Ovo
Japanese
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Soba restaurant with many vegan options. Menu clearly states that items can be made vegan and/or gluten-free. Open Mon-Wed 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-2:30pm, Fri-Sun 5:00pm-9:30pm, Sun 9:00am-2:30pm.


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41 Reviews

First Review by egrzunov

BreBre28

Points +43

Vegan
27 Oct 2024

Excellent Soba in Osaka

Great little place on Osaka, the broth was so clear and fresh. The tempura melts in your mouth. Would definitely go back. Lots of vegan and gluten free options

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-27

Pros: Delicious food, Friendly staff , Nice atmosphere

Mgoldsmith

Points +36

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Quick but low quality

Staff are friendly and service is quick, but it's expensive and low quality. The noodles didn't taste like soba and the vegetables had very little flavour.

JoVan_Otto

Points +317

Vegetarian
13 Oct 2024

Vegan soba at Osaka

Beautiful place to eat vegan soba and tempura (one of the only places to eat this in Osaka). Welcoming personnel and nice setting. A bit costy though

GeorgeWr

Points +6

Non Veg
05 Oct 2024

!!!Avoid!!!

The food was tasteless and the special gluten free noodles overcooked like mush. The noodle soup and the tempura dishes all tasted like water. The waitresses attitude was like a stroppy teenager. And then they stole almost 100 Euro from my wife and I for the pleasure of the two dishes we ordered. We told the couple next to us not to waste their money,and also the people waiting outside. Tourist trap rip-off.

Avoid!!!!

They are simply exploiting the "gluten-free" niche.

אקילהגולן

Points +25

Mostly Veg
05 Aug 2024

מסעדת סובה נהדרת

מסעדה נהדרת, נעימה, טעימה מאוד, וסוף סוף אוכל צמחוני ביפן.
המנות "הירוקות" מודגשות בצורה ברורה לצד תפריט רגיל ובשרי ככה שלכל המשפחה היתה יכולה בחירה

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-05

Pros: התפריט הצמחוני היה ברור ובולט , המלצר שמח לעזור ולהמליץ

Cons: למנת הסובה הוספתי תבלינים כדי שלא תהיה מעט אנמית.

Siiinimini_

Points +80

Vegan
07 Jul 2024

Many vegan options - delicious

Delicious, friendly, super Service. 5 ⭐️
Many options

vegaholictravels

Points +59

Vegetarian
22 Jun 2024

Soba noodle restaurant with vegan option

Very nice vegan noodle and tempura options

josejules

Points +28

Vegan
03 Jun 2024

Excellent food

Wonderful experience, I had the cold soba noodles with tempura. Would definitely recommend this place and would love to return one day

alsemmo

Points +174

Vegan
02 Jun 2024

Excellent noodles and tempura - but expensive!

We really enjoyed our meal here - there are loads of dishes marked as vegan/veganisable. I had a soba noodle dish with veg tempura served with salt and matcha salt which was all delicious. Note though that the food here was very expensive compared to other places we’ve visited in Japan - around ¥6000 for the two of us including alcoholic drinks.

Nasuvampa

Points +1100

Vegan
22 May 2024

Yummy cold soba

Clearly marked vegan options. We had the cold soba with tempura and it was delicious! The tempura was quite heavy on the stomach though so maybe opt for something different unless you are super hungry.

Pros: Clear vegan options, Good soba

Cons: Heavy tempura

Liquoricepearls

Points +441

Vegan
21 May 2024

Lots of vegan and gluten free options

Quite a touristy/pricey place but lots of vegan and gluten free options, the staff are very knowledgable and helpful with this. I had the tempura and hot soba set which was delicious and filling.

RabbleRousy

Points +259

Vegan
20 May 2024

Very clear & reassuring vegan options

The menu is so clear about how to veganize / make meals gluten-free, and the staff also makes sure to double check that they get exactly what you want. Other than that, it’s a traditional udon shop and the food was very good. Honestly, I felt that there were almost only vegans there, so I‘d love to see this place become a cruelty-free restaurant and go 100% vegan in the future!

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-20

Pros: Vegan options, Clear communication , Free gift

Cons: go vegan!

Jen27ny

20 May 2024

McMallory

Points +2284

Vegan
21 Apr 2024

Wonderful soba!

What a find! This place is adorable and the staff is so nice. A chef makes the soba right in front of you in a little booth (photos are allowed) and the noodles are so fresh and wonderful. I wanted the tofu soba but they were out of tofu skin so I got the tempura soba. It was nice variety. The broth for the soup is subtle but fairly complex. I enjoyed this place immensely.

lil.hazza

Points +253

Vegan
31 Mar 2024

Amazing vegan tempura

They have a large list of vegan dishes or dishes that can be made vegan as described in an English menu. The tenpura I had was incredible and the service kind and accommodating. Would certainly go again.

Pros: Great tempura , Kind service, Generous portion

Cons: A bit pricey

uncurtaining

Points +53

Vegetarian
28 Jan 2024

Fantastic

Several vegan options and an English menu. Really delicious.

sann

Points +51

Vegetarian
23 Jan 2024

Delicious soba and tempura

The food was delicious. The price was high but worth it to me.

Pros: Multiple clearly labeled vegan options, Authentic

Cons: Disposable chopsticks, Pricey

Biancajakon

Points +318

Vegan
16 Jan 2024

Amazing!!! Must visit!

We had lunch here and it was fantastic. They had a great amount of vegan options in the menu and it was fantastic to see they even cater for coeliacs.
We had the kintetsu soba and it was delicious. The portion size is very generous too.

Pros: Cheap, Great environment , Beautiful broth

KritHariharan

Points +40

Vegan
08 Jan 2024

Vegan /vegetarian traditional Japanese haven !!

Great options for vegetarians and vegans. They also cater for gluten free . Small quaint little hideout feels so special

Pros: So many veg /vegan options !! , Japanese traditional

YokeMunLim

Points +1011

Vegan
24 Dec 2023

Great service, vegan friendly

Brought my omnivore mom here because she wanted to have soba. Staff were super friendly and accommodating. I got the 100% buckwheat soba with vegan tempura, flavor was a little on the subtle side but overall very filling and comforting.

Pros: Many veganizable dishes

Cons: A little pricey

FelicityBender

Points +26

Vegan
16 Dec 2023

Delicious soba!

An extensive menu with clearly labelled vegan options I had the kizami soba, very yummy just lacked a little flavour.
But staff lovely and such a cute little restaurant! I would absolutely come back!

mobo95

Points +25

Vegetarian
22 Nov 2023

So many options

We loved it here. Tiny little place but easy to find. Great atmosphere. Huge menu and so much of it has a vegan option available. Gluten free available also.

MinaNoir

Points +170

Vegan
02 Nov 2023

Their vegan options are FANTASTIC!!

What a fantastic meal. Absolutely exquisite!
The place is small so expect queues and disapppointment when stuff gets sold out (happened twice when wanting to repeat on different days).
So not sure if they do reservations but when in Japan, don't wait till too late and check the opening hours.
We had the Kistune soba and it was mindblowing! It has since then send me to a personal quest to try every Kitsune dish I encounter :-)
It was so so so good!
My partner had the cold soba with wasabi and daikon and it was equally superb.
Their soba is handmade right there which is fantastic to see and damn right you can taste the difference.
Didn't enjoy the tempura as much but still was good and the soba was so excellent that is what it mattered.
Absolutely amazing! Simple but so so well done and tasty.

Pros: Fantastic building, Food is amazing

Cons: Queues, Sold out fast

LSutton

Points +27

Vegetarian
22 Oct 2023

Amazing noodles and good vegan options

Noodles are really fresh and delicious. There are both meat and vegan options outlined on the menu. Lovely service and great meal. Came to ¥5,860 for 2 noodle and tempura plates and a beer.

AdrianaMatsufuji

Points +220

Vegan
14 Oct 2023

Cozy restaurant and great soba

It's a very cozy restaurant with many vegan options. Staff is very friendly even though they don't speak much english. They have an english menu but I found it a bit confusing to understand all the options. Vegan hot soba broth was sold out when I went. I had delicious cold soba though with super fresh tofu as well! I tried the tempura from my friend and it was also delicious, very crispy and dry.

HelenS02

Points +210

Vegan
06 Oct 2023

Delicious

Small, traditional place serving freshly made soba noodles (they have a grindstone milling away in the front of the shop) with lots of clearly marked vegan options. We hopped in here between trains and the service was great. We almost came back on another transition through Osaka but we were at a different station.

victoriaj

Points +15

Mostly Veg
06 Oct 2023

Delicious tofu

Tiny traditional venue serving outstanding tofu and home made soba noodles., amongst many other options. My husband had wonderful tempura. Very close to Namba station. It stands out for the quality of the food and authentic welcome. A haven for vegetarian travellers. Menu in English. Staff are charming.

Pros: Tofu - the best, Soba noodles, tempura, Lemon sour , The patron and staff and Japanese experience

Mascha-in-Berlim

Points +184

Vegan
17 Sep 2023

Good Soba Experience

It is a typical japanese little Ramen restaurant with about 4 tables for two and a bank with 3 langer tables.
They have hot and cold soba with different kind of tofu, and nearly all can be chosen as vegan. They also offer gluten free soba.
The vegan broth of the hot soba was sooo good! Really great. The soba are fresh and handmade. The price about 7 Euro per bowl is absolutely reasonable. I have eaten pricier ramen in Kyoto.
Go there and enjoy the food!
Very kind service also, all very helpful and friendly. Lovely place. Forgot to take pictures, I was too hungry.




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