• Cafe Lente

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Small cafe overlooking Itsukushima Shrine. Offers two main meals on the menu, one of which is a vegan risotto made with soy milk. No food served on Sunday afternoons. Open hours and food service hours vary.


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12 Reviews

First Review by ChristinaKaras

EmiliaLouers

Points +528

Vegan
04 Oct 2023

Nice view

a good risotto, nothing exceptional but the view and the tranquility of the place are worth it

kiki4me

Points +57

Vegetarian
21 Jul 2023

Vegan risotto with a view!

As other have mentioned only one vegan meal option on the menu - soy-based spinach & mushroom risotto with a beautiful fresh side salad the also offer French fries as a side. This has an eclectic cafe vibe with spa music overhead. Fabulous view of the Otorri gate and water.

Pros: Amazing views, Delicious food

Cons: One vegan meal option

AMit12

Points +17

Vegetarian
25 Mar 2023

Best vegetarian lunch on Miyujima

Great option for vegans/vegetarians. Lovely setting over the shrine. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Pros: Vegan option is great

Cons: Only 1 option

BrendanWatt

Points +54

Vegan
15 Dec 2022

Nice view and peaceful

It's a simple menu with only one vegan option (risotto) but that was fine for us and we really enjoyed the dish which also had a generous portion of salad. Iced chai and organic coffee were great but we forgot to ask for soy milk!
There was a relaxing radio station playing which kept having ads to purchase the premium edition or something. I'd suggest a Spotify account and a playlist or something instead but I guess there might be licensing issues.

Pros: Delicious risotto

VictoriaHodgson

Points +33

Mostly Veg
19 Jul 2019

Tasty vegan risotto with a view

As others have mentioned, this place has a very small menu with one item being vegan - a spinach and mushroom risotto with a salad. It was very tasty and a good portion size. The view of the floating red torii was beautiful and the staff were helpful.

Pros: Tasty risotto, Beautiful view

Cons: Only one food option (but done well)

Clairesafa

Points +51

Vegetarian
21 Jun 2019

Very nice view

Very nice bar with a wonderful view on the red tori in the sea. I had the vegan risotto and I loved it. It is served with very fresh salad. You can also ask for the Hiroshima udon without bacon and egg.

Mahriah

Points +20

Vegetarian
25 Jan 2019

Excellent

With only three items on the menu, one of them, a spinach and mushroom risotto is vegan and very delicious. Served with a salad. There is lovely view of the water and shrine. I wanted to give it 5 stars, but it’s not a fully vegan restaurant.

chelseywatts

Points +58

Vegan
18 Jun 2018

Great tea. Good risotto. Fab view.

Great view from here. The soy milk risotto (the only veg item on the menu) was very good; really rich. Not sure that the salad dressing was vegan so i would recommend asking them to serve it without dressing (the salad came out dressed) they serve Mariage Freres earl grey which was a special surprise. They also serve the local Miyajima beer. No vegan desserts on offer. I’m giving it 3 stars because there is only one menu choice for vegetarian/vegan but I’d go back again.

oasisisao

Points +276

Vegetarian
01 Jun 2018

Vegan risotto !

The highlight of this place was not only the vegan risotto but the view from inside and stylish, well decorated space. It feels like a place you can relax in and the food was really good. They take care of details and you can tell with little things like a support for the spoon. I had a good time and would go back!

Pros: Nice space, Nice view, Vegan risotto

Cons: Not a lot of options

Lena.m.c

Points +15

Vegetarian
29 Mar 2018

Cute café looking out over the torii gate

Used this app to dive this place, a small café overlooking the great torii. Had three things on the lunch menu, noodles, mushroom/chicken curry and what I had: risotto made with soy milk with mushrooms and a big salad. Perfect on this warm day and also away from the crowds. Had a lemon beer with my meal which was just what I needed.

Pros: Vegan friendly, Nice view

EmmaIn86

Points +75

Vegan
26 Nov 2017

Delicious soy milk risotto

On a day trip to Miyajima faced with very little vegan options I decided to visit Cafe Lente. I was very pleased I did because the soy milk risotto was delicious, probably one of the best risotto I've ever had.

Pros: excellent view

Cons: serves meat and other non-vegan food

ChristinaKaras

Points +116

Vegan
16 Jul 2017

Great find on Miyajima

We wandered into Cafe Lente last August, before it had a HappyCow listing. We were pleased to find out that one of their 3 meal options is vegan. Staff spoke some English and were very kind and helpful, verifying that the risotto did not have any dairy ingredients. We tried to explain what HappyCow was, and they were happy to be listed here. Plentiful selection of drinks including coffee, soft drinks, beer, cocktails, tea, and organic wine. It is air conditioned! A nice place to cool down and refuel while exploring Miyajima.

Pros: Nice and cool, Many drink options

Cons: Limited food menu




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