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Vegan
Japanese
Beer/Wine
Kyoto branch of a Tokyo-based vegan izakaya (Japanese pub or bar) tucked away in a side street. Menu consists of vegan fried chicken, gyozas, cold dishes like potato salad, rice and mapo tofu. Serves alcohol and some vegan beers. Open Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm, Wed-Sun 12:00pm-2:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Tue. Hours are subject to holidays - check socials.
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73 Reviews
First Review by LorraineCrowley
dahsiukuo
Points +50
太美味了 - Edit
京都旅行，來吃了兩次呢！太棒了
Read more餃子美味、麻婆豆腐非常下飯。
Updated from previous review on 2026-06-03
Pros: 餐點美味, 座位舒適, 上餐速度快
Cons: 無
Guest
Deriwilliams
Points +17
Good, ate here twice - Edit
The restaurant is nice, I think I prefer their vegan karaage even as a meat eater.
Read moreAnd the Fuji beer is good.
If you're a bloke looking for vegan restaurants for your gf, you'll be happy here.
Guest
_bookish_cat_
Points +108
Lecker! - Edit
Hatten Glück und haben eine Tisch ohne Reservierung bekommen. Man bestellt über einen QR Code am Tisch. Essen war lecker, besonders das Gyoza! Allerdings etwas teuer für die Portionsgröße. Und man darf kein typisches Izakaya-feeling erwarten, aber wir wussten das, das nicht schlimm.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-16
Pros: Gyoza
Cons: Gemütlichkeit fehlt etwas
Guest
7schläfer
Points +86
Overhyped - Edit
It was overhyped for me. In total it didn’t meet my expectations and tbh I would go for other places
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-05-11
Guest
NayNay97
Points +32
Great selection of traditional dishes - Edit
They have a lot of options, there are several karaage dishes, silken tofu, fried vegetables and more
Read moreAlso less crowded than the one in Tokyo (Shibuya)
Updated from previous review on 2026-05-06
Guest
Owliflower🦉
Points +30
Best place so far - Edit
Kind, polite service and it is easy to say.
Read moreI have never had so much good food,. In such a good quality, served in such a short team.
Kitchen and Service
Just great
私の舌は何度も抱きしめられた。
Pros: Quality, Service, Variety
Cons: X, X, X
Guest
vegan_cara
Points +363
cheap and excellent choice, too greasy - Edit
great choice of vegan food, but I personally found the fried chicken overly greasy (though I understand it is meant to contain some grease!)
Read morefriendly and attentive service, and a calm atmosphere
Updated from previous review on 2026-04-28
Guest
Gui_17
Points +96
Tasty - Edit
They have a lot of good "fried chicken" options and their dumplings are great too! They only operate with reservations though.
Read morePros: Food, Staff
Guest
toonlynnk
Points +56
God tier food - Edit
Ordered a selection of dishes and everything rocked. The highlight for me was the fried maitake mushrooms
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-04-19
Guest
sueacki
Points +17
Amazing food - Edit
Great selection, every dish we tried was wonderful- so tasty, my first time tasting plum wine - loved that also, highly recommended- Sue
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-04-18
Pros: Flavours and taste, Great selection , Great service
Guest
zpenglis_87
Points +94
Fried Chicken! - Edit
The fried chicken was incredible, very soft, sauced very well. The mushroom karage so also delicous and the gyoza was pretty good
Read moreGuest
RyanSilvey
Points +90
Mushroom Karage is to die for! - Edit
Both tokyo and kyoto branches are top notch. Id recommend coming in early as they were sending people away at 8pm when they closed at 9pm. Staff seemed quite stressed.
Read morePros: Mushroom Karage, Gyoza
Guest
LachlanM
Points +212
Accommodating Staff - Edit
They were quite full with a reservation but the staff were very accommodating and managed to fit me in. Food was good, not the best hence only 4 stars but still definetely worth going to.
Read morePros: Accommodating staff
Guest
SusaG
Points +36
Sehr lecker - Edit
Sehr empfehlenswert. Wir hatten den Mapotofu (der Tofu ist sehr cremig und für uns nur mit Reis zu essen, aber die Soße ist genial), den Gurkensalat (sehr lecker), etwas Gemüse, Reis und Pommes.
Read moreMan sollte reservieren, da recht klein (glaube, es waren so 6 Tische)und schnell voll.
Updated from previous review on 2026-04-07
Pros: Lecker, Freundliches Personal , Schneller Service
Guest
HugoIan
Points +914
Good prices, a bit different from Tokyo one - Edit
I went several times to the one in Tokyo, this offer some different things. I think the tokyo one has slightly bigger portions and more juicy. This one offer lunch kits for really good price. I will come back to try more things.
Read moreGuest
snakeonacake
Points +192
Very delicious food - Edit
We had konjac, siu mai, fried chicken meal, mapo tofu meal, plum. Everything is super delicious and tofu is very soft and flavoursome. Staff is very nice.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-02-25
Guest
ClarkHamor
Points +29
So good I wanted to cry - Edit
Y'all, listen. I became vegetarian a few years ago and I never thought I'd have the experience of eating steak again. I don't exactly miss meat, but I grew up DEEP in Texas. I know good steak.
Read moreThe soy yakiniku I had here tastes exactly like steak. Good steak. It tripped me out, I was absolutely blown away, and it was weirdly nostalgic for me.
Every single menu item my wife and I had was FANTASTIC. The grilled rice balls with the miso sauce? I'd climb mount Inari on my hands to get more of that stuff. The tofu with yuzu sace? ⚡💥🔥🤘🥳 Everything was amazing
If you're vegetarian/vegan, you need to stop by here while you're in Kyoto. I would legit go 45 minutes out of the way to eat here.
HugoIan
I'm trying to find soy yakiniku in the menu but can't find anything related. Do you mean what's inside the karaage?
Read moreGuest
E.R.
Points +114
The best - Edit
So good we ate there two times during our trip. Highly recommended for everyone!
Read moreGuest
lizenergy
Points +39
Good food friendly staff - Edit
Good food but not wow either. The map tofu tasted a bit different from what I'm used to, not in a bad way but it's not my favourite. Friendly staff
Read moreGuest
patrickphan
Points +77
Perfect, no notes! - Edit
After my first time eating here, I knew I’d have to come back on my second trip to Kyoto. Such an awesome vegan place located in the heart of the city. Compared to their branch in Tokyo this place is so much more spacious with a more welcoming atmosphere. Everything is reasonably priced, and my personal highlight was the kaarage with the tartar sauce and the fried mushroom. Texture and flavour were on point. The tartar sauce is incredible, it also tastes and feels so much like egg I had to do a double take at first.
Read moreVery friendly staff and great music choices as well😄didn’t expect to hear new JADE, Chappell Roan and Robyn at all so I was pleasantly surprised. #gayrights
Updated from previous review on 2026-01-12
Guest
Buddhi
Points +856
Great izakaya! - Edit
We ordered a tea, karaage with Sichuan sauce, edamame with pickled mustard greens with chilli oil, gyoza, eggplant kimchi, and mapo tofu. The food was excellent and the service was wonderful.
Read morePros: Friendly service , All vegan, Yummy yummy food in your tummy
Guest
yungveg17
Points +1680
Great! - Edit
I was a tad skeptical because I just had an okay experience at the one in Tokyo, but this was awesome. The service was excellent, the interior was much nicer and more comfortable, and the food was top notch. Get the fried maiitakes!
Read moreGuest
jmcdonald777
Points +58
Lots of great vegan food here! - Edit
I agree with other posts - excellent food! If you’re vegan and in Kyoto this is the place you must try!
Read moreThe dishes are not that expensive, but the danger is that everything is so good that you’ll want to keep ordering more! I had the spring rolls, fried maitake mushrooms, shrimp mayo, fried chicken namban, hot sake, and matcha ice cream - all delicious! (Total of 5,150 yen for one person)
Updated from previous review on 2025-12-21
Guest
pampli
Points +433
Izakaya a pie de calle en pleno barrio de Shimogyō - Edit
Si algo tiene bueno la ciudad de Kyoto, es que invita a perderte entre sus barrios menos turísiticos. En cierto modo, podríamos decir que Shimogyō-ku es una zona a medio camino: tiene algunos puntos turísiticos y grandes edificios de carácter moderno que se compenetran a la perfección con viviendas y templos o santuarios de lo más tradicionales.
Read moreLlegados a este punto, en el barrio encontramos el izakaya vegano Masaka, una casa «tradicional» japonesa donde los comensales se reparten por las diferentes estancias de la misma. A nivel culinario, puedes degustar una amplísima carta con platos veganos de muy buen nivel. Por nuestra parte, compartimos para dos personas varios platos originarios de la cocina china como el fantástico tofu frío especiado y con trozos de tomate natural, dumplings al vapor de estilo Shumai y las bolas de «carne» que simula el pollo Shichuan. Además también pedimos brócoli frito y champiñones rebozados (maitake) especialidad de la casa, y con la mención especial del karaage vegano con salsa tártara, que fue el plato que más gozamos.
Con ambiente sereno y un servicio fabuloso, la cocina de Masaka se disfruta mucho, porque es de esos sitios que invitan a volver una segunda vez, una tercera y una cuarta. Lástima que sólo pudimos disfrutarlo en una ocasión.
[Visita: cena del miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2025]
Pros: El karaage vegano es delicioso, El ambiente es acogedor y relajado, Personal amable y atento
Cons: Las porciones son pequeñas
Guest
Vegalisa
Points +390
Il migliore! - Edit
È uno dei migliori ristoranti vegani in cui siamo stati, davvero! La cucina è incredibile, i gyoza sono indimenticabili.. abbiamo provato diversi piatti tra cui le crocchette con salsa teiryaki e al limone (buonissime!!), mapo tofu con riso, funghi fritti, zuppa con soia.. tutto davvero eccellente. Il servizio è veloce e sono molto gentili. Andate a provarlo :)
Read moreGuest
Janahdez
Points +26
Top - Edit
De los mejores sitios veganos en los que hemos estado. Pedimos varios platos para compartir y fue un acierto. De todo lo que pedimos lo mejor fueron las gyoza, las setas fritas y las judías en tempura al curry. 10/10
Read morePros: Ambiente, Amabilidad personal, Sabor
Guest
bandidootlover
Points +53
Lovely Vegan Restaurant in Kyoto - Edit
We came here during our stay in Kyoto. The staff and service are just lovely. The vibes in the restaurant are also great. Many options, fully vegan and it was all delicious. My favorite was the ‘shrimp’ with sauce. So yummy. A must visit if you’re in Kyoto
Read morePros: Many options, Service, Vibes
Guest
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