Nara, Japan｜Washoku Dining TAKU

We stopped in because we saw a sign that offered gluten free options. I am the only one in my party who suffers from allergies, so we decided to give it a try. They were very helpful to help us order. The gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options are marked on the menu for those who need it. The food was delicious. I would highly recommend the salted wagyu beef.

We loved 薬zen拓 and stumbled upon it after visiting the parks and temples. There are some things that are not on the English menu but when I pointed out another table that had Kani (crab) shabu shabu they let me change my order. The crab shabu shabu was 3 ways - legs to cook in the broth, two claws, and the rest of the crab was served in the shell over a stove - and it was *amazing*. Our waitress was very friendly and we communicated via the translator apps on our phone. The miso soup was thick and had pork - which I've never seen before - and was delicious. We loved the self serve sake options - they had small, medium, and large cups ranging from 100 - 300 yen per size. I've had 2 and 3 Michelin stared meals and this easily compared. Overall a lovely meal that I cannot reccomend enough!

We are travelling around Japan with our son who is vegetarian and celiac, and finding gluten free AND vegetarian food is something you really have to hunt out here. (He is living off of salted plum onigiri from the convenience stores because it’s safe and easy!) So I was surprised to turn the corner today from the famous Mochi place to see a gluten free and vegetarian menu!!! We went inside and had a delicious gluten free vegan set for him, a vegan set for us, and teriyaki tofu for our picky eater youngest son. Everything was so tasty and flavourful! Best of all is that for 100 yen you can try tiny cups of all kinds of different sake. It was so nice to stumble across this place - it was delicious and friendly and reasonably priced compared to other gluten free/vegan restaurants that just cater to foreigners and over charge. I recommend this place!! Note that the restaurant name on google doesn’t match the name above the door (check the photos) and although google says they are open late, they were closed at 5pm when we walked by later this evening.