Updated October 2025
When planning and researching for your trip to Japan, you’ll probably discover a lot of different Japanese foods to try. Amongst them, most likely at the top of your list is ramen, and the good news is that I found one of the best places to have vegan ramen in Tokyo!
T’s Tantan is a vegan ramen restaurant in Tokyo with 4 locations. They have a range of ramen, curry, salads, gyoza, soy meat meals, and a special menu that changes seasonally. A few of them are also some of the top-rated in Tokyo on HappyCow!
So, if you’re looking for fantastic Japanese ramen that you can be 100% sure is vegan, you’ve found the right place!
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At a glance:
V/VO: Vegan
How to order: Depends on each branch
Payment: Card and cash accepted
Reservation required?: No
What is tantanmen?
Tantanmen (めん, men = noodles) is the Japanese version of a Chinese noodle dish called dandanmian. It’s a bowl of ramen noodles served in savoury sesame or peanut-based broth and soy milk, seasoned using a blend of garlic, ginger and doubanjiang and usually topped with spicy minced meat.
The T’s Tantan Space
There are two T’s branches at Narita Airport (Terminal 1 and 2) and two more inside train stations, JR Ikebukuro and JR Tokyo Station. I’ve visited both, and neither of them is very big, I’d recommend heading to the Tokyo Station location if dining with more than two people.
Each T’s gives a nod to traditional Japanese ramen restaurants with wooden bench-style seats mixed in with normal restaurant chairs and tables. The interior is very light and casual with T’s Tantan signage around the walls showing that no animal products are used in their meals.
T’s also has a restaurant called T’s Restaurant with an amazing fully vegan menu in Tokyo!
T’s Tantan Menu
The T’s Tantan menu is small but solid. Over the years I’ve visited, it’s changed quite a bit, and now each location offers its own variation. However, no matter which branch you go to, you’ll always find their signature Tantanmen on the menu.
Depending on which vegan ramen resturant you visit, you can usually choose from two to five ramen options, rice bowl meals, and a variety of yummy sides like mini curry bowl, soy meat dishes, gyoza, and even vegan cheese. Some even offer dessert!
Look out for their ever-changing seasonal menu on T’s Tantan Instagram, there’s always new flavour combinations to try. The choice is amazing and I can’t resist sampling a bit of everything.
Often, when you visit other vegan ramen spots in Japan, you’ll be met with creamy soymilk-based broths. As much as I love soymilk ramen, it’s nice to have lighter options, and T’s offers these for those days when you fancy something less heavy and rich.
The menu* is fully marked with the allergens, which is a rareity in Japan. Some items have small illustrations of the allergens, and at the back of the menu there’s a complete list detailing the allergens for each dish. Super handy for those with intolerances and allergies.
*The menu has now turned digital. You either order at the counter, at the ticket machine or through tablets on the table. Just ask for the allergen information if it’s not visible.
When ordering, you can also swap your noodles for konnyaku, a jelly-like noodles made from yams, or opt for a larger serving of noodles. Both options cost an extra ¥100.
How to order at T’s Tantan
How you order your vegan ramen depends on each store. At Tokyo station, staff will come to your table, ask about any allergies, and you order via the tablet at your seat. At Ikebukuro, you order at the entrace from a touchscreen menu, pay, and wait to be called when your meal is ready.
T’s Tantan is a quick-serving restaurant, making a great option if you’re in a hurry. That said, at Tokyo Station, you will have to factor in the waiting time and the time it can take to locate the shop. I’ve gotte lost there more than once, but it’s totally worth the effort!
Both locations are small but efficient, with fast service and quick turnover. You might have to wait for a seat during busy hours, but lines usually move quickly. On my visits to other branches, I’ve often been seated immediately, which is always a relief when you’re very hungry!
Eating at T’s Tantan
T’s Tantan drink menu is small, offering organic sodas, fruit juices, beer or free water from a jug which is on each table. This is not an issue for us, as all we basically drink on a daily is water. However, it may be strange/different for people who are used to having other drinks with their meals.
Black Seasame Tantan | 黒胡麻たんたん麺
The only spicy option on the menu this ramen has a great balance between Japanese pepper and black sesame. It has a bit of a kick but not overly spicy.
Price: ¥1,200
Golden Sesame Tantan | 金胡麻たんたん麺
My favourite item on their menu, and the flavour you’ll find on all menus! This sesame-based ramen has the same broth as the white sesame but with the added peanut cream adding richness and creaminess to the flavour.
Price: ¥1,200
There hasn’t been a bowl of ramen that I’ve not enjoyed from T’s Tantan. Most time we visit, we order the golden sesame tantan which is our favourite. The noodles themselves are delicious with a satisfying chew and the broth is so creamy, delicious and fulfilling!
White Sesame Tantan | 白胡麻たんたん麺
No longer available
This ramen broth made from white sesame has a mild flavour.
Price: ¥980
Special menu items at T’s Tantan
T’s often features special or seasonal items alongside its regular menu. These specials typically come as a set, including ramen, a rice dish or a soy meat side and a dessert, and usually cheaper than ordering the items separately. You can also order just the special ramen if you prefer. While desserts used to be available only with the specials, some locations now offer desserts year-round, making it even easier to treat yourself!
A seasonal special: Soy sauce-based and mushroom ramen with mushroom rice and yoghurt. A delicious and lighter bowl of ramen with meaty textured mushrooms. The yoghurt for dessert was very refreshing and broke up some of the oiliness!
Black sesame tantan, gyoza and the seasonal rice and dessert set. Red bean rice with soy meat chunks and yoghurt with brown sugar syrup and kinako powder – so sweet and refreshing!
Summer 2023 special menu
For summer 2023, their special menu item is “Black Sesami Cold Tantan Noodles”. A spicy noodle dish which comes with bean sprouts, mixed greens, fried eggplant, marinade goya and watermelon radish for ¥1,200.
For ¥1,500, you can also make it a set meal where you have two different options. Vegetable gyoza and plain rice or a mini bowl of rice with char-siu and a soy milk yoghurt with strawberry sauce.
Although I haven’t tried it yet, this dish sounds like the ideal meal for the sweltering Japanese summer!
Handy information about T’s Tantan
For those of you who haven’t got time to sit down and eat, they do a takeaway bento box that you can take with you and eat on the Shinkansen or later when you reach your destination!
Food to go:
Char-siu (soy meat) Bento | 雑穀ごはんの大豆チャーシューのヴィーガン弁当
Price: ¥1,000 (£5.53/ $7.17)
Allergens: wheat, peanuts, soy, sesame
Vegetable gyoza (10pcs) | 全部野菜の焼き餃子
Price: ¥1,000 (£5.53/ $7.17)
Allergens: wheat, peanuts, soy, sesame
Pot noodles
At each T’s, you can buy their ramen as individual pot noodles or sometimes in boxes of 12.
When travelling around Japan, I would highly recommend picking some up, they’re incredibly convenient! For us, they’re a must when exploring new areas; especially when we’re unsure what vegan options might be available. They’re also perfect for travel days when it’s late and we’re too tired to go out. Having a pot noodle on hand is always reassuring, and it’s saved us more than once!
Flavours of T’s Tantan pot noodles:
- Soy sauce ramen
- Tan-tan noodle soup
- Hot and sour noodle soup
You can also pick up these pot noodles at Natural Lawsons, a convenience store with vegan options, aimed at health-conscious consumers. If you’re in Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa and Tokyo you’ll be able to find a Natural Lawsons nearby.
Things that are close to T’s Tantan Tokyo Station
- Imperial Palace | 13 min walk
- Go and find the Godzilla statue | 15 min walk
- Tokyo Tower | 30 min train, 46 min walk
- Senso-ji Temple | 18 min train
- Yaesu Shopping Mall | 4 min walk
Vegan options close to T’s Tantan Tokyo Station
V = vegan, VO = vegan option
- 2foods (Yaechika) | V | 5 min walk
- VEGs Japan | V | 9 min walk
- Chaya Macrobiotics (Hibiya) | VO | 31 min walk, 16 min train
- Revive Kitchen Three (Hibiya) | VO | 15 min walk, 11 min train
- KOMEDA is | V | 24 min walk, 15 min train
- Tenzo | V | 30 min walk, 17 min train
- Edo Kuzumochi | V Ice cream | 11 min walk
How to get to T’s Tantan Tokyo station
T’s Tantan – Gransta Tokyo (Keiyo Street)
The restaurant is inside the JR Line, so unless you’re travelling through the station, you will have to buy a ticket. It’s rather tricky to find as the station is so big, I’ve not managed to find it yet without getting lost.
Make sure you’re on the first floor and follow the signs for Keiyo Line. You’ll eventually come to Keiyo Street and once you find that, T’s Tantan is at the end, near the escalators on the right-hand side.
Address:
1F JR Tokyo Station, Marunouchi 1-9-1, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 100-0005
Nearest station:
T’s Tantan is in Tokyo Station
Open:
10:00 – 22:00 Monday to Sunday
T’s Tantan other locations
Ueno
Ikebukuro
Narita Airport Narita Terminal 1
Narita Airport Terminal 2 (It looks like the T’s in Terminal 2 is temporarily closed)
T’s Tantan is one of the few vegan restaurants in Tokyo that most people know about and the first vegan restaurant I had ever visited in Japan so I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to write about it!
Since then I’ve tried a LOT of vegan ramen in Japan, but T’s is up there on my favourites list. Not only for the taste but the variety, location, and convenience all makes it one of the best vegan ramen restaurants in Tokyo for me.
If you want to check out some more vegan ramen in Tokyo, you’ll definitely like this restaurant!
