A neon, sci-fi bar in Shinjuku 3-chome whose menu is currently 100% plant-based — junk-style vegan burgers from blended soy meat, plant cheese and mushroom 'meat' sauce, made without egg, dairy, honey or the five pungent roots. Theatrical and tourist-friendly rather than health-focused.
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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?
4F Sanko Building, 3-3-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Nearest station
Shinjuku-Sanchome Station (Exit C3)
Cuisine
All-vegan cyberpunk burger bar
Price
¥¥¥
English menu / support
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Signature
All-plant-based cheeseburger with a double soy-meat patty and plant cheese
NEO Shinjuku Atsushi is a cyberpunk bar on the fourth floor of a building about thirty seconds from Exit C3 of Shinjuku-Sanchome Station, where a fully plant-based menu is served inside a neon-lit, 1980s sci-fi set.
The concept is committed rather than gimmicky: exposed wiring, cathode-ray-tube screens, and glowing plants build out a backstory in which NEO Shinjuku is one of the last places standing in a ruined near-future. Opened in August 2023 under Asia Tokyo World's roster of themed restaurants, it has kept refining the bit ever since, and the kitchen matches the theatrics with genuinely careful plant-based cooking rather than coasting on the set design. The signature “Teritama” burger stacks a soy-meat patty and crisp shredded soy meat with a scrambled plant-based egg, teriyaki sauce and vegan mayo on a toasted bun, and the menu has since expanded well beyond burgers to include a vegan dandan noodle, a soy-sauce ramen and all-plant fried chicken. Drinks lean into the bit too, arriving as fruit juice in sterile drip bags alongside herb- and fruit-infused shochu.
Worth knowing before you go: the menu is split into vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and a separate “oriental vegetarian” line that also excludes onion and garlic on top of the usual egg, dairy and honey — so if you're avoiding alliums specifically, ask which dishes fall under that label, since some savory sides (a plant-based garlic shrimp among them) are seasoned with garlic. There is no halal certification. Reservations run through TableCheck or by phone, credit cards and QUICPay are accepted, and a ¥500 seating charge (it comes with a popcorn buffet) applies after 6pm; daytime seatings are free.
✓ Last verified Jul 2026
Hours and details can change — please confirm before you visit.
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