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.
Ain Soph Journey Kyoto is a dietary-friendly spot in Nakagyo, Kyoto.
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.
Address: 538-6 Nakanocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8042, Japan
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.
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.
A vegetarian falafel counter near Demachiyanagi Station in Kyoto. Pita and plate sets with house-fermented hummus, harissa and tahini, halal and vegetarian.
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.
Kyoto's only fully vegan-and-gluten-free restaurant near Sanjo Keihan. Burgers, pasta, smoothies and raw cakes made daily from whole-food ingredients.
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.