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Breakfast

Vegan cafe and health food shop. Offers mushroom & hummus on toast, plant-based eggs on toast, lentil soup, chia pudding, coffees and more. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-11:00am. Hours may vary; call ahead.


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37 Reviews

First Review by Rwills_

Kolendo

Points +64

Vegan
30 May 2024

Best breakfast in Kyoto!

Lovely family-run cafe and bulk food shop. Lots of great meal sets, drinks, and more. Definitely the best option for breakfast in Kyoto! There's a very spacious patio to sit outside too.

Pros: Tasty food, Excellent service, Enjoyable atmosphere

AlainaVince

Points +667

Vegan
22 May 2024

An Absolute Must-Visit for Breakfast!

If I could give 10 stars, I would. This charming restaurant and bulk shop is run by an endearing mother/daughter team, and we cannot stop smiling after breakfast just now. I had the avocado/sauerkraut toast set, which was the perfect amount of food, and my partner had the scrambled tofu/"egg" set. We were blown away by the flavor of the scrambled tofu, which tasted even better than eggs! Our mouths were agape at how tasty they were. My partner is still talking about it, saying that eggs should try to taste like that tofu, instead of the other way around.

Outside of the toasts, each accompanying dish had its own outstanding flavor. The quinoa salad had a slightly acidic dressing that complimented the veggies in it, and the lentil soup had a slight sweetness from sweet potato, and it felt very hearty. The chai puddings comically came in shot glasses, and were both very flavorful with the fruit, without needing added sugar. We were so delighted to not only have a flavorful vegan breakfast, but probably the healthiest one of our entire trip.

Additionally, the matcha latte with soy milk was one of the best I have had in Japan. My partner tried the amazake latte, which is a fermented rice drink . They ferment the rice on the premises, and it has a lovely smooth texture, as nd slight sweetness to it. Definitely worth trying!

MaxSchwartz

Points +16

Vegan
14 May 2024

Amazing!

I brought my family here for breakfast and everyone loved it. I’m the only vegan. The owners are absolutely amazing and the food was top notch.

My family said the vegan eggs tasted exactly like eggs.

100% recommend if you’re in Kyoto. The sho next door has nice snacks for traveling around too.

Pros: Food, Atmosphere, Service

connatron

Points +19

Vegetarian
10 May 2024

Wonderful breakfast

We stopped here on our way to sightseeing for the day and this place was a treat. The service was so friendly and the food fresh and delicious. Will be sure to stay and eat again next time we're in the area.

_holypotato

Points +171

Vegan
02 May 2024

Excellent breakfast

Nice little café with a very friendly owner. The café has a small shop for organic food. The homemade peanut butter and the homemade baked goods are highly recommendable. Overall very tasty food and drinks!

Poly

Points +22

Vegan
02 May 2024

Simply delicious

All home made, simple, clean, delicious food. One single lady runs the whole place and her daughter runs the market next door. They are so gracious hospitable. I already want to go back for more.

Susabana

Points +143

Vegan
01 May 2024

Excellent Foof and Service

If you are looking for good food and great service, this is the place for you. The hostess was very kind and friendly with a deep care for her craft and her customers. The food was warm, filling, and enriching. My brother tried the egg toast with avocado and said it tasted like egg. The beverages were excellent with great tea and hot chocolate. Top spot in Kyoto for sure!

Pros: Wonderful food 😋😋😋 and cheap!, Caring and friendly hostess 🥰, Excellent English🤩🤩🤩

johnlevy2099

Points +20

Vegan
22 Apr 2024

Great vegan cafe!

I enjoyed a delicious tofu-egg toast meal, with coffee. Inexpensive and delicious

The host (the proprietors mum) was absolutely lovely as well

Pros: Service, Food, Atmosphere

LordBord

Points +15

Vegetarian
15 Apr 2024

Super tasty breakfast

There were 4 different options for breakfast as a combo or as a single item order. Vegan-Egg-Combo and Matcha were super tasty, big bonus is the super friendly staff!

sandssharma

Points +15

Mostly Veg
09 Apr 2024

Amazing food!

Everything is so delicious! Everything spanning from the set meals and the drinks were just perfect, I would recommend coming here if you are vegan/ vegetarian or if you’re just looking to experiment!

jennifferlamai

Points +16

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

The Most incredible place!

This was a gem of a find! You must come here! Not only is the food incredible and fresh but the owner is the kindest most gentle host. I will always come back to this place!

Pros: Fresh food , Kind host , Supermarket

hardy333

Points +15

Vegetarian
04 Apr 2024

Don’t miss this cute little cafe

Located in a quiet street this vegan cafe is amazing. The food was delicious and a nice breakfast to start the morning.

The staff are so kind and speak English and open for a nice chat. They also run a small grocery next door too.

Pros: Coffee was good , Friendly staff, Quiet street

caljh92

Points +20

Vegan
31 Mar 2024

Amazing breakfast

Lovely setting. Breakfast was amazing. Very friendly staff. Would highly recommend. The mushroom toast with hummus was super tasty

Pros: Service, Peaceful setting , Good vegan options

RaviPatel

Points +15

Vegetarian
29 Mar 2024

Worth the trip if you're in the area!

Nice little vegan cafe that didn't disappoint! I was welcomed by a kind and hard working mother-daughter duo. Food (I ordered the plant-based eggs) and atmosphere were great, had a chat with the mother who speaks excellent english about my solo travelling in Japan. She also pointed me to the vegan supplies and snacks store next door that her daughter runs - perfect for nibbles when you're out and about or transitioning to other cities. To top it off they even have hot chocolate which I'd been craving 😋 Would definitely recommend if you're in the area!

CarrieVictoria

Points +32

Vegan
29 Mar 2024

Great vegan food!

We ordered the egg toast and mushroom hummus toast! Both were amazing! And the owner was the sweetest, friendliest person! We really enjoyed our whole experience here!

puckpuck

Points +29

Vegetarian
27 Mar 2024

Fav breakfast place!

Every single day I wanted to have breakfast at the kind cafe. Mother and daughter work together in this cute breakfast cafe and bulk shop. Tofu eggs are stellar (incl black salt!) and the vegan snack sticks in the bulk shop are my new obsession. And the PBJ with homemade peanut butter awwww!!!! This place is special, you can feel that they are doing this with so much love and care. For instance; we were there with our baby and they gave us a complimentary organic baby food pouch, just out of kindness.. my heart melted.

Pros: Tofu eggs on toast, PBJ, Take the set menu!

Cons: None

NickTustin

Points +921

Herbivore
27 Mar 2024

Good healthy food

- tofu egg toast set with soup, China pudding, quinoa salad - good

Simple, healthy, tasty vegan food. Nice attached bulk store too with a good selection, though some milk chocolate sold.

tomw92

Points +116

Vegan
26 Mar 2024

Best tofu scramble ever

The owner is so friendly and kind, the atmosphere is really lovely and welcoming.
The tofu scrambled "egg" is incredible, genuinely the best I've ever eaten (and I've eaten a lot of tofu scramble over the years!) It is worth visiting just to eat that, but the whole set is delicious as well.
The blueberry muffins are amazing!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-26

Pros: Best tofu scramble in the world, Really friendly owner, Delicious blueberry muffins

lanichka

Points +22

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Lives up to the name

The reception was so warm, it was really lovely to be there on a rainy day. The food is incredible and nourishing, we finished every last bit! Half the shop is a zero waste snack bar that's all vegan for snacks to go.

Pros: Atmosphere, Food , Dessert

gruszka_yogi

Points +150

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Amazing food and lovely owners

Beautiful owners of a lovely vegan cafe and bulk food shop. The owner is so sweet, and the food was incredible. The drinks were also amazing
Mecha oishi. We highly recommend this place for brekkie or brunch. Definitely worth a visit. They also had nice vegan chocolate which has been difficult to find in Japan. Arigatou gozaimasu

Pros: Vegan, Variety , Healthy

dixiemalia

Points +13

Vegetarian
20 Mar 2024

Amazing

We loved everything about this place. Food, staff, vibe absolutely perfect. Well named as its run/owned by very sweet kind women. Big fan

BethanyAnnRamsden

Points +28

Vegan
19 Mar 2024

Amazing cafe!

The food was fantastic especially the vegan egg. The owner is Japanese and speaks perfect English. Their coffee is the best coffee I have tried in Japan so far. If I get time, I will definitely be back here!

Katie.kp

Points +18

Vegan
13 Mar 2024

10/10, highly recommended!!

Firstly, the food was delicious. All homemade and vegan. It was so affordable for what you get!
I haven’t had a vegan meal this nice since being in Kyoto, if you’re in the area you need to try this place!
Secondly, the staff were so lovely! They were very friendly and gave us a run down on how their business came to be, which I loved!
They also have a little shop there too. Selling dried fruits, seeds, chocolate and other little goodies!
We are definitely coming back here, absolutely loved it!

Pros: Delicious homemade food, Staff were so friendly and happy to talk to us, Easy to get to

pampampam

Points +28

Herbivore
13 Mar 2024

Deliciousland!

A haven for fresh homemade plant-based food. Try the amazake latte! Absolutely the best place we’ve eaten in Kyoto. 💜

Pros: Fantastic flavors, Personable service, Freshly made

vera_rth

Points +66

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

Great place for breakfast

They got three different savoury and one sweet toast, soup, quinoa salad, etc.
You can have sets or just everything on their own. We decided on the three savoury Toasts (avocado-sauerkraut, hummus-mushrooms and egg) and they were sooo good! We also had a muffin which was also great.
The café is run by a mother and daughter and they were both so nice.

MarcelEngelmann

Points +16

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

Awesome place for breakfast

The scrambled Tofu Toast and the Avocado Sauerkraut Toast were delicious.
Also the staff is very polite and kindly and likes to have conversations with their coustomers.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-12

Pros: Staff, Food

AlexandraLensker

Points +16

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

Sehr lecker und super freundlich 💚

Wir haben uns für das Tofu Rührei set und das Avocado Sauerkraut set entschieden und beides war super lecker. Die Besitzerin war sehr freundlich und bemüht uns alles bestens auf Englisch zu erklären! Würden sofort wiederkommen :)!




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