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
lillypond
Points +36
So good! a must have for Japanese food lovers! - Edit
Small place, packed to the rim with dinners. Not exactly in a prime location in London, so you will have to get there especially, but sooooo worth it!
Read moreWaiters have very basic english and you truly feel like you are in Japan.
And the food, oh the food, is to die for. Not only insanely pretty dishes, but so delicious!
A must!
Guest
joninsweden
Points +179
Wonderful Experience - Edit
We absolutely loved this restaurant. There is such a variety of side dishes and set meals that it makes it difficult to choose, and it is almost inevitable that one orders too much. That said, everything we tasted was lovely, with lots of interesting and fun things to try.
Read moreThis place should definitely be on the "to do" list if in London, but make sure you book a table in advance: We had booked for a Saturday at 18.00 (we were hanging on the door at opening time), and within half an hour the place was almost full.
Pros: Vegan restaurant, Wide variety of things to taste
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VeganAnnaS
Points +2786
Go for lunch - Edit
Great value lunch deals. I normally go for the tempura bento but recently tried the sushi for a change. Really delicious.
Read morePros: Lunch deals, Handy location - close to Kings X
Cons: Small space (but normally not too busy at lunch)
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ElliottGold
Points +34
Little bit of Vegan Asia in London - Edit
Loved everything about Ita. Was like going over to family for home cooked Vegan Asian. So authentic and loved it!!
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Sassyvegan
Points +1625
Delicious authentic Japanese food - Edit
Everything I've tried here is delicious. The food is all organic and quite healthy too. Definitely worth checking out if you like Japanese food but want to try something else besides sushi.
Read morePros: Tasty, Organic, Healthy
Cons: Bit salty
Guest
AnnalisaNissola
Points +18
excellent dinner - Edit
Small but very cozy place with wooden interiors and a quiet, laid back atmosphere. Food is beautifully presented and tastes great. Wide choice of dishes that won't make you miss the traditional japanese tastes. Attentive service.
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Bea_lc
Points +573
Real Izakaya experience - Edit
The ambience and the food make you feel you are at traditional Izakaya, which I had not experienced as a vegan, and I absolutely loved. The menu has many options from nigiri to donburi bowls to bento boxes and even tapas to share. My choice was a very generous bento box. The flavour was good but not mind-blowing. The service was appalling and the waitresses had zero knowledge of the food items. That said, they were super friendly so bless them. The cheesecake dessert my friend had was delicious but my "house cake" was the most boring food item I ever had at a restaurant, so don't ask for it.
Read moreOverall, I would go again because everything is organic, refined sugar free, mostly gluten free and cooked with love.
Pros: ambience, traditional Japanese food, organic
Cons: bad service
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JoB
Points +29
Fabulous food - Edit
Lovely & rightly very popular little vegan Japanese restaurant. Friendly helpful staff & delicious food. Highly recommend.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-05-18
Pros: Great food, Lovely staff, Nice decor
Cons: Popular - you might need to wait, Last orders 21.15, Need to be able to use chopsticks!
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Lobo Maburi
Points +32
Decent - Edit
Nice atmosphere and well presented food but a little overpriced and lacking in interesting flavours.
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mcld
Points +1077
Nice varied Japanese menu - Edit
An interesting varied menu, lots of good stuff. There's nothing that directly replaces the "fishy flavours" (sushi, sashimi) you would see in a standard sushi place, but the variety and flavour is good nonetheless. The waiting staff were a bit incompetent and not particularly sorry about it.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-03-05
Pros: Varied menu, Nice atmos
Cons: Service was disorganised
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MarmiteHappy
Points +641
Udon delicious - Edit
Delicious broth for the udon. Great location. Good prices for lunch, dinner menu looks pricey, but probably worth it. Will go again.
Read morePros: Large menu, Fresh food
Cons: Expensive
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Veg4Jay
Points +2171
Very Nice Vegan Sushi - Edit
Lovely Sushi Dinner with Delightful Staff in a Pleasant Environment!
Read morePros: Delicious Japanese Vegan Food, Pleasant Staff in a Very Nice Environment , Reasonable Number of Menu Options and Reasonably P
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RubyL
Points +201
Amazing vegan sushi - Edit
This restaurant itself is a nice cosy place, and the staff are very friendly. The food is simple, in-keeping with the restaurants ethos but it prepared perfectly and is very delicious. It is quite expensive so would recommend for a special dinner - great for fans of authentic sushi.
Read morePros: all vegan, authentic and tasty sushi and other Japanese dishe, nice atmosphere
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barringtonmac
Points +92
Great Food - Edit
An all vegan Japanese restaurant is a hard thing to find and this one is very good. The food was really tasty and the service and atmosphere was cosy. Make sure you reserve a table at weekends it can be really busy. Not the cheapest but a great place to eat.
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xabe
Points +121
Delicious and authentic Japanese food - Edit
Loved this place. We had a udon set each, which we didn't think would be enough at first, but we knew we were wrong after finishing the bowls and plates. We shared a sesame pudding to finish and it was just perfect. A bit pricey but the food is all organic. We got what we ordered quickly, and everything was freshly prepared and tasty. The staff was very nice, even though the place was packed. Definitely recommend it. I travelled to Japan a couple of months ago and this place reminded me very much of Japan and some of the best meals I've had there. Better book a table in advance.
Read morePros: Organic, Sugar free desserts, Nice staff :-)
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Happydwde
Points +103
Good concept but needs more creative recipes - Edit
Judging from the reviews I had high hopes for this place. The restaurant itself was small and cosy with a nice setting. The service was ok, nothing special. I ordered the 12 piece sushi set and friend got a bento set. Admittedly, I was hoping that for the price there would be a little more offered than strips of cucumber, asparagus and carrot on rice. The presentation was nice however. I tried the tempura on my friends set and it was good. But nothing strikingly special about the whole meal and it wasn't very filling. Glad i tried but don't think i'll be craving to go back.
Read morePros: Good concept, Nice atmosphere/cosy
Cons: Nothing special about the food, Pricey for what you get
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Luca88
Points +13
N°1 vegan in London - Edit
I have been travelling vegan Restaurant around the world and London. I can state they are my favorite, for their concept and their amazing food.
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netta
Points +40
good interestingly - Edit
Food was interesting and tasty.
Read morePricing a bitint high but I pay for good quality. Service disorganized and interior very simple.
It reminded me of my days as a college student.
Pros: food good
Cons: Service unprofessional, interior design
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LisaCupcake
Points +659
Loved it! - Edit
It's not every day that you can find vegan Japanese food, so I have been wanting to try this place for ages. Finally got the chance on this most recent trip to London. It's such a novelty to look through a menu at a Japanese restaurant and not have to scrutinize the items in each dish.
Read moreThe dining room is small but cute, and the staff are very courteous and friendly. The food was yummy and served in really cute little dishes and bowls.
I especially loved the sesame kanten dessert. Wow!
The only small disappointment in all of this is that they don't have matcha lattè anymore. But then that's something you can find in other places.
Pros: good food, cozy ambiance, cute dishes (a big bonus for me!)
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Raw Morka
Points +355
Wonderful experience - Edit
The place is small but very pleasant. Food was delicious, I like everything I tried but the spring rolls were so good that I took extra portion to go. I don't like sushi so I was affried there will be nothing for me to eat, but they have big choice of other japanese dishes.
Read morePros: great food not only for sushi lovers, friendly staff, nice relaxing place
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London_Vegans
Points +58
Amazing! - Edit
Really delicious food, amazingly presented, real attention to detail. A tiny restaurant so you sit quite close to other people. But a real treat, good for a special occasion.
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KateDRaynor
Points +27
Delicious surprise! - Edit
I was staying in London and used Happy Cow to find something to eat. I'm so glad I gave this a try. The food was delicious. I had sushi and spring rolls. I'd love to go back as there were so many things on the menu I fancied!
Read morePros: huge amount of choice, tasty!
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StephenEamonn
Points +616
Authentic Japanese Delight - Edit
This was a lovely little find near Kings Cross. Well decorated interior and friendly staff, with an interesting menu containing many items I'd never heard of before.
Read moreIt's not the place for those on a budget but the prices reflect the quality and vibe of the place.
Chopsticks automatically given, cutlery on request! (happy to say this was the first ever meal I ate using only cutlery!)
Very friendly staff too.
Pros: Interesting menu, Nice ambience
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Ned Harding
Points +353
Branching out - Edit
It's not often as a vegan that I get to branch out and try things that I don't know. I really enjoyed Itadaki-Zen - its not every day that I get to order things without knowing what I am getting. I ordered one of the combo meals off the menu that came with a bunch of little things - some of which I didn't know what to expect. All of them were interesting and unique. Really great experience. Would go back if it wasn't half way around the world from me.
Read morePros: Unique food
Cons: Small and busy (might have to wait)
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wyrd
Points +3361
Simply amazing! - Edit
I had lunch at Itadaki-Zen and ordered one of the various combo-dishes listed in the menu. It was served together with a small bottle of soy sauce that I used on the various vegan sushi rolls, which were really tasty, and the small side dishes were good too! Loved it!
Read morePros: Great food, Inexpensive, Quiet
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Windlekins
Points +1236
delicious. yum yum yum - Edit
Absolutely loved this place. Came away full and happy. Really yummy bento box. Filling and great flavours. The people were really friendly and accommodated my mushroom dislike. Wine was nice. I am looking forward to re visiting and trying another of the dishes.
Read moreIt's not cheap cheap. But I thought it was worth it.
Pros: totally vegan, friendly, clean
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AliceSAysNo
Points +97
Thank you for existing!! - Edit
This place is such a find - a vegan Japanese restaurant, hidden away from the madness of Kings Cross, but right in the centre of it. Prices are great for Japanese, the food is exquisite! Loved every single bite - definitely a new favourite! And Japanese green tea - going back next time to try the deserts!
Read morePros: price, atmosphere, food
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