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Serves meat, vegan options available. Soba restaurant in the Kintetsu mall attached to Kyoto Station. Offers two vegan options on the menu: hot soba or udon soup and cold soba with soy meat. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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33 Reviews

First Review by RoystonSim

veganblyatcat

Points +1524

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Tasty vegan options and super fast service

Restaurant in the shopping mall beneath Kyōto Station with the fastest service I ever encountered.

If you are having problems finding it (like me 🤪) and are coming from the the central entrance or Shinkansen trains follow the signs to the Kintetsu underground line. Right to the entrance to the line is an escalator which leads to the restaurant street of the Kintetsu Shopping Mall where Kyoto Soba-Morihei is located.

Went there in the early evening and had to wait 10-15 minutes but it was worth it and the super fast service made it up anyways. Ordering is done via tablet which you can set to english. They have four vegan options and an extra point in the menu for them.

I chose the tempura bowl which comes with a soba noodle salat and pickles as side dish. It was very yummy.

Very good possibility to get some vegan food after a daytrip and returning to Kyōto Station.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-14

Pros: Super fast service., Card and cash payment., Clearly marked vegan options.

SueYoung

Points +16

Vegan
09 Oct 2024

Catered for all our family dietary requirements

It's very hard travelling with multiple dietary needs, including severe allergies. My daughter, who is vegan, very much enjoyed her vegan tempura and soba noodle dish. The waitress was very helpful in helping us with the selection available for our son with several severe food allergies. The food was great, and the staff was very personable. It was a very enjoyable evening

Pros: Clearly marked menu options for Vegans , Friendly accommodating staff, Options for non vegans

Syou6723

Points +78

Vegan
07 Oct 2024

Delicious vegan option

Whole range of options including vegan tempura, hot and cold soba and Udon. Easy to identify and order.

Pros: Lots of options, Easy to identify , Tasty

Cons: Had to sit next to meat eaters, Can be a little hard to find

MáireUíBhrádaigh

Points +195

Vegan
06 Oct 2024

Vegan menu in a desert of flesh

Nice to have a choice. Vegan menu displayed in window. Server was lovely. Food was tasty & filling.

Pros: Choices, Comfortable , Tasty

Cons: Can be busy

StJason

Points +178

Vegetarian
22 Sep 2024

Yummy Plant-based Soba

Plant-based menu available, tried the Tounyuu Yuba Soba and its delicious; if you’re particular about allium do rmb to inform staff to remove the green onion garnish.

A little bit hard to find as its located near the Kintetsu Nara Line side.

Pros: Affordable, Easy access, within Kyoto Stn compound

Cons: Only 2 items available.

rtzu123

Points +215

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Good cold Soba Soup

We had the hot and cold Soba Noodels Soups. The hot soup was good, but we liked the cold soup more because it was tastier and the noodles where harder and not completely soaked with soup and too mushy. The extra 180 Yen (about 1 Euro/1 Dollar) for more noodels it's worth it when you are hungry.

Convenient location near the Kyoto Train Station.

Pros: Tasty cold Soba Soup, 180 Yen for extra more noodels, Convenient location

Cons: Hot Soba Soup: Noodels were mushy

J925

Points +101

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Ok

Had the tempura which was nice. Staff is friendly and very attentive.

Pros: Fast Service

Cons: Sells meat and fish (=smell)

MatteoColetta

Points +66

Vegan
26 Aug 2024

Great tempura

I had the tempura set and it was awesome. I think I'll be back to try the other vegan options on the menu.

nick14

Points +1076

Vegan
11 Aug 2024

Great place in station

This is a great place to go if you arrive at the station hungry as we did. We were not disappointed and left here full and ready for the rest of the day.

Pros: Tasty food, Good options, Fast service

Cons: Not all vegan

florine21

Points +68

Vegan
08 Aug 2024

Good but not the best

We went there right after arriving at our hotel and looked for something quick and vegan. It was perfect for this but these udon noodles were not the best I had during my stay in Japan!

natalia_on_the_road

Points +26

Vegan
05 Aug 2024

Very nice restaurant

I was desperately looking for some vegan food in Japan. And this one was quite a catch. It’s not located under the station but it’s on the same level as the ground/street.
I was also searching it for quite a long time cause some descriptions are really misleading. It’s at Kintetsu Mall. There are three malls at the station but look for Kintetsu. Also they put a menu pictures in the front window stating they have vegan options which is really nice. Food was awesome and until now I managed to try two vegan menues already and loved them. Would definitely recommend!

Pros: Food

Harpy23

Points +1381

Vegan
29 Jul 2024

Good noodles, decent tempura

We were looking for something to eat close to the station and this did the job nicely. There were 4 vegan options, you order from a tablet on the table and there is a clear vegan section.

My partner and I both got the rice bowl and tempura. It came with a side noodle salad where you can choose between soba or udon noodles, we both went for udon. The tempura bowl was good, there were a variety of well coated vegetables. Some were hot and crispy but some were a bit cold and soggy. The rice in the bowl was dressed in some sort of sauce so it had a bit of flavour, I personally would have preferred a bit more sauce.

The side salad was great. Plenty of noodles, some sliced onions, a green leaf of some sorts and crispy noodles on top all dressed in a well balanced sweet and sharp dressing.

I'm not sure why people say this is hard to find, you need to follow signs to the kintetsu mall and you need to be down on the first floor of the station building if you're coming directly from there. Once in the mall, you can check the directory and it's number 28. The location on Google Maps was pretty much spot on.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-29

Bobisvegan

Points +219

Vegan
18 Jul 2024

Good if you’re looking for a quick option at the station

Once we found this place (please don’t rely on google maps) we loved it. Great that it has a separate vegan menu, all the ordering is done via a tablet on your table.
Very quick service. Tempura pretty decent and the soba salad side was yummy.
As previously mentioned go down the escalator opposite the JR ticket area (not the one near the main station entrance at the bus terminal-the other one) and head straight on from there.
Dropped a star as there was a lot of meat/fish on the menu and on all the pictures around the place which was a little bit off putting, not their fault just my issue.
Would recommend

ErinaLeigh

Points +142

Vegetarian
29 Jun 2024

Tasty and quick

Tasty and quick. Good to see vegan options.

jadaruss

Points +1833

Vegan
25 Jun 2024

Good options

Soba was pretty basic but the other stuff was good!

Akari000

Points +523

Vegan
25 May 2024

4 choices, delicious!

We tried everything, everything was so delicious! And reasonable too😄🙏
Highly recommend 🌱

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-25

AlainaVince

Points +667

Vegan
25 May 2024

Nice vegan options in train station

A little difficult to find (Google maps forgot to tell us to go down one more level), but once we got there, service was fast and convenient. If you are at the JR ticket line, go in the opposite direction down a set of escalators and walk about 400m (past the bathroom on the right)

Several vegan options to choose from, price expected for being at the station. Staff spoke English, and menu was readily laid out with a large page front and back of the vegan options. Hot soba soup was made with kelp broth, and was pretty decent. Not as flavorful as a ramen, but had plenty of noodles, veggies, and fried tofu. My partner got the rice with tofu and soy meat, with the set for cold soba noodle salad on the side. The large bowl with tofu was a bit bland, but the soba noodle salad had a delicious dressing on it that he then put on his tofu bowl.

Pros: Convenient, Several vegan options to choose from

Cons: A little bland, but not bad

SandyMuimui

Points +35

Vegetarian
20 May 2024

Great place, friendly staff

Great soba and tendon, full of flavour! Since we went close to end of day, the staff used google translate to communicate that they were left with 2 bowls of rice so unforunately unable to try the other rice bowl!

Let them know if you will like to remove their green onions/onions, they are accomodating!

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-20

A_tourist

Points +141

Vegan
16 May 2024

In Kyoto train station

Picked the veggie soba and swap them for udon, very good! Also tried the grated manioc, but wasn’t sure how to eat it.

Pros: Located in Kyoto train station, Vegan item clearly indicated

RugbyNerd

Points +1373

Vegetarian
08 May 2024

Alright Train Station Restaurant

The food was alright, but not really special. For Just 180 Yen (a little bit more then 1 Euro) you can get a big Portion of the noodels (Udon or Soba).

You can find the Restaurant in the Kintetsu Mall Shop No 28 at the Kyoto Train Station.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-08

Joshm517

Points +28

Vegan
07 May 2024

Great for vegan and non vegans

They have a whole vegan menu which made it easy to find the vegan options. Also one of the best vegan meals I have had in Kyoto

DianaScharf

Points +29

Vegan
07 May 2024

Very good food

3-4 vegan options. I had rice with soy meat, tofu and veggies on top and a cold soba salad on the side. Very nice staff, short waiting time (that depends on the time of day I guess) and not too expensive considering the location.

Pros: Friendly staff

Cons: A bit hard too find

FlorenceM.

Points +67

Vegan
29 Apr 2024

Excellent option

They offer a separate vegan menu with 3 different options. Portions were pretty big, food was delicious and not so expensive at all! Great option in Kyoto station.

Oshi24m

Points +103

Vegetarian
28 Apr 2024

Delicious vegab soba

We had to wait a few minutes as there was a line, the place is nice decorated and feels authentic.
We ordered vegan Kenchin soba and vegan Daizo mito no Sanshoku-don, the Kenchin soba was okay (a bit bland to my taste) but the Daizo mito no Sanshoku-don was delicious! Especially the soba salad that came with the dish.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-28

Pros: 4 vegan options to choose from, Nice atmosphere

Cons: Some of the staff don't speak english well

nicoschreiner

Points +51

Vegetarian
24 Apr 2024

Great vegan & vegetarian selection

There were multiple food options available for vegan and for vegetarian food. The vegan food even had it's own menu.

psuc1

Points +88

Vegan
21 Apr 2024

A good option for vegan

We’ve order two of the four vegan dishes (see the pictures), they tasted good. Staff were friendly and speak English well.

Pros: Friendly staff, Clear menu showing vegan options

Thomiño

Points +13

Vegetarian
19 Apr 2024

Très chouette !

Ils ont plusieurs options vegan, celle que j'ai goûté était très bonne ! Service rapide, c'est parfait si vous êtes de passage à la gare




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