Umami Ramen & Izakaya
Restaurant · District de Saint-Édouard ·
Vegan ramen, dumplings, and desserts made from scratch.
Vegan ramen, dumplings, and desserts made from scratch.
"Montreal has quite a few punny business names, but few actually transcend the pun. To justify its name, many of the menu items here come in ball form: lamb meatballs, fried pickles, smoked meat meatballs, fried shrimp balls to name a few. Fear not, each plate is decorated with vegetables and salads that elevate the menu beyond the ball puns." - Dynamo
"Montrealers quickly embraced animal-free Umami as a home run after it opened in 2019. That's because you'll hardly miss that pork belly with noodles and tofu made in-house from organic ingredients and a shoyu broth with yuba (bean curd skin) and tomato confit. Want to recreate the meal at home? Umami is opening a Mont-Royal Avenue grocery store selling its ingredients in October 2022." - Valerie Silva, Ivy Lerner-Frank
"A vegan ramen shop where the chef makes as much as possible from scratch—house noodles, tofu from Quebec soybeans, and a kombu/shiitake/roasted-onion broth—resulting in deeply flavorful ramen that stands apart from meat-based bowls; the tantanmen is recommended and sides like tofu agedashi showcase the house-made tofu, all served in a dimly lit, cozy-cool space shaped by the chef’s experience cooking in both Montreal and Japan." - ByMehdi Brunet-Benkritly, as told to Mia Leimkuhler
"Noodles and tofu are made in-house at Mile End’s Umami, where everything is vegan, including (for a limited time) the “pork” gyoza and ramen, which feature OmniFoods’ vegan pork alternative." - Holly Tousignant
"Tucked into a corner across from the Parc de la Petite Italie, Mile Ex’s vegan noodle shop has everything you need for a Japanese-style ramen feast. Choose from ramen with broth or tsukemen (dipping noodles), complemented by gyoza Japanese dumplings or seaweed salads. And, yes, there’s sake, too. Pickup at the resto or order through CHKPLZ." - Ivy Lerner-Frank