plant more (Lumine Shinjuku)

plant more is a plant-forward cafe on the 6th floor of Lumine Shinjuku 1, run by CAFE COMPANY and open since March 2024, a one-minute walk from Shinjuku Station's South Exit. It shares a floor with the station's usual shopping bustle, but the room itself leans away from that energy: raw materials like soil, wood, and greenery are left visible rather than polished over, and the effect is closer to a plant-filled retreat than a typical mall cafe.

The kitchen's signature is the Plant More Meal Plate — house-made falafel blending chickpeas and mung beans for a lighter bite, paired with hummus, a vegetable rapé, and a spiced ratatouille finished with tahini sauce. It draws more on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking than on Japanese vegetable tradition, which makes it a useful reset if you've been eating your way through izakaya food all week. Dessert is where the menu is strictest: cakes and soft-serve sundaes are made without dairy or eggs, the soft serve built on almond milk and topped with house-made granola, or ordered as a seasonal fruit sundae.

Worth knowing before you go: plant more is vegan-friendly, not a dedicated vegan kitchen. Alongside the 100%-plant plates, the regular menu includes items like a yogurt-marinated chicken kebab sandwich, so vegan and vegetarian diners should order specifically from the plant-based plates or desserts rather than assume the whole menu qualifies. The menu leans Japanese-first, so a translation app helps if you don't read Japanese. It's open 11:00–21:00 daily (food orders until 20:00, drinks until 20:30), takes credit cards, e-money, and QR payments, and reservations are accepted and worth making if you're coming through on a tight train connection.