Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Small gyoza (dumplings) shop near the Sakura hotel in Ikebukuro. Operated by a Taiwanese woman who speaks some English and understands vegetarian requirements. Offers 2 vegetarian lunch sets and 1 vegetarian dinner course, plus other vegetarian-suitable a la carte dinner items. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.
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Ikebukuro 2-55-12, Toshima-ku (at Ikebukuro station), Tokyo, Japan
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Added by MidnightSun112 on 13 Jun 2013
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56 Reviews
First Review by MidnightSun112
Maewin
Points +78
Great place - Edit
Delicious gyozas!
Read moreThe place is really small!
Pros: Gyoza
Guest
Asahi
Points +1017
うますぎ - Edit
お持ち帰りしました。おばちゃん超フレンドリーでおもろい。餃子も大きくてめちゃうま。
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LéonieMengjuChang
Points +1329
Filling and tasty - Edit
Only a few seats. 8 dumplings for 1000 yen. Very nice.
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maxgarciau
Points +40
App won’t let me give it five stars! - Edit
Tiny restaurant with the loveliest chef! Tell her your dietary requirements and she’ll give you a huge variety of dumplings (we got 8 and 12 each and we each got 7 different filling flavours each). Such a fun experience and GREAT food!
Read morePros: Food is great, Dumpling flavours dependent on the day!
Cons: Only seats six!
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Lhyara
Points +170
Easy and Yummy - Edit
Very friendly owner, she speaks enough English for easy conversation and asked if we wanted meat/vegetarian/vegan. We had some delicious and colourful vegan gyoza.
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JordanBourque
Points +28
Great dumplings - Edit
Friendly woman working and she was very accommodating towards us and another group of vegans that came in. They tasted great and were a good price. Highly recommended.
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eam
Points +200
small restaurant great food - Edit
lovely chef, she automatically in english asked if we were vegan/vego etc. great food, although hard to tell what each flavour was (no menu or explanation).
Read morenote: tables are for two, there isn’t room for extra seats so larger parties will sit separately.
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Franz__
Points +97
Incredible, must visit - Edit
Went with a large group (6 people) the owner set up a table for us outside because the inside was too small! She even poured soy sauce on our dumplings and was so nice.
Read moreI would describe the host as invincible. 100% invincible.
If you are in the area, even if you’re not, you gotta come to this place.
Very reasonable pricing too!
Be aware for large groups, it is a small space.
It is also cash only.
Pros: Invincible host, Amazing food, Great pricing
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ErinJordanna
Points +406
Quick and easy - Edit
The Tawainese owner was friendly and asked us if we were vegan, vegetarian or ate meat. Small hole in the wall restaurant. She brought out a selection of handmade fried vegan gyoza which we enjoyed! No other drinks except water available and no toilet.
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Angie_
Points +502
Good Taiwanese dumplings! - Edit
This small place is run by a nice Taiwanese lady who speaks English and understands what vegan means. I ordered the dumpling set which was so colorful and yummy! The interior is nothing special but it’s good for a quick bite.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-20
Pros: Authentic Taiwanese food, Nice and accommodating staff
Cons: Modest interior
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RazLeib
Points +16
Great vegan dumplings - Edit
Very nice lady runs this place. It is a small place but the vegan gyoza plate was great. Would give 5 stars
Read morePros: Tasty, Friendly, Good value for money
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Prady
Points +255
Great handmade taiwanese gyozas - Edit
Nothing much to say, solid food.
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margcerezo
Points +277
Yummy vegan gyozas - Edit
The vegan gyozas were quite good although my partner didn’t enjoy the meat gyozas. The owner was very sweet #Veganuary
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MonicaJane
Points +425
Delicious & friendly - Edit
Super friendly owner in a cute little shop.
Read moreThe vegan gyoza was good but the vegan ham and vegan fried rice were the winners
Definitely get the vegan ham
Guest
Ruzha
Points +3641
Vegan Taiwanese Gyoza - Edit
Really excellent Taiwanese gyoza. We stopped by at a very odd time, and we weren't even sure if the shop was open or not, but the very friendly lady working there welcomed us and got to work making our gyoza immediately. It was just a bit oily for my personal taste, but very delicious nevertheless!
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jaws
Points +154
Great take-out option - Edit
Finally got to try the vegan dumplings here! The women who work here were very easy to talk to and order from, 750 yen for takeout dumplings to fill 1 person. Very satisfied and fast service!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2020-06-21
Pros: Take-out, Fast, Affordable
Guest
chocopunk
Points +1246
unlucky day - Edit
sometimes with less ingredients and colours depending on availability and the season...
Read more6 pieces for 748 yen, 10 pieces for 1320 yen, which sounds rather expensive, but each dumpling is so much bigger than a typical Japanese gyoza
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jordanwyn
Points +83
The most hole in the wall place - Edit
So you know it’s good. Run by one little old lady with a tiny kitchen attached to a glorified hallway for seating, you can get a huge number of gyoza for a really good price. If you’re a foreigner and you walk in she’ll know you’re there for the vegan gyoza, so no worries to anyone who doesn’t speak Japanese, but if you do she’s super chatty and entertaining. There are also lots of interesting gyoza flavors that seem to be accidentally vegan (spinach, beet etc) but I haven’t tried yet because I have always been excited to get more of the original flavor.
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sarita.p
Points +435
Yummy Gyoza! - Edit
I had the homemade gyoza for takeout. Nice flavors and texture, I would recommend!
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spaceguns
Points +51
First question: vegetarian? vegan? - Edit
I am often mildly concerned about finding the vegetarian or especially vegan options in a place where I may not have enough words in the right language to talk about ingredients. This time, I didn’t have to worry, it could not have been easier! I am vegetarian but will choose vegan options if available, my companion was more interested in meat. The lovely woman in the kitchen greeted us and asked in nearly flawless English if we were looking for vegetarian or vegan dumplings, followed that with how hungry we were to determine the number of dumplings, if we preferred fried or boiled, and asked about what we’d like to drink. We each had a plate of six dumplings (will certainly get more next time!) and I don’t actually know exactly what flavors they were, but there were at least three different kinds and since I can be confident that they were all vegan, I don’t really care what was inside. They were delicious. The shop is TINY, seats six and no two chairs next to each other, takeout OK. Looking forward to going back.
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DanielKunz
Points +26
Super nice vegan Dumplings. - Edit
Two friendly ladies with great English serve colorful and super tasty dumplings. Wanna come back again (been here 2x now)!
Read morePros: Lots of veggie dumplings. , Great staff, Charming place - not fancy, but authentic.
Cons: They also serve shark fin dumplings? Hm..
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HannahLewsey
Points +52
Overpriced - Edit
The woman is very nice and speaks amazing English. The dumplings were also very nice. She asked if we were vegan or vegetarian and if we wanted 8 or 10 each. But it cost around 1900 yen for 16 dumplings (8 each).
Read moreI wouldn’t mind paying this but it was just unexpected, as there are only 6 seats and it’s very small. Doesn’t seem like the type of place that would charge that much.
Pros: Yummy dumplings, Friendly English speaking lady
Cons: Expensive for what you get
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GabrielClark
Points +26
Fantastic food - Edit
Would rate 5 stars but Happy Cow doesn’t allow me. Very friendly owners great food
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Serasaur174
Points +100
Pricey but unique - Edit
I don’t know that I’ll end up going back here, but it was an interesting experience! There are only six seats, as other reviews said. The chef is really nice and welcoming. The gyoza were good and unique with the way she colors the shells with ground natural ingredients like spinach, etc.
Read moreBut these were just ok for me. But my husband and I each got 8 gyoza a piece and the total was 1900 yen. So as other reviews say, either order the 6 piece up front or as for prices ahead of time.
Pros: Unique gyoza
Cons: Expensive, Cramped and small
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AlexandreGVermeil
Points +390
Great filling gyoza, limited choice - Edit
While the vegan gyoza were filling and tasty, the lady who runs the place refused to serve us anything else from the menu (we wanted at least one vegetable plate) because she says she was too busy... The place is quite small and unwelcoming decor wise, there is 3 tiny tables which can accommodate 2 people each. Don’t go there with a group.
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hiraoka.yume
Points +74
Tasty and affordable gyoza - Edit
If you're bad at Japanese they also speak a little bit of English which is good (the owner is Taiwanese).
Read moreThey have some vegetarian and also vegan options availiable and would kindly ask which one are you interested in.
The price is quite affordable and the gyoza taste so good (I had a set of 10 vegan gyoza). The service is really good.
The only cons I find is that the restaurant is pretty small so you can't go with a large group of people, but for going alone or with one friend is totally nice and recommendable.
Pros: Tasty, good variety of flavours, affordable
Cons: The place is a little bit small
Guest
bejitomu
Points +83
Nice Gyoza, but space could be more comfortable - Edit
The Gyoza were all vegan and nice. As others said, she asks you whether you are vegan and how hungry you are. Then she recommended us a plate with 20 mixed gyoza (we were 2 ppl). Each of us also got a tea and a soup, and we payed 2200¥ in total, which is OK I guess.
Read moreOnly minus, the place is really small, only three tables in a row with 2 available seats each, so if you come with more then 2 people you won't be able to sit at the same table. The lightning is really bright, not so cozy, and the chairs are not so comfortable.
In my opinion not a place to spend several hours eating, drinking and chatting with friends. But having some nice gyoza alone or with one friend, it's worth a visit.
Pros: delicious vegan gyoza, friendly old lady
Cons: not so cozy to hang out for a longer time, really small shop, only bring maximum 1 friend!
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