| Kyoto is without a doubt the best city in Japan for vegans. There are a number of 100% vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants as well as a couple of different temples where you can eat traditional Japanese Buddhist lunch sets (not sure of the temple names - sorry!) Sunny Place Hours: Closed Monday Phone: (075) 722 1738 Closest station is Subway Kitayama. Come out of the station and walk beside the shops on the opposite side of the road to the Botanical Gardens until you come to a restaurant / shop called Toyotei on a corner (not far from station). Turn right here and it's on the right hand side about one or two blocks away. Or if that's too complicated here is a MAP Sunny Place is excellent. I lived in Kobe and didn't mind sitting on a train for 2 hours to get there. The atmosphere is inviting and relaxed, they play good music and most importantly, the menu is entirely vegan. They have soups, desserts, smoothies (including chocolate!), and excellent main dishes which reminded me of some of the places I used to go to back in Australia. You can also buy blocks of frozen tempeh for 300 yen. Yay for Sunny Place! Mikoan From Sanjo Keihan or Sanjo Subway Station walk down Kawabata-dori with the river across the road on your left. Walk for a couple of minutes and the restaurant will be on your right a bit before Lawson and Reizei-dori. Here is a MAP This is a small vegan restaurant that serves delicious traditional Japanese food. I usually have an 800 yen lunch set which includes rice, daikon and carrot soup, okara spring rolls, and a couple of small servings of delicious Japanese style vegetable dishes. Cafe Peace Hours: Every day from 11:00 to midnight. Phone: (075) 707 6856 Address: 28 Tanaka Monzen-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Web: www.cafepeace.com The menu here is vegetarian and organic and there is a large selection of vegan dishes. When I went I had a delicious Japanese set lunch with brown rice, miso soup, a huge pumpkin croquette and a couple of salads. The menu is posted on their website as well as a map of how to get there. 844 Store Cafe Hours: Every day from 5:30pm to 12:00am Phone: (075) 241 2120 Address: 1F Reiho Building, Nishi-kiyamachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto This is an organic cafe that isn't entirely vegan or vegetarian but has a large number of vegan and vegetarian dishes.Has a relaxed atmosphere & the food is great. A bit difficult to find but well worth it. |
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