Vegan, Vegetarian & Dietary Guide to Kyoto

Mumokuteki Vegan Cafe ★ 4.2

An all-vegan cafe above the Mumokuteki lifestyle store on Teramachi in Kyoto. Vegan ramen, katsu lunch, omurice and parfaits all under one roof.

Choice ★ 4.4

A fully vegan and gluten-free cafe east of Sanjo Keihan in Kyoto. Fermented vegan cheeses, veggie burgers, raw cakes and brown-rice risotto pasta.

Vegan Ramen Towzen ★ 4.4

Towzen's all-vegan ramen offshoot in Nakagyo, Kyoto. Mushroom-and-kelp dashi broth, plant-based chashu and a single weekend bowl that sells out by 14:00.

Ain Soph Journey Kyoto ★ 4.4

Ain Soph Journey in Nakagyo in Kyoto is the Tokyo vegan mini-chain's Kyoto outpost, gluten-free pancakes, ripple cheeseburger, Kyoto-katsu vegan burger.

Tip: Lunch midday to 17:00; dinner 18:00 to 22:00. English staff; reservations through TableCheck.

Shigetsu Tenryu-ji ★ 4.5

Bib Gourmand shojin-ryori inside Tenryu-ji's precinct in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Three-course set lunches eaten facing the temple's Sogen-no-niwa garden.

Izusen Daiji-in ★ 4.4

Daitoku-ji shojin-ryori in Kyoto, served in nested vermillion lacquer bowls modelled on a Buddhist begging bowl. Garden-view tatami inside a Zen sub-temple.

Falafel Garden Kyoto ★ 4.2

A vegetarian falafel counter near Demachiyanagi Station in Kyoto. Pita and plate sets with house-fermented hummus, harissa and tahini, halal and vegetarian.

Cafe Proverbs 15:17 ★ 4.0

An ovo-lacto-vegetarian lunch cafe in a Nakagyo basement in Kyoto. Wide vegetable curries, salads and Japanese set lunches all without meat or fish.

Choice Vegan Gluten-Free ★ 4.4

Kyoto's only fully vegan-and-gluten-free restaurant near Sanjo Keihan. Burgers, pasta, smoothies and raw cakes made daily from whole-food ingredients.

Little Heaven Gluten Free ★ 4.0

A bakery and cafe in Sakyo, Kyoto, baking entirely gluten-free. Rice-flour breads, cakes and cookies for celiac and gluten-sensitive diners; English staff.

Mumokuteki Gluten-Free Menu ★ 4.0

Mumokuteki's vegan cafe in Kyoto with a dedicated gluten-free menu. Rice-noodle ramen, gluten-free curry plates and the city's most reliable celiac-safe stop.

Ayam-Ya Halal Ramen Kyoto ★ 4.1

Halal-certified chicken ramen on the south side of Kyoto Station, served from a halal-only kitchen line. Curry and gyoza on the same halal-certified menu.