The 10 Best Places For Vegetarian Food In Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto is a beautiful city located in the central part of the island of Honshu in Japan. Full of majestic temples, shrines and palaces, it draws visitors in droves every year. If you’re one of those, and seeking top-quality vegetarian food while you’re here then try these 10 great options.
1. Vegans Café & Restaurant
Cafe, Restaurant, Japanese, Vegetarian, Coffee
2. Fortune Garden Kyoto
Fortune Garden Kyoto
The experience at Fortune Garden Kyoto starts with the friendly staff who show diners to their seats. This is then followed by efficient service and some great French food, much of which is suitable for vegetarians. Made with seasonal vegetables and fresh ingredients, customers can sample dishes such as roast vegetable quiche or pea and lentil soup here.
386-2 Ichinofunairicho Kawaramachidori 2-jo Kudaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0924, Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-254-8843
3. Morphocafe
Cafe, Japanese, Coffee, Vegan
5. Falafel Garden
Falafel Garden
Falafel Garden offers arguably the best falafels in Kyoto; deliciously crispy on the outside, moist and aromatic on the inside. Pair yours with a range of fresh salad items and sauces, and enjoy your meal on the charming backyard terrace filled with plants.
Demachiyanagi Station. +81 75-712-1856
6. Macrobiotics Prunus
Restaurant, Coffee, Japanese
7. Yudofu Sagano
Restaurant, Japanese, Asian, Vegetarian
Yudofu Sagano offers an all-tofu kaiseki menu, a vegetarian take on the traditional Japanese dining style. The joint is tucked away in a quiet neighborhood in the Arashiyama district, not far from the Tenryuji Temple. The multi-course meal is served while guests sit on comfortable pillows; from here they can admire the colorful garden which surrounds the restaurant.
8. Tosuiro Kiyamachi Main Branch
Restaurant, Japanese, Asian, Vegetarian
9. Vege Café & Dining Tosca
Vege Café & Dining Tosca
Vege Café & Dining Tosca has comfortable wooden tables and chairs, jazz playing in the background, an English menu and an open kitchen. The sourdough breads, which accompany the meals, are excellent and come with a fragrant olive oil. The house dessert is wonderful too; a sweet potato-mugwort muffin.
67-7 Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho | Sakyo Ward, Kyoto606-8224, Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-721-7779
10. Yoshuji
Restaurant, Japanese, Vegetarian
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