Japanese
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Specialty gyoza shop with a separate English vegetarian menu available by request. Menu includes vegan vegetable, freeze-dried tofu and yuba gyozas as well as vegan chocolate banana dessert gyoza. Open Mon 4:00pm-10:30pm, Wed-Fri 4:00pm-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-10:30pm.
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156 Reviews
First Review by zoeandflopsy
gababee
Points +26
I want to eat gyoza forever - Edit
The deep fried everything is sooo good. Definitely recommend the potato deep fried gyoza with the soy vinegar sauce. The menus are a little confusing as the “no fish menu” side had deep fried tofu - but I think it may have had bonito flakes on the side which I just left. It was a very friendly place and I overheard at least two other vegetarians there at the same time as us. Great place to go if you’re with non-vegetarians also!
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JroseG
Points +17
Amazing! - Edit
Would give it five stars is I could. They had great vegetarian/vegan gyoza and a bunch of options. All of their sauces were also vegan. They were also very knowledgeable about what I can and can’t have. Vegetarian specific menu
Read morePros: Lots of options , All sauces vegan
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marilynski
Points +67
open late! - Edit
It's difficult to find somewhere to grab a late dinner in Japan, especially when you're looking for something veg or vegan.
Read moreWe were SO hungry and we'd already been turned away from a few spots listed as open late but were not. This place has separate meat-free and fish-free menus. The food is cooked in the same oil as the meat but at this point I didn't care. I had mashed potato gyoza, shbazuke gyoza, and yuba gyoza plus steamed rice and sprout salad.
Please note: I'm vegan at home and as veg as possible when traveling. If you're very strict vegan, this probably isn't the place for you.
Pros: Open late, Separate meat-free and fish-free menus in English , Super friendly and funny staff
Cons: Not really vegan
Guest
ViCao
Points +77
Limited vegan options - Edit
There's 2 Chao Chao Gyoza stores but the one that serves vegan/vegetarian is the one located in Shijo-Kawaramachi also in Kyoto about 10 minutes from the first shop. They have a vegetarian menu with heaps of options but unfortunately vegan is limited to the tofu skin one. You can then get sides like cabbage, bean sprouts and salad. All were amazing. We were happy to be able to get vegan gyozas in Japan that were catered for us. Very friendly staff who assisted us with our options.
Read morePros: Great service, Yummy
Cons: Only 1 vegan gyoza option
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RocketGomez
Points +355
Only one vegan gyoza - Edit
All we could eat as vegans was deep fried tofu and one type of gyoza. I’m guessing the gyoza dough they use has egg or something, because the vegan one is wrapped in tofu skin. It was OK. Extremely friendly staff who speak English well enough to understand the whole vegan thing.
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AthleteTO
Points +50
Super Satisfying - Edit
Several vegan and vegetarian choices, very friendly (and funny) staff - highly recommended. The gyoza were great - I tried the yuba and mushroom risotto gyoza, and both were really delicious.
Read morePros: English vegan and vegetarian menus, Friendly staff, Relatively inexpensive
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roisinryan
Points +53
Would give 5 stars! - Edit
I love this place. We tried to go to their other branch but it is closed for a few days for some reason (check before going) but their sign directed us to this one. We had the friendliest welcome from all the staff while they carried on churning out gyoza in a fun frenetic way. They have a separate veggie menu with items clearly marked as veggie - it is unclear what dishes are vegan but I suspect the shbazuke and yuba which I had are vegan. Both types of gyoza I tried were delicious, fresh, filling and interesting flavours. We came back a couple of days later and I had the same plus tasty deep fried tofu and sesame/bean dessert gyoza too - scrummy! I highly recommend their chao sour and yuzu sour drinks too - refreshing delicious and far too drinkable! The only thing I would change is that it would be nice if there were more Japanese flavoured veggie gyoza as most of them had quite western sounding fillings - mashed potato, mushroom risotto with cheese and mushroom with white sauce. I bet they are delicious I just love trying local flavours!
Read morePros: Great atmosphere, Amazing food, Not too expensive
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Spiff
Points +17
Great vegetarian gyozas - Edit
5 different gyozas for vegetarians. Potato one is a bit bland but other ones are great, I loved the shibazuke one. The chocolate gyozas for dessert is surprisingly good! Waiters speak good English and are really friendly too.
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ryan123
Points +17
Five stars for a fun atmosphere and yummy gyoza - Edit
They have 6 different vegan gyozas, each really good. Seating was at a bar, and the staff was all very high energy (shouting out orders to each other and chanting every time someone leaves), and they all spoke the best English I’ve heard of any locals!
Read moreWe ended up getting two orders of each of the gyozas between the two of us. They were all great.
(Happy Cow wouldn’t let me rate 5 stars because they serve meat here)
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oHelloLisao
Points +43
good spot - Edit
I enjoyed the gyoza. They had several vegetarian options and some unique choices. The staff was nice and very friendly. I really enjoyed the chocolate gyoza at the end. Not sure about what is vegan, but plenty of options for vegetarians.
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VeganBec
Points +1004
One Gyoza type - Edit
We chatted with the chef. Only one type of gyoza is Vegan. Yuba Gyoza. The miso in the ingredients is soy based but the miso as condament isn't vegan. Enjoy the bean sprouts and cabbage. ✌🏼
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SummerLee
Points +1677
tasty dumplings - Edit
Easy to understand English menu and pictures. Staff speaks perfect English. We ordered 4 different types of dumplings and a salad. Great location on main road first floor.
Read morePros: delicious
Cons: only white people were there
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CFBL
Points +340
Good place to grab a snack and try gyoza - Edit
There are 2 branches of this place - this is the larger, newer one. I don’t think the old one has a veg menu. We went assuming it would be the same and were told to go to this branch.
Read moreThe non-meat menu has several gyozas on it - mashed potato, tofu/yuba, pickles, mushroom risotto (in broth or with cheese). There are also some small dishes like salad and fried cabbage. I’m not sure the mushroom risotto options were vegan so pls check.
The gyoza were good - we had pickles, tofu and mushroom risotto in broth. I liked all 3 for different reasons. There are chilli oil, miso and spicy miso as well as the standard soy/vinegar dips. Chilli oil worked well with everything in my opinion ;)
The staff were very welcoming and friendly, and the place is bigger so no queue at 6.30pm unlike the branch 7-10 mins walk north.
Recommended if you’re a vegan / veg tourist in japan and want to try gyoza, but not amazing. Annoyingly there are lots of interesting sounding vegetable options on the main menu that are not veg/vegan... but hey, this is japan.
One last note - they clearly state on their veg menu that they use the same cooking equipment for meat. Worth noting if that bothers you. It bothers me but I assume this happens in most meat kitchens so I just deal with it.
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rumspringaaaaa
Points +19
Perfect pit stop for a quick snack - Edit
Tried their Yuba Gyoza (freeze dried tofu) and the Shbazuke Gyoza and both were soft, light and deliciously flavorful. Would definitely come back for more!
Read morePros: separate no meat no fish menu in English , yummy chili oil and spicy miso paste condiments
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Keito26
Points +356
Yummy but limited! - Edit
Maybe I am the only silly person who didn’t realize this place only sold gyoza, but it’s definitely more of a snack than meal location. I left hungy even after trying a couple of the veggie gyoza. They were delicious, but I wish there was more on the menu to enjoy.
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SineáMcCullagh
Points +72
LOVED IT! - Edit
Had amazing service from start to finish!
Read moreGyozas were amazing and it was so nice to come into such a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
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tokyonick
Points +263
great gyoza, great staff - Edit
Loved this place. The staff speak English and understand what vegetarian and vegan mean. And more importantly, the food and s delicious. Loved the shibazuke pickles gyoza and the Yuba skin gyoza. A great place for a quick bite.
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ShaunCunningham
Points +90
Delicious Gyoza and Super Friendly Staff - Edit
Staff were so friendly, really awesome vibe and interesting vege menu.
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MelissaW
Points +940
best gyoza I’ve had! - Edit
Love love love this place! They have separate meat free gyoza/other menu. The atmosphere is great and staff are so enthusiastic! Definitely not a quiet place though.
Read morePros: atmosphere , amazing gyoza
Cons: none
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RowenaCottle
Points +44
Good gyoza - Edit
Great dinner option for those in groups who aren’t all vegan/ vegetarian. They have a separate menu for veg gyoza. The tofu and mashed potato gyoza were great.
Read morePros: good for groups, affordable
Cons: not a huuuge selection
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zoeandflopsy
Points +62
gyoza - Edit
Tasty, cheap and clearly marked vego options! Tofu gyoza were a highlight
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