Grains — Miho’s Kitchen (Nagoya): Vegan Japanese Set Meals Near Nagoya Station

A ten-minute walk from Nagoya Station, Grains serves what plant-based travelers miss most in Japan: a proper home-style Japanese set meal — brown rice, colorful vegetable sides, soy-meat karaage — that is entirely free of animal products, eggs, dairy, and white sugar. Tatami seating, 18 seats, and since March 2026 a Sunday-only vegan ramen day. It also states it accommodates gluten-free, oriental vegan, and Muslim-friendly needs.

What We Verified

• No animal products, eggs, dairy, or white sugar — stated on the official concept page, along with no MSG, no synthetic additives, and no trans fats. Checked July 5, 2026.
• Multi-diet friendly by design — the official site mentions gluten-free, oriental vegan (no five pungent roots), halal, and Muslim-friendly accommodation. No certification is claimed; treat the halal aspect as ingredient-level consideration and confirm details in person.
• Hours — Tue–Sat lunch 11:00–15:00 (L.O. 14:30) and dinner 17:00–21:00 (dinner is reservation-only, book 3 days ahead); Sundays are vegan ramen day 11:00–15:00; closed Mondays. Older blog posts show a different schedule from the shop’s pre-2021 location — trust the official site.
• Location — 2-24-14 Meieki, Nishi-ku; ~8–10 min walk from Nagoya Sta., ~10 min from Kameshima Sta.

What We Could Not Confirm

• Whether the dashi is fully plant-based — “no animal ingredients” is stated broadly, but dashi is not named specifically; ask when ordering (phrase below).
• Current menu prices (2022-era reviews show lunch sets around ¥1,580–1,880).
• Whether lunch needs a reservation (dinner does).
• Holiday handling of the Monday closure.

What to Order

The daily vegetable plate — brown rice, a rotating main like soy-meat karaage or okara konnyaku dishes, and a spread of sides. On Sundays, go for the vegan ramen.

Useful Phrases

出汁は昆布と椎茸のみですか?
Dashi wa konbu to shīitake nomi desu ka? — “Is the stock made only from kelp and shiitake?”

みりん・料理酒・お酒は使っていますか?
Mirin, ryōrishu, osake wa tsukatte imasu ka? — “Do you use mirin, cooking sake, or alcohol?”

ハラール(またはヴィーガン)対応のコースはありますか?
Harāru (mata wa vīgan) taiō no kōsu wa arimasu ka? — “Do you have a halal (or vegan) course?”

Restaurant Information

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The Nagoya Station Proximity

An unglamorous but genuinely useful category on this site is “restaurants ten minutes from a major transportation hub.” For Nagoya, the JR station is the arrival and departure point for most Shinkansen travelers, and having a fully vegan restaurant within reasonable walking distance means arrival-day dinner and departure-day lunch don’t need to be planning problems. Grains does this well. The food itself is a Japanese-set-meal format (brown rice, colorful vegetable sides, soy-meat karaage rotating through the mains) with the specific dietary specification the shop states clearly on its own site — no animal products, no eggs, no dairy, no white sugar. The recent addition of a Sunday-only vegan ramen day is worth flagging for travelers who might otherwise ignore the shop as “just a teishoku place.” And the shop also mentions accommodation for halal-conscious and five-pungent-root-free customers, though those aren’t the shop’s primary specialization. Not the most novel vegan restaurant in Japan, and not trying to be. Its value is exactly its location.

Follow the Shop Directly

The most current photography of any restaurant comes from the restaurant itself. Here’s where Grains (Miho’s Kitchen) posts.

📷 Instagram · @grains.nagoya · See the shop’s own photos →

Please double-check before you visit. Restaurant menus and policies can change without notice. This listing was verified on the date shown above using the sources described in How We Verify. If your requirements are strict, please confirm directly with the restaurant — and if you spot something outdated, let us know. Full disclaimer here.