Vegan-friendly
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese
Chay means "vegetarian" in Vietnamese. Casual restaurant est. 2012 offering a large menu of mostly vegan food, using vegetables and tofu in the dishes. Sample choices include rice paper rolls with mock meat, coconut curry, tofu salad. Sweet condensed dairy milk is used in the Vietnamese coffee. Open Mon-Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 13:00-22:00.
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48 Reviews
First Review by rpm_bln
Yasminesan
Points +1953
Lovely homey place and lovely staff - Edit
I had a soup (pumpkin) and the tofu pockets. Both very delicious and a decent price. The staff were lovely and also gave tap water. The restaurant was large and warm and got busy later in the evening. Would come back!
Read moreEdit: came back twice! The coconut curry with noodles, the knotweed aubergine, and the fried noodles are amazing too and the pumpkin dessert was delicious. The service both times was friendly and good, if slightly slow, but it lent to the relaxed atmosphere. This is my new favourite Vietnamese place in Berlin!
Pros: Staff, Price, flavours
Cons: waiting time if you’re in a hurry
Guest
Magdalena.Berlin
Points +186
Lieblings-Vietnamese - Edit
Ein toller Vietnamese mit leckeren Mittagsmenüs und freundlichem Personal. Das Personal ist freundlich und extrem herzlich. Wenn ich könnte , würde ich hier jeden Tag essen :)
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NeueZeiten
Points +20
My favorit ☆☆☆☆☆ - Edit
Not expensiv, very delicious! I'm very often here! The most meals are vegan or with vegan- option.
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eusouorocha
Points +33
Delicious food - Edit
Oh my god, the food taste is so good. The mood and everything is great either.
Read morePros: Tasty and affordable price
Guest
Kim_Jac
Points +35
Delicious dishes and friendly atmosphere - Edit
We visited this restaurant accidentally, because another place was too expensive. We looked at the menue of Chai Vilat from outside and found plenty of vegetarian and vegan dishes at cheap prices. Inside a friendly waitress gave us a table in he front. Beneath the choise of dishes, the variety of shakes and long drinks is also huge. We were spoilt for choise. After a short time we made our order and took both a meal with rise, an appetiser with tofu and a filled dumpling. 15 mins later it was served. The meals were really delicious and the size was not too big. We are excited and will come back for sure.
Read morePros: All dishes can be ordered in a vegan way
Cons: Kind of closeness
Guest
PhilSleigh
Points +186
Lovely Vietnamese meal - Edit
Between us we had a soup, a main meal, and a dessert - and really enjoyed them all. All the options are either vegan, or can be by leaving out egg and/or dairy - this is shown on the menu.
Read moreWe enjoyed our meal, and would be happy to return there if we visit Berlin again.
Pros: Mainly vegan, Convenient location
Cons: Not yet entirely vegan
Guest
julesmonkey
Points +116
hmm - Edit
great food but terrible service! probably the grumpiest and rudest waiter ever! I find this funny as the whole point in a vegetarian or vegan life is exercising compassion, and the waiter was the opposite of compassionate or friendly at all! The food was super tasty and good serving sizes for the price, but they need to get a more positive attitude!
Read morePros: vegan options, location, serving sizes
Cons: attitude of workers, takes forever for food, rude
Guest
Amy1274
Points +4979
Menu not labelled correctly - egg in vegan dish - Edit
At first I thought this place was excellent - large, with nice decor, a fully veg and mostly vegan menu, and wonderful starters and drinks that seemed excellent value for money. But then, my main course, which according to the menu should have been vegan, arrived with an egg in it. As it was served in a closed pot, I did not notice until the server had left, and when I complained to another staff member, they excused the first employee, who is new and not a regular worker, but were not really that apologetic at all. They did say that the menu is currently being reprinted and that a note saying egg optional will be added to this dish...but I personally cannot see how and why this should happen at all.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Friday January 09, 2015
Pros: location
Cons: vegan dish served with egg, rude staff
Guest
nielswied
Points +240
fine spot, recommended, don't miss it - Edit
Chay Viet is a vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant in the Prenzlauerberg area of Berlin. U-Bahn stop Rosenthaler Platz en then walk Brunnen strasse to the north for 7 minutes. For veggies and also for non-veggies this is an ideal spot to have luinch or dinner, with a lot of choice and excellent fresh food. Friendly staff, clean, simple, very decent prices. For about 15 euro you can have a starter, a pint of beer, and a fine main dish.
Read moreAbundant portions. Yeah and beer/wine and so on in this pure veggie restaurants, that’s is really OK.
Pros: fully veggie and a lot of vegan, fresh food, good taste
Cons: none
Guest
Vegtravel4
Points +319
good vegan options - Edit
Good option if you're in Mitte and need a warming vegan dinner. I had the coconut soup which I thought would be more soupy but was actually pretty heavy in noodles. My husband had a tofu salad that was delicious. I think it's a matter of ordering the right thing here. Another note - I had an easy time ordering in English. No troubles as another reviewer wrote. The service was pleasant and the food was inexpensive. I would go again if I was craving Vietnamese.
Read morePros: inexpensive, big portions
Cons: a bit heavy / not totally fresh?
Guest
Kyttiara
Points +1160
Really nive vegan options - Edit
I went there a couple of times, and I must say their food is really savory. It's a bit heavy and I find to portions to be really huge, but god it's good! There are Gluten Free options, you can ask. The service is a bit slow but I really like the taste of their food here
Read morePros: great vegan gluten free options, really tasty, nice desserts
Cons: slow service, often order mistakes
Guest
Wiggy
Points +39
Tried to overcharge, partly succeeded - Edit
When paying, we were presented with a tab that was either someone elses (odd, since we were practically alone in there) or just way off, almost twice as high as estimated. After pointing this out to the waitress (she took some convincing even though there were items on it that we clearly hadn't ordered, nor received) she recalculated it by hand, and gave us a piece of paper with a different sum that was much closer to what I had expected, and which I payed. Though on the way out, I took a second look at the menu, and it turned out she had still overcharged us a copule of euros.
Read moreI'm guessing this wasn't intentional; the waitress seemed much to disengaged to try to pull something like that on purpose. But she wasn't the least bit apologetic about the faulty tab either...
Try Chay Village instead. The food is better, and they can manage simpel math.
Pros: Food was good enough
Cons: Uninterested staff, No knack for math
Guest
AndreaRaeAlvarsson
Points +47
Fresh and tasty - Edit
My husband and I ate here during our trip to Berlin. We both really enjoyed our meal. We had a bit of communication problems with the waitress, who was also a bit rude, but I think maybe it was because she didn't seem to speak much English. We ended up with another waitress who was really trying very hard and was much more polite. Our drinks didn't end up coming until after our food, but that didn't bother us, because the food was so delicious.
Read moreIt tasted very fresh and light.
Pros: Fresh and tasty, comfortable atmosphere
Cons: Communication problems
Guest
J-Veg
Points +2065
Great veggie Vietnamese food - Edit
I've been here a few times and have had only good experiences. There's a lot of variety in the menu (including lots of vegan option) and the food taste fresh and authentic.
Read moreThe restaurant is quite large so could be an ideal location for hosting an event.
Pros: Fresh and delicious, authentic
Guest
Blomma
Points +25
Great! - Edit
Great food, nicely priced, friendly service.
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vegetariandood
Points +168
OK food, but not quite up there - Edit
I guess if I had never beed to Chay Village in Schöneberg (also a vegetarian Vietnamese place), I would think Chay Viet is excellent. However, the menu structure and the names of the dishes are suspiciously similar between both places. The cooks at Chay Viet do a good job, but don't quite match the skill of Chay Village's.
Read moreThe service was very fast, but the place was very empty on a Monday night. I hear that this huge place fills up during the week and on weekends.
I am making a comparative review since the concepts of the places and the menu are so similar, and Chay Viet definitely pales in comparison. In a few words: if you have the time, make the pilgrimage to Schöneberg rather than here.
Updated from previous review on Monday September 23, 2013
Pros: Huge seating capacity, Large portions
Cons: Mitte atmosphere, Not as tasty as Chay Village
Guest
warek
Points +29
Fantastic and affordable - Edit
The food took longer than you usually wait at other restaurants, but that's only because it was freshly prepared. I had stuffed Tofu in a very yummy sauce and perfectly steamed broccoli and beans. They have a small but very interesting menu I haven't seen before (and I eat out a lot). Prices are very reasonable. Friendly staff. The interior is not that exciting but good enough.
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ms.greene
Points +58
very good - Edit
Everything is freshly made so it takes a little time but it is totally worth it. Love the soups and starters. The main dishes are too oily for my taste.
Read morePros: good prices, tasty , almost vegan
Guest
veg.dan
Points +124
Absolute gem! - Edit
Okay so I arrive in Berlin late and this place is nearby. At quarter to ten, I manage to order the pho cary (tofu, vegetables, coconut based sauce, peanuts with noodles) some spring rolls and the fried banana dessert for takeaway. Man... The food was awesome, best vego spring rolls ever, main was great and dessert awesome. Best thing? It is cheap! I'd eat here most nights if I lived here! Portions were great and the atmosphere is similar to your usual vietnamese restaurant. Staff are friendly but do not know English. Wasn't too much of an issue though. Fantastic place!
Read morePros: food, staff, price
Guest
Raydoggy
Points +357
At last, somewhere cheap and tasty in Mitte - Edit
What a great find this place is. Great tasting food. Two huge summer rolls for only €3-, very big soups for €3-, and mains from 6.90. Do the math, if you also include a fresh lime soda, you are up for only €15.90 for a 4 course meal. Let's see MuckDonalds top that. I've been back, and back and back etc.
Read morePros: Cheap, Fresh, Tasty
Cons: Condensed milk in coffee, Only open 7 days a wekk, Only 99% vegan
vegetariandood
This is not cheap for Berlin.
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rpm_bln
Points +11
Great Vietnamese Veggie food - Edit
This stretch of Brunnenstr. has long been a food wasteland--till now. Just discovered this place, ordered the tofu-rice-noodle salad as usual for me at Viet places, and only noticed afterwards that the entire menu was vegetarian. The classic noodle dish had one of the better sauces I have ever tasted, and I have had this dish at more that 20 different restaurants before around the world. Highly recommended, and perfect after a Sunday at the Mauerpark flea market...
Read morePros: Very nice staff, 100% Vegetarian menu, 5 minutes from my atelier
Cons: In Mitte not Kreuzberg where I live, Could be 10-15% cheaper, Possibly too spicy for some Germans
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