Vegan-friendly
Mediterranean
Asian

Vegetarian restaurant with many vegan options. Includes soup, Korean fried cauliflower, schnitzel, desserts and more. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00.


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98 Reviews

First Review by Charles_B

Liesbethmerckx

Points +102

Vegan
08 Oct 2023

Great atmosphere, lovely fusion food

I read in some reviews that the flavour was lacking but I’ve not experienced that. I had the carrot with goats cheese and nuts (vegetarian) and the “Beijing style” mushrooms. Both were very flavourful in my opinion, there were a lot of options to choose. Chose this one for my last meal in Porto and was not disappointed!

LeenL

Points +1972

Vegan
06 Oct 2023

Nice dinner

Highlight was the KFC cauliflower! The Tteok was very tasty. The eggplant schnitzel lacked some flavour. Overall a good experience.

robyn_annaliz

Points +333

Vegan
01 Oct 2023

Amazing - especially the fried cauliflower

Lovely restaurant that serves small dishes to share. We especially loved the fried cauliflower and baked banana dish

alinakim

Points +202

Non Veg
30 Sep 2023

delicious!!

Broccolini was the star of the show! Eggplant schnitzel was also super yummy. Ambience is very cute.

fheinent

Points +201

Vegan
24 Sep 2023

Qué buen restaurante

Es una opción increíble vegana y vegetariana. La carta no es muy grande (ayuda a no marearse para elegir) y tiene dos tipos de platos: columna izquierda las entradas o platitos para compartir, y columna derecha los primeros platos. Todo delicioso. Los dos postres un lujo. Pero lo mejor, por lejos, es la calidad del servicio por su personal. Un trato estupendo.

Pros: El servicio de su gente , La comida, El ambiente

Chavinha

Points +76

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

A good experience

The staff was very friendly, but the vegan options lacked some flavor.
I went with my vegetarian boyfriend and the Fried Pastry with Cheese was his favorite dish. We also ordered “Beijing style” Mushrooms (vegan) and the Grilled Broccoli, Asparagus and Spring Onion (vegan). Overall, these options tasted very “basic” and lacked some flavor. I had high expectations, maybe we chose the wrong dishes, but I wasn’t that impressed with this restaurante.
At the end, the wine and deserts saved the date and we had a good time!

Pros: Friendly staff, Well-curated space, Location

Cons: Lack of flavor

Sofia.in.Wanderland

Points +2070

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Beautiful place and food

Beautiful cosy place with friendly staff. Loved their spicy signature dish, the KFC, Korean Fried Cauliflower. The aubergine schnitzel was nice, but paled in comparison, after the flavourful KFC. The Tteok (kind of Korean gnocchi) with shiitake and peanuts was super filling! I was full after eating 3! So, no room for dessert!

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-16

eric

18 Sep 2023

pumokel

Points +2577

Vegan
15 Sep 2023

Not great

Nice service and the dishes look great on paper but somehow the flavors don’t really come together. The KFC cauliflower was too salty, the Peking mushrooms lacked flavor. All in all overpriced for what it offers.

Baen

Points +28

Vegan
07 Sep 2023

Delicious vegan options in an exquisite atmosphere

The KFCs (Korean fried cauliflower wings) are to die for, literally the best I've ever had. And one may say I've had them all ..

If you're going for a more unique experience, the fried mushroom starter that remind of Peking duck are a must try

The ceviche? Extremely exotic and worth it

Honestly I don't think you could go wrong with anything vegan on the menue
Recommend 10/10

Cayetana

Points +1368

Vegan
21 Aug 2023

comida deliciosa

Es la segunda vez que vengo a este sitio. La primera acaban de abrir. La comida está deliciosa y la mitad de la carta o más es vegana. El servicio está muy bueno también. Tienen platos de estilo oriental y normalmente sugieren pedir varias cosas para compartir.

Pros: comida, ubicación (en el centro pero fuera del jaleo), servicio y botellas de agua de cristal

Cons: No admiten perros (solo en la terraza)

emil.mit.dem.y

Points +19

Vegetarian
08 Jul 2023

Tolle Erfahrung!!!

Super Curry, Nette Bedienung und fairer Preis ❤️würde jeder Zeit wiederkommen!

mmg

Points +205

Vegan
05 Jul 2023

Great restaurant

Lots of vegan options, clearly marked. We liked everything

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Nice wine list , Cute restaurant

carlos_vritos

Points +167

Vegan
03 Jul 2023

Amazing Korean Fried Cauliflower

We already visited Espécie 2 times during our stay in Porto and we‘ll definitely come here again.
The staff is very friendly and on the menu vegan options are clearly labeled as such.
Everything tasted good but the Korean fried cauliflower stands out. Also, it was the first restaurant I‘ve been to that offered vegan Tteok.

Pros: Korean Fried Cauliflower, Very friendly staff!, Vegan Options labeled

Pcec

Points +73

Vegetarian
23 Jun 2023

Fantastic

Creative, tasty, original. Nice place. Very friendly staff.

SaffronSummer

Points +713

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Delicious flavours and great service

This place is so good that we went twice..
We had the vegan ceviche, hoisin mushroom pancakes and hearts of palm curry with fried banana! All so tasty and fresh but the tteok dish was our favourite with delicious peanut flavour

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-16

Xeriqua

Points +271

Vegan
18 Jun 2023

Fun and tasty

Good flavor combinations. I had the cauliflower KFC and the vegan cerviche. The cauliflower was a bit spicy but not overpowering the flavor. Personally, it could have been even more spicier. The cerviche was bright and light! Perfect for lunch. The portions were well enough for one person. I could not finish my plate. I recommend and will visit again!

Pros: Portion size, Flavor combinations , Wait staff was very nice

Rayons

Points +55

Vegan
22 May 2023

Delicious and charming

Everything we had was incredibly tasty and elaborated. 100% recommended.

Snuzel

Points +502

Vegan
17 May 2023

KFC was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had

The food was really delicious! Better than I thought and also very cheap. Bizarre.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Korean Fried Cauliflower!, Kind people

KateEmmett

Points +4068

Vegan
07 May 2023

Delicious

Great food with lots of vegan choices. The Korean cauliflower was my favourite

tampopo

Points +564

Vegetarian
05 May 2023

Delicious and interesting

We got 3 items for for 2 people and it was all super tasty. We got the KFC- Korean fried cauliflower- which I would eat weekly if I lived here, a mushroom pancake wrap and a banana, vegetable stew- unusual but really good. The staff were lovely and we sat in a shaded outside terrace. Lovely.

pedmxado13

Points +52

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Too much artificial

Salt, fake ingredients, oil, processed ingredients, etc. I don’t recommend

Raphael666

08 May 2023

Sry but what's the problem with salt?
And what are fake ingredients?
Since when is oil bad?

pedmxado13

10 May 2023

Dear @Raphael666, and what’s the problem with my opinion?

ElisaBertagnoli

Points +929

Vegan
25 Apr 2023

Best tapas bar on the street

Amazing KFC and mushroom duck pancakes. We liked the concept of sharing everything, we were very full after ordering half the card!

gizelle617

Points +1618

Vegan
24 Apr 2023

The server was great

Had the famous KFC cauliflower and the mushroom plate and both were a bit too salty. I also didn’t get the mushroom plate concept much. The tofu was too hard/crunchy.
My server was amazing and my plates came out quick. I wish the small plates had more protein.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-24

edirb84

Points +68

Vegetarian
24 Apr 2023

Dinner

Very good food and service.
I tried the KFC Korean couve flour and polenta with jackfruit.

NaHa

Points +52

Vegan
11 Apr 2023

Wow!

Great atmosphere!
We tried four vegan dishes - they were delicious and creative.
Highly recommended!

Pros: Viele vegane Optionen

Danielagmzf

Points +145

Vegetarian
11 Apr 2023

Just delicious

All veg menu with amazing flavors. We tried 5 different dishes and a dessert nothing was less than amazing. Service was the cherry on top, super friendly waiter

Pros: Vegetarian, Amazing flavors and lots of veg varieties , Just delicious

pestri

Points +2425

Vegetarian
10 Apr 2023

El mejor sitio de Porto

10/10! Me encantó el local, la zona, la atención, el menú, la vajilla, todo!
La carta está basada en platitos (“tapas”) para compartir. Nos pedimos las alitas al estilo KFC🔥, el snitchzel de berenjena, unos rollitos que te montas en el momento con setas, verduras y una salsa y unas empanadas (vegetarianas). A pesar de que el local es vegetariano, la mayoría de opciones son veganas, incluídos los postres. Me pedí un arroz con leche de coco que estaba muy rico.
Los precios en general me parecieron acertados. Fuimos sin reserva pero a las 20h, luego se empezó a llenar y mandaban a la gente al “outro espécie”, que es de los mismos dueños y está cerca.

Sin duda el que más me gustó de la ciudad!

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-10

Pros: Atención, Platos sabrosos, Buena relación calidad-precio




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