Vegan restaurant and cafe serving a large menu of Japanese specialities such as ramen, katsu lunch sets, omurice, curry, cake, parfaits, and more. Located on the Teramachi-dori covered shopping street. Enter through the Mumokuteki lifestyle store and go up to the 2nd floor. Has table, counter and armchair seating, plus a spacious area for families with children. Lunch is served all afternoon. Last order is 1 hour before closing. Open Mon-Tue 11:30am-7:00pm, Thu-Sun 11:30am-7:00pm. Closed Wed.
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Purposely_Vegan
Points +2421
Good restaurant, better desserts! - Edit
This is a good lunch and dinner restaurant with classic Japanese cuisine. They have a great omurice and curry. The menu is a bit limited but what they have is full of flavour. The desserts are amazing with loads of strawberry’s and tiramisu.
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361 Reviews
First Review by wanderingvegans
JBMango
Points +56
Vegan takes on Japanese favourites - Edit
As per the description, located upstairs in the Mumokuteki shop within a main covered shopping street in the heart of Kyoto. Can be accessed by both elevator and stairs. Clear English menu with lots of options, the set menus offering a variation on a main with rice, and then a number of specific side dishes that are the same for each set, and can also be ordered separately. Range of desserts and drinks also available. Expensive for Japan, but not necessarily so in context of being a specialty food (e.g. vegan only) and being in a major foot traffic route.
Read morePros: Good selection of set meals and individual options, Attentive and friendly staff, Accessible location
Cons: Quite expensive
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VeggiLulu
Points +4050
Lots of veggies - Edit
The set meals come with a lot of side dishes (very mild tasting!). The steamed veggies all tasted great, the portion was pretty big and with all the sides that came with it, it was a really filling and healthy meal.
Read moreThe seasonal parfait was tasty aswell and had a lot of strawberries.
The shiso drink was bland which was a bit unfortunate.
All in all good food, lots of options and nice desserts aswell.
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RobynN
Points +54
Delicious healthy food - Edit
Nice takes on typically non-vegan dishes
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arii_teee1227
Points +56
delicious, fully vegan! - Edit
we tried each of the different meal set options, the miso katsu was our favorite. the soy ice cream is lovely as well.
Read morePros: best meal we’ve had in kyoto, super fast, cute atmosphere
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genevegan
Points +28
So good we keep coming back!! - Edit
Their food is delicious, the presentation is amazing and the staff so friendly. They have an English menu too. My daughter is 12 and requests we go here every day on our stay in Kyoto!! And I agree it’s so good!! The desserts are amazing as well and we love the tiramisu parfait and cheesecake, so happy to have found such an amazing place!!
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Dharmachanda
Points +160
Relief to find such good vegan food in Kyoto - Edit
Our meals were delicious and creative.
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MinervaG
Points +1901
Must visit - Edit
The food is delicious here. We had the mumokuteki 3 kinds-Gozen, seasonal cheesecake and the Yuba omelette. Omg everything was delicious. My favorites were the seasonal cheesecake and the Yuba omelette. The seasonal cheesecake got better with each bite and it's the only vegan cheesecake I've had that actually tastes like the real cheesecake.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-20
Pros: All vegan , Friendly staff , Delicious food
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soulgrinder
Points +442
So good I went twice!!! - Edit
Extensive all vegan menu in a very central and convenient location. The cafe space is big, stylish and clean. The staff are friendly and there is an English menu.
Read moreThe set meals are huge and come with so many beautifully presented side dishes. It's well worth getting dessert too if you have room!
Pros: Great location, Huge vegan menu
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charleyamadeus
Points +139
Just okay… - Edit
Got the hamburger & tofu Katsu meal set since I saw so many people recommended it. I gotta say, it was just okay.
Read moreThe hamburger and Katsu itself was good, along with the salad it’s on. Besides that, alllll the unnecessary sides didn’t compliment the meal and was just okay. The soup was cold and poorly made. The weird veggie juice shot was a cup full of pulp and needed to be chewed though.
I don’t think it’s worth the price. Definitely recommend going elsewhere.
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emkoi
Points +2618
One of the best meals I had in Japan - Edit
[Visited June 2024]
Read moreI had a lunch set here and wow, it was full of so many good things. There was a single sliced strawberry and it was one of the best strawberries I ever had. Their chai could have had more flavour. Still, highly recommend this place! It’s beautiful inside too.
Updated from previous review on 2025-03-07
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jonesjr1212
Points +16
Amazing vegan restaurant - Edit
I had the tofu/okra steak cutlet plate with many sides, and everything was delicious. My friend had the mystery curry and loved it. The chai tea was also really good. I highly recommend this place if you are visiting Kyoto.
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vickerbasket
Points +1409
Fast and Delicious - Edit
Came here half an hour before opening and browsed through their clothing and goods shop downstairs. There is a waiting area before the restaurant opens upstairs.
Read moreI think I sat down at 11:30, ordered a few minutes later and I had food by 11:42! I debated a set menu, but then I saw the omurice with yuba and had to try. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a vegan omurice before that doesn’t use egg replacer.
The omurice was delicious! At first I thought it was just a yellow sauce but there are bits of the most delicate yuba in there! It really does mimic the most barely cooked eggs. The rice seemed like ketchup rice. The mushroom demiglaze was pretty good, not too salty.
I saw the set menus coming out really quickly too! I had debated the fried okara in the trio set, but I’m super happy with the omurice. I could’ve ordered dessert but your check comes immediately after you order and I was too lazy to ask what the seasonal cheesecake flavor was.
Definitely recommend! They seemed popular as well.
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amberspades
Points +327
So good, I had it twice! - Edit
I visited Mumokuteki twice when I was in Kyoto. They get busy so make sure to make a reservation online ahead of time! (or you’ll be waiting downstairs with a ticket number). As soon as I saw the meal set, I had to try it! Though after looking at the menu and seeing that they had omurice, that solidified my choice that we had to go back. I was impressed with the flavours and the quality of food. Really close to the market and shopping district.
Read morePros: Extensive menu , Vegan takes on traditional japanese , Quality ingredients
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patchylacow
Points +168
late lunch / early dinner - Edit
super yummy!! pleasantly suprised to stumble upon this place, right next door to the loutre otter place😄my non-vegan meat enjoying roommates also enjoyed their food!! cost ¥8,500 for the 4 of us! definitely recommend stopping by!
Read morePros: entirely vegan menu, no card fee!, nice and spacious
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vheegan2
Points +810
Lovely meal in Kyoto - Edit
The restaurant is quite busy so we had to wait for maybe 10 minutes but it was absolutely worth it. The food here is fantastic. They offer a small selection of main dishes including ramen, an omelette, and Japanese lunch sets with your choice of karaage, cutlet or hamburger (all vegan of course). The drinks and desserts are also worth trying. Would absolutely recommend. Nice location near various shops in Kyoto.
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DettyHarry
Points +76
Best service, best salad in Japan - Edit
Had a great meal and a good chat with head chef and owner.
Read moreBest salad in Japan, but probably best salad I’ve had full stop.
The menu is seasonal, but consistently fresh and healthy.
I had the burger salad which was delicious. Partner had dumplings which were a bit small.
Cake was lovely.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-24
Pros: Fantasticly fresh and seasoned salad, “Burger” tasted delicious , Cake was wonderful
Cons: Dumplings weren’t a lot to write home about
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R.P.
Points +243
Excellent - Edit
This place is located on the second floor and is very well-kept. It was an absolute pleasure dining here. The ramen was exquisite, and the gyoza were fantastic—truly delicious! I’ll definitely be coming back!
Read morePros: Ramen , Gyoza
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izzyallwood
Points +27
Beautiful food - Edit
We got a set and the cheesecake! It was all very delicious.
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Tsukimi
Points +7088
One of the best in Kyoto!! - Edit
Reliable quality over the years. I can't even count anymore how many times I've eaten here. 😆
Read moreTheir teishoku sets are amazing! So yummy and healthy! And I love that they have milk shakes, which are so rare vegan!
Very spacious, so fits a lot of people.
On weekends I recommend going early or to reserve.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-01
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kaky
Points +445
Delicious - Edit
delicious food. Price-performance ratio was great, the place was beautiful and everything was great. Absolutely recommended
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-11-07
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FK123
Points +2300
Good tiramisu - Edit
We had the tiramisu and the soy milk strawberry. I liked the Tiramisu, but my partner was a little more critical. The strawberry soy milk was frozen, and even the strawberry on top was frozen, so it wasnt as enjoyable as I wished it to be. The ice as it had a light strawberry flavour, but no flavor beneath that.
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pixel_pusher
Points +82
One of my favorite vegan restaurants in Japan - Edit
I really loved Mumokuteki. The staff is very friendly, the food is great and it's in a nice, central location. Some of the staff know a bit of English so there wasn't any problem ordering. I got the "3 kinds of special set meal" so it had a little of everything. It was all really tasty, especially the fried okara surprisingly. It's just an overall really great meal and you get to try so many different foods. This is a winner for sure and I would love to come back.
Read morePros: Big, huge portions with a wide variety of foods, Friendly staff
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MarcosAbdallah
Points +311
Favorite place in Kyoto! - Edit
This gotta be the restaurant that I most liked in Kyoto! Friendly staff, delicious food, big servings, desserts and everything
Read more10/10
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AppleCow
Points +18
Delicious! - Edit
Loved this vegan GF restaurant. The set menu had 10 small dishes made of locally sourced ingredients.
Read morePros: Taste, Quality, English menu
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Kittybiscuit
Points +9450
Parfait was ok but not what I was expecting - Edit
I couldn’t resist a tiramisu dessert, the first since I’ve been in Japan. I also had an iced soy latte which was nice and strong. My partner had the cheesecake and a strawberry milkshake.
Read moreThe tiramisu parfait looked amazing. The piece of tiramisu slice was delicious. The soft serve, which I had been looking forward to, was very icy and didn’t taste like other soy soft serve I’ve had. It wasn’t creamy. The berries seemed to be frozen too. It was ok, the sauce was fine, but I was expecting more for 1300 yen.
My partner said he cheesecake was ok and same for the milkshake.
The setting is nice and the staff are kind. The other meals that came out looked amazing but I would recommend getting dessert elsewhere.Perhaps they are premade and they need to leave them out to defrost a bit longer.
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SophieShh
Points +30
A must visit - Edit
The staff and atmosphere are great - a truly authentic Japanese experience. I had the mumokuteki 3 kind set and it was so filling but so tasty (the miso cutlets stood out for me) but I couldn’t help but finish the lot. I’ll definitely be back for the omuraisu and some of the desserts
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-27
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Beba112
Points +754
Great vegan set - Edit
The protein options were great(the cutlets and okarage were my favorite, but some of the sides weren’t for me as they had a flavor that reminded me of tuna, which I didn’t like even before going vegan. Though I was seated quickly, the food took a while to come out. On the bright side, they offer a variety of desserts, which I loved. The seasonal cheesecake, in particular, was one of the best vegan cheesecakes I've had!
Read morePros: Variety, Healthy
Cons: Long wait time for food
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