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REMOVED: Shiro Cafe
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Veg-options
Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe opened 2018 inside a non vegan cosmetics store. Menu offers a mix of Japanese and western vegan foods: curry, soup and rice balls, burger and fries, pancakes, ice cream parfaits, coffee, juice, and sodas. Location is a 5-minute walk from Jiyugaoka station. Previously fully vegan but reported to offer non vegan pancakes Feb '23 and fish March '23. Removed May 2023: Limited vegan options.
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2 - Chome, Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 9-14 Azuruti 1F, B1, Tokyo, Japan, 152-0035
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Last update on 25 May 2023 by rklevens
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Added by ReiAmber on 21 Jun 2018
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24 Reviews
First Review by ReiAmber
rklevens
Points +468
NO VEGAN OPTIONS - Edit
ALL VEGAN OPTIONS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MENU
Read morecico
Wtf whyyyy😓😖😖
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oceana1928
Points +130
Beautiful interior - Edit
We had the curry and the falafel salad.
Read moreI really liked the curry with lots of tasty veggies.
The falafel salad has a sauce that was almost like mayonnaise (which isn’t my favourite) but if you like that it’s delicious, with fresh veggies and soft falafel.
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Mikasayuho
Points +42
We had vegan curry and vegan doria. Both were very tasty and filling. - Edit
Tasty and healthy vegan meal! I would like to try pasta next time🧡 #Veganuary
Read morePros: Very healthy and tasty
Cons: If there are more meal menus, would be great!
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Smaskens
Points +170
Yummy yummy in my tummy - Edit
Modern atmosphere. Soy and lemon pasta was yummy. Pancakes were 10/10, the berries were sour and slighly bitter which I expected, but that was fine because they came on the side.
Read morePros: Yummy, 6 options for food , ~8 options of dessert
Cons: Expensive, Had to travel far to get here, but it was worth it
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BicyFischer
Points +49
Shiro cafe - Edit
Great food, very delicious and good looking
Read morePros: Only vegan options, Great quality
Cons: Little expensive
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Blackzebra
Points +104
Cute place - Edit
Had some of the best pancakes I’ve had vegan or not, cool little cafe hidden at the back of a vegan make up and skin care shop. Coffee was nice aswell
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ForAnimalsJapan
Points +4805
Pricey but good - Edit
We tried the ginger chai latte and two kinds of pancakes: berry and maple. Everything was pricey but delicious. Friendly service. I appreciated the high quality hand soap in the restroom too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-10-22
Ruzha
Oh, I’m going there tomorrow for pancakes (after a couple of years of thinking about their pancakes)! Which ones did you like better?
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Ruzha, they were all fantastic, but we liked the maple ones best ☺️
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cico
Points +262
Lovee the pancake and vegan doria - Edit
Pancake was delicious and i love the vegan doria 🤤 !
Read moreThe pizza was so and so..
Loved also Chocolate and raspberry Donuts 🍩
Bit expensive
Pros: All vegan , Well presented dishes, Cozy place
Cons: Expensive
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fabiane
Points +406
Amazing food - Edit
The food was awesome, big portions, expensive but good, the staffs were very friendly and the restaurant is pretty cozy.
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Ruzha
Points +3032
Delicious but Expensive - Edit
We had a lovely lunch at Shiro Cafe. We ordered the Grains Bowl and the Vegan Doria. Both were quite delicious, and the Grains Bowl in particular well exceeded my expectations. Healthy, but full of flavor and immensely satisfying. We considered getting dessert as well, but as we were already full, and the desserts seemed way too pricy, we opted out for the time-being. I'll definitely go back to check out their pancakes though!
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PlamenIontchev
Points +313
Nice cozy cafe - Edit
I took vegan pizza and vegan icecream which are otherwise difficult to find in Tokyo. But I will be pleased to taste other their dishes next time. All delicious!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-08-07
Pros: Tasty food! Rather spacious. Very friendly staff.
Cons: None for me.
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Gh05t_girl
Points +491
Fluffy pancakes - Edit
I saw pictures of the pancakes and thought they looked small but they are definitely filling, I couldnt finish it all. Definitely amazing. But I think the curry is a popular item because it smelled so good in there, it had me debating if I should of gotten the curry.
Read moreI've had this happen a few times in japan but one of my compaints is a cafe/resturant wont give you your drink before your meal. I had water but they had me waiting awhile and I wish I could of had my tea first.
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whitesiroi
Points +1117
美味しいけど高ぇ - Edit
美味しいけど高ぇ、staff and atmosphere is pretty good
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Ve-miho
Points +121
Delicious vegan pancake - Edit
I had a maple and cream pancake. It's difficult to find the vegan pancake in Japan, so I'm very happy to hear the Shiro Cafe! It was chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Read morePros: Relax space , Delicious
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digitalmimi
Points +1628
Pricey but delicious - Edit
Some of the best vegan dessert I’ve had in Japan.
Read moreThe strawberry latte is delicious and I also recommend the pancakes. I’m happy to find a vegan restaurant that doesn’t insist on grainy pound cakes being considered real “dessert.” On the pricey side if you are looking to eat both lunch/dinner and dessert.
Also beware that the make up and products are not vegan.
Pros: Delicious, Big portions, Real dessert
Cons: Pricey
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TripleJ
Points +448
Nice but a little pricey - Edit
Hidden in the back of the Shiro make up shop this cafe has a nice selection of vegan dishes and desserts to try out.
Read morePros: Nice selection of vegan options, Not terribly pricey. , Not a lot of seating.
Cons: Not cheap either.
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itravelforveganfood
Points +1824
Pricey Vegan Comfort Food 🌱 - Edit
Read the Vegan Tokyo Guide on https://itravelforveganfood.com/vegan-tokyo-guide/
Read moreShiro cafe is a vegan cafe inside the Shiro cosmetic store in Jiyugaoka. It’s about 5 minutes from the station.
The menu features burgers, pasta and some desserts. The selection is decent, but the price is a bit higher than average.
The chocolate and cacao crumble parfait uses soy milk and coconut milk for the ice cream. It also has vegan whipped cream, cookie crumble, walnut and chocolate sauce. It tastes pretty amazing. The ice cream is smooth and creamy. It could be a bit heavy by the end as there’s quite a lot of sweet ingredients, but it’s a great vegan dessert nonetheless. A classic chocolate parfait veganized.
Pros: All vegan comfort food, Modern decor
Cons: Expensive
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anna_ldre
Points +39
Great desserts! - Edit
I had the vegan chocolate parfait and it was incredible! My sister tried the chocolate cake which was too dry - overall nice, chic atmosphere but way too expensive to come here more often.
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BeagleLondon
Points +205
Honey in lemonade - Edit
I ordered hot lemonade and it tasted of honey. I asked and they confirmed it’s got honey in it. I returned it saying I can’t have it because I’m a vegan. They still charged for it. No apologies from their side.
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BenoitGran
Points +599
Very good but expensive - Edit
We tried the gâteau au chocolat and the ginger carrot cake. Both were very good but the food and the drinks are a bit pricey... Nice staff and very comfortable place, so it is definitely worth it!
Read morePros: Tasty, Comfortable, All vegan
Cons: A bit pricey
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EDJ28
Points +350
Best desserts - Edit
Have had the caramel banana pancakes and very berry parfait. Both amazingly delicious, one of my favourite places to get dessert!
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MikaYamafuji
Points +34
❤️ - Edit
Very tasty pancakes and parfait
Read moreBut bit pricey
Pros: Very delicious , Fully vegan
Cons: Expensive
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ZbtSullivan
Points +134
Delicious burgers and pancakes. - Edit
As an expat living in Japan I'm a sucker for an authentic tasting western-style vegan meal; especially after sometimes going several months without such comforts.
Read moreThis place scratched the itch I had, with delightful pancakes and some pretty special burgers.
I would definitely go back.
Nb. I'm only rating four stars because the place technically isn't fully vegan since it sells non-vegan cosmetics
Pros: Delicious menu, Great ambience , Polite, English-speaking staff
Cons: Sells non vegan makeup
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ReiAmber
Points +3015
Tasty but expensive vegan junk food - Edit
Their concept is that they use some of the same ingredients that are in their (non-vegan) skincare products in the food, so sake lees and seaweed, I believe.
Read moreI got a soup set with three rice balls (1000 yen), a berry parfait (1400 yen), and a soy latte. The soup was a nice tomato soup. It had some Japanese ingredients for a topping that I wasn't familiar with. I think it was a type of seaweed. The rice balls each had different flavors. One was dried gourd (I believe).
The parfait was big by Japanese standards, with three small scoops of ice cream.
I also tasted some fries that came as a side with the burger, which were excellent.
Everything tasted good.
I wish they had a salad option.
I paid 3250 for lunch, which I thought was a lot. I'm not super price conscious and I know that high-quality vegan ingredients can be rare/expensive. But I thought the parfait was probably too big for one person. For lunch I'd rather have something half the size and price.
I do want to go again but probably with someone that I didn't mind sharing with.
They had regular tables and low and comfortable sofa seating, which I liked.
It's a shame that the cosmetics/skincare store it's attached to isn't vegan/cruelty free, but a staff member said it's hard to develop cruelty free products in Japan, since ingredients can be tested at any step of the process so it's really hard to say that something has never been tested on animals...
Edit: Revisited late in the day on a Sunday and they'd run out of or weren't serving desserts. Tried an apple vinegar soda, which tasted very much like it sounds, and both varieties of the burger, which I thought were a bit heavy. The teriyaki one had a lot of teriyaki sauce and kombu, and I didn't like it so much. The cheese one was a bit better for me.
I should go earlier in the day next time so as not to miss the desserts.
Updated from previous review on 2018-06-22
Pros: tasty, fun junk food options, totally vegan restaurant
Cons: expensive, no salad option on menu, attached cosmetics/skincare store not vegan
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