Japanese
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Small restaurant with a vegetarian section on the menu, several of the dishes can be made vegan upon request. Owner does not speak English, but understands vegan/vegetarian. Open Tue-Sun 11:00am-2:30pm, 6:00pm-9:30pm. Closed Mon.
52 Reviews
First Review by ajvzla
Ethan.e
Points +22
Beware of fake reviews - Edit
Unfortunately, this is the 2nd location I've been to where the food is vastly different from what's described in the reviews here at HappyCow.
Read moreI went to Marichou-K today for lunch. There was no one else there, at 11:30 am. Unlike one of the reviews, the owner didn't ask if I was vegetarian at all. I had to tell her specifically, upon which she brought out the menu.
I wanted to purchase some of the food to go, with some for lunch there. She said no without giving any reason. I asked via Google Translate if I can bring my own container and she can put the food in there, and she said no again. She seemed to be getting agitated.
I ordered the Kanazawa ramen. She asked if egg is fine, I replied In Japanese that it is.
The ramen included the noodles and 2 kinds of vegetables, only. The veggies were only in minimal amounts. The soup was standard soy sauce. Nothing like what's shown in the photos in the reviews. No egg, even though she had asked if it was ok and I replied that it was. I asked her where the egg was, she replied that she doesn't understand English.
This is the laziest, and worst vegetarian food I have ever eaten in my life. The noodles with some of 2 types of vegetables is worth at most 500 yen, not 1100.
Cons: Food, Service
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MQT
Points +122
Best veg ramen! - Edit
We were the first to arrive so got served fairly quickly. The veg ramen was absolutely delicious as well as the fried mushrooms and edamame. I give it 5 stars but the app won’t allow me.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-06-27
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MarenaRichter
Points +18
Really good food - vegan options available - Edit
There is a separate card for vegetarian food and at least some of the dishes can be made vegan. I had the ramen noodles (with glas noodles instead of the egg noodles) and it was really really good!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-06-22
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VeganSmiles
Points +37
Lovely meal! - Edit
As soon as we stepped in, we were asked if we were veg and brought an English menu. The options were plentiful!
Read moreWe enjoyed mapo tofu, an eggplant dish, and spicy ramen with added tofu and mushroom. All were flavorful and delicious!!
We were so happy to stumble upon this delightful restaurant with a kind and talented owner and soothing jazz music😄
Pros: Flavors!, Vegan options made with care!, Atmosphere!
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gachingura
Points +117
Little gem - Edit
After walking around a lot we were getting quite desperate. Very hard to find a place with vegan options in Kanazawa. This tiny restaurant is run by a lady who cooks the food from scratch, so be prepared to wait. I had tofu with stir-fried leaf vegetables, boiled yam and edamame, and rice. It was delicious, and so was the non-vegan food. The portions are not very big compared to other places and we found it a little more expensive aswell, but definitely worth it.
Read morePros: That the food is made from scratch and to order, Cosy atmosphere
Cons: Portions are on the smaller side
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Muninn
Points +52
Cute and delicious shop - Edit
Loved the place, the owner is very nice, they have a special menu for vege/vegan and it was really good !
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giulietta2025
Points +18
Highly recommend 🍲 - Edit
I‘m on vacation with my mum and in Japan it’s a little bit complicated to find an authentic restaurant which offers both vegan and non-vegan options. This is definitely the place to be! Just ask for the separate vegan/ vegetarian menu and then tell her that you‘re vegan and she will veganise the meal. I got the tofu in hot bean sauce and the stir fried glass noodles alongside local Kanazawa beer. It was very spicy (not suitable if you can‘t handle it) and so so delicious. My mother got fish and it was also very delicious. Please note, that you have to wait ~20min for your food since she will cook everything freshly. There are only ~10 seats, you might have to wait outside.
Read morePros: Authentic, Many many options , So so delicious
Cons: None :)
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XenaWarriorPrincess
Points +3305
Decent place for vegan food in Kanazawa - Edit
There's a separate vegetarian menu, which is provided only upon request. Most of the dishes on the vegetarian are also vegan, except the noodles. However, you can replace the regular noodles with glass noodles. I thoroughly enjoyed the soy milk ramen with glass noodles. Portion sizes are hearty, and prices are reasonable. You have to order a drink with dinner, which was a bit unexpected. Their white wine was quite good. The atmosphere is compact and cozy. There is only one person serving the food and cooking, so expect to wait. Limited English spoken by staff. They only accept cash.
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נגהדרור
Points +23
Great place with veg. Menu - Edit
We took the soy milk ramen and it was great. They have a vegetarian menu with diversity, options for veg ramens, noodles and also rice dishes.
Read moreNice and warm. It was tasty and cost 1100 y.
Pros: Tasty , Warm, Veg. menu
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Sahnie
Points +46
Love it - Edit
The food was absolutely delicious. I especially recommend the soy milk ramen. To be honest, i didn’t expect much at first, but it’s my favourite now. Also, the eggplant in chili sauce!
Read moreThey have a separate vegetarian menu; just ask for it :)
The owner doesn’t speak much English, but she knows the phrases needed for daily use in a restaurant.
The woman asked us „share?“ and I said yes, thinking she meant the bill. Actually she split every portion in two, so that me and my friend had half a portion of each dish we ordered. It was perfect!
Pros: Soy milk ramen, Cozy
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AmorSinMayusculas
Points +137
Súper cute and delicious ramen - Edit
Small place, very very cozy.
Read moreThe owner doent speak a lot of english, but she is quite nice and have a separate veggie menu in english.
We tried two different ramen, both were really tasty. The soy milk ramen, our favourite so far!
Pros: Best soy milk ramen, Nice and confortable
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darksquirrel
Points +184
Lovely little place - Edit
Delicious ramen and other vegan choices.
Read moreThe place is run by a sweet lady and seats 12 people at most, cash only. We were the first two people for the evening, followed soon by a group of four. The next person after that was turned away, I’m assuming because the kitchen was at capacity. Once the first meals were served, she let a couple more people in.
Everything we ate was delicious!
Pros: Tasty food, Good portion sizes, Cozy atmosphere
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spuchginer
Points +252
Affordable and relatively wide selection of vegan food close to Omicho Market - Edit
It's a cozy space run by a single woman, she has a decent selection of vegan food, and it was quite tasty! Perhaps the portions were a bit small for my taste, but they were nevertheless flavourful. The service was also rather fast, which was quite surprising given that she had to take the orders and cook them all by herself. I suppose we were lucky to go there when it was pretty much empty.
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Nancy Cadet
Points +1149
Vegan and Veg Friendly - Edit
Location : an easy walk north of the Castle Park on a busy main street.
Read moreThere’s an English menu with several options : spicy eggplant, mixed vegetable stir fry, cabbage and seaweed salad. We ordered the soy milk ramen with glass noodles (mild) and the Mapu tofu with rice, hot and peppery with a generous amount of silken tofu. Returned for lunch and had eggplant with chili, rice and a side salad (spicy) and tofu with Chinese vegetables and rice(mild). The owner was friendly and service was excellent.
A good spot for lunch or dinner with many beverage choices.
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-11
Pros: Tasty food, Veg- and vegan friendly, Moderate prices
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Yasmin14
Points +49
Delicious! - Edit
Full of flavor! Ask for the separate vegetarian menu. This was the best experience in Kanazawa so far.
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gipsie2
Points +92
Good experience - Edit
Owner brought vegan/ vegetarian menu and all was good.
Read moreDoes not take credit cards as stated in above.
Pros: Several options for vegan
Cons: Does not take credit cards
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Mooloobooloo
Points +1421
Excellent vegan ramen and more - Edit
Near the castle park and garden, this Chinese restaurant has several items on its menu that can be made vegan. The soymilk ramen is highly rommended, especially with some toppings added (I'm a fan of the takana mustard greens, which are pickled add another dimension to the ramen once you're halfway through.) Even without extra toppings, the ramen dish is full of mushrooms, chives, and other yumminess.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-18
Pros: Super nice owner/chef
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Chicpigs
Points +81
Get the soy milk ramen - Edit
Probably the best ramen broth I’ve ever had. Swap in the glass noodles to make it vegan. The stuffed peppers appetizer was also excellent.
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melanieneal
Points +17
Delicious vegetarian options - Edit
While walking around the area we needed to find a place to stop for lunch and this was a great find!
Read moreOptions for everyone so it’s helpful if your dining companions are not vegetarian or vegan. I had a note that I carried with me written in Japanese that indicated I was vegetarian and didn’t eat meat. Once I showed this to the server/chef she brought me a special menu with the vegetarian and vegan options.
Food was absolutely delicious! Ate every last bite. I would go back and highly recommend.
Pros: Yummy food, Nice variety, Attentive service
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OndineCeleste
Points +100
Delicious food & drinks - Edit
Had a lovely time at Maruchou-K last evening, the owner was super lovely and all we ordered was delicious and filling. We had to wait for maybe 10 minutes to be seated as the owner was working alone but we were happy to do so. If there’s a sign on the door that says CLOSED, all in red, don’t immediately panic like we did, it will just be a few minutes for her to bus some tables and it’s worth the wait.
Read moreI had the soy milk ramen (with subbed glass noodles to make it vegan) which had a nice mild heat and was very flavourful, with a generous heap of various chopped and fried mushrooms on top. My husband had the aubergines in chilli sauce with medium rice and was very happy with it as well. We also shared the fries seasoned with seaweed and concluded that seaweed literally goes with everything.
Would definitely recommend the Chinese apricot wine (tastes like an umeshu liqueur neat with an apricot twist) and the fragrant olive wine which I had mixed with soda, really fabulous. Will probably come back again as vegan options are a little more limited in Kanazawa.
Edit: we went back the following night and found a different closed sign (out of ingredients) but I cheekily poked my head in and asked if vegetarian might still be ok and she seated us anyway! There was only a small serving of rice left and the mushroom heap wasn’t quite as generous but she fed two hungry vegans delicious food and I was very thankful.
Updated from previous review on 2024-05-19
Pros: Delicious, affordable food, Delicious and interesting drinks, Lovely owner
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veganamy20
Points +203
Seperate Veg menu - Edit
Seperate vegetarian menu with clear vegan options. Soy milk ramen is yummy. Nice ambience. Affordable.
Read morePros: seperate vegan menu
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azuki_monster
Points +1056
Cute Chinese restaurant - Edit
Clearly labelled vegan and vegetarian options. The owner even indicated without prompting that a special dessert not from the regular menu was vegetarian only, not vegan.
Read moreThe food was really lovely and she even uses vegan cheese!
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UrsulaBraschi
Points +70
Chinese restaurant ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Edit
small restaurant run by its owner. very pleasant atmosphere. They have a menu with vegan and vegetarian options. We tried the eggplant with chilly sauce and the ramen and everything was delicious. It is necessary to order one dish plus drink or two small dishes per person.
Read morePros: Many vegan options
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Trixi
Points +236
Delicious soymilk ramen - Edit
The nice owner directly asked us if we were vegetarian. So we instantly got the vegetarien/vegan menu. We chose the soymilk ramen and it was very tasty! The staff doesn't speak english but this was no problem. Very friendly!
Read morePros: Soymilk ramen very good , Friendly , Vegetarien/vegan menu
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NoaE
Points +40
Get the soy milk ramen - Edit
Cozy restaurant, kind owners and an extraordinary soy milk ramen. Highly recommended!
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Gulbasaur
Points +32
Delicious, vegan-friendly small business - Edit
Lovely home cooked Chinese cuisine made to a Japanese flavour palette. Explicitly vegan friendly if you ask for the vegan menu, and the owner took a second to check when my vegetarian husband ordered something nonvegan.
Read moreThe owner speaks little English, but a polite and friendly attitude will get you an excellent meal.
Pros: Great food, Friendly, welcoming atmosphere , Unique experience
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veggieboi73795
Points +29
Unlike anything I’ve ever tasted - Edit
The soymilk ramen is a must-try for the more adventurous vegetarians and vegans. Reminded me simultaneously of Japanese ramen and fettuccine alfredo and had tons of different kinds of mushrooms plus a delicious sichuan pepper oil.
Read morePros: Very knowledgeable about veg and vegan, Very unique food, Whole separate vegetarian menu
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