A creative vegan restaurant operated by an owner who travelled the world for 17 years. 
A deli style restaurant where you can choose from a selection of dishes, daily lunch plates, and deserts. 

From central Miyazaki City, walk down Tachibana-dori towards the city hall. Salty Biscuits is located in Tenma-nichome, away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Miyazaki. 
Inside the store that has white walls and blue tones, the showcase is packed full of delicious treats such as pesticide-free vegetable cakes and fruit tarts overflowing with fruit. 
During lunch hours, the lunch plate that includes rice, soup, salad and a choice of 2 main dishes is popular. There aren’t many vegan cafes in Miyazaki and everything here is gluten and animal product free! The owner is back in Miyazaki temporarily after spending 17 years in 8 countries. 
After experiencing a physical breakdown, she decided to reevaluate her diet　and explore vegan cooking for herself. As a result, she says that her body became healthy and she feels very energetic. Using the connections she had with farmers in Miyazaki, she decided to open the café in 2021. 
She uses local rice produced by natural farming and local vegetables directly purchased from organic farmers. She says, that when she goes directly to buy fruits and vegetables, she is inspired by the shiny ingredients and decides what to make there and then. 
The flavors on offer aren’t just light and plain because its vegan, layers of umami are combined to create a flavor that packs a punch. 
Traditional Japanese fermented foods such as miso, koji, and sake kasu are used, creating a rich flavor for the custard and cream (cream cheese flavor) that is hard to believe it’s dairy-free 
All of the drinks are unique as well, including organic black tea and soda with homemade plum syrup made with Aya pesticide-free plums. You can also buy vegan products recommended by the owner Yukino in-store.

Takeout is available.
A café we especially recommend to anyone that is a vegan!

Photo① Lunch plate: Chilled tomato soup curry
　　　　Chilled tomato curry with plenty of summer vegetables served with spicy soy-meat will stimulate your appetite! 
Photo② takeout lunch plate image
Photo③ Soy yogurt blueberry cheese cake. (dairy-free)
Photo④ The popular fruit tart: Custard tart with fig and Miyazaki blue berries. (dairy-free) 
Photo⑤ 3 flavors of rich and creamy homemade ice cream, made with 3 different types of vegetable oil. (Dairy-free)
​​​​​​Photo⑥ Carrot cake with cream cheese style frosting (Made with organic vegetables / dairy-free)
Photo⑦ Yukino Yamamoto, the owner and her gentle smile
Photo⑧ Interior of store

■Category: Vegan Café 
■Address: 1F Mikado-building, 2-1-2 Tenma, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
■Business days & hours： saltybiscuits.deli　（Instagram）
※The above information is subject to change, please confirm before visiting.
■Contact： 080-7005-0616
■Reservations available
■Lunch / Takeout
■Parking： 6 spaces available 

The owner, who trains tirelessly, has created a health-conscious café menu that we can recommended to vegans and meat lovers alike! Located in downtown Miyazaki City, Coco Bowls is a café that offers a variety of visually pleasing and hearty meals that contain important nutrients for body building and don’t include artificial seasonings or additives. 
They also have a vegan bowl on the menu, so that people from all walks of life can enjoy their food. Special requests are welcomed. . 
The vegan bowl is a highly recommended mouthwatering affair, made with brown rice from Miyazaki Prefecture, topped with tomato stew chickpeas, avocado, and seasonal vegetables. The brown rice can also be changed to cauliflower rice. 
A unique feature at Coco Bowls, is that all menu items are labeled with calorie, protein, carbohydrate and sugar content. 
The owner, Mr. Nakamori, decided to start the restaurant because his IT job required him to sit for hours on end, contributing to his weight gain to 190lb. This made him take another look at his lifestyle. 
He entered a body makeover contest, studied nutrition and physiology and put the things he learnt into action. This lead to significant changes to his body. 
After this, he really got into comprehensive body building and started posting online about his experiences, leading to many questions from people about dieting. 
He wanted to provide the option of healthy eating when dining out, a place to share the “improvement of food” that he had discovered. This is why Coco Bowls was opened. 

For meat lovers, the Mucho Macho bowl, that you can enjoy the original roast beef and chicken is highly recommended. . 
Chicken breast meat from Miyazaki Prefecture, Wagyu, and Australian beef are cooked at a low temperature with the fat trimmed down to the bare minimum. The meat is tender and packed full of umami, absolutely exquisite. On a base of brown rice, meat, a soft boiled egg, avocado and seasonal vegetables create many different flavor combinations to keep your taste buds happy until the last mouthful. 

A café everyone can enjoy, meat lovers and vegans alike. 

Photo① Here are the changes Mr. Nakamori went through. Before and after entering the body making contest. 
Photo③ Menu items with a kind atmosphere
Photo④ Enjoy it with our special yogurt sauce!
Photo⑤ Mr. and Mrs. Nakamura fill the store 
Photo⑥ A space where you can relax in a resort-like atmosphere. Decorated with Mrs. Nakamuras handmade accessories, creating a comfortable and tropical feel. 

■Category: Café, Natural dining
■Address: 1F Tsuruoka Building, 1-4-4 Hiroshima, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki 
■Business days： https://akr5756503035.owst.jp/
※The above information is subject to change, please confirm before visiting.
■Business hours： Mon～Wed, Fri, Sat, Public holidays、Days before public holidays: 11:00～14:30 （L.O. 14:00） 17:30～22:00 （Food L.O. 21:00 / Drinks L.O. 21:30） Sun: 11:00～14:30 （L.O. 14:00）
※The above information is subject to change, please confirm before visiting.
■Contact： 0985-75-0200
■Reservations available
■Lunch / Takeout / Dinner / Bar
■Parking： Not available *Please use public parking

Connecting with people and communities through organic cuisine
A café where you can enjoy plant-based foods that are sure to please a variety of needs.  

Tomoko Asami, the owner, who has travelled to many countries, moved to Miyazaki to live in a more organic environment when she became pregnant while working as a fashion model in Tokyo. After raising her children and living a self-sufficient lifestyle, she decided to grow her own vegetables and cherish the energy that comes from seasonal foods that her body craves! This is how Café Yamaneko was born. 

Located in Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, you can enjoy the special “power food” plate made with a variety of seasonal ingredients purchased directly from local farmers who use natural farming methods. The plate also uses fresh tofu from a local tofu store. 

The “power food” plate which doesn’t use any animal derived products, starts with the mineral soup (photo ①). 
The soup is served with fresh figs and green leaves from Asami’s garden, dressed with handmade dressing. 
The fresh tofu that actually tastes like soy beans, float in a wonderful dashi broth packed full of umami, creating a perfect balance with just the right amount of salt. The mineral soup is served with a burdock root salad, warming your body up and waking up your appetite. 

The main plate (photo ②) is a luxurious dish. Each item on the plate is unique with a wonderful flavor. The plate consists of Daishimochi a local brand of glutinous rice that has been passed down from generation to generation, cream croquettes made with soy milk, bran and rapeseed oil, chickpea tomato stew, roasted banana peppers, morning picked chestnuts from the fields, rosemary potatoes, and 100% durum semolina pasta with mushrooms. 

The final course is a desert that has a nostalgic sweet and sour flavor. A lactose taste vegan pudding. Everything I ate gave me the impression of smoothly absorbing into my body. 
Special seasonings, homemade ginger confiture (jam), and the vegan pudding can be purchased at the online store as well. 

At the “power food school” operated by the owner Asami, she talks about many things including the true flavor and energy that natural ingredients have. She works daily to create a community where people can enjoy their lives through cooking. 

A must-visit vegan café that you will want to visit when you come to Miyazaki. 

Photo①    mineral soup　　
Photo②    power food plate
Photo③　 In collaboration with Taiwan “Asami and Tomoko’s vegan cooking collection”.
　　　　   Asami introduces selected seasonings, local products, recipes, and more (free of charge). 
Photo④⑤ The natural food corner. You can also pick and choose an assortment of puddings. 

Many local fans visit to recharge their energy.
Katsuki Wines, focus on small-volume productions and handmade natural wines produced in Aya Town. 
Mr. Katsuki, the representative of the company, came for lunch during the busy season. 

■Category： Vegan café 
■Address： 470-1 Kitamata, Aya Town, Higashimorotsuka-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture 
■Business days & hours: https://www.cafe-yamaneko.com/
※The above information is subject to change, please confirm before visiting.
※Prior day booking required for both lunch and dinner. 
■Contact: 070-5481-3074
■Reservations available 
■Lunch / Dinner　
■Parking： 5 spaces available 

Her husband, who ran a vegan café after working in Italian and ethnic restaurants, and Miyuki, an Ayurveda therapist, came together to start the organic café in Yawaraya as a small family-run business.

Using local organic vegetables from Aya Town, the restaurant offers dishes born from the wisdom of Ayurveda*, macrobiotics, and raw food, prepared with a focus on animal-free, organic, Non-GMO (non-genetically modified organism), and additive-free products.
*The oldest and largest longevity (ayur) science (veda) in the world.

Currently, food and sweets are available at the newly inaugurated "Rental Kitchen kiaora" in Kitamata, Aya Town.
The shop’s name "Kiaora" is derived from the New Zealand Maori word, which means "Be healthy" or "Be well," and is also used as a greeting, much like the word "Hello”.

The idea behind the opening of Kiaora came from the desire to open a restaurant that could be used by a variety of stores and host a variety of events, with a focus on food such as vegan, organic, macrobiotic, and Ayurveda.

Delicious food, workshops, learning through storytelling, and music.
Organic, vegan, ethical...a place where children and adults can enjoy events, lunch, and a cafe.

Please check the calendar on the website to confirm the opening days and the store in charge of each day.

The special recommendations on the days which are prepared by Miyuki and her husband, include veggie spice curry with plenty of seasonal vegetables, original pasta and pizza menus, and sneaky vegan sweets for adults.

Enjoy a store menu with diverse concepts such as daily Viennese, organic, macrobiotic, Ayurveda, etc. at the Rental Kitchen Kiaora!

Please check the shop calendar
Holidays are days when there are no planned events or shops using the kitchen. 
Opening hours – Varies depending on shop
Address - 1424-8 Kitamata, Aya Town4
No telephone, Website - http://kiaora-aya.org
Instagram - @kiaora_aya
 

Located about 7 minutes by car from Aoshima Beach in Miyazaki City, Café Zeal sits on a small hill overlooking the forest, river, and ocean.

A lush green garden stretches across the grounds of the cafe and the spacious interior with high ceilings and large windows that let in natural light, sofa seats around the fireplace, and loft space (rental fees apply) where you can enjoy reading books, allows you to spend your time as you wish.

You can enjoy sweets and meals centered on micro-biotic food that is organic, additive-free, gluten-free, and free of meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products.

The main lunch plate is a plant-based dish that includes brown rice and seasonal soup made with organic ingredients, salads, simmered seasonal vegetables, and soy protein.

Mr. Kushimoto, the owner-chef of the restaurant, selects ingredients and menu items by sensing the seasonal energy that the body requires. He uses safe and reputable vegetables from farmers in and outside of the prefecture. He also does out of his way to use as many authentic and natural products as possible, including seasonings, detergents, straws, and toilet paper.

He hopes to help customers become more attuned to their own bodies and become more conscious of what they eat through the food he serves at Cafe Zeal. He draws on his own experiences of being involved with food since starting the cafe, which has enabled him to become more conscious of himself and his body and adjust his mind and body naturally through a subtractive way of life.

The store also sells seasonings and ingredients used in the kitchen.

Tone up your mind and body at this recommended plant-based cafe in the Sky – Zeal, which is easily accessible from Miyazaki City!


Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Opening hours: 9:00〜17:00
Address: 641 Kaeda, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki 889-2168, Japan
Phone: 0985ー65ー1508
Instagram: cafe.zeal