Vegan
Japanese
Fast food
Beer/Wine

Fully vegan café-restaurant and tourism hotspot located on Dotonbori's shop street a block from the canal. Dishes include takoyaki, yakisoba, deep-fried skewers ("kushikatsu"), vegan cutlet rice bowls ("katsudon"), fried gyoza dumplings and more. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-11:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm. Public holidays have Sat-Sun hours.


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Featured Review

tknasir

Points +20

Vegan
14 Aug 2024

Great Osakan Cuisine

Really great Osakan cuisine! One of the troubles of being vegan in Japan is the lack of options and as lovely as some of the other vegan restaurants we tried were, they had lots of burgers and not as much “traditional” cuisine. Having just had a tour guide tell us about all this traditional Osakan food that we couldn’t eat, we found out that pretty much all of it was served here! Can’t speak highly enough of it, so nice to not have to miss out on any of the culinary culture just because we’re vegan! Also has really friendly staff who speak great English and an easy to use online order/menu system in English!

Pros: Traditional food, Friendly staff, Central location


102 Reviews

First Review by feebz1986

CharlesHS

Points +66

Vegan
07 Oct 2024

An option

Food is pretty basic, didn’t really rate it too much.
Out of what was ordered the stir fried vegetables was the best dish. Other dishes were uninspiring.

Pros: Customer Service , Fast service

Cons: Food was uninspiring

EmmaCebuliak

Points +1882

Vegan
Owner
07 Oct 2024

Great Venue

This new restaurant is located right in the heart of Dotonbori, with a large interior, plenty of space to relax, free wifi, and a wide selection of Osaka's signature street-food dishes like takoyaki and yakisobi (made entirely vegan!). The staff are lovely and it couldn't be more conveniently located. Stop by if you are near Dotonbori!

Pros: Large menu, Spacious interior, Convenient location

Lee_A

Points +992

Vegan
05 Oct 2024

05/10/24

An oasis of calm amongst the craziness of the Osaka streets. Come and try the vegan takoyaki whilst the crowds outside queue for ages in the humidity to try the "real" thing. The yakisoba is also fantastic! Good menu, nice, modern air conditioned restaurant. Looks like they arrange special events at certain times. The large video screens showing the sights of Japan are also a nice touch. Being vegan whilst visiting Japan is hard, but places like this make the search worthwhile (thank you as always, Happy Cow).

And a heads up, it's cash only (correct as of 05/10/24).

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-05

nicpye

Points +77

Vegan
03 Oct 2024

Great surprise find!

Wasn't expecting to find a vegan place right in the middle of the Dotonburi area, so it was great to see this one! Interesting menu, with Japanese classics made vegan (and delicious)! Small dishes, very good for sharing. Friendly staff, and super easy to order using the QR code at your table. They take payment by card only.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-03

Pros: Convenience, Choices, Price

TomerKaminsky

Points +83

Vegan
02 Oct 2024

Nice

Really nice, friendly and pleasant staff. Small dishes, suitable for sharing

happygatehouses

Points +71

Mostly Veg
30 Sep 2024

Fantastic lunch menu

Really great food very tasty. Nice calm space to eat while still on the busy market street.
Highly recommend

Pros: Welcoming, Clean open dining space, Table order via phone was easy

angii

Points +98

Vegan
29 Sep 2024

Buono

Premetto che non ho ordinato chissà che cosa perché non avevo molta fame. Ho preso solo dei takoyaki accompagnati da verdure sottaceto. Erano buoni, ma tutto qui. Il locale è molto bello e si trova in centro Dotonbori quindi i prezzi possono risultare un po’ alti solo per qualche pezzo di takoyaki.

איתםכהן

Points +20

Vegan
29 Sep 2024

לא טוב

אוכל לא טוב, לחלק מהמנות טעם של מדיח

R41N

Points +213

Vegan
26 Sep 2024

Lifesaver for vegans in Dotonbori

We have ordered quite a bit food and the portions were big. The cafe itself was relatively empty in middle of Dotonbori so its a good escape from crowds if you need one.

Everything tasted great but the vegetable skewers were too greasy for our taste. Cutlet bowl was crunchy and satisfying to eat and had a hefty amount of rice below. Yakisoba noodles were just alright, nothing too crazy but also not bad at all. Takoyaki were creamy with a mushroom and konjac inside and was very satisfying to eat. Kimchi is also great but I would prefer it much spicier.

All in all, a great and quick service cafe, would definitely recommend.

Pros: Not too crowded and plenty of seating, Quick service

Cons: Pricey, Greasy fried food

SophieB1708

Points +72

Vegan
25 Sep 2024

אוכל מבאס

אוכל מאוד בינוני מינוס….
באסה קצת,
היתרון הוא שאפשר לנסות את הכדורים המפורסמים טבעוניים Takoyaki

המקום נקי ונעים ובמיקום מרכזי
שירות אדיב

helitim

Points +13

Vegetarian
22 Sep 2024

Alright

The takoyaki was very yum, but the remainder of our dinner was nothing impressive.

mallinds

Points +410

Vegan
22 Sep 2024

Nice tokoyaki

The tokoyaki here was great, but everything else on the bland side.

Pros: Fully vegan , Lots of seating

Cons: On a super busy street

marjoloen

Points +20

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Goede locatie, lekker gegeten

Smaakvol en redelijk vee keuze op een hele centrale locatie in Osaka

Jinger

Points +97

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Good food, nice location

The food was decent. The ambience was good.
As a fully vegan place in japan you gotta give them the 5th star😉

Ryskopa

Points +90

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Vegan restaurant at Osaka

You can try some traditional food in vegan version, they have also lots of gluten free options, I really enjoyed and I recommend to visit this place

Pros: Nice staff , Staff speaks English , Tasty traditional Japan food

Cons: Gluten free options

Forbeszy

Points +229

Vegan
10 Sep 2024

Great way to cool down on a hot day

Decided to get a ginger ale to start to cool down. Then got a Curry with soybean meat cutlet with a salad. The salad came first. I loved the dressing and was a nice starter.
Then the curry came in. I really liked the flavors. The soybean meat was nice and crispy on the outside but a little chewy than I thought. It was okay. The curry I expected to be spicy but I didn’t taste any. Was a little sad about that.

Then I had a chocolate galette. I was loving it. Nice and cold to help combat the heat.

Pros: Tons of vegan options, Desserts as well

Cons: Expected a little spice from the curry

FloraVanderhaegen

Points +22

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

Great takoyaki!

First vegan restaurant I'm going to in Osaka-and Japan! Went there with my best friend who's a non-vegan and moved here a year ago, she loved it and said she wanted to come back!
We had takoyaki, gyozas and some rice curry. I liked the rice less but I don't love rice or curry so that's really just my preference.
We also loved our drinks!
I had a gin, ginger ale, lemon made with japanese gin that was great, and my friend had a sugary alcohol free cocktail that she really loved!

Pros: Very tasty takoyaki , Free WiFi for customers , Nice staff

Cons: Orders via qr code, Toilets are a far walk away from the restaurant

Picy

Points +3063

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Delicious

Delicious food in a great place with nice staff. We heard they said to the customers that it's fully vegan. It's so nice to find such place with some vegan traditional Japanese food.

Pros: Delicious food, Nice staff, Various choices

Heike.St

Points +1109

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Super location for vegan restaurant

Great location in Dotonbori!
We were seated quickly; menus are on the table but you order via QR-Code.

We got the lunch menu: yakisoba (with chicken) plus rice balls (one wrapped with seaweed; one cover is flower sea salt) plus miso soup.
The noodles were great; the salty rice ball was interesting but not bad. The miso soup wasn’t our favorite, not used to the veggies in it. :)
We also got the vegan takoyaki balls with mayonnaise. Was nice to try something new, but as we don’t know the original octopus version, it was just another dough ball for us.

Furthermore we tried the “vinegar drinks”. (We only read that name after we ordered otherwise we might have been more hesitant.) they ended up being pretty tasty Sodas. One mango flavored (Thailand) and one Tricolor one (France) with different berries.

It was so good, we wanted to come back to get some takeout. But unfortunately they don’t to that, not even for just drinks or shaved ice😒

Cons: No takeout

RiccardoDellafiore

Points +20

Vegan
21 Aug 2024

Ottimo pranzo Vegano

Ci siamo stati per pranzo 2 volte, ottimi piatti giapponesi rivisitati in chiave vegana.
Personale molto gentile e accogliente.

Pros: Pulito, Buono

Tanja75

Points +38

Vegetarian
20 Aug 2024

Delicious vegan food

Wir waren zum Mittagessen da und hatten Takoyaki, Yakisoba und Reisbälle. Das Essen war lecker und der Service sehr freundlich. 

Pros: Große Auswahl, Zentrale Lage, Freundliches Personal

tknasir

Points +20

Vegan
14 Aug 2024

Great Osakan Cuisine

Really great Osakan cuisine! One of the troubles of being vegan in Japan is the lack of options and as lovely as some of the other vegan restaurants we tried were, they had lots of burgers and not as much “traditional” cuisine. Having just had a tour guide tell us about all this traditional Osakan food that we couldn’t eat, we found out that pretty much all of it was served here! Can’t speak highly enough of it, so nice to not have to miss out on any of the culinary culture just because we’re vegan! Also has really friendly staff who speak great English and an easy to use online order/menu system in English!

Pros: Traditional food, Friendly staff, Central location

nick14

Points +1076

Vegan
12 Aug 2024

Surprised by other reviews

We went here as it was a perfect location for where we were. The food we had was great and the location allowed us to feel in the main hussle and bustle when usually vegan places are found out of the way.

Pros: All vegan, Good range of options, Friendly staff

Cons: Toilet is not in the same building

alexandra.mome

Points +60

Vegetarian
06 Aug 2024

Good vegan option

Some dishes was really good like the kimchi and the takoyaki. The waiters speak English and they are really kind.

Pros: Takoyaki

jwn

Points +45

Vegetarian
27 Jul 2024

Not nut allergy friendly

The food looked delicious and we ordered drinks here. For others who have a nut allergy, staff advised that all food items contain nut products. Lovely staff team who were apologetic about this.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-27

tgardner1453

Points +678

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Fine food

Food was fine a bit costly for portion though. Menu felt haphazard and not focused. Nice staff though. Only takes card

JenniferCassidy

Points +41

Vegetarian
23 Jul 2024

Lovely food lovely staff!

Had the katsu curry, nice big portion and came with a side salad. Partner had the yakisoba with rice balls and soup. Both delicious. Big restaurant with lots of seats and aircon. You can a QR code to order.




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