Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Japanese
Organic
Western
Take-out
Asian
Offers vegan lunch sets with brown rice, Akita specialty Inaniwa udon noodles, pasta and curry. Also has a health food store on the first floor offering takeout lunch boxes as well. The café on the second floor is accessible from the store. Pay at the cash register on the first floor. Japanese menu only. Lunch starts at 11:30 am, might also accommodate slightly earlier. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-7:00pm. Health store opens an hour later.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
-
Loading...
-
-
Last update on 30 May 2020 by Guest
Update business info -
Are you the owner?
Claim this business -
Added by Darklight on 30 May 2020
-
-
5 Reviews
First Review by Darklight
StephF
Points +133
Good value for money - Edit
A small, unexpected, mostly vegetarian cafe on top of an organic shop. The people working there were all very sweet and it was very quiet when we went so we had no trouble getting a table. The dishes were excellent value for money - large set meals for a decent price. Subtracting a star as it’s not a fully vegetarian restaurant - they serve bonito broth with their inaniwa noodles unless you specify kombu.
Read moreGuest
azuki_monster
Points +906
Tasty Inaniwa udon - Edit
We had two set lunches here. The Inaniwa udon Set and the rice and miso soup set. Both were super nice, very glad this option exists. Make sure to specify that you need vegan broth with the udon, otherwise you might get fish broth.
Read moreGuest
Chris_Babi
Points +18
Sweet Market top - Edit
Visited in 2016. Very welcoming owner. Grocery store and restaurant on site. Very large selection of vegan dishes
Read morePros: The welcoming, The vegan dishes, Flexile eating hours
Guest
miltoky
Points +700
Store and café - Edit
The store is on the ground floor and the café is on the first floor. The owner was very helpful and pointed out what was vegan on the menu. I had the udon lunch set, which was delicious and a good size for a cheap price. I also bought some chocolate from the store, which was clearly labeled vegan. A great place for vegetarians/vegans in Akita. *Also went there on Sunday and the store was open but the café was closed. They still sold bento lunches, though, so still worth going.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-01-27
Pros: Helpful staff, Delicious food, Lots of vegan products
Guest
Darklight
Points +28
Safe haven in Akita - Edit
Akita prefecture as a whole does not really accommodate to vegetarians, so I was happy to finally discover this place. There is a health food store on the first floor where you can find many takeout lunch boxes, and a staircase leads to the tiny café on the second floor. I arrived around 10:45 with an empty stomach and didn't realize lunch doesn't start till 11:30, but the staff was very nice, they told me to go upstairs and they could probably give me lunch. An old lady is preparing and serving food, and in fact I was served lunch after 11 am already - I was pleasantly surprised and grateful for this.
Read moreThe food is similar to what you can typically find in Japanese style organic cafés. I ordered the lunch set of the day, which contains brown rice with side dishes, that day spring roll and others. It was nice, an just like what you would expect of a vegan organic café. Portions are also similar, might seem small for Western stomachs, but just enough for those living and/or used to things in Japan. I ordered a coffee too and left with a full stomach.
Side dishes of the lunch menu change every day. Furthermore, they offer Inaniwa udon noodles with side dishes, pasta and curry among others. The basic lunch set costs 1000 yen+vat, the udon set 1200 yen+vat, just like similar places in Japan. The drink menu is limited, but you can order organic coffee and such for 200 yen+vat with a lunch set.
Menu in Japanese only, and I don't think the staff speaks English.
I was happy to discover a vegan café in Akita, and I will definitely go back every time I have to go to the city.
Updated from previous review on 2020-05-30
Guest
For Members
Why was my review removed? Guidelines for writing a review View our privacy policyFor Business Owners
Claim this business See inaccurate information? Submit an update here Link to this page from your site See an unfair review? View full terms & conditionsThis page has been viewed 1076 times.