Vegetarian restaurant and café established in 2011. Nice setting and atmosphere. Offers daily lunch-set menu, a-la-carte options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, juice bar, desserts and variety of hot drinks. Lunch set menu is always vegan and every plate in the menu can be made vegan upon request. Menu includes empanadas, vegan grill, pastas, tamales, several wraps and burgers. Complete menu available on its website. Delivers directly between noon and 3pm, and through Ubereats and Rappi in other opening hours. Relocated from Carrera 5 #3-23, San Antonio. Open Mon 11:00am-4:30pm, Tue-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm, Sun 11:00am-4:30pm.
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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40 Reviews
First Review by ElizabethPEI
Dianebg
Points +580
Vegan South American food and vegan desserts - Edit
I loved this place, it was on the same street as my hostel in San Antonio, had a cheap menu of the day with generous portions, vegan Colombian/Latin American dishes (empañadas, tamales), and some amazing vegan desserts (banana/chocolate cake with vegan ice-cream). The staff was very friendly, the place was beautiful, a 10 out of 10!
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PaulaVelezGuzman
Points +70
FANTASTIC - Edit
This restaurant is Cali's hidden gem. The menu is mind blowing...vegan burgers, hotdogs, empanadas, & ICE CREAM. The food is delicious, the service is wonderful, & the atmosphere is great. I want to comeback so many times that I can try everything on the menu. Highlyyyy recommend it. You will not regret it!
Read morePros: A shockingly longggg list of vegan options. I don'
Cons: not having enough room in your stomach to eat more
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CamilaArizaC
Points +23
Not as tasty! - Edit
Tofu wasnt that great! Service unprofessional.... Not my favorite
Read moreCons: Didn't have sushi even though it was on the menu
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ECN
Points +20
Excelente comida y servicio!!!! - Edit
Estuve por primera vez la semana pasada y desde ese dia hemos vueltos 2 veces! Deliciosa la comida, muy buenas opciones veganas, muy buen servicio!
Read moreDe lo mejor q hay en Cali para opciones veganas/vegetarianas! 🙏🏻🌻🍀
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FabianRodriguez
Points +13
Must eat here - Edit
excellent food. great natural drinks. comfortable, relaxing environment.
Read morePros: lots of vegan options. great selection. good serv
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Lampky
Points +1688
excellent menu de dia - Edit
Had the menu of the day. Soup. Veggie patties. Brown rice. Salad( super good). Juice and dessert for 11.000 pesos. Really good. Lots of menu options
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Minuz
Points +178
A gemstone for vegans in the meat eating city - Edit
Met with a menu of a really great selection for both vegans and vegetarians. The price made it easy not to order everything on it! Not looking at the prices in Europe, but compared to the location being Colombia, where a full meal usually costs you 5000 pesos. Gladly we started out with a really nice lunch time 2for1 deal on iced coffee with soy milk, extremely satisfying. We had a vegetarian lentil burger meal, without cheese, it came with a small portion of fries, the size of the burger were nicely big! An un toasted bun, continuing the dry experience with the lack of any kind of mayo and ketchup inside of it. Though on the side you got served three small dips; tomato salsa, guacamole and hummus all pretty dull of taste. The lentil beef and the small pieces of soy sausage in the burger were quite tasty and well spiced! Beautiful colorful tiles on the floor, nice not too bright lighting, lovely amount of Plants all around plus low and calm un-disturbing music. We give: 2 STARS for the burger - 3 STARS for the atmosphere and effort - 3 STARS for the service
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Stanislav
Points +54
The BEST vegetarian restaurant in Colombia - Edit
I have been to 20+ vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Colombia and this one is by far the BEST! First of all, lunch costs $ 10.000, they are open until 9-ish and they have a huge menu with nearly every dish, from lasagna to vegetarian bandeja paisa, vegan ice-cream, etc etc.
Read morePrice is average, there are some expensive items on the menu but also cheap ones. Seats aren't very comfortable though but the food is amazing!
Pros: GREAT food, lots of dishes on the menu
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trudi
Points +63
great luñch, highly recommended - Edit
I visited El Buen Alimento with my daughter this lunch time, and had a lovely meal.
Read moreAt my daughters advice I had the tamales because she said it was a very Columbian dish, it came with soup, salad desert and large passion fruit drink , all of which was very tasty, filling and well presented.
The setting was lovely very chilled and relaxed and all the staff were welcoming and friendly.
As well as the menu of the day there is an extensive menu all veggi and lots of vegan choices I will diffinantly be back this week.
Pros: great selection, very heathly, nice vibe
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Mellifluoust
Points +807
Good location, vegan ice cream!! - Edit
El Buen Alimento is a lovely, large restaurant in San Antonio, near to many hostels and the church on the hill. My partner and I loved the falafel wrap - especially as it came with a tray of delicious sauces. However, the most exciting part was the vegan dessert menu, which has awesome creamy mocha ice cream. Eat all the aforementioned items, as you won´t be able to find much ice cream, falafel or hummus in Colombia! Only downside is the price - most items were around 15,000 or more.
Read morePros: Vegan dessert, Falafel, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Price
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dreamexplorelove
Points +147
Delicious lasagna and good menu - Edit
I went for lunch on a Saturday and choose the lasagna menu as it was 1000 pesos more than just lasagna and included soup, salad and a drink. I had the soup and then the huge lasagna with bread and salad arrived. It was delicious but I couldn't finish it as it was very filling. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: Menu in Spanish and English , Lots of choice
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Patapompon
Points +558
Nice atmosphere, slow service - Edit
I've been to El Buen Alimento two times in September 2014, on my first day in Cali for a plate of falafels (COP 6,500) and a two fruits juice (5,000). They served it with a large selection of different salsas.
Read moreWe went back for the "Hamburger Day" (Thursday): 2 hamburgers + 2 juices for 24,000 (normally the hamburgers start at 12,500). There is a vegan option for each hamburger, which is great, but the hamburgers (from chickpeas, lentils, etc.) weren't the best I tasted.
The two days, the service was very slow, but I liked how calm it was.
FYI, the set menu is at 10,000 (soup, salad, meal of the day, dessert of the day and juice), super cheap! It is even cheaper for the Tamal Menu (9,000).
Updated from previous review on Friday September 26, 2014
Pros: Vegan friendly, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Slow service
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ElizabethPEI
Points +58
Finally, a veggie burger in South America! - Edit
I've tried so many things on the menu, but still keep coming back to the veggie burger. They have two different types; gluten and falafel. Then add the fries and the dipping sauce for one amazing meal ($10.000). I live 3 hours away, but continue to make the trip just for the burgers!
Read moreOn a side note, they are willing to sell vital wheat gluten which is really hard to find in South America.
Pros: Veggie burgers! , Inexpensive. , Great variety.
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