Vegan Restaurants in Hokkaido, Japan

Looking for vegan restaurants in Hokkaido, Japan?

Hokkaido is an island in the north of Japan. Although much of the local cuisine centres on meat and seafood-based dishes, there are plenty of delicious vegan foods on offer too!

This list includes cafés, restaurants, dessert shops and smoothie shops. I've covered a range of different foods, including local specialties such as soup curry and ramen, and even traditional indigenous Ainu cuisine, as well as other foods such as smoothies, cakes and ice cream.

In this list, I have only featured the vegan restaurants in Hokkaido that I personally visited and ate at. There are many more that I haven't visited yet, some of which I have added to the bottom of the post, and I will keep updating this list as I keep visiting more!

Tips for eating at vegan restaurants in Hokkaido:

• Restaurant opening times can be irregular - before visiting, make sure to check the opening days and times to make sure that you are not disappointed by a closed restaurant! Most restaurants are closed at least one or two days per week, and they are usually not open all day.
• Allergies - a lot of these vegan restaurants offer gluten-free options, but if you have coeliac disease, a wheat allergy or are severely gluten-intolerant, I would recommend double-checking at the restaurant to ask about cross-contamination.
• Portion sizes in Japan tend to be a lot smaller than you might be used to in other countries, so be careful that you order enough food to feel satisfied.
• English menus - most vegan restaurants in Japan cater mainly to foreigners and Hokkaido is a popular tourist destination, so you can expect that most vegan restaurants in Hokkaido will have an English menu as well as a Japanese menu.

Rojiura Curry Samurai

Location:

Chain restaurant with multiple locations in Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Soup curry.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but the vegetable curry is vegan.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

Most of the items should be naturally gluten-free, but ask to double-check.

Comments:

• Delicious restaurant serving local specialty soup curry.
• The vegetable soup curry contains 20 different kinds of vegetables.
• The menu allows you to customise your order, so you can choose which type of curry sauce you want, the level of spiciness, and the amount of rice.

Holistic Bio Cafe Veggy Way

Location:

Maruyama, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Ramen, lunch sets, onigiri rice balls, soft-serve ice cream, cakes, parfaits, sundaes, desserts.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

Yes.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

• A lot of the items are gluten-free, and these are marked on the menu.
• Ramen comes with the option to switch to gluten-free noodles.

Comments:

• Good place to try a vegan version of the local specialty miso ramen.
• Soft-serve ice cream is delicious.
• Cakes are cute and well-presented.

Soup Curry Beyond Age

Location:

Horohirabashi, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Soup curry.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but there are a few vegan options.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

The curry should be naturally gluten-free, but ask to double-check.

Comments:

The menu allows you to customise your order, so you can choose which type of curry sauce you want, the level of spiciness, and the amount of rice.

Mame Kitchen Maruyama

Location:

Maruyama, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

• Smoothies made with locally grown beans.
• Many different savoury dishes made with locally grown beans such as chilli, pizzas, salads, rice bowls, onigiri rice balls.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but there are many vegan options, which are all clearly marked.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

Most of the items should be naturally gluten-free, but ask to double-check.

Comments:

Smoothies made with beans might sound strange, but they're deliciously creamy and it's a great way to get extra protein.

CHaT

Location:

• Maruyama, Sapporo.
• Another location inside Mitsukoshi Department Store Sapporo B2 floor.

What type of food they serve:

Desserts, cakes and cookies.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

Yes.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

It's fully gluten-free, and they also don't use refined sugar.

Comments:

Great place to find cute, well-presented cakes and desserts.

Cous Cous Oven Plus Hoppers

Location:

Maruyama, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Cakes, cookies, pies, scones, muffins.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but a lot of the items are vegan.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

Some of the items are gluten-free, ask to double-check.

Comments:

• I tried a lovely rhubarb pie (pictured below) made with locally grown rhubarb.
• They have a huge range of different baked goods.
• I recommend this place for nice homemade-style baked goods, rather than cute or pretty cakes.

Artestand

Location:

Maruyama, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Scones, waffles, muffins, cookies, granola, jams, croissants.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

Yes.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

Some items may be gluten-free, ask to double-check.

Comments:

• This is a shop, not a café, so there's nowhere to sit inside.
• The pistachio waffle was delicious.

Johan Mitsukoshi Sapporo

Location:

Odori, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

Many different types of breads and baked goods.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but a few of the breads are naturally vegan.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

There are no gluten-free items here.

Comments:

I enjoyed the blueberry bagel, pictured below.

Tokachi Taiyaki Kobo

Location:

Horohirabashi, Sapporo.

What type of food they serve:

• Taiyaki (a traditional Japanese sweet snack made with sweet red bean paste inside a fish-shaped pastry).
• Teas and other soft drinks.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but some of the taiyaki are naturally vegan.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

The taiyaki are not gluten-free.

Comments:

Taiyaki is a traditional Japanese sweet snack, and this traditional place is a great place to try a naturally vegan one.

Rishiriya Minoya

Location:

Otaru.

What type of food they serve:

Potato mochi - a local specialty of savoury potato cakes made with sticky rice flour.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but the potato mochi are naturally vegan.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

This should be naturally gluten-free, but ask to double-check.

Comments:

Great place to try a local specialty!

Cafe RIMSE

Location:

National Ainu Museum, Shiraoi.

What type of food they serve:

Traditional Ainu cuisine. Ainu are the indigenous people native to Hokkaido.

Is the restaurant fully vegan?

No, but there are a few vegan options, which are marked on the menu.

Gluten-free + allergy-friendly?

Most of the items should be naturally gluten-free, but ask to double-check.

Comments:

• Delicious place to try traditional indigenous Ainu cuisine.
• I tried the sweet bean soup with potato dumplings and also the savoury potato cake, both were delicious.

Other vegan restaurants in Hokkaido

I didn't get to try any of these places, but they also all offer vegan food:

• Itadakizen Salloga - Maruyama, Sapporo.
• Cafe 178 Miyanosawa - Miyanosawa, Sapporo.
• Fuku Noki - Susukino, Sapporo.
• Fu-Wa Cafe - Tsukisamu, Sapporo.
• Agt - Horihirabashi, Sapporo.
• Nana's Green Tea - Odori, Sapporo.
• Lohas Natural Food Dining - Odori, Sapporo.
• Organic Plus - Susukino, Sapporo.
• らーめん清湯 - Kitajuhachijo, Sapporo.
• Ramen Takanotsume Nangoten - Heiwa, Sapporo.
• TERRA Farm to Table - Nakajimakoen, Sapporo.
• Vegan French Restaurant L'Espérance - Maruyama, Sapporo.
• Cafe Yui - Shiraoi.
• Chiqnouta - Otaru.
• 健康応援社 ゆるり庵 - Otaru.
• Nakaya Soba - Otaru.
• Taniguchi Shoten - Otaru.
• Nahana - Otaru.
• Yabuhan Soba - Otaru.
• Dot's Crepe - Otaru.
• Otaru Churros - Otaru.
• 野菜とおかしの店ふるさと - Otaru.

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