Vegan
Japanese
Cafe serving dishes like 'lunar cycle plate' of taco rice with brown rice, a veggie burger, and more. Uses ingredients like organic brown rice (sobe rice), vegetables, beans, and seaweed. Has English on menu. Formerly served meat but reported fully vegan March 2022. Open Tue-Sun 11:30am-6:00pm. Closed Mon.
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Last update on 18 Mar 2022 by roseinjapan
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10 Reviews
First Review by roseinjapan
LauraJapan
Points +289
Incredible. Must try. - Edit
This is the best vegan meal I’ve had in years and with 2 kids meals, and 2 adult sets, all with drinks and cake, it only came to about $14 per person. Wild.
Read morePros: Takes card, Little sides that come with the meal are phenomena, Dessert is out of this world
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akshayshahindia
Points +15
美味しかった! - Edit
作り方と見た目も味も美味しかった。是非食べてみてください!
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readHNTD
Points +130
Best vegan restaurant in Tōhoku I've visited so far - Edit
The food was amazing! The wait wasn't that long either, and the service was good.
Read moreI went with two omnivore friends who both loved it. They got the cheese hamburg set, and one said that he couldn't tell it wasn't real meat and that the vegan cheese was better than dairy cheese. He also said that it was the best vegan food he had ever had. The soy ice cream he got was also reportedly really good.
I got the unajuu set, which came with a soup, brown rice with soy-based imitation eel, a salad, and a few Japanese-style sides. I also got the blueberry smoothie which was delicious.
They also have a sort of store for vegan ingredients and goods.
I highly recommend it to anyone in the area!
Pros: Brown rice!, Amazing food, Quaint atmosphere
Guest
廖文祥
Points +6
The best restaurant we had in our trip to Tohoku! - Edit
Great foods, great atmosphere, great service! A wonderful experience here! Strongly recommended for travellers to come! Most of all, they speak fluently English!!
Read morePros: Foods &drinks& dessert!, Great service!
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MooMooMG
Points +18
Carrying on the spirit of Miyazawa Kenji - Edit
Miyazawa Kenji who lived in the early 20th century was a native of Hanamaki in rural north-eastern Japan. His contribution to Japanese poetry and children’s literature was enormous but sadly recognized only after his brief 37 years of life. He was a humanitarian and naturalist. And, most unexpected of all in Japan - a vegetarian.
Read moreIt is the spirit of this great human being that has manifested in Sayuri Sobe Takahashi, a present-day native of Miyazawa Kenji’s Hanamaki through her vegan restaurant, Sobe’s Cafe. What she has created is a tribute to the human spirit, peace, health, happiness and good vegan food. A must visit.
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tetsutetsu
Points +6
大満足 - Edit
ヴィーガン料理を初めて食べましたが、とても美味しくて大満足でした。花巻では唯一のヴィーガン料理店みたいです。またぜひ他のメニューを食べに来たいです。
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ปาฏิหาริย์ฟ้าจัดสรร
Points +15
Five Stars - Edit
This vegan restayrant is very surprise in menu, prices and decorate.
Read moreVery delicious all menu. I will come back again.
Thank you the kind owner
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Big_G
Points +6
Perfect Pitstop en Route - Edit
Found this place by chance cycling en route from Hokkaido to Tokyo.
Read moreVery clean, light and well furnished interior - perfectly suited to the type of cuisine.
Well thought out dishes, very well presented, healthy and most importantly extremely tasty!
I wish the owners and staff the best of success!
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ÍdeMhicGabhann
Points +102
Lovely restaurant - Edit
Great, easy to follow menu, with loads of options and different flavours
Read morePros: Delicious food, Lots of variety , Big portion sizes
Guest
roseinjapan
Points +3344
Delicious lunch and friendly staff, nice atmosphere - Edit
Original Review - April 11, 2022:
Read moreThis restaurant serves only vegan food, making it easy to order! I got the vegan burger and my husband got the brown rice noodle pho and a side of karaage (fried soy meat). The desserts looked delicious too, but we were quite full from the meal. We also got some non-alcoholic beverages. My husband got the "beer" and I got a ginger soda. The owner was very kind and the shop atmosphere was nice. We got there just before 4:30, so barely in time for the last order. We had the place all to ourselves!
Updated Review - December 13, 2023:
We finally got the chance to go back to Sobe's Cafe! This time, we went as a group so I was able to take photos of lots of different menu items. The menu has changed since the last time I went (1.5 years ago) and everything looked delicious! Of course, everything is still vegan, and in fact they also made changes to accommodate oriental vegans by eliminating onions, etc. from their recipes!
This time, I ordered the apple cheese hamburg steak. The texture and taste were amazing and it was the perfect amount of food for me! My husband got the "unagi" set (tofu kabayaki) and I tried some of his - it was soooo good! The set also came with a drink and dessert - he chose the caramel macchiato and strawberry tart. They were wonderful!
Next time, I want to try their parfait! It looks heavenly! The chefs at this restaurant are highly skilled and all the staff are very friendly. I definitely recommend going here if you are in the area!
Updated from previous review on 2022-04-11
Pros: excellent food, nice owner, staff, nice atmosphere
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