Vegetarian Restaurants Tokyo 2026: 11 Spots From ¥1,450

The best vegetarian restaurants in Tokyo are mostly fully vegan, and this guide lists 11 of them, from a ¥1,450 vegan ramen in Harajuku to a ¥17,800 shojin kaiseki lunch near Kamiyacho. They cover Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Harajuku and Omotesando, Jiyugaoka, Tokyo Station, Toyosu, Akihabara and Kamiyacho.

We checked each spot on its official site and on Tabelog in 2026 and label it in the shop's own words: fully vegan, vegan, or shojin (Buddhist temple-style cooking, vegetarian but not always vegan). Where a detail is not on a primary source, we say "check the official site". Closed or closing: 2foods (last shop, Ginza Loft, closes end of October 2026), Ain Soph. Ripple (no longer in Tokyo) and Itosho (Tabelog listing suspended).

Photo by Jpatokal / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), shojin dinner at a temple on Mt Koya

Prices are tax included where an official price exists; otherwise the Tabelog budget is shown.

Ain Soph. Journey is a fully vegan cafe-restaurant on three floors of the Shinjuku Q Building, and the official page describes its food and sweets as completely plant-based. It sits directly in front of Shinjuku-sanchome Station Exit C5, which makes it the easiest sit-down vegan meal in Shinjuku. The shop calls its Heavenly Vegan Pancakes its most popular item. Celiac readers will also find it in our gluten free restaurants in Tokyo guide, and for plant-based noodles nearby see vegan ramen in Shinjuku.

What to order

• Heavenly vegan pancakes (¥2,550 alone)
• Journey Course (¥5,500)

Practical info

• Location: Shinjuku Q Bldg B1/1F/2F, 3-8-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
• Nearest station: Shinjuku-sanchome Station Exit C5, directly in front (official)
• Hours: Weekdays lunch 11:30-16:00, dinner 18:00-21:30; weekends and holidays lunch 11:30-17:00, dinner 18:00-21:30
• Closed: Irregular; see the official calendar
• Price: Journey Course ¥5,500; Pancake Course ¥4,980 (tax included)
• English menu: Check the official site
• Reservation: TableCheck only
• Vegan status: Fully vegan
• Source: ain-soph.jp/journey-shinjuku

Insider tip

Tabelog says same-day lunch reservations are not accepted, so walk in and wait.

Ain Soph. Soar is the Ikebukuro sister of Journey, and its official page promises 100% vegan meals, sweets and drinks. Tabelog lists vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menus, an English menu with photos, and a universal-design interior (renovated April 2017) where strollers can reach the table. It is about a 10-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station, so it suits a planned meal more than a quick stop. Weekends and holidays run all day from 11:30 to 21:00.

What to order

• Vegan pancakes
• Vegan pasta and Italian-style dishes

Practical info

• Location: Union Bldg 1F, 3-5-7 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
• Nearest station: Ikebukuro Station, about 10 min walk
• Hours: Weekdays lunch 11:30-16:00, dinner 18:00-21:00; weekends and holidays 11:30-21:00
• Closed: Irregular; see the official calendar
• Price: Tabelog budget ¥1,000-1,999
• English menu: Yes (Tabelog)
• Reservation: TableCheck
• Vegan status: Fully vegan
• Source: ain-soph.jp/soar

Insider tip

Hours can change on the day, so check the store's Instagram.

Vegan Bistro Jangara is the all-vegan restaurant from the Kyushu Jangara ramen group, opened in March 2021 in Harajuku. Its bilingual menu PDF says every dish is free of meat, seafood, eggs, dairy products, MSG and white sugar. The headline dish is Vegan Kobonshan, a vegan tonkotsu-style ramen with roasted garlic oil. It opens daily from 11:00 to 22:00 with no closing day, which makes it an easy fallback around Harajuku and Omotesando. More noodle options are in our vegetarian ramen in Tokyo guide.

What to order

• Vegan Kobonshan or spicy Vegan Karabon (¥1,450)
• Vegan gyoza (3 pcs ¥500)
• Juju Grill soy-meat plate (¥1,500)

Practical info

• Location: Champs-Elysees Harajuku No.2 Bldg 2F, 1-13-21 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
• Nearest station: Meiji-jingumae <Harajuku> Station Exit 2, 1 min
• Hours: 11:00-22:00 (LO 21:00); lunch menu until 15:00
• Closed: None
• Price: Ramen ¥1,450-1,500 (menu dated September 14, 2026)
• English menu: Yes (bilingual PDF)
• Reservation: Not taken
• Vegan status: All dishes vegan (official menu)
• Source: kyushujangara.co.jp/shops/veganbistro

Insider tip

Gluten-free noodles (+¥100) share a kitchen and equipment with wheat. Oriental-vegetarian dishes (no five pungent roots) are available on request.

BROWN RICE Tokyo Omotesando, by Neal's Yard Remedies, serves organic vegan Japanese set meals just off Omotesando. The official site describes organic and vegan ingredients, and the vegan curry is mild with no chilli heat. The standout is the seasonal-vegetable seiro-steamed set, which steams ten or more heirloom vegetables in a bamboo steamer. The Ichiju-sansai set (one soup, three sides) with brown rice and miso soup is the simplest order. It is the gentlest introduction to plant-based washoku on this list, but it closes at 18:00.

Photo by gog.creator / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

What to order

• Seasonal vegetable seiro-steamed set (¥2,700 weekdays)
• Ichiju-sansai set with brown rice (¥2,600 weekdays)
• Vegan curry (¥2,500 weekdays)

Practical info

• Location: 1F, 5-1-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
• Nearest station: Omotesando Station Exit A1, 3 min
• Hours: 11:30-18:00 daily (LO food 17:00)
• Closed: First Tuesday of every month; New Year holidays
• Price: Sets ¥2,500-3,100; weekend prices are about ¥400 higher (tax included)
• English menu: Yes (Tabelog)
• Reservation: Weekday 11:30 or 13:15 and weekend 11:30 arrivals only; web or phone
• Vegan status: Vegan (official site)
• Source: brownrice.jp/menu

Insider tip

Plan this as lunch, not dinner.

Mr. FARMER is a West-Coast-style salad and bowl cafe near Omotesando Hills. Only this branch is all vegan: the official site calls it an "all vegan cafe", and the vegan menu excludes meat, fish, animal-derived dashi, dairy, eggs, honey and white sugar. The Hibiya, Komazawa and Echika branches also serve chicken and beef dishes, so do not assume the whole chain is vegan. It opens at 10:00 on weekdays and 9:00 on weekends, a good brunch option.

What to order

• Seasonal salads with house dressings
• Items from the vegan menu

Practical info

• Location: Sepia Harajuku Bldg 1F, 4-5-12 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
• Nearest station: Omotesando Station, 4 min walk
• Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-21:00; Sat, Sun and holidays 9:00-21:00 (LO 20:00)
• Closed: Check the official site
• Price: Tabelog budget ¥1,000-1,999
• English menu: Check the official site
• Reservation: Check the official site
• Vegan status: Fully vegan at this branch only
• Source: mr-farmer.jp

Insider tip

Tabelog notes at least one food item per person is required.

SAIDO is a fully vegan Japanese restaurant in Jiyugaoka that serves "junk" comfort food such as noodles, rice bowls and fried dishes. Its official page says it uses no meat or seafood, chemical additives, refined sugar or the five pungent roots, so it also suits oriental and Buddhist vegetarians. It is a destination meal outside central Tokyo, and reservations are required. The dried-shiitake (donko) dashi soup is a good example of plant-based stock.

What to order

• Lunch combo (noodle dish, rice bowl or curry soup)
• Vegan cheese caprese
• Dried shiitake (donko) dashi soup

Practical info

• Location: A&D House 101, 2-15-10 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku
• Nearest station: Jiyugaoka Station, 5 min walk
• Hours: Lunch 12:00-15:00 (LO 14:00); dinner 18:00-21:00 (LO 20:00)
• Closed: Wednesdays
• Price: Lunch from ¥2,970; dinner from ¥3,300; dinner course from ¥5,280
• English menu: Yes (Tabelog)
• Reservation: Required
• Vegan status: Fully vegan
• Source: saido.tokyo/en

Insider tip

Bring a card: Tabelog says e-money is not accepted.

T's Restaurant is the original vegan restaurant behind T's TanTan, in the basement of Luz Jiyugaoka. Its official site says no meat, seafood, egg or dairy is used, only vegetables, soy meat, soy milk and other plant ingredients. It is open from 11:30 to 21:00 and also offers gluten-free, oriental-vegetarian and Muslim-friendly options; the official wording is "Muslim-friendly" and no halal certification is stated. The shop has 40 non-smoking seats. It is a second Jiyugaoka option beside SAIDO.

What to order

• The original vegan menu
• Made-to-order vegan cakes

Practical info

• Location: Luz Jiyugaoka B1F, 2-9-6 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku
• Nearest station: Jiyugaoka Station main exit, 3-4 min walk
• Hours: 11:30-21:00 (LO 20:30)
• Closed: New Year holidays
• Price: Check the official site (Tabelog budget ¥1,000-1,999 at lunch)
• English menu: Check the official site
• Reservation: Phone, 03-3717-0831
• Vegan status: Fully vegan
• Source: ts-restaurant.jp

Insider tip

Tabelog notes no card payment at lunch, so carry some cash.

T's TanTan is a vegan ramen specialist inside major JR stations, so it is the easiest vegan meal between trains. The official page says it uses no meat, seafood, dairy or egg. The Tokyo Station shop has moved: the official store list now gives Gransta Tokyo B1F, outside the ticket gates. Other branches are JR Ikebukuro, ecute Akihabara, ecute Ueno and Narita Airport Terminal 2. Details for the Tokyo shop are thin, so confirm on the official page.

What to order

• Vegan tantanmen (sesame and chilli)

Practical info

• Location: Gransta Tokyo B1F, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku (outside the gates)
• Nearest station: Tokyo Station (JR)
• Hours: Tokyo shop: check the official site. Ikebukuro 11:00-22:00; ecute Ueno 10:00-22:00 Mon-Sat (Tabelog)
• Closed: Check the official site
• Price: Check the official site (Tabelog budget ¥1,000-1,999)
• English menu: Check the official site
• Reservation: Not accepted (Tabelog)
• Vegan status: Fully vegan (official)
• Source: ts-restaurant.jp/tantan

Insider tip

Ikebukuro and Ueno are inside the ticket gates, while the Tokyo shop is outside.

Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo serves vegan miso ramen inside the teamLab Planets TOKYO grounds in Toyosu. Only visitors who have entered teamLab Planets can eat here, so you need a teamLab Planets ticket first. The Tokyo-only Miso Ramen "Vegan UZU style" uses a Rausu kombu and domestic shiitake dashi with oat milk, blended miso and white sesame, topped with roasted tomato, grilled maitake and yuzu peel. The official site warns that it contains soy, wheat and sesame and is not suitable for five-pungent-root-free or gluten-free diets.

What to order

• Miso Ramen "Vegan UZU style" (¥2,000)
• Vegan ice cream (¥800-900)

Practical info

• Location: Inside teamLab Planets TOKYO grounds, 6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto-ku
• Nearest station: Shin-Toyosu Station (Yurikamome), 1 min
• Hours: 10:30-21:30; ramen from 11:00; last order 21:00
• Closed: Follows teamLab Planets closing days
• Price: Miso ramen ¥2,000 (tax included)
• English menu: Official site has English; check the in-shop menu
• Reservation: None stated; teamLab Planets ticket required
• Vegan status: Vegan (shop name and menu)
• Source: vegan-uzu.com/pages/uzu-tokyo

Insider tip

The official site lists teamLab Planets as running until the end of 2027.

Komaki Shokudo serves shojin ryori (Buddhist temple-style cooking) inside CHABARA, under the JR tracks, 2 minutes from the Electric Town Exit of Akihabara Station. Its official site says the dashi is animal-free too, made from dried shiitake, kombu, kanpyo (dried gourd), roasted soybeans and kiriboshi-daikon soaking water. The site does not label every item vegan, so treat it as shojin with plant-based dashi and confirm desserts. It has 20 seats, including a private room for up to six.

What to order

• Shojin teishoku (set meals)
• Japanese sweets (confirm vegan status)

Practical info

• Location: Inside CHABARA, 8-2 Kanda Neribeicho, Chiyoda-ku
• Nearest station: JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit, 2 min
• Hours: Weekdays 11:00-16:00 and 17:00-20:00; Sat, Sun and holidays 11:00-20:00
• Closed: Check the official site
• Price: Check the official site (Tabelog budget ¥1,000-1,999)
• English menu: Check the official site
• Reservation: Official form (reservations get priority); groups of 4+ phone 03-5577-5358
• Status: Shojin with plant-based dashi
• Source: kamakura-komaki.com

Insider tip

A private room for a non-course booking costs one order plus ¥550 per person.

Daigo is the splurge: kaiseki-style shojin ryori in a sukiya-style house and garden at the foot of Mt Atago, family-run since 1950, with every meal in a private room. It is not vegan by default. The official site says some dishes use a small amount of bonito flakes and egg, and that fully animal-free cooking must be requested by the day before. Courses are Kiku ¥17,800 (lunch only), Ume ¥26,000, Take ¥30,000 and Ran ¥34,000, plus a 15% service charge.

What to order

• Seasonal shojin kaiseki
• Kiku course (¥17,800, lunch only)

Practical info

• Location: 2-3-1 Atago, Minato-ku
• Nearest station: Kamiyacho Station Exit 3, 5 min; Onarimon Station Exit A5, 3 min
• Hours: Lunch from 11:30 (last entry 13:00); dinner from 17:00 (last entry 20:00)
• Closed: New Year only
• Price: ¥17,800-34,000 plus 15% service charge
• English menu: Official site has an English page
• Reservation: Phone, 03-3431-0811
• Status: Shojin, not vegan by default
• Source: atago-daigo.jp

Insider tip

Ask for fully animal-free cooking when you book, and no later than the day before. Canceling costs 50% two days or one day before, and 100% on the day.

By budget. Around ¥1,500: Vegan Bistro Jangara (ramen ¥1,450); other Tabelog budgets of ¥1,000-1,999: Ain Soph. Soar, Mr. FARMER Omotesando, T's Restaurant, T's TanTan and Komaki Shokudo. About ¥2,000-3,300: Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo, BROWN RICE Tokyo Omotesando and SAIDO. A splurge: the Ain Soph. Journey course (¥5,500) or Shojin Ryori Daigo (from ¥17,800 plus 15% service).

By area. Shinjuku: Ain Soph. Journey. Ikebukuro: Ain Soph. Soar. Harajuku and Omotesando: Vegan Bistro Jangara, BROWN RICE Tokyo Omotesando and Mr. FARMER Omotesando. Jiyugaoka: SAIDO and T's Restaurant. Tokyo Station: T's TanTan. Toyosu: Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo. Akihabara: Komaki Shokudo. Kamiyacho: Shojin Ryori Daigo.

By style. Ramen: Vegan Bistro Jangara, T's TanTan and Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo, with more in vegetarian ramen in Tokyo. Set meals: BROWN RICE Tokyo Omotesando and SAIDO. Cafe plates: Ain Soph. Journey, Ain Soph. Soar and Mr. FARMER Omotesando. Shojin: Komaki Shokudo and Shojin Ryori Daigo. For sushi see vegan sushi in Tokyo.

Also worth knowing. Falafel Brothers (Roppongi, self-described vegan), Milan Nataraj (Shibuya, vegetarian Indian, so vegans should ask about dairy) and Vegan Eat Tokyo (Asakusa, irregular closing days) are left off because their primary sources are thin.

What shojin ryori means

Shojin ryori is Buddhist cuisine based on avoiding killing and restraining desires. It uses no meat or fish and traditionally avoids strong-smelling foods such as garlic and green onion. Monks in training ate it, and today vegetarians and health-minded people do too (source: Komaki Shokudo).

Photo by サフィル / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Why dashi is the catch

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) describes dashi as umami extracted from kombu and katsuobushi (dried bonito), a technique practiced for about 500 years. So ordinary miso soup, noodle broth or a simmered dish can contain fish even when it looks vegetable-only. Plant-based dashi exists (Komaki Shokudo uses shiitake, kombu and kanpyo; UZU uses Rausu kombu and shiitake with oat milk), but even Daigo uses bonito flakes unless you ask. Our vegan sushi in Tokyo guide covers the same hidden-fish issue.

What the labels mean

Japan has two voluntary standards, set on September 6, 2022: JAS 0025 for processed foods suitable for vegetarians or vegans, and JAS 0026 for managing restaurants that serve them. We found no JAS certification on the pages of these 11 spots. The Consumer Affairs Agency publishes labeling guidance for plant-based foods but, as far as we could confirm, no legal definition of "vegan" for restaurant menus, so each shop's wording matters.

Ask about the extras

SAIDO omits the five pungent roots (garlic, leek, onion and the like), Jangara drops them on request, and UZU does not. Fully vegan shops can still share a kitchen with wheat (Jangara and Ain Soph. say so), so celiac readers should see gluten free restaurants in Tokyo. HappyCow and Vegewel are handy directories, but listings are community-sourced and hours can conflict with official sites. Useful phrase: "Niku to sakana to dashi wa taberaremasen" (I cannot eat meat, fish or dashi).

Book ahead where you can: SAIDO requires a reservation, Ain Soph. Journey books through TableCheck and Daigo takes phone bookings. For noodle days read vegetarian ramen in Tokyo and vegan ramen in Shinjuku; for gluten-free needs see gluten free restaurants in Tokyo.