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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106 Reviews
First Review by erinmack
MaggieBlaser
Points +107
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 +5200
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 +3569
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 +50
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 +173
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 +330
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 +401
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 +391
Great place - Edit
Buena atención, comida deliciosa autóctona, porciones suficientes, buen precio. #Veganuary
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ndines
Points +667
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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Southghost
Points +71
Soooooo tasty - Edit
Oh my god this food is delicious 🤤
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Vegan versions of local Ecuadorian food
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Vegandario
Points +1559
5 stars!! 🤩 - Edit
This place is one of my favorite places in Quito to eat vegan! This place is self-proclaimed 95% vegan. The variety of local traditional Ecuadorian food as well international food is amazing. We were a large group and we all ordered vegan food. We ordered empanadas, samosas, ceviche, Mote pillo, fritada, double burger, and a Philly cheesesteak. Everything was so good. This place deserves more than 5 stars.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-12-23
Pros: 95% vegan menu, Friendly staff, Cozy atmosphere
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muzzest
Points +408
Imposible to give this place a better review - Edit
Just so perfect. Food, amazing. Ambiance, amazing. Staff, so kind. Vegan milkshakes, in Quito, Ecuador! Reasonably priced for how big the portions are. Ecuadorian food and global cuisine. Even got it delivered Uber Eats and it was great. My go to spot!
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Cinthymtg
Points +64
Comida ecuatoriana vegan - Edit
This restaurant offers us several options of vegan ecuadorian food its hamburger is really amazing 😋
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Livia_g
Points +19
Leckeres und abwechslungsreiches Mittagsmenu - Edit
Das Tagesmenu war sehr lecker und der Service war schnell und freundlich. Die Auswahl an vegetarischen und veganen Menüs ist sehr gross und die Preise sind fair.
Read morePros: Faire Preise, Grosse Auswahl
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CamilaGalvez
Points +1542
Comida típica deliciosa - Edit
Me encanto la variedad del menú, para probar un poco de todo. Casi nunca encuentro tofu y aquí había y estaba delicioso. Los postres tan buenos que tuve que volver
Read morePros: Comida típica versión vegana , Postres variados, Servicio excelente
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joannatapuy
Points +178
Very good food - Edit
The flavors of the food were so good.
Read morePros: Tasty
Cons: Service could be better
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Daniela1989
Points +66
Entrees were good! - Edit
I can tell they are figuring out the flavors but I enjoyed the entree which was their traditional plate of corn, plantain, avocado, and some vegan meats. Skip the chocolate cake and hot chocolate though! Both of those items were one star!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-06-15
Cons: Chocolate cake
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