Veggy Way (Sapporo): Oriental Vegan Cafe with Miso Ramen by Maruyama Park

One minute from Maruyama Koen Station, Veggy Way is Sapporo’s most complete plant-based cafe: oriental vegan (no animal products and no garlic or onion), with a vegan take on the city’s signature miso ramen, soy-meat burgers, and a serious vegan parfait. The five-pungent-root-free kitchen makes it one of the few places in Hokkaido that Buddhist vegetarians can trust as-is.

What We Verified

• “Oriental VEGAN” stated officially — the shop’s own site presents its Holistic Bio Food concept as oriental vegan; independent sources (Vegewel, a gluten-free specialist site) confirm no animal ingredients and no five pungent roots. Checked July 5, 2026.
• Vegan Sapporo miso ramen (¥1,980) — built on house “heuge” miso fermented from beans and rice amazake; shio ramen (¥1,580) on a mushroom-vegetable broth; gluten-free noodles +~¥300.
• Hours — 11:30–18:00 (food L.O. 17:00); closing days are irregular per the official site (one guide says Tuesdays — check the shop’s calendar).
• Location — about 1 min from Maruyama Koen Sta., on the park/zoo tourist route.

What We Could Not Confirm

• Exact closing days (official: irregular; check their calendar/Instagram).
• Menu prices as printed in-store (our figures come from reliable third-party reviews).
• Gluten-free noodle surcharge (+¥300 or +¥350).
• Mirin / seasoning alcohol.

What to Order

The vegan miso ramen (¥1,980) for the Sapporo experience; the teriyaki soy-meat burger (¥750) for something lighter; finish with the vegan parfait (¥1,480).

Useful Phrases

全メニュー完全に植物由来ですか?
Zenmenyū kanzen ni shokubutsu yurai desu ka? — “Is every menu item fully plant-based?”

卵や乳製品の代替は何を使っていますか?
Tamago ya nyūseihin no daitai wa nani o tsukatte imasu ka? — “What do you use as egg or dairy substitutes?”

五葷(にんにく・玉ねぎ)は使っていますか?
Gokun (ninniku, tamanegi) wa tsukatte imasu ka? — “Do you use five pungent roots such as garlic and onion?”

Restaurant Information

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Oriental Vegan, Explicitly

The distinction between “vegan” and “oriental vegan” is one very few restaurants in Japan explicitly hold themselves to. Vegan excludes animal products. Oriental vegan additionally excludes the five pungent roots — garlic, onion, leek, chive, and rakkyo — following a Buddhist proscription that has been part of certain schools’ vegetarian practice for well over a thousand years. Very few kitchens in Japan attempt this line, because omitting alliums fundamentally changes the flavor architecture of savory cooking. Veggy Way holds the line, and it holds it well enough to build a Sapporo miso ramen — the local specialty — that doesn’t feel like something is missing. That’s the reason we describe this shop as one of the few places in Hokkaido that Buddhist vegetarians and Jain travelers can trust as-is, without needing a special conversation with the kitchen. If your dietary standard includes the oriental vegan constraint, this listing is one of the reasons Veggy Way keeps appearing on international five-pungent-root-free travel guides.

Follow the Shop Directly

The most current photography of any restaurant comes from the restaurant itself. Here’s where Veggy Way posts.

📷 Instagram · @veggy_way · 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.