Kaemon Asakusa

My friend and I went there and had the buffet (1600 yen). The staff spoke English and were really nice and friendly. There were lots of foods to choose from, soy meats, vegetables, miso soup, and both white and brown rice. The atmosphere was really calm.

Went there for lunch today and got the buffet option (¥1600). Food was superb! Very fresh veg. Went back up three times for more!

This restaurant provides absolute beautiful vegan cuisine and showcases amazing Japanese produce- it is a must for any foodie regardless of dietary choices. Food is served as a buffet with optional meal add ons and a drinks package that you can add on as well. There is a salad and fresh produce bar that is lovely- the roasted taro with sesame dressing is delicious. There is a rice bar with white, brown, and brown with bean rice. Free water. A tofu bar with a number of different tofu and bean curd dishes.

I had the buffet with drink bar combo, it was very good. They have a good selection of interesting dishes for lunch. Mostly, rice, veggies, and soy-meat things. The staff are very nice.

This is the best meal I had in my 11-day holidays in Tokyo and the surrounding area. It is a buffet lunch including main dish soup salad at very reasonable price of 1600 nett Yen. The food is very good and suitable for all types of veganism as it is organic and oriental vegan (without the 5 pungent roots). It is also a certified halal restaurant.

Highly recommended when you are in Tokyo. It is just next to Asakusa 淺草subway station. Closed on Tuesday

Food is great and they have free flow of salad, soup, and some really great tasting beverages like detox tea and soy milk tea. I don't know what some people are complaining about having to pay more than 1000 yen for a meal. Food is not cheap in Japan to begin with! I'm thankful for vegan place as it is!

The food was very good for lunch and Japanese in style. The staff spoke English and were friendly and helpful.

So the food was expensive and not too exciting. Overall I liked the food (especially the buffet), but it wasn't anything special to be paying a high price.

Came here on a weekday afternoon before walking around Asakusa. My partner and I had seen the pictures of the food from their own page and looked very much forward to coming here to try. However, it's hard to describe how disappointing it was here.

We paid 1500en each for a lunch set which included an all you can eat buffet and a one time soup, which I felt was a fair value when coming in. I ordered the soy meat sandwich, and my partner had the rice and vegetables dish. The food was ok, very plain in taste and not exciting at all. The best thing was how tender their soy meat was. But the buffet was the really sad part. They had, lettuce, cabbage, shredded carrot, a tiny bit of potato salad left, and a couple of salad dressings to choose from. After the potato salad finished, a new one wasn't ready to take its place, even though there were so many staff working there (I think around 6?). The staff didn't seem so happy to be there either.

I unfortunately felt like I wasted money going there, for that money I could have had a much nicer meal at Sasaya Cafe for a 15-20 min walk which I regretted afterwards. Do not recommend. Based on my experience, I'm going to guess they are facing financial troubles as the food we saw on the pictures was nothing like what we received.

If munching on raw veggies and salt is your idea of a good 2000 yen meal then come here. I was pretty disappointed though. Salad bar was unlimited but mediocre. Soup was one time and I was glad, as it was the saltiest oversalted miso soup I've ever had and I LOVE salty food. My meal was soy meat with eggplant. The guy brings out a plate of straight up raw vegetables, rice, and a little mound of stewed eggplant. I try it - bland and sort of salty. I wait for 10 minutes, assuming the soy meat is on the way. Finally I ask the guy and he goes it's in the eggplant, right? I poke through the untouched eggplant and just look at him, upon which he runs off and returns with the most measly bowl of sad little soy chunks I've ever seen. It's stewed, and sort of salty. Combined, the two taste like a slightly higher quality canned veg meal. Not bad.. Definitely not great. Chocolate cake was sort of like a 7/11 brownie, maybe a bit less dry. At least it wasn't salty.
Next time I'll hit up the produce aisle of a supermarket for a meal like this. Pretty sure it'll be half the price

i almost balked and walked out when i saw that it was 2000 yen. but the buffet was really delicious. i hit that salad bar like a ginger stepchild. the sesame dressing was delicious. they serve you a plate of food, then you can have your way with the salads, and then dessert. i had the chocolate cake; should've gone for the sesame ice cream. all vegan. all delicious. really friendly, considerate staff who speak a very decent amount of english. good wifi, too.

This place is very nice and welcoming... it was a slow day when we visited, and it felt like a nice chillzone away from the craziness of Asakusa

Very friendly, calm escape from the street. It's located on the third floor. Very generous amount of delicious food including salad bar, soup, and tea, in addition to a plate with rice, vegan meat, and vegetables. Brown rice for 100 y more.

This is a nice place that is both open for lunch and dinner. Unfortunately when we came the first time for dinner they were shut, so we came back for lunch another day. They have several nice options for lunch, though my coeliac partner was limited to one option. This option also contained soy sauce in the ingredients, so coeliacs beware to double check! However, they changed the offending sauce and made a new dressing for the gluten-free pasta from scratch which was great. The salad is buffet, which was actually nice to select your own preferences.
The staff wasn't maybe the superest smiliest when we came (they had just opened) but they were very helpful and accommodating.

This is the first vegan restaurant I went to in Japan and I'm happy I did!
It's easily accessible as it is close to the Temples.
The food is a tad pricy, but taste and feeling after eating it makes up for it.
I never felt unwelcome as the staff takes time to communicate, even when the guests hardly or not know japanese.
It has a modern, bright and cozy atmosphere and there are even some traditional tables on a podest for families.
I especially recommend the vegan pizza they make here!

This is simply my favorite place to eat in Tokyo. The atmosphere of the place is relaxing, there are tables and also on-the-floor setting (which is great if you have little babies, or if you come as a group) and most of all, the food is delicious. And, I've tried many vegan places in Tokyo, but Kaemon is that kind of restaurant where all the menu is good. I don't understand the last reviews. I've been there like 20 times if not more, and I never had a single problem with the food. Nothing cold, no coldness from the staff.
Some items takes longer to prepare but it is usually mentioned.
They do catering, events, original food, take out bentos, what could you ask for more?
And the price? Well, it is a fully organic shop, for sure you pay less in other restaurant that aren't organic. I still don't get how people are hard on the price of a set that include a salad, soup, and a main dish, while everyone ate a 1000¥ burger at the Green Food Fes, queuing for 1 hour, and getting a pretty disappointing burger with more bread than anything else inside and no one complained.
Just go there, relax and enjoy their amazing lunch plate. The vegetables taste so good you, the karaage are delicious, their curry is delightful (and that's from someone who hate curry!) and the staff is just lovely.
Their menu is using seasonal items, everything is cooked from scratch, and they even have kids menu.
If you can't talk properly with the staff because of language barrier, well I guess it's not different from many other places. However they have English speaking staff and menu as well.
I keep thinking about all the experiences I had there but can't find a single bad memory.
While other claimed vegan restaurant have non vegan staff and even owners, don't understand fully the vegan culture (I've seen leather stuff in some places.) Kaemon is owned by a passionate vegan, who made this place mostly to share the organic vegan culture.
Definitely worth going!

I was incredibly disappointed with this restaurant, having been looking forward to an exclusively organic vegan restaurant in Tokyo.
I really, really wanted to like it, and tried to, but the staff and place let itself down.

1) Getting into the place, it was reasonably empty, but the service was still slow.
It was possibly our fault, as we only had 40 minutes to enjoy the dining experience, but we had found that other places in Tokyo were quite quick at serving us, so we did not presume this place would have taken that much longer, specifically given the place was not full.

2) We presumed, as our food had taken over 20 minutes to arrive, that they were cooking the bulk of it from scratch, and that we were going to be served something super delicious and special. So when our curries arrived stone cold, we were less than impressed.
The actual taste seemed like it would have been delicious had it at least been luke warm, but serving it cold was an insult.
Furthermore, we had lost over 20 minutes of the 40 minutes we had free waiting to be served, and, unable to flag down the waiter, we had to eat it cold.

3) It was reasonably pricey for Tokyo. More than 6 times pricier, in fact, than the vegan options (rice bowls with tofu, etc) in the restaurant opposite it. And certainly expensive by Tokyo's standards.

Ordinarily, this is worth paying if the food is worth it, if the décor and ambience are nice (in this case, it looked like it had been a meeting room that had been rearranged to fit restaurant tables in. You would not presume it was a more expensive restaurant than the nicely decorated cheap places scattered all across the street and city).

4) Once we were done eating our cold curries, it took over 10 minute to flag someone to take our money. This was despite the fact we had put our jackets on, and had stood at the cash register in an attempt to be seen, as no one was checking in on the tables.

Again, I would gladly pay more for delicious organic vegan food in a nice place. But somewhere with shabby decor, stone cold food, and non existent service is not somewhere I would ever visit again. And god forbid how the food and service would have been had it been busy!

I would give this place one star if I could.
There are some delicious vegan options around Tokyo. Most of which are cheap eats. And they all felt more expensive than this place.

Went there with my sister. Pleasant staff, but my meal was pretty boring while my sisters "kebabs" was impressively good.

One thing that I should question with the listing here is that the food isnt really Japanese style. It is western, microbiotic inspired is more correct.

It was mostly okay forgettable food but not worth the price necessary.

Wir fanden es weil die Freundin von Annas Schwester einen Kumpel hat, der uns den Tipp gab. Hier ist einfach megalecker und die Mitarbeiter sind sehr freundlich.

The restaurant lacks signage and might be a little hard to find on the third floor of the building. However, once found, the food was delicious. The food is simple and caters to people with almost all kinds of dietary restrictions.

A spacious restaurant near Senso-ji, well worth a visit. Decor is subtle and comfortable; the staff (all women) are very friendly, and willing to talk through dishes. English and Japanese menus available.

Lunch is mostly set menus, whilst dinner has a broader a la carte choice. The kara-age (Japanese fried chicken), made of soy protein, is delicious: subtle and satisfying. 1200 yen for a filling set. Desserts are also good, though the carrot cake is a little dry. The tofu ice-cream more than makes up for it though!

FM

With the influx of tourists, the Asakusa area is trying to re-brand itself as a hip, foreigner-friendly spot and thankfully that means some veg*n and veg-friendly restaurants have been opening up! I went to Kaemon for lunch and had the grains burger plate. My friend had the karaage (fried chicken) plate. Everything was delicious and I was thrilled to receive a large plate of healthy, flavorful organic veggies. The karaage was particularly good; I think even a meat eater would love it! Kaemon also host private parties. English menu available. I highly recommend checking this out.

Close to Asakusa station and Sensoji, very easy to find, it is located on the 3rd floor of a building.
The staff, all women, are super nice and helpful. The setting is simple ans the restaurant is quite large (compared to usual Japanese places), so there is a lot of place between the tables. The kitchen is opened on the restaurant so you can see the staff cooking.
I had the lunch set (1,200¥) with a small salad, 2 small veggie burgers (without the bread), some vegetables and pickles. It was served with a miso soup and brown rice. My friend had pasta with vegetables (900¥) which were well cooked. Then we saw the desserts and couldn't resist! We chose the chocolate cake (300¥) served with a bit of fresh fruits. Although it was really a tony bite, it was very good.
A great vegan place to visit when you are in Asakusa where there is not that much vegan options.

Everything was perfect - the food, the atmosphere, the staff - with plenty of delicious looking meals to choose from, I can't recommend this place enough. Please, stop by if you're around!
Updated from previous review on Monday September 21, 2015

Our dinner at Kaemon Asakusa looked, tasted and felt great! They are located on the THIRD FLOOR, so look up when you get there - and take the elevator. The service was very nice and our server explained and answered all my questions about meals and ingredients - ah, in Japanese, cause I speak Japanese, but she was very kind. We each got a dinner set for 1800 yen each person (about $16) and it included organic rice, miso soup, salad, kara-age soy meat (SO GOOD, best ever), eggplant and bell pepper appetizer, and chocolate cake (or fruity yogurt for me) for dessert. I simply love Japanese-style set plates, and this one was delicious and healthy-tasting (macrobiotic) at the same time. I can't wait to go back there again. ... You might want to call in advance before you come as sometimes the whole place gets booked for events. Also let them know in advance if you want pancakes, cause if they are busy, it may take a little time to make them.

They are closed on Mondays, and occasionally on a Tuesday too. Last order is 2 pm for lunch and 9 pm for dinner (open till 10 pm). All vegan, organic macrobiotic, delicious and healthy restaurant that cares about Earth, organic farming, sustainability, and your health - that's Kaemon, and I can't wait to go back. There is a lot I want to try, but those kara-age fried soy meat bites were so good, I'm definitely getting that again. Oh, whether it's during day or in the evening - be sure to enjoy the Asakusa Temple - SenSoJi as it's a minute away, and quite a sight.
Updated from previous review on Wednesday September 09, 2015