Vegan-friendly
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Melbourne style cafe restaurant. Has non dairy milk available and vegan meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Examples include avocado toast, vegan burger and vegan burger. Also has vegan sweets such as cookies. Address in Japanese: 〒604-8114 京都府京都市中京区甲屋町393番地. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm. Kitchen reported to close at 7pm.
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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43 Reviews
First Review by anisi
mg.magee4
Points +42
Great vegan options - Edit
Common Well is a fantastic little fined!They offer plant based milk options and their Soy Chai Tea is the best one I have had so far, paired with a Chocolate chip vegan muffins was perfect for a little snack. I will be coming back to try their other vegan lunch options!
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Clean restaurant , Specified vegan options on the menu
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thehappyveggie
Points +688
Just okay - Edit
I think if you like coffee and pastries this place would be really good. But I had the vegan burger and it was really dry and not really flavorful. Portions were quite small for lunch items.
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dinodino
Points +32
Nice western breakfast - Edit
Finally some fibres, decent coffee.
Read morePros: Accomodation, Menu
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BreezeGeier
Points +85
Very limited vegan options - Edit
Ordered the two vegan entrees, a burger and pasta with vegetables. I caught them cooking the burger and bun on the meat grill, but they were gracious and instead cooked another one in a separate pan.
Read morePros: Veggie burger was tasty
Cons: They cook the veggie burger where they cook meat, Pasta dish was a bit oily
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ElizaIreland
Points +387
Nice brunch spot - Edit
Got the burger here for lunch today. Glad to see clearly labeled vegan options on the menu.
Read moreHad the chocolate chip muffin too which was great!
Going to head back for breakfast too and looking forward to it
Pros: Multiple vegan options
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hazelanne
Points +258
Outstanding vegan plate - Edit
Order the vegan plate and a chocolate banana muffin for the road and you won’t be disappointed.
Read morePros: Atmosphere, Lots of vegan options
Cons: Small portion
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Ksis
Points +1398
Solid breakfast option, esp in mixed company - Edit
Stopped by here with my husband who isn’t vegan. For breakfast, you can choose between 2 sets (one of which is vegan) or they have an array of baked goods for something a little smaller. The set comes with a bunch of things—some of which are kind of random for breakfast, but none of it made me sad! Happy and grateful to have a filling breakfast option before a long day.
Read moreNice to have a clearly labeled vegan breakfast set! We also enjoyed their coffee.
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AK24
Points +630
The tofu bowl was underwhelming! - Edit
I was looking forward to trying something light in the tofu bowl but I was disappointed. The tofu was 4 small pieces and they were hard to eat as they were quite tough and the bowl itself was super small for the portion and price.
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PaigeStrudwick
Points +237
Good variety and reasonable prices - Edit
Good variety of options for breakfast - banana bread, muffins, soy yoghurt bowl and toast. Didn’t try the coffee. Reasonable price and friendly staff
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Tsukimi
Points +7979
Very good!👍 - Edit
The staff is so friendly and most of them speak English.
Read moreThe vegan cookie was so huge! 😄
I ordered a chai with almond milk. Be sure to tell me them without honey.
I love that you can order chai, matcha, and hojicha latte here without sugar, which is almost impossible at other cafes in Japan.
The atmosphere is also very cosy. And they hot terrace seats.
Updated from previous review on 2025-03-09
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Maxverm
Points +1298
Good for breakfast-brunch-coffee - Edit
4.3. They have a few options for small treats and a vegan breakfast. And the environment and service is lovely. For lunch they have an acai bowl!! Wish they had it for breakfast too
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-31
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KatherineSwan
Points +16
Not actually vegan - Edit
Be wary! I ordered the smashed avocado that was labelled vegan in the menu. It came with an egg and the toast was sitting on bed of tzatziki, so I couldn’t even eat around it. Very sad. My partner had the vegan burger and liked it (and that seemed vegan)
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ramonrs
Points +69
Wouldn't recommend - Edit
Got there at 3pm there was no food available other than a vegan burger which is a pretty regular not great burger with a Beyond patty or similar which I personally hate
Read moreService wasn't great either
Coffees look good but didn't ask for any
Wouldn't recommend at all, there are tons of other great options nearby
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BenJohnson263
Points +45
Good if you're staying at the Kyoto Rings - Edit
The food is nice and there are a couple different options but the portions are small for the price. Convenient if you're staying at the three rings hotel and want a light breakfast or dinner close to base.
Read morePros: Food, Convenient
Cons: Price, Portion size
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poojareddy
Points +21
Discovered an incredibly delicious vegan breakfast. - Edit
The soup was outstanding, and the breakfast is absolutely delicious. The price is also very reasonable.
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Heike.St
Points +2066
Solid breakfast option - Edit
We got the vegan breakfast plate (Joghurt with berries, cream soup with vegetables, plate with salad, cheesy broccoli, quinoa, chickpeas, meatballs, potato-thing). It’s not really enough to share, more like one bite of everything.
Read morePlate also includes one drink.
We also got the rice flour banana bread. Which was a little dry but not bad.
Vegan options are labeled as such on the menu.
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ThammyV
Points +111
Very delicious! - Edit
I had the vegan hot dog and a matcha latte with a vanilla vegan ice cream topping!
Read moreIt was super delicious 🥰🥰
Pros: Hot dog, Matcha, Ice cream
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tgardner1453
Points +690
Would avoid - Edit
Only breakfast place I could find that was open. One option with a variety of different foods that includes a coffee with it. Wasn’t worth the price (2000 yen). Staff are nice though and is located near Nishiki market which is helpful.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-08-01
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ireneshinoda
Points +101
Great breakfast - Edit
We spent 5 weeks in Japan so by the end of it, we were hanging out for a good breakfast. Common Well absolutely delivered. Great coffee too. Will be back.
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OtisGoesVegan
Points +558
Great burger and hotdog - Edit
The vegan burger and vegan hot dog were delicious. The small side of fries that came with them were hot and crispy. Really enjoyed the meal, even if the portion sizes were a bit small. Should have ordered more fries…
Read moreGreat coffee and service too. The waiter was lovely to chat to.
Updated from previous review on 2024-06-13
Pros: Quality ingredients and food, Service and atmosphere, Great coffee
Cons: Smaller portions
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hollyjess
Points +11
Delicious - Edit
Would have given 5 stars but it wouldn’t let me. Such friendly service, vegan hot dog was delicious!!
Read morePros: Service, Vegan hot dog
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lreidsimmons
Points +33
A great stop for lunch - Edit
The ambience, vegan buddha bowl and service were all great. Probably the best soy chai latte in Kyoto!
Read morePros: Service , Meal, Atmosphere
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gerrardould
Points +6195
Would give 5⭐️ - Really nice cafe with good vegan options - Edit
Really nice coffee. Very VERY good service. So friendly and accommodating. The breakfasts are fantastic! If you ask for the toast (campagne style) with avocado, they will bring it out as smashed avo on toast. Just be sure to say that you’re vegan as it’ll come out with an egg if you don’t mention it. (1st visit mistake - you’d think we would’ve remembered after being vegan for many years…😆). We got it right by the 2nd and 3rd visits - yep, this place is that good, it’s worth returning to for such great food, coffees and service. (Did I mention the soy flat whites are AMAZING?!?)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-02-22
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DrChaseOViceroy
Points +154
Amazing coffee great vegan options - Edit
Coffee is a hard 10/10 fries were also 10/10 vegan burger and Icecream were a good snack
Read morePros: Clear labels, Great service, Impressive English and love of one piece
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guytp
Points +147
Comfort Food Available Late - Edit
8.30pm on a Saturday is not a good time to find vegan options in Kyoto. Common Well was one of the few places still open. We got vegan burger, vegan hot dog and focaccia with olive oil. These were all good. The total bill including a main for my carnivore friend and drinks including a beer came in under JPY6000.
Read moreTechnically closes at 10 but kitchen 915-930. We had to order quick at 850 arrival to be allowed to eat in.
Burger and hot dog both nice and would happily eat again. Portions are small though so beware if hungry.
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lemurcat
Points +404
Open late and tasty - Edit
Thanks to happy cow for helping me find somewhere to get vegam food after 7pm. They have a selection of clearly marked vegam food and desserts, and most drinks can be made vegan.
Read morePros: Location, Hours, Food
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Chainreaction94
Points +106
Good vegan burger - Edit
Good place if you want a quick snack. The restaurant has a small menue with 2 vegan options for lunch (burger, and smashed avocado on bread). We were there at lunch time and ordered the vegan burger with french fries. The burger was small but really delicious! The potato wedges were not my favourite (a little bit raw). They also serve a vegan coffee-banana smoothie which was great.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-10-11
Pros: Cheap, Lots of space, Friendly personal
Cons: Only 2 vegan lunch options
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