Lacto
Ovo
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Romanian
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. A semi-upscale, healthier food restaurant in Bucharest's Old Town. The menu has a number of vegetarian and vegan items, and staff is able to answer questions about ingredients. The size of the dishes vary, so ask. The interior has some doors salvaged from abandoned buildings in the area. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-00:00.
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114 Reviews
First Review by nafanc
malinavegan
Points +416
Great food! - Edit
Many vegan options, I had the "happypot" and it was so delicious, highly recommend it! The guests next to us even asked me what I was having and ordered the same.
Read morePros: Great food
Cons: A bit pricy
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TaraCrawford
Points +46
Healthy Food in Old Town - Edit
Quality vegan and vegetarian option right in Old Town. Staff who served us was knowledgeable on vegan options. Menu had separate vegan section.
Read morePros: Fresh healthy vegan options. , Separate vegan menu.
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Lucylu
Points +377
Bland, but lots of vegan options - Edit
The waiter was very hurried and seemed completely disinterested in serving me. I ordered the stir fry vegetables in garlic and herbs which were bland and watery. I also ordered the falafel with salad. They falafel were undercooked to the point of being raw. There are so many vegan options with a separate section on the menu which seemed great, but sadly the food didn't live it to much. The restaurant is situated on a very busy pedestrian street that is quite seedy. I won't go back.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Bland food, Disinterested staff , Overpriced
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VeganConvert75
Points +100
Very good food - Edit
First time visiting Bucharest and happy to find this restaurant. I was in mixed (meat eating) company and they were happy with biological menu options. Multiple, well balanced, real Vegan meals. I am fully vegan and could eat there every day of the week, and eat different each time. Portions size was to small for me, I am a tall guy (1.85 meters) and have a big appetite.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice location, Sustainable meat options for mixed company
Cons: Portion sizes should be bigger, Menu on mobile website difficult to navigate, Web menu different from tablet menu from waiter
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AnnaSudol
Points +88
Nice vegan food. - Edit
Has special vegan menu, everything we tried was really tasty.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Nice location, Really good lemonade
Cons: Waiter wasn’t nice at all.
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AngelaDrozdzik
Points +70
I cannot wait to go back - Edit
When we go there they showed us a full vegan menu on a tablet. I wasn't like one or two options....no, it was a full menu. They have really interesting, healthy and delicious meals.
Read moreThe service was really attentive and even the owner came to say hi to us.
We had: the vegan aubergine, the baba ghanoush, the turmeric bread and the 3 colors falafel. We agreed that the falafels were the best we have had.
I 100% recommend this place! :D
I would give this place 5 stars, but because they serve meat the system doesn't accept it.
Update: We when for a second time and we were sadly disappointed :( The service was so rude to us. The first day we were served by a guy called Ali, he was really nice, this time around the guy ignore us most of the night and was rude when we ordered more food. The food the first time was better too...this time we had the couscous, the turmeric bread, the eggplant cubes and the garlic oil mushrooms. Nothing was amazing, sadly.
Updated from previous review on 2018-05-29
Pros: Full Vegan Menu , Delicious Meals , Variety of Dishes
Cons: sometimes rude staff, sometimes not as impressive
Guest
dondidemarco
Points +28
Great vegan food & fun location - Edit
Aubergine is a great choice for lighter veg fare in Bucharest’s Old Town. It’s not the place for a big formal meal, but for an early dinner on a summer day, it’s perfect. We had falafel with hummus and baked eggplant with veggies and both were delicious. The service could have been a little more proactive: we had to get the server’s attention any time we needed something because she never checked up on us—but that’s a minor complaint, she was very courteous about all requests. I would happily go back to Aubergine and enthusiastically recommend it to fellow vegan travelers.
Read morePros: Many vegan & vegetarian options, Food is interesting & delicious, Great location in Old Town
Cons: Service courteous but not very proactive
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Caradl
Points +332
Best falafels in town - Edit
I went to this place twice during my stay. The restaurant is nice. There is a vegan menu appart from the main one which makes it very easy to pick a vegan-friendly meal. The houmous and the falafels are AMAZING, I highly recommend tro try the 3 colors falafels. The curry is also nice, as well as the mushrooms. A bit pricy compared to other vegan places in Romania.
Read morePros: Amazing falafels, A vast choice of vegan meals
Cons: Pricy, the service is a bit slow, restaurant often full
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Egmons
Points +40
10/10 - Edit
If you are visiting Bucharest I highly recommend you try this place- they have an entire vegan menu and the food is divine! We had the homemade bread, hummus, mushroom curry with rice and eggplant dish (I’ve forgotten the name!) and it was all delicious. I thought the price was reasonable for the quality of food we got.
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Halo
Points +57
aubergine - Edit
Nice and pleasant restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options. The dish I ate was a little small compared to the price but tasty
Read morePros: A lot of vegetarian and vegan options. Menu in Eng
Cons: small dish compared to the price
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AdventurousTails
Points +66
Amazing! - Edit
Aubergine is a beautiful restaurant in a great location in the old town. The service was great, the waiters are all really friendly. There is a whole section of vegan food on the menu. We ate here 3 times during our stay and everything we tried was delicious but the winning dish for me was the baba ganoush. It was busy every time we went so make a reservation if you can.
Read morePros: Separate vegan menu with lots of dishes to choose
Cons: No vegan desserts.
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Julag1
Points +22
Totally worth going - Edit
The food is amazing, both for vegans and meateaters, a lot of vegan options available. And also its a pretty, quite pricey. Totally recommend
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-01-12
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SuzyJones
Points +681
yummy food - Edit
Really yummy food, we had Mediterranean salad, vegan aubergine, three types falafel and homemade bread, they were all yummy! They only do fruit salad for vegan dessert though!
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ומשעלי
Points +16
מסעדה עם נגיעה ישראלית בעיר העתיקה בבוקרשט. - Edit
יש תפריט מיוחד לטבעונים. אוכל טעים ומוגש בצורה יפיפיה. מומלץ.
Read morePros: מחירים ידידותיים ביותר.
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Knauji82
Points +2378
really cool place - Edit
Food was so good! I wanted try everything but I saved some for next time!^^
Read morePros: takes credit card , speaks english
Cons: reservation recommended
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Sorana
Points +2263
Lovely place - Edit
This Israeli restaurant is called Aubergine for a reason: they are really specialised on cooking aubergine-based dishes and they are delicious. Tried (on different occasions) the vegan aubergine dish with tahini sauce, the vegan shawarma, the nutmeg potatoes, the Champignons aglio olio and the sweet potato puree. All were very good. Their menu is displayed on a tablet and they have a separate vegan section.
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GiorgiaJagoda
Points +19
Perfect option for vegetarians in Bucarest - Edit
Really tasty restaurant! We had some unique falafels (gourmet style) and really nice pasta with veggies.
Read moreHighly reccommended!
Pros: vegetarians options, English Speaking staff, curious recipes
Cons: bit expensive for the local standards
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CassieN
Points +146
Good selection for vegans - Edit
Quite a lot of choice of vegan items on the menu, the food is tasty, I recommend 3 dishes to share between 2 people. Good service in a nice part of town!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Some of the dishes are very similar
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alicewoodward1
Points +83
have added many more vegan dishes - Edit
I was surprised when they brought me a whole list of vegan items as previous reviews had said there was just 2 options, not all of them are main courses but everything I tried was delicious, friendly staff, lovely seating inside and outside
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letsgolizzy
Points +16
Best dinner in Bucharest - Edit
I went to Aubergine with some friends whilst on holiday in Bucharest. We all shared and had a selection of starters and then a selection of main dishes. The service was excellent, friendly staff (who humoured me with my ordering in Romanian and always pulling out my phrase book), very good value for money - basically the cost was low and the quality was excellent. We ordered more than enough, nothing was left uneaten and yet none of us were bloats. Purely well fed and happy.
Read moreAlso - it wasn't until the end of the night when we each frequented the bathroom that we realised how huge the restaurant was and how beautifully designed it is.
We had 2/5 meat eaters, 2/5 pescatarians and 1/5 vegans so finding a place to eat can be tricky but this place everyone enjoyed.
Pros: food, service, cost
Cons: iPad menus disconnected every so often (but easily
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cc14cows
Points +239
Good vegan food and good service - Edit
This is a handy option for vegans and vegetarians in the old town. The vegan menu on the iPads in the restaurant is a little more extensive than the paper menu but the descriptions of the ingredients are sparse. We had a lentil salad and falafel and they were both good. There's a nice selection of lemonades and the cocktails are quite reasonably priced, although the wine seems pricey.
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JulianaAndrici
Points +25
Excellent - highly recommended - Edit
We were delighted to find this place, especially considering how few places offer vegan options in Romania. There is an entire section of the menu dedicated to vegan meals. The good is excellent and the staff is super friendly and all speak English. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: Many vegan options , High quality food
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thecharlotte
Points +728
A whole separate vegan menu! - Edit
Different salads, oven baked vegetables, falafels, aubergines(of course). Very salty but well worth a visit for a wide variety of vegan food!
Read moreCons: Salty
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VinnieHTHoang
Points +62
great vegan options!! - Edit
This restaurant knows how to cook their aubergine and they aren't quiet about it! Their vegan options are mainly with aubergine - range form salads to cooked whole aubergine and even in their dessert!! Amazing options of vegan food, definitely would recommend to anyone. Don't bother trying to find why other vegan places around this area.
Read morePros: options , the friendly staff , atmosphere
Cons: serves meat so cross contamination with vegan dish
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Dianebg
Points +572
Affordable vegan dinner - Edit
We ordered the stir fry and honey roasted veggies. It was really tasty although the veggies didn't seem to have any honey. Staff was also lovely. The place is very well located in the historic centre and the restaurant is spacious wit a chilled atmosphere.
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marky_mark
Points +22167
In the middle of party central - Edit
Very friendly staff. Located in the total middle of big city party central. 8 mins f/ subway stop 'university' (subway line M2). Fresh, nice food. Electronic menus (!), all veg*n options quite clearly labelled. Restaurant surrounded by unreal architecture mix of communist and old-fashioned buildings, very loud bars, etc..
Read morePros: Freshly prepared food, in the middle of inner city university party area
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sswindon
Points +32
Divine food - Edit
I visited Aubergine having read the excellent reviews of other Happy Cow members. It lived up to expectations. The aubergine (eggplant) dish I had was beautifully presented and delicious. The side salad had a very nice dressing of oil, sesame seeds and lemon juice (I think!). Aubergine is a lovely restaurant in a very nice part of the old town. Very easy to get to. I plan to work my way through their excellent menu during my stay here. I'd have given them 5 starts but the app only allows this for "Veg friendly" restaurants.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Excellent value, Beautiful location
Cons: None as yet!
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