Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Buffet

Vegetarian restaurant attached to the buddhist temple, inside the same gates. No English signage or menu but has a photo menu. Serves a wide range of vegan food from simple mushroom dishes to mock meats to elaborate banquet style dishes. Buffet at every new and full moon. Short walk northwest of city center, at Xinyi Rd, across the red bridge. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-1:30pm, 6:00pm-9:00pm.


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45 Reviews

First Review by flamekat

Danielsass

Points +140

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

Decent

Good location right next to the Buddhist temple& very cheap prices, only paid 80¥ for 3 people. Big selection of main dishes, desserts, fruits & tea available.
However the main dishes were rather cold & a little flavourless.

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-31

thisisme

Points +135

Vegan
16 Nov 2024

Great option

This seems like a rather popular place. The lunch buffet starts exactly at noon, although you can enter the restaurant earlier. Don't touch the plates until noon.

thesunrisedreamers

Points +1825

Vegan
28 Oct 2024

Amazing veggie buffet in Guilin

a super tasty buffet we ate at twice during our time here! Both times for dinner. They have lotsss of options, including bao's and desserts. Fresh noodles with sauces and sweet soups.
They do handmade sushi wraps, but you have to ask without the mayo to make it vegan! Loved it!

HannaGwen

Points +82

Vegetarian
26 Oct 2024

So viel Auswahl

Es war sehr lecker! Ein beliebter Ort und einzigartig in Guilin. Mittags ist sehr viel los. Mensch bekommt eine Nummer und wartet bis ein Platz frei wird. 28 Yuan all you can eat. Sehr gutes Essen. Frisch, warm, kalt, süß, salzig, verschiedene Tees. Die Teesuppe im 2. Og ist einzigartig für die Region. Ein Lokal war an unserem Tisch und hat uns bestimmt Gerichte empfohlen. Sehr freundlich.

PandaGuy94

Points +197

Vegan
23 Oct 2024

Vegan buffet for 30yen

make sure to be there on time, earlier is better because it can get full then you have to wait before you get a table. Lunch starts at 12pm but you can go there and get a ticket for the waiting line starting at 11:30b

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-23

MiaCohen

Points +1793

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

What a treat!

This is the first time I can say that I've gone to a buffet and had TOO many vegan options. So fab and so yum!!! They are open morning and evening, with a break in the middle. The first time I came I had to wait a while for a table, but it was so worth it. And it is unlimited food for 29yuen! I keep coming back for more 😂😂

ryanwhatt

Points +954

Vegan
05 Jul 2024

Great buffet

Good selection of items at the buffet. Noodles, dumplings, faux meats, good vegetable dishes. Lots of buns filled with sweet bean paste. Buffet starts at 18:00, you can show up early to get a seat (I’d advise 10 minutes early) and sit to wait for the buffet to start. Was about $4US, great deal.

ira1972

Points +97

Vegan
02 Jul 2024

Un oasis en medio del desierto

Un paraíso para los veganos, junto a un templo budista se encuentra este lugar que ofrece un bufett, riquísimo y variado, increíblemente barato. Gracias por existir.

Pros: Todo

BenjaminPiouffle

Points +25

Vegetarian
28 May 2024

Délicieux

Beaucoup de choix, pas trop sucré ni trop salé 🥳

schaf

Points +106

Vegan
04 May 2024

Amazing buffet

Buffet starts at 18:00 and not earlier ;)! Be in time at least when I was there it got full very fast.
Good variety of vegan food, I don’t recall seeing any dishes with egg/milk.
Service was very friendly, probably my favourite place in China - after living in Shanghai for 3 years ;)!

Pros: Taste, Food variety , Location

LikaKokuashvili

Points +27

Vegetarian
04 May 2024

Good vegetarian buffet with chinece food

The buffet is very cheap, just 4 usd for all you can it. It has quite a big variety of food. It belongs to temple and is inside it.

Pros: Good food, Cheap

MJLT

Points +23

Vegetarian
26 Aug 2023

Great place!

Really nice place, near the temple. A buffet where vegetarian and vegan can enjoy local dishes for a very reasonnable price. Good and clean!

Huraiquire

Points +9885

Vegan
31 Jan 2022

Temple Food for the Body and Soul

Speechless. I dined here three times now. Serves lunch and dinner at just 29¥ per person. Wonderful temple and beautiful environment. Clean, affordable and delicious. There is an upstairs and a downstairs. So much gratitude for this food and space.

VinayGunther

Points +155

Vegetarian
01 Dec 2021

Great buffet

Oh so delicious. It’s a heavenly buffet. Super modest price. Very popular. The food was local, varied, fresh, and many dishes to choose from. Can’t recommend it enough.

EmilyNoelle

Points +470

Vegan
29 Jun 2021

Lovely Place

This buffet is very popular but for a good reason! The food is delicious and there is a lot of variety. Lots of soups, DIY stations, some seaweed wrapped veggies, and loads of cooked vegetables. If I had more days in Guilin, I would have definitely gone back!
The staff is super friendly. I had to use translate because they don’t speak English but it was easy enough to get by! They were very accommodating!

Pros: Lots of variety, Delicious food, Cheap

Emi_Lia

Points +476

Vegan
16 Sep 2020

Best food in guilin!

Amazing Vegan buffet for little money! It is next to the Buddhist temple and offers a lot of variety, and all of it tastes great. I can only recommend going there😄

Pros: Cheap, vegan, big variety, fresh prepared,, Friendly staff

FrankieW

Points +2742

Vegan
03 Jan 2020

A true gem

The perfect place to appreciate authentic vegetarian food, prepared by volunteers in the Buddhist tradition of Metta.

Excellent and abundant food options, including some surprisingly spicy dishes.

It seems to have an exclusively buffet style dining option, with no visible a la carte on offer.

Pros: Inexpensive

sveasvea

Points +931

Vegan
20 Nov 2019

Best Buffet I've been to for just 29¥

They have salad, main dishes, soups, dessert, fruit and even sushi (all vegan) different kinds of tea and soy milk. This has a very nice restaurant atmosphere, unlike other vegan buffets which rather feel like a cafeteria.

Pros: Vegan, Best selection, Not spicy

VeraKho

Points +87

Vegetarian
25 Apr 2019

many choices at the buffet

Cheap and many choices at the buffet. Please come early, to get a fresh food. A good choice while visiting Guilin.

chinka666

Points +85

Vegan
08 Apr 2019

The best vegan restaurant in China

Great variety of vegan dishes for resonable price (29 rmb for all you can eat). This is best vegan place that I ate for now in my first month in China. Staff is friendly and some of them speeks english. Love it!

Pros: Good food, Cheap, Variety of vegan options

Codyhoffman77

Points +23

Vegetarian
07 Apr 2019

Great variety of tasty food

Living in China as a vegan or vegetarian, you get used to not so great food, if you can find anything at all without meat. This is the kind of place that restores my faith in Chinese food... yes, there is such a thing as delicious Chinese vegetarian food!! You just often need to seek out a Buddhist temple to find it. Everything was so tasty and there was such a large variety that I wished I could have tried more but sadly I was too full! The only downside was that it was quite busy and lining up in an orderly way to get your food doesn’t really exist here, haha. Had to fight my way through some grannies to get the dishes I wanted!

Pros: Large variety , delicious Chinese dishes , DIY rice noodle bar

Cons: No orderly queue to get food , Though this is pretty normal in China

GreenChris21

Points +70

Vegetarian
04 Oct 2018

Great buffet place

Huge variety of local dishes. Customized noodles and Sushi. We were lucky to get a table. Opens at 6pm.

Pros: Very helpful staff

Cons: Cheap. 29 RMB per person for buffet.

shekshaman

Points +345

Vegan
29 Aug 2018

Great.

Awesome variety of food and even DIY noodles. Plenty of fruit in the buffets, including juices and teas. Could not recommend more for a cheap and satisfying meal. You don’t need reservations as the store description suggests. We went twice in two days :)

Pros: Lots of options, Great value, Great staff

fgarvey

Points +20

Vegan
14 Aug 2018

Great veg buffet

29rmb, lots of options and a lovely waitress with a few words of English who was very helpful showing me round. Price includes drinks and desserts/fruit. Easy to find, just past the steps up into the temple go through the glass double doors!

katfletcher

Points +84

Vegan
18 Apr 2018

Lots of options and very popular

To find this place just walk past the beautiful temple. This vegetarian buffet has a great selection of mock meats and lots of options. The teas are especially good :) we arrived at 6 which is when the buffet started so it was very busy and crowded. Nevertheless the food was great!

Pros: mock meats, variety of options, teas

Cons: busy

Vegangirl7777

Points +462

Vegan
15 Apr 2018

Amazing ❤️

Amazing buffet next to the temple. Costs 28 rmb for all you can eat buffet. The staff is super friendly! Lots of choice, soups, desserts, tea, hot dishes, mock meats, fruits and veggies... a must go!! ❤️ The staff told me everything is vegan, and it closes at 2:30.

ElisabethFéline

Points +74

Vegan
12 Apr 2018

big choice good taste

There is a huge vegetarian buffet and most dishes seemed vegan to me. Most of them taste delicious and even drinks and fruits are included in the 29 RMD fee. It closes already at 8 so better be there in time. I have serious doubts that you could also chose from a menu. The atmosphere is something between restaurant and canteen, but therefore it's a very authentic place. To me it seemed to be open every day as I went there more than once in a row, but I don't know for sure.




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