Slowly but surely I’m finding more and more vege-centric restaurants. I may not be a vegetarian anymore, but I’m still a big proponent of vegetables. Which surprisingly enough, are hard to find sometimes. I noticed Kotonoha+ up the street from Yokosuka Chuo Station months ago but it’s rare that I head up that way so it slipped my mind. Luckily the other day, I wanted to try something new and remembered it was there. With the addition of the big “Vege Cafe” on the outside, I got excited. Though I knew it was a new place, I didn’t know what type of place it was past food.
Kotonoha+
Best I can tell, they actually opened at a different location close by in 2015 (and I vaguely remember hearing about it) and this was the second location, hence the +, but before you get excited that there is yet another yummy restaurant, they are using that to rent out and this new location that opened in February 2018 is the cafe now. There website isn’t working that I’ve tried but they do have a Facebook page. Their about page states they are “Non egg, non milk, non sugar, non chemical…Organic, Vegan, Macrobiotic…Live with nature, Live with being…”.
Kotonoha+ Japanese Vege Cafe – Menu
The menu makes ordering very simple. There is a rotating vege plate every month with five vegetable dishes and a nice pilaf of some sort. Or there’s a vegetable curry. You can have a set meal with coffee or herbal tea (of your choosing) or they also have organic beer. Beer made with hemp was definitely a new one for me but I tried it just to see what it was like (not my cup of tea, but sometimes something different is nice).
I went with the vegetable plate, and though I really like One Drop’s variety, this was spectacular as well. Great flavors, that soup was amazing and the sauce on the broccoli was to die for.
I’m not normally a tea drinker but it was a nice change of pace after the meal.
Kotonoha+ Japanese Vege Cafe – Ambiance
Except for the larger table that I sat at (I was the only person and I feel like they were close to quitting time), there’s two small tables and a couple of stools. Enough for 10 people comfortable I would say but it is a nice cheery little restaurant, once you’ve been in Japan long enough, you get use to seeing small places.
Access
It’s maybe a 10 second walk from Yokosuka Chuo Station. That’s only a slight exaggeration. Come out of the station and head right up the hill and it will be on your right past the Starbucks at More’s. Super easy to get to. Hours are 11 – 17 so watch out for that.