Run by CHAYA Macrobiotics on Isetan Shinjuku's 7th floor, with a large dedicated plant-based menu (vegan foie gras, alt-meat, vegan pizza, dairy-free pudding) alongside a regular Italian menu — so it is vegan-friendly, not 100% vegan. Ask staff to confirm the plant-based items.
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私はヴィーガンです。肉・魚・卵・乳製品は食べられません。
Watashi wa vīgan desu. Niku, sakana, tamago, nyūseihin wa taberaremasen.
I'm vegan. I can't eat meat, fish, eggs or dairy.
出汁に魚やかつおは使っていますか？Is there fish or bonito in the dashi (stock)?
野菜だけで作れますか？Could you make it with vegetables only?
7F Isetan Shinjuku Main Building, 3-14-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Nearest station
Shinjuku-Sanchome Station (Isetan)
Cuisine
Plant-based Italian (vegan-friendly)
Price
¥¥¥
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Vegan 'foie gras', alt-meat dishes and vegan pizza on Isetan's dining floor
Green Italian TORCIA sits on a quiet corner of Isetan Shinjuku's seventh-floor dining district, where CHAYA Macrobiotics runs one of the department store's few restaurants built around a genuinely large plant-based menu rather than a token vegan dish or two.
The kitchen runs two menus side by side: a standard modern Italian carte and a parallel vegan one, so a mixed group -- vegan, vegetarian, omnivore -- can sit at the same table and each order something built for them. The vegan side is the reason people travel here: a bruschetta topped with vegan "foie gras," a soy-and-truffle carbonara, a bolognese built on plant-based meat and cheese, and desserts that skip the usual vegan-bakery compromises -- purple sweet potato Montblanc, matcha tiramisu, a properly rich vegan cheesecake. Courses start at 4,400 yen, and there's a full a la carte list if you'd rather build your own meal.
Because the vegan menu runs alongside a regular one that includes meat and dairy dishes from the same kitchen, this isn't a dedicated vegan restaurant -- think vegan-friendly with real depth, not vegan-only. Diners who are strict about cross-contact should say so when booking.
The room itself is part of the draw: guests describe it as calm and green-toned, a genuine break from the crush of Shinjuku three floors below, and a reasonable pick for a slow lunch or a date. Reservations run through the restaurant's own site; weekday tables open before noon and again from 5pm, weekends from 5pm. Staff can generally talk you through the vegan dishes in English, though there's no dedicated English-language menu, so it's worth confirming dietary details when you reserve. Isetan's own closure days apply, so check before a special-occasion visit.
✓ Last verified Jul 2026
Hours and details can change — please confirm before you visit.
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