Art Cafe ELK

I went to this cafe for brunch and it was great! I had the Japanese vegan platter and everything on it was delicious. It was nice to have similar ingredients to other vegan Japanese restaurants e.g. tofu, but cooked beautifully and with a lovely rich taste. The cafe caters to meat-eaters, vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free and is a great option for people travelling with others with different dietary requirements. The owner/ chef was lovely and I was even able to buy some of the side dishes which she packed for me for the train.

Non-veg but has a full vegan page on their menu. Not many options, but we had them all and they were great! Unbelievable vegan chocolate cake - must get it!

The food here was really good. I had the standard vegan set menu and had a friendly chat with the owner. The meal was great, very filling, and the tofu in particular was delicious.

This is a very international place, one of the more international ones we came to. We were happy to have the Udon, which was delicious, and done in what I suspect was hiroshima style. Tofu was also very good. The server was a bit curt, for a japanese, and perhaps just has a bit of a overload from tourists who come across a bit rude (they don't mean it, I don't mean it, but i know for Japense it can be hard). Prices were very reasonable and it was nice to eat something other than onigiri.

I had some tasty food here. Good range of veggie options here. I recommend the side of tofu. Friendly staff and English menu make it a good experience.

Cute cafe on the first floor that's warm and cosy with friendly staff who can speak English. Tried the vegan platter and vegan fried udon. Both were pretty good. We had to try the chocolate cake of course which was moist and not too sweet. If you come here and the place happens to be closed, don't fret. Vegan okonomiyaki is just a few shops to the right of this place (Natagaya).

Not entirely vegan however they do have some vegan options and the owner was telling me she wants to increase the menu.

Been multiple times, chocolate cake highly recommend and the staff speak basic English, extremely friendly. Go and support the vegan options

I ate here twice and had lunch and dinner. There is a vegan menu in English which has small number of choices. The restaurant is upstairs, and has a funky coffee shop vibe.

There are two kinds of vegan Japanese platters, one with miso, pickles, rice balls, tofu 'steak', and edamame. Or you can get the Excellent Japanese Platter which has all of the above plus vegan tempura! The sauce on the tofu 'steak' was delicious - tasted like miso and peanut. The tempura was also nice.

There are also some vegan desserts, a chocolate cake and a banana spring roll.

The service is friendly. However, the food can be a bit expensive

Delightful little Cafe, helpful and friendly staff and tasty vegan food. Moderately priced, but you get a good amount of food and it's yummy. Especially the vegan chocolate cake! Thanks very much!

I have travelled to a lot of places and visited many restaurants and eaten many vegan chocolate cakes. The one at Art Elk was the absolute best! I even asked the owner if she was sure it was vegan because it was so good and moist!

cozy little restaurant near the atomic bomb dome. easy to find because there are signs outside. the service is quite slow, everyone was so nice and polite. also has wifi. the food was great! I had the excellent Japanese platter with vegetable tempura and everything was delicious. would definitely come back.

We went in this restaurant twice because it is in a great position and the food tastes sooo good!! I ate udon with vegetables(super good!) , tenpura, edamame, miso soup and chocolate cake (all of that was vegan and presented in a very nice way) you have to try the chocolate cake!!!! One of the best vegan dessert I've ever tasted!! I took one slice of it away for my breakfast of the day after!
Host speaks english and she's very very kind!!

le personnel est très accueillant, nous avons opté pour les Yakiudon (udon sautés aux legumes) et le plat du jour (soupe miso,tempura de légumes, edamane, tofu moelleux avec une sauce sucree et des carrés de potiron, tout était très bien cuisiné et goutu. Nous n'avions plus de place pour le dessert mais cela paraissait délicieux.

Easy to miss but worth a visit, just outside the downtown market area and near to the Peace Museum and park. It was on the second floor opposite a hobby/games/otaku shop (also worth a visit). I wasn't expecting to find anywhere on our quick visit to Hiroshima but this place was a good find.

I had the Udon noodle dish and my partner had a mixed platter. We shared some tempura fried vegetables. The host spoke perfect English and was welcoming on a fairly quiet day. The dishes were presented on very upscale crockery. The prices were very fair and the dishes were very filling. Pudding was a chocolate cake for my partner and I tried the Banana Spring Roll - it sounds interesting, and is interesting, but I probably would have had something else in retrospect. Beer and wine reasonably priced.

Didn't have much time to explore Hiroshima restaurants but this was a lucky find.

During our 4 night stay in Hiroshima, we visited Art Elk Cafe 3 times. On the first two occasions we stopped by for lunch and had the Excellent Vegan Platter consisting of miso soup, onigiri, tofu, salads and tempura.

The night we went for dinner the menu was much the same with a couple of additional side options. I had the Hiroshima Yakiudon which was delicious with a side of garlic bread which they were able to make vegan for me! I ended the meal with a banana spring roll.

All staff speak very good English as it seems like they hold English lessons in the cafe itself. The staff are friendly, knowledgable and attentive.

On our final visit the owner (?) came and spoke to us and while not vegan herself, was very interested in veganism and providing for her vegan customers.

Add this one to the must do list in Hiroshima!

We went twice to Art Elk Cafe to enjoy the delicious vegan chocolate cake they offer :)
Because it is a "non vegetarian restaurant" happy cow only allows to give 4 out of 5 - the cake deserves a "5 stars" :)

We were very happy to come across the Art Elk Cafe (thanks to HappyCow). The food was fantastic especially the stir fried Udon noodles. We had to visit twice to get another feed of the delicious udon dish. The venue was fantastic and the decor lovely. The prices were not too expensive (and not cheap). Easy to find and the staff are fantastic with English too.

Located in a prime area within 2 minutes walking distance of PEACE MEMORIAL PARK and recommended by our fabulous HIS tour guide NAOMI, my mother (non-vegan) husband & I (both vegan) visited, last night for dinner, the ELK CAFE & BAR at 1-7-23 otematchi, naka-ku in Hiroshima.

We had the "EXCELLENT VEGAN PLATTER" which consisted of miso soup (no fish broth), tempura, rice balls, tofu steak and grilled veggies. Sake and homemade lemonade for drinks were also scrumptious. Vegan menu options written in English and prepared by owner and cook AYUMI were well presented, well priced and delicious.

The service was prompt, attentive and in very good English. The atmosphere was super-friendly and other guests also spoke excellent English.

I'll be back on my next trip to Hiroshima. Thank you Ayumi.