Vegan
Japanese
Beer/Wine

Est. 2019. Vegan izakaya serves typically two main dishes of kara-age and gyoza. Does not accept reservations. Between 12-3 pm, only lunch sets are served. May stop accepting customers during busy days if maximum capacity is reached. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-9:30pm.


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366 Reviews

First Review by Tomo Okabe

FeliT

Points +158

Vegan
14 Mar 2025

Vegan japanese food

Very nice to try japanese food totally vegan! They have vegan ice cream too. The prices are fair and the portions good to share.

Pros: Authentic vegan japanese food, All vegan, Fair price

Sannychan

Points +76

Vegan
11 Mar 2025

Amazing

Everything was sooo good! I loved every single bite and they were super fast!

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-11

Pros: The gyoza were fantastic

Cons: Very little place , Harder to find that I thought

kimwim

Points +27

Vegetarian
08 Mar 2025

Tasty

Nice selection and very tasty!

emkoi

Points +1873

Vegan
07 Mar 2025

Good lunch

[Visited May 2024]
I had lunch here and it was really nice. Would go again! The fried chik’n was pretty interesting, but not my favourite texture. Still, overall, this place is really nice.

SimmoneMck

Points +36

Vegan
04 Mar 2025

10/10 a must visit when in Tokyo!!

Amazing food and service! Everything was spot on - decently sized portions also.

Pros: Food , Service , Atmosphere

mumma_bev

Points +221

Vegan
27 Feb 2025

Definitely worth visiting

What a find! Have a traditional Izakaya experience in Tokyo. Located in Shibuya in the parco building basement. The food is incredible with good size portions and very well priced.

Guo Duomi

Points +111

Vegetarian
26 Feb 2025

Solid vegan option

Solid vegan options in a small and unprepossessing venue.

Pros: Decent portion sizes

Cons: More like a cafetria than an izakaya

RiTheTaurus

Points +20

Vegan
24 Feb 2025

Must try!

The food is delicious, I highly recommend the karaage yuzu pepper mayonnaise and the cashew ice cream!

joseyg

Points +325

Vegan
21 Feb 2025

Tasty and good sized portions

Very nice, only criticism is alot of foods were not available / sold out despite us getting there at opening. Big portions, alot of fried food.

Pros: Big portions , Tasty tofu

Cons: Lots of fried foods

JörnEickholt

Points +172

Vegan
18 Feb 2025

First Experience

Was my first vegan restaurant in Tokyo based on the recommendations here. Nice staff, excellent food. Small place in a food hall of Parco shopping center.

alandee

Points +152

Vegan
18 Feb 2025

Superb place.

Izakaya style all vegan. Outstanding place with lovely staff. それはごちそうでした。
The mapo map tofu was spicey but nuanced. The fried broccoli was delicious. Karrage lemon and onion was lovely, as was the Szechuan flavour. Try the beans also, they were so flavorful.
We also had a miso as part of a rice set with some spiced pickles that was delicious. Vegan wines and beer also available and it’s reasonable in size although they also have a wait list outside for busy times. One of the top vegan meals we have had in Japan. X

Pros: All the food was delicious, It’s very reasonably priced like an Izakaya , Beautiful people.

alandee

18 Feb 2025

zoedec23

Points +98

Vegan
16 Feb 2025

amazing!

We had a very nice experience at Izakaya Masaka, the food was delicious. Personally, I am not the biggest fan of fried vegetables so I did not try these but everything else we had was very good! My non vegan boyfriend was amazed; almost more than me!

tombear

Points +101

Vegetarian
10 Feb 2025

Fantastic

Great food - Japanese & Chinese style - in a nice atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Pros: The food!!, The friendly staff

Cocacate

Points +80

Vegan
06 Feb 2025

Yummy!

We shared Karaage (Yuzu pepper and Terimayo), fried broccoli and Mapo Tofu - all dishes were really tasty. Ordering via smartphone was very easy and the food came quickly. Staff was friendly, too. Will definitely go again to try other dishes.

SelIna2019

Points +48

Vegan
06 Feb 2025

Besser geht nicht 🫶

Der Service und das Ambiente waren einfach super freundlich. Das leckere Essen noch dazu, das Sahnehäubchen 💚 Vor allem die Gyoza waren meine liebsten in ganz Shibuya 💪

Pros: Essen , Freundlichkeit , Ambiente

yungveg17

Points +1355

Vegan
29 Jan 2025

Izakaya option worth checking out

Seeing as there aren't a ton of vegan izakaya, I'd say this one is worth checking out. We liked the cucumber salad a lot. The gyoza and spicy karaage were just okay (I'd try a different karaage flavor next time as our was kind of dry). Reasonably priced and they'll also give you a 10% discount for their new branch in Kyoto (at the time of writing)

terezaswetikova

Points +258

Vegan
29 Jan 2025

Great little spot with japanese ambience

Bamboo, spicy kara age - delicious.
Mapo tofu - ok if you like soft tofu
Cashew ice cream - divine (other flavours were also good, but I recommend trying this one even if this flavour wouldn’t normally intrigue you)

Was told that other types of kara age were also good but that the spicy one was the best

itsrinokt_

Points +5011

Vegan
23 Jan 2025

Fun experience

It reminded me of dining at a typical izakaya I used to go, but this time with a fully vegan menu to choose from.

Updated from previous review on 2025-01-23

TinaLiasi

Points +900

Vegan
22 Jan 2025

Love it

Amazing tasty foods, this small restaurant in the heart of Parco mall at Shibuya place. Offer a pleasant of choices, lot of vegetables, the famous miso soup and sweets. The staff was very friendly and helpful. #Veganuary

Pros: Tasty food , Cosy place, Friedly staff

mapogoma

Points +49

Mostly Veg
18 Jan 2025

Amazing vegan karaage

Amazing vegan karaage and Mapo Tofu

matkong123

Points +85

Vegan
17 Jan 2025

Gas

Can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said

PlantBasedCooking

Points +62

Vegan
14 Jan 2025

Great little place, heavy on deep-fried

Great place. We are here right now, everything is delicious, even the non-vegan family enjoys it. We had the Mapo Tofu, Tempura green beans, deep-fried Shiitake mushrooms, spicy potato wedges, and Gyoza. Much of it is deep fried, but that's probably what kara-age is. #Veganuary

Pros: Great food, everyone enjoyed it , Quick service , Very central, in the heart of Shibuya

Cons: Too much deep-fried, Too much salt

NikalausChandler

Points +28

Vegan
14 Jan 2025

#japaneats

We tried the Kaarage Tartar and Yuzu Pepper, both were amazing! The sauces were decadent. Highly recommend both! #Veganuary

Pros: Fast, Delicious, Price

Cons: N/A

JoshWyatt

Points +18

Vegan
05 Jan 2025

INCREDIBLE Karaage!

I went for lunch and had a serve of 6 gyoza (¥800) and 4 Szechuan karaage (¥850), for a total of ¥1650 which I thought was justified given the quality of the food.

There were a variety of other karaage flavours but I was feeling like some spice today and they certainly delivered with the Szechuan karaage! The karaage was super crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside, had spectacular spices and flavour, and a lovely textured “chicken” inside (which I suspect is some variety of soy product). It came with a side of shredded cabbage (or perhaps it was lettuce?) to help wash down my tears of the delicious spiciness.

The gyoza was also exceptionally good, with a lovely slightly-charred bottom for a bit of crunch; the top was nice and soft to accentuate and complement the crunchiness.

If you’re even slightly interested in karaage, I can’t recommend this place higher!!

Food aside, the staff were very polite and professional. The dining area was VERY small, with roughly 8-10 tables in total so don’t sleep on this place?

Pros: Karaage

Cons: Limited dining area so might have to wait

Vegan.ginenGuåhan

Points +53

Vegan
03 Jan 2025

Best Shrooms I ever had

I love how the menu is so simple and delicious. I came here because of the highly rated food and they did not disappoint. I’m glad they opened a second location in Kyoto. #Veganuary

Pros: Deep fried Maitake mushrooms was my fave , Great customer service and staff, The whole menu is vegan!

TurnipForPlants

03 Jan 2025

LarsMueller

Points +454

Vegan
01 Jan 2025

Very delicious

Nice cute vegan izakaya! A bit pricy but everything was delicious😄

luigurl7

Points +328

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

Best Vegan Karaage I've had in Japan

This is nice to find after walking plenty in the busy streets of Shibuya. This is located in the Parco depato, in their chaos food court near the toilets (there is a map of the stalls on the east side if you get stuck). This is a small place, but at least you have an idea how long you might be waiting as you can clearly see inside and there is a waiting list by the entrance. They also have seats for those on the list. If you come in between late lunch and early dinner, you may not need to wait long. The downside is that a lot of the menu items were sold out when I went for late lunch. But I got to try their mapo tofu (which I've never had before). It was nice. I also had the fried mushrooms which was amazing, and of course, sichuan Karaage. It was sooo delicious! And the texture of the non-meat was great! I've tried a handful of Karaage at other vegan places and this is the best for me. Even after refrigerating.

Pros: The food, Clear expectations on wait time

Cons: A lot of sold out items for late lunch




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