Dinner here was not a meal, it was a whole experience. Let me explain: this is an okonomiyaki restaurant, with a full vegan menu, and a great reputation that brought me here. The restaurant is on the different floors: you order on the ground floor, where the lovely owner takes your order and then prepares it, and in the meantime you can go upstairs and look for a table, then she calls you back through a PA system when the food is ready. The owner is truly lovely and has filled the place with colors and fun, and also many signs explaining her story: she used to have some staff, but it was more expensive and the waiting times were still the same, so she decided to continue the operation by herself, and she kindly asks the guests to clean after themselves when they leave, to facilitate her job. Moreover, while you queue to enter the restaurant and also when you’re sitting at the table you can go fill yourself a glass of beer for only ¥200, that’s incredibly cheap! I had a great night here, made some friends (that beer might have helped) and will forever carry this experience with me 🥰
david- It’s been on my go to list for so long!!2 likesReply
asiayportia Time for a trip to Japan! It’s a great destination for solo travelling, I couldn’t recommend it enough☺️1 likeReply
alistar Sounds amazing. I love okonomiyaki! Haven’t yet had a vegan version but wishing I could find one. 2 likesReply
asiayportia Ah, we are lucky here in Barcelona as we have a vegan Asian-fusion restaurant which makes perfect okonomiyaki! But of course in Japan it’s another kind of experience☺️2 likesReply
alistar Oh wow! Yes very lucky. I haven’t seen a vegan okonomiyaki yet anywhere, London, Chicago, or Paris. Maybe I’m not looking hard enough though. 2 likesReply
asiayportia Time to visit Barcelona, haha!3 likesReply
alistar Yes! I’ve been before but wasn’t vegan then. 2 likesReply
alistar I lived in Japan for two years but again was not vegan then. I’d looooooove to go back and visit. I was drooling over all your reviews. It looked like an amazing trip. 3 likesReply
asiayportia It was truly an incredible trip, I was so happy to find all the traditional dishes in vegan form!! It’s really fun to be vegan in 2023🥰2 likesReply
sueprozak Wow that is an amazing experience! So creative, entrepreneurial and unique! I hope she’s super successful 🌱❤️2 likesReply
asiayportia It seems that she is, there was quite a queue outside! Totally worth the wait 🥰2 likesReply
littleredmushroom I LOVE oko! 😍 sounds like a cool experience. 2 likesReply
asiayportia I knowww they are so delicious! And they vary so much from place to place, it’s always a discovery2 likesReply
stevenneoh Osaka is my favourite place in Japan. Guess what, I'm looking at flights now 😛1 likeReply
