Bon

Lovely. One of the best (if not the best meal) of my Japan vegan adventures. So many lovely flavors and new foods and food techniques. I was particularly fond of the tempura, and the soup and dry tofu were to die for...

We were 2 people who had dinner at 6 pm on a Friday evening. The food was delicious, well presented, and the servers were very courteous. You get a private room for each group. We were 2 people and had a quite large room to ourselves. The only thing I would say is to anticipate spending a while for dinner! We ended up getting out around 2030, so a total of 2.5 hrs spent there inclusive of the ceremonial tea, being seated, and paying for drinks.

Vegan food with authentic Japanese ryokan style food experience. Photos are of summer menu and each dish carefully crafted to suits the taste. Reservations are necessary and all are course meals. We reserved for 6k each and food is enough to make belly full. Total experience take 2hours minimum

We’re not vegan but our friends are so I booked this as a treat. It was absolutely incredible, it’s hard to believe you’re actually in Tokyo. Beautiful setting, highly attentive owners, servers, lovely traditional private dining room. And the food, oh my god the food was some of the best we’ve eaten. Highly, highly recommended

We visited Bon for lunch, and the experience was truly unforgettable from the moment we walked in. 🥰🫶 We were guided to a small, beautifully traditional shoji room, which immediately transported us to another time, feels like stepping into the Edo period. Each private room has a small garden view, making a peaceful atmosphere that makes the meal even more special. The host was incredibly warm and welcoming, taking time to explain the philosophy and traditions behind Shojin Ryori. They were very warm, the chef even came out to personally introduce himself, which made the experience feel even more special. Every dish was thoughtfully prepared and artistic in taste and appearance. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but the unagi tofu dish was a standout super rich, flavorful, and surprisingly had all the good parts of an unagi dish. Overall, Bon is a must-visit!!

The best vegetarian fine dining I have ever had. A good option in Tokyo to experience Fucha Ryori style without going Kyoto. The cooked vege dish is with multiple cooking methods, a very complex experience for just one dish. The steamed vege dish is with exquisite ingredients, yet the sauce is the star where it binds and presents everything together without being overwhelming. Make sure to make reservation beforehand, the dishes are very complex that cannot be prepared for any walk-in.

Hidden gem in Tokyo: This restaurant was our favorite one during our trip!! Wonderful vegetarian restaurant that follows the Zen buddhist cuisine. We had our own room and the dinner course felt like a travel in time and flavors. The service was the kindest and most caring we had in Tokyo 🫶🏽💖✨ Highly recommend, it was a unique experience. Thank you for this dinner we will always remember 🙏🏽🥰

I don't think you will find this value for money anywhere else. The food obviously is presented in the most gorgeous manner. Everything was simply delicious. Staff was friendly and helpful. The space itself is just beautiful. Even if you have trouble with your Japanese, staff can assist you in English. If you plan a trip to Tokyo, make a reservation for dinner! I can't stress enough how enjoyable of an experience our visit to Bon has been. (Pictures are from October 2023 Menu. Need to take off shoes before entering your private room)

Of all the restaurant in Japan that we planned on dining out during our 2 week trip, Bon was the one we were looking most forward to. The pictures we'd seen on the net and other people's experiences as vegetarians gave as the impression this would be the culinary highlight of our trip. In practice we found the presentation to be top notch, the experience unique (especially as our first private dining room Japan-style dining experience), but the food lacking a bit in flavor with too much reliance on thickening gel textures. Bon is about a 25 minute walk from Ueno Park where we spent the day so it's a good place to eat after a day at the park and only a 10 minute or so Uber ride away from there. And also it's pretty accessible by a single subway ride from the park, though the park is large so factor in walking back to the subway from wherever you are. (Tokyo is such a large city we found it crucial to plan ahead where we were going to eat dinner based on what part of town we were visiting that day.) This was our first "fucha" (Buddhist style) dining experience and my wife and I were ushered into a private room where we were asked to remove our shoes. This is the classic image of what you'd imagine a Japanese dining experience to be, and the room was lovely - much larger than we needed for 2, and with a window overlooking a Japanese garden. The staff were very attentive and friendly. (And a few different people attended to us so we never knew who was going to slide open the door and bring us the next course!) The food was absolutely gorgeous and creative looking (and all vegan!), though the tastes and textures didn't always match the presentation. There were a few standouts, but we found there was so much similarity in texture (especially foods encased in a gel-like substance) without as much attention paid to the flavor of the food. I liked the tempura a lot. A mushroom based "eel" situation had a lot of flavor and the green tea leaves on the rice were a nice touch. The meal was expensive (over $200 for 2 of us including sake). We found the amount of food and number of courses to be very generous...We thought we had ordered (in advance when we made the reservation) an 8,000 yen meal and are pretty sure we got a 10,000 yen meal. We were stuffed at the end (you definitely won't go hungry here) but were generally disappointed with the lack of standout tastes in the dishes. They deserve 5 stars on presentation, creativity and service...though we also expected 5 star taste and texture throughout based on other reviews and photos. It was a unique experience, but we wouldn't rush back. (We live in L.A. so that's probably not an issue.)

What an experience. My now husband (honeymoon!) have been looking forward to eating at Bon for well over a year now. Yeah, you could say it's been a bit hyped in our heads. They serve Fucha Ryori, Buddhist temple food introduced from China during the Edo period. At the end, Bon wasn't the BEST Fucha Ryori we tried, but for that we trekked several days to Koyasan, where we slept and dined in a 4.5 star temple lodging and were served by Buddhist monks. So, yeah, Bon was pretty amazing indeed. We opted for the 8,000 yen and we were happy to have done so and experience more delicious little courses. First we were led to a private tatami room. It was intimate but the walls are thin, and we could hear the rowdy party next to us the entire night (didn't even matter). Two people switched off serving us, each time delicately placing the food for us and explaining what was in front of us. In regards to this, Bon actually beat temple eating, where I felt rushed to finish. Here we were able to savor each moment with our dish. The first two things we tried were the most puzzling, also because they hadn't started explaining yet, a little sweet cookie and the tea. I'm assuming the cookie was a palate cleanser, but I didn't particularly care for it. I honestly thought the tea was a watery soup until I re-checked the menu. Standout items: * The seasonal soup! Mushroom broth, very rich in flavor. After finishing the soup, the mushroom at the bottom were tender and still full of flavor * Appetizer of chestnuts and mountain potatoes. Simple and delicious * Sesame tofu, better like sesame for this one. They're not joking around when they add it on there * Tempura, including taro, vermicelli noodles, and I believe sweet potatoes made to look like shrimp Overall the whole experience was amazing, we left feeling very happy, well taken care of (and full).

This is the first time I didn't experience FOMO while eating vegan in Japan. This was an exceptional dining experience: each dish was a masterpiece, it tasted amazing, and the service was impeccable. I got the ¥6,000 set, which was the lowest priced set in the menu. There was more than enough food to have me lying down on the tatami floors afterwards. Compared to other choices in Tokyo, the price is excellent for the amazing food and experience. You do need to book in advance and pay a deposit.

This was without question the culinary highlight of my stay in Japan; if you are vegetarian/vegan, this is definitely a must-visit (even if you aren't, you should go!). Made a reservation for lunch on a Friday, was escorted into my own private dining room with tatami mats, and was served 10 exceptional and beautiful dishes. Bon is a bit expensive (5000 yen a person, plus service charge and drinks) and out of the way, but in my opinion 100% worth it. The menu and pictures other Yelpers have posted are accurate as of December 2018, for your reference.

What an experience! After coming out of the hustle and bustle of the Tokyo subway, we found ourselves entering into a zen like setting. Our party of five had our own tatami room with low chairs. We had the ten course dinner set. Over the next 2 plus hours, I was blown away by the attention to detail, the quality of ingredients,the flavors and presentation of each dish. I was so full and satisfied in the end. Highly recommended even if you are not vegetarian. If we are what we eat, you will feel cleansed wholesome and refreshed after this meal. Reservation is required but not hard to get.

The type of vegan food served at Fucha Bon was imported from China to Japan by Zen Buddhist Monks more than three centuries ago. The multi-course menu includes a determined number of dishes that you would have to request in advance when you or your concierge call to reserve. Reservations and cash payments are mandatory. The meal itself lasts more than two hours, and it is served in a private traditional Japanese room of tatami mats and sliding doors. It is not an exaggeration to say that each dish is a masterpiece that is not only beautifully presented, but it also tastes like heaven (it is monastic food after all). Everything is so perfect and delicious that you might be able to feel enlighten after your meal. Enlightenment, however, won't come cheap. You will feel, however, that it was money very well spent.

Fucha Bon is a wonderful example of Japanese vegetarian cuisine - known as shojin ryori. There is just nothing like it I've tried anywhere in Australia. Serving a subset of shojin ryori known as fucha ryori, Fucha Bon specialises in the cuisine of Zen Buddhist monks originally from China, brought to Japan about 300 years ago. Fucha means "drinking tea together", and also is used to mean a meal eaten in Chinese style, where each dish is served from it's own bowl, and which begins and ends with tea. Ask your hotel to ring Fucha bon and book your meal. When you book, you will need to give them your advance order from their menu available on their website. We opted for the Fucha Lunch Box (3,450 yen tax not included), and opted to dine at lunch time in order to make finding the restaurant easier - following directions to a new restaurant in Tokyo is challenging enough without the cover of darkness! At Fucha Bon, you are greeted at the door with by one of the traditionally robed waitresses, in kimono, 2-toed-socks and wooden geta sandals. With much bowing you are led to your private tatami mat dining room. Shoes off of course. Luckily the tables here have sunken floors beneath them, making siting on the floor a breeze. We ordered beer and a "sakura" dry sake, served cold. At the same time we were presented with their take on "tea ceremony" with a tiny chestnut flour cookie and a small cup of tea, with puffed roasted rice and a small preserved plum. Soon after, out came our truly exquisite lunch box. Really an edible work of art, any concern that it looked better than the taste was soon forgotten as we explored each item. The bottom left compartment contained perfectly cooked Japanese rice with a topping of chewy mock-meat granules with the taste of soy. This felt like a humourous nod to having soy dipping sauce as an accompaniment to rice, and was indeed delicious. Small pieces of delicious pickled vegetable added a bite, also with the taste of soy. In the top right, the waitress explained that it was soy-meat eel. With nori at the back, it did indeed have an ocean briney flavour as well as sweet miso and a nice grilled texture outside, with soft shredded texture inside. In the bottom right compartment, there was a variety of cooked & fried dishes. The top left compartment had no less than seven perfectly prepared, unique and delicious components. A small savoury & mild soup was served with the lunch box. Mild herbaceous green leaves, a light & fluffy tofu ball, a piece of shitake and sliver of yuzu skin added to the subtle base. The next course was presented in a beautiful individual terracotta pots. Inside was a gel textured soup with a mild savoury flavour. Suspended in the soup were potatoes, grated daikon, black fungus, leek, a big piece of chewy mochi in the bottom. Mochi is rice that is pounded into a smooth, stretchy, sticky dough. Hiding under the mochi was a herby meatball, a big black bean (sweet inside!), and a ginkgo nut. This dish was subtle and all about the discovery of flavour & texture. Chilled house-made fettuccine style rice noodles followed, served chilled on ice, with a soy based dipping sauce, grated ginger and spring onion. Clean, clear and pure flavours combined with the cool temperature and slippery texture of the noodles. Then perfectly salted crisp tempura, including an intruiging edible fan - made possibly from rice or enoki mushrooms. Sweet carrot tied together with nori, broccoli, and a white sweet potato cube, rounded out the tempura. The last course was a simple and fresh dessert. A soy milk jelly cube was served with fresh mint and seasonal fruits, including the beloved winter strawberry. Dessert was served with a pot of hojicha tea, the perfect after meal soothing beverage. Fucha Bon's lunch box was far more than a lunch box, actually it was more like an exquisite six course gastronomic delight. It is unbelievable value at only 3,450 yen. Not to mention polite & friendly service, historic surroundings, and a relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended. Access: 10mins walk from exit No.3 of Iriya Station on the Hibiya subway line. When you take exit 3, continue straight up the large street. At the first traffic light, turn right. Follow the directions to Fucha Bon on the street lamp posts along this street, about 1km up this street then a short left hand turn and Fucha Bon is on the left about 75m along.

One of the most unique and special meals of my life. Well worth the price -- must go if you're here and vegan, especially! But anyone will appreciate the experience.

We checked out bon based on some reviews and we loved the whole fucha dining experience. The meal is vegetarian.. with minimal to no spice (monks meal apparently).. but very well made and tasted nice.. the service was extremely pleasant and warm.. definitely check it out. Little close to sensoji temple ..far from sumida park.. also please factor in about 3 hours for the whole meal from start to finish