Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Macrobiotic
A macrobiotic restaurant. Serves bento boxes including rice, whole grains, vegetables, and healthy food. Uses high high quality ingredients. Has one dish containing cheese. Open Tue-Sun 11:30am-3:00pm. Irregular holidays are posted on the website.
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9-4 Sagatenryūji Kurumamichichō, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan, 616-8373
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Last update on 21 Apr 2025 by veganhat
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27 Reviews
First Review by nnvcktr
KathrynWill121
Points +100
Such a lovely place! - Edit
What a lovely place! So lucky to have gone here, the ladies running it are so sweet. We both had the bento box which was delicious! Glad to have been able to have vegan bento. We also got to sit in the window which was so nice to watch the world go by. Highly recommend!
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edengreta
Points +37
Authentic and healthy - Edit
We got the bento, curry, and pizza toast. It was amazing!! Probably favourite meal of my trip so far. Very fresh and interesting ingredients. The owners were very kind.
Read morePros: Nutritious , Colourful, Flavourful
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ThatsIrene
Points +18
Delicious! - Edit
One of the best meal I had in Japan!
Read moreOwned by 2 sisters. The menu was very clear and explanatory and the bento box was so tasty. If I will ever come back to this area I will 100% eat here again!
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NinaKln
Points +27
Delicious bento - Edit
Aaaah, I didn't expect to find a vegan restaurant here, but here it was, and it was great.
Read morePros: Walnut sushi, Potato salad, Atmosphere
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sanj123
Points +54
Amazing bento box! - Edit
They’ve only two options on the entire menu but we ordered the vegan bento box and absolutely loved it! The sushi was very fresh as was the wasabi. Perfect place for lunch when visiting Arashiyama Bamboo grove.
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XenaWarriorPrincess
Points +3141
Macrobiotic food in a tranquil environment - Edit
Macrobiotic vegan restaurant located near Arashiyama. They only serve two dishes - a curry and a sushi bento. The menu details the source and health benefits of each ingredient, which I found very cute. The sushi bento came with miso soup, tofu, pasta salad, coleslaw, strawberries, and apple jelly; it was delicious, healthy, and filling. Our waitress was very kind and attentive and offered complimentary tea. The environment is bright, spacious, and tranquil. It was 2500 yen (tax included) for the sushi bento - not cheap, but that's to be expected for a touristy area!
Read moreyuka32
Thank you for posting the beautiful photos of the bento. We only offer two dishes, but it takes the two of us four hours each morning to prepare them. It really pains me to see that the price is high. The food we make is delicious because the quality of the ingredients is excellent. The cost of these ingredients is three to five times that of regular ingredients. We are so grateful to all the people who work so hard to produce these amazing foods. They're not making that much money. In order to pay for the restaurant's expenses, such as food costs, utility bills, and rent, I go to work five days a week from 6pm to 11pm after I finish cleaning up the restaurant. I have little time for myself. It's very hard to maintain a vegan restaurant that uses good ingredients. Why do we continue to run our business despite the difficulties? It is because we learned how important good food is for the people to be better for the better world. The leaders at that time who taught macrobiotics had a very difficult time. Our gratitude to our predecessors is our driving force.
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m@earthville
Points +10278
Healthy, organic, tasty, friendly - Edit
Everything we had in this friendly and salubrious place was good, but the star for us was the miso soup, which was one of the most flavorful we’ve had anywhere. The umeboshi sushi was also especially good.
Read moreService is warm and helpful, and there’s a very informative English menu for those of us who don’t read Japanese.
The only downside was a bit of plastic waste, even for dine-in orders, which hopefully they can improve in the future.
yuka32
I'm glad you like our miso soup. My sister has made a lot of efforts to create this miso soup. For Japanese people, only kombu and shiitake mushrooms are enough to make soup stock. But it is a bimiso soup. But it would not be very tasty for foreigners.
Read moreMy sister added burdock, Chinese cabbage, and dried radish to the basic soup stock. Burdock is eaten only in Japan and Korea. It has many medicinal properties and an essential vegetable when it comes to curing illnesses.
Serving umeboshi sushi-roll is my idea. I thought understanding why Umeboshi & Miso was helpful to save the life of atomic-bomb victims would be a useful information for all the people.(the reason is on our website: https:// www.msbento.com）
I find it amazing that a collaboration between the universe and humans has created such great food all over the world.
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veganhat
Points +2175
Good bento - Edit
The lunch was actually pretty good. It's a bit on the expensive side, though.
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surajvarma
Points +70
Must visit for vegans - Edit
Glad i went to this place. Really healthy japanese food. Started with Bento and then ordered another sushi and Miso. Its a 9 min walk from main road so i hesitated a bit before going. Glad i went.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-15
Pros: Bento , Miso soup, Sushi
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snehasagar
Points +27
Best Freshly cooked Meal - Jain friendly - Edit
Very good meal. Accommodated all our requests since we eat Jain food.
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AleRosa
Points +241
Healthy lunch - Edit
It was good but a little expensive😄I appreciated the explanation about the ingredients used. It's nice to know what you're eating and how it helps your health 😊
Read morePros: Good, Healthy , Close to the station
Cons: Expensive, Portion not so big
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TracyThompson
Points +36
Nice view, sweet place. - Edit
Lovely owner, delicious healthy food. Small menu. Mountain view. Peaceful.
Read morePros: View, Yummy bento , Nice owner
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charlesfromrugrats
Points +115
Definitely something to check out - Edit
Amazing food, intersting and healthy! Super chill atmosphere and nice owner
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phoebel
Points +22
Very tasty food and friendly owners - Edit
We visited this restaurant and got the vegan bento and a vegetarian cheese pizza toast. The food was very delicious and the owner was very friendly and knowledgeable about vegan nutrition :)
Read morePros: Tasty food, Friendly owner, Great location
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G.M.
Points +50
Good and friendly - Edit
Good food and extremely kind owners. The two ladies are lovely, you should go there just to talk with them! ❤️
Read morePros: Good Food, Lovely owners , Close to the station
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Bridge4_Stella
Points +73
Good food and super nice owners - Edit
The food was very good, the place is nice (on the 3d floor of a building near the station) and the two owner are really kind. As an Italian, I must say that even the pasta was unexpectedly good!!
Read morePros: Very good food, Super nice owners, Near the station
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JeremyEggar
Points +86
The cutest food and chef - Edit
Incredible refreshing, tasty and fresh food, served by a woman who is equally as cute and sweet.
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NataliaJuliani
Points +398
Fully vegan and fully kind - Edit
A restaurant that offers seasonal, healthy vegan food with a lovely, relaxing atmosphere and very kind staff. Highly recommended for those visiting Arashiyama. It's conveniently close to the JR station.
Read moreCash payment only.
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so_phIa96
Points +17
Vegan Bento Box - Edit
They have a new bento box everyday and the staff was very nice and explained what everything was. One bento box costs around 2200 yen and you can only pay in cash.
Read morePros: Delicious and healthy food, Nice service , Right next to the station near Arashiyama forest
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AnitaBhakta
Points +11
Healthy and Welcoming! - Edit
We loved the food and service here. We received a beautiful bento box full of nutritious and delicious foods that nourished us after a hot morning of hiking. The pearl barley tea that was served was delicious too. I loved getting explanations in English about the various powers of the food that was being served. It made for more enjoyment and gratitude for the beautifully crafted meal.
Read morePros: healthy, delicious , meticulously prepared
Cons: decore is sparse
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JHWeller
Points +109
Delicious spot for lunch - Edit
We shared a bento box between the two of us and it was really good. Would have liked more options as it was all they had, however it was delicious
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ManuelV.A.
Points +16
Lovely place - Edit
The service was great and they speak english. A really homely place. They brought us a handmade tea and the bento food was impressive as well as delicious.
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PepaAnt
Points +16
Very interesting place - Edit
Familiar and cozy place. They speak English and everything is very tasted and well cooked. There is a menu including tea as drink
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-08-21
Pros: Next to the JR station , Food, English spoken
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DariaRoseK
Points +66
Delicious! Fresh! Filling! - Edit
Lovely Bento Box full of delicious things.
Read moreThe addition of walnuts in the sushi were fantastic, the pumpkin and apple jelly were so yummy.
Lovely calming environment and service.
Updated from previous review on 2024-08-19
Pros: Sushi, Service, Environment
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Marianmm
Points +36
Home cooking you can trust. Truly trustworthy. - Edit
I was surprised at the quality of the food. One bite and you'll know it's a very carefully made dish. I felt very happy while eating, and my body and mind felt good afterwards. The restaurant is quiet and peaceful, and the staff are friendly and willing to help you with any questions you may have. (If you don't ask, they will stay silent.) Their website explains the health benefits of traditional Japanese foods, so be sure to check it out.
Read morePros: Very healthy., The quality is amazingly high., Unique health benefit info http://www.msbeno.com
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Tonyx
Points +40
The healthiest food I've ever eaten - Edit
Vegan sushi comes with eight different side dishes. It's fun because there are lots of flavors . Very healthy and delicious. I felt great after eating it. The staff is very friendly and speak English. The restaurant is on the third floor and has nice view of the mountains.
Read morePros: The owner speaks good English., Their website is written in English., The info on the signs is written in English.
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nnvcktr
Points +16
🙏🏻🙏🏻 - Edit
Wirklich super lecker und mit viel Herz zubereitet!
Read morePros: Gastfreundlich , Liebe zum Detail , Fairer Preis
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