• Jizo Japanese Cafe & Bar

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Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Japanese
Beer/Wine
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Japanese restaurant with separate vegan menu listing over 20 items. Choices include vegan poke bowls, ramen dishes, a range of sushi, curries, donburi, and starters. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, Mon-Sat 5:00pm-11:00pm.


9 Reviews

First Review by RoseXu

misstracee

Points +844

Vegan
22 May 2026

Vegan menu

There is a separate vegan menu which is nice. My vegan donburi dish was good and I would go back, especially to try the ramen. It is a bit more expensive than the other Japanese restaurant nearby which I feel more comfortable at. Staff was friendly though.

bernadette05

Points +135

Vegan
30 Jan 2026

very fancy options

There are a lot of cool options that are different from the standard stuff you can always get vegan. The appetizers were amazing, would‘ve preferred to take more of those instead of taking a main dish. Personally I didn’t like anything of the main dishes, but everyone has a different taste. It gets very busy so I would recommend to make a reservation beforehand. Staff was really friendly and overall it was a good experience😄

Updated from previous review on 2026-01-30

Pros: appetizers , friendly staff

Cons: main dishes

Chiddles

Points +352

Vegan
07 Oct 2025

Huge vegan menu

This place is the only non veggie place I've found in Dunedin with a proper vegan menu. It was out on the table without me even asking when we arrived! It's really nice vibes and tasty. However there is a tiny note at the bottom of the vegan menu that's easy to miss that says some vegan stuff is fried with meat so make sure you ask, especially if you have an allergy.

Pros: Lots of options, Tasty

Cons: Some vegan menu items cooked with meat

krystalkairi

Points +152

Vegan
01 Jun 2025

Good food, very loud restaurant

Food was good - good variety of vegan options, and what I did pick was tasty. Will say it was very busy and very loud - they did get the food out reasonably quick, but we then kind of gave up on talking and just ate as it was way too loud.

Pros: Full vegan menu, Tasty food

Cons: Very loud restaurant

nicole_m

Points +4661

Vegan
29 Jan 2023

Separare vegan menu

Love a separate vegan menu. I tried the spicy miso ramen with veges and tofu - good price ($16.50) and heaps of food in the bowl. I also tried the tofu sushi balls - a nice little entree (options to have only a few or heaps depending on how hungry you are). Keen to go back and try more #Veganuary

Pros: Vegan menu , Tasty food

Cons: Limited drinks menu

pkkellow

Points +189

Vegan
17 Dec 2022

deserves 5 stars

seperate vegan menu, everything is fire, best sushi i've had in the south island!

Bryrose

Points +59

Vegan
13 Sep 2022

Everything is delish!!

heaps of vegan options & great variety.

Annabelle0704

Points +645

Vegan
14 Aug 2021

Fav dinner option in Dunedin!

Full vegan menu and the food is very reasonably priced! Lots of options, they are delicious and very generous with serving size. They get very busy so I definitely recommend booking in advance! An absolute fav of mine.

Pros: Great vegan options - full vegan menu! , Reasonably priced

Cons: Can get very busy!

RoseXu

Points +34

Vegan
31 Oct 2020

Best Japanese restaurant in Dunedin

Beautiful food and presentation. Separate vegan menu full of delicious options




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