Vegan
Japanese
Organic
Beer/Wine
Vegan Japanese restaurant with branches in Japan and UK - this one is in King's Cross. Serves tapas style Japanese classics like grilled onigiri, vegan sushi, noodles, and tofu-steaks. Rice, root vegetables, seaweeds, soya beans, and soy by-products are recurrent ingredients in the cuisine. Also art gallery and weekend live music. Lunch is cash only. Open Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00.
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238 Reviews
First Review by feorag
AmyWoods-Ryan
Points +342
Authentic - Edit
Tasty authentic food and atmosphere. I remember the portions being on the smaller size for the price.
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poivron
Points +480
Vegan Japanese food in London - Edit
This restaurant combines three of my favourite things: veganism, Japanese food, and London. It's amazing to be able to have vegan karaage and non-alcoholic Asahi beer. I've been there twice and am looking forward to many more visits.
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Arisi
Points +61
Delicioso y a buen precio - Edit
Todo está riquísimo! La berengena 100% recomendable.
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Ele999
Points +395
Vera cucina giapponese! - Edit
Meraviglioso ristorantino giapponese, autentico e con sapori super umami. Abbiamo provato gli involtini, riso bianco, edamame tostati, melanzane al miso, zuppa di miso, tofu steak glassato alla teriyaki donburi e riso al curry. Tutto stupendo. Menzione speciale alla melanzana al miso e soprattutto al riso al curry, paradisiaco e quasi introvabile così buono fuori dal giappone. Il menù è costruito per prendere 5-7 piattini in 2. Che dire, un luogo che ricorderò per sempre ♥️
Read morePros: Riso al curry, melanzane al miso
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duncanpturner
Points +120
Wonderful Japanese food - Edit
This is a wonderful vegan Japanese restaurant. The food is lovely and authentic and the service is excellent as well.
Read morePros: Great food, Attentive service
Cons: Not a huge restaurant so reservation is worth it
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Despina
Points +83
My favourite - Edit
This has been my favourite restaurant in London since I discovered it more than 10 years ago. Simple, almost understated flavours, perfectly balanced. Filling but easy on the digestion. Perfect in every way.
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Andthatsthev
Points +404
Super Oishii (delicious) Japanese food - Edit
Japanese restaurant focused on organic and vegan food, tapas style
Read moreTOFU&MUSHROOM CROQUETTE 🍘
HARUMAKI SPRING ROLLS 🫔
GYOZA 🥟
VEGAN MEATBALLS 🧆
MAPO TOFU ◻️
NANBANZUKE 🍄
TSUKUDANI 🌿
WHITE RICE 🍙
Pros: Delicious , Friendly staff, Cute environment
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mrgoatfish
Points +193
Fabulously different - Edit
We’ve been a few times now. The tastes are quite special. Great service in a small exclusive restaurant. You feel like you’ve stepped off a noisy London street into a charming quiet quarter in a small Japanese town.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Imaginative menu, Good service
Cons: None
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encorelaurie
Points +78
very yummy traditional japanese food - Edit
It was absolutely a delight to eat at Itadakizen. The lunch set (£15) made us try side dishes and we were not disappointed !! The spring rolls were sooo good (we almost ordered a 2nd round). The broth in the Udon with tempura was AMAZING. The spicy ramen were also something !!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-06-21
Pros: spring rolls, broth broth broth , service and great location
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RockPTFitness
Points +418
Authentic Japanese Cuisine - Edit
We enjoyed the most authentic Japanese vegan meal @itadakizen.london in Kings
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The whole restaurant is vegan and the menu has some amazing dishes. It's tapas style, so you choose lots of smaller dishes. We ordered loads from sushi to curry and tofu to ramen.
Everything was absolutely delicious.
Totally worth the train ride up to London and we can't wait to go back!
Pros: Delicious food, Amazing menu, Authentic Japanese cuisine
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cChrisButler
Points +107
Too delicious! - Edit
So good. Deep, spicy and flavourful broth and tasty toppings. The only problem is, now my homemade ramen will never taste so good. Damn you, Itadakizen!
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chloeisabel
Points +183
Delicious - Edit
Great range of vegan Japanese food, with quite a few gluten free options. Great lunch deal, £14 for main and side! I ordered the gyoza and tofu udon, both were delicious.
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AgataJarzebska
Points +170
Beautiful food, original interior - Edit
Extraordinary flavours and a great staff.
Read moreJapanese kitchen in a vegan version, simply delicious.
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WillH1
Points +528
Great food - Edit
Fully vegan place which means you don’t have to worry about what you can’t have, and feast on all the yummy options that you can! Portions aren’t overly filling but means you can try plenty out where a group of us has a ramen each and 5 tapas/ small dish options to share, then might have pushed out to try a second ramen before calling it a day and letting pudding go.. worth going to for sure.
Read morePros: Fully vegan , Tasty food , Great selection
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Marnix
Points +15
Perfect - Edit
A warm welcome, good service and wonderful Japanese vegetarian food. Easier to find a Japanese veggie restaurant in London than in Japan itself! 🙂
Read moreSomething else: the waiter forgot about our spring rolls. No problem for him, we were offered them for free. That’s what we call service…
Pros: Very tasteful food for its price., Good atmosphere.
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Lady Vegan
Points +28
Cosy Japanese Vegan Restaurant - Edit
I was just passing on the other side of the road this lunchtime and happened to notice it, and that it was completely vegan. I then discovered it has a wine list as well. I think they said they have been open 12 years fully vegan, so they are well-established and I hope they won't disappear. I can't imagine they will.
Read moreI was a bit shocked by the prices at first - I've been used to Itsu! But I think for what it is, its service and its ambience, it is more than worth it. It is relaxing, the service is discreet and friendly. They also sell a few jars and packets.
It has a set lunchtime menu, starter and main for £14. But I had all starters - tofu steak, cucumber kimchi, miso soup and white rice, with a bottle of Fentimans sparkling elderflower.
There is an eclectic mix of calm and interesting music. I don't know what is on now but the lyrics are intelligent.
Pros: Nice food, service and decor, Good location on Kings Cross Road near station, Intimate
Cons: None I can think of
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VeganRox
Points +794
Birthday Meal - Edit
Went for my birthday with a number of friends. Tried different ways to contact them about the booking because I had a question. In the end we just had to turn up. Very friendly service. All Japanese staff, at least front of house. Lots of delicious choices. Though the people who had donburi said theirs was a little plain
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Michael2010
Points +419
Fantastic Food - Edit
I really liked the number of choices available as well as the speed in which it was served.
Read morePros: Flavoursome food, Fast service, Good price
Cons: The portions were a little small
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xskate-edgex
Points +981
Not as good as I had hoped - Edit
I have to be honest, I was a little more than underwhelmed by my experience here. On paper an all Vegan Japanese restaurant should be a total winner but the small portions, cheap veg, bland tasting spices, and stingy amount of tofu made this place disappointing, especially since London is full of places to eat. I could mention the price too but I was expecting it to be a lot due to its location. Overall even I could have cooked better than this at home.
Read morePros: All vegan, Friendly staff, Fast service
Cons: Bland unauthentic tasting, Small portions for the price, Underwhelming
mockingbird
I’ve not been for a while but it was amazing when I visited.
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Skate you speak the truth. Been twice, 2012 and 2023, poor on both occasions.
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Knorbel
Points +1529
Sehr zu empfehlen - Edit
Kleines Restaurant mit guter Auswahl.
Read moreDie Zutaten waren frisch und alles lecker.
Pros: Gute Auswahl
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Jazzyire
Points +250
Excellent Japanese food - Edit
I have been to Itadakizen various time s over the years and it never disappoints. Delicious, fresh japanese food with great ingredients. The staff are always very friendly and the service quite quick. The only thing I’d say is that the lunch menu can be a bit limiting sometimes but I think the dinner menu is bigger. Also , they don’t seem to have natto (fermented soya beans) , my favourite Japanese dish!
Read morePros: Delicious food , Great ingredients , Decently priced
Cons: Smallish menu for lunch , No natto!
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MrRotstern
Points +265
Very good vegan japanese restaurant - Edit
Some items on the menu are out of this world and the service is friendly and swift. Some plates were just ok but maybe I just don't have the right palate for the flavours.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-26
Pros: Miso aubergine , Service and staff
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marky_mark
Points +22414
Small: Better reserve table 🇯🇵 - Edit
Friendly, small place close to St. Pancras & King's Cross train stations. Ni seats outside. Around 20 seats, so better reserve.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-25
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johnnykambo
Points +41
Great tasting food - Edit
Great tapas style Japanese food, lots of options but maybe the portions are a little small
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Dandido
Points +6902
Tasty Japanese Tapas - Edit
I went here on my London trip a few months back. The place was small and only had indoor seating for about 20 people. We shared the white rice (2£), nanbanzuke (6£), vegan kaarage (8£), harumaki (6£), tofu & mushroom croquette (9£) and chapche (10£). Everything tasted great.
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Seamerbigi
Points +74
Really good food - Edit
We ordered some tapas as starters which were amazing and I also really enjoyed the spicy ramen. Service was a bit chaotic but everything was fine and staff also very friendly.
Read morePros: Tapas were great, Nice ramen
Cons: Space was a bit cramped
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deadpledge
Points +13237
Turning Japanese - Edit
Really enjoyed our recent visit to Itadakizen, where we shared the spicy ramen, japanese curry and rice, gyozas and tofu steak from the set lunch menu (£14 pp).
Read moreThe ramen was packed full of flavour and perfectly spiced, whilst the gyozas and tofu steaks were excellent, with each accompanied by a delectable sauce. The curry was also very flavourful and made from more than 10 vegetables and spices, although the texture may divide opinion. Personally, I liked it but my partner wasn't too keen.
We also got a lovely glass of red wine, a smoothie and a sasou tea, with the latter very refreshing indeed. Staff and atmosphere were lovely and I will definitely visit again.
craigmc
Long time since I’ve been, but it was great! Good to see it is still looking good.
Read moredeadpledge
Been wanting to visit for a while and it didn't disappoint 👍
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