Serving a loosely shojin ryori-inspired (“food of devotion”), entirely vegan menu concept set up by consultant Kris Barnholden—from a small kitchen run by Chef Tomoko Tahara—and taken from Japanese-type monastery breakfast dishes from Zen Buddhist monks, Harken feels very much like the real deal when it comes to the café’s attention to detail and refined sense of taste to everything.
Hojicha latte with black maka, hojicha, and oat milk.