Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Western
Bakery
Breakfast

Vegetarian cafe. All dishes are vegan but offers dairy milk & dairy cheese as substitutions if the customer chooses. (Please send HappyCow an update with further information.) Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm.


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11 Reviews

First Review by tcollins

Hafenhuhn

Points +143

Vegan
21 Oct 2025

Safe haven

Just one turnoff from the busy streets of Gion this place offers you a healthy lunch or coffee / tea break. Very polite owner.

edenangus

Points +28

Vegan
15 Oct 2025

Delicious food and quiet cafe

Delicious light and refreshing vegan food with the option for real dairy if you’d like it. Only a short walk away from the busy high street but very peaceful. Loved it!

jdinunzio

Points +616

Vegan
14 Oct 2025

Poor service

Our experience didn’t live up to the good reviews we saw.
When we arrived we were told they were busy and it could take half an hour to get food. We sat down and said okay. While waiting, we asked to get matcha teas. They said they couldn’t because they were too busy. After finally ordering the food and teas, it was extremely long wait. Our two main dishes were brought out over ten minutes apart. There was one girl working so slowly on every order. The owner strolled in later on and sat down to scroll on her phone. The pizza and avocado toast was okay. There was no salt or toppings on the toast.

sana6

14 Oct 2025

We’re truly sorry to hear that your visit didn’t meet your expectations. At times when our small café gets unexpectedly busy, waiting times can be longer, and we understand how frustrating that can be.

We serve salt and other seasonings separately so that each guest can adjust to their personal taste, but we apologize if that wasn’t clearly communicated.

As a small independent café, we sometimes operate with a very limited team, and we appreciate your patience and understanding. Your feedback is important to us and helps us improve.

We hope you’ll consider giving us another chance in the future.

DunderMuffin

Points +84

Vegan
13 Oct 2025

nette Gastgeberin und tolles Essen

Wir hatten das Mushroom Toast und das Pizza Toast und können beides sehr empfehlen.

eien

Points +406

Vegan
07 Oct 2025

Deliciously healthy

Perfect spot to hide and rest from the crowds near the shrines.
We had the granola with soy yoghurt, walnut toast and the match with strawberry (replaced the milk with soy milk)
All of it was absolutely delightful and tasty. Especially that drink...
I could tell that the owner prepared the food with care.
Hopefully they'll remove the dairy option entirely and become fully vegan 🙏

Tsukimi

Points +7088

Vegan
02 Jul 2025

Cozy and yummy

Very cozy little cafe in a street a bit off sannenzaka, so less crowded.
The owner is a very friendly Russian woman. Her husband is running a tattoo studio on the upper floors!
Tbh, the food prices are a bit high for the amount, but it's understandable bc it's a tourist area. But sweets and drinks are reasonable.
The blueberry lemon muffin was warm and very fresh. 😋
The seasonal pana cotta was yummy and so freaking cute!

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-02

ChintaanGouti

Points +23

Vegetarian
23 May 2025

Great Vegetarian/Vegan food

It's a small quaint cafe, with great open Sandwich options with a plate full of vegetables and homemade salads,
Really enjoyed the meal

Pros: Avacado bread, Pizza bread

Linivini

Points +222

Vegan
25 Apr 2025

Cozy little cafe in Gion

Went there for breakfast and had delicious Matcha Latte Pizza/Mushroom Toasts. Sweet owner as well, would recommend!

Paterin07

Points +47

Vegan
03 Apr 2025

nice cozy cafe

A lovely, cozy cafe with a friendly owner. The food was delicious and prepared with love.

engcami

Points +34

Vegan
28 Feb 2025

Cosy and friendly

The restaurant is not vegan, but vegetarian. The owner/staff is super friendly, and the food was really good. I had the bread mushroom pizza with vegan cheese ❣️

Pros: The calm far of the place , Delicious food , Friendly owner

tcollins

Points +137

Vegan
20 Nov 2024

Delicious vegan right outside kiyomizu dear

Many drink and food options sweet and savory, good protein choices and affordable prices!

Pros: Locally sourced items , Homemade items , Everything delicious!




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