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Serves meat, vegan options available. Japanese restaurant run by Japanese owners. No sushi. Menu includes several labelled vegan dishes such as a vegan katsu curry. The restaurant doubles as a Japanese life style shop selling traditional Japanese items. Open Wed-Fri 17:00-20:30, Sat-Sun 12:00-20:30.


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9 Reviews

First Review by iokan

veganwithfrancis

Points +6631

Vegan
29 Jun 2024

Yumm 🍛

Such a lovely place!
Super cute interior, such nice staff
Food was super good!
Only thing we didn't like was that the curry's had so much rice.

Pros: Lovely staff, Super yummy food

Cons: So much rice

DaphD

Points +5891

Vegan
11 May 2024

Authentic Japanese food and drinks

This is a cute place near the Griftpark where you can eat, drink and shop for Japanese goodies. The staff is always friendly.
They have a toilet behind the counter.

The eggplant/vegan mince don had a nice and subtle umami taste. The eggplant was very smooth and the rice was slightly sticky. Really nice!
The vegan katsu curry was very good as well: the curry (with mushroom) was very flavoursome and the katsu tasted like meat. Their cauliflower curry was good as well, but I prefer the vegan katsu. The eggplant curry is a fancy version of the don. I do prefer the other curries though.

Some other dishes I tried were Korokke with potato or pumpkin (nice), Kurumi miso tofu (decent) and mango mochi (nice).

The Kukicha tea was very tasty and mild, so no bitterness. Their hojicha and sannen bancha tea were good as well. Both had an aromatic and smoky/woody flavour, but the sannen bancha was a bit more sweet. The genmaicha tea was good, but tasted more standard than the other ones.
Their homemade cold ice tea tasted bland.

GretaDiMarco

Points +342

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

Authentic Japanese food with a lot of vegan options

I really liked the place and staff, you can have an authentic Japanese experience and food is very tasty!!! Highly recommend, the place is small so you have to make a reservation!

Pros: Amazing Japanese food, Authentic recipes , Friendly staff

Fraa

Points +1521

Vegan
25 Nov 2023

5/5

I have a new favorite place in Utrecht! I had high expectations and I have been very satisfied! Great food, I’ll come again for sure 🖤

Lara_M

Points +26

Vegan
02 Sep 2023

Zo lekker!

Hele fijne plek, genoeg vegan opties. Wij hadden twee verschillende curry's, die waren erg lekker!

PatriciaBeenen

Points +62

Vegan
08 May 2023

Amazing and delicious

Great restaurant with plenty of vegan and vegetarian options. It tasted amazing and really gave me a Japanese atmosphere ❤️
I find it a shame I can't give it 5 stars just because it isn't a completely vegan/vegetarian restaurant

Pros: Plenty of option, Delicious , Nice atmosphere

BrendanJones

Points +38

Vegetarian
21 Mar 2023

Delicious food, plenty of vegan options.

The sake selection is also excellent.

anautrecht

Points +2160

Vegan
26 Oct 2022

Super cozy and delicious

Finding this spot feels like you've made an amazing discovery. Great food and vibes, clearly marked vegan options, authentic dishes

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great sake selection, Staff is super nice and knowledgeable

iokan

Points +1776

Vegan
05 Nov 2021

True Japanese food

The city of Utrecht has many Japanese restaurants. The only problem is: they are run by people who have never been to Japan and who have never eaten Japanese food. They think all Japanese eat sushi all day. True Japanese food is different and that’s what Shokudo offers.

Although Shokudo is not a vegan restaurant, the menu does offer several vegetarian and vegan options. True to the definition of Japanese food, Shokudo offers seasonal ingredients. When I was there they offered the “Mabo Nasu Don”. A bowl of rice with eggplant, vegan meat, rice and miso sauce. Everything from the presentation and smell to the taste is truly Japanese.

The menu also lists Japanese style curry (very different from Indian curry) and vegan don, as well as vegan side dishes.

The restaurant seats about 25 people, which means sitting down for a lengthy meal isn’t always possible. Take out is available.

Pros: True Japanese food, Nice atmosphere, Healthy and tasty

Cons: Expensive, Limited seating




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