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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15-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya PARCO (at Basement level), Tokyo, Japan
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Last update on 01 Feb 2025 by shjipstone
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Added by Tomo Okabe on 24 Nov 2019
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397 Reviews
First Review by Tomo Okabe
HaikuReview
Points +840
Haiku Review - Edit
Lots of fried options
Read morePlus ice cream, salad, and drinks
Say no to mapo
Pros: All vegan, large variety, Cool, uncommon dishes, Gets a star just for being vegan in Japan!
Cons: Squeeze your own fruits for drinks, Mapo sauce has weird flavor to me
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majka24
Points +278
Vegan Izakaya experience - Edit
Nice food, small portions and quite pricey for the portions size. Very long waiting time
Read morePros: Opportunity to try traditional Japanese snacks
Cons: Waiting time , Impossible to pay separately
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TaraLMcLeod
Points +22
True Izakaya style food - Edit
I was initially concerned over how busy the area was, and the fact that the whole district feels very tourist-oriented, but I was perfectly able to relax with three friends for plenty of time with good drinks and outstanding food. This is the only place where I've gotten vegan karaage that stands up to what I remember from before being vegan. My friends, all non-vegan, were also quite impressed and satisfied with the food available.
Read moreDrinks are good and reasonably balanced, but slightly limited in variety. Cocktails, for instance, are the same sort of highballs and sours popular throughout Japan, you won't find many spirit-forward options as you might in the US. They're still well made, and go well with the food on offer.
I recommend getting the Mapo Tofu (with or without rice). Its possible that it might be considered rude or gross, but I found myself spooning some of the leftover sauce from the tofu over gyoza, cabbage, and other dishes for more flavor. Not necessary by any means, but delicious.
As others mentioned, get there early! They seem to occasionally run out of stock early, in which case some items (such as sides of rice) may be unavailable, and they may stop taking reservations as early as 8!
The price is also admirable. 5 drinks and 7 dishes set me back only about ¥10,000 (≈$70 USD), and proved plenty for my group of 4, unbelievably good price for such quality in a tourist-rich district.
Pros: Fantastic Karaage, Excellent price
Cons: Limited drink options, Inconsistent during later hours
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enterusername
Points +66
Superb izakaya small plates - Edit
Went on a midweek lunchtime and didn’t have to queue. We got a big selection of stuff that ranged from the unspectacular (marinated to cucumber) to the incredible (both teriayki & spicy karage). Unfortunately a few of the things we wanted were unavailable but it was a really tasty meal, with fast service. Highly recommend just make sure you get the karage!
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bramhubbell
Points +896
Tasty dishes - Edit
Masaka is amazing! We loved their vegan chicken. The sauce on the mapo tofu is excellent.
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RishanShah
Points +13
Best food in japan - Edit
This place is fully vegan but doesnt compensate on flavours. Punchy and heavy hitting spice. Absolute gem
Read morePros: Speed of service, The spicy vegan karage, The small local shop atmosphere
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jtyburski
Points +1120
Convenient but busy vegan spot in Shibuya - Edit
Each time I’ve been to Izakaya Masaka there has been a fairly long wait. This makes sense because it’s your normally small Japanese restaurant but also because it’s in the Parco in Shibuya, a prime location.
Read moreWhile I definitely like the food, the main standout is really the karaage. There are a few varieties and they are all good. Other than that, the other dishes are ok but don’t wow me.
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Queensland
Points +38
Can close before closing time - Edit
We came ~2 hours before stated closing time on a weekday and they weren’t accepting orders even though they still had 4~5 seats left. Had a sign they’re at capacity or something.
Read moreCan’t rate their food but I guess this is more a warning that you should come early if you want to get in.
Pros: Easy to find
Cons: Stopped accepting orders way before closing time
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MarleysHuman
Points +12
All vegan! - Edit
You order small plates like tapas but quite generous portions! All vegan which is great. Probably not top class cooking but still very satisfying and central in Shibuya. At the bottom floor in B building at Parco (shopping mall).
Read morePros: All vegan, Central on Shibuya
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sanj123
Points +12
Good vegan snacks - Edit
Good option for vegan snacks while exploring Shibuya. Most of the items are rice based plates.
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carolvegan
Points +4077
Marvellous!!! - Edit
The only sad point is that lots of dishes were already sold out - unfortunately very common in Japan, I think they do that in order to not waste food. But all we ordered was really delicious!!! We left there very satisfied.
Read morePros: Price, Staff, Cozy small place - eat like a local
Cons: Lots of dishes already sold out :(
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pops2107
Points +103
Amazing vegan Japanese food - Edit
Loved the vegan food here at izakaya! We got cucumber salad, maitake mushrooms, karaage with yuzu pepper mayo and mayo tofu. The maitake mushrooms are a must and to someone who hasn’t had meat in 7 years it felt like fried chicken. Our only complaint was the mayo tofu was very salty. Other than that I’d fully recommend you come here for some very tasty food!
Read morePros: Fully vegan!, Japanese style foods
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DougieBarber
Points +28
A must visit - Edit
A fully vegan menu was so refreshing for Tokyo. Being able to actually choose rather than just pick the one veggie/vegan option was a god send and it was all delicious. The deep-fried Broccoli was a standout of my whole trip
Read morePros: All veggie/vegan menu, Delicious, Good service
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stephengomez
Points +20
Super delicious! - Edit
This restaurant is located on level b1 of the Parco building. Try to get here early because it gets packed, even on a Thursday.
Read moreI went with my mom. We each got an order of the yuzu mayo karaage, an order of rice, an order of the fried spring rolls and an order of the deep fried maitake mushrooms.
The texture on the karaage was perfect and meaty. The sauce was amazing!
The mushrooms were fried to perfection with a delicate and tender texture.
The spring rolls were great too. They had bamboo and other veggies inside.
The cost per person was about $12. Great value for great quality food!
Pros: The food, The price, The atmosphere
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getsir
Points +6
Amazing Vegan restaurant - Edit
Vegan versions of many Japanese dishes.
Read moreWe tried Gyozas, Karage and deep fried Maitake mushrooms. All of them were good but the karage was excellent.
Prices are reasonable but there could be a bit of waiting as it’s a popular place.
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lilimonade
Points +130
Yummy! - Edit
Get there early if you want to make sure to get a table!
Read moreFood was pretty good, prices a bit high
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Harpy23
Points +1688
Best chicken in town - Edit
I generally find the standard of mock meat in Japan is good but the chicken kaarage here are a cut above anything else I've had here. There's a good bite to the meat and it's moist. The crispy coating is also very well seasoned. The lemon yuzu mayonnaise is an excellent choice of sauce to go with the kaarage. The lemon and spring onion topping was also enjoyable but much more lemon than onion.
Read moreI got a rice set to go with my kaarage and it helps to round the plate out into a nice balanced meal but it feels like a better idea to just get another plate of something exciting. My partner got a mapo tofu to go with her kaarage and she loved it. It was generous with tofu and sauce and really well spiced with a good level of spice from the chilli and the Sichaun pepper. It was served in a hot stone bowl so the rice got good and crispy in places too.
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ShaneSmithMattsson
Points +30
Best food in 2 weeks in Japan - Edit
The karage...do not skip!!!!
Read moreThis place was my favourite on my whole 2 week trip to Japan. Great value for money. I will never forget this place. 5 stars despite being busy and hard to find
Pros: Best karage ever, Good value, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Busy, Hard to find
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Purposely_Vegan
Points +2055
Excellent! - Edit
A fully vegan izakaya. Amazing experience and incredible food! Proper greasy bar food great for when you’ve had a few drinks. The karaage was the star and the gyozas were amazing as well.
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TomRajagopalan
Points +624
Brilliant vegan izakaya - Edit
This place is well worth visiting if you're in the Shibuya area!
Read moreThe food is really tasty, well portioned and offers plenty of variety, so is great for getting a few plates to share!
Everything we tried tasted brilliant and was satisfying filling!
The food was also really reasonable priced, so was an easy decision to get a few more things than we normally would.
The service was also really good and friendly!
Pros: Great food, Affordable and tonnes of variety, Friendly staff
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gigglygarbanzo
Points +92
I am one happy cow - Edit
The food was so delicious here and we ate so much of it. Hits the spot if you’re looking for something greasy, salty, & flavourful.
Read moreHighly recommend the Szechuan karaage.
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LettuceMuncher
Points +1434
A bit too much oil but very flavourful - Edit
We ordered the deep fried veg, karaage with spicy Sichuan mala and another with teriyaki mayonnaise and some spicy potato wedge.
Read moreMuch of the menu involved fried food. Not my normal go to so I'm probably not the best judge. For me there was a little too much oil in the dishes. However I couldn't fault the flavours.
Worth a visit
Updated from previous review on 2025-04-09
Pros: All vegan
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E.M.I.W
Points +54
So tasty. - Edit
The vegan fried chicken here is so delicious, it’s impressive.
Read moreBut since it’s quite greasy, I can only have it once in a while.
Updated from previous review on 2025-04-05
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KATIE H
Points +363
Good portions, convenient location - Edit
Food was good, fast and somewhat tasty.
Read moreI found flavours a little unbalanced and the fried food greasy. But it was a good price and location.
We had spicy potatoes, spring rolls, tempura beans, Chinese tofu, Mapo tofu, rice set (miso and pickles), mushrooms, radish salad (my favourite) .
Lots of items we wanted were not available.
Pros: Good price, Good location , Great for sharing
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tmato
Points +75
Very good - Edit
Shared gyoza and karaage, everything was great
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jonnyW
Points +21
10/10 great food - Edit
We just stopped by and had an incredible lunch. Particular favourite was the deep fried broccoli but the gyoza’s were just as lovely.
Read moreSo glad we found this place!
Pros: Great food , Great service
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MinervaG
Points +1639
10/10 recommend - Edit
Get the karaage tartar, fried mushrooms and dumplings. Everything was delicious.
Read morePros: All vegan
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