too many options
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Hudsonvegan
Points +91
Great food - Edit
The food was well presented, but the wait was long. Only one waiter, one cashier and one cook. The chocolate cake was quite hard and heavy. I’ll probably have the pancakes next time. The Ginza location was closed although the time on their website said “open.” Better to call and make sure.
Read morePros: Vegan, Some produce organic
Cons: Slow service(due to shortage staff)
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Santoshi_Devi
Points +75
Very delicious and good variety - Edit
Delicious food -- all plant-based-- and friendly service. Great intro for friends new to vegan eating ~ several people told me "I had no idea vegan food was so GOOD!"
Read morePros: Delicious, Vegan!, Friendly Staff
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Ruzha
Points +3645
Matcha Pancakes! - Edit
We went to Ain Soph Journey in Kyoto for a late dinner, and although a few of the dinner items were already sold out, we managed to get a really good dinner spread. Most of all, I wanted the matcha pancakes for dessert, but let me tell you, they can be a meal of their own. They were so rich and filling that I, a person who doesn't know how to stop eating, had to take half of them home. I had the leftovers for breakfast the next morning, and they were still delicious, even when cold. So good!
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raphaelpedraza
Points +19
Excellent! - Edit
My new favorite vegan restaurant in Kyoto.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Very cozy place, Reasonable price
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eriknerison
Points +50
Best Dessert on Earth + Great Vegan Fare - Edit
If you are looking for joy in your life, look no further! This place is a delightful spot tucked away in the heart of downtown Kyoto serving meals all day the world's best dessert! Try the taco rice, the vegan plate, and if you do nothing else, get the 'Heavenly Pancake'! It is 100% vegan and 110% amazingly delicious.
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SylwiaWójcik
Points +20
Good vegan place - Edit
Great food and so good to have so many different options too. I would definitely come back.
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kattgrover
Points +236
Delicious! - Edit
Having visited the Ain Soph Ripple in Shinjuku (and loved it), we decided to visit Journey in Kyoto because we’d been dreaming about the burgers we had and Kyoto seems to have a much bigger menu with lots of burgers and desserts.
Read moreI had the ‘chicken’ burger and it was delicious; crispy burger with crunchy red cabbage and a tangy tartare sauce. My husband had the Kyoto limited edition cutlet burger, which I of course had a big bite of, it was equally delicious with a sweet and salty Worcestershire sauce and creamy mayo.
I really wanted to try the pancakes but I was much too full after eating the burger but I plan to return for the pancakes because they indeed look heavenly.
Pros: 100% vegan menu , Delicious , Variety of options
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Carts
Points +86
Vegan Delight! - Edit
After reading previous reviews we navigated our way through the beautiful streets of Gion & we were not disappointed!
Read moreLovely set up with seating up & downstairs, great relaxing vibe 👌🏼
Ordered the Cheese burger & Soy chicken burger, both were extremely tasty.
Best was yet to come......cheesecake was incredible, also had the chocolate gateau which was also great!
Overall, an evening very well spent! Location is great - a few minutes from the busy Main Street but easy to find! 👍🏼
Pros: Lovely atmosphere , Good choice of vegan food , Cheesecake!!!
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giruja
Points +1251
Amazing - Edit
My new fave vegan joint in Kyoto. Best cheesecake ever ("New York cheesecake"). I would go back just for the cheesecake, but honestly the Ripple cheeseburger is crazy good as well. Take your non vegan friends here and let them be amazed lol! Came here 3 times during my stay in Kyoto and will be back next time for more!!!!
Read morePros: friendly, nice ambience, delicious!!!!
Cons: none!!!!!!!
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julifarn
Points +126
Good food and friendly staff - Edit
Small and cozy place with friendly staff and good food. I had their signature cheese burger with avocado and coconut cheese. Really good!! Wanted to try the pancakes as well but was too full for that, next time maybe😉
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materik
Points +105
Very friendly staff - Edit
Great place. Had the burgers and it was very good. They seem to have a lot of brunch type items too so be a good idea to go here during that time too.
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KarenClement
Points +266
Burger and biscuits - Edit
Enjoyed the chicken and cheese burger. Preferred the chicken burger although they are quite heavy on the burger topping. They're biscuits to takeaway were a saviour on our trip.
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somosvegan❤️❤️
Points +710
más publicidad que realidad - Edit
la comida está buena pero nada fuera de lo común, los postres tienen buena presentación pero no están taaan buenos.
Read morePros: bien ubicado
Cons: muy caros los postres , en el lugar hace mucho calor muy encerrado , menú poco variado
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Davidrubin
Points +38
Great food - Edit
Great little vegan restaurant right off Teramachi.
Read morePros: All Vegan, Welcoming and Friendly, Great location
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taichi183
Points +32
超讚的素食漢堡 - Edit
這是我在京都吃到最喜歡的素食漢堡店，
Read more雖然價位高了點，
但一個漢堡餐就讓我吃到超飽的，
如果喜歡吃漢堡的朋友可以考慮看看喔！
P.S.下次再來吃看看別的餐看看~
Pros: 難得的高水準素食餐廳
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FrankieW
Points +2609
Yippee! - Edit
Yippee!
Read moreThis is what we shouted when we discovered the Kyoto outlet of this restaurant group.
As per usual, the food, atmosphere, location and staff are excellent.
This time around we were fortunate enough to try new dishes, including the Taco Rice set and the Oriental mix (think fresh crunchy veggies with tofu omelette, deep fried vegan kara-age).
Would find it almost impossible to fault this place, in any case I wouldn't want to!
Thanks for raising the standards of vegan cuisine to such great heights (to quote The Postal Service).
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MH7198
Points +52
Enjoy the Vegan good and perfect environment. - Edit
It's a retro style & cute restaurant. We enjoyed the Vegan food and comfortable seat so much. Even the price is a little bit expensive, but we'll visit it again definitely.
Read morePros: Comfortable seat., Delicious Vegan food., Friendly stuff.
Cons: Expensive price.
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AlInJapan
Points +42
good place - Edit
very nice burger and dessert
Read morePros: good burger and cakes
Cons: not that cheap, menu variety not that big
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WolfsRain
Points +127
Cozy full vegan restaurant - Edit
Mains were pretty good. Nothing special, just good. Food took a little long but nothing out of the ordinary. Me and my wife didn't get the dishes at the same time but there was about a 15 minute interval, we weren't in a rush though. Overall pretty solid experience.
Read morePros: 100% Vegan, Taste was decent, Portion sizes were ok
Cons: Interval between dishes
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Rolan19
Points +217
Wow wow best dessert ever! - Edit
So I was looking for something sweet after I had ramen at another restaurant nearby and discovered this place wasn’t far from where I was (5 min walk).
Read moreHonestly I don’t think I’ve had a better dessert in my life, it was so so so so nice! The pancakes were fluffy and very sweet, the fruits were delicious, the soy whipped cream - oh my lord I’ve never tasted anything so close to the dairy version - rum ice cream wasn’t too alcoholic and was just right and the blueberry sauce was perfect. I can’t speak for the dinner dishes but honestly the dessert I had was phenomenal! The price was ¥1,500 or ¥1,800 buuut it is definitely worth the price - it’s very filling and super yummy (by the way it is very very sweet, I can understand if some people find it too heavy - even I was struggling towards the end and I have a sweet tooth). Staff are super friendly here, would defo return.
Pros: Amazing dessert , Easy to locate
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LikeAVegan
Points +117
Good, Not Great - Edit
This place is great if you’re near Nishiki Market and need a bite to eat, however compared to Ain Soph Ripple in Tokyo, I wasn’t as impressed.
Read moreThe menu could be a little more diverse in its offerings. Burgers, salad or curry are really the only options, but it was enjoyable overall.
I’d probably go again but perhaps a specials board would help shake things up a bit!
Pros: All vegan, Reasonably sized menu, Nice staff
Cons: Expensive (for what it is), Could do with more variety
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sacura77
Points +32
Good food, very western. - Edit
It’s an up market vegan burger joint. Burgers made from seiten. 3 choices of burger, couple of non burger dishes and even soy mayonnaise. Near Nishi market.
Read morePros: Plenty of choice , Good food , Good location
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naturallyemmablog
Points +236
Yummy meal! - Edit
We had a delicious meal of: the burger, chicken bites and green curry - all really tasty. Our favourite was dessert - the pancakes with ice cream and fruit!
Read morePros: Wide variety, Tasty food , Good desserts
Cons: Expensive, Fairly slow service
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DaliaBessudo
Points +39
Terrible service, ok food - Edit
I asked if a simple substitution was possible, and if it wasn’t I had an alternative order. Waitress went across the room to see if it was possible, clearly made fun of me with another waiter like giggly teenagers so loud that I could hear. They then proceeded to ignore us for 25 minutes. Finally a different waiter came laughing at our table and said “we heard you wanted a substitution? You can’t do that.” Finally took our order and food came out 30 min later. The restaurant was empty so it wasn’t even busy. It was alright, nothing special. Ain Soph Ripple In Tokyo was way better. We came out do there feeling uncomfortable and disrespected.
Read morePros: All vegan
Cons: Terrible service, Rude waiters, Food took forever
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lindacz1
Points +173
Tasty food - Edit
Delicious food, very busy had to wait to get in. Well worth it.
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miamilly
Points +68
Amazing pancakes - also lovely mains. - Edit
What an amazing place to stumble across! I had the nachos/chilli dish (can’t remember the name) and my partner had the cutlet burger. We both loved our meals and polished it off quickly. For dessert my partner had the chocolate gateau which he enjoyed and I had the pancakes which were SO! SO! SO! Good! I’m going to be dreaming of them for a while. So glad I got to try fluffy Japanese pancakes that were vegan.
Read morePros: Amazing pancakes, Lots of vegan options, Gluten free beer and wine
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