I:BA Cafe & Restaurant

10 reasons why you should come to this place:
1) They accept credit card payment
2) It's AC and awesome environment
3) Staff is very nice
4) The toilet is clean and they have toilet paper!
5) Not touristy at all 🙌
6) Awesome strawberry and mango ice teas
7) Good music
8) Very reasonable prices
9) Incredible Manchurian (you can select how spicy you want)
10) Best homemade ice cream over best cheesecake in India

P.S.: Hot chocolate is a must (they know what they're doing)

Quaint restaurant serving Japanese, continental and Indian choices. I loved the music and furniture. Serving was quick and courteous. I had the tempura udon and momos and they were delicious. My husband had the Teriyakadon: a mutton and rice dish that he enjoyed. His came wth a side of shaved radish and a bowl of miso soup. Highly recommend. Be forewarned, they only have squat toilets... though they are clean and sanitary.

This place is one of the two best places for Japanese food in town, the other being Megu Café in Gowdolia. It is silent Café very close to the Shivala Ghat. The staff is very courteous and helps you in whichever way possible. I had been here for a number times and very time I was more than happy with the food and the service. The first time was here, I order Vegetable Tempura and Gyoza (Veg & Nonveg) along with a cheesecake. Delicious! Recently when we visited I:ba, we order the Japanese Platter which had a number of dishes including Mutton Teriyaki, Tuna with lady fingers, marinated cucumber & spinach, garlic, chicken seek kabab, mushroom and soyabean seek kabab, rice noodles with tempura, vegetable tempura, miso soup, baked Eggplant with sweet miso sauce, sticky rice with beetroot pickle, home made coconut ice cream and Hojicha. A single person cannot complete the dish, that's for sure. Everything was delicious and healthy. The burst of flavours in the mouth is worth a visit!

I love this place always, nice place for Japanese food, vegetarian can also survive there.

The honey lemon ginger tea was refreshing on cool evening. The ramen and udon dishes were tasty.

If you wanna japanese food in India you can eat here
Probably you are a little bit tired eating local food. then you have choices a few Japanese menus

Delicious!

We went here for dinner this evening and it was lovely. The food was so tasty & well priced and the place has a very comfortable atmosphere. Definitely recommend the aloo Ghobi or the minestrone soup. Mahendra the owner/manager was very nice - he even gave us some extra rice his wife had made for free to have with our left over chapati. We'll be back for sure!

I wish they could open a branch in Delhi. It was one of the best restaurant I have ever been in India. I tried pan fried veg dimsum and a soup which was simply out o the world and my friend had a veg pizza which he said was delicious. The ambience is super nice and the cleanliness too. A must for a dinner in Varanasi.

Nice place to eat! The food was delicius and very helpfull staff!

It is always a joy to visit iba. I tried the chicken fried rice for the first time, it was delicious.
I really enjoy the peaceful ambience there. The music is perfect. Not too loud and is very smooth. A clean place to enjoy meals at.

Very comforting ambience.
Best service in town.

Great place for Japanese food. A rare gem.

Awesome memories ❤ thanks to the staffs of cafe the food was also amazing .

One of the best places to go for fresh and authentic indian food! and the staff is really frndly and helpful. You wont be disappointed, your stomach will be happy and your wallet wont be compltely empty......

Lovely food and ambience.
The thai curry and teriyaki don were quite delicious.
The best part was the white tea and cheesecake.

One can never regret going here, amazing Japanese and Continental food,comfy environment.Well they add extra stars to Varanasi.Must go place

They serve the best Japanese and Chinese although the have a limited menu but they have maintained the quality,price and quantity of the food though years and the owner and staff share very healthy relation with guest and themselves ...Work with full satisfaction and mutual understanding which results as happy and satisfied guest...👌👌👌

Amazing place. Love the ambience and the food. My favorite spot in Varanasi to just relax and to recommend to anyone who hasn't been there

Best Japanese restaurant in town. Cheese cake and caramel pudding are delicious. Also try the varieties of tea here.

Nice Japanese food. Little bit expensive, but worth the taste. Elegant ambience.