Vegan
Japanese
Beer/Wine
Asian
Fusion

Vegan sushi bar in the historic centre since 2015. Features daily lunch specials, sushi combos, and a tasting menu with wine. The chefs make a wide variety of nigiri and sushi rolls. Serves other Japanese dishes as well including gyoza, ramen, tempura, and miso soup. Relocated from Canada. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Tue-Wed in Dec.


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106 Reviews

First Review by ZE

paola2305

Points +26

Vegan
09 Feb 2020

Good Food

It's a great choice to eat Vegan food in Arequipa

Pros: Unique

Cons: Don't accept credit card

asp

03 Mar 2020

Hi Paola, we now accept all types of cards!

RosePetal

Points +448

Vegan
07 Feb 2020

Thumbs up

Good service, good food. Not cheap, but not too expensive.

asp

17 Feb 2022

Not sure if I should mention this, but the photos show food from a different restaurant.

The place next door to our old location on Calle Bolivar hired one of our ex-cooks away from us and switched from making burgers to sushi and ramen, including some (but not all) vegan dishes. Not a very original choice on their part, nor all that honest. Please come to our new location on Calle San Francisco for a 5 star experience!

Veganbunnies

Points +38

Vegan
16 Jan 2020

Super good

Love it and everything is tasty 🌱🐰❤️ No complains

Pros: Good location, Nice food , 100% vegan

LauraWoodhead

Points +211

Vegan
21 Dec 2019

Great sushi

Got come sushi to take away, lots of choices and a reasonable price. The soy sauce was super salty though!

Nina88

Points +555

Vegan
30 Nov 2019

Wonderful surprise

What a lovely suprise to find great vegan Japanese food in Arequipa! Only a small restaurant with a few tables, so best to come for lunch if you want to be sure of a spot. Really good prices if you go for their day menu's, which is super varied anyway. Quality and taste are fantastic.

Pros: Super low prices for great quality and taste

Cons: Limited seating, Not a super warm welcome from the staff

ChristophA

Points +42

Vegetarian
18 Oct 2019

One of the very best in Peru

The food here is simply divine. A huge variety of vegan sushi. We ordered a mixed platter and every one was amazing. My favourite veg restaurant in Peru along with green point

lune

Points +32

Vegan
14 Oct 2019

Muy bueno

Calidad precio bien
Tienes muchas opciones y todas veganas!
De los mejores sushi!!

RominaMorales

Points +61

Vegan
03 Oct 2019

Novelty in Arequipa

Cozy and 100%vegan place, beers and ciders

Milanja

Points +56

Vegan
27 Sep 2019

So good!!:)

Habe hier zum ersten Mal veganes Sushi probiert und ich war begeistert! Köstlich und mit viel Liebe zum Detail zubereitet. Vielen Dank !:)

cheskie

Points +155

Vegan
22 Sep 2019

Wonderful cuisine

I had the Ramen noodles in miso soup with a slight hint of chilli, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, seaweed, broccoli, red peppers and Nori which was totally delicious. I will be going back tomorrow to try the sushi which looked absolutely beautiful! I am consciously making my way around the vegan venues here in Arequipa and I believe this is super top value!

Pros: Thoughtful cuisine skillfully executed , Close to lots of great sites in central Arequipa

Morlah

Points +47

Mostly Veg
07 Aug 2019

Exquisito

Cada vez que voy a Arequipa no dejo de ir al Buda Profano, en especial por la sopa Ramen.

Cons: O aceptan tarjetas

MariekeScherer

Points +67

Vegan
16 Jul 2019

Really really good

Kleines Restaurant mit sehr kompetentem und zuvorkommendem Personal. Das Sushi ist sehr lecker und kreativ zusammengestellt.

Vackerdam

Points +2890

Vegan
07 Jul 2019

Unique

Good flavor, my boyfriend said that it is difficult to find a vegan sushi, he was really pleased, the dishes were around 15 soles.

dageythevegan

Points +128

Vegan
01 Jul 2019

Went for my fiancés birthday and was not disappointed!!!

Lovely romantic setting in a little cave. Food was fantastic and enjoyed every course.

Pros: Best vegan sushi we have ever eaten, Had tempora and mixed variety for two all great, Desert was banana chocolate sushi 😜

Cons: Had to wait to get in as super busy but, Great food = busyness

powertobsi

Points +97

Vegan
26 Jun 2019

Best vegan sushi

Awesome food and good lunch deals. Went there two times during our stay.

efossvold

Points +33

Vegetarian
28 May 2019

Nothing special

I was initially really excited to eat at this place, however, the experience was rather disappointing. I ordered the sushi of the day, but found it rather bland. Not particularly good, but particularly bad either. Just nothing special. Even the choco makis I had for desserts was pretty unexciting.

Neringate

Points +122

Vegan
23 Apr 2019

Best sushi

I agree sith all the comments - it is the best sushi I have ever tried with some unexpected combinations (such as mango) which are amazing. I also absolutely loved the dessert. The location and the service is great. Highly recommended.

Pros: Vegan sushi, new delicious combos

Cons: No internet

AuraMaríaRuízTobón

Points +629

Vegan
08 Mar 2019

De lo mejor que he probado

El mejor sushi 💘 tienen unas combinaciones deliciosas, súper bien logradas, mis favoritos hasta ahora son: el goki, el selva, el nigiri de champiñón, el gunkan de cajú y tofu, el gunkan de mango picante 💘 y aún me falta probar más, no olviden pedir el gyozs como entrada, viene con una veganesa increíble 😍

Pros: Todo vegano, Muy buenas combinaciones, Lugar acogedor

Ronjar

Points +90

Vegan
01 Mar 2019

Best sushi ever!

Super leckeres Sushi zu top Preis in einem sehr gemütlichen Ambiente! Sehr empfehlenswert😄

LeanaGreen

Points +34

Vegan
19 Feb 2019

The best vegan sushi I’ve had

This is a gorgeous little restaurant in the heart of Arequipa. Lovely vibes, music, staff and insanely delicious food. It was clearly very lovingly prepared and contained beautifully fresh ingredients. Often it’s hard to feel satisfied after sushi, but the portion sizes are perfect and there was a great variety to choose from. Extra points for the chocolate maki!!! My husband who is an omnivore loved it as much as I did.

Ansgar1995

Points +25

Vegan
08 Feb 2019

Best vegan sushi

It was the best vegan sushi I have ever ate.

abosveld

Points +129

Vegan
26 Jan 2019

Best vegan sushi

Really the best vegan sushi I have ever had. Looked very pretty and were made with passion. Nice combo deals as well and tasty wines.

Pros: Good wine, Pretty

Cons: Pricey

lizzyvive

Points +53

Vegan
30 Nov 2018

Amazing delicious 100% vegan Sushi!

Everything fresh and tasty. The food looks and tastes amazing!!! Highly recommended! Love it at eating it while writing it. I was here 6 times because it’s super good and the inly 100% vegan Restaurant I could find. The Ramen are highly recommended.

Pros: Fres fresh fresh, Tasty tasty tasty , Huge variety

Cons: The portion are a little to little... , -, -

carolinata

Points +53

Vegetarian
27 Nov 2018

Wonderful!!!

The dishes were amazing! It’s the best Japanese restaurant we had!

DallasThom

Points +41

Vegan
24 Nov 2018

Best vegan sushi & ramen

The ramen was incredible! So many amazing flavours. It was nice to finally find some vegan gyozas which were also accompanied with delicious vegan sauces. We were in a small group so we were able to sample all the sushi rolls. All the rolls were made fresh & tasted amazing. The service was great & they also had some menus in English which was helpful. The prices were reasonable. Easy to find location, would definitely recommend.

Pros: All vegan menu

rberthoud

Points +46

Vegan
05 Oct 2018

Very good!

One of the best sushis I've ever had, vegan or otherwise.

Pros: All vegan, Good value for money

eclarke713

Points +74

Vegan
26 Aug 2018

A unique find

There’s no doubt that the sushi is delicious, but (and I find this is the way with any sushi) I was still hungry after my 6 pieces and on a traveller’s budget, this is definitely a one-off treat for a snack rather than a dinner destination. I was the only one there for lunch on a Sunday, and the service was very quick, polite and pleasant. I’d recommend if you have money to spend, or if you’re keen for something unique on your tastebuds 💚

Pros: Unique flavours , 100% vegan, Pleasant atmosphere

Cons: Expensive , Not a huge range of options , Small portions




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