Umami Ramen & Izakaya
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Umami Ramen & Izakaya
Laid-back restaurant offering traditional noodle dishes & soups, plus dumplings & desserts.
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Opens Tomorrow at 5 pm
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About us
UMAMI RAMEN & IZAKAYA is the very first fully vegan ramen restaurant in Montreal.
Thanks to the import of a Japanese machine for making noodles, the establishment makes its own homemade noodles from organic wheat, in addition to making its broths, Tsukemono, kombucha and sprouts! The restaurant offers several varieties of ramen and small classics of Japanese Bistronomy in a vegan version. Whether we think of okonomiyaki, gyozas, Agedashi tofu or even tempeh Tonkatsu, Cédric and his team are happy to present to you every day, from starter to dessert, these revisited Japanese classics... just a few exclusives straight out of our kitchens. And who says Izayaka, of course, says refreshing beers, sumptuous wines, intoxicating cocktails, delicate sakes and other fine wine products. At Umami Ramen, we experience cruelty-free gastronomy at its best!
Our Specialties
Ramen, Tsukemen, Wafu Salad, Shishito, Korroke, Okonomiyaki, Homemade fermentation, Homemade dessert, Private importation of Sakes & Cocktails.
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Display All ramen(227) vegan(106) cocktail(84) degustation(54) sake(41) menu dégustation(40) saveur(34) dessert(32) miso(30) recommend(29) drink(28) prix(27)Page 2 of 11 - 206 Reviews
2.0
Ordered the Okonomiyaki, Shishito, citrus ramen, shoyu ramen, & shoyu tsukemen.
Food was very mid & it took us an hour to get the food (they comped us the appetizers due to the wait). We did not finish any of the main
Jul 25, 2025
on Google
2.0
Food was overly rich, very heavy & hard to digest. The curry ramen was way too thick. Service was all over the place. While we were there we got 4 different servers. Two of them seemed completely lost. Overall, I was disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. Only pro was the patio outside, which was nice.
Jul 24, 2025
on Google
5.0
J'avais attendu parler de renommer de cet endroit pour ses ramens reconnus, mais j'ignorais que c'était un restaurant complètement végan. J'ai apprécié grandement l'expérience & les prouesses culinaires incroyables de cette équipe. L'okonomyaki, gros coup de coeur, & le cocktail sour également. Vraiment sur la coche. Vraiment un gros OUI, encore.
Jul 23, 2025
on Google
5.0
An exceptional modern Japanese restaurant in Little Italy. The Ramen & gyoza are reinvented in a extraordinary way.
Jul 16, 2025
on Google
5.0
Nous sommes tombés sur ce restaurant un peu par hasard hier soir, alors qu'il pleuvait. Nous ne savions pas qu'il s'agissait d'un établissement végane, & laissez-moi vous dire que j'ai été plus qu'agréablement surprise.
Notre serveuse, Sandrine, était absolument adorable. Elle a pris le temps de nous guider à travers le menu avec beaucoup de précision, en s'assurant régulièrement que tout allait bien. Grâce à ses recommandations, nous avons opté pour le ramen curry & le tempeh tonkatsu… & c'était tout simplement incroyable.
Le bouillon du ramen était d'une richesse impressionnante, parfaitement équilibré avec les autres éléments du plat : tomate confite, kimchi blanc, légumes croquants… Un vrai délice que je recommande vivement ! Quant au tempeh frit, c'était un coup de coeur absolu, croustillant à l'extérieur, fondant à l'intérieur, plein de saveurs.
En entrée, nous avons partagé des aubergines marinées. Les aubergines étaient si tendres qu'elles fondaient littéralement en bouche.
Je reviendrai à coup sûr pour découvrir leurs autres ramens véganes. Une superbe découverte, à ne pas manquer !
Jul 10, 2025
on Google
2.0
C'est un restaurant végane, ce qui n'est vraiment pas mon truc. C'est une proche qui m'a fait tester à l'aveugle mais franchement je m'attendais à pire, les seuls problèmes sont : les karaage au tofu & le ramen qui sont saturés d'épices pour combler sans doute le manque de goût lié au manque d'éléments à base de viande. Je suis désolé de mettre seulement 2 étoiles mais c'est uniquement parce que je préfère très largement lorsque c'est à base de viande. Je suis persuadé que les véganes vont adorer par contre. Je recommande pour les véganes.
Jun 23, 2025
on Google
4.0
Opted the tasting menu (5 course). This does not include the Ramen, but is a wonderful option if you are looking to try something new & experimental. The vegan caviar is the top of my list. I have not tasted anything like it. The banana flower fry was phenomenal. A bit expensive but totally worth it!
Jun 21, 2025
on Google
3.0
I took the kimchi ramen & honestly… it wasn't tasty at all. It was definitely lacking flavour. As someone who loves Asian dishes, & loves kimchi as well, I didn't like it. Also my friend took the potatoes & it was smelling rotten, & the taste was even worse. I hate wasting food & even if I don't like something I will eat it, but this time I threw it away. I don't know if it was just a bad day for the cook because I see that there's a lot of good reviews. But in my side, I will not come back.
Jun 13, 2025
on Google
4.0
Umami in Montréal is a vegan Japanese restaurant that really impressed me. They offer a great selection of entrées, cocktails, & several types of ramen. My fiancée & I started with the miso eggplant super tasty & full of flavor. For the main course, we each had a ramen: the spicy miso & the creamy kimchi. Both were rich, satisfying, & really hit that umami spot.
We also shared a dessert, a doughnut with chocolate ice cream & a caramel drizzle. The ice cream was delicious & creamy, but the doughnut wasn't very moist & didn't taste as fresh as we'd hoped.
The only downside overall was the wait time the food took quite a while to arrive. But in the end, the flavors made it worth it, & we'll definitely be back!
Jun 1, 2025
on Google
3.0
Visited Umami on a Saturday evening for their last night of Japan Week
The atmosphere at the restaurant is very intimate & personal with its limited seating, dim lighting & small tables that almost make dining in odd numbers uncomfortable. Reservations are recommended as tables can be difficult to find via walk-in.
Service was smooth & accommodating; the front of house were open to all questions & were understanding of dietary restrictions. Food, on the other hand, was slow & not as flavorful as we had hoped for. We waited upwards to 40 minutes for our ramen.
The ramen noodles are made in-house & have a wonderful bouncy texture when isolated, but the finished dishes left much to be desired. The enoki tempura & summer truffle ramen for their Japan Week special was under-seasoned & contained pickled vegetables that provided an acidity that I did not enjoy with the creaminess of the broth. The tempura batter on the enoki mushrooms was also not as light & crispy as one would typically expect.
The miso ramen & the shoyu tsukemen were also under-seasoned, & the fragrance & flavor of the broths would be enhanced only with a heavier touch of salt.
The highlight of our meal was the eggplant agebitashi appetizer served cold.
Overall, our experience at Umami was underwhelming, perhaps at the fault of our own expectations.
May 26, 2025
on Google
4.0
The servers were very nice & gave me the WiFi when I asked as my phone couldn't open the menu which was on a QR code.
The Karaage was delicious & had a great texture. It was a little spicy. The Okonomiyaki was yummy too & more spicy ahha. I got the curry ramen with crispy tempeh. It was good but I think it needed salt.
My friends got the spicy kimchi ramen & miso ramen (not too salty like previous reviews mentioned) which they said were good.
It was quite loud in the restaurant. The tables were quite close together & the music was too loud in my opinion. Other than that, I had a lovely time & I would go again!
May 23, 2025
on Google
3.0
Quand même déçue de l'endroit qu'on m'avait survendu. Nous y sommes aller à 4 dans le cadre de la semaine japon. Le mocktail était très bon & nos entrées aussi ! Par contre les ramens nous ont tous déçus, que ce soit celui à la truffe pour la semaine japon ou les ramens de la carte. Nous sommes tous ressortis avec une expérience coûteuse & mitigée. Je pense que nous aurions adorée notre expérience si on s'était limité aux entrées/menu izakaya. L'endroit aussi est très bruyant. J'entendais à peine la personne assise à côté de moi. Rien à dire sur le service qui était cordial.
Dommage.
May 11, 2025
on Google
4.0
La nourriture 11/10. Excellent service. A mon arrivée la serveuse nous avait places à notre table préférée & se souvenait que je prend de la lime avec mon eau. Le serveur expliquait bien les plats jai meme appris des choses que je ne savais pas sur mes plats favoris du menu. A ma dernière visite la musique était vraiment forte & on avait du mal à s'entendre mais cette fois le niveau sonore était vraiment bien je n'avais pas de misère à entendre mon mari. Le ramen aux champignons MIAM il devrait être mis sur le menu régulier surtout l'hiver!
May 10, 2025
on Google
5.0
Très bonnes entrées & ramens. Service agréable, musique légèrement forte.
Apr 26, 2025
on Google
4.0
Les Dumpling étaient avec un goût fort sur le citron & l'eau mais le ramène épicé était très bon.
Apr 15, 2025
on Google
5.0
Delicious ramen & izakayas! I have been there four times since it opened, two weeks ago!
Mar 23, 2025
on Google
4.0
Belle soirée, offre vegan super intéressante! On a un peu l'impression d'avoir été oublié quelques fois. Le ramen mapo tufu était bon mais il manquait de bouillon & les nouilles n'étaient pas assez cuites. Nous n'avons pas pu avoir d'explications sur un des saké offert au verre parce que la serveuse ne le connaissait pas. Elle nous a offert autre chose. Les fermentations maison & le beigne sont un must!
Mar 22, 2025
on Google
3.0
The service is very friendly & the servers explain dishes well & are very charismatic. That being said the food was a disappointment. We had the tasting menu & a few of our first courses were noteworthy & set a higher expectation that the mains didn't deliver on. The main courses were underwhelming & we didn't feel like they reflected the price range in terms of quality. We would love to come back & try the ramen as we did still did baseline enjoy our experience & think we may have just been there on an off night, or something of the sort.
Mar 9, 2025
on Google
3.0
Service & ambiance très bien malheureusement le ramen végétarien ne remplace pas l'original, loin de la & certains des autres plats (notamment entrées) nous ont déçu aussi.
Mar 8, 2025
on Google