• Govinda - Centro

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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian

An ala carte lacto vegetarian Hare Krishna restaurant. Indian cuisine and decoration. A vegan feijoada, a traditional Brazilian dish with black beans, sprouts, orange, lettuce and smoked tofu, is available on Fridays. Most other days there are no vegan dishes as they put ghee in the majority of items. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-3:30pm. Closed Sun-Mon.


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16 Reviews

First Review by laranjatomate

hughes_jane

Points +239

Vegan
19 Jan 2024

Lovely place

Really nice place with lovely staff in downtown Rio. Set menu with two options.

Cons: More vegan options would be good.

maruggi

Points +34

Vegan
20 Nov 2023

Bom restaurante de comida indiana

Já fui duas vezes, e em ambas minha experiência foi positiva. Por mais que as opções do menu tenham leite ou manteiga, eles providenciam uma versão vegana se você pedir, trocando inclusive a sobremesa. O atendimento é bom e o preço também se comparar com outros lugares do Centro, já que inclui bebida, sobremesa e chá (os chás ficam na entrada e você pode beber o quanto quiser). Um dos chás incluía mel, mas eles trocaram por melado, o que vejo como uma iniciativa positiva. O ponto negativo é que os veganos em geral só têm uma opção.

Pros: Boa comida, Bom custo-benefício, Bom atendimento

Cons: Apenas uma opção vegana

Prajna

Points +5861

Vegan
14 Aug 2023

Simple and delicious

This is a hare-Krishna-run place. You go up the stairs following a path of rose petals and pictures of Krishna.
The restaurant upstairs is beautiful, welcoming and with big windows overlooking the streets and square.
You have two meals to chose from of each day. They include and appetizer, the entree and a juice.
The food is delicious.
They do put cheese and milk on some dishes. But most of the meals are vegan.
A lovely place.

VirginiaMaria

Points +69

Vegetarian
09 Aug 2023

Meu lugar favorito no centro

Venha tem anos e nunca saio insatisfeita !

_rocha____

Points +4759

Vegan
26 Mar 2023

Go if you have no other option

It's a good restaurant, but I don't think it's the best option for vegans in downtown Rio. The day I went it had a vegan option. Good food, but not excellent. Good quantity. Not too expensive. Good service. On the day I went, it was very crowded.

É um bom restaurante, mas não acho nem de longe a melhor opção para veganos no centro do Rio. No dia que eu fui tinha uma opção vegana. Comida boa, mas não excelente. Boa quantidade. Preço não tão caro. Bom atendimento. No dia que eu fui, tava muito cheio, abarrotado de gente.

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-26

Pros: Good Service

Cons: Few vegan options, Very crowded

RemoBuol

Points +15

Vegetarian
08 Nov 2022

Gostei muito.

A comida uma delícia e o lugar muito lindo.

Pros: A comida é uma delícia., Boa atenção

Cons: Não recomendo pra veganos.

danteixeira

Points +15

Vegetarian
07 Jul 2022

Excelente lacto-vegetariano no Centro (novos nome e endereço)

Possivelmente, a melhor opção lacto-vegetariana do Centro hoje. Restaurante tradicional da Rua Rodrigo Silva n. 6 (fica na esquina com a São José), mudou p nome de Govinda para Govardhana.
Antes da pandemia, era ainda mais legal como opção pois não era raro ouvir uma música com harmônio ao vivo. Quem sabe, nesse retorno, as coisas voltem ainda melhores.
Sempre há dois pratos principais e, junto à salada e à sobremesa, combinados com a bebida, têm-se um excelente custo x benefício.
Uma sugestão seria incluir no cardápio os ingredientes de cada prato, notadamente se há leite e/ou pimenta.
Não deixe de visitar o café Rishikesh logo no andar de cima!

Pros: Boas quantidade e qualidade por preço razoável , Excelente decoração , Localização de fácil acesso no Centro

Cons: Salvo engano, não possui opção vegana, Não há total info dos ingredientes (ex. pimenta)

LucianeCuri

Points +229

Vegetarian
10 Jun 2022

Adoro

Achei ótimo ! Sempre quando venho ao rio eu gosto de comer lá

Pros: Lacto vegetaria , Preço justo , Boa quantidade

soulrebelrio

Points +55

Vegan
24 Mar 2022

Indian for lunch

I sometimes go here for a quick lunch. They usually have two different combinations from which to choose. Reasonably priced and enough to satisfy even my hungry belly. I love the hare Krishna ambiance of peace and tranquility.

Pros: In the center with a beautiful, calm environment, Indian food for good price, Includes a little juice

Cons: All Vegetarian, but vegan options are limited

raqz

Points +115

Vegetarian
17 Feb 2019

my favorite!

the restaurant is hare krishna, the staff is friendly, all meals are delicious and it's reasonably priced.

IsisNatel

Points +88

Vegan
29 Nov 2018

Keep away

Food and ambience is good but everything is made with ghee

Pros: Keep away

Cons: No vegan option at all!

laranjatomate

Points +1146

Vegan
06 Mar 2018

Milk derivatives almost everywhere

They put ghee (an Indian butter) in everything, so it is impossible to eat veganly every day. :{o
WCs have words in some Indian language which is difficult to identify "men" and "women".
If you want to take some free tea, ask what of them has milk.


Updated from previous review on 2014-03-30

Pros: Sympatethic empolyees

Cons: Low space for high demand, Butter in everything, WCs not well signalized

cmoreira

Points +18

Mostly Veg
04 Mar 2018

Wrong address

This restaurant is located at rua Rodrigo Silva 6, near rua São José. I love the food and the place itself but it´s not very cheap.

Pros: Excelent food, Peaceful place, Kind people serving food

Cons: Not cheap

Gcm

Points +29

Vegan
10 Jan 2017

If you are a vegan, is just a waste of time

Lacto-vegetarian indian restaurant that uses ghee in everything. There are nice vegan/ vegetarian with vegan options restaurants nearby.

Pros: none for vegan people

Cons: the waiters , no vegan option

DianeVeg

Points +50

Vegan
23 Dec 2016

No Vegan option. None.

All dishes are prepared with butter ghee. Only a question: WHY !!!
That was frustrating....

Pros: A cozy and typical Indian restaurant.

Cons: No Vegan options. None.

Clara Junger

Points +13

Vegetarian
29 Oct 2015

Blessed food!

Amazing place, amazing food! two options of plate a day including juice, salad and dessert. Very cozy and beautiful indian decoration with indian music playing too. lacto vegetarian with vegan options. Everything they serve is prasada, food blessed by Krsna. Lovely energy, everything was great!

Pros: have vegan options, nice staff

Cons: can't find any




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