China Dining Hiten - Nara

For a delicious dinner after a day in the shops this place is a good option. the Vegan menu in the area on the top floor offers about 6 options.

We asked for the soybean meat and vegetables with sweet sour sauce and the stir fried soybean meat and cashew nuts, both were very good!!

This was a great find in Nara. I had no problem at all getting the vegan menu, there was a clearly visible stack of them right when we walked up the stairs and into the restaurant. I had the vegan lunch set which was delicious and filling. There are also numerous a la carte vegan options, but the set includes smaller (but still substantial) portions of almost all of them, so it’s perfect if you’re an indecisive orderer like me. Happy Cow states cash only, but they do take cards (there is a 5% surcharge though). My omnivore husband was really impressed with his non-vegan dishes as well. I wouldn’t call it cheap, but prices are reasonable by Japan standards, especially for the quality and portion size.

Very yummy food! It is up the stairs, so don't go to the wrong one by mistake.

We asked for the vegan menu, which they brought promptly. The servers were a little quirky—in a good way. It was really cheap, and we got free drinks for downloading their app. I had soy meat with cashews. It was very good except for the soy meat, which I had a hard time getting down, honestly. I would go back but definitely would only order a vegan dish without soy meat. I also got a free dessert with a birthday coupon from the app. Dessert was vegetarian but not vegan. Updated from previous review on 2022-10-23