Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Buffet
Mediterranean
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Ygeia Ecologia (Health Ecology) is a cafeteria / fast food restaurant, with a health food market next door. Reported closed, Oct 2020.
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Venizelou Eleftheriou 57, Panepistimiou (at Omonia Square), Athens, Greece, 10564
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Last update on 16 Jan 2021 by Guest
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24 Reviews
First Review by dimitri
JessicaSchellig
Points +26
Not there anymore - Edit
Unfortunately, the restaurant has closed or moved to another location
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ColinChew
Points +3824
Restaurant cannot be found!:( - Edit
Walked and asked a few people but cannot find the restaurant :/
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AnnabotGlados
Points +253
Nice selection of dishes - Edit
Not much atmosphere, but great food and most were really delicious.
Read morePros: Many great dishes
Cons: Uses plastic takeaway containers, No English labels on buffet dishes
Guest
JuliaGraner
Points +19
Delicious breakfast option - Edit
We had savory pies with chickpea flour and kombucha - absolutely recommended. They also do fruit juices, we didn’t try those though.
Read morePros: Unpretentious and fair prices , Helpful and friendly staff , Open on Sundays
Guest
AnnabelleChimek
Points +32
Affordable raw vegan food - Edit
I love the salads which contain many sprouts and seeds! Very affordable vegan food for every day!
Read morePros: Very affordable!
Guest
TytoAlba
Points +752
Just ok - Edit
The quality of the food is not very good, but the prices are fair. The place is just too old and is created by some weird patriots. Wouldn't recomend if you have other choices.
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IAmWater
Points +356
Sad experience - Edit
I don't often come across this kind of places but it can happen. Not really sure how to rate the experience. The place is shabby, old and cold. The food stale and unappealing. When I told the waitress I was vegan she reluctantly pointed out a few dishes on the counter to me and went back to the dimension she is actually from (not this one). Uninterested, uncooperative, unfriendly. I had a salad and a dish which I still don't know what it was exactly. I had to leave the rice untouched because it looked like it had been there for a few days already. Also expensive for what you actually get. If you can avoid it, avoid it :-)
Read morePros: Maybe the salad.
Cons: Shabby place, Stale food, Unfriendly staff
Guest
solosoylina
Points +266
wouldn't recommend - Edit
upon entering the place seemed a bit shabby. I could look past the ambiente if the food were better. but it tasted kinda bland and it wasn't even warm anymore. It was also way more expensive than other vegan/vegetarian options in the area and you get no service what so ever.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Lots of dishes to choose from
Cons: too expensive for what you get, uncomfortable ambiente, food was cold
Guest
Chris Phillips Vegan
Points +152
Lovely friendly service, very suitable for Vegans - Edit
Although listed as a Vegetarian place, It was well suited to Vegans, and even those who can't easily tollersate onions .
Read moreWe ate here twice, and each time we were more than happy
Pros: Good Vegan options, Friendly Staff
Guest
LukasCech
Points +87
cheap but tasty! - Edit
simple buffet style, big portions, cheapest we found in Athens, but very tasty.
Read morealso had great halva and orange cake here.
Pros: cheap, good basic food
Guest
Michael Devine
Points +47
Authentic Eating in Athens - Edit
Omonioa Square has a reputation for being down at the heels, but there are gems to be found there, and in general life there is more authentically Greek than at Syntagma. Papanikolas is part of that--unpretentious all-vegetarian food served cafeteria style by friendly ladies who speak a little English. The price is half what you'll pay at Avocado, Athens' other (and better known) veg eatery, but the food is delicious. You point at one of three or four main dishes, they pile it on your plate, you choose a fresh salad or some fresh bread, get your water and you're good to go. The cafeteria has two levels and upstairs is mercifully quiet and peaceful. If you're addicted to checking your email, this is not the place for you; it's WIFI free. The sign is only in Greek, so brush up on your Greek letters!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Friendly staff, Inexpensive
Cons: Variety is limited
Guest
gcam
Points +29
Informal dining - Edit
Very informal. Good portions. Very good value for money
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vegan_ryan
Points +3869
Definitely SKIP this place on your trip - Edit
Skip this place on your trip to Athens.
Read moreThe food is cheap, but so is the quality.
There was zero flavor, I mean ZERO, to anything I ordered. Plus, you could tell the food had been sitting out all day and was no longer warm, let alone hot.
Also, you can't get any kind of mixed plate / sampler / half portions of anything, so I had to buy 2 full bowls to try 2 items. Obviously, I couldn't eat it all.
The set-up, the taste of the items, just everything was sub-standard.
Skip this place on your trip to Athens.
Pros: No meat
Cons: No taste, Food not kept hot, No way to get multiple items
Guest
JonTurner2000
Points +379
Never mind the Ecology - elsewhere would rather be - Edit
We walked in, took a look at the various dried out, grey, unappetising dishes on offer in the cafe chill cabinet and decided we really didn't fancy eating any of them. They were hardly screaming 'fresh' at us. Not a great advert for what might have been on offer in the shop.
Read moreSurprised that this place was so disappointing. But really ...
Pros: Didnt eat here, so cant comment further
Cons: Food looked tired and grey
Guest
margaritav
Points +44
average food and service - Edit
This place is alright if you are near the city center and looking for a quick bite. It's more or less a vegetarian fast food place. There is a big variety of vegan and vegetarian food and daily specials but the taste usually is so and so and the prices are quite high for what this place is offering. Their tofu kebab is very good though and I like the fact that you can order half portion as their portions are quite big for just one person.
Read morePros: daily specials, big portions, self serving
Cons: average taste, expensive
Guest
SPC
Points +49
:) - Edit
Been there last night, I loved their mushroom pie.
Read moreCons: No english
Guest
Herbiv4
Points +1869
True LOVE - Edit
I LOVE this place! It was so nice to find a spot that understood that just because I'm vegan doesn't mean that I only want to eat a greek salad (sans feta). Just be careful because even though they are all vegetarian, they are not all vegan. Great prices, great portions.
Read morePros: great selection, good prices, close to metro Omonia
Cons: no English
Guest
vegantr
Points +98
Greek vegetarian-vegan food - Edit
This is one of my favourite place in Athens.Serving delicous Greek-Turkish vegetarian cuisine.Ask for help to show you the vegan options.Wonderful,yummy vegan food as well as raw desserts!A paradise in the city!!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Friday February 25, 2011
Guest
Veronica01
Points +168
Ok food, good concept - Edit
This is not actually the restaurant name, there's a sign that says Vegetarian Fast Food and it's attached to the Oikologoi Elladas Store health food store next door.
Read moreThey seem to always be open which is good, but they do not cook on Sundays, so if you show up it is Saturday's room temperature left-overs.
I am not sure why it's room temperature as every taverna we ordered vegan food from served it hot and it actually tastes much better hot.
The stuffed eggplant is really good here, but it's fairly expensive and we only realized after that we could order similar items from tavernas at a fraction of the price. Of course you have to make sure they understand no meat and no cheese.
The juice is not bad, a little expensive and served room temperature. But the staff were very nice, one of them spoke English and tried to explain to us the food. Sometimes there is only a Greek lady behind the counter though so you have to point.
Pros: vegan friendly, fast
Cons: cold food, not fresh on sunday, expensive
Guest
lewisjc
Points +304
Panepistimiou - Edit
Food:- Decent selection for vegetarians and a few Vegan options but all were a bit unadventurous (typical 'chick pea delight')
Read moreAtmosphere and surroundings:- School canteen type feeling
Service:- Friendly and helpful
Overall:- To be honest, I was grateful to find any type of veggie restaurant in Athens
Score:- 6/10
Pros: healthy / wholesome, friendly / helpfull
Cons: boring, kinda expensive, Shabby Decor
Guest
blackcat
Points +33
Greek Vegetarian - Edit
Have been several times and each time there are different main dishes, all reasonably priced and very filling. The fresh juices are good too. For around 29 euros, 3 of us shared a large fava, a salad, two fresh juices, macaroni pie, 'beefsteak' pie, & bread.
Read morePros: free water or cordial, Varied fresh squeezed juice, , Large portions
Cons: Rushed to make choices, not tempreture hot
Guest
flamekat
Points +397
Decent cheap food - Edit
Found this place by accident while looking for a taverna recommended by a friend. It says "Vegetarian Fast Food" outside--hard to miss! I think the name in Greek is "Biological Greek".
Read moreThe food is cafeteria-style taverna fare. Basically all of the veggie options you can find in a taverna plus a few mock meat options. We were in a hurry, so just grabbed what looked good. I had soy kebab (sort of a soy mince stew) with okra in tomato sauce. My father had an onion tart (not vegan) which he liked but would have preferred hot (traditionally, Greeks don't think hot food is good for you so in less touristy spots, food is room temp). My brother had roast potatoes and my husband had fava, two bulghur-stuffed eggplants and Greek salad without the cheese. We all shared amongst ourselves and with two beers our total was only 13.60 euros! You can't even get gyros for that in Athens. We couldn't even finish everything and had to leave behind one of the eggplants as we were getting on a flight in a few hours.
Don't expect anything amazing and make sure you pick up a salt shaker downstairs before you head up (the nicest seating is up two levels), but the food is good, fresh, cheap, and off the tourist track. They also have fresh-squeezed juices.
The health food shop next door has pretty much everything you need including vitamins, cosmetics, organic fruit, veg, and dairy, soy products, and dry staples like beans, wheat and gluten-free products, and quinoa.
Pros: Cheap, central location-easy to find, Traditional dishes
Cons: Somewhat lacking in flavor
Guest
westcornersville
Points +659
Some Different Greek Items - Edit
This place had some Greek foods that you won't normally see in Greek restaurants--as an example, I recall having leek pie. There's a decent selection here at a decent price at this lunch counter, and a lot of the items appear to be vegan. It's very cramped inside though.
Read morePros: some "new" Greek foods, good portions, affordable
Cons: too cramped inside
Guest
dimitri
Points +129
Panepistimiou - Edit
its like a delivery fast food place with a health food store beside,the food its just ok nothing special,some food are average some are better,nothing special really,once iv been there the toilets was dirty as hell and i hear the owner give the minimum salary,doesn't pay extra work time, and doesn't pay insurance, the stuff change all the times and the atmosphere are eat and go fast
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