Vegan
Japanese
Multi-course meals and lunch bento box. Buddhist vegetarian food. Open Mon-Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm, 5:30pm-7:00pm, Thu-Sat 12:00pm-1:30pm, 5:30pm-7:00pm, Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm. Closed Wed.
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60 Reviews
First Review by jasminetea
hokusai77
Points +13612
An amazing experience - Edit
Bon is a restaurant specialized in traditional Japanese vegan cuisine (shojin ryori). A bit expensive, but definitely worth it. You will be accomodated in private rooms where you will be served a set vegan menu based on traditional Japanese dishes. Definitely not to miss when in Tokyo.
Read morePros: excellent food, gastronomic experience, relaxing
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davidyatesau
Points +93
Fantastic - Edit
As usual in a foreign city and pulled out the Happy Cow iPhone app and navigated ourselves to this phenominal place in the old town Japan. Read the other reviews as this place is a must for any Vegetarian in Tokyo
Read morePros: Great Food, Great Presentation, Great Building
Cons: Tiny bit over priced
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Miggi
Points +2647
Amazing experience - Edit
The other reviewers have said it all, really. It's expensive, hard to find, and totally worth it for the experience!
Read moreThe atmosphere and presentation of the food is amazing. Some of the food is delicious, some is just weird - some of the pickled veg were just way too much for us. Check out the photos of the dishes on Happy Cow - tried to get all 12 courses.
Pros: it's an experience, atmosphere, decor, fountains, try new flavours
Cons: expensive, hard to find
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PlanetEarth
Points +95
Worth it - Edit
It is difficult to get the peace, respectful service, Zen decor, carefully prepared, varied food which this place offers. It is beyond ordinary "restaurant". I ate here three years ago and this time was just as wonderful.
Read moreI think there is some minor sea-food based ingredients used, as is the case with many veggie Japanese places.
Pros: food, service, atmosphere
Cons: location tricky, not 100% veg
eatinggreen
Just to let you know that there are definitely no seafood ingredients used at Bon. Unlike some of the others, they are the real deal :)
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sarastoked
Points +45
Unique experience - Edit
Make no mistake, this place is not cheap and is the most i've ever spent on dinner, but I don't regret one bit.
Read moreReservations are a must and the place is a little tricky to find. You may have to ask for help. Someone ended up walking us over to the restaurant.
We dined in private in a small room, sitting on tatami mats. Our feet were kept toasty by heated mats underneath the table. The staff was very friendly, but spoke little english. They attempted to explain what each dish was, but it was hard to understand and I couldn't remember everything! The food was beautifully and thoughtfully prepared prepared using fresh and in season ingredients. We ate here during the week the cherry blossoms were in full bloom so our meal featured cherry blossoms in several dishes and dishes were decorated the beautiful pink flowers.
The meal started and ended with tea and included a sweet wine apertif.
For about 70000 yen each, we received 12 courses. We did not have sake, although they did have it available for an extra cost.
Overall i'm very glad this was the first place we ate when arriving in Tokyo. If you're staying is Asakusa, Bon is a short 30-40 minute walk away. I don't know if I would eat here again, only because of the cost, but if I were visiting Tokyo again with friends I would be tempted to bring them here. It was more than worth the cost and a unique experience that I recommend to everyone visiting Tokyo.
Pros: lovely atmosphere, fresh and seasonal, friendly staff
Cons: expensive
Jan Hicks
We are thinking about going here while in Tokyo, as we'll be staying in Asakusa, but are a bit surprised by the price you have quoted. Do you really mean 70000 Yen, or 7000? 70000 is about £500!
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jasminetea
Points +106
A shrine to the vegetable - Edit
The ambience of this place is superb. We turned up without any reservation and were lucky enough to get our own room where we were served a thoughtful 10 course meal. I didn't believe it when one of the waiters thought we were movie stars! And then I didn't believe it when he said John and Yoko dined in the same room once, although I wanted to. Back to the food. Everything was so exquisitely cut, from the tofu to the lotus root to the delicate beans and dragon fruit and courgette flowers. The miso soup had a healing effect and the whole atmosphere of the Buddhist guesthouse put me at ease. We were told what all the food was when it was served (in English) and I took photos as it looked so good. It was expensive though...
Read morePros: Delicious
Cons: Expensive!
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