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Small café on the main path to Fushimi-Inari shrine. Menu offers marked vegan items, including cauliflower soup and granola. Avocado toast can be vegan upon request. Soy milk is available for a fee. English spoken by staff. Kitchen reported to close at 2PM, snacks and coffee available after. Open Mon-Sun 8:30am-3:00pm.


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47 Reviews

First Review by Twill

ForAnimalsJapan

Points +5449

Vegan
27 Dec 2021

Not much here

Looks like a really nice place and the staff speak English. Sadly, the only vegan option they had was the “hummus brunch”, which seems rather overpriced at 1400 yen.

Updated from previous review on 2021-12-26

HokutoShinken

Points +58

Vegan
20 Jun 2021

No vegetarian options

Went all the way there for nothing. They changed the menu and only had non-vegetarian options... And they could not accommodate our request

I wonder why they are still on Happy Cow if they serve animal products. Definitely a "vegetarian" place that was only made to catch up tourists.

FionaLe

Points +31

Vegetarian
13 Jan 2020

Lovely staff, best matcha latte

Best matcha latte I've ever tried! Staff were so cute and lovely, spoke great English.

Pros: Great drinks menu

Cons: Small portions so don't expect to leave full

LizzieWest

Points +474

Vegan
13 Jan 2020

Beautiful view

Came across this place by chance.. after climbing mt inari. We sat in the back terrace which had a beautiful river view. The roast cauliflower soup was delicious and the vegan sandwich of the day was really good.

whitneyellen

Points +397

Vegan
03 Dec 2019

Stumbled on

I didn't seek this out but was happy to see the word vegan on the sign coming down from Fushimi Inari so I stopped in and had some coffee and a sandwich. Good enough, especially for being a surprise, but kind of pricey.

Pros: Vegan options, Hot beverages, Nice deck

Cons: Expensive

Rosebuda15

Points +189

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

Great view outside, not many options

Tryto grab a spot outside at the swinging chair. I had the avocado toast wuth Rucola. It was good but not worth the 900 yens (ok, the place is really touristic). Staff was nice and English fluent

minipirate

Points +96

Vegan
21 Nov 2019

Super trendy cafe

Yum yum yum ! So happy to find this gem! Staff were so friendly and trendy and loved the style and outdoor seating with a beautiful view ! The place was busy with tourist and I noticed most were eating smashed avo on toast or the falafel plate which was delicious!
Big thumbs up for having on soy and matcha latte was incredible!

Pros: Vegan menu or vegan options where possible , Bonsoy for any coffee/drinks as option , Epic venue with lovely outdoor view

Cons: Was a tad on the pricer side but still cheap

Lawgistics

Points +431

Vegan
13 Nov 2019

Great options

The place has a nice view of the river. The Vegan options we had were nice. Great flavours. Also the hot drinks are on point.

kat_wal

Points +80

Vegetarian
27 Oct 2019

Vegetarian und vegan options

Offers some vegetarian and vegan options. I had the falafel plate, but it wasn't good, the falafel were raw. But the cafe itself was nice, so I would give it another try.

iHansz

Points +188

Vegetarian
22 Oct 2019

Nice spot

Had the falafel plate, what is enough for lunch. If you love matcha, choose the iced matcha latte (soy milk available). Can be very crowded because of all the tourists. ;-)

miloujanssen

Points +37

Vegetarian
11 Aug 2019

Great food, cosy atmosphere, garden view

Went here after walking to the top of Fushimi Inari Taisha. Cute place, especially the garden. Had avocado toast, which was the perfect amount. They have vegan options but you can add eggs and bacon for example. Perfect treat after visiting Fushimi Inari!

alexiabf

Points +55

Vegetarian
09 Aug 2019

A nice stop before going to Fushimi Inari

A bit sad that the kitchen was closed when we arrived (the kitchen closes at 2PM) but the little snacks and coffee were really good! ☺️

Pros: Near Fushimi Inari, Really good coffee

Cons: Kitchen closes at 2 PM

xzadia

Points +203

Vegan
24 Jul 2019

So handy!

Great to have vegan options right by the shrine for some sustenance before the big hike to the summit. The staff were so friendly! The vegan sandwich with the side salad was so good, and I was very happy to have found a soy latte to start the day off right 😍 good value for money, and nice atmosphere (although the chairs are a lil high for the low tables, but that’s fine)

Pros: More than 1 vegan option , Clearly marked , Nice atmosphere

VictoriaCarri

Points +27

Vegetarian
23 Jul 2019

Just what I needed

The terrace was perfect to hide from the huge crowd at Fushimi Inari and the heat. I had the falafel thing and it was great!

c15g

Points +32

Vegan
27 Jun 2019

Amazing little cafe near the Inari Shrine

We stumbled across this little cafe on our walk down from the Inari shrine. I had the vegan granola (with Bonsoy) which was nice but the granola was pretty sugary, tasted store bought. My partner had the avocado on toast which was amazing. Great coffee available - I asked for an iced soy latte and it was excellent! Small-ish portion sizes but reasonable for the prices.

Pros: Great vegan options, Bonsoy milk, English speaking

Cons: Expensive for the portion sizes

vegan_runner_iain

Points +154

Vegan
01 Jun 2019

Good vegan baguette 🥖

Few vegan sandwiches available. Had the beetroot, sweet potato and carrot baguette with vegan mayo! Good find on the way back down from the shrines!

az60

Points +28

Non Veg
08 May 2019

Delight

We visited the Fushimi Inari shrine and Tori gates and to beat the crowds hadn’t had any breakfast. I read on a blog a recommendation for this cafe so set off to search for it.
It was wonderful. The owner had lived in Melbourne for 10 years hence knew how to make coffee. I was able to have a piccolo and enjoy my first decent coffee after 3 weeks of travel.
We were also hungry so had brunch. One meal was home made falafels with baked cabbage and onion and the other was smashed avocado on toast. I forgot to mention that being vegetarian this made our day.
Even better we were able to sit outside on the deck and watch fish, turtles etc in the water.

Pros: Lots of vegetarian options, The owner speaks English, Great coffee

anna&aj

Points +18

Vegetarian
05 May 2019

MUST GO! Great vegetarian options

This is a MUST GO for vegetarian options, coffee and cookies. Food was beautiful and incredibly good. Amazing service and very nice staff. After eating, we took food to go as we weren’t sure if we would come across another vegetarian place like this!

Pros: Vegetarian meals, Coffee, Cookies

annaparry

Points +31

Vegetarian
31 Mar 2019

Delicious!

We had the avocado toast and the ricotta cheese and honey on toast and both were really delicious. Not the cheapest but the location is amazing and it’s a really cute, cozy place. The staff spoke English and it was a really easy place to grab some food.

Twill

Points +123

Vegan
26 Mar 2019

A nice snack place

We spotted this place on the way down from hiking the Fushimi-Inari shrine loop. The coffee was good, and we loved the cauliflower soup and the avocado toast. The staff spoke English and Japanese. A really great place for a light snack and a relaxing river view.

Pros: Vegan options clearly marked, Delicious food, Nice river view from patio

Cons: Serves meat




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