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Ovo
Japanese
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Udon and typical Japanese food. Has digital English menu. Reported that kitchen will use a plant-based soup broth for vegan noodle and make vegetable tempura without egg and in a clean pan. Many of the dishes can be made vegan friendly so please clarify vegan with staff. Uses produce from local regions. Sells reusable cutlery set. NOTE: Reported to be under new ownership March 2022. Open Tue-Sun 11:00am-3:00pm, 5:30pm-9:00pm. Closed on the last day of the month.
156 Reviews
First Review by ConorD93
hayleypower
Points +13
Perfect - Edit
I would love to give 5 stars, but happy cow won’t let me. My friend and I had the best time here tonight. The service was above and beyond, all the staff were so kind and the food was incredible. The food and drinks (including alcohol!) are excellently priced and the serving sizes are large. The owner came over to talk to us about vegan food and she was very lovely. Staff speak English very well and will ask if you want the vegan menu! They also gave us free vegan mochi and tea at the end of our meal and a little udon sticker as we left! I wish we had places like this back home and I will definitely be coming back here next time I’m in Japan. I couldn’t be happier
Read morePros: Excellent food, Excellent service , Speak English and Japanese
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xzadia
Points +283
DELICIOUS - Edit
Separate vegan menu with lots of options! The staff is really helpful and kind, even giving me vegan mochi and tea at the end. Really good portion size, and sooo delicious! (Would give 5 stars!) 😍
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Tessk
Points +68
AMAZING!!! - Edit
So so so good! After struggling to find vegan food in my first few days in japan it was refreshing to find a place with a separate vegan menu!
Read moreI ended up coming both nights I was in Hiroshima! Tempura udon was amazing!!
Pros: Vegan menu available , Amazing food, Amazing staff
Cons: Serves meat
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JStephens
Points +106
A gem in Hiroshima - Edit
Taiko recently added a vegan menu with extensive options, everything I have tried is delicious and beautifully presented. The staff is always very friendly and welcoming.They have an english tablet menu where you can select your choices which makes ordering simple. Highly recommend! They also recently started selling togo eco utensil packs, its great to see a company offering more eco friendly options.
Read morePros: Great food, Friendly staff, Beautiful presentation
Cons: Not fully vegan restaurant
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AmandaCramer
Points +294
Outstanding! - Edit
Amazing food, service and clearly labeled full vegan dinner and lunch menu! Best meal in Hiroshima
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Sanchan
Points +31
Great udon, lovely staff - Edit
This place is amazing !
Read moreThe food was absolutely delicious (I had vegetarian Kitsune Udon), filling and affordable.
There’s plenty of vegetarian options that all look really tasty !
The owner was soo nice with us, even for Japanese standards ^^
I liked the vibe of the place too, I wish I knew about it earlier, I would have come several times.
Pros: A lot of options, Great food , Nice staff
Guest
veganboi69420
Points +188
Worthy of the hype - Edit
We tried to walk in on a Saturday night and the place was booked our and we were turned away. So we made a reservation for Tuesday and our booking was cancelled due to a function. We were however contacted and invited in for lunch so we changed our plans to suit. It was worth it!
Read moreThink traditional Japanese counter meals more modern and with table service. I had the tempura noodle meal and the chef was attentive and understanding of vegans needs. A beautiful array of veges were provided and the noodles were amazing. My partner had the kitsune and the tofu was so flavourful.
Cheap, delicious and worth checking out. We even got complementary strawberries and tea after our meal
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KatieGill
Points +15
I’d give this place 5 stars if I were able to on the app - Edit
Just had the best meal on my japan trip. The service is excellent, the food was incredible.
Read morePros: Great service, Food is so good
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Koby
Points +277
Good and cheap - Edit
Has the "Kake" udon. Only 420+tax, but very tasty and high quality. Great place with good atmosphere. Staff is extremely nice.
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HannahFerry
Points +32
Excellent Soba! - Edit
Great service and delicious soba with fried tofu. Good drink options and a cool vibe! English menu via the tablet which makes life so easy after a long day of getting around on the subways. Good prices and great service😄
Read morePros: Delicious vegan soba, Easy ordering via digital tablet, English speaking staff
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BramenDani
Points +59
Vegan broth udon - Edit
Nice restaurant with a separate vegan (English) menu. Udon made using vegan dashi, tasted very good. Also lot of other vegan (side) dishes (e.g., tempura, potatoes, onigiri). Free tea and sweets afterwards.
Read morePros: Vegan menu, Dashi is vegan, Complimentary tea and sweets
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mailasilva
Points +110
Good udon - Edit
First place I went when I got to Hiroshima, they have a menu with vegan options: tempura and udon. I had the udon with fried tofu. Good meal, but not a lot of flavor. Tempura was great. Kitchen takes last order 1 hour before the restaurant closes.
Read morePros: Friendly staff
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VeggieMon
Points +274
Taiko udon FTW - Edit
Anyone who knows my reviews can see I have very basic - but uncompromising - standards. I don't need or want fancy anything, or a bunch of pomp and circumstance. Fresh, at least marginally creative whole foods, prepared in a pleasing way and delivered with some attention to the customer is pretty much a bang on way to get me to give a good review.
Read moreTaiko hits all the right notes in all the right spots. They have quite a few vegan selections, which means they at least sort of "get it." I ordered the vegan oroshi which is udon with grated daikon and ginger. For kicks I also ordered their vegan tempura. Both were pretty much perfect. Hard to do a really great vegan "dashi" but they've managed to somehow make something delicate and flavorful. The tempura was just right. Not an extraneous drop of oil. The staff were outgoing and helpful from the moment I stepped in until the moment I left.
I don't give too many "don't miss this" reviews, but yeah, don't miss this. Definitely a highlight of my food experiences in Japan.
Pros: Best vegan udon around, for my money, Service excellence, Good menu for the veg among us
Cons: Shame it's not an exclusively veg restaurant! :-)
Guest
sanniili
Points +412
Yummy - Edit
There are a lot of vegan options and I really enjoyed the udon with fried tofu and some vegan springrolls.
Read moreThe service is really good and they offer tea and japanese style kanten jelly dessert after the food.
You can have a large portion for 100 Yen extra. The bowl was huge and even my boyfriend who always hates japanese portions was satisfied.
Pros: Lord of vegan options, Friendly staff, Large portions possible
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roadsgoeveron
Points +28
AMAZING - Edit
We were asked if we were vegan as we sat down (do we look like that lol?) and the waiter gave us a tablet and showed us the vegan section on the digital menue. You can easily scroll through it, click on the pictures and read the description. The food was so good! We will definitely go there again. Highly recommend!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, delicious, Nice staff, affordable, nice atmosphere
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AnneLaust
Points +22
Great udonplace in hiroshima - reccomended! - Edit
would definitely recommend! I had a delicious bowl of udon with vegan broth and tofu/seaweed on top. Very friendly and helpfull staff. Authentic but modern place.
Read morePros: delicious food, friendly staff, resonably priced
Cons: would have liked more toppings on my udons, but th
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jonathanmichel
Points +245
Tasty, reasonably priced and friendly staff - Edit
The staff is very friendly and we were directly offered the vegan menu. The food was great and cheap. If you are in Hiroshima a must go!
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FionaBrutscher
Points +96
Modern restaurant, great for vegans - Edit
Really stylish and surprisingly reasonable. Great vegan selection, very friendly.
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SvenMatzke
Points +27
Friendly resteraunt - Edit
Pleasant resteraunt, Well organized and friendly. Would strongly recommend this one in Hiroshima.
Read morePros: Pleanty vegan options, Digital tablet for ordering , All dishes could easily ordered vegan
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TeganMcNeish
Points +40
Friendly people and was very tasty - Edit
We got vegan tempura to share and a Udon bowl each, I had a tofu one which reminfed me of inari and it was really tasty and filling the do make it vegan for you. There is a cost change for the evening.
Read morePros: A few vegan options, Friendly staff, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Expensive
Guest
ShanikaBarker
Points +15
Taiko Udon Hiroshima - Edit
Taiko Udon was absolutely fantastic. Whilst we were in Hiroshima, we struggled to find an udon redtaurant that offered proper vegetarian options other than Kitsune udon. Taiko Udon offers really unique udon dishes that you wont find anywhere else! They have a proper English menu and the staff speak English. The atmosphere is really nice and the meals are cheaper than you would expect. I definitely recommend this place!
Read morePros: Vegetarian & Vegan, English menu , Sustainability
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