Vegan
Japanese
Organic
Beer/Wine
Vegan Japanese restaurant with branches in Japan and UK - this one is in King's Cross. Serves tapas style Japanese classics like grilled onigiri, vegan sushi, noodles, and tofu-steaks. Rice, root vegetables, seaweeds, soya beans, and soy by-products are recurrent ingredients in the cuisine. Also art gallery and weekend live music. Lunch is cash only. Open Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00.
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238 Reviews
First Review by feorag
Mille8
Points +52
Wonderful experience - Edit
I had no idea that a full vegan JAPANESE restaurant existed, but I was determined to try it when I discovered it randomly on Happy Cow. And I wasn’t disappointed. Furnished as a real japanese restaurant ought to be and great food was served suprisingly quick.
Read morePros: Traditional japanese food despite the vegan twist, Friendly staff, Relaxing atmosphere
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RosieHollingworth
Points +150
great sushi - Edit
Had a little trouble understanding the menu but everything I ordered was delicious
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LizzieWest
Points +474
Awesome Sushi - Edit
Lovely restaurant. Great for romantic date. Lovely presentation.
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JamesW76
Points +1355
nice local - Edit
great to have real Japanese flavours nearby in London. the bento box is a lovely lunchtime treat in a laid back atmosphere
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YasminJiang
Points +449
Simple but tasty - Edit
Had the £10 bento box from their lunch menu, and the side dishes offered were quite delicious. The interior was cute, and it's a convenient walk from King's Cross station. Can't wait to try other things from their menu.
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AleksJ
Points +142
Friendly and tasty lunch spot - Edit
Yummy, simple, vegan japanese food. The lunch bento box is a delicious, light meal option.
Read morePros: Great lunch deal (you save a lot), Homely, friendly atmosphere
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membr
Points +14
Lovely - Edit
Really good value, fantastic quality food and friendly staff.
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EllaHM
Points +118
lovely vegan Japanese food - Edit
Great food, just aim to get there for the lunch menu or you’ll be paying almost twice the price for the same amount of food
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CLRtraveller
Points +9230
Excellent food - Edit
My order was placed shortly after 6 pm and was served quickly. I had the Bento Box to try a mixture of dishes. What a good meal! Very well done shredded-vegetable Kakiage tempura and dipping sauce, a small bowl of good miso soup, tofu in a light sauce, green salad with tasty vinaigrette, seaweed condiment, spring roll and six pieces of Kimpab roll sushi. They add 10% gratuity to the bill. They discount bills by 10% if you pay in cash.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-03-19
Pros: all vegan, quick service, delicious food
Cons: closed 3-6 pm, often the time I want to eat
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Cam
Points +2089
Vegan Japanese - Edit
I love Japanese food but Japanese food doesn't love me: fish/dashi is often used as a base and I often feel frustrated in Japanese restaurants.
Read moreI loved Itadaki for that, I could choose from the all menu.
The place is nice, quite authentic. I was with a Japanese friend and she approved of the food.
Diner is a bit expensive maybe but they have cheap lunch options.
Pros: Vegan Japanese food, Atmosphere, Tasty food!
Cons: Diner a bit expensive
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alice28
Points +234
Really nice food - Edit
The food here is very good, and food always tastes better when you're at an all-vegan restaurant. There's a lot of choices and on weekdays lunches the prices are very reasonable.
Read morePros: Good food, Nice lunch prices
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Harmonia Monday
Points +114
Great - Edit
Beautiful food verging on the minimalist but with great integrity. One of London's best.
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SophsEats
Points +430
Amazing! - Edit
Great sushi and dishes!
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fosstuff
Points +162
Keeps getting better - Edit
Can occasionally be hit & miss, but I think this place is getting a lot better & I've really enjoyed my last couple of meals here.
Read morePros: Vegan Japanese, Friendly staff
Cons: a bit drab inside
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Aeyal
Points +210
so good - Edit
Really great delicious and healthy vegan Japanese food.
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HappyOtter
Points +297
Just like Japan - Edit
I was surprised to find a Japanese restaurant that tastes like it could be in Japan. Delicious food and desserts with a lovely setting. Service was okay, but it took a long time to get tea or a teapot refill.
Read moreCons: slow tea service
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regirayful
Points +53
Variety is the spice of life... - Edit
Had a lovely dinner here with my mum and partner. Glad I booked in advance. Food was well made, prompt and friendly service. This place deserves the rating and if I'm ever craving Asian food... I know exactly where to go :)
Read morePros: Nice Vibe, Good portions, Good service
Cons: Limited Seating space, a bit pricey
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LouP
Points +77
Amazing Tempura & noodles - Edit
Love this place! Really tasty food and lovely staff. Visited recently and tried the tempura which was crispy and salty and a good variety of veggies, the okara (fried tofu and veggie balls) which were really tasty and we both had tofu noodle bowls which were awesome! The broth was delicious and the tofu was really tasty too, combined with chewy fat noodles it was heaven. The plum wine was really tasty too would definitely recommend that!
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thecharlotte
Points +728
Delicious vegan Japanese cuisine - Edit
The food here is always of the highest quality. They serve generous portions so there is no worry of coming out from this restaurant unsatisfied or hungry.
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eric
Points +20754
Love this place - Edit
So nice to come here when I'm in London. It's healthy and comforting food I look forward to each time. I like to get the udon, seaweeds, and green beans, but everything has always been good.
Read morePros: healthy, satisfying
Cons: little pricy
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Ricardo
Points +17448
Simple but Yummy - Edit
Visited for dinner, and we had the Tempura Course set.
Read moreThe food was simple but delicious, with the same taste as if you'd have it in Japan (except perhaps for the sushi, which could have had a bit of wasabi).
The staff was friendly and the service was good.
Booking a table in advance is highly recommendable.
Pros: authentic japanese
Cons: none
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ericacrombie
Points +491
Amazing food, great atmosphere - Edit
I got the sushi. I think each were infused with a different flavour - I can't remember what they all were but I remember one was garlic. Amazing. My friends' food were amazing too.
Read moreI booked for one person because I didn't know if my friends could come but they found a place for the three of us to sit. We were seated at the bar underground with a pretty cool vibe to the whole thing. They also had brilliantly terrible cover songs of classics such as Bohemian Rhapsody playing and the three of us were entertained all evening trying to guess what on earth the songs were supposed to be. The music was perhaps the highlight of the whole experience hahaha.
Pros: Amazing food, Great astmosphere, Friendly staff.
Cons: It is busy so book in advance
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CatarinaEsteves
Points +26
authentic japanese - Edit
Perfect experience, need to comeback again!
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RonEFinch
Points +72
Fresh and tasty - Edit
Nice vegan sushi selection, very tasty sake, extra friendly service.
Read moreHad been meaning to go for ages, will go back to work on the rest of the menu soon.
Pros: 100% vegan
Cons: None
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LoesOfzo
Points +2042
happy - Edit
So happy not to have explain What vegan sushi cant contain... all stuff vegan makes it hard to decide.
Read moreReservations recommended!!! The veggie tempura is awesome.
Pros: all vegan, fresh
Cons: slow service (evening filling restaurant, not for
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FatCow
Points +578
It's ok - Edit
Not impressed. Given the poverty of flavours in the traditional Japanese cuisine it's difficult to make good Japanese vegan food. The udon noodles with tofu had no taste at all. And the price is fairly outrageous.
Read morePros: None
Cons: Too expensive. Better go to nearby Mildred's if yo
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Ryecatcher
Points +2218
A special place - Edit
Itadaki Zen provides authentic Japanese food (as far as I can tell) and an authentic setting, and that's a rare thing in Europe.
Read moreThere is not much space, so be sure to book in advance to avoid disappointments, since it's often full, too.
There are splendid set menus to choose from, in addition to that plenty of side dishes - you can order some of them and share, if you are there with other people. Everything is being freshly prepared (lunch is fairly quick though), so you might need to wait a bit. The portions aren't very big though.
Their udon is wonderful - their beer so-so.
The atmosphere is lovely, you feel really at home.
And on top of that: Everything is vegan, that's remarkable for a Japanese restaurant, I can't give them enough credit for that!
Pros: authentic, very friendly atmosphere and people, great food
Cons: crowded, expensive
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