T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka – Vegan Restaurant in a Stylish Tokyo Suburb

T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka was the vegan restaurant where we went for lunch during our visit to the trendy residential district about ten minutes train ride from Shibuya, Tokyo.

Trendy Tokyo Town Jiyūgaoka自由が丘

Like Kichijoji (which we wrote about in a recent post), Jiyūgaoka (“Freedom Hill”) is also considered one of the most desirable places to live in Tokyo. The tranquil middle class neighbourhood has lots of trendy shops and cafes. The European architecture used in some of the homes and shops also adds an interesting touch to the place. One of the most often photographed touristy spots is the La Vita area shown in our top photo. The Venice inspired landscape, together with faux canal and gondola is a photogenic spot. But we think it looks better in pictures than in real life. Other than that, strolling around the quiet narrow lanes, with railway intersections make this a good change from the busy Tokyo central areas.

T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka 

Vegan cafe T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka is located in the basement of a small mall in the central commercial area. It is about five minutes from La Vita. We thought that its convenient walking distance from all the other parts of the town was suitable for people like us, walking around with no fixed plan.

The restaurant has a cosy rustic feel. At the time of our visit on a weekday, the place was less than half-filled, so it was not a problem getting a table without a reservation.

T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka Menu

Here are pictures of some pages from the restaurant menu. We decided to try the T’s Curry Plate and Soy meat rice plate (1,480 yen each).

T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka 

The highlight of T’s Curry Plate was the curry served with cereal rice, salad and vegetables. Like the typical Japanese curry that we are used to, it was a mild curry. With fragrant flavours but not spicy (in terms of hotness) this is a sauce that will make anything delicious.

The soy meat rice plate was served with autumn vegetables such as king oyster mushrooms, maikake mushroom and pumpkin.

The vegetables were the star of this dish. They were flavourful and fresh. We felt healthy and ready to resume our walkabout in Jiyūgaoka as soon as we finished eating. It was an enjoyable lunch at T’s Restaurant Jiyugaoka. The only downside to this healthy meal was that we soon became hungry two hours later. Although that may not be a bad thing when in Tokyo as it opened up an opportunity to eat.

Ratings:
Food: 3
Service: 4
Value: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Overall Rating: 4 TOPs 

T’s Restaurant
Luz Jiyugaoka B1F, 2-9-6 Jiyugaoka
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0035

(3 to 4 minutes on foot from the front exit of “Jiyugaoka Station” on the Tokyu Toyoko Line)

Open Daily : 11:30 am to 9 pm 

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