For vegan people, Japan is a little difficult country. Because the base of the traditional Japanese dish is used fish Equis. If you are a pescatarian, it is not so hard.
However, more and more foreigners are coming to Japan, the number of vegans or vegetarian restaurants are increased.
And this year Tokyo Olympic is still scheduled, and already many vegan restaurants have opened.
IKEA Harajuku and IKEA Shibuya
In 2020, IKEA Harajuku and IKEA Shibuya open in the heart of Tokyo, and they will also offer original vegetarian food.
At the Swedish Café on the first floor of the IKEA Harajuku store, you can enjoy a Japan-only gourmet dish called “TUNNBRÖD”. It is plant-based sausage combined with a crepe of traditional Swedish cuisine.
IKEA Shibuya has a bistro specializing in meatless ‘veggie dogs’. Not only is it low in calories, fat, and cholesterol, but it is also high in dietary fibre, protein, and vitamins.
https://www.ikea.com/jp/ja/stores/restaurant/ikea-shibuya-food-menu-pub37b3b830
https://www.ikea.com/jp/ja/stores/restaurant/ikea-harajuku-food-menu-pubd3652c40
SOLEIL in Hibiya Okuroji
Opened in September 2020 in an elevated space just a short distance from the heart of Hibiya and Ginza, SOLEIL is an ethnic multinational cafe and dining bar. The restaurant offers healthy ethnic cuisine using organic ingredients and superfoods.
They offer a wide range of dishes that are “halal”, “vegetarian” and “vegan” so that anybody regardless of all religions and food principles can enjoy the dishes. Check out the Omni meat burger or the healthy vegan curry. These dishes use 100% plant-based veggie meat called “Omni”.
Mr. farmer
With the concept of “beauty and health start with food”, Mr.FARMER is a vegetable café where the chef selects and serves a wide variety of vegetables.
This restaurant uses fresh vegetables produced by their contracted farmers all over Japan.
And they offer a vegan, gluten-free, and power protein menu inspired by the West Coast cafes of the USA.
10zen yakuza restaurant
Yakuzen means Chinese medicine and its theory is to make the best use of the power of ingredients for health.
The main dish of 10 ZEN’s yakuzen is various hot pots. They combine the power of ingredients and Japanese and Chinese herbs to bring our beauty and vitality.
Two kinds of soup will balance the yin and yang and nourish our blood and qi with the ingredients we crave today.
This is the perfect way to warm up our bodies and soul.
Salam
Opened in July 2020 at EAT PLAY WORKS, where is a co-working place in Hiroo.
Salam is a Middle Eastern restaurant created by Fumio Yonezawa, who is also known for his vegan cookbooks. Using Middle Eastern beans, vegetables, cereals, and lots of spices and herbs, Salam offers a high level of vegan cuisine not only beautiful to look at but surprising to take a bite.
http://salt-group.jp/shop/salam/
The declaration of emergency will finish soon. However, the opening hour of the restaurant is short, and some of them will not open for a while.
If you decide to go to the above restaurants, please check their sites before going.