Vegan
Japanese
Organic

Vegan restaurant and noodle house serving handcrafted cuisine inspired by Japanese traditions. The kitchen makes everything in-house, from the handmade udon noodles and soup broths to beancurds through to desserts. Udon and soba dishes are served hot or cold. Uses premium quality ingredients. The company operates several restaurants in Taipei as well the Yiihotang vegan bakeries. Reported closed August 2024.


43 Reviews

First Review by CatSom

vgncatdad

Points +1211

Vegan
01 Dec 2019

Japanese vegan

Cold udon set. Tasty and very filling vegan Japanese meal. This place was packed!

Pros: Portion sizes good

Cons: No English menu

suf

Points +44

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

Incredible vegan food

We ate at this place about 6 times in 2 weeks. The meal deal is excellent value for two people. The udon is as good as what we tried in japan and the tofu nuggets are delicious. Really nice combination of flavours and very filling. The staff are very friendly.

Pros: Awesome vegan dishes, Great service , Good value

yeahtincho

Points +132

Vegetarian
19 Nov 2019

Udon made in-house!

One of the biggest appeals of Hoshina is that chefs prepare their noodles in-house. Udon is always fresh and wonderfully springy. I generally frequent Hoshina if I'm looking for a somewhat fancier-than-usual lunch. Soup noodles are always served with copious amounts of fresh vegetables, which is rather unique and amounts for an enjoyable juxtaposition of textures and flavors.

My only issue is that their broths are rather mild. Even dishes marked as "spicy" (udon with kimchi and "spicy" broths) lack in terms of seasoning. However, I do recognize that it may be Hoshina's way of responding to local flavor profiles. Just makes sure to request an extra kick!

Pros: Fresh noodles, A lot of greens!

Cons: Broths too mild

BradenPollock

Points +627

Vegan
30 Sep 2019

The miso ramen was excellent - and cheap!

Busy place so you may have to wait for a table

Pros: All vegan, Fresh noodles , Great desserts

itravelforveganfood

Points +1888

Vegan
20 Sep 2019

Vegan Japanese restaurant with great food

Read more in this vegan Taipei guide: https://itravelforveganfood.com/vegan-taipei-guide/

If you are craving some Japanese udon, this vegan Japanese restaurant, Hoshina, is the place to go.

Their chewy, authentic udon is paired with different soup bases, like curry, miso and kimchi. If udon is not your thing, they also have sets with rice. Be sure to order their tempura as well as it’s well-made and crispy.

Their desserts are also unmistakably Japanese. From warabimochi to matcha ice cream sundae, you will be delighted to find the classic Japanese sweets made vegan. My pick is the matcha red bean sundae. It comes with a matcha syrup for you to pour onto the ice cream, red bean, mochi and jelly cubes.

With 2 locations in Taipei, it is not difficult to find Hoshina and have a great Japanese meal.

Pros: All vegan, Good selection of authentic Japanese items, Friendly service

Chia

Points +3631

Vegetarian
01 Jul 2019

Excellent Quality

Was here July 2019. Saw this on happycow and gave it a try on our trip to Taipei. Here's my Hoshina review. Was excited to try give the handmade udon a try. I got the hot spicy udon soup, and it was delicious. With my family we also got a bunch of side dishes including a lightly seasoned black sesame pudding, the plumed tomato, a greens dish, cold bamboo with housemade vegan mayo, tempura mix, fried nuggets, and fried beancurd as well a cold udon dish. Everything was delicious.

MarkoW

Points +24

Vegan
13 Mar 2019

Great place

Really nice food, not sure what some of it was but all veggie or vegan.
Hot dish means only the noodle's are warm but vegetables are cold.
Nice place quite relaxed.

Pros: Enough options to satisfy, Reasonable price, Comfortable place in general

ShinYChew

Points +40

Vegan
26 Nov 2018

Excellent cold udon noodles

I love the appetizers here. You must try their sesame tofu, miso veggie roll, and kimchi. I stuffed some kimchi inside the veggie roll and it tasted better! Not sure if I should just order the kimchi veggie roll next time.
For the noodles, I tried the cold udon, curry udon, and original udon. The cold udon knocks others out of the ball park. Highly recommended!
Also the portion is quite huge. Just FYI if you have a small appetite.

Pros: Casual environment , Good Japanese food , Vegan bakery next store

Cons: No English menu

Elliot

Points +189

Vegan
06 Oct 2018

Rare Japanese Vegan restaurant

I was amazed that one server seated you, took your payment in advance, served and bussed for at least 20 seatings in this active restaurant.
It was nice to get flavorful Japanese dishes (in our case set meals) delivered rather quickly despite what I mention above.

Pros: Quick service, Great Udon dishes

Cons: Only one server that didn't speak English, Service felt kind of sterile and cold

sousuneautrelentille

Points +327

Vegan
28 Feb 2018

Great vegan udon restaurant!

We were really happy to be staying close to this restaurant. All vegan and very tasty. We had the cold udon vegetable dish and loved it. Friendly service too. Would go back for sure!

Pros: All vegan location, Tasty food, Homemade udon

HaileyPoLa

Points +1118

Vegan
12 Feb 2018

Loved their udon noodles

I’ve always loved Hoshina’s udon, so I’m very excited to see that all the dishes at this location are vegan. My favorite is the miso flavor udon. The spinach with nuts is also delicious.

Since the restaurant is quite big, it could be noisy when it’s busy.

Pros: udon dishes are nice , large menu

Cons: can’t make sugar-free matcha drinks

HappyChia

Points +305

Vegetarian
27 Nov 2017

Great place to dine !

Good udon with good service. I

Pros: good quality food

maomao

Points +78

Vegetarian
27 Jun 2017

Taste exactly like Japan!

Had the best ever vegan udon at hoshina! Every vegetarian in Taipei should try it!

Pros: handmade udon

Rosa veg

Points +2060

Vegan
22 Apr 2017

Excellent vegan options

Very nice and relaxing place. Staff really friendly and helpful . Lots of vegan options on their menu . Excellent udon . Japanese dishes veganised also very good

Bobozmom

Points +226

Vegetarian
18 Apr 2017

delicious udon!

Great restaurant with a simple but delicious menu! The udon was very good and the asparagus dish was lovely but my very favorite was the kimchi roll! To good!

Pros: good food at fair prices and a relaxing atmosphere

CatSom

Points +51

Vegetarian
31 May 2014

Delicious Udon

Nice ambience, yummy udon, eggless option are available. Worth trying.

Pros: Nice udon, Nice decor

Cons: Might get crowded during peak hours.




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