Vegetarian and vegan friendly restaurants in Japan

Casual shojin ryori (Buddhist temple cuisine) inside the CHABARA food hall, two minutes from Akihabara Station.

Vegan Mexican inflected cafe in Ebisu with hemp and CBD throughout the menu.

Enzyme focused vegan cafe in Ebisu with halal and vegan certifications.

Vegan cafe doubling as a therapy salon near Nakameguro.

Fully vegan craft gelato shop using almond milk and no white sugar.

A multi floor vegan restaurant and patisserie in Ginza, open since 2009, with a more polished sit down feel than most plant based spots in Tokyo.

The fully vegan offshoot of Japan's Komeda Coffee chain, serving plant based kissaten classics from 7am to 11pm in Higashi Ginza.

A long running Hakata style tonkotsu ramen chain with dedicated vegan bowls on the menu at most of its Tokyo locations.

A fully vegan ramen shop inside Tokyo Station's ticket gates, specializing in sesame tantanmen with a soy milk base.

A seven seat vegan noodle counter near Suidobashi Station with tsukemen, soy milk tantanmen, and some of the most affordable bowls in Tokyo.

A fully vegan American style bakery in Kodenmacho known for chunky cookies, banana bread, and muffins made without eggs or butter.

Fully vegan falafel chain with its newest location in a Harajuku food court.

Japan's first CBD specialty store paired with a fully vegan cafe.

Organic vegan Italian in Jiyugaoka with a macrobiotic foundation.

A reservation only vegan restaurant in Jiyugaoka ranked among the top vegan restaurants in the world on HappyCow, serving course style Japanese cuisine.

Flagship of the T's TanTan family with a broader vegan menu in a cozy basement setting.

Daily vegan meals in Koenji built around four day fermented enzyme brown rice.

All vegetable izakaya in Omori turning seasonal produce into inventive pub fare.

The first overseas branch of Bali's acclaimed raw food restaurant, fully vegan and gluten free, inside Azabudai Hills.

A fully vegan falafel bar near Roppongi Crossing with customizable pita sandwiches, bowls, and raw cakes, now with four locations across Tokyo.

Modern shojin ryori served kaiseki style in Roppongi, by the former executive chef of two Michelin starred Daigo.

A fully vegan mapo tofu specialist with multiple variations, crispy gyoza, and craft beer, now with branches across central Tokyo.

A 100% vegan bakery in Azabu Juban turning out croissants, melon pan, curry buns, and filled pastries that regularly fool non vegans.

Vegan bakery in a quiet Setagaya neighborhood baking three times daily.

Non fried vegan donuts baked with organic soy milk and rice oil.

A popular Tokyo ramen chain known for light, yuzu citrus broth, with a dedicated vegan bowl on the menu at most locations.

A plant based cafe in Minami Aoyama overlooking Aoyama Park, serving sandwiches, cold pressed juice, kombucha, and smoothies.

An organic vegan cafe steps from Omotesando Station, serving traditional Japanese set meals with seasonal vegetables and brown rice.

A fully vegan izakaya in the basement of Shibuya Parco, built around soy meat karaage in five different sauces.

A fully vegan macrobiotic restaurant behind a natural foods shop in Nezu, serving brown rice set meals since 1978.

A tiny vegan cafe near Yoyogi Park built around homemade macadamia nut milk, with everything gluten free.

A tofu specialty cafe in the Yanesen backstreets, using family made tofu from Tochigi, with vegan plates, sandwiches, and desserts.

The Mita Tamachi branch of the fully vegan mapo tofu specialist, same menu of colorful tofu variations and crispy gyoza.

A fully vegan bistro from the Kyushu Jangara ramen chain, on the second floor above their Harajuku shop, with a menu that goes well beyond noodles.

Fully vegan izakaya serving plant based pub food near Tokyo Skytree.

Tokyo's first fully vegan sushi restaurant, tucked into Shibuya's Dogenzaka.

Vegan and gluten free wagashi using organic agave and no white sugar.

A vegan banana bread specialty shop inside Toranomon Hills, from the ovgo Baker team, with limited flavors and fresh cookies.

A fully vegan Chinese restaurant in Minami Aoyama built around medicinal herbs, wild mushrooms, and a signature green mapo tofu.

Hidden vegan burger and craft beer spot in a Setagaya residential building.

An eight seat vegan ramen diner in the backstreets of Shimokitazawa, rooted in yakuzen (food as medicine) cooking.

Reservation only vegan home cooking in a Shimokitazawa hideaway.

Fully vegan Taiwanese cafe in Shimokitazawa supervised by a Shanghai cuisine chef.

A tiny vegan soba shop and coffee stand near Shimokitazawa with jazz on vinyl and nihachi buckwheat noodles.

The Shinjuku branch of the Ain Soph. vegan restaurant group, and the birthplace of their famous Heavenly Pancakes.

A fully vegan CBD cafe on the basement floor of Shinjuku Marui, open from 8am, with optional CBD infusions in any drink or food item.

A reservation only vegetable kaiseki restaurant in Torigoe, serving monthly changing multi course meals with around 30 seasonal vegetables per sitting.

A fully vegan cake cafe directly opposite Shinjuku Gyoen, with a lit up display case of Japanese style patisserie and gluten free options.

Michelin recognized vegan ramen served inside teamLab Planets.

A 65 year old fucha ryori restaurant serving multi course Zen Buddhist vegetarian cuisine in private tatami rooms overlooking miniature gardens.

A vegan fruit sandwich stand near Senso ji, with seasonal fruits and plant based cream between fluffy white bread.

A fully vegan, gluten free cafe on the Sumida River near Senso ji, run by an all vegan staff, serving home cooked curries, tempura, and waffles.

Inside JR Ueno Station, this vegan ramen favorite is ideal for a quick, reliable meal between trains.

A French chef supervised vegan restaurant in Asakusa with kuruma fu katsu, smoked mushroom carbonara, and an all organic drinks list.

A fully vegan gyoza shop near Uguisudani with 11 handmade, naturally colored dumpling varieties and no two alike.