Serves meat, vegan options available. A Japanese noodle restaurant in Todaiji compound, among the shops/restaurants on the path from Todaiji to Nigatsudo. Offers one vegan soba dish (indicated as vegetarian) which comes with a cup of green tea. There are also a few mushroom soba/udon dishes which do not have meat, but it is unclear if the soup contains fish stock. Note: kitchen may stop serving 30-60 minutes prior to closing, check ahead. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-4:30pm.
Categories: Japanese, Non-veg
17 Reviews
First Review by LaiNamKhim
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cozy small shop - Edit
Very helpful old lady served us and let us know what choices were available. This is the only restaurant provided vegetarian choices inside the park area.
Nice environment and good taste
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Cozy home style cooking - Edit
We went there on a cold day after visiting the big Buddha and it was just what we needed !!!! The Vegetarian set was amazing and the owners were the sweetest couple. Might have been the most authentic Japanese food we had while we were there
Pros: authentic food, takes credit cards
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tasty hot soup - Edit
They have a lot of food items on the menu that seem vegetarian but make sure to ask/tell the staff you're vegetarian as some soups are made with fish broth. They will tell you which ones are for vegetarians. They have a vegetarian set option if you make sure to tell them. They have homemade dessert which is tasty as well.
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Lovely, friendly spot - Edit
This place was such a relief after several days of being served "vegetarian" meals made with fish stock elsewhere in Japan. The vegetarian/vegan noodle set was delicious -- ¥1100 for the set meal with sides or ¥750 for just the udon dish. Sit by the door to see deer walk by outside every time it's opened! Note this place is a little worn around the edges, so not the place for a "nice" meal out -- but perfect for a day in Nara Park.
Pros: English menu, Affordable, Don't have to leave park
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udon in the park - Edit
Nice people, good food.
Pros: a set meal upon or simple upon (1100 ou 750 yens)
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satisfying and generous set meal - Edit
There's just one option, a vege udon set meal, but there's not much more you could ask for. Comes with udon n broth, rice, pickles, sesame 'tofu' and tea. So delicious and filling.
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Lovely - Edit
Run by a kind elderly couple. Food was great and there is a nice gift shop to browse as well. Affordable
Pros: Affordable, Great location, Great food
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Udon set meal! - Edit
There's a vegetarian Udon set meal for 1100 that was very good. I was going to post a photo of it but I see there are many already posted. :)
This place was very busy but we waited outside and it was worth it!!
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good vege udon - Edit
The staff were lovely and knew right away what vegan was. They explained they had an udon set which was all vegetable based.
The udon was quick and tasty.
Certainly somewhere to visit while at Nara.
Pros: clear vegan options displayed. , quick, cheap
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great little restaurant with vegan menu set - Edit
We were looking for a vegan restaurant but didn't want to walk and be away from the main attractions so we came here and was great,inside the staff is great and speak a bit of English and they knew what vegan is and serve us very quick.
Pros: great location, affordable price, friendly staff
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great place - Edit
We walked in nara Park hungry and tired and stumbled into this little place. It is a small and cozy family restaurant with great atmosphere! We got two sets of udon noodles and it was awesome, fills you up instantly. Be sure not to miss it when you come here!
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Nice little place - Edit
Lovely little place in the middle of Nara park. If you get the vegetarian udon option, it comes with tea and it's really nice! Good service too.
Pros: Nice and quiet place, good location
Cons: Only one vegan option
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Great place for a rest - Edit
Very nice and quiet place in the centre of Nara Park. Good atmosphere and good soup that made you feel like being at your grandma's house.
Pros: Quiet, cheap
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noodles, sake and deer watching - Edit
This was a lovely, quirky and quiet place. Good Vegan noodles and we enjoyed some sake too - it was freezing outside - snow showers. Sweetly designed restaurant which felt a bit like eating at my grandmothers - very homey. Yummy food, tea and ambience.
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Great Lunch Spot - Edit
We really liked stopping here for some yummy vegan ramen whilst patting the friendly deer in Nara park. It was very affordable and tasty and the elderly lady knew exactly what vegan was and it is clearly labelled in English. We also had the Azuki beans and motchi for dessert which was yummy. Not many traditional ramen places cater for vegans so it was great to be able to try them.
Pros: Tasty vegan ramen, Great location
Cons: More vegan options would be nice
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Good place in Nara Park - Edit
Todaiji Temple is very good place. And easy to find sth to eat. This restaurant is very close and inside Nara park. Very kind owne. Test so good . I like udon .
you can select Udpon or Ramen.
Pros: test good and great soup.
Cons: only 1 choice.
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Simple noodles in Todaiji area - Edit
There is very limited vegetarian options in Nara, so I was glad I found this place by chance. Yes, there is the very nice Kinatae restaurant, but you may not want to make your way to the other side of the city if you are enjoying yourself in Nara Park.
This is a simple noodles house within the Todaiji compound. It's one of the few shops/restaurants along the path from the Todaiji main shrine to Nigatsudo.
If you go into the restaurant, on the table, you find there is a note showing an item "Thick Japanese wheat noodles for Vegetarian. All material derived from plants!"
It was just 700Y nett including a cup of green tea. It's simple and satisfying. There is some vegetables and seaweed in the noodles.
On the menu, there were also a few mushroom soba/udon items. They look vegetarian, particularly the soy sauce broth one, but it is unclear if the broth has fish stock. I don't speak enough Japanese to clarify, so I just went with the vegetarian noodles.
Besides noodles, the restaurant also serves a few desserts that are vegetarian, such as rice cake with adzuki (red beans).
This restaurant is convenient if you are feeling hungry within the Todaiji area. I stayed in Deer Park Inn nearby and had my early dinner here at 4:15pm.
Pros: convenient location, inexpensive
Cons: limited menu, closes early
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