Last week I tried out Ghungroo, an Indian restaurant in Omotesando which I actually used to visit often, before they renovated last year.
It used to be a casual nothing-too-special kind of  place, with an okay lunch …

VegeTokyo’s Hiroko wrote a great guide to some of the best veggie restaurants in town.
Japan, a food culture where the often animal-protein derived umami flavour is treasured, has always been a tough place for vegetarians. …

It’s easy to order at an all-vegetarian eatery, but the struggle is in finding the veggie dishes at the regular cafes and restaurants in the city.
Although Omotesando is a mecca for vegan eaters (Pure Cafe www.pure-cafe.com, …

A typical all-you-can-eat Indian curry place (like you find in Shibuya or Shinjuku) won’t do in the area of stylish Omotesando. Sitaara, located on Kotto-dori, offers healthy Ayurvedic-based Indian cuisine made by a former five-star …

Mugi to Olive (Wheat and Olive) is a pasta restaurant chain by the food company that also produces さんるーむ (Sunroom). According to their website, they care about the safety of food, and therefore use …

The next Tokyo Vegan Meetup is at Gaya in Aoyama, reviewed on Vegetokyo last year.
When Wed 17 June
Time 7.30pm
Cost ¥3,500
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On one sunny Sunday, I was working in my office alone, wondering what to eat for lunch. I realized that I hadn’t explored the neighborhood of my office area these days. So I Googled for a lunch …

Update: This cafe is no longer vegetarian
No matter how long you’ve been working or living in your area, or how well you think you know it, there are times you find a new cafe or …

(n.b. Maman Terrace has closed since this was written)
Aoyama area seems to be known as “a center of veggie culture.” Well, it could be just me who says so… But there are so …