Vegan
Japanese
Organic
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Asian

A modern vegan restaurant that features traditional Japanese cuisine and sake bar. The chefs makes all the food in-house, including the noodles, tofu, and kimchi. Serves different flavors of ramen, such as shoyu and kimich, plus other dishes like okonomiyaki, agedashi tofu, and seaweed salad, and marinated eggplant. The bar offers sake and cockatils. Est. 2019. Open Mon-Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm.


Venue map for Umami Ramen & Izakaya
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93 Reviews

First Review by MarjolaineMercier

mgilmore

Points +359

Vegan
19 Jun 2023

Amazing

I’ve been on the hunt for a good vegan Japanese restaurant for a while and Umami Ramen did not disappoint. Everything we had was fresh, flavorful, and left us wanting more. I would recommend getting the okonomiyaki and karaage!

ChantalPoulin

Points +2898

Vegan
17 Jun 2023

Incroyable! Parfait!

Tout est parfait! La recherche des saveurs est incomparable! Les ramens, le menu dégustation, les entrée, tout ce que j'ai essayé est un délice et le service est toujours excellent!

SophieGadb

Points +2191

Vegan
09 Apr 2023

Délices japonais pour les papilles

Ce restaurant est une des meilleures adresses véganes à Montréal!

Le menu dégustation vaut définitivement la peine, les entrées sont variées et toutes aussi bonnes les unes que les autres.
Les ramens sont aussi très bons; les nouilles sont fraîches et les bouillons savoureux. J'apprécie aussi les garnitures; l''oeuf'' coulant fait de tomate est un must!

Pour finir, le beigne maison et la crème glacée molle au matcha est un incontournable.

Le décor est très beau et design. En été profitez de la terrasse qui est située sur la rue St-Zotique un petit peu en retrait de l'agitation de la Petite Italie.

Pros: Tous les plats sont frais, savoureux et délicieux., Dessert incroyable , Belle sélection de cocktails et saké

SP

Points +1411

Vegetarian
04 Apr 2023

authentic

I lived in Japan for a long time so am picky when it comes to eating Japanese food outside of Japan. The food here was amazing! We tried four dishes and the eggplant one was our fave!

Pros: a variety of options, the food was excellent, good presentation

KrzysztofK

Points +168

Vegetarian
24 Feb 2023

Hidden gem of Mile Ex

Good variety of ramens and sides.

Pros: No bad dishes.

Cons: A tad pricey

ToniVogi

Points +152

Vegan
03 Feb 2023

Great food and staff!

I actually never had Ramen before this but enjoyed it quite a lot. My vegan friend who loves ramen was very happy with the food. So if you are vegan and love ramen this is the place to go.

JeanPoiré

Points +29

Vegan
19 Jan 2023

Juste WOW!!!

Tout est fait maison et c'est tout simplement délicieux! C'est la meilleure place en ville pour les ramen mais pas seulement. #Veganuary

Pros: Entièrement vegan , Les plats valent leur prix

JennySalta

Points +44

Vegan
13 Jan 2023

ok

not great, not bad, ok, but expensive for the price

Pros: Vegan

Cons: expensive

Pititkoala

Points +469

Vegan
13 Jan 2023

Incroyable !!!

Incroyable, tout est fou...
La nourriture est très originale et innovante.
Chaque plat vient avec une explication et un service hors paire.
Nous avons goûté beaucoup de choses et tout était délicieux. Même les cocktails sont délicieux.
Je recommande à 1 000 %

Pros: Tout est vegan, Prix en accord avec la quantité et la qualité , Super service

Cons: Bruyant, Écart de 2h entre les deux services

iloveveganicecream

Points +1000

Herbivore
29 Nov 2022

Loved all except spicy miso

The tempeh katsu is AMAZING, the noodles are great, and we enjoyed most of what we ordered. The only thing we didn’t like was the spicy miso ramen. It was too salty. I’d come again just for the Katsu.

eperigny2

Points +49

Vegan
04 Nov 2022

Not a fan

We went there with high expectations but we were all (3 people) disappointed. We know a couple who also went and had a similar experience. Umami taste was not present.

Pros: It’s vegan!

Cons: Not living up to expectations

McMallory

Points +2370

Vegan
18 Oct 2022

Restaurant Stellaire - Je surkiffe!

C'est l'un des meilleurs ramen que j'ai mangé de ma vie. Les nouilles sont fantastiques - elles sont moelleuses et retiennent bien la saveur. Même les nouilles sans gluten sont délicieuses! (Mon mari ne mange pas de gluten). Les izakaya sont vraiment créatifs, surtout "le steak et les oeufs" de champignons enokis et confit tomate. Et les cocktails?! MAIM! Vous ne serez pas déçus.

Je n'ai mange pas de dessert. Mon estomac était trop plein!

This is one of the best ramens I've had in my life. The noodles are fantastic - chewy and they retain flavor so well. Even the gluten-free noodles are delish (my husband is gluten free, and I tried his. The wheat noodles are better but the gluten-free were so good he was nervous that a mistake was made!) The izakaya small plates are so creative, especially the "steak and egg" made from enoki mushrooms with a tomato confit "egg yolk." And the cocktails? YUM! You will not be disappointed.

I didn't try any dessert. I was too full!

Responding to some other comments, there are some dishes that are very salty, such as the miso ramen broth. I had the spicy sesame broth and it was much lower salinity, so if you're salt averse scroll through some reviews to figure out which dishes to try/avoid.

Pros: Fantastic food, Best vegan noodles I've found, Creative cocktails and huge sake/wine list

Cons: Some dishes might be a little salty, Reservations required

kdotbakes

Points +412

Vegan
13 Oct 2022

Mind blowing dumpling

The "pork" dumplings blew me away. It tasted just like real pork potstickers I had growing up. The ramen was also delicious.

Pros: Stellar vegan food

VincentP

Points +101

Vegan
06 Oct 2022

Yummy ramen and ice cream

Ramen was good and I loved the tonkatsu (fried tempeh).
You have to try the matcha ice cream!

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-06

Pros: Full Vegan, Lots of sake, Good portion

Cons: Noisy at rush hours

Shelbeeey

Points +226

Vegan
02 Oct 2022

Hard to beat

This is a must try. It's one of the best restaurants I've ever been to.

I love the tapas style format of the menu and the huge sake selection. They offer a food and sake tasking menu. Try it!

My recommendations:
Okonomiyaki
Tofu agedashi
Tsukemono
Curry tsukemen
Sake tasting

The perfect spot for date night

Pros: Out of this world délicious , Very good service, Decor and ambiance are spot on

Cons: Expensive , Tiny tables

KarelleGenest

Points +312

Vegan
14 Sep 2022

Amazing experience

We had the degustation menu wich is like 10 different japanese dishes and everything was just to good! You have to try the sake to and you can just let the staff (who were great) guide you trough it! I highly recommend this place!

Pros: All vegan menu, Amazing food, Not just food it is an experience

Ssawz

Points +418

Vegan
28 Aug 2022

Ramen is Great

The Miso Ramen was delicious but food takes a long time to come. We also had the gyoza appetizer and it came almost 10 minutes after we were already done our ramen and didn't taste the best.

CharlotteGrégoire

Points +236

Vegan
03 Aug 2022

Excellente expérience

Nous avons goûté à 5 plats et WoW, ils étaient tous excellents! Les saveurs sont explosives et uniques. Attention les ramen sont bel et bien épicée mais trop bonnes! Et le service tout aussi excellent! Go for it😄

Bintje

Points +1446

Vegan
01 Aug 2022

Really tasty and refined restaurant

It was really good and very tasty (maybe a little bit salty). The staff was very friendly.
I don't put 5 stars because the portions aren't very big for the price and I waited 1hour to get the starter and an half an hour more to have the main course.
I found that a little bit long for a skewer and a ramen, maybe it's because it was friday night but even then...

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-01

Pros: Vegan japanese food, Tasty

Cons: Slow service

michellebalderston

Points +334

Vegan
01 Aug 2022

Simply the best!!

Umami Ramen is absolutely incredible. I’ve never been disappointed by my choice of starter, ramen, drink or dessert. The portions are so generous and filling, the food is really affordable, and the staff is SO kind and knowledgeable. I can’t recommend it enough!

harjog90

Points +401

Vegetarian
01 Jul 2022

Great food

Great food and staff was very friendly. Loved the Okonomiyaki and ordered it again!

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-01

Pros: Tasty food, Reasonable price, Friendly staff

Cons: English menu was not loading on the site

SiiriNaris

Points +24

Vegan
17 Jun 2022

Great ramen

Great food and nice presentation. The restaurant looks amazing as well so it is a great place to have a "fancy meal". Drinks were not to my liking though.

Pros: Great vegan food, Nice ambiance

Cons: Expensive, Very busy

Oxymora

Points +405

Vegan
17 Jun 2022

Tasting menu

I went there for the ramen and finally had the tasting menu for 2. It was excellent and endless! Everything was good, classic Japanese food with a twist

Pros: Tasty, Original

JulienKolly

Points +89

Vegan
21 May 2022

Ramen & more

Une adaptation parfaitement réussie!

Pros: Options sans gluten, Saveurs intactes, Très belle deco

Kristally

Points +235

Vegan
19 Apr 2022

Incredible flavors!

Absolutely delicious cocktails and ramen. The flavors and presentation were amazing. We are only in town for four nights and we are seriously considering going back here for a second time. Don’t miss jt!!

Pros: All vegan , Great service , Cozy atmosphere

PurpleCurrant

Points +3898

Vegan
26 Mar 2022

Vegan ramen

Very good ramen, it's great that Montreal has an all-vegan ramen place!

NatashaTatton

Points +70

Vegan
30 Oct 2021

Fantastic food

My husband and I came here for some Ramen but also enjoyed many other dishes such as the Gyoza, and eggplant dish and some kind of vegan omelette.

The drinks were interesting and the service was very friendly.

Pros: Perfectly cooked gyoza , Friendly service, Beautiful interior

Cons: A bit salty if you are usually SOS free




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