Additive-free Rice 88, Abashiri

Phone: 0152-67-8170

Address: 1F From One East Building, 14-1, 1 Chome, Abashiri, Abashiri, Japan, 093-0004

Open: Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 11am-3pm

Closed: Sundays

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〒093-0004 北海道網走市南4条東1丁目14-1フロムワンEASTビル1階

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Additive-free rice 88 - 無添加ごはん88

Serves meat but vegan options available. This is a cafe in an organic food store that serves lunch with labeled vegan options from 11am to 3pm. It offers in-store dining and takeaway. Vegan options include soy meat taco rice, vegan and gluten-free ramen, also a customizable set meal with brown rice and soy meat. They also sells a variety of vegan grocery items.

Recommendations:

Chai (with soy milk. Not sure if it's their standard milk but we asked especially for it) incredibly warming. Probably some of the best chai you'll get in Japan!

Vegan and gluten free ramen (Soy sauce base) - nice flavour, surprisingly nice noodles given they were gluten free, and amazing slightly charred soy meat! (Warning for non-vegan meat references) But had a texture reminiscent of fatty pork/pork belly that I had really missed since eating vegan/vegetarian! Was a very warming dish and great for the snowy weather. They also had a Salt/Shio base soup option which we didn't try but surely would also be a great option!

Soy meat teishoku/lunch plate: a super customisable menu item with options for salad dressings and marinades/sauces for the soy meat (the same style as in the ramen). I ordered based on the staff's recommendations and ended up with the fermented carrot dressing and sesame flavoured soy meat and it was amazing!!! I'm not a salad person but the dressing made it so moreish, and the sesame marinade on the soy meat was really tasty and well balanced. My only "grievance" was that the soy meat was almost too "fatty" so after about 3 of the 4 pieces I felt about done and had to pass my last over to my partner haha

Pros: Extremely friendly and informed staff, Clearly labelled vegan lunch menu items, Lots of vegan grocery items

Cons: Easier to navigate with some Japanese knowledge, May have to ask staff for grocery recommendations

Overall a MUST for any vegan or vegetarian passing through Abashiri. I recommend that if you're staying the night to also order a Bento box for takeout to later heat up for dinner! We struggled to find nearby dinner restaurants and that would've been a lifesaver! It was a great idea that was actually recommended by the staff but that day we were leaving Abashiri and didn't need it anymore though.