Vegetarian Restaurants in Tokyo

These are some of my favourite vegetarian friendly restaurants that have stood the test of time in and around Tokyo (listed alphabetically) – Sascha

* I have returned home to Perth, Australia so if there is anything you think needs to be added or has closed down that I am not aware of please email me through the contact form ; ) Thanks Sascha

Alishan Cafe – Organic Vegetarian Restaurant

Alishan Cafe is extremely reasonably priced for organic food. It is outside of Tokyo in Hikada City in Saitama Prefecture but well worth the trip if you feel like getting out of Tokyo for a bit.

It always surprises me how good they can make a salads taste. Somebody there really knows how to make dressing! Vegan, Vegetarian and organic food. Curries, spreads, bagels, vege burgers, organic pizzas and fabulous salads and desserts. Organic coffees and teas and so on. Visit their store and stock up on all sorts of healthy organic vegan goodies.

The nearest Station is Koma, about an hour from Ikebukuro. To get there take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Hanno, and then transfer to the Seibu Chichibu Line. Koma is the second stop from Hanno.

Their website does not seem to have the menu in English but if you look at it in the Google Chrome browser it will translate it into English Alishan Cafe Menu & Directions

Vegetarian Burger

Vegetarian Curry

Chocolate Brownies

Alishan Cafe Barn

What more could a girl want!

Crayon House

Crayon House is 95% organic, has plenty of vegetarian fare and a play area for children. The restaurant, Hiroba has a smorgasboard available for lunch and dinner. It serves brown rice. It is casual cool kind of upmarket cafeteria style.

It a shop which sells organic fruit, veges and groceries as well as organic self care products, cosmetics and organic clothing. There is a Japanese bookstore. Wholesome healing atmosphere. An afternoon can be happily spent there exploring upstairs and downstairs and soaking up the atmosphere.

If you are at Harajuku Station walk down Omotesando Dori (Ave.) until you get to chocolate shop La Maison du Chocolat Omotesando. Turn right there and walk for a few blocks. You can’t miss it. Crayon House.

Crayon House Hiroba Restaurant

DINNER SMORGASBORD at Hiroba Restaurant

Daigo – Buddhist Vegetarian Cuisine

Kaiseki style traditional Japanese Buddhist Vegetarian Cuisine. Eggs and katsuobushii (dried, smoked bonito fish flakes) are used in some recipes – you need to let them know the day before your booking if you want a vegan meal. This is an expensive restaurant but if you would like a formal traditional Japanese dinner overlooking picturesque Japanese Gardens it is worth considering. Beautifully presented authentic Japanese style Buddhist food. The owner makes the noodles himself!

3 minutes walk from Exit A5 of Onarimon Station on the Toei Mita Subway Line
4 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya Subway Line
They also have parking.

Daigo
Atago Green Hills Forest Tower, 2F
2-3-1 Atago
Minato-ku
Ph: 03-3431-0811
Lunch 11:30-14:00
Dinner 17:00-20:00
Open 7 days a week

Midorie

Midorie Organic Restaurant & Deli in Meguro Ward Tokyo is one of my favourites – a haven for health foodies, vegetarians and people with food allergies that need to be able to ask about the ingredients in the food – authentic Japanese cuisine with a modern twist. They also do take out bento boxes, delivery and will cater for parties. They offer gluten free, vegan and vegetarian catering which is really amazing for Tokyo.

Midorie Restaurant

Hassai - Lunch/ Dinner Set

Omakase Dinner Set

Eiko Yororu owner of Midorie Restaurant in Meguro Ward Tokyo

Midorie is an oasis. It is located nearby Gakugei-Daigaku Station on the Tokyu-Toyoko Line (a few stops from Shibuya Station). It is well worth a visit. It is the kind of place you can take your pickiest vegan friend (possibly you) as well as your favourite carnivores (also possibly you). It is one of the few restaurants in Tokyo that actually understands what a vegan is and even delights in catering for vegans.

They have brown rice, brown bread & wild rice. Much of the food is organic or grown without chemicals. Truly delicious and wholesome.

Lunch Set – Grilled vegetables and an egg on a bed of rice (brown & wild available) with miso soup, various side dishes and tea.

Prawn lunch set

These were my 3 choices from the deli counter. Vegetable curry, broccoli and pea salad, tomato and cheese salad. Served with brown rice, miso soup and tea.

The staff and owner Eiko are extremely helpful and willing to answer 1001 questions about what is and is not in each dish. They even smile and continue to be nice after being interrogated (a rare trait indeed in Tokyo – probably made easier by the fact that they actually know what is in the food – and it is HEALTHY). They will even make special dishes for you if you ask nicely! The food is always delicious and beautifully presented in authentic Japanese ceramic dishes. So you can see why I like it so much – a feast for your eyes as well as your taste buds.

The deli counter with a lovely selection of salads

A number of the lunch menus allow you to choose 3 items from the deli counter. There is always a good choice of items – pies, quiche, salads, curries, Asian food, Japanese, European, vegan, vegetarian, seafood…fusion I guess. And they are always freshly made on the premesis.

They carry a few items such as flax oil & organic bits and pieces. The lunch set is a great deal.

One of the ideas behind Midorie Restaurant is that children, adults and elderly people should all be able to enjoy eating there.

Midorie has a relationship with the farmers that grow the food they use. It is either organic or grown with the minimum pesticides possible – Midorie is about safe and healthy eating.

Directions: Walk out of the ticket wickets at Gakugei-Daigaku Station (Toyoko Line) and keep walking straight (down a side street to the left of the Tokyu Supermarket). When you hit a T junction turn right (walking in the opposite direction to the train track). You will come across the orange Midorie sign pretty soon.

Midorie website
Sky Scraper 1F,
2-21-10 Takaban,
Meguro-ku.
Ph: 03-5721-6655.
Open: 11:30am-10pm.

Mominoki House – Macrobiotic Restaurant

Chef and owner Eiichiro Yamada has studied French cuisine, worked in the US & UK, is a master of macrobitic cooking and considers brown rice to be an important staple. This health orientated restaurant offers macrobiotic foods with many vegetarian and vegan options as well as fish and deer meat. The dinner menu comes as a set. Organic coffee, beer and wine are available. Photos of various international celebrities who have eaten there can been seen about the restaurant. Mominoki House also sells various macrobiotic and organic foods and condiments.

Mominoki House Macrobiotic Restaurant Tokyo

Macrobiotic Sushi

Mominoki House
2-18-5 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0001
Ph: 03-3405-9144

Nataraj – Vegetarian and Vegan Indian food with “soy meat”

Delicious Indian vegan and vegetarian fare with some dishes containing soy meat. Produce comes from three farms that are pesticide free and only use organic fertilisers. No chemical preservatives or additives are used in cooking and oils are GM free. If you are gluten free you can see items with wheat marked on the menu. They also have a menu for people who don’t eat onion or garlic.