Vegan restaurant and cafe serving a large menu of Japanese specialities such as ramen, katsu lunch sets, omurice, curry, cake, parfaits, and more. Located on the Teramachi-dori covered shopping street. Enter through the Mumokuteki lifestyle store and go up to the 2nd floor. Has table, counter and armchair seating, plus a spacious area for families with children. Lunch is served all afternoon. Last order is 1 hour before closing. NOTE: Please verify if still fully vegan. Open Mon-Tue 11:30am-4:00pm, Thu-Fri 11:30am-4:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-5:00pm. Closed Wed.
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291 Reviews
First Review by wanderingvegans
AshleyMilo
Points +62
Must try - Edit
I tried one of the sampler trays with katsu and the tiramisu with ice cream. Delicious! Great first meal in Kyoto.
Read morePros: Delicious, Many options, FULLY VEGAN
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gerrardould
Points +4355
Good meals but not the greatest. - Edit
The Uba omelette with rice looked like the real thing, but was flavored very different. It was nice, filling, and certainly not bad, but I probably wouldn’t order it again. I’d try their other dishes first. The Sichuan style dandan noodles were similar - nice, filling, and certain not bad, but would probably look at other things to order next time.
Read moreNot the dishes you’d reminisce and say “How good was that --- from Mumokuteki!?!”.
Great staff and atmosphere though.
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dbfullon
Points +753
Yes!!!!! - Edit
So much yum in one place!! Lots of options.
Read morePros: Chocolate bars!, Chocolate bars!, Chocolate bars!!
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ToxicDose
Points +72
Crispy food and good dessert - Edit
Got a Plate with a Lot of different food, everything tasted really good. They also have many Desserts, the cheesecake tasted great and i also liked the Tiramisu.
Read morePros: Lots of Dessert options, Crispy vegan "meat", Nice staff
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benshacklady
Points +62
Essential visit for vegans in Kyoto - Edit
Very friendly, warm and welcoming staff. Very tasty, hearty food. Incredible value for money. Very fast service. I needed this, did wonders for the soul! Will definitely go back when I’m next in Japan. Arigatō Mumokuteki!
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nicole_m
Points +3531
Great vegan lunch - Edit
We got the meal with tofu steak, miso cutlets and gozen. It came with heaps of little side dishes. On the pricier side, but more food than usual so I didn’t leave hungry. All the food was tasty. Service was good. #Veganuary
Read morePros: All vegan, Nice food, Good service
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JonathanLipshut
Points +60
Great lunchtime spot - Edit
Ordered a large tasting plate and it was a really filling variety. The separate cheesecake was to die for
Read morePros: Shop fotout - cool, Great size of tasty food , Cheesecake
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SriramNatarajan
Points +117
Finest vegan in Kyoto - Edit
This is a spacious and perhaps the best vegan restaurant in Kyoto; if not the whole of Japan.
Read moreEvery item we ordered was a burst of flavors. Very prompt service too.
The Ramen was a winner. Tofu hamburger is not to be missed.
A must visit for vegans !
Pros: Variety in the menu, Prompt service, Location
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NVB
Points +51
Great food stylish place. - Edit
The food was wonderful and I loved the atmosphere. Great service too.
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AlexKalopsia
Points +672
Great lunch - Edit
I got the full lunch plate and it was honestly quite delicious. It was a lot of food, but also didn't feel super heavy.
Read moreI was quite disappointed by the tiramisu parfet, it was super cold, almost frozen, so it barely tasted like anything. The tiramisu itself was also quite cookie-like, which was not great.
Pros: Great food
Cons: Disappointing parfet
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ClaudiaMoore
Points +50
Delicious Fusion Japanese-American Food - Edit
My husband and I really enjoyed our lunch at Mumokuteki Café.
Read moreWe were lucky that there were a few free tables when we arrived during the lunch hour and we could be seated without a wait.
I ordered the Mysterious Curry with two mock-meat side dishes - the okaraage nuggets and the miso cutlets. The Mysterious Curry was two different curries - a spicy/hot one and a milder one and they were both delicious and complimented each other, perfectly. The mock-meat side dishes were just OK, a bit oily/bland and nothing special. The vegetables on top of the curries were my favourite part, very fresh and delicious.
My husband had the Tofu Hamburger Steak and Okaraage-Gozen set meal and loved all the dishes.
We shared a tiramisu parfait for dessert and it was fabulous!
Overall, a delicious, filling meal with good, quick service.
Updated from previous review on 2023-12-01
Pros: Quick, attentive service, Delicious food, Beautiful interior
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Vu21
Points +80
Great experience! - Edit
We got the mix set and ‘omurice’ - we thought everything was good but nothing blew us apart. However, definitely worth going to.
Read morePros: Variety of dishes, Unusual food
Cons: Service can be a little slow, Touch on the expensive side (but worth it)
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jonathan0391
Points +833
Nice place and nice food - Edit
Very nice place in the market. The katsu tofu was delicious
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Nuj
Points +75
Delicious vegan food - Edit
Food was tasty. I loved the variety on the plate and the different flavours. Would go back. Nice ambience and drinks too.
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lalaweillaura
Points +15
war sehr gut - Edit
das essen war super lecker und das Personal ist auch sehr nett!
Read moreCons: Eingang war schwer zu finden
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ErinJordanna
Points +406
Tasty and filling - Edit
Vegan Cafe offering lots of meal set options. Our favourite part of the meal was the fried okara which tasted like mock KFC chicken bites. Relaxing atmosphere of Japanese / scandi vibes. Lovely space!
Read morePros: Plenty of seats, All vegan menu
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CaluCalu
Points +4293
Not as great as it used to be - Edit
I ate here the first time in 2012. Loved it back then! Went back in 2017, still great!
Read moreAnd again this year: don't like it that much anymore. I'm sad to even write this. The flavors used to be amazing, now they're just kinda okay.
You can choose any dish and add certain beverages for 350 yen or a drink and a soft icecream for plus 800 yen. Mains tend to be between 1800 and 2500yen.
They have an English menu. Toilet: yes. Wifi: yes, but didn't work that day.
Pros: Lunch sets, Centrally located
Cons: More expensive than other places, Used to be amazing, now just okay
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Husopp
Points +535
Delicious cake and tiramisu, Coffee was okay - Edit
The cake was good! Coffee was just okay and unfortunately a lot of other drinks were out. But really nice staff and nice atmosphere!
Read morePros: Delicious cake and sweets, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Coffee was just okay
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IzabelaRybińska
Points +25
huge portion - Edit
I felt satisfied halfway through and forced myself to finish it all and I have a big appetite and haven't eat yet that day.
Read morePros: Taste, Variaty, Quantitatity
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Coweos
Points +594
Yummy confort food - Edit
We had the set with the 3 types of substitutes which were all delicious. The omelette was good with the sauce. The curry was not fantastic but still ok.
Read moreThe cheesecake was really good and the parfait was alright.
Pros: Vegan karage, Vegan omelette , Friendly staff
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tbfnz
Points +942
Disappointed :( - Edit
After reading the recent reviews for here and Ain Soph we decided this place was a safe bet... Sadly the food we received was quite bland and the dessert (parfait) was not good. I did the large platter with three items with wee sides (miso cutlets, okra bites and burger patty with salad, pickles, and other bits and pieces) and my wife got the omelette rice. It all looked great, mostly (the 'omelette' was undercooked/ runny), but it was downhill from there sadly (okra bites were great though).
Read moreFor the parfait's (2) it seems they'd either prep'd and frozen the base, including fruit, then added the ice-cream and tiramusu before serving with some more frozen fruit on top. It was quite icy throughout, with a bland jelly in the bottom and partly frozen, crumbly cake.
In the last few days we've been really lucky overall so this was a bit of a bummer, especially as recent reviews from others had been so good :(
Updated from previous review on 2023-10-16
Pros: The okra bites were yummy, Ok service
Cons: Food was bland overall., Parfait was icy/ disappointing
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Chainreaction94
Points +106
Incredible Food! - Edit
They serve different sized Menues. I took the biggest one and didn't regret it. Everything was so tasty and wholesome. Highly recommended!
Read morePros: Big portion, Really comfortable place, Not too crowded
Cons: Usually not open after 6pm
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RSheret
Points +33
Excellent lunch in nice surrounds - Edit
We ordered the “Mumokuteki 3 kinds of special gozen”. It was beautifully presented and had lots of different side dishes to taste. We followed it with a jelly-like dessert , which came with yummy condiments. I think it was warambimochi which I had read about it as a specialty of this region and had been wanting to try. I was so happy to see they offered it in this all vegan cafe (saw it on the Japanese menu but not the English one) so I could be sure it didn’t have any gelatine in it. It was delicious! Would definitely recommend this place.
Read morePros: Big meal with lots of variety, Efficient service in nice space, Not just for tourists - Japanese customers too!
Cons: Was closed Wed even though google said it was open
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EliseB06
Points +466
Lovely - Edit
We had a lovely time. The food was nice and the setting beautiful. Unfortunately, we had to rush but enjoyed what we ordered !
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TheBananaAnna
Points +28
Amazing desserts - Edit
A great place to convince a non vegan that vegan desserts can be yummi! Tiramisu and cheesecake made of cashew milk. Best dessert ever! The setting is a great spot for a break in the busy Nishiki district. There ls an elevator avalaible ( strollers/wheelchairs), however not easy to find.
Read morePros: Excellent food, Desserts
Cons: Expensive, Small portions
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cheskie
Points +155
Loved it!! - Edit
I had a delightful meal here. Really enjoyed the Balance of pickles, rice, tempura, style, vegetables, salad in the lunch I had. There was even a tiny glass of vegetable juice in the middle of the tray with all the food. Very special and a lovely atmosphere, great attentive staff. I also had a super yummy Matcha smoothie style drink to finish. I’m certainly recommending this place and they have some information about their sustainability and their ethics on the front of the menu which is great to read about.
Read morePros: Balance of textures and flavours, Desserts!, Atmosphere
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darren2dream
Points +321
Better than expected food, a tad tricky to find - Edit
It took us two attempts to actually find this place, it's on the second floor and the entrance is in the back of a rather large shop selling a whole bunch of eco-fashion stuff. But I'm glad we kept trying as the food was very good and the portions were excellent.
Read moreSet meals consisting of a few main choices with a host of side dishes that go along. We each got a different one and both were very tasty. We finished off with some vegan ice cream, my partner loved it, I thought that part was a bit average & icy.
For a place that was a touch hard to find, there was easily 15 people waiting to go up when it opened (we arrived like 10 minutes before it opened). It's a fair size place upstairs so that wasn't an issue and in true Japanese fashion, they opened the doors the exact minute that they said they would.
Pros: tasty food, good portions
Cons: challenging to find
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