Vegan Ramen UZU offers a truly unique and immersive dining experience in Kyoto. When you enter, you’ll be greeted with soothing music, and the staff will put a drop of essential oil on your wrist before you enter the restaurant to enhance your dining experience.
The place is intimate with only about 14 seats at one big table, with a striking digital wall art installation by teamLab.
The food here is amazing. They offer 5 types of ramen. The ‘Green MISO’ ramen has a complex blend of flavours and textures. The inclusion of green tea gives the broth its colour and unique flavours. The rich, umami broth base is made over 12 hours with ingredients like kelp and shiitake mushrooms, resulting in a super rich and memorable broth. The perfectly-cooked noodles are made with flours from Hokkaido and Miyazaki. Even though this bowl was a bit too spicy for me, I couldn’t help but finish the whole thing.
While they are famous for their ramens, I’m also wow’ed by their sushi. Each piece gives you an intricate blend of flavours, featuring ingredients like lotus root, perilla leaves, wasabi hummus and more. It’s topped with edible flowers that you can break and sprinkle over the top.
Booking online in advance is highly recommended as it’s a highly popular restaurant. You will be charged a 4,000 yen holding fee when you book, and the amount will be refunded to you after your visit. And on the day of visit, they can charge the same credit card as the one you used for the booking, which makes the dining experience quite seamless.
