Vegan-friendly
Japanese

Vegetarian cafe serving lunch. Also makes bento to-order. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-4:00pm.


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9 Reviews

First Review by vitalvegan

miltoky

Points +700

Vegan
01 Feb 2024

Great vegetarian/vegan options

The staff understood what vegan meant and were able to accommodate me. I had the vegan keema curry with a pineapple dessert and apple juice. The food was delicious, and the portions sizes were good. The meal was relatively cheap and the atmosphere was nice.

Pros: Tasty food, Good atmosphere, Understanding staff

LauraJapan

Points +161

Vegan
25 Feb 2023

Good for kids

I’ve eaten here twice. Love this place. The first time the set meal was vegan. The second time it contained eggs, but they were able to do a full vegan set with dessert no problem (we just had crispy seitan instead of the egg dish).

The kids plate was the perfect size for our 4 and 6 year olds, and comes with apple juice and a drink.

Gnattus

Points +377

Vegan
18 Feb 2023

Delicious

Very friendly, helpful service. Food was delicious and satisfying. Lots of flavour and colour.

shelbtaylor

Points +206

Vegan
16 Feb 2023

fantastic!

Great service, cosy and spacious interior, and the food was delicious! We had the lunch set and keema curry. Make sure to check about vegan options as some items have milk/egg.
Absolutely loved the food. Will definitely come back if we visit Aomori again!

roseinjapan

Points +3244

Vegan
14 Dec 2021

Satisfying and Delicious Vegan Options using Okara Konyaku

According to my local friends, this restaurant has been around for a very long time. They described it as being the "backbone" of vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Aomori. To be sure, there are not many vegan-friendly restaurants in Aomori city. This is one of the few that has real vegan lunch options and a comfortable setting.

It is a little bit far from the station, so you may want to take a taxi or a rent-a-cycle if you're not driving. They have plenty of parking.

The food is very good. It is a bit too much food for me, but I can't eat very much. I always give my leftovers to my husband and he eats them up.

Whenever I have gone, we have not had dessert. It seems like dessert is always/usually only "vegetarian" (containing dairy or eggs) so I've never ordered it. I always ask the staff which items on the menu are vegan, as it is not quite clear just by looking.

They also sell quite a few vegan-friendly condiments, snacks, etc.

I do wish they would make everything vegan - it would make things so much easier - but seeing as there are so few options anywhere else, I'm just grateful to have found a place to eat.

Pros: Good food, Sells vegan condiments, etc., Nice atmosphere

Cons: Not all menu items are vegan (some are vegetarian), Not open for dinner, Far from the station

Junjie

Points +131

Vegan
05 Oct 2019

Super delicious, all alliums-free!

I was wondering if we could get alliums-free meal here, and it turned out this place is entirely allium-free (a rare breed in Japan)! The best part is the food here is super delicious. We ate there both days in Aomori. The dessert are not vegan, but main course are fine. It’s quite a distance from the train station, but if you’re driving there’s ample parking available. Lovely staff too!

Pros: Entirely allium-free food, Super delicious, Lots of allium-free groceries and snacks

Cons: Quite far without private transport, No dinner available

Bunyip

Points +61

Vegetarian
01 Sep 2018

An oasis!

I've eaten here many times and have loved everything. Finding vegan food in Aomori is very difficult, making this a treasured place.

Pros: Delicious food , Nice environment

Cons: Not open for dinner

SarahSan

Points +24

Vegan
12 Nov 2017

Chamama Vege Cafe

We drove 1.5 hours to try the food and it was worth it. The staff was very kind and helpful even though they were not well versed in english. The cafe had a neat set up. There's more room inside than you would think. So happy we made the time to try this place out. We will definitely go again.

Pros: Reasonable Prices, Extra parking spaces, Kind/Helpfull Staff

Cons: None

vitalvegan

Points +321

Vegan
19 Jul 2017

Long way but worth it

Vege Café Chiyamama, Midori 1 chome 12-29, Aomori 030-0845. This was a long walk from Aomori station so worth trying to catch a bus from there (go 13 minutes or 9 stops and get off at the first stop over the big overbridge that takes road 120 over the railway lines). You’’ll be in the vicinity of Midori 1 chome so just walk about until you find block 12 and then building 29. Ask somebody if you find it difficult – and see photos of business card and front of the premises. Hiring a bike would make it easier to get to.

Spacious restaurant with a calm atmosphere on the first (ground) floor of owner’s house. Well patronised the day we went. Staff understood veganism and recommended lunch set C. Macrobiotic style rice and little bowls of various pickles (cabbage with mustard, beans, daikon, seaweed etc plus), a couple of beautifully deep fried ‘mock fish’ cutlets, a bowl of miso soup and a small bowl of salad. Lovely and cleansing.

Hours 11-4 but last orders at 2.30. Not sure about evenings as business card doesn’t mention them. Closed Sundays and public holidays.

Despite not being in the centre of town, well worth visiting for a delicious meal, lovely atmosphere and very helpful staff.

Pros: Good food and more of it than further south, Nice atmosphere and staff, Reasonably priced

Cons: Just a long way from centre of town




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