Takeaways! All vegan, avo sushi, steamed vege dumplings, sunfed chicken katsu curry, sunfed chicken stir-fry vege and rice at The Jitsu in Dunedin
Seaweed salad at The Jitsu in Dunedin
Tofu Teriyaki Bento Box at The Jitsu in Dunedin

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Japanese restaurant with a separate vegan menu. Offers vegan meats, a wide range of sushi, donburi bowls, dumplings and more. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-2:30pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm.

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16 Reviews

First Review by esmegm

Avatar laurengk

laurengk

Points +126

Vegan
22 Sep 2023

Awesome vegan selection

We visited The Jitsu for dinner and left very satisfied. Their dedicated vegan menu has a wide range of Japanese favourites.

For starters, we enjoyed some dumplings and spring rolls.

For mains, I enjoyed the tofu furai curry whilst my partner enjoyed the grilled vegan meat bento. Both dishes had great Japanese flavours!

One thing to keep in mind, is that the serving sizes are on the bigger side. We probably wouldn’t have ordered starters if we knew how big the mains would be.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-22

Pros: Dedicated vegan menu, Big servings, Reasonable priced

Vegan menu at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Vegan menu at The Jitsu in Dunedin

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Avatar laurendoc

laurendoc

Points +73

Vegan
06 Jun 2023

Fave restaurant in Dunedin

This place is my go-to for yummy vegan food. The separate menu has so much to choose from, but I almost always order the same thing (it's just too good!). Everything is also very well priced for what you get.

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Delicious food , Well priced

Vegan meat katsu curry, spring rolls, tofu pirikara at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar Fontalamh

Fontalamh

Points +239

Vegan
06 Apr 2023

Delicious and affordable

This place has a full menu of vegan options.

They make tasty, fresh food that's very fairly priced. Among my favourite restaurants anywhere.

The tofu furai salad is sensational.

Pros: Vegan menu, Good prices, Tasty

Cons: Sometimes forget to offer vegan menu at the door

Avatar SagaVigreBohinen

SagaVigreBohinen

Points +898

Vegan
24 Jan 2023

Fantastic!

The dumplings are great, food is affordable, huge portions, and staff go above and beyond.

The waitress told us, without us asking, that the dumplings were 100% vegan since some people find the texture very similar to meat! How kind!

The curries actually tasted like in Japan, and the miso soup was yummy.

We’ll absolutely be going back here again, want to try everything! Highly recommend the bento box with the “grilled” vegan meat, 10/10!

Pros: Affordable, Staff knowledgeable , Separate vegan menu

Grilled vegan meat at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Steamed dumplings at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Curry with tofu at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar AliceMurray

AliceMurray

Points +283

Vegan
15 Jan 2023

So many options

The vegan menu is amazing!! I love the teriyaki tofu bento box. Really affordable too

Avatar nicole_m

nicole_m

Points +2613

Vegan
27 Mar 2022

Full vege menu

Lots of vegan options here. We tried the vegan bento with teriyaki tofu and the katsu vegan curry (using Sunfed ‘chicken’) - both we’re very tasty and well priced. Only downside was that we weren’t shown a drinks menu or asked if we wanted any drinks.

UPDATE (March 2022): still a separate vegan menu and tasty food, but they’re still not giving drinks menus without prompting…

Updated from previous review on 2020-02-15

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Lots of vegan options , Tasty food

Cons: No drinks menu/not offered drinks

Tofu curry at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Tempera donburi (literally just tempera, rice and a tiny bit of sauce - I don’t recommend unless that’s all you’re after) at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Agedashi tofu and steamed gyoza at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Vegan curry - tofu furai at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Vegan katsu curry (using Sunfed ‘chicken’) at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar Gravenhale

Gravenhale

Points +1100

Vegan
06 May 2021

Great menu

The vegan menu is awesome - so much to choose from! I had a katsu curry which was delicious, the sunfed chicken was amazing with it.

Tofu yakiudon at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Curry with sunfed chicken ! at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Edamame and dumplings at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Starter veggie broth at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar caity

caity

Points +112

Vegan
28 Sep 2020

Very delicious

Lots of vegan options, All delicious, very affordable. Watch out, the miso isn’t vegan but they have a yummy alternative small soup

Pros: Vegan menu, Delicious, Good value for money

Cons: Inside is shabby, needs a reno

Avatar Jtydlaska

Jtydlaska

Points +582

Vegan
31 Aug 2020

Japanese curry

So nice to find a place that does vegan Japanese curry. Tasty and super hot (I was a bit too excited burned my lip), the curry was perhaps a bit on the sweet side, but in my experience that’s typical in NZ. Also had the seaweed salad, which I rarely can pass up, and it was quite good as well, again, though perhaps a bit sweeter than my preference.

Pros: Japanese vegan options, Staff is knowledgeable about vegan, Reasonable prices

Cons: A tad on the sweet side

Vegan tofu curry at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Seaweed salad at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar SophiaMS

SophiaMS

Points +236

Vegan
01 Mar 2020

Great vegan Japanese food.

Such a great little gem if you like Japanese food. They even have a separate vegan menu. I had the vegan sushi platter and the vegetable tempura which were both amazing. Staff was friendly and attentive.

Pros: Lots of vegan dishes

Vegan sushi platter at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Tempura vegetables at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar JonnyHicks

JonnyHicks

Points +381

Vegan
05 Feb 2020

Great

Nice food with an extensive vegan menu

Pros: Lots of food options , Reasonable price , Decent portions

Cons: Could do with air-conditioning on hot evenings.

Tofu Teriyaki Bento Box at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar octopusgrrl

octopusgrrl

Points +44

Vegetarian
07 Jan 2020

Amazing Japanese food!

I've always liked the Jitsu but I was a bit nervous going there for the first time after giving up meat - not to worry! They have an additional vegan menu with an incredible selection: tempura, curry, stirfries, and sushi, even teppanyaki. I went with the vegan meat spicy katsu bento, which was divine - it came with fried spring rolls, vegan sushi, crunchy pickles, rice, salad, and a vegetable miso soup, all of which were delicious. A really lovely meal, and I look forward to trying other things from the menu next time.

Pros: huge vegan menu, delicious food, friendly staff

Avatar philpottbrown

philpottbrown

Points +114

Vegan
07 Dec 2019

Best selection of Japanese Vegan dishes in town

So amazing to sit down and be handed a full vegan menu, with loads of options for dinner, and well thought out vegan versions. Everything we got was super tasty!

Pros: Full Vegan Menu, Really tasty food, Helpful staff

Cons: Only open at 5 pm..

Kariyage Tofu and Vegan spring rolls at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Tofu yaki udon! at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar Siolovesplants

Siolovesplants

Points +386

Vegan
29 Nov 2019

Amazing!

Incredible vegan food! They have an entire vegan menu with so much to choose from. Fresh sushi is amazing, dumplings too, the Katsu Curry is delicious and heaps of beautiful vegetables in the stir fry, vegan meat used is Sunfed chicken, so yum! Highly recommend! The staff were so helpful and lovely, wish we weren't just visiting!

Pros: Entire vegan menu , Great service , Delicious!

Takeaways! All vegan, avo sushi, steamed vege dumplings, sunfed chicken katsu curry, sunfed chicken stir-fry vege and rice at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Avatar vegdom

vegdom

Points +356

Vegan
26 Sep 2019

Vegan Katsu Bento!

This place is right in the octagon and opens later than other places with good vegan options. Having a seperate vegan menu was great. The vegan tonkatsu was amazing. Kind of a shame they didn't just do a vegan miso, instead of the vegetable soup.

Pros: Vegan katsu

Avatar esmegm

esmegm

Points +27

Vegan
01 Sep 2019

Favourite restaurant!

This is hands down my favourite restaurant in Dunedin, even before I ate vegan. And now they have a fully separate vegan menu with my favourites on it! My go to is any one of the vegan curries and dumplings. So damn delicious. And quick service and pretty reasonably priced

Pros: Big Vegan menu, Delicious, Good service

Every plate is vegan except top left. So delicious at The Jitsu in Dunedin

Katsu vegan meat curry and vegan dumplings at The Jitsu in Dunedin

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