Tokyo · Shibuya and Harajuku
Brown Rice
Brown Rice is a vegan and organic restaurant that opened in 2003, on the ground floor of the Neal's Yard Remedies complex in Japan, at Jingumae 5-1-8, near Omotesando. The restaurant is run by the Japanese company of Neal's Yard Remedies. There is indoor seating and a terrace among plants.
The menu is Japanese: lunch sets of brown rice, miso soup and side dishes. The 'ichiju sansai' set (soup and three dishes) with a soy main dish that changes every week costs ¥2,600 on weekdays and ¥3,000 on weekends and holidays. A set of steamed vegetables in a seiro basket, with more than ten kinds of vegetables, is ¥2,700 and ¥3,100. Seasonal vegetable curry is ¥2,500 and ¥2,900. An appetizer is added to every set.
Desserts from ¥900 (tofu ice cream) and from ¥1,200 for the seasonal dessert, and the house cookies are vegan and gluten-free. Sake, beer, plum liqueur and wine are also served.
Good to know
- The place is fully vegan, but not kosher: there is no supervision, and alcohol is served. If you keep kosher, treat it like any other vegan restaurant.
- The restaurant writes that hours and closing days may change and that updates are on its Instagram (brownrice_tokyo). In June 2026, for example, it closed for one day with advance notice. Check there on the day of your visit.
- You can also take food away: there is advance ordering for pickup on TableCheck, and an online shop of the restaurant's products.
What is nearby
Approximate walking minutes from the entrance of Brown Rice.
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