Vegan
Chinese
Taiwanese
Taiwanese vegan restaurant serving sets with gyoza dumplings, steamed buns, dan dan noodles, soup noodles, mapo tofu, and hot pot. Located on the 2nd floor and is a bit hard to find so look for signs pointing to it. Under current management as of Mar 2019. Reported closed, Jul 2019.
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Nakagyo Ward, Nishikiomiyacho, 130, 4 2F, Kyoto, Japan, 604-8365
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68 Reviews
First Review by TomerCaspi
AmnonBroden
Points +13
Outstanding!!! - Edit
It was hidden away on the 2nd floor. The food was how it looked in the pictures. But the taste was out of this world. Perfect balance. It had a home feel to it while still having professional service.
Read morePros: Food looked great and tasted even better. , It was healthy and disnt cost a lot.
Cons: None
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Claremveg
Points +629
Friendly service and good food! - Edit
Tucked away on a side street next to the train station, we loved this little place. The menu wasn't entirely clear in English but there were some pics and since it's all vegan I just guessed. I got a fried rice plate, which was very yummy indeed. It came with a range of sides set out Japanese bento style. Really good value and the ladies serving where so sweet and smiley. They had a few vegan things to buy such as instant noodles and had a table of animal charity paraphernalia for information.
Read morePros: Vegan , Friendly , Cheap
Cons: None
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MelanieDavey
Points +18
Amazing food and lovely owner - Edit
10/10! The ladies here really know how to make great vegan food! My partner had the curry noodles and I had the gyoza. Both came with lovely side dishes and complimentary fruit at the end. Value for money is top notch - super filling and tasty. Highly recommend.
Read morePros: 100% vegan, very friendly staff
Cons: none!
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paulpearne
Points +53
Taiwanese in Kyoto - Edit
Nice restaurant with vegan and vegetarian Taiwanese style dishes. Perfect for lunch!
Read morePros: Quality price very good, Staff and owner very friendly and nice
Cons: Hard to find
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miliberlin
Points +659
Cheap & delicious dinner - Edit
I loved this place! They seriously know how to cook soy in any form and the food was amazing. Place is a bit difficulty to find, don’t be blinded by all those neon signs.
Read morePros: Good price, Delicious food , Nice staff
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Irishdudeguy88
Points +58
Conveniently Located All-Vegan Restaurant in Kyoto - Edit
Ren is located less than 1-block from the Omiya station (rail) in Kyoto, and it's definitely worth checking out. Like many other vegan restaurants in Japan, it's a little hard to find...just look for the sign that points you upstairs (next to the hair salon). You can see the sign from the sidewalk, no need to go inside a mall or anything. The owner is an absolutely wonderful human being, very warm and sweet. You can tell she cares about furthering the vegan movement in Japan.
Read moreMy fiancé ordered the hot pot, which looked delicious (she confirmed) and I ordered the fried rice. I highly recommend the fried rice, vegan fried rice is hit or miss, but Ren's is amazing. You won't be disappointed! Definitely visit this restaurant, it was so good we almost went twice while in Kyoto!
Pros: All Vegan, Great Fried Rice, Very Nice Owner
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AliceOh
Points +18
Perfect place for vegan - Edit
This place is my most favorite vegan restaurant in Kyoto.
Read moreSo fresh, delicious, plenty portion and the price is very reasonable!! I really love curry based pot and curry noodle!!
You can eat dinner under 1000yen in Kyoto (the drink is included in this price and It is impossible in other vegan restaurant with this portion amount)
The owner is very kind woman and she really cares about her costumers ‘ health! I can feel her kindness while talking together!! Other staffs are friendly too!
Pros: Perfect : This restaurant is wonderful, Super delicious menus and a generous portion , Very kind owner
Cons: None
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AmyRenae
Points +283
Delicious 🌱👌🏻 - Edit
Such delicious food. The lady that runs it was so nice.
Read morePros: Most definitely coming back 🙂
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RajMirajkar
Points +23
Very humble and nice food - Edit
Had a great time here as well. It is hard to find but the food is home cooked and very tasty. The host is very friendly.
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morethanthesky
Points +20
If I had tried this place the first day in Kyoto... - Edit
I wouldn’t have eaten anywhere else. I took a bento to go ( the only thing she’ll do as take out ) and it was phenomenal. I’m not even sure what the foods were but I cleaned the whole box. I wish I’d eaten here from the beginning.
Read morePros: Indescribably good., My non veg kid kept wanting more of my dinner, Great great price
Cons: It’s not near where I live permanently, She doesn’t sell a cookbook, Srsly this place is amazing.
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Sacha.D
Points +115
Great all vegan - Edit
Nice vegan place, they even give papers about being vegan and veganism. Take the hot pot!
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Mei, Lu
Points +41
Delicious - Edit
I ordered the lunch set which is super delicious.
Read moreThis location will be closed on 2019 March, and reopen on May 2019 at another location close by said by the owner.
Pros: Vegan, Delicious
Cons: Need to carry our luggage to 2nd floor
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Seiashun
Points +424
Hmm - Edit
Came here really looking forward to having some vegan Taiwanese food. I was a little disappointed if I'm honest.
Read moreI ordered the set that came with vegan fish fillets and my bf had the hotpot. I thought the main dish and the sides were just okay. My bf's hotpot could have been saltier and lacked flavor.
Overall it was just okay, but I don't think I would return.
Cons: pretty hard to find
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andreasf
Points +121
Best vegan restaurant in Kyoto!! - Edit
Lovely little restaurant with Taiwanese vegan Cuisine. The owner was sooo nice and helpful. Regarding the food please go and see/taste for yourself. We went there on 3 out of 4 nights and tasted all dishes. All delicious, but absolute favourite were the hotpots and Curry noodles. The place is very clean and cosy. When you go there during the opening hours and the door is closed, although stating "Open" please wait a little bit, then she is probably just shopping and will return soon.
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SkylarB
Points +36
Delicious - Edit
A little hard to find but worth the search. The food was so tasty and the service very good.
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hattiecoop
Points +20
Closed - Edit
Me and my boyfriend went to the restaurant twice in a week yet it was closed, it said it was open on the website and happy cow. I'm not sure why it was closed but just to give you guys a heads up I would maybe ring before heading there just so you aren't disappointed if closed on arrival.
Read moreCons: closed on arrival
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thommy_berlin
Points +13
Super für Veganer - Edit
Wir hatten die Vegetable Pot als Curry und als spacey. Beides war sehr interessant und lecker. Man macht die frischen Zutaten selbst in den brodelnden Sud😄
Read morePros: Vegan, Asiatisch
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cwhite
Points +191
Fresh! - Edit
I ordered the curry hot pot and found it fresh and filling. This is a tough to find location so make sure you look at all the Happy Cow photos to help you recognize the red brick building. Food prepared by lovely lady with pride!
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Rolan19
Points +217
Gyoza Lunch - Edit
I enjoyed my assortment of dishes except the soup which was too watery for my liking with little to no flavour. Dessert was good too!
Read morePros: Good price , Tasty
Cons: Location isn’t the easiest to find
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Eileen17
Points +128
Bonne alternative dans les environs - Edit
La carte était assez difficile à comprendre mais malgré la barrière de la langue l’accueil fut très agréable. Les plats sont biens présenté et plutôt bons.
Read morePros: Accueil agréable, Belle présentation des plats, Plutot bons
Cons: Carte pas très claire
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ManonFurrer
Points +52
Parfait - Edit
Le restaurant nous a demandé un petit détour et quelques minutes de recherches pour le trouver, mais ça en valait la peine. La dame qui le tient est adorable, le repas était excellent et le prix très raisonnable. A ne pas rater !
Read morePros: Le goût ! , L'accueil
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Ian_Camo
Points +32
Nice little restaurant in Omiya - Edit
I found this restaurant on HappyCow. Good food and good prices. I had the dinner set. Excellent.
Read morePros: Good good , Cheap , Friendly ladies
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LeonTan
Points +422
Friendly owner, quality food - Edit
Friendly owner, aged Taiwanese lady. Food prepared are presentable and taste is great!
Read morePros: Less than 100 m fr Hankyu Shijo Omiya station, Average set menu from Yen 980 - 1500
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krakesson
Points +24
Great food and nice Owner! - Edit
We tried Ren in Kyoto during lunch and had a delicious set meny for 980 yen! The special taiwanese food was soooo good and the owner was super nice to us and also spoke english enough for easy order. Not a big sign showing the entrance. The menue was hanging on the wall next to the entrance though. Very nice place! We loved it!
Read morePros: 100% vegetarian! , Maybe vegan to! Our food was vegan I think , Nice owner
Cons: Entrance not to clear
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Aixa
Points +32
Amazing food! - Edit
The food It's really really good, the portions are ok, the taste of everything was so nice!
Read moreTotally recommending!
Pros: all vegan and good price
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DaniellaCrispi
Points +22
YUM - Edit
We walked about 40 mins when absolutely exhausted to reach this place - so worth it!
Read moreI ordered the gyoza set and a side of soy cutlets and my boyfriend ordered the fried rice set with a side of wheat cutlets and oh my god SO much food.
The sets came with rice and lots of sides; salad, a delicious lemony potato salad, peppers and a broth thing (and maybe something else I can’t remember). They also included a free tea or coffee.
For the sides we received six cutlets each (with another side salad).
Everything was really tasty and filling and came to about £11 each which was ridiculous considering the amount (and quality) of the food.
The owner/chef is also really lovely too!
So worth a trip if you’re hungry in Kyoto, even if you have to travel a bit!
Pros: Big portions, Cheap , Tasty
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MichaelHarrold
Points +34
Great Place - Edit
Everything there was vegan. The two people operating the restaurant were very polite and soft spoken. The menu is a bit difficult to read for English speakers but it seems hard to go wrong here. We got the dinner plate (came with fried soy meat and soy cutlets) and vegetable pot. Both were delicious. I also ordered a side of soy pork cutlets and gyoza (Jiaozo or Jiaozu I forget how its listed on the menu) and they were very good. And yeah, its in an alley on the 2nd floor of a building across from a gambling slots hall.
Read morePros: Japanese and Taiwanese style food, good service
Cons: owners didn't speak much english (but thats to be , confusing menu
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