Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Take-out
Middle Eastern
Greek
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Several vegan and vegetarian choices on menu, and the owner is willing to adapt other items - just ask. Pricey but average for Venice. Open Mon-Sun 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:30.
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127 Reviews
First Review by fm
TorixBear
Points +138
Delicious Middle Eastern / Greek food - Edit
Plenty of vegan dishes to choose from (I found it difficult to narrow it down to one), and each menu item has vegan / veg / gluten symbols etc to make it easy. The lady that served us (felt like the proprietor) was very friendly and talked us through all the dishes that were vegan as well.
Read moreThe mezze starter was delicious and beautifully presented (really tasty falafel), and the couscous and biryani dishes did not disappoint. Our family of 4 thoroughly enjoyed this meal. Would love to go back and try some more of the dishes.
Pros: Delicious rich flavours and good ingredients , Helpful, welcoming staff, Decor, and food presentation added to the meal
Cons: Book, or arrive at opening time to avoid disappoin
Guest
KroPeti
Points +17
Sweet - Edit
we went there hoping for ice cream and desert. we were not disappointed. large choice of vegan meals even for desert. Ask for vegan ice creams as there are not explicitely wrote down on the menu. the ginger cinammon ice cream was really good choice. Baklava and mint tea too!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: pricy but average for Venice
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dewii
Points +176
Like it 👌🏻 - Edit
Big portion, good food, nice staff.
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geminibec17
Points +198
The best vegan meal we had in Venice! - Edit
Definitely a foodie highlight on our trip to Venice. All vegan options are clearly marked. I had the Jordanian rice which was amazing!! Make sure you say you want it vegan so they remove the yoghurt and add their amazing homemade hummus. All so flavourful and amazing
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RomaDhanani
Points +409
good food and good service :) - Edit
Waitress gladly mentioned vegan options without even me asking, and was friendly! Food was tasty :)
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Lizpimentel28
Points +107
delicious Veg meals - Edit
Owner welcomed us and immediately instructed the various vegetarian meals. The Mediterranean dishes were delicious; have the mint tea and Baklava :-) also plaza nearby and gondolas/ beautiful setting away from
Read moreCrowds 5 mn walk from Vaporetto
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JonnyHicks
Points +427
5 stars - Edit
Plenty vegan options English speaking staff. Great!
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Phoenix1973
Points +205
best vegan meal - Edit
Very nice and cozy little place. Vegan and vegetarian options are marked as such in the menu. Food was really great and the owner is very nice and will modify some meals to make them vegan. A little on the pricy side, but still average for Venice. Had my best meal there during my stay in Venice. The vegan mixed plate as a starter is my personal recommendation.
Read morePros: nice place, vegan and vegetarian meals marked in menu
Cons: not exactly cheap
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KristinaPatatina
Points +209
Best vegan meal I have tried - Edit
deserves 5 stars!!!
Read morevery nice atmosphere and extremely friendly staff! they even stayed open until we finished our meals ( 20 min more)!
Biriyani rice with tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, pine nuts, almonds, peas, chickpeas and hummus ( instead of yoghurt to make it vegan) was such an amazing dish, I couldn't stop until I cleared the plate, even though I was very full somewhere in the middle!! Fantastic! Also their pita bread with selection of dips ( hummus, aubergine, red pepper) is awesome. So tasty!
I was really amazed by the quality of food!
Definitely worth a visit!!
Pros: Delicious food , Many vegan options
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GPEMC
Points +25
Geschmacksvielfalt - tolle Auswahl - Edit
Hier ist für jeden was dabei, vegan, vegetarisch und fleischhaltig. Kein pseudovegan mit Tofuburgern, sondern gesunde, qualitativ hochwertige Küche mit einer herrlichen Geschmacksvielfalt. Jederzeit wieder.
Read morePros: interessante Auswahl an Gerichten, tolle Lage am kleinen Kanal, nicht so überlaufen, Veganer & Allesesser kommen dort auf ihre Kosten
Cons: die Dips sind überteuert
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Toutoon07
Points +71
great food - Edit
when you arrive in front of the restaurant, you can read "mediterranean food with selection of vegetarian and vegan courses" : already like it! very friendly waitress, who speaks english, french,.. and know what vegan means. So I asked for an assortment of vegan meals, and I had a lot of good things to eat! it is easy to make your choice : each dish is clearely specified "veggie" or "vegan". A little bit expensive but it's Venise! I would definitely recommend it!
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plant-nation
Points +36
Awesome - Edit
Great food and friendly service. Lots of veggie options. Great find in Venice!
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lmorgan3
Points +26
Accomodating! - Edit
Frary's was conveniently close to our hotel and also was accommodating to vegetarians which we found only one other place that was vegetarian/vegan in Venice. The lady (assuming it was the owner) gave us English menus right away, she was welcoming and friendly. She gave us suggestions on two options that we couldn't decide on, although I'm not one to eat meat very often I did try their chicken, raisin, walnuts and honey dish with rice. This was extremely flavorful and I loved it! My friend had tuna with vegetables and rice, and liked it as well. The dishes were not big portions for the 18 euros spent. We also tried their greek yogurt and cucumber dip, which was good, nothing special but because their dips seem to be 'signature' I would suggest having a 'signature' side that came along with it, not just pita bread that was already given. Maybe homemade crackers, rice cakes, etc.
Read moreWe ended up going back before leaving Venice (forgetting how pricey it was) and I was a bit disappointed. I had chicken again with pomegranate seeds and their was absolutely no flavor to this, I had to ask for a side of honey to add something to it (this was even suggested by our waitress as it was one of her favorites). My friend had the vegetarian cous cous which she said was good but nothing special.
Suggestion: spice it up a bit and change the entree presentation! : )
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veggylvr
Points +283
Nice Vegetarian Option in Venice - Edit
Tried the vegetable couscous here. It was, as another reviewer mentioned, a bit bland - just boiled veggies over couscous - but after 10 days in Italy with very few vegetarian options that weren't grilled, fried, and drowning in olive oil, just plain, boiled veggies was a taste of homemade, healthy goodness to me! With some added salt and pepper, it was quite good. They also have hummus and a vegetable biryani, which we didn't try, but, all in all, Frarys seems to be one the best (and only) vegetarian options in Venice. Pleasant, kind of middle-eastern atmosphere. Our lady server, who I assume was the owner, brought us two shots of complimentary Limoncello after our meal, which was a nice touch. Would definitely go back and try more dishes.
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hungryherbivores
Points +46
Dolmades rule - Edit
The food was good as was the service. We were seated about half an hour before the restaurant closed for siesta. Though the sign said that they closed later than the woman told us. Despite this, they encouraged us to take our time eating and enjoy their food. The menu does not have pre-specified vegan or vegetarian options. However, if you tell your waiter or waitress you are looking for vegan options, they will sit down with you and go through the menu and tell you which items are already vegan and which can be made vegan. The dolmades are vegan and delicious! We also ordered pita bread with a sauce that was good. As an entree I ordered rice with vegetables and beans. By the end I was pleasantly full.
Read morePros: friendly service
Cons: incorrect closing time
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ewecs
Points +57
totally okay - Edit
Small, nice, quiet place.
Read moreThe vegan couscous was okay (bit boring) and the mixed starter was pretty good(falafel, dolma, grilled vegetables and a carrot-houmous(???).
Overall the food was nice, staff superfriendly and very helpful.
I recommend this to anyone, since it's pretty hard to find good vegan food and to find a place without typical tourists:)
Pros: good food, friendly staff, quiet
Cons: bit pricey
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Solun
Points +73
Good food, nice environment - Edit
I have been in this restaurant with my two friends. They both had the same vegetarian food and really liked it, I had a vegan dish (cous-cous with boiled vegetables and light vegetable stock).
Read moreMine food was average but overall experience is much better because of pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant. Room design is very good, I also liked the music they play (Arabic songs). Fortunately, the music is not too loud so you can clearly hear others.
The staff is very, very nice and at the beginning, she asked us who we are (meat eater, vegetarian, vegan) and recommended some dishes.
The price is higher but not that high as other restaurant's prices in Venice.
I can recommend this to anyone who visits Venice and cannot find any vegan/vegetarian restaurant (that was our case).
Pros: restaurant environment, great staff, nice food
Cons: they serve meat as well, they could improve food quality
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Vesanto
Points +46
Excellent vegan choices for Italy! - Edit
After days and days of marinara pasta and pizza and simple salads, we were delighted to have some variety and more protein at this middle Eastern restaurant: falafels, vegetable biryani, tabuleh, dolmades, vegan appetizers, cous cous, olives, rice dishes. Next to Frary (Francisco) church.
Read moreVesanto, Canada
Pros: Great vegan choices, Moderately inexpensive, Warm friendly owners & staff
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fm
Points +33
Frary's- a hidden gem - Edit
We found this restaurant by chance (as it hadn't been listed on www.happycow.net prior to our visit) during our week-long stay in Venice in March 2008.
Read moreWe were very pleased indeed with Frary's, and along with La Zucca, would rate it amongst the top two restaurants in Venice in terms of each of the following 4: vegetarian & vegan choices, quality of food, service and value for money.
Frary's fayre was simple and wholesome, yet with subtle and interesting flavours - very welcome and a good find of restaurant for both myself (vegetarian who usually opts for vegan choices in restaurants) and for my husband (a carnivore who has high standards of how he likes meat dishes cooked). Vegetables were cooked 'al dente' and dishes had good, flavoursome yet subtle sauces.
The music was relaxing, in particular a CD called "Arabic Groove" (which we have since bought on our return to the UK).
If we had discovered Frary's earlier in our holiday, we would most definitely have paid it a second visit.
Pros: Simple & wholesome, good quality food, Good menu choices, Good value for money; unpretentious
Cons: None
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