• Bar Zulu

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Sister restaurant of the Galeria 13 hostel, which is often closed. Many vegan/vegetarian choices - even finding one a rarity in this city, and almost impossible in this historic center. Owned by a guy from Norwich England who understands vegetarians' needs. Just ask the English-speaking staff for any help. Their "amazing-and-crazy-hot" chilli sauce doesn't contain fish, nor does their Thai sauce. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-11:00pm.


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18 Reviews

First Review by kennyp353

janweiss

Points +120

Vegetarian
10 Mar 2023

Big delicious burger

I was surprised by the size of the veggie burger, and by the fresh bread they used. Very tasty, fresh lettuce on it and a nice hot sauce to add if you enjoy some spice.
Fruits drinks in typical big sizes.

Surprisingly quick service

Pros: Burger bigger than expected , Fast delivery of food , Very friendly

Cons: Not so cheap

LeandroFreire

Points +44

Vegan
10 Jan 2022

A melhor moqueca que eu já comi

A moqueca vem borbulhando, e é absurdamente saborosa. Pedi para 2, mas 4 pessoas se alimentam tranquilamente. Muito bem servida

Pros: Opção vegana de qualidade , Opções variadas , Porções grandes

Cons: Caro, mas condiz com os valores locais

GonzaloXM

Points +72

Vegetarian
09 Jan 2022

Algumas opções veggies

Gostei da experiência. A rua é Bohemia no centro do Pelourinho. O atendente foi mega amável e atencioso #Veganuary

Pros: Atendimento muito bom, Sabor da comida é otimo, Porção grande

Cons: Não tem opções econômicas, O cardápio é confuso e mal redatado

Jonathan-ams

Points +141

Vegan
20 Oct 2021

Vegan options

Nice restaurant with a few vegan options.

sa___va

Points +58

Vegan
17 Nov 2019

Rude owner

A few veggie/vegan options but it didn’t make up for the obnoxious owner. We had trouble communicating with our server so he got the English owner to help but he did little to help and just ruined our meal and evening. I also had to ask our server three times for my drink so overall the service was pretty terrible.

Cons: Rude owner, Slow service

GiulianaAlmada

Points +49

Vegan
14 Oct 2019

Life saver on a Sunday night in Pelourinho!

This places saved us from going hungry on a Sunday night!
We were just passing through Salvador and stayed overnight at a hotel in Pelourinho, only to find that the other vegan-friendly places we had looked up are closed for dinner on Sunday.
After Salvador we spent a week on a beach town having vegan moqueca pretty much everyday and looking to see if any of those would top Bar Zulu's — none did! If that's not convincing enough, let me tell you, their portion size was by far the biggest! I uploaded a photo with my head next to it for scale haha. Don't miss out on this feast.

Updated from previous review on 2019-10-14

Pros: Open on Sunday evening, Delicious food and huge portion, Knowledgable about veganism

Cons: Area slightly unsafe at night (not their fault!)

HudinyOliveira

Points +47

Vegan
07 Jul 2019

Hambúrguer de lentilha

Muito saboroso! Vem com 3 molhos que incrementam ainda mais o sabor (só fiquei em dúvida se o pão era realmente vegano)

IsabellaCotta

Points +22

Vegan
28 Jan 2019

Vegetables moqueca for win

Great experience eating this vegetables moqueca. The price is a bit expensive but worth it. In my trip I’ve to come back for this amazing vegetables moqueca, it’s incredibly tasty!

Pros: Vegetables moqueca , Location

Cons: Expensive

BradenPollock

Points +627

Vegan
09 Oct 2018

Homemade lentil burgers

Fresh, homemade veg food.

Pros: Clearly marked vegan options , Great juices , Large portions

dee_dee

Points +292

Vegan
12 Feb 2018

biggest burger I’ve ever had

Lots of veggie options, mostly vegan. My husband and I both had the veggie burger, which was HUGE - we ordered fries but probably didn’t need to.

Pros: lots of veggie options, most veggie options vegan

Cons: a little expensive

naomilmoore

Points +169

Vegan
01 Feb 2018

Good food - huge portions

Nice little place not far from the Peleronio with clearly labelled veggie food - most of which is vegan. We ordered guacamole to start and two burgers and one portion of fries and left well and truly stuffed - they don’t skimp on the portion sizes so keep this in mind. Super friendly owner and yes, food more geared for tourists but as i read in someone else’s review of this place - sometimes us veggies fancy a change from rice and beans :)

bonn93

Points +309

Vegetarian
02 Feb 2016

Pretty good

At a glance pretty much all the vegetarian options seemed to be vegan. I had a veggie burger and fries which was slightly bland but still a relief to find in Salvador!

Vegjules

Points +164

Vegan
25 Feb 2015

Veggie options

It's a nice "international" restaurant where you can find some vegan options for lunch/dinner. I had rice with grilled vegetables (aubergine, courgette and banana) and it was really tasty although way too pricey! As well as the juices! Staff is very friendly and there is wifi available (good for tourists). They also have a nice terrace in the street. Not so many options but we'll, there are a few and, as others have written here, sometimes you get tired of rice with beans!

Pros: Tasty food, Terrace, Wifi

Cons: Pricey, Very "international", Not that much options

Babette

Points +2107

Vegan
18 Feb 2015

Good food

As others have said, it can be hard to find vegan food in the Pelourinho at night during the weekends. I was staying at Hostel Galeria 13, which I recommend, and that gave us discounts on the food. I had the massamam curry. It was good, but far from authentic, so I was a little disappointed.

Otherwise, it's in a pretty calm street and the staff is friendly.

ronyag

Points +21

Vegetarian
10 Jul 2014

Great food

we had the potato/lentil burgers and spanish tortillas and they were awesome! Very refreshing to find Bar Zulu after so many meals consisting of rice and beans! Highly recommend a visit.

choogirl

Points +717

Vegan
17 Jan 2014

Tasty Bahia vegan dishes

I ended up going here with the previous reviewer, jjo and his family after all of us went looking for Ranga Vegan and found it to be closed for the new year period. I would agree with jjo, these local dishes were really delicious. They are also huge and meant for 2 people so go with a friend (or find some new vegetarian friends like I did). The juices were also very good.

Pros: Local dishes made vegan

Cons: Serves two so not ideal if dining alone, Only two veggie dishes on the menu

jjo

Points +348

Vegetarian
10 Jan 2014

good, couple of very good vegan dishes

Menu carries only a couple of labelled vegetarian options: Bobó, and Moqueca - both happen to be vegan (former done with coconut milk), very tasty, as served along with rice and beans.
Moderate price.

Pros: veg-choices are vegan, big portions, friendly staff

Cons: only 2 menu options

kennyp353

Points +1674

Vegetarian
07 Jul 2011

Perhaps the only veggie place in the evening

Nearby Ramma is lunchtimes-only; this was the only place in central Salvador I found that was open in the evening. There are around 8 starters and 4 main dishes that are vegetarian, I absolutely loved the lasagne, and the Moroccan lentils were great too. The homemade hot sauce is unbelievably good. Staff very friendly - it's aimed at Westerners, they all speak English, indeed my Bahian friend said he felt like the gringo there!

Pros: open late, central safe location, everyone speaks English

Cons: not cheap




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