Vegan
Take-out
Middle Eastern
Egyptian

Egyptian cafe with dishes such as falafel, koshari, foul, vegan burger, vegan pizza and more. Relocated from
Caferağa Mahallesi Kılaptancı Sokak No1B. NOTE: Maybe closed October 2024 - please send updates to HappyCow. Open Tue-Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm.


Venue map for KEM KÜM Cafe Moda - Maybe closed
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47 Reviews

First Review by cenksarkus

heuschrecke

Points +1049

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Alright

I only know one other place (in Berlin) to compare vegan Koshari to. Compared to this, it unfortunately really lacked flavor.
The staff was not super welcoming (he just stared at me when I entered).
The hummus was good though and the price was reasonable.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-31

SusamBoyle

Points +40

Vegan
20 Jun 2024

vegan egyptian

delicious food, great service

MattHatter

Points +317

Vegan
04 May 2024

Fast tasty and healthy

Falafel and chip wrap was excellent, so was the moussaka.
Fast friendly service.

Destroybokchoy

Points +153

Vegan
26 Apr 2024

Decent enough but nothing amazing

If you’re a fan of koshary, you will be disappointed, don’t order it.

The food here is some of the cheapest vegan food you can get in the area. Hence the confusion some people get after seeing all the stars. It’s not bad. Portions are generous. But it’s not that good either.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-25

ZuzaK

Points +1236

Vegan
23 Mar 2024

Awesome

Great place, delicious food, cheap

Pros: Kind owner, Cheap, Delicious

Cons: Small place

Lumor98

Points +18

Vegan
30 Nov 2023

Cibo buonissimo

Cibo favoloso, locale piccolino ma merita davvero. Il proprietario veramente carino e bravissimo, si vede che ci mette il cuore nei suoi piatti ❤️ se riuscite passateci (ho ritrovato solo questa foto purtroppo)

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-30

Pros: Cibo, Proprietario

Cons: Locale piccolo

Q.u.e.e.n.D

Points +291

Vegan
03 Nov 2023

Nice Egyptian food

[EN] The food was quite tasty and banana smoothie was fantastic. The only downsides are that the spot is small and without a toilet.

[PL] Jedzenie było dosyć smaczne, a napój bananowy fantastyczny. Jedyne minusy to fakt, że lokal jest mały i bez łazienki.

Pros: Tasty food and drinks, cheap

Cons: Small place, lack of toilet

Seatown_vegan

Points +8044

Vegan
16 Oct 2023

Mezze

I ordered the mezze sampler platter as I wanted to try a lot of things. I also ordered two falafel. Everything tasted good with the baba ghanoush probably being my favorite. I did find that the pita bread was not as fresh as it could have been, but, nevertheless, still a good meal.

nicolathomas

Points +744

Vegan
06 Oct 2023

Great- delicious and good value

Staff were very friendly and welcoming. They speak English. The food came quick and it was DELICIOUS! Also has a lovely milk drink that tasted like and ice cream milkshake. Really recommend. The price was very cheap too!

ebrar.b

Points +155

Vegan
25 Sep 2023

Good Egyption Food

It is a nice little spot, the food is nice, but not what I expected from the reviwes I read. The soup was served a bit cold. Mezes were really nice and had good portions.

Pros: friendly staff, good portions

Cons: uses plastic cuttlery

Zwähnia

Points +1116

Vegan
24 Sep 2023

I don't quite get the hype

The food was okay, but based on all the super good recommendations from the internet I was expecting something a lot better.
Also the food is not so different from all the traditional turkish food around.

Pros: Fast service

Cons: Plastic cutlery used

SylvesterLangvad

Points +626

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Egyptian Food

Alright dining experience. We arrived a bit before closing time and it may have affected our dining as soup was a bit too cold. We had the mezze option for two, accommodated for three people, and it was more than enough for us. The rice mix lacked a little taste, but many of the dips was very yummy. Their homemade lemonade was AMAZING though.

Bordering 3/4 stars for our experience, would try again though. Some days they make special egyptian dishes, see online or call.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-15

OsvaldoHB

Points +422

Vegan
07 May 2023

Best option in Moda, Kadikoy, asian Istanbul

Exceptional in everything: several options, delicious food, simple and comfortable place, informal and practical service. If you're in Kadikoy, go to Moda (everything is close by!) and try Kem Küm Cafe!!!

Pros: Tasty food, Location and informality, Very fair prices

HeatherDonaldson

Points +306

Vegan
17 Feb 2023

Delicious flavours

We shared the mezze platter and soup, both were absolutely excellent. The food is fresh with delicious flavours and portions are big. Great value for money and really good service.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Great value , Delicious

TheTofuTyrant

Points +2130

Vegan
02 Feb 2023

Delicious

This place is amazing. The mango juice is a must-try and the vegan burger and fries are sooo good.

Came back a second time and the food was just as good as the first time. I simply adore this place!!!

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-23

Pros: All vegan , Delicious , Amazing staff

Cons: No bathrooms

CaglaTastemur

Points +82

Vegan
20 Jan 2023

Egyptian Vegan

It is close to Moda Sahil. Very nice and hot food. My first time trying bakla falafel. Owner is a nice person. We asked variety questions and he answered patiently. We tried falafel burger with extra hummus. Want to try other things on the menü.

Monila

Points +639

Vegan
22 Dec 2022

Delicious!

I enjoyed everything I got here. The food and desserts are all delicious and taste homemade and very fresh.

Annanas3

Points +385

Vegetarian
30 Nov 2022

Delicious food

This tiny pretty place is and incredible finding of delicious homemade food with a lot of love! Everything we tasted was delicious and the owner is really nice and speaks English.
We loved this place!
(feb 22)

villain

Points +8338

Vegan
27 Nov 2022

Small place, small price, big portions

I'll start by mentioning that KEM KÜM served the overall best dessert I've ever had. I love plenty of desserts, but when I took the first bite of their besbusa cake I literally couldn't stop smiling! It's not often that cake makes me so emotional 😅

The space itself is quite small and unassuming, but all the food is delicious, high quality, and extremely reasonably priced for large portions. We tried the Luxor plate and the falafel was phenomenal. The pickled eggplant stuffed with pepper was another favorite. Also, the way they make their hummus here is really nice; There was a stronger tahini flavor than most hummus recipes, and it was enjoyable. Honestly, everything was good.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-27

Pros: Price, Besbusa cake, Large portions

MayaLucia

Points +220

Vegan
22 Nov 2022

Quick service and lovely staff

I think i was the first of the day to arrive so we got our food very quickly. compared to other reviews i think the prices have increased slightly but still cheap for the area. Tried the breakfast and tea and they were both amazing and kept us full for hours! (4x falafel not in picture!) The man was working alone but still took time to talk to my son and gave him some extra houmous to take home😄

Pros: kind staff, good to try different tasty cuisine

Cons: a bit out of the way, not a lot of seating if weather is bad

jonihh

Points +152

Vegan
14 Oct 2022

Best vegan food in Istanbul so far

A very lovely place with by far the best vegan food I had in Istanbul so far. And very cheep compared to most other places. For the main course I paid ~65 TL and it was both enough and tasted wonderful! Ignore the others, this is it!

Pros: Wonderful food , Very cheep (for a proper vegan restaurant) , Very nice people

FarahFaz

Points +149

Vegan
22 Sep 2022

In love

This food reminded me of home. There food is good, full of delicious Egyptian flavours. The owner and staff at the place are absolutely lovely. It's a must visit if you are in istanbul.

Pros: Delicious food , Great staff, Affordable

manolo.vegetariano

Points +88

Vegan
18 Sep 2022

Great Egyptian food !!!

5of us were happy and full filled!
We must come back
Service was great aswel

Pros: Yummy

Cons: It’s so good we had to come back

PrzygodowAnia

Points +90

Vegan
06 Sep 2022

Amazing Egyptian food 100% vegan

Amazing staff, super tasty food, many options

Pros: Tasty food, Affordable prices, Many options

TimCrutzen

Points +169

Vegan
01 Aug 2022

Tremendous food!

I can confirm the 5 star reviews! The food was really tasty and the people extremely nice. They gave us (without charging) delicious cake as a desert! Located at the Asian side of istanbul, but the neighborhood Kadakoy is really worth paying a visit anyway!

Pros: Good food, Nice people

Cons: No indoor/toilet

cdrk

Points +837

Vegan
17 Jul 2022

Simply great

The staff is super friendly, they also (or some of them ?) speak Arabic, by the way.
The food is excellent, one of the best if not the best vegan place in Istanbul.
Pay attention to the fact that food may be over before the closing time ; I went there once around 20h and have been the last client being served as most of the food was over - I presume it is because they were preparing to go on holiday and cooked less than usual, not sure, though.

Pros: Excellent food, Nice portions, Friendly staff

kjhsdf

Points +120

Vegan
20 Jun 2022

Nice little place with good food

I went there a few times about two weeks ago. Really liked the smoothies, especially mango. The food (moussaka/rice combo) was good too, not a fan of the vinegary eggplant but that’s a matter of taste. Really good and really fresh bread. The third time I went they didn’t have any of the things I wanted and said they didn’t want to serve me old food, which I think is a good sign. Would have liked to try the desserts, I saw other people eating them and they looked really good.

Pros: Friendly and honest staff, Great food at reasonable prices, Close to ferry and waterfront park

Cons: Single-use cutlery, Smoking




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