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Jiyugaoka Station

World's No.1 Vegan Restaurant

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All vegan
¥2,000〜¥5,000〜
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Saido is a vegan Japanese restaurant at 2-15-10 Jiyugaoka, Meguro Ward, that opened in 2018 and, just a year later, ranked first in HappyCow's global vegan-restaurant category. Chef Katsumi Kusumoto served as head chef at a members-only Japanese restaurant in Nishiazabu for about 9 years. Using no animal ingredients, chemical additives, refined sugar, or gokun (garlic, onion, garlic chives, scallion, rakkyo), it presents a "new Japanese cuisine" that accommodates a range of religious and ethical dietary restrictions.

— HappyCow world No. 1, a new Japanese cuisine

The signature is a new, vegan Japanese cuisine made without animal ingredients, chemical additives, refined sugar, or gokun (pungent alliums). Chef Katsumi Kusumoto served as head chef and proprietor of a members-only Japanese restaurant in Nishiazabu for about 9 years, and he brought that skill and thinking together in vegan Japanese cooking. Representative dishes include an unadon-style kabayaki made from plant ingredients only, and dishes that look like meat or fish, made by taking dashi from plant ingredients alone. A year after opening, it ranked first in the world in HappyCow's Best Vegan Restaurant category (HappyCow is a restaurant-information site used by vegans worldwide), after which travelers from around the world began visiting. Because it also avoids gokun, customers of different religions and beliefs, such as vegans, vegetarians, Muslims, and Buddhists, can share the same table. It is near Jiyugaoka Station.

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2025.01.16

“Jiyugaoka — Saido”

Saido is a vegan creative Japanese restaurant in Jiyugaoka. Using fresh plant-based ingredients, you can enjoy dishes fusing traditional Japanese cuisine with creative twists. The lunch course consists of soup, salad, choice of main, dessert, and 2 drinks — substantial content. No meat, fish, or other animal ingredients, no MSG, no refined sugar, and no five pungent roots (garlic, leek, scallion, asatsuki, onion) — fully drawing out the ingredients' natural flavors. Yet every dish has condensed vegetable umami with gentle, rich tastes. Calm interior — popular with health-conscious folks and those incorporating vegan lifestyle. Highly recommended for those seeking a delicious healthy food experience.
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はじめまして。私は香港で生まれたベジタリアンです。生まれた時からずっとこの習慣を続けています。これまでにさまざまな都市で外食に関する挑戦を経験してきました。同じような悩みを抱える方々に少しでも助けになれるような情報やサポートを提供できればと思っています。

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    • 🌱Vegan / Vegetarian
    • ☸️Buddhist (Shojin / Vegetarian)