Vegan
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Catering
Middle Eastern
Gluten-free
Arabic
Vegan Arab restaurant that serves traditional meals and snacks quibes, kaftas, esfihas, and sandwiches. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:30pm.
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Rua Vinícius de Moraes 72, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22411-010
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 03 Jul 2023 by MarinWolf
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Added by ThiagoVascon on 17 Sep 2022
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29 Reviews
First Review by Thanos2.0
MissGaby
Points +766
Wonderful ✨ - Edit
First time in an Arab restaurant.
Read moreKind staff, fast delivery, tasty food and very good amount served 👌🏻😋
Updated from previous review on 2024-08-22
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SJ738
Points +216
Delicious Middle Eastern Food - Edit
Falafel was great! They even wrapped it nicely for take-away.
Read morePros: Friendly staff
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heloisa.pires
Points +232
Delicious! - Edit
All vegan Arabic food!
Read moreGood service and location.
Pros: Variety , Location
Cons: Eat outside
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ArianeSilva
Points +28
Stale, awful seasoning, just bad. - Edit
I ordered a Trio to go, which had a calabresa (sausage) sfiha, a mushroom kibbeh and cauliflower kafta with the tahine sauce. The sausage was bits of flavored soy protein, very dry, the vegan cheese was sweet, stale and had a weird texture, and the dough was dry and flavorless. The kibbeh did not have fresh mushrooms, but rather, very cheap Champignons (preserved mushrooms) that were sour and discolored. The kafta was the least awful, but still not good. The sauces were weirdly flavorless and had a weird texture. I was beyond disappointed. I suggest you skip it and go to an (unfortunately) not vegan more traditional arab place like Amir, which is nearby and caters to vegans.
Read moreTL;DR: Just awful. You'd rather eat your own shoe.
Updated from previous review on 2024-06-01
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larischr
Points +78
Saboroso mas não tanto - Edit
Comida bem servida, preço razoável porém o sabor poderia ser melhor.
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vegetrendian
Points +146
Delicious! - Edit
Charming place with excellent food and friendly service.
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Albertginia
Points +554
Great arab food - Edit
We shared a combo and it was delightful, we were able to taste different meals, all of them really tasty and price was great!
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SanderGro
Points +23
Very good - Edit
Good food for a good price.
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CarineUry
Points +565
Positively surprised - Edit
I ordered the Combo dish which was very delicious, especially the spreads. The food is too much for 1 person though. This was not mentioned when I ordered. I recommend this dish to share.
Read moreThey also have an English menu.
Pros: All vegan, English menu, Tasty and authentic food
Cons: Not all the waiters speak English
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_rocha____
Points +3359
Satisfaction Guaranteed - Edit
Excellent 100% vegan Arab restaurant with incredible menu options. We went in February 2024! My God!!!!! Incredible, incredible, incredible!!!!! It's been a long time since I've left a restaurant so satisfied!!!!! We ordered the “Combinado Djinn” and “Charuto de Uva”! Anything you order will be very good. Really super tasty food! Anything!!!!! Satisfaction guaranteed!!!!!
Read moreExcelente restaurante árabe 100% vegano com incríveis opções no cardápio. Fomos agora em fevereiro de 2024! Meu Deus!!!!! Incrível, incrível, incrível!!!!! Fazia tempo que eu não saía tão satisfeito de um restaurante!!!!! Pedimos o combinado Djinn e charuto! Qualquer coisa que pedir será muito boa. Comida realmente super saborosa! Qualquer coisa!!!!! Satisfação garantida!!!!!
Updated from previous review on 2024-02-03
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vegan.baddie
Points +703
Super good, muito bom! - Edit
The food here is so so so good. We got the wadd combo platter that has meatballs, esfihas, and kibbehs, and it is enough to feed 3 people easily. We also got the grape cigars (dolmas). It was all so freaking good. The meatballs were especially delicious. The menu is entirely vegan, and I would definitely say this is a must visit spot when in Rio! It’s just a super short walk from Ipanema beach.
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FairyTati
Points +135
Vegan Arabian Food - Edit
Located in Ipanema, Lemí is a little gem offering Arabian food in vegan versions. The homus mix is a great start with traditional hommus, vegan dry beetroot curd, babaganoush and carrot homus. I chose the falafel sandwich and it was really good. They also offer delicious natural juices (I chose the mango passionfruit) and desserts. A great place to go after the beach!
Read morePros: Delicious options, Reasonable price, 100% vegan
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olenaa
Points +76
Muito bom - Edit
Pedi por aplicativo, eles foram super atenciosos. Comida muito gostosa e os pratos são bem servidos
Read morePros: Gostoso, Bom custo benefício
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dianaschuster
Points +43
Yummy and fast - Edit
Tasty food next to Ipanema beach.
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Timforanimals1
Points +173
Awesome and tasty - Edit
Best rio food so Far, highly recommended
Read morePros: Taste, Lo action , Price
Cons: None
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alessasalvador
Points +24
Excelente custo benefício - Edit
Esfihas, quibes e pratos principais deliciosos, numa localização excelente e com um preço acessível.
Read moreDelivery chega quentinho em casa tb.
O café da manhã tb é gostoso e muito bem servido.
Vale a pena!
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francineot
Points +24
Comida saborosa e acessível - Edit
Provei o trio de quibes e adorei todos (mas o favorito foi o de cogumelos)! Porção super bem servida e com molhos diferentes e deliciosos. Também comemos a esfilha aberta de queijo com alho poró e as almôndegas, que estavam muito boas. Voltarei.
Read morePros: Comida saborosa, Preço justo, Ambiente confortável
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Prajna
Points +5828
Was disappointed - Edit
I had the falafels, lentil and butternut squash cakes and the tofu kafta for delivery.
Read moreThe delivery took and hour and fifteen minutes. I was two blocks away (due to being unable to walk)
The lentil cakes were good tasting. The falafels were so dry that I couldn’t continue eating them. The tofu kafta tasted too much like meat.
Between the extremely long delivery time and dry falafels I wouldn’t order again.
2023 update: I was able to visit it in person. The place is on a busy street, but close to the beach. The esfihas were tasty.
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-17
anavarani
So, in the end, the problem was the delivery not the food? And you were 2 blocks away and ordered it for delivery? 🤣
Read morePrajna
Yes, if you are unable to walk, two blocks away might as well be 200 blocks!
Read moreI’m not sure if you read correctly; the delivery took way longer than expected, but I also mentioned that the falafels were so dry that I couldn’t continue eating them.
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MarinWolf
Points +218
Tasty, Fast, Friendly - Edit
A cozy little place with delicious arab food.
Read morePros: Dessert was tasty, Quick, Good Value
Cons: Not much English knowledge
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theNumberOfTheBeast
Points +4929
Middle (Quality) Eastern Cafe - Edit
Plant based cafe. Nothing vegan or activist about it. Average Egyptian falafels (green) in a wrap with little flavor and a side of hummus sauce lacking the same. Very dry and very plain. No pickled turnips, no hot sauce, no tahini or garlic flavors. Wasn't really worth eating. Came for hummus but it looked dry and pasty on other diner's plate, so skipped it. For the price it was disappointing. The cafe seating inside was cramped and the busy, dusty, noisy, sidewalk tables too hot in the sun. Sorry I crossed town twice to try it out. I hope their production improves in the future.
Read morePros: plant based
Cons: dry, flavorless, cramped, overpriced, no hot sauce
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Sacha.tv
Points +76
Fresh healthy food, good environmentfriendly packing (take away) - Edit
I would have loved to have Some more Libanese Bread with it, now I was eating a lot of the dipping items with a spoon.
Read morePros: Fresh, Healthy, All Vegan
Cons: Little Bread with a lot of creamy food.
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Manic Pianic
Points +29
Very tasty food, friendly service and fair prices - Edit
We ordered the Wadd Combo to share between two of us. Wow, there was so much food here we struggled to get through it all and had to take away two of the meatballs. It was far too good to waste. We loved all the flavours, especially the dipping sauces and will definitely return again.
Read morePros: Everything is vegan, Menu available in English
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joeyjoejoe
Points +20
Went three times, so recommend - Edit
Ended up going three times while staying in Ipanema. All three times good. Had the Beirut sandwich, quibe, and the mjadra, all were good. There was different choices of plant protein for the quibe and the mjadra as well which was nice.
Read morePros: All vegan
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rodrigoazs
Points +2519
Delicious food - Edit
The food is delicious. They have a good variety of kaftas, esfihas and sauces for falafels and pita breads. Totally vegan and delicious.
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eddiewang
Points +77
Delicious - Edit
Delicious food, well seasoned and very flavorful
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ryanwhatt
Points +942
Enjoyed the baba ganoush pastry - Edit
I had a bread filled with baba ganoush, cabbage, tomato, and a lemony zing to it. It was delicious.
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EvelinValdés
Points +41
Me gustó mucho - Edit
Solo comida vegana. Platos personales o para compartir. A demás tiene postres
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