At the W Retreat Cafe, Beauty Begins with the Gut

Beauty comes from health, as they saying goes, but it’s easier said than done. But W Retreat Cafe, which is run by the W Clinic cosmetic dermatology clinic, helps to make it more achievable by offering food that is easy on your insides. Their “beauty begins with the gut” menu is very much in keeping with that concept.

Health & Beauty from Within: The 9-dish Vegetable Assortment

W Retreat Café was opened in 2022 on the 10th floor of the same building that houses its “parent” cosmetic dermatology clinic. Its unique combination of gastronomy and health sees it curated by Minoru Takai, chef of noted French restaurant Varie, and supported by a team of doctors, pharmacists, and dietitians.

W RETREAT CAFE
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The entire menu is free of animal products, gluten, refined sugar, food additives, refined rice, trans-fatty acids.
Chef Toshihiro Obara, who learned his trade in Italian cuisine, recommends the Vegan Set, a monthly selection of nine delicious morsels made from organic vegetables grown under contract at OSHIYE PESTICDE-FREE FARM. Typical items include steamed daikon radish with Kinzanji miso, pickled yuzu and sweet potato, “medicinal” stewed pumpkin, and yam and cucumber pickled in “white” soy sauce.
“Our vegetable stock takes two days to make,” says Obara. “We don't use meat or fish; we use spices to complement the vegetables and ensure lively flavors – constantly experimenting to achieve the perfect balance.”

Toshihiro Ohara
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There’s no “trying to taste like meat” here; Obara’s creations are designed to convey the vegetables’ natural flavors directly to the diner. So particular is he, that the ponzu sauce and tofu are made in-house. Indeed, the variety is such that W Retreat Cafe rewards monthly visits.

VEGAN PLATE by MONTH at W Retreat Cafe
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Name: W Retreat Cafe
Address: 10th fl., Raster on Shinsaibashi Bldg., 4-5-8 Minami-Semba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City
Hours: 11:00-16:00 (last orders)
Closed: On occasion
Getting there: 1 min. walk from Shinsaibashi Stn. on the Osaka Metro
Seating: 13 counter seats, 20 table seats
Menu: VEGAN PLATE by MONTH ¥2,500; “VEGAN SOUP” lunch ¥1,650; ACAI BOWL ¥1,680; KOMBUCHA TEA ¥770; NECTAR LEMONAE ICE ¥770
English-language menus available
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w__retreat__cafe/

『W RETREAT CAFE』の身体からきれいになる美腸食

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