• CLOSED: Minto

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Vegan-friendly
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Vegetarian cafe in a locale near Nakazaki station exit 4 since 2012 and is open once again as of Jan 2019. Food menu offers a few choices each of main meals (rice plate, curry), light meals (toast, bagel, soup), sweets and snacks. Drinks menu vary from coffee, tea, and hot chocolate to juice and alcohol; soy milk is available. Vegans should specify clearly when ordering. Est. 2010 previously at Ukita 1-5-26. Reported closed April 2023.


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10 Reviews

First Review by eatyourveggies

sarita.p

Points +435

Vegan
28 Mar 2020

Cozy and nice

The curry is good, place is chilled. Don’t mind the staff that can appear to be a bit unfriendly.

Pros: Chilled , sit for longer time is ok

BethS76

Points +353

Vegan
21 Jan 2020

Just Ok

A friend and I ended up eating here when all the other vegan restaurants around Nakazakicho happened to be closed one day.
The building itself is interesting and very old. It seems like maybe music or events happen here sometimes.
The vegan options are very limited to a couple of curries. The food was OK. A bit bland to be honest. It was nothing to write home about, and not enough to make me want to come again. The price was very cheap though. About ¥600ish yen. So maybe it's a useful option to have when you need something quick and cheap in Nakazakicho.

Updated from previous review on 2020-01-21

Pros: Interesting atmosphere, Cheap, Convenient for when out in Nakazakicho

Cons: Limited vegan options , Bland curry

horsegirl

Points +165

Vegan
22 Oct 2019

🙂

Took almost 40 minutes to arrive but the vegan fried tofu curry was delicious and filling despite seemingly small portion! 900Y

Vurz

Points +362

Mostly Veg
07 Oct 2019

Currys

They have 3 different sets of curry rice. Sometimes they have a special that is vegan (e.g. fried tofu with peanut sauce). I would go there more for the atmosphere. It is nice to hang out there, take a break, read a book. Price is 750-1000 yen. Unfortunately, there is a one coin curry at lunch time (for 500 yen) but it is only for the meat-eaters. Would be nice if they can veganize this option.

AlineSzewkies

Points +17

Vegetarian
11 Sep 2019

Not really vegetarian

This restaurant is vegetarian friendly, but they have meat in the menu.
(Not vegetarian)
Minto please know the difference.

Pros: Cool looking

Cons: Not vegetarian

brrrandl3s

Points +304

Vegan
30 Jun 2019

Limited menu but all delicious

Food was served pretty fast and is yummy! I also really like the interior which looks old and/or recycled.

Pros: Good vegan options, Not expensive, Yummy!

Cons: Staff seemed grumpy(maybe they had a bad day!)

DeonCheong

Points +15

Vegetarian
15 Jun 2019

Their vegetarian meals contain garlic and onion which is not suitable for us.

Didn’t taste any of the dishes due to the limitations.

Pros: Friendly staffs , Cosy place

Cons: Contains garlic n onion. , No choice for us Asians vegetarian. , Not sure of salad dressing content.

AlohaEigo

Points +108

Vegetarian
28 Apr 2014

Comfortable and cheap

A one minute walk from Nakazakicho Osaka subway station. This restaurant is a mixed bag. The food is very reasonable, especially for dinner, but there is a limited vegetarian selection. They also bring you a menu from the curry restaurant/bar next door if you have meat-eating friends. The environment is interesting in that just past the front dining area is spacious room with couches instead of chairs for much of the area. It was empty tonight so, my daughter had the place to run around without disturbing anyone. The staff is international and seemed friendly enough. Close to Hep5 in Umeda if you are in the area.

Pros: reasonable prices, comfortable, close to station

Cons: limited menu

JessicaWoh

Points +28

Vegetarian
09 Jan 2011

Cute Little Vegan-Friendly Cafe

A tiny but cozy little cafe in a hidden corner of Osaka. The menu is limited but everything we ordered was delicious and reasonably priced. The staff was very friendly and we were happy to patronize a small vegan-friendly establishment. Also, if you're coming from the Tenjinbashi 6 Chome station, don't use the 7-11 on the map as a landmark to turn right, it's not there anymore.

Pros: Quirky, Delicious, Cheap

Cons: A bit hard to find, small menu

eatyourveggies

Points +2120

Vegan
24 Oct 2010

Just OK

The time is wrong, I think it should say 11:30AM. This is a tiny little cafe with a very small menu. I had the curry, which didn't look like the photo at all. It was actually a chickpea curry that was mostly onion with a few undercooked chickpeas with white rice. It was only 600yen, priced about right. I probably wouldn't go back.




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