• 5
• Cozy neighborhood place with river view

Padma Zen Food offers more than peaceful rice in its current location on Kawabata-dori at Marutamachi -dori, overlooking the busy street and the Kamogawa River. Open from noon to 17:00, the restaurant serves lunch till 15:00, with a choice of several vegan sets, gluten free or not, with deep fried items or not. After 15:00 the space becomes a bar serving drinks and “night meals” though I don’t know what those might be. The lunch set was so generous , with 10 small plates, including chilled tofu, grilled pumpkin, veggie croquettes , veggies in kanten, nori rolls, stuffed baked tofu , barley salad, julienned carrots, rice, dal etc. Ambiance and menu:This is a comfortable place with big windows overlooking the street, colorful vintage furniture, wooden tables, an open kitchen and counter. There is an English menu. When we asked, we were told all the lunch sets were vegan. The meals come out slowly; there was a 2-person staff when we visited, so customers may need to be patient. Directions : Take Exit 2 of the Keihan railway Jingu-Marutamachi station . The café is on the second floor, above Lawsons. There’s a sign on the street level “vegan café Padma.” Updated from previous review on Wednesday October 07, 2015 Updated from previous review on 2019-11-05