In the Mariscal suburb. Serves a wide range of foods from Ecuadorian in addition to Chinese, Mexican, Italian, and American. Has veggie burgers, fruit smoothies, vegetarian version of Ecuador's national dish, soy steak, white corn, potato cakes, beet root, veggie chorizo sausage. Free wireless internet. Open Tue-Sat 9:00am-9:30pm, Sun 8:30am-5:30pm.
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Joaquin Pinto E7-68 y Diego de Almagro, Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador
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Last update on 06 Jul 2024 by maynard7
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114 Reviews
First Review by erinmack
ChristopherDiCo
Points +170
Fabulous tasty large portions - Edit
I think almost everything was vegan. Great selection and even Ecuadorian dishes you can’t get elsewhere. Empanadas! It was all too much food and I couldn’t believe how cheap it was compared to NA prices. Try the Ecuadorian “Sustentó del Altiplano “ - get the vegan version. I bet this is enough to feel two people. I couldn’t finish 3 empanadas and this!
Read morePros: Selection of vegan food and local flavours, Food taste, Price
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happykitty16
Points +15
Excellent veg food! - Edit
Arrived at the restaurant at 1 pm, I was the only customer there, received my food in 5-10 mins. I ordered the berry lemonade and the mushroom/palmitos ceviche which was amazing! Flavorful and the lemonade was not overly sweet. The interior is cute and the staff is friendly. I speak poor Spanish and was able to easily get by!
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lulam80
Points +250
Beautiful salad and great menu - Edit
Huge range of vegan and veggie options a must in Quito
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-28
Pros: Massive salad , Hummus
Cons: None
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rotebeete
Points +407
Wir waren 3x dort, weil wir es lieben. - Edit
Das vegane Essen war lecker. Traditionelle Gerichte in der Speisekarte vorhanden. Große Auswahl.
Read morePros: große Portionen, schmackhafte Speisen, proteinreich
Cons: Speisekarte nur auf Spanisch, Personal etwas distanziert, aber nicht unhöflich
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VickiNewMath
Points +889
Best of Quito! - Edit
The menu has a huge variety, some vegan desserts, and a small shop. Got the empanandas, and the local Ecuadorian dish made vegan, and it was all just delicious! Very small staff so it takes awhile to get your food.
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robsm95
Points +1176
Great restaurant - Edit
I went at 10:30 for brunch as they was still locked up, but they promptly unlocked for me and sat me down.
Read moreThey had an English QR code menu and I chose the traditional Ecuadorian dish and a chocolate milkshake (all vegan). Be warned this dish is MASSIVE! It filled me up for the rest of the day.
I find it strange you have to pay a little more for making things vegan but apart from that all was amazing.
The steak pieces were the meatiest and juiciest I’ve ever had!
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AdrianaGoram
Points +1479
Increíble! - Edit
Mi restaurante favorito en Quito, aunque no todo es vegano (viene especificado), tienen maravillosas opciones. Además de un gatito que te hace compañía. Pedí la hamburguesa doble con queso vegano y el platillo tipico ecuatoriano que trae carnes vegetales y plátano.
Read morePros: Gato, Variedad de platillos, Child menu
Cons: Vegetariano, Cobran extra por vegano
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FT
Points +216
Great food in a friendly place - Edit
In a fun part of the city, lots of space and a great choice on the menu (available in English) and very clearly stated vegan. Generous portions of food and so good I went back twice. I was lucky to get a visit from the resident gato (I think called Dotsie) too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-11-23
Pros: Choice of food , Quality and generous portions , Chilled out atmosphere
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MaggieBlaser
Points +127
Delicious and many vegan options!! - Edit
One of the best falafel pitas I’ve ever had, and all desserts are vegan! We ordered delivery and it was perfect, just sad we missed out on seeing the restaurant’s cat!! 🥙🍰
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maynard7
Points +5216
Very good food here - Edit
I went here for lunch twice in July 2024. I got the meal of the day which currently costs $7 (the highest I've paid in Ecuador). The food was quite good... The meal came with a delicious bowl of vegetable soup, the main plate with several items, lemonade, and a delicious dessert. The food was equally as good the second time I came. However, the food was served only lukewarm and I wish they would heat the plates before they put food on them. By the way, the meal of the day is only served at lunch time Monday through Friday. At other times an a la carte menu is used, and it's a bit limited in choices.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-10
Pros: Very tasty food , Better than average dessert , Friendly service
Cons: A bit pricey , Cold plates = cold food
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roxanneclarkson
Points +16
Disappointing - Edit
I hate leaving bad reviews but my pizza here was truly not good at all. I’m not sure why the menu was so different from other reviews, but we were only given menus with burgers & pizzas on them, and only two items (the vegan pizza and the marinara pizza) were vegan. Perhaps because we came in the evening & they have a different lunch menu?
Read moreThe vegan pizza was advertised as coming with spinach, olives, & nuts - the only topping on the pizza i was served was celery. The vegan cheese was also weirdly sweet, & so off-putting that I couldn’t finish my meal despite being quite hungry.
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RunEatWorld
Points +3752
Great options - Edit
Asian style noodles were odd but tasted good. Husband liked his vegetarian burger. Friendly service, good range of options available.
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jorishap12
Points +60
Great food, cool part of town, most dishes can be vegan! - Edit
This is a really fun part of Quito with lots of bars and restaurants and places to go out. Almost everything on the El Maple menu can be made vegan.
Read moreWe ate the Mote Pillo (vegan) which had amazing homemade sausage and some of the best tomato-based pico de Gallo I've ever had. We also had pasta, which was good, but I recommend the more traditional dishes.
If you're lucky, you'll get to pet the sweetest cat.
Pros: traditional Ecuadorean dishes made vegan, fun part of town, a cat
Cons: some vegetarian dishes
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StijndeJong
Points +69
Cozy spot in a lively neighbourhood - Edit
Great place for a huge variety of food, all of which can be made vegan. I had the typical Andean dish with seitan, which definitely scratched an itch and had me savouring every chewy bite! Sizable portions. All the dessert options were vegan too, and the warm apple pie was something I didn't know I missed. A huge plus for me was the friendly house cat who spend the better part of an hour purring on my lap as I digested my meal. Sure, there are many places in Quito where you could get an equally tasty meal for cheaper, but having so many great options as a vegan is a rare treat in Ecuador. In the end, I paid 15 bucks for a large beer, a big main course and a warm dessert. Oh, did I mention there is a cat?
Read morePros: Cat, Loads of choice, Delicious and good portions
Cons: Just a tad pricey
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Timforanimals1
Points +196
Great desayuno - Edit
Great breakfast menu with every item offered with full vegan option , best coffee in a restaurant in South America so far!
Read morePros: Options, Price , Coffee
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Jackie_vegan
Points +41
Very Moreish! - Edit
We ate here three times during our stay in Quito. The food was delicious and we enjoyed the Ecuadorian options in particular.. The (friendly) server spoke English and they also have an English menu so that helped us a lot. Their seitan meat was great (especially the spicy sausage) and the cheeze was good too. The portions were large, so we didn’t eat dessert there, but we did take some cake home one time. It looked amazing in the cabinet, but was quite dry.
Read morePros: Lovely space with a nice patio, Lots of vegan options, Reasonable prices and good portions
Cons: Cake was dry, Service was slow (but friendly)
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Sophie&Nico
Points +235
Overpriced and a bit overrated - Edit
We ordered empanadas, a burger and a ecuadorian dish - the ecudorian dish was really tasty. The empanadas were good but so small and overpriced with barely any filling. The burger was bland, dry and small - especially for the price.
Read moreThis resturant was okay, but to be one of the top rated resturants we were very dissapointed.
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shiraL7
Points +1568
Cute restaurant, part was so so - Edit
This is a cute place with a nice and attentive staff.
Read moreWe had the samosas and filly cheese steak (waiter recommended), the vegan pizza and the mushroom hummus.
Samosas were AMAZING. Filly cheese steak and pizza were nice, we did not like the hummus very much.
I would advise to listen to the staff’s recommendations:)
They said everything can be made vegan which is of course super great.
Pros: Many vegan options (and all vegetarian), The samosas!!!
Cons: Hummus was not very good, Some of the dishes did not meet our expectations
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vegansoul88
Points +646
Great ecuadorian vegan options - Edit
The food we had was overall tasty but was missing on spices. It was a bit strange however that they have served our first main dish at least 7 minutes before the second main dish without making us aware that the second one is still coming. The service generally is not the fastest despite just having a few guests and the packaging of the take away boxes consists of plastic and styrofoam😒which I hope they will soon replace with more sustainable materials. We really appreciated that we could finally try the typical ecuadorian dishes and that the restaurant seems to be run by a family.
Read morePros: Almost all dishes can be made vegan, Typical Ecuadorian dishes, Great choices
Cons: Service staff is a little slow
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ItsHappyCow
Points +882
Really nice food - Edit
Nice place and friendly staff. We got Empanadas de Morocho, the Locro Quiteño soup and another dish, whose name I forget.
Read moreThe soup was delicious and the empanadas were nice. The other dish was alright, and I really liked the protein.
Portions are big. Two dishes would have been more than enough.
Pros: Tasty, Big portions
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maleorosol
Points +348
El mejor restaurante de Quito - Edit
El mejor lugar para comer en Quito mis amigos no veganos pedían repetir el maple 🍁 quedaron encantados nos encantó todo el menú delicioso muy buena atención, buen vino y la mejor comida de Ecuador 👌🏼
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-04-08
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Velo
Points +2817
Great food - Edit
We had the hotdog and altiplanos dish. Both were great and the service was not as slow as some reviews make it out to be. To top it off we had some of their cakes, which was also excellent.
Read moreEdit: went here a second time three years later and the food is still great.
Updated from previous review on 2023-02-22
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thsbcf
Points +91
Perfeito - Edit
Minha primeira experiência gastronômica em Quito não poderia ter sido melhor. Fui muito bem atendida, o prato veio rápido, ambiente super gostoso com uma decoração lindíssima! Com certeza voltarei mais vezes.
Read morePros: Muitas opções veganas e vegetarianas , Sem demora , Preço acessível
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happylittlevegan
Points +1471
Just ok experience - Edit
I was really looking forward to this place from the reviews but maybe I just ordered all of the wrong things because I didn’t love it and I probably won’t come back during my stay here. I ordered the Mac and cheese with veggie nuggets because I wanted comfort food and it came with one nugget and I believe the Mac and cheese was just a box of daiya with dehydrated corn and peas. My partner ordered the Ecuadorian dish which was tasty! I wanted to make up for my not great dish so I ordered a chocolate shake and chocolate cake since vegan dessert has been super hard for me to find here. I do not recommend either but the shake was ok.
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unruly_traveller
Points +528
Delicious food, amazing space! - Edit
Located in the Mariscal suburb, this vegetarian restaurant has it all. Their menu carries on displaying their wide offering of traditional Ecuadorian dishes, Mexican food, Italian food, and more. They serve up lasagna, burgers, sandwiches, rice and veggies, pizza, nachos, soup, milkshakes, ice cream, and more. I was delighted to realize that they have a whole vegan pastry case full of pies, cakes, and small desserts. In addition, there is a full organic health shop inside of the restaurant stocked with medicinal teas, organic body products, mock meats, and plant-based snacks.
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LaAcida666
Points +410
Great place - Edit
Buena atención, comida deliciosa autóctona, porciones suficientes, buen precio. #Veganuary
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ndines
Points +831
Gorgeous restaurant with quality food! - Edit
The inside of this restaurant is so cozy and beautifully designed! Solid food as well, I’d definitely come back
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