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Address in Japanese 京都市中京区天性寺前町532 北原ビル2F. One floor above the well signed Tamisa Yoga. Small vegan cafe and health food shop. Cafe serves smoothies, smoothie bowl, light meals, muffins and raw cake. Reported to open later than stated times, check ahead. Open Fri-Sun 9:00am-3:30pm. Hours may vary; call ahead. Holidays 9am-3:30 pm. Last order 3pm.


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44 Reviews

First Review by stegh

Kittybiscuit

Points +8766

Vegan
28 Oct 2024

Lovely donut and muffin

I needed something sweet in the afternoon so we rushed here to get something take away. I got the matcha and chocolate glazed donut. I also bought the banana, walnut and raisin muffin.

I think both were gf (something that seems to be commonly lumped together in Japan with vegans) I wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed both the flavours and the textures of both items.

They hit the spot perfectly!

Eva0101

Points +191

Vegan
04 Oct 2024

Great way to start your day

The smoothies and muffins were delicious. Nice atmosphere and great staff!
They offer smoothie bowls as well!

Daenvil

Points +327

Vegan
08 Sep 2024

Very cozy

The ambient was very cozy, the smoothies and muffins were great.

GoldenLAura

Points +457

Vegan
23 Mar 2024

Accogliente e di qualità

Siamo stati in questo posto 3 volte per la colazione. Offre poche cose, ma tutte fresche e molto buone, noi abbiamo adorato i muffin sia dolci che speziati. Staff gentile ed accogliente

woutergm

Points +187

Vegan
25 Nov 2023

Great smoothies and muffins

Small menu but tasty and cozy setting

CaluCalu

Points +4283

Vegan
11 Nov 2023

Decent

No more smoothie bowls, at least not today. They had a pumpkin-onion muffin as well as a lemon one, a cookie with chocolate and one without. Service was quick. We went there just after 9 AM and they were open, just as it said.
Had a chocolate cookie for 200 yen and a cacao energy smoothie for 850 yen which was filling. I've had better smoothies before, but it was decent.
Seems to belong to the same company as the restaurant veg out.
Wifi and toilet available.

Pros: Chocolate cookie

Cons: No more smoothie bowls

view

Points +49

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

Fluffy cupcake

Delicious coffee and chill vibes.

Gnattus

Points +451

Vegan
26 Feb 2023

Cute and cosy

Such a chill and cosy vibe. The muffin was moist and delightful and the coffee was great!

AliciaRaeWelden

Points +28

Vegan
18 Jul 2022

Hidden gem

Nice muffins and treats.

Pros: Cute, Professional, English spoken

Cons: Small, Weird hours

Jessiedoes

Points +356

Vegan
13 Mar 2022

bon ramen

endroit sympathique, avec un bon ramen à manger sur le pouce.

Pros: bon ramen

Cons: beaucoup de monde

Hparker

Points +28

Vegan
10 Dec 2019

Seriously avoid if you have nut allergy!

My partner has a nut allergy. We explained this to the cafe and she showed us the items we could order and assured us it was ok. We ordered two smoothie bowls and two granola cookies. The smoothie bowls came with visible walnuts garnished on top (?!). My fiancé took it back and explained again and she did a kinda “oops!” and asked him to let her scoop them out instead of replacing the bowl.. assuring him it was JUST the garnish. However clearly it wasn’t and there were nuts either in the bowl or in the cookie maybe, because as soon as we had eaten he started to react and we have had the worst day as a result of it. The cafe didn’t show due diligence in guiding us through her menu as a nut allergy sufferer... maybe she should have made triple sure?? We trusted her, and my partner has sadly had the toughest day as a result.

catherine_rout

Points +232

Vegan
02 Dec 2019

Really lovely location

Really cute cafe inside a little shop and yoga studio, very peaceful. We had the soup which was mushroom and came with some really nice breads and a salad. Just a little bit small for the price but tasted lovely!

Michaeljjj

Points +708

Vegan
18 Nov 2019

Great food and atmosphere

The food was great - I wish I could have tried more. The staff were very friendly and the cafe has a nice relaxed atmosphere. Definitely recommend!

The cacao smoothie was amazing!!

Birgit

Points +1860

Vegan
25 Oct 2019

Failed

Second try was just a green smoothie and despite the staff and space being nice, I can not recommend this place. The smoothie was awful, totally unbalanced flavors. There are nice packaged cookies and crackers to buy though.

DylanThomas

Points +38

Vegan
18 Jun 2019

Two chances

We tried this place twice while in Kyoto as I wanted to give it a second chance but it unfortunately failed. Both times they had hardly anything to offer and the opening hours are not correct. I would not bother

Cons: Nothing much to offer

Santoshi_Devi

Points +75

Vegan
11 Jun 2019

Very very YUM

Oh this is a real oasis in Teramachi Marketplace ~ quiet, clean, and so much deliciousness in simple dishes. Smoothies, soups (burdock root soup is a favorite), salads, muffins (baked fresh every day-- the smell wafts into the staircase, oh wow), and delicious BROWN RICE rice balls (umeboshi plum my favorite)~ tasty coffee drinks and cookies to eat there or take away. Very sweet staff ~ menu in English and at least one staff person fluent in English.

Pros: Light, delicious and fresh food, Friendly, kind staff, Good Value

GabriellaRosati

Points +73

Mostly Veg
09 May 2019

Great break

Yoga studio with a good selection for a quick bite to eat. Found randomly while shopping and the soup was great and smoothie super healthy to accompany it.

Pros: Great soup and yogis bowl, Good smoothies, Nice quiet space

Cons: Bit slow to come out but worth it

NealCritchley

Points +18

Vegan
19 Apr 2019

Yogi’s Bowl delicious

Came here for the food, had the yogis bowl which was only 800 yen and very generous serving for a low price with beans and rice and salad and yum.

LinnHAE

Points +212

Vegan
07 Apr 2019

Cosy

Fresh, simple vegan food. Offers food, smoothies and desserts

SimoneSif

Points +785

Vegan
26 Mar 2019

needs improvement

they sadly no longer serve quiche. i had the orange smoothie bowl. it was pretty tasty but the portion was extremely small. muffin was dry.

TraveLaika

Points +495

Vegan
08 Mar 2019

Cool place, but bit pricey...

Great place, tho the small portion of smoothie bowl for around 1000 yen was not that worth, but I enjoyed the chillout vibe after shopping street vibe. They are nice with the service there😄

RickyBeetham

Points +54

Vegan
23 Feb 2019

Rude

Did not eat here. Went in the morning when it said it was open but it was closed. We left and came back later when it was open. When we entered we were not greeted or acknowledged so went to the food counter and the lady very obvously ignored us. We sat down to read the menu as a yoga class came out and some of the yoga people put their stuff right where we were sitting even though there were many other spaces. In the end after being made to feel VERY unwelcome we left. Its a shame because we were really looking forward to eating here and hate giving vegan places a bad review but unfortunately it's just another [censored] yoga joint.

Pros: none

Cons: RUDE, Does not open when google/happy cow says

JRoss

Points +630

Vegan
01 Feb 2019

Lovely simple cafe

This is a calm spot for a light lunch or tea and cake - I had all of the above in fact! The soup set was very tasty and warming with a fresh salad and bread. Then the tea and muffin were equally satisfying; probably one of the nicest muffins I've eaten!

ViCao

Points +77

Vegan
23 May 2018

Quick stop shop for lunch

Small shop tucked away in the Teramachi shopping mall. It has a yoga studio and sells other products too. Small menu, muffins and smoothies available. We had the quiche set and some crumbed fish set and both were amazing. They came with little side condiments so you get the full vegetable needs in the one meal. Flavoursome as fish tasted like fish fingers and the quiche was the first in a vegan version I've tried and it's a better replica, filled with potatoes, beans and greens. Service quite slow. Ambience was really nice and felt om.

Pros: Great meals

Cons: Small menu, Slow service

UtopianGlow

Points +68

Vegan
11 May 2018

Nice little place for lunch

I had the quiche set and my husband had the lunch special set. Both were delicious but I especially enjoyed the quiche.

Pros: Food was delicious and fresh

Cons: Limited menu

JoannaWatts

Points +405

Vegan
15 Apr 2018

Great little find!

This is a little cafe hiding in plain site in a busy shopping mall. Not a huge choice of food but two great set meals to choose from - both Y1000. Service was a little slow but that suited the leisurely zen atmosphere of the place above the Yoga studio.

Pros: Good set meals, Japanese style seating

Cons: Not much choice of main meals (two), Small seating area

ReiAmber

Points +3168

Vegan
15 Feb 2018

Really a small cafe-not a restaurant

This is a small cafe in a shared space with a tiny health food store and a yoga studio.

I guess it's right there in the name but I was expecting more food! When I went they only had two food options- a quiche set and another set where I wasn't exactly sure what it was...it had a potage soup, which I don't usually care for. Then you could get items from the sets just on their own.

What they did have was a lot of drinks (teas, coffees), some really good smoothies/nut milks, muffins, and a raw cake.

I had an okara muffin, which was good, but not as good as the muffins at Approiviser, a soy latte, and a strawberry cashew milk.

The strawberry cashew milk was just excellent. It was tart and really refreshing.

I liked the decor and there were books and magazines in Japanese about veganism and yoga.

The proprietor was really nice, which is more than I can say for the woman running the front desk of the yoga studio in the a.m. She looked annoyed at my presence. She only cheered up when I left, lol.

The hours of the cafe are really limited. It didn't open until 11:30 and it closes early too.

If you want great smoothies, come here, but if you want a full meal, go to the Veg Out in the same building as the other branch of Tamisa Yoga. Veg Out is temporarily closed but will reopen at the end of Feb.

You can also try one yoga class for 2000 yen or three for 4000 yen. I took Vinyasa L1 with Saki and it was great. I felt challenged but in a totally safe way. I was disappointed I hadn't gone earlier in my trip so I could have done the three class deal. They also have some classes taught in English or by bilingual teachers.

I rate the cafe 4 stars as a coffee shop/smoothie bar.

Pros: Great smoothies, Good atmosphere inside the restaurant

Cons: Almost no main dishes on offer when I went, Reception lady was cranky, Open for limited hours




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