Serves meat, vegan options available. Japanese cafe and matcha bar offering donburi and poke (raw fish) bowls but with vegan options for bowls, various sides, and vegan dessert - ask for vegan. Has veg salad temaki hand roll, veg salad maki roll, cucumber maki roll, miso aubergine (nasu dengaku), yakko tofu, multi-grain rice, miso aubergine or yakko tofu bento boxes and manjyu for dessert (rice flour with adzuki paste filling). Large variety of drinks. Open Mon-Sat 11:30-21:30, Sun 11:30-20:00.
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29 Thurloe Pl, South West London, England, SW7 2HQ
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39 Reviews
First Review by Vlluna
Andala
Points +774
Good choice for lunch near the museums - Edit
This small Japanese restaurant can get crowded but it's worth a visit. It has a good selection of vegan dishes, including a vegan cheesecake for dessert.
Read moreIt's all the Japanese home cooking classics like curry and rice bowls, I was very happy to find they served Japanese potato salad which I have never seen anywhere else (it's nice!).
Pros: Good menu
Cons: Can get crowded
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Mr.Pigeon
Points +331
Yummy for your tummy :) - Edit
A small but fine selection of vegan dishes. The matcha cake is exceptionally good.
Read moreCould offer more vegan options in the future, there is great potential.
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wilt_edpetals
Points +209
Delicious! - Edit
Wow, the food here was amazing! I tried the pumpkin katsu curry and the miso soup. The pumpkin katsu curry was incredible! I was shocked at how well the pumpkin worked in the dish. Delicious curry paired with crunchy fried cutlets, it was amazing! The miso soup was almost a bit too salty, but it was still pretty good. Definitely recommend coming here if you love this type of food!
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kieran_xx3
Points +18
Really good food - Edit
There was a good selection of vegan options. The food was really good too
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AnneCh
Points +122
Nice range of vegan options - Edit
Really enjoyed my lunch at Tombo. There was a good variety of vegan options, good service and the food came quickly. Nice calm atmosphere compared to the other places to eat nearby! Food was really tasty.
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Enjali
Points +2046
Very cute - Edit
Lovely little place that has some vegan options. The green tea mochi with soya milk was very nice and staff were very helpful.
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RC1
Points +789
Pretty good for vegan options - Edit
As there is lack of fully vegan/vegetarian restaurants in this area, we went to Tombo for dinner. They have a few vegan options which are pretty good.
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elenmai
Points +355
Ideal lunch spot with must-have matcha - Edit
Came here for a quick lunch after being in the museums, and had bento, sushi, and matcha. Matcha was for sure the star of the show
Read morePros: amazing matcha, plenty of choice, beautifully presented
Cons: Servers could be more attentive, More vegan desserts?
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martastg
Points +114
Authentic matcha tea - Edit
Had a good Vegan Matcha Cheescake and an authentic matcha tea.
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Oliv211_Fr
Points +357
Japonais authentique - Edit
Bons plats japonais quasiment tous déclinés en vegan.
Read moreLes plats sont très bons, en dessert le nocheesecake au matcha ma qu'ait un peu de matcha par contre.
Service rapide et déco sympa.
Pros: Plats authentiques japonais en vegan, Service rapide
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Rumber
Points +1167
Rico con opciones veganas - Edit
Buena atención y calidad de produztos
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emma_3992
Points +857
Rico - Edit
Muchas opciones veganas,precio razonable
Read morePros: Buen ambiente, Rico
Cons: Algo caro
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Claire.knop
Points +129
Delicious vegan food - Edit
There were a variety of vegan options available - we were spoilt for choice.
Read morePros: Plenty of vegan options, Pleasant surroundings , Good value
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Poundie
Points +15169
Delicious healthy meal - Edit
I had a vegan pumpkin donburi and a iced oat matcha. The matcha was pretty good, but the donburi I found to be outstanding. The setting is quite nice, and I found the service to be quite good.
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lohka
Points +296
Delicious! - Edit
Found this place after going to the Natural History Museum and before heading to the theatre. Took my food to do but the “to go” service was great, and the containers used were all recyclable too. Even after transporting it 30 mins on the Underground in the rain.. still so delicious! The Eggplant Poke Bowl (don’t remember the exact name) was insanely good and I def had to try the Matcha Cheesecake! It was also good but the Poke bowl was probably better. These were the only things I tried but both were great!
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Veridelish
Points +610
Very good food - Edit
Delish vegan options and impressive matcha latte art!
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bringbrogantea
Points +724
Dreaming of Tombo - Edit
Had Takoyaki, Udon ramen and Sushi poke bowl which was all delicious.
Read moreApple and ginger matcha juice wasn't the best but still refreshing
Pros: Good vegan options Inc desserts, Delicious food, Good price for area (Still expensive tho)
Cons: No vegan ice-cream, Non-optional service charge added
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LauraBanana
Points +52
Good food, good service - Edit
Lovely and cute cafe with clearly marked vegan options. Large portions too. We had udon noodles and sushi bowl with avo maki and veg dumplings.
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Giovanni_beton
Points +611
Matcha cheesecake - Edit
Great matcha cheesecake and oat milk matcha latte. The place is cute. They had quite some vegan mains, too.
Read morePros: Several vegan options , Cute place
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miliberlin
Points +659
Great matcha cheesecake - Edit
We went here for a little afternoon matcha latte and cheesecake and it was delicious. The matcha was served boiling hot but tasty nevertheless. Would definitely come back for the cake!
Read morePros: Matcha cheesecake, Friendly staff
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AliceHagan
Points +88
Vegan Takoyaki! - Edit
Was very pleasantly surprised by the vegan options here, several items were marked 'New' on the menu including the delicious vegan takoyaki (an edamame bean instead of octopus). I had the mapo tofu for main but there were several things to choose from among poke, ramen, curry and donburi. I had melonpan (with an oat cream) for dessert but it was a little disappointing, compared to the melonpan I had in Japan - should have maybe chosen the matcha cheesecake instead. All in all great little spot with something to please both vegans and non-vegans, my partner said his salmon poke dish was delicious as well.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Reasonable price for London, Cute decor
Cons: Service became a little slow when they got busy
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Tuomito
Points +1411
Very good veggie food - Edit
Not been here since going fully vegan, but there are plenty of vegan options. Food is a bit pricey but it’s good quality!
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Points +20741
Tombo - Edit
Tombo is a Japanese restaurant that offers many vegan options. I ordered a kale salad as a starter and was actually shocked by how small it was given it was 3.80 GBP (~5.00 USD), it was a good salad but could have been much larger for the price. The Yasai Ramen is vegan but I think it might need some work. The soup tasted very bland and needed salt...let's just say I never salted a ramen in my life until last night. The noodles in the soup tasted like those you'd expect in Italian spaghetti, not Japanese ramen, so this was disappointing. Excited by the existence of a vegan matcha cheesecake, I ordered dessert but only to be left slightly disappointed. The cheesecake itself was very pretty, but the cheesecake might have had too much matcha in it, I wouldn't order it again.
Read moreIf I were to factor service into my rating, I'd rate Tombo 2 stars. The service was really bad. The waiter mixed up our order and then kept forgetting items. We were served our food with no utensils and no one came by for 10 minutes to give us any. I eventually got up and requested utensils but even then it took a long time for them to bring some. I should have removed the 12.5% auto tip, but I was being nice by leaving it.
Overall, the price for two people for the kale salad + 1 vegan ramen + 1 katsu + 1 sake + 1 beer + 1 slice of matcha cheesecake cost $74 USD...totally not worth it.
As of now, I'm not sure I'd go back to Tombo.
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vitafutura
Points +25
Top vegan japanese options - Edit
ignore low * ratings - really good authentic flavour grab n go or casual dining restaurant
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martar
Points +22
Delicious vegan options! - Edit
Ordered a takeaway: veggie gyoza, vegan ramen and vegan matcha cheesecake - everything was delicious. Kudos for the cheesecake, was really good. The order came in a 100% degradable bag and the food in a recyclable packaging. I recommend trying their food!
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Rosalie0106
Points +108
Very good matcha latte - Edit
Matcha latte is available with oat or coco milk, it's delicious!
Read moreVegan sushi and gyoza is also very good, but quite expensive.
Pros: Many vegan options
Cons: Expensive
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This_Is_a_Simulation
Points +333
Drowned in salt - Edit
We tried both the vegan poke bowls which has some really interesting ingredients but the taste was spoilt with very liberal use of salt.
Read morePleased that more and more restaurants have vegan options but we’re going to give this one a miss in the future.
Pros: Quite a few vegan options, Reasonably priced
Cons: Dishes overpowered by salt
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