Vegan
Japanese
Organic
Beer/Wine
Vegan Japanese restaurant with branches in Japan and UK - this one is in King's Cross. Serves tapas style Japanese classics like grilled onigiri, vegan sushi, noodles, and tofu-steaks. Rice, root vegetables, seaweeds, soya beans, and soy by-products are recurrent ingredients in the cuisine. Also art gallery and weekend live music. Lunch is cash only. Open Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00.
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228 Reviews
First Review by feorag
alice28
Points +234
Really nice food - Edit
The food here is very good, and food always tastes better when you're at an all-vegan restaurant. There's a lot of choices and on weekdays lunches the prices are very reasonable.
Read morePros: Good food, Nice lunch prices
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Harmonia Monday
Points +114
Great - Edit
Beautiful food verging on the minimalist but with great integrity. One of London's best.
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SophsEats
Points +430
Amazing! - Edit
Great sushi and dishes!
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fosstuff
Points +162
Keeps getting better - Edit
Can occasionally be hit & miss, but I think this place is getting a lot better & I've really enjoyed my last couple of meals here.
Read morePros: Vegan Japanese, Friendly staff
Cons: a bit drab inside
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Aeyal
Points +196
so good - Edit
Really great delicious and healthy vegan Japanese food.
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HappyOtter
Points +297
Just like Japan - Edit
I was surprised to find a Japanese restaurant that tastes like it could be in Japan. Delicious food and desserts with a lovely setting. Service was okay, but it took a long time to get tea or a teapot refill.
Read moreCons: slow tea service
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regirayful
Points +53
Variety is the spice of life... - Edit
Had a lovely dinner here with my mum and partner. Glad I booked in advance. Food was well made, prompt and friendly service. This place deserves the rating and if I'm ever craving Asian food... I know exactly where to go :)
Read morePros: Nice Vibe, Good portions, Good service
Cons: Limited Seating space, a bit pricey
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LouP
Points +77
Amazing Tempura & noodles - Edit
Love this place! Really tasty food and lovely staff. Visited recently and tried the tempura which was crispy and salty and a good variety of veggies, the okara (fried tofu and veggie balls) which were really tasty and we both had tofu noodle bowls which were awesome! The broth was delicious and the tofu was really tasty too, combined with chewy fat noodles it was heaven. The plum wine was really tasty too would definitely recommend that!
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thecharlotte
Points +704
Delicious vegan Japanese cuisine - Edit
The food here is always of the highest quality. They serve generous portions so there is no worry of coming out from this restaurant unsatisfied or hungry.
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eric
Points +20126
Love this place - Edit
So nice to come here when I'm in London. It's healthy and comforting food I look forward to each time. I like to get the udon, seaweeds, and green beans, but everything has always been good.
Read morePros: healthy, satisfying
Cons: little pricy
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Ricardo
Points +16436
Simple but Yummy - Edit
Visited for dinner, and we had the Tempura Course set.
Read moreThe food was simple but delicious, with the same taste as if you'd have it in Japan (except perhaps for the sushi, which could have had a bit of wasabi).
The staff was friendly and the service was good.
Booking a table in advance is highly recommendable.
Pros: authentic japanese
Cons: none
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ericacrombie
Points +491
Amazing food, great atmosphere - Edit
I got the sushi. I think each were infused with a different flavour - I can't remember what they all were but I remember one was garlic. Amazing. My friends' food were amazing too.
Read moreI booked for one person because I didn't know if my friends could come but they found a place for the three of us to sit. We were seated at the bar underground with a pretty cool vibe to the whole thing. They also had brilliantly terrible cover songs of classics such as Bohemian Rhapsody playing and the three of us were entertained all evening trying to guess what on earth the songs were supposed to be. The music was perhaps the highlight of the whole experience hahaha.
Pros: Amazing food, Great astmosphere, Friendly staff.
Cons: It is busy so book in advance
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CatarinaEsteves
Points +26
authentic japanese - Edit
Perfect experience, need to comeback again!
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RonEFinch
Points +68
Fresh and tasty - Edit
Nice vegan sushi selection, very tasty sake, extra friendly service.
Read moreHad been meaning to go for ages, will go back to work on the rest of the menu soon.
Pros: 100% vegan
Cons: None
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LoesOfzo
Points +1829
happy - Edit
So happy not to have explain What vegan sushi cant contain... all stuff vegan makes it hard to decide.
Read moreReservations recommended!!! The veggie tempura is awesome.
Pros: all vegan, fresh
Cons: slow service (evening filling restaurant, not for
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FatCow
Points +516
It's ok - Edit
Not impressed. Given the poverty of flavours in the traditional Japanese cuisine it's difficult to make good Japanese vegan food. The udon noodles with tofu had no taste at all. And the price is fairly outrageous.
Read morePros: None
Cons: Too expensive. Better go to nearby Mildred's if yo
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Ryecatcher
Points +2207
A special place - Edit
Itadaki Zen provides authentic Japanese food (as far as I can tell) and an authentic setting, and that's a rare thing in Europe.
Read moreThere is not much space, so be sure to book in advance to avoid disappointments, since it's often full, too.
There are splendid set menus to choose from, in addition to that plenty of side dishes - you can order some of them and share, if you are there with other people. Everything is being freshly prepared (lunch is fairly quick though), so you might need to wait a bit. The portions aren't very big though.
Their udon is wonderful - their beer so-so.
The atmosphere is lovely, you feel really at home.
And on top of that: Everything is vegan, that's remarkable for a Japanese restaurant, I can't give them enough credit for that!
Pros: authentic, very friendly atmosphere and people, great food
Cons: crowded, expensive
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lillypond
Points +36
So good! a must have for Japanese food lovers! - Edit
Small place, packed to the rim with dinners. Not exactly in a prime location in London, so you will have to get there especially, but sooooo worth it!
Read moreWaiters have very basic english and you truly feel like you are in Japan.
And the food, oh the food, is to die for. Not only insanely pretty dishes, but so delicious!
A must!
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joninsweden
Points +179
Wonderful Experience - Edit
We absolutely loved this restaurant. There is such a variety of side dishes and set meals that it makes it difficult to choose, and it is almost inevitable that one orders too much. That said, everything we tasted was lovely, with lots of interesting and fun things to try.
Read moreThis place should definitely be on the "to do" list if in London, but make sure you book a table in advance: We had booked for a Saturday at 18.00 (we were hanging on the door at opening time), and within half an hour the place was almost full.
Pros: Vegan restaurant, Wide variety of things to taste
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VeganAnnaS
Points +2786
Go for lunch - Edit
Great value lunch deals. I normally go for the tempura bento but recently tried the sushi for a change. Really delicious.
Read morePros: Lunch deals, Handy location - close to Kings X
Cons: Small space (but normally not too busy at lunch)
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ElliottGold
Points +34
Little bit of Vegan Asia in London - Edit
Loved everything about Ita. Was like going over to family for home cooked Vegan Asian. So authentic and loved it!!
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Sassyvegan
Points +1595
Delicious authentic Japanese food - Edit
Everything I've tried here is delicious. The food is all organic and quite healthy too. Definitely worth checking out if you like Japanese food but want to try something else besides sushi.
Read morePros: Tasty, Organic, Healthy
Cons: Bit salty
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AnnalisaNissola
Points +18
excellent dinner - Edit
Small but very cozy place with wooden interiors and a quiet, laid back atmosphere. Food is beautifully presented and tastes great. Wide choice of dishes that won't make you miss the traditional japanese tastes. Attentive service.
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Bea_lc
Points +573
Real Izakaya experience - Edit
The ambience and the food make you feel you are at traditional Izakaya, which I had not experienced as a vegan, and I absolutely loved. The menu has many options from nigiri to donburi bowls to bento boxes and even tapas to share. My choice was a very generous bento box. The flavour was good but not mind-blowing. The service was appalling and the waitresses had zero knowledge of the food items. That said, they were super friendly so bless them. The cheesecake dessert my friend had was delicious but my "house cake" was the most boring food item I ever had at a restaurant, so don't ask for it.
Read moreOverall, I would go again because everything is organic, refined sugar free, mostly gluten free and cooked with love.
Pros: ambience, traditional Japanese food, organic
Cons: bad service
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JoB
Points +29
Fabulous food - Edit
Lovely & rightly very popular little vegan Japanese restaurant. Friendly helpful staff & delicious food. Highly recommend.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-05-18
Pros: Great food, Lovely staff, Nice decor
Cons: Popular - you might need to wait, Last orders 21.15, Need to be able to use chopsticks!
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Lobo Maburi
Points +32
Decent - Edit
Nice atmosphere and well presented food but a little overpriced and lacking in interesting flavours.
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mcld
Points +980
Nice varied Japanese menu - Edit
An interesting varied menu, lots of good stuff. There's nothing that directly replaces the "fishy flavours" (sushi, sashimi) you would see in a standard sushi place, but the variety and flavour is good nonetheless. The waiting staff were a bit incompetent and not particularly sorry about it.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-03-05
Pros: Varied menu, Nice atmos
Cons: Service was disorganised
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