About
Shochiku-en Cafe (松竹圓カフェ) is an oriental vegan specialty cafe run by a Taiwanese owner, which opened in December 2019 four minutes on foot from Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express, near Kappabashi Dougu-gai Street. With an emerald-green and cute sign as its landmark, the shop has a rare positioning where every menu item is vegan, gluten-free, and gokun-free. Born out of the owner's wish to "convey the wonder of natural and vegan cuisine to many Japanese people," it is a pioneering presence in Taiwanese-style oriental vegan cuisine.
— Oriental Vegan from a Taiwanese-Born Owner
The signature characteristic is that every menu item satisfies the three conditions of "vegan," "gluten-free," and "gokun-free" — a rare oriental vegan style. Without using any animal ingredients, avoiding wheat-derived gluten, and not using gokun at all (Chinese chives, garlic, scallion, rakkyo, asatsuki), the shop allows customers with various dietary restrictions to eat with peace of mind — those practicing Buddhist dietary customs, those who need to avoid gokun, those holding back on gluten, and those pursuing a vegan lifestyle. The Taiwan-born owner opened the shop in Asakusa in December 2019 with the wish to "convey the wonder of natural and vegan food to many Japanese people." Despite a reasonable price setting of under 1,000 yen for all meal menu items, the shop gathers support for its substantial plates.
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