Vegan
Chinese
Taiwanese

Casual restaurant specializing in Taiwanese cuisine, in particular herbal dishes and hot pot. Food is all vegan, no onion or garlic used. Reported closed November 2024.


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26 Reviews

First Review by VeganAnimalRightsJP

Onboarding-Solution

Points +190

Vegan
02 May 2024

Super vegan food

Das Essen ist sehr lecker und ein sehr schönes süßes Veganer Restaurant. Service ist top.

Plantos

Points +3269

Vegan
16 Apr 2024

Nice & Healthy | Missing the Wow

Nice & Healthy food and good craftsmanship. Do not expect flavor explosions 💥 since they're not using ingredients like garlic 🧄 onions 🧅 etc.

🍜 Yakuzen Ramen (Miso Ramen) - (1300¥ | 8.4$)
Very hot, with nice broth, very few ingredients and sesame topping.

🍱 Plate Menu (1450¥ | 9.5$)
Mostly cold served, great tasting mock meat, portion size bit small (imo)

🌱👍 Overall solid food and all vegan. Not the most flavorful but very good for what it aims to be. Would come back.

NickTustin

Points +1126

Herbivore
27 Mar 2024

Great

- eel set - good, except for the soup
- soy cutlet set - excellent! Except for the soup
- fried fish - excellent!

Tsukimi

Points +5334

Vegan
04 Mar 2024

Best hot pot ever!

Went here in December 2021.
This is the best hot pot in the word!
Love to go to one of their locations when in Kyoto. Near ginkakuji, so nice for lunch and sightseeing.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-04

Heike.St

Points +1111

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Very cute vegan restaurant

Very cute vegan restaurant. Don’t miss it! One bus stop before the temple.
Just one person is doing it all by herself.

Got the lunch set (tasty, many different things) and a bowl. Super good!
Definitely would recommend!

flowtothesun86

Points +80

Mostly Veg
17 Nov 2023

Cute cafe near philosopher’s path

Amazing filling Taiwanese vegan food! Very cheap and nutritious food and the atmosphere is like an old chalet, super cute decor

Pros: Cheap, Tasty , Satisfying

MinaNoir

Points +170

Vegan
02 Nov 2023

Lovely meal and dessert in charming cafe

We had a lovely meal here, both savoury and sweet options we tried were very good, tasty and inexpensive.
Quiet and charming place, highly recommend

Pros: Food and desserts were very good, Charming and cute venue, Inexpensive

DannyBizzle

Points +86

Vegan
31 Oct 2023

Cosy restaurant with lovely food

Lovely, cosy little restaurant offering a lot of really tasty and healthy options - no ‘junk food’.

I went for their signature ramen which was lovely, and a really large portion.

Pros: Great good, Lovely vibe

Zao-bao

Points +92

Vegan
19 Sep 2023

優秀的蔬食料理

用餐時間可能需要等待;因為煮餐送餐⋯都一人包辦!也希望用餐的朋友多擔待。雖然一人多用,料理卻也不馬虎!主餐、甜點及飲料都好吃。

Pros: 蓋飯餐點有巧思, 抹茶歐蕾,綠茶跟豆奶比例很調和

Cons:

KaFraMi

Points +332

Vegetarian
26 Aug 2023

Taiwanese style vegan lunch

Little café in walking distance from the Silver pavilion.
Taiwan inspired, offeres daily set and a few specials like “vegan eel”. Everything delicious, also safe for oriental vegans, as everything is pungent roots free.
Definitely will be back!

Pros: Delicious taste

Cons: Longer waiting time

airen1907

Points +79

Non Veg
10 Aug 2023

Nice Overall

Loved the food and their concept of delivering not only delicious food but also health benefits

Pros: Delicious food, Multiple locations

Cons: A little pricy, Quite narrow, Few sugar free/beet sugar free options

YokeMunLim

Points +1011

Vegan
06 Jul 2023

Delicious and healthy vegan meals

I’ve been going to Ren for years now and have always enjoyed the food. Nutritious, delicious and filling. Also great location as it’s walking distance from Ginkakuji Temple.

JuliaSantos7

Points +1379

Vegan
25 May 2023

Fresh and tasty

We tried the ramen, lunch set, smoothie and dessert. The food tasted very fresh. Everything we tried was delicious. Also the Café is very cute. Super chill place.

emmalovesanimals

Points +751

Vegan
24 May 2023

honestly incredible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

WOW!! Best meal in kyoto! Incredible food, cute vibe, and hearty portions. So satisfying after a long day of walking. Highly recommend!!

We had the soy cutlet bowl and the curry ramen. Both were spectacularly delicious and satisfying!

Don’t miss this gem in kyoto!!

Pros: Delicious, Hearty portions, Cozy vibe

Cons: None

HugoIan

Points +569

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Tiny beautiful place

I really loved the place, also was the first time eating a hotpot, it was a really interesting experience. I really want to come back and try the dish of the day.

Pros: All vegan, Beautiful place

Cristinagps

Points +195

Vegan
28 Apr 2023

Little Gem

Súper tasty and healthy food served in a very quaint premises, cool music too.
Absolutely loved everything we had, the Miso and Curry hot pots were delicious!Our deserts were the Apple crumble cake and Tofu chocolate tart, which were fantastic!
Highly recommended!

Pros: Food , Music, Host

Cons: None!

annieoc

Points +42

Vegan
25 Apr 2023

Beautiful food

We were pleasantly surprised by the delicious food here. A small restaurant with big flavours ! We decided to go for two hotpots after reading some reviews and we weren’t disappointed. It was so good! Although the hotpot is the most expensive option on the menu I’d certainly recommend it. I haven’t seen anywhere serving similar vegan food in Tokyo or Kyoto. The portion was big and very filling. We’ve had lots of tasty vegan food in Japan so far but it’s often been lacking in protein and so we’ve been hungry again shortly after. This hot pot however had lots of tofu and beans, and was served with some wild rice. A vegan gym bro’s dream. We went for lunch but we’re not sure we’ll be hungry for dinner this evening! The cakes are also vegan and very nice. Definitely pay cafe ren a visit if you’re in the area (or not - it’s worth the journey!).

Pros: Most options are vegan, Fairly priced, Quick service

pipb

Points +118

Vegan
15 Apr 2023

Next level!!

Sooo good!! Just amazing, cosy and delicious food!
Only regret is it’s my last day in Kyoto & I can’t try everything.

Pros: Delicious , Cosy , Friendly

EvaSusin

Points +126

Vegan
03 Apr 2023

Love it!

Place is very cozy, all wood. Lots of options for lunch, cakes, smoothies or drinks. They have english menu, the offer changes slightly evedy day. We went for a drink and cake, very much recommend!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, All vegan menu, Very cozy atmosphere

anneschillings

Points +42

Vegan
05 Oct 2022

Very good

Alles was erg lekker, gevarieerd en het was zeker genoeg.

Pros: Alles is vegan, Lekker, Veel eten voor een goede prijs

JeanSolano

Points +70

Vegetarian
09 Feb 2022

Excellent vegan restaurant

This is an awesome place. I enjoyed my gyoza nabe. Worth visiting!

Pros: All vegan options, Affordable, Great food presentation

GottaRun

Points +39

Vegetarian
11 Apr 2021

Amazing food!

We ordered their bento lunch and took it to a canal nearby to eat under the Sakura. Their food was so delicious. The restaurant itself is pretty small, but there are fabulous places to picnic nearby.

Pros: Very tasty

GrayHorwitz

Points +2044

Vegan
31 Mar 2021

Cozy fresh filling and tasty!

Beautifully served boiled gyozas and tasty dinner plates, this is a real gem in Kyoto. The deconstructed burger plate is served with rice instead of bread and the soy milk ramen is a nice take on a healthy ramen dish. Highly recommend!

Veganbea

Points +150

Vegan
29 Apr 2020

Delicious ramen

This is a really cute place with really delicious ramen!! My favourite was the miso ramen.

LizzieWest

Points +474

Vegan
13 Jan 2020

Lovely little cafe

Quite traditional vegan cafe with a nice and reasonably priced menu - lovely staff and lovely vibe. Best cup of jasmine tea I think I’ve ever had.

Pros: Fully vegan , Fresh and homemade

VeganAnimalRightsJP

Points +18

Vegan
12 Dec 2019

It is a very recommended shop that thinks about animals and health.

VEGAN restaurant based on Taiwanese food.
It is a short walk from Kita-Shirakawa bus stop.
Hot pot and ramen using medicinal soup are exquisite.
You can enjoy delicious VEGAN cuisine at a reasonable price.
There is also an English menu.
There is also a second floor seat.
It is a very recommended shop that thinks about animals and health.




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