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. Open Mon-Tue 11:30am-5:30pm, Thu-Fri 11:30am-5:30pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-6:30pm.
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274 Reviews
First Review by wanderingvegans
ciempion
Points +54
Excellent Ramen - Edit
Very good and satisfying ramen, large bowl comes for a fair price. It's a different twist on the usual vegan ramen (soy milk broth or Sixuan pepper broth with fried soymeat).
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ValaBeneath
Points +1318
Good parfait! - Edit
The food was ok, it tasted healthy. The parfait with peach was really good and big!
Read morePros: All vegan, Good parfait, Cool location
Cons: Pricey, Small selection at lunch, Food nothing special
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Phoenjx
Points +356
Worth it - Edit
I had some kind of mushroom bruger and it tasted great. A bit pricey, but compared to other prices you pay in Kyoto - worth it.
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brrrandl3s
Points +304
Perfect for lunch - Edit
This place is awesome for lunch (served until 15:00). The lunch set is massive, I always give a small donation to my partner because I can’t eat it all. After lunch there is a small menu before their dinner starts at 17:00. So far everything I’ve had here is good and have never had to wait or been told something was sold out(guessing I’m super lucky?) but I wouldn’t complain even if it was because it’s good and there are other options around if it doesn’t work out here innit!
Read morePros: Good location, Great flavour, Cool atmosphere
Cons: Last order is at 8pm
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WesBates
Points +252
Understand why it’s popular, but better options elsewhere - Edit
Look, I can see why people like this place. Good lighting, hip looking, solid food. But the lunch menu is really not impressive, and both times we went, there was a wait. Kyoto has a lot of great vegan options, so I would encourage everyone to try somewhere else, especially if you don’t care about the Instagrammability of your meal.
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Plume5085
Points +764
Good healthy food - Edit
My friends and I had the pickled vegetables and potato puree, fried tofu nuggets, tofu steak with a rich sauce, avocado burger with plant based patty, rice and miso avocado and spinach smoothie with granola. All the food was really yummy and healthy!
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dragonflysf
Points +39
Amazing vegan food! Such a passionate and delightful group of people! - Edit
I had 4 courses and all were fantastic!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options! , They explain where their food ingredients come! , They have special room just for families w/kids!
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laiansu
Points +188
Delicious parfait - Edit
Strawberry soft ice cream dessert was excellent. We came very late so no line.
Read morePros: Sweet ice cream
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hokusai77
Points +13612
Nice food, cosy place - Edit
Conveniently located in the centre of the city, offers some nice vegan dishes, such as the tofu "lokomoko" burger, or the avocado-tofu burger, which were both delicious.
Read moreWe also tried the tiramisu parfait, which was nice and fluffy, and also quite big for Japanese standards.
Pros: nice food, cosy location
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ChloéBr
Points +67
Tasty food, nice atmosphere - Edit
I went there last year and was a bit disappointed. But I decided to give it another try and went back recently. I got a basic burger and a cake, I have to say that it was way tastier than I remembered. I'd totally recommend the place, they have so much sweets to choose from!
Read morePros: Taste, Atmosphere, Staff
Cons: Can be crowded
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Johanni_87
Points +44
Vegan café - Edit
A modern, vegan café that also serves savoury dishes. Availability of meals depends what time of the day it is. Lunch is until 3pm, afterwards the choice of dishes is limited. Sadly many dishes were no longer on offer.
Read moreHomemade lemonade was very nice. Pancakes were tasty too.
Pros: All vegan
Cons: Limited menu
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DylanThomas
Points +38
Great dessert - Edit
Great option for a dessert and coffee!!
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RussellGold
Points +113
Dissapointed! - Edit
Showed up after grabbing dinner elsewhere to try their dessert. Tried to order a 1100 yen ice cream sundae to split with my partner but was turned away because they have a 1 item minimum per person rule.
Read moreThe restaurant was less than half full. When we told them that we only wanted the sundae to split, we were turned away. Dissapointing because we were planning on coming back the following day for lunch but instead opted to go to one of the many other vegan restaurants in Kyoto as a result.
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julifarn
Points +126
Relaxed atmosphere and good food - Edit
Really nice vegan place with tasty food. I had a rice baked stew thing with broccoli, asparagus and some kind of vegan cheese. Really enjoyed it! Only con was that many things on the menu were marked “not available” so it was not so many dishes to choose between.
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materik
Points +105
A lot to choose from - Edit
A nice place with good and fast service and a variety of things to choose from. Everything seemed vegan to me.
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EmilyOh
Points +888
A vegan must eat! - Edit
Fantastic stop for families! They have a kids area with toys and books so the kids can play while you wait for food. It’s a great break for them while traveling and walking so much. Nice bathrooms, amazing sweets! English menu.
Read morePros: Bathrooms, Tasty vegan food, Kid friendly
Cons: No take out
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relishvegan
Points +205
Not bad but not amazing - Edit
Went to this place based off of the great reviews but were a little bit disappointed. Tiny tiny portions for dinner and not cheap (most expensive place we've been so far in Japan) we had the tofu burgers and got 12 chips each which we felt was a bit stingy! Burger patty was too small for the bun so you're left with a lot of bread. Tasted fine but nothing special. Wouldn't recommend as I think there are much better places.
Read moreCons: Tiny portions, expensive
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eshap
Points +89
Fine but a let down - Edit
This place was kind of a let down. We had high expectations due to the reviews, but weren’t impressed. The food was good but not phenomenal. The fact that they were out of the first 3 things we tried to order probably didn’t help. And it wasn’t even that late!
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narttumetso
Points +35
Fresh ingredients & delicious combos - Edit
I can highly recommend the lunch plate, which was 100% vegan and 100% delicious. They use fresh ingredients with a unique Japanese twist and you can pick the warm tofu part yourself. Great atmosphere and the dessert options are to die for.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great atmosphere, Fresh ingredients
Cons: On the expensive side, Early closing time
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SimoneSif
Points +779
pretty good - Edit
lunch plate was good but the parfait was not.
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FabianaMoraes
Points +17
Great! - Edit
Very nice cafe. Tasty food! Fresh ingredients! Loved it!!
Read morePros: Great food, Fresh ingredients
Cons: Long wait
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UnaMJ
Points +182
amazing! - Edit
i went about a year ago but i forgot to leave a review...but when i say that remember it until now i'm not kidding!! there's plenty of choice, lovely ambiance, and the dessert options??? wow........ keep in mind that the wait can be up to an hour so go early if you can!!
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KhadijahJones
Points +235
Delicious - Edit
After seeing reviews for how busy it could be we went a little bit later than dinner rush and were able to get a seat straight away. The taco bowl was yum and had lots of comfort food options. We got the cheesecake too which was very good. Priced relatively well and the atmosphere was warm and calming.
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Cuthien
Points +53
Not worth the long wait - Edit
Every time I’ve been to Mumokuteki I’ve had to wait over 30minutes, often over an hour, to be seated even when there were plenty of seats available. This wouldn’t be a problem if they informed you the wait length, but their airwait doesn’t work and we were left uninformed for almost 90 minutes. When we asked we were just told to wait a little longer. Having eaten here before I can say the food isn’t bad, but it certainly isn’t worth waiting over an hour with poor customer service. Another bad point is that they use fish stock in many dishes. There are better restaurants in Kyoto.
Read morePros: Vegan options, Good parfait
Cons: Long wait, Poor customer service
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emeve
Points +110
Disappointing - Edit
Based on the good reviews here and on my Lonely Planet guide I was expecting more from this place. The food that I had was greasy and not very special.
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tina17103
Points +57
五辛餐點種類多樣 - Edit
大部分餐點含有五辛，僅兩樣餐點可去五辛。味增湯類湯底皆含有魚類成分，需多加注意！
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MadeleineCox
Points +156
Was expecting more but still good - Edit
Had a nice meal although was expecting more from the reviews. Had the katsu dinner set. Seemed to be almost a deconstructed Katsu Curry. All the individual elements tasted great.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Nice location, Tasted healthy
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