Vegan
Raw
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Spanish
Vegan cafe offering dinner upon reservation for a fixed price for two drinks, soup, two dishes and desserts. Also offers cooking classes. Confirmed closed, Mar 2018.
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Ancha del Carmen 35, Local 2, Peregrinos, Malaga, Spain, 29002
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- Outdoor seating
- Reservations required
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 24 Mar 2018 by DoloresLara
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51 Reviews
First Review by Saerdna
AVeganVisit.com
Points +155
Like going round your nan's for tea! - Edit
El Karmem is a tiny vegan cafe with just a handful of tables and a service not to be missed. They serve fresh juices, burgers, cakes and tapas with a Mediterranean theme.
Read moreThe lady who served us (who we assume may have been the owner) was friendly, helpful and spoke good English as she explained every dish of the relatively small, but perfectly adequate, menu in detail.
The cafe itself was immaculately clean, tidy and loved; you could tell from the service that the owner truly loved what she did and this was a passion for her. It was like being served by your mum or grandma; she was eager to feed you up and was absolutely thrilled, her face lighting up when you liked something!
We ordered a lentil burger, which came on a fresh, soft granary bun with ratatouille as a salsa and a salad on the side. The ratatouille was divine, by far one of the best I’ve tried; rich and creamy with a smooth flavour and a hint of tang from wonderfully fresh ingredients that have enjoyed a slow cook.
For dessert we sampled the strawberry and chocolate ice creams/sorbets which were home made and blended to order. They were nice and refreshing.
Whilst there was no kitchen at El Karmam so most dishes would have been pre-prepared, they did a good job and the friendly service, family feel and wholesome, home cooked grub made this a pleasure to stop at.
Updated from previous review on 2018-03-05
Pros: Friendly, warm service, Delicious ratatouille, Clean and tidy
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nojvegan
Points +82
without reservation - Edit
you can turn up without a reservation , nice space 7mins walk from centre of Malaga 3 mins from el corte ingles.
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Stephc24
Points +90
lovely and slow paced - Edit
Totally recommend visiting and supporting this small spot! The food is made with love, and the owner is an incredibly welcoming woman. She brought us out different samples and was very flexible on altering dishes. The nice cream was to die for! We had great conversation and a relaxed experience. This is the type of place you want to support.
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alyssamac92
Points +44
AMAZING Vegan Restaurant - Edit
This was the most unique and amazing dining experience I have ever had. Lola is the owner of El Karmem and cooks all of the food herself right in front of you. Her ingredients are high quality and all the food is made with love. She genuinely cares about cooking healthy food and sharing her wealth of knowledge. I loved it so much I ate there twice during my weekend in Malaga. Her homemade ajo blanco and chickpea soup were both delicious but my favorite thing was the sandwich. It´s made with fresh bread, an amazing sauce and topped with greens. Everything about the food and my experience here was wonderful. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Malaga. Thank you Lola!
Read morePros: High quality ingredients, Everything prepared fresh, Food made with love
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nielsseyen
Points +22
Delicious food - Edit
Delicious food and friendly staff!
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Dianacoconut
Points +69
Intimate and inspiring meal! - Edit
My vegan family of 4 was welcomed and individually accommodated in this charming vegan restaurant. Lola, the owner, does it all and prepares the food right there in the open kitchen so that it is so fresh and nutritious. The most important ingredient is her LOVE and desire to promote vegan food as an offering to our planet earth and all its inhabitants. We had an interesting conversation while she was preparing our meal and it felt like we were guests in a private home. The food was delicious! We had gazpacho (how nice to find it prepared without the traditional ingredient of bread!), ajo blanco soup (garlic almond soup—also without the traditional bread or flour ingredients!), amazing salad, creamy hummus, brown rice with ratatouille and the raw cake for dessert. My children enjoyed it all and definitely want to return. We appreciated that Lola accommodated our requests to customise some of the dishes and was so attentive and kind. It isn’t easy to run a vegan restaurant all by yourself and we congratulate Lola for doing it so beautifully! Your good karma will come back to you—Namaste!
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MatthiasGoetz
Points +20
Very nice place - Edit
Nice and authentic spot right in the center of Malaga. Delicious food and friendly hospitable staff. Check it out!!!
Read morePros: Delicious food , Friendly staff , Open during the day
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alla
Points +39
Lovely homely & healthy food - Edit
Run by a lady who promotes healthy eating and organic products. She is very friendly,she was very accomodating.
Read moreWe tried the three tapas and soup it was very nice .
Also had raw chocolate cake which was amazing.
The smoothies were great too.
Good coffee .
Convenient location to stop by if you are waliking to/ from center of Malaga to the bus or train station.
Pros: Great tasty food, Healthy
Cons: A bit pricy, but worth it
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EmmiRiikka
Points +18
Lovely experience - Edit
A very nice little establishment with a friendly owner. There was a new sandwich set on the menu that was very tasty and affordable, the green sauce was especially good and fresh. Also had a nice cup of organic coffee and a refreshing green juice. Really good value for money, would love to come again.
Read morePros: Tasty yet healthy food, Friendly owner, Overall nice vibe
Cons: Not in Finland
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Miguel Sousa
Points +160
A bit expensive - Edit
A bit expensive for what is presented. We had a salad and a burger. The salad looked like containing what was available at the time. No sauce, just green veggies. You put olive oil and salt if u want to..
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gitaarik
Points +23
Nice healthy lunch - Edit
Had a salad with two tapas, hummus and rice with vegetables. It was really nice, I could taste that it was made with love. The owner is also a very nice person.
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FabioSanginesi
Points +27
Good but too expensive - Edit
Food was good and cooked at the moment in front of us. It is a shop and a restaurant manged by the lady only. Price extremely high for Malaga and the location (outside city center)
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hexanne
Points +36
Wonderful, off-the-beaten-path homecooking! - Edit
The owner here has struggled to keep her little place alive in her neighborhood. We got to know her well and chat as she made us lunch. It felt like we were in her home kitchen. She was just a gem. The food was delicious and we got the formule or day menu. It was more ham enough for two and then we got some kombucha to go. Would visit again for sure!
Read morePros: Friendly, delicious, homey.
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LeFunks
Points +8929
Disappointment - Edit
After reading such good reviews on Happy Cow and considering I was in the area (it's 5 minutes from the CAC Museum), I didn't hesitate to have lunch here. I guess I should have gone for the affordable menu (10,00€ for a salad and legume stew, no drinks or dessert included, but it was a really hot day in Málaga and I didn't feel like having a stew, no matter how much I enjoy legumes. So I ordered a gazpacho for 5,00€ (delicious, freshly made) and a vegan burger, which for 12,50€ I thought it'd be one of the biggest vegan burgers ever. Epic fail, just have a look at the pic I uploaded. It was a really tiny burger which was just fairly good. So my recommendation, if any, would be to go for the menu of the day which for 10,00€ is fair. If eating à la carte, it's simply expensive for what you get.
Read morePros: close to the CAC Museum, inexpensive menú del dia
Cons: overpriced à la carte, not many dishes
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oward12
Points +21
Peace and Love - Edit
Beautiful food served by a beautiful soul. Everything I want to be in myself I saw and felt in this cafe. Something I will think of in difficult times and take inspiration from. A fantastic example of you are what you eat and to fill your body full of healthy good food to cleanse your soul.
Read morePros: Beautiful owner, Beautiful food, Beautiful environment
Cons: None
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Klopfer
Points +30
A tasty and friendly place - Edit
The owner reopended the restaurant for me again after i came as the restaurant was already closed. I had the black Pudding, very delicious and a green smoothie. Very smooth and tasty. Would everybody recommend to go there if you are interested in good food and nice conversations. :)
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AlexandraWild
Points +29
What a gem! - Edit
My friend and I recently visited Malaga, Spain and found this wonderful place. The food was creative and wholesome, the owner, Lola, was very friendly and had great passion for the vegan lifestyle. We had dinner here on a Friday night. I had the vegan black pudding! (made with carob) Delicious.
Read morePros: Excellent food, Good value, Friendly owner
Cons: A little out of the way
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dboughner
Points +87
Hidden Gem - Edit
Located down a quiet side street it has the feel of visiting a friend. The owner is a very lovely lady who cooks with her heart. I had the hamburger and it was very tasty and filling. All the food is cooked fresh in the small kitchen open concept kitchen. The restaurant was not busy and I was able to share a lovely conversation with the owner. Food is reasonably priced. There are also some organic products for sale. Highly recommend!
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Goodorbad
Points +36
Great Atmosphere - Edit
cute and cozy place with a very friendly owner.
Read morethe food was good but a bit expensive however, the price is justified because you get organic food which the owner talk proudly about.
if you are travelling on a budget maybe this is not the best place for you.
we had a smoothy, lemon cake which is served with cold tea, 2 small tapas; hummus and rice with ratatouille served with 2 pices of bread and kombucha all of that came to €23.75
the food was great and the lady went out of her way to customise the menu to suit my needs, which I greatly appreciated.
I would highly recommend this place the food, service and the atmosphere is great.
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Dancinglemming
Points +575
hidden cafe with vegan options - Edit
Nice but expensive food. This little independent cafe also sells wholefoods and organic groceries. The owner is very friendly and chatty. We had tapas and coffee which came to 20 euros. Located behind Central Malaga train station, it's handy for hungry visitors just arriving.
Read morePros: Friendly service
Cons: Expensive for snacks
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zuczki
Points +28
A nice cosy place - Edit
I wasn't feeling that hungry but wanted to check out the restaurant out of curiosity. I was supposed to just pop in for a quick drink but stayed for about 3 hours, drinking wine and talking to the owner (who speaks English). She's a very warm, friendly person and that evening was just what I needed after being in Malaga for a week by myself. I'll definitely revisit if I'm ever back in the city. Thank you for the flowers :)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-02-28
Pros: friendly atmosphere, veggie shop, gluten free options, wifi
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jan989
Points +13
Excellent atmosphere - Edit
Delicious food, brilliant atmosphere and very friendly staff :)
Read moreI definitely recommend this place! :)
Pros: Very friendly staff , Delicious food, Brilliant atmosphere
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jimmy.nguyen
Points +13
Excellent food and service! - Edit
Lola (the owner) runs the restaurant and shop on her own. The environment is very cosy and comfortable and the food is amazing. Lola makes you feel right at home as if you were visiting a close friend or relative. I recommend this place to anyone visiting Málaga as it is now one of my favorite places to eat and support a hardworking, caring person that makes delicious food!
Read morePros: Organic, Excellent food, Great service
Cons: May not be great for large groups
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Uxue
Points +17
Deliceous and Kidness - Edit
Es un restaurante pequeñito y acogedor y tranquilo. Es como adentrarse en la casita de una andaluza vegana. Los platos son veganos y están muy bien elaborados, con combinaciones innovadoras, mayormente elaborados con productos ecológicos y con un sabor excelente. La medida de las raciones es adecuada. Además, de restaurante ofrece productos ecológicos de los cuales recomiendo el surtido de tabletas de chocolate que es su especialidad. El trato es más que deseable, muy atentos y amables.
Read morePros: Recomiendo los postres ya que la cocinera domina d
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Smithereens
Points +57
Homey vegan cooking - Edit
Dining here felt like having a lovely home-cooked meal at a friend's place. Lola is very friendly and passionate about vegan food in a city where vegan options are scarce. She runs the cafe/shop by herself and works almost every day of the year. Please go support her and be inspired!
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HiErBa Vegana
Points +135
good experience - Edit
Amazingly tasty food.
Read moreWaitress is very friendly.
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remoteplanet
Points +21
Excellent intuitive vegan cooking - Edit
El Karmem Yoga Cafe is very closely located to Malaga Centro on the C-1 line, all within easy walking of any place in the centre of the city. It is a down-to-earth cafe run by the lovely, social Lola, who I enjoyed visiting during and after my meal. I had the three-course menu of the day, which was very filling and tasty. I was impressed by Lola's intuitive cooking abilities, the presentation of the food, and the clean taste. Highly recommended and worth supporting!
Read morePros: Intuitive vegan cooking, Social atmosphere, Central location
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