Café-restaurant and tourism hotspot located on Dotonbori's shop street a block from the canal. Dishes include takoyaki, yakisoba, deep-fried skewers ("kushikatsu"), vegan cutlet rice bowls ("katsudon"), fried gyoza dumplings and more. Cold Shio Ramen is available from June 2025. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-10:30pm. Public holidays have Sat-Sun hours.
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1F Nakaza Blvd, 1 Chome-7-21 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan, 542-0071
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 07 Oct 2025 by pivotbase
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Added by pivotbase on 31 May 2024
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Featured Review
tknasir
Points +20
Great Osakan Cuisine - Edit
Really great Osakan cuisine! One of the troubles of being vegan in Japan is the lack of options and as lovely as some of the other vegan restaurants we tried were, they had lots of burgers and not as much “traditional” cuisine. Having just had a tour guide tell us about all this traditional Osakan food that we couldn’t eat, we found out that pretty much all of it was served here! Can’t speak highly enough of it, so nice to not have to miss out on any of the culinary culture just because we’re vegan! Also has really friendly staff who speak great English and an easy to use online order/menu system in English!
Read morePros: Traditional food, Friendly staff, Central location
VeganRia🫶🌱🩷
I went to Pivot with my family and... OM-SQUEE IT WAS SO GOODDDDDDDDD, we all shared a chicken cutlet, vegan gyoza, curry rice, french fries, standard takoyaki, maipo eggplant, and salted bread. The chicken cutlet was so good that we ordered 2 more servings. Next the vegan gyoza, it was perfect if you tried the soy sauce and red chili oil on top. Then we tried the curry rice and it was SOOOOO delicious 😋. The French fries were crispy on the outside and soft like a pillow on the inside. Next the takoyaki which I ordered, it was so good it was hard to believe it was vegan. All the workers were so kind🩷
Read morepivotbase
Thank you very much for visiting our restaurant. We truly appreciate you putting into words what we have strived to achieve! We learned that some tourists visiting Japan are unable to fully enjoy their meals due to dietary restrictions. With this in mind, we opened our restaurant in the popular Dotonbori area of Osaka as a place where everyone can enjoy traditional Osaka cuisine. We are delighted that so many guests have already visited us.
Read moreThank you very much for your wonderful review, and we sincerely look forward to welcoming you back.
Guest
367 Reviews
First Review by feebz1986
nicpye
Points +77
Great surprise find! - Edit
Wasn't expecting to find a vegan place right in the middle of the Dotonburi area, so it was great to see this one! Interesting menu, with Japanese classics made vegan (and delicious)! Small dishes, very good for sharing. Friendly staff, and super easy to order using the QR code at your table. They take payment by card only.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-03
Pros: Convenience, Choices, Price
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TomerKaminsky
Points +102
Nice - Edit
Really nice, friendly and pleasant staff. Small dishes, suitable for sharing
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happygatehouses
Points +87
Fantastic lunch menu - Edit
Really great food very tasty. Nice calm space to eat while still on the busy market street.
Read moreHighly recommend
Pros: Welcoming, Clean open dining space, Table order via phone was easy
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angii
Points +212
Buono - Edit
Premetto che non ho ordinato chissà che cosa perché non avevo molta fame. Ho preso solo dei takoyaki accompagnati da verdure sottaceto. Erano buoni, ma tutto qui. Il locale è molto bello e si trova in centro Dotonbori quindi i prezzi possono risultare un po’ alti solo per qualche pezzo di takoyaki.
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איתםכהן
Points +20
לא טוב - Edit
אוכל לא טוב, לחלק מהמנות טעם של מדיח
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R41N
Points +213
Lifesaver for vegans in Dotonbori - Edit
We have ordered quite a bit food and the portions were big. The cafe itself was relatively empty in middle of Dotonbori so its a good escape from crowds if you need one.
Read moreEverything tasted great but the vegetable skewers were too greasy for our taste. Cutlet bowl was crunchy and satisfying to eat and had a hefty amount of rice below. Yakisoba noodles were just alright, nothing too crazy but also not bad at all. Takoyaki were creamy with a mushroom and konjac inside and was very satisfying to eat. Kimchi is also great but I would prefer it much spicier.
All in all, a great and quick service cafe, would definitely recommend.
Pros: Not too crowded and plenty of seating, Quick service
Cons: Pricey, Greasy fried food
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SophieB1708
Points +72
אוכל מבאס - Edit
אוכל מאוד בינוני מינוס….
Read moreבאסה קצת,
היתרון הוא שאפשר לנסות את הכדורים המפורסמים טבעוניים Takoyaki
המקום נקי ונעים ובמיקום מרכזי
שירות אדיב
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helitim
Points +36
Alright - Edit
The takoyaki was very yum, but the remainder of our dinner was nothing impressive.
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mallinds
Points +444
Nice tokoyaki - Edit
The tokoyaki here was great, but everything else on the bland side.
Read morePros: Fully vegan , Lots of seating
Cons: On a super busy street
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marjoloen
Points +20
Goede locatie, lekker gegeten - Edit
Smaakvol en redelijk vee keuze op een hele centrale locatie in Osaka
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Jinger
Points +97
Good food, nice location - Edit
The food was decent. The ambience was good.
Read moreAs a fully vegan place in japan you gotta give them the 5th star😉
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Ryskopa
Points +124
Vegan restaurant at Osaka - Edit
You can try some traditional food in vegan version, they have also lots of gluten free options, I really enjoyed and I recommend to visit this place
Read morePros: Nice staff , Staff speaks English , Tasty traditional Japan food
Cons: Gluten free options
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Forbeszy
Points +356
Great way to cool down on a hot day - Edit
Decided to get a ginger ale to start to cool down. Then got a Curry with soybean meat cutlet with a salad. The salad came first. I loved the dressing and was a nice starter.
Read moreThen the curry came in. I really liked the flavors. The soybean meat was nice and crispy on the outside but a little chewy than I thought. It was okay. The curry I expected to be spicy but I didn’t taste any. Was a little sad about that.
Then I had a chocolate galette. I was loving it. Nice and cold to help combat the heat.
Pros: Tons of vegan options, Desserts as well
Cons: Expected a little spice from the curry
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FloraVanderhaegen
Points +22
Great takoyaki! - Edit
First vegan restaurant I'm going to in Osaka-and Japan! Went there with my best friend who's a non-vegan and moved here a year ago, she loved it and said she wanted to come back!
Read moreWe had takoyaki, gyozas and some rice curry. I liked the rice less but I don't love rice or curry so that's really just my preference.
We also loved our drinks!
I had a gin, ginger ale, lemon made with japanese gin that was great, and my friend had a sugary alcohol free cocktail that she really loved!
Pros: Very tasty takoyaki , Free WiFi for customers , Nice staff
Cons: Orders via qr code, Toilets are a far walk away from the restaurant
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Picy
Points +5034
Delicious - Edit
Delicious food in a great place with nice staff. We heard they said to the customers that it's fully vegan. It's so nice to find such place with some vegan traditional Japanese food.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Nice staff, Various choices
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Heike.St
Points +1688
Super location for vegan restaurant - Edit
Great location in Dotonbori!
Read moreWe were seated quickly; menus are on the table but you order via QR-Code.
We got the lunch menu: yakisoba (with chicken) plus rice balls (one wrapped with seaweed; one cover is flower sea salt) plus miso soup.
The noodles were great; the salty rice ball was interesting but not bad. The miso soup wasn’t our favorite, not used to the veggies in it. :)
We also got the vegan takoyaki balls with mayonnaise. Was nice to try something new, but as we don’t know the original octopus version, it was just another dough ball for us.
Furthermore we tried the “vinegar drinks”. (We only read that name after we ordered otherwise we might have been more hesitant.) they ended up being pretty tasty Sodas. One mango flavored (Thailand) and one Tricolor one (France) with different berries.
It was so good, we wanted to come back to get some takeout. But unfortunately they don’t to that, not even for just drinks or shaved ice😒
Cons: No takeout
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RiccardoDellafiore
Points +20
Ottimo pranzo Vegano - Edit
Ci siamo stati per pranzo 2 volte, ottimi piatti giapponesi rivisitati in chiave vegana.
Read morePersonale molto gentile e accogliente.
Pros: Pulito, Buono
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Tanja75
Points +58
Delicious vegan food - Edit
Wir waren zum Mittagessen da und hatten Takoyaki, Yakisoba und Reisbälle. Das Essen war lecker und der Service sehr freundlich. 
Read morePros: Große Auswahl, Zentrale Lage, Freundliches Personal
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tknasir
Points +20
Great Osakan Cuisine - Edit
Really great Osakan cuisine! One of the troubles of being vegan in Japan is the lack of options and as lovely as some of the other vegan restaurants we tried were, they had lots of burgers and not as much “traditional” cuisine. Having just had a tour guide tell us about all this traditional Osakan food that we couldn’t eat, we found out that pretty much all of it was served here! Can’t speak highly enough of it, so nice to not have to miss out on any of the culinary culture just because we’re vegan! Also has really friendly staff who speak great English and an easy to use online order/menu system in English!
Read morePros: Traditional food, Friendly staff, Central location
VeganRia🫶🌱🩷
I went to Pivot with my family and... OM-SQUEE IT WAS SO GOODDDDDDDDD, we all shared a chicken cutlet, vegan gyoza, curry rice, french fries, standard takoyaki, maipo eggplant, and salted bread. The chicken cutlet was so good that we ordered 2 more servings. Next the vegan gyoza, it was perfect if you tried the soy sauce and red chili oil on top. Then we tried the curry rice and it was SOOOOO delicious 😋. The French fries were crispy on the outside and soft like a pillow on the inside. Next the takoyaki which I ordered, it was so good it was hard to believe it was vegan. All the workers were so kind🩷
Read morepivotbase
Thank you very much for visiting our restaurant. We truly appreciate you putting into words what we have strived to achieve! We learned that some tourists visiting Japan are unable to fully enjoy their meals due to dietary restrictions. With this in mind, we opened our restaurant in the popular Dotonbori area of Osaka as a place where everyone can enjoy traditional Osaka cuisine. We are delighted that so many guests have already visited us.
Read moreThank you very much for your wonderful review, and we sincerely look forward to welcoming you back.
Guest
nick14
Points +1080
Surprised by other reviews - Edit
We went here as it was a perfect location for where we were. The food we had was great and the location allowed us to feel in the main hussle and bustle when usually vegan places are found out of the way.
Read morePros: All vegan, Good range of options, Friendly staff
Cons: Toilet is not in the same building
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alexandra.mome
Points +68
Good vegan option - Edit
Some dishes was really good like the kimchi and the takoyaki. The waiters speak English and they are really kind.
Read morePros: Takoyaki
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jwn
Points +45
Not nut allergy friendly - Edit
The food looked delicious and we ordered drinks here. For others who have a nut allergy, staff advised that all food items contain nut products. Lovely staff team who were apologetic about this.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-27
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tgardner1453
Points +690
Fine food - Edit
Food was fine a bit costly for portion though. Menu felt haphazard and not focused. Nice staff though. Only takes card
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JenniferCassidy
Points +41
Lovely food lovely staff! - Edit
Had the katsu curry, nice big portion and came with a side salad. Partner had the yakisoba with rice balls and soup. Both delicious. Big restaurant with lots of seats and aircon. You can a QR code to order.
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MoreJan
Points +20
Solid vegan option - Edit
The vegan takoyaki was alright, the truffle salt variant was very tasty. The gyoza was very tasty as well. A very solid option is the cutlet bowl. Two very tasty and crispy vegan cutlets on top of a well flavoured bed of rice with some greens. Good meal to have after a long day. Staff is very friendly and there should always be enough space.
Read morePros: Cutlet, friendly staff
Cons: Takoyaki could have more flavour
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jdbbdbxnldnd
Points +21
Friendly but meal wasn’t good - Edit
I like they speak so many langua and the idea offering vegetarian/vegan food for all of us that don’t like octopus.
Read moreI must admit that I didn’t like the okonomiaky. They were watery and soft, as well as I don’t like the jelly Konjac inside.
Pros: Many languages , No cash, Vegan
Cons: taste
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K-Louise
Points +24
Good opportunity for vegans to experience street food - Edit
The staff was really friendly. They have a good selection of classic Japanese food made vegan and the price of drinks was good.
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