Oteate - Nagoya

Just a quick visit for coffee and cake, really delicious! Would love to come back for food sometime.

I had the ateate lunch plate and a strawberry raw cake with black tea. It was delicious and healthy, and you can tell it is carefully prepared. There was pickled radish, cabbage, tofu pockets with mashed potato in them, lotus root, bean sprouts, potato salad and then brown and black rice, as well as a clear veggie soup with some mushroom and veggies in it. The restaurant interior is cozy, and probably seats around 20 people in total, with some tables, couches and one larger centre table. Last order for lunch is 2:30 and after that its just cake and tea. Only complaint is the sizes are small for the price of the lunch set (1550 yen) and

Great experience. The only late lunch was delicious, if just a little small. The service is quick and friendly. Will definitely be back.

Read more in this vegan Nagoya guide: [hidden link] Oteate is a vegan cafe a few minutes from HigashiYamaKoen station. It’s a bit out from the city center (about 5-6 stations), but the quality of food and relaxing environment are worth the trip. For lunch sets, you can choose between an assorted plate (5-6 mini dishes), a curry with a choice of 2-3 mini dishes, or cold noodles. The lunch is only served until 2:30pm. The rest of the day is for desserts and drinks. This sesame cold noodles is topped with mince, tomato, carrot, cucumber, sprouts and a scoop of mayo on the side. Mix all the ingredients in with the sesame dressing is the way to go. The noodles are chewy and not too soft. Well seasoned and delicious. This cherry cake uses a sponge cake based with cream and candied cherries on top. Another dessert I had is this vegan ice cream. As they don't have an English menu, I've translated part of the menu here.

We went to Oteate for a big family dinner back last fall, and I can't begin to describe how amazing it was! We had a course dinner. The staff was very kind and attentive throughout the dinner in the most non-invasive way. The food was obviously prepared with so much love and care and tasted incredible!