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Macrobiotic and health shop with cooking school, formerly known as Lima. Sells a wide variety of natural food and cooking supplies. Note its cafe closed in 2018. Location is near Shinjuku Station south exit. Reported closed, Sep 2020.
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Last update on 08 Sep 2020 by AnnaZirael
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Added by Ricardo on 27 Nov 2013
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60 Reviews
First Review by sglcklch
Aya
Points +631
Tasty food but really simple - Edit
It's an all-vegan place and the food is tasty, but it's nothing to write home about. The prices are OK, but the portions are smallish.
Read moreStill, you are happy with what you find in Tokyo and the location is very good. It's a five-minute walk from Shinjuku station South Exit.
Pros: The menu is vegan, Vegan pastries
Cons: Small portions, Their shop is not even vegetarian
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sweetpotatosoul
Points +75
Good, but not great - Edit
I came to Lima Cafe about a week ago (Feb 2015), and while the food was good, it wasn't memorable. I ordered the curry which came with rice and a miso soup. The portions were very small, especially for the price.
Read moreThis place definitely feels like you're in a grocery store, not a cafe or restaurant. It's more like a place you'd stop into for a quick lunch, or a snack before heading home to dinner.
I had a hard time finding it. I don't know if it's the address given here, or an issue with my Google maps, but I ended up at the building behind Lima's. It took me about 20 minutes to finally find it.
English is not spoken, nor is there an english menu.
Pros: Within a grocery store, so you can shop, Healthy Food, Friendly staff
Cons: Small portions, Not the best atmosphere, Hard to find
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frbou
Points +66
I Love Lima!! - Edit
I live near Lima so I've tried everything on the menu! But to get there you can go from either Shinjuku or Yoyogi.
Read moreThe burger is the best vege burger I've ever had ! It's a crunchy bread crumbed soy meat with gherkin mayonnaise on a perfectly slightly toasted home made bread bun. You get salad and soup with it. I guess it's pretty expensive for a burger at 900 yen but I think everyone should try it!
I also love their original plate which is different each day, consisting of various little Japanese style dishes. It comes with rice and soup.
The daikon soup is amazing! But I might be biased as I love daikon♥
The staff are lovely and it's not awkward or difficult to go alone.
They also sell snacks like cookies and sandwiches near the front. The korokke sandwiches are so good! I love the cookies too. Some chocolate looking things might be quite bitter though, as I don't think they use a sweetener (I had chocolate coronet and chocolate brownie).
Pros: Delicious! , Healthy, Friendly
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medus
Points +1228
Oishikatta - Edit
Lima Cafe is a nice small 100% vegan restaurant near Shinjuku station (5-7 minutes from South Exit). The menu is not very extensive (3 or 4 main dishes and several desserts) and portions are a bit small but the food is tasty and worth its price (600-800 yen). There is also a health food shop in the same building that sells vegan lunch boxes (600yen), snacks and other tasty things for those who are still hungry ;-)
Read moreUpdate: after the increase in taxes from April 1st, all main dishes cost 900 yen which puts Lima in "medium" price range.
Pros: 100% vegan, Location, Desserts
Cons: No English, Portions could be bigger
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Minni
Points +261
Good food, smallish portions - Edit
We found this restaurant easily just by walking down the street from Yoyogi subway station. It's located opposite to the JR Tokyo General Hospital, inside a health store called Lima.
Read moreFood was fresh, macrobiotic food and dessert vegan chocolate cake was also good. Menu was in Japanese but there were pictures. Portions were smallish but tolerable. I thought it was also a little bit cheaper than other places in Tokyo.
The Lima health store was a great find, we could buy vegan soy yogurts and puddings and a lot of other vegan goods from there. Recommended!
Pros: good, fresh food, great location inside a health store
Cons: portions were smallish
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sglcklch
Points +3843
Awesome store - Edit
This place was just great! I loved that the majority of products they carry are locally made in Japan, which most probably can't be found anywhere outside of the country. I went around lunch time and the staff was putting out boxes of meat/vegan bento, which I assumed were freshly made in the big kitchen attached to the store where they also hold cooking classes. They had a community table in case you want to dine in. There was a small fresh produce corner too but I was mainly interested in travel food.
Read moreThe variety of vegan cookies was amazing. I couldn't resist and bought a couple of different flavors, including one made with Maya nuts, something I had never heard of before. I also got a loaf of vegan gluten-free bread made with just brown rice flour and no starches, which is extremely uncommon for commercial GF breads. Then there was this whole chest freezer full of vegan ice creams by the entrance. I was really intrigued by a yam-based one that claimed to be completely fat free so I got the adzuki bean flavor of that. Was actually more like a sorbet but was yummy nonetheless. I also saw some non-dairy milks that I didn't see at the other health food store I visited earlier.
The location was quite convenient, just a short walk from Shinjuku or Yoyogi station. For me it was even easier as it was literally right behind the hotel my partner and I stayed at. I just can't believe I didn't know it until the very last hours of our trip; otherwise it would have been so handy to stock up on breakfast food and travel snacks.
Pros: selection, location, vegan ice creams
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