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Vegan and gluten free restaurant serving Buddha bowls, bagels, muffins and other sweets. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-3:00pm.


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11 Reviews

First Review by PlantPropelled

Colin-Murphy

Points +20

Vegan
09 Oct 2024

First time in Japan

This place had great food, short on space though. Had a Buddha bowl, curry, complimentary soup, mango smoothie, hemp/charcoal smoothie. All were very fresh and tasty. Affordable. Highly recommend

AnitaDollar

Points +3594

Vegan
09 Sep 2024

Very cozy and nice muffin

Finally made it to their cafe, I got to try the Buddha bowl. It came with a soup and I was instructed to mix it. While a bit of dressing wouldn't hurt, it all felt fresh and simple and the staff was more than lovely.

They have outlets if you need to work or charge your phone there.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-09

Erinya

Points +54

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Nice little place

Friendly staff and yummy food. The lunch sets were a bit smaller compared to other vegan places in town, but everything was tasty.

Johann69

Points +98

Vegan
12 Jul 2024

I just love it.

Nothing more to add. I just love it.

NathaliaZimmermann

Points +318

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Nice place with good food

It's a really nice place to eat. They have a lot of sweets (muffins, cakes etc.), things that are usually difficult to find as a vegan. We had the set with curry, dessert and drink :)
The food was fresh and delicious!

Pros: Fresh delicious food, Lots of desserts, Nice small place

swaninspired

Points +466

Vegan
20 Mar 2024

Small friendly café for lunch

We had one of the lunch options with curry and iced chai latte. Couldn't resist to try the cream filled muffin with sakura. All of it tasted great and was made with fresh ingredients. Seems to be a quite popular place, a lot of people come here to get lunch or muffins to go. Friendly staff. If I lived here, I'd be a regular guest :-)

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-20

vladina

Points +46

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

Health food

I had the taco bowl, which was good - I really liked the jalapeño dressing, could've done with more of it but I still enjoyed it. My partner had the curry bowl, he thought it was fine - very mild, but nice to have some veggies.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-29

Eliane

Points +257

Vegetarian
11 Nov 2023

+ / -

The muffins were smooth and tasty.

I ordered the buddha bowl.
The soup that came with the bowl was very good. The bowl was dry and lacked proper seasoning.

My husband took the bagel plate.
It was interesting to eat a gluten free bagel, but some of the sides in the plate were tasteless.

Pros: Friendly staff, Muffins , Bagel

Cons: Lack of proper seasoning, Dry buddha bowl

Tommy11

Points +16

Vegan
27 Apr 2023

If you are in Osaka, you don't wanna miss this great vegan restaurant!

Their menus are all vegan and gluten-free. My favorite item was Taco rice. The taco rice was made with soy meat, and it comes with the jalapeño sauce which was spicy and tasty. My friend ordered it without the jalapeño sauce , but she said it was still amazing. Their muffins are very good and often sell out quickly. If you wanna try their muffins, I recomment to go their as soon as they open.

LisaUndTim

Points +90

Vegetarian
06 Apr 2023

Buddha

Hat the budda bowl, the Curry and a smoothie. It Was very delicious. The Buddha bowl was a bit dry, but that was no Problem.

PlantPropelled

Points +374

Vegan
23 Mar 2023

Delicious health food

A small health food restaurant/cafe that is as new as it is small. It offers three tables for two persons each and three bar-style seats facing the window. The atmosphere is cozy and relaxed while also apparently child-friendly. The owner and staff speak very little English only but they try hard to give you all necessary information and the menu is bilingual in its core part.

I had originally come for the Buddha bowl but then decided to take the curry since the day was rather fresh and I had just done several hours of sightseeing in the pouring rain. The decision was perfect: The curry was very yummy, healthy and heart-warming. The size of the portion could have been a bit larger for my appetite on that day, but it seemed regular for Japanese standards.

Just before bringing the curry, the staff offered a little glass of Japanese vinegar that seems to be a traditional health-boosting drink. It was quite mild for a vinegar and surprisingly tasty.

In addition I ordered their hemp smoothie. Their standard would have been to serve the smoothie after I finished the curry as sort of a dessert. Make sure to let them know if you want it to arrive with your meal.

The waiting time was at a minimum while the friendliness was at a maximum.

Additional information: Note that the "Taco Bowl" on their menu does not refer to tacos as used in Mexican/Latino cuisine but to tako as in the Japanese word for octopus. The bowl contains mock octopus meat made from soy and other natural ingredients.

Pros: All-vegan, Very friendly staff, Hygienic

Cons: Location, Limited seating




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