Vegan
Pizza
Italian
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Take-out

Family-run vegan restaurant, serving traditional Italian dishes prepared with all fresh ingredients. Offerings include carbonara pasta, seitan cooked in Chianti red wine, pizza with vegan cheese, legumes and creamy soups, tiramisù, tofu "cheese" cake, Italian craft beer and classic Tuscany wines. Gluten-free options for intolerants (not celiacs) available. Open Tue-Sun 12:00-14:30, 19:00-23:00.


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293 Reviews

First Review by ReneeG

WayneDwops

Points +93

Vegan
04 Sep 2023

I would come again

I deliberately ordered two small (waiter-chosen) meals, hi that I could experience more than just one flavour/dish.
The first, a cabanara, was really yummy, but a little salty. The other, "meat" balls was delicious.
Topped off nicely by some warm apple pie.
The owner was super friendly and helpful, as was the Georgian waitstaff.
I would come again.

Edit:
I did go again... the following evening, with some friends. The food was sooo good. My vegan-friendly vegetarian friends were so impressed.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-01

Pros: The meatballs

Cons: None

camika

Points +223

Vegan
30 Aug 2023

Very tasty

We had have three different dishes and all off them where very tasty

_rocha____

Points +4435

Vegan
25 Aug 2023

Some Vegan Options

Currently, the restaurant is considered to be 100% vegan. When we went there in July 2019, the waiter commented that the tiramisu was not vegan (we didn't eat it because of this). But the owner confirmed in the messages below that the restaurant is 100% vegan. A bit far from the center in Florence's hot summer. We ordered a gnocchi. It was a very small dish with a reasonably high price for the quantity, but it was super tasty. I think it was worth the experience. The waiter spoke good English and attended to us very well. We ordered a natural orange juice, but it was expensive compared to Brazilian prices. The bill included VAT of 20%. On the day, we had understood that this was the tip, but it isn't, according to the owner's comment. We didn't return to the restaurant again during our stay in Florence.

Atualmente, o restaurante é considerado como 100% vegano. Em julho de 2019, quando fomos ao local, o atendente comentou que o tiramisu não era vegano (acabamos não comendo por causa disso). Mas o proprietário confirmou nas mensagens abaixo que o restaurante é 100% vegano. Um pouco afastado do centro no verão quente de Florença. Pedimos um gnocchi. Era um prato muito pequeno com um preço razoavelmente alto para a quantidade, mas estava super saboroso. Acho que valeu a experiência. O atendente falava bem inglês e nos atendeu muito bem. Pedimos um sumo de laranja natural, mas era caro comparado com os preços brasileiros. Na conta, consta o IVA de 20%. No dia, havíamos entendido que era a gorjeta, mas não é, segundo o comentário do proprietário. Acabou que não voltamos mais ao restaurante durante nossa estadia em Florença.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-23

Jana87!

24 Aug 2023

Hi! The menu is all Vegan….. the 20% is the VAT, italian name is IVA. Here if one people want give a tip he is free to do .
I'm sorry for the misunderstanding and thank you very much for the review

_rocha____

24 Aug 2023

Thank you for your feedback. At the time, in 2019, the attendant commented that the tiramisù was not 100% vegan. How nice then that it isn't anymore! At the time, I had understood that this 20% was a tip, but now I understand that it is the VAT tax.

vegan0nfire

Points +193

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Amazing

Really good Italian food at the best prize, they have a lot of choices and the staff is really nice. I highly recommend it!

Pros: Good food , Cheap

JemaDM

Points +163

Vegan
18 Aug 2023

Amazing food

So tasty, staff were lovely and the food was amazing, we had saiten and carbonara

Pros: Tasty food, Various options , Friendly staff

adricarro

Points +47

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Must try!!

I’ve been vegan for five years and this is the best carbonara I have ever tried. I ordered the carbonara truffle and I know I’m gonna come back to Florence just to try it again! The waiters were very very nice and the prices are cheap for where you are and what you’re getting. You can’t miss it.

Pros: Amazing carbonara, Friendliest staff, Good price

Cons: n

skalsaqer

Points +531

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Best vegan pasta!

The pasta is amazing! I ordered the truffle tagliatelle pasta & it was soo goood 😍 For dessert, the tofu cake (looked like a cheesecake) was creamy & delicious. Also, the prices were not as expensive as other vegan restaurants!

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-17

Pros: Delicious food, Not too expensive

Cons: Hard to communicate in english

LucW

Points +107

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Great food, but that's it.

The food is great and not expensive at all. That's where the compliments end on my part.

The service here is pretty slow and full of mistakes. We were given someone else's appetizer before we had ordered anything and were charged for it after, even though it was presented to us as a welcome bite or something like that. The toilet was unusably dirty.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-15

Pros: The food!

Cons: Slow service with mistakes, Dirty toilets

cordi

Points +80

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

Great find!

Amazing pasta with truffles and carbonara. Good house wine

cornishpixie

Points +16

Vegan
02 Aug 2023

Some of the best food I have ever eaten!

The service was incredible! The lady who served us had amazing English and was genuinely pleased when we said we enjoyed each course. The wine recommendation was spot on!

The food was some of the best food I have ever eaten. I had the gnocchi with red pesto and the tofu parmigiana and they were out of this world.

Pros: Service, Food, Atomoaphere

mjoannna

Points +90

Vegan
28 Jul 2023

delicious!

great restaurant with a huge variety of vegan meals. not only is the food delicious, i also loved that they offer typically italian meals in an authentic, veganized version. i personally didnt like the aubergine parmesan but loved the spaghetti very much. would definitely recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-28

Pros: many options / different meals, traditional italian meals, reasonable prices

nadina.grigoratou

Points +117

Vegan
21 Jul 2023

Great variety, great deserts, reasonable prices!

Tasty and authentic dishes, also appealing to non-vegans! Big variety of main courses and great desserts! Nice outdoor seating area

Pros: Kind staff, Tasty dishes, Reasonable prices

saurabhagarwal108

Points +47

Vegetarian
19 Jul 2023

Very good food

Very good vegan food
Very fresh
Very tasteful
Lot of variety

Pros: Good, Ambiance , Team

tj9045

Points +441

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

Great vegan food!

Pasta dishes were delicious (specifically the gnocchi and ravioli), although they were on the heavy side. The gnocchi is spicy! Also got the vegan tiramisu which was good.

CharlieMills

Points +5236

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

Favourite place in florence

I went here twice and had the best two pastas in Florence. You have to go to this place! I got the truffle carbonara, the soya Ragu ravioli and the tiramisu. Everything was delicious!

gado108

Points +15

Vegetarian
12 Jul 2023

Buonissimo e Abbondante

Buonissimo ristorante con vasto menu.

Pros: Seitan fatto da loro molto buono, Carbonara tartufata

KieranFlood

Points +121

Vegan
08 Jul 2023

Perfecto!

The food was outstanding. As another poster has said, our waiter was an adorable old Italian man. His English was not the best, but much better than our Italian!

We ordered Carbonara with Truffles as well as Rice with Artichokes. We had eggplant as a second dish. The rice was fine but the other 2 dishes were perfect.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Lots of Italian options. , It was good value.

Cons: Waiting time.

kadyksp

Points +961

Vegan
07 Jul 2023

Heavy Italian

Super heavy olive oily pasta as it should be.

JulianOtti

Points +18

Non Veg
07 Jul 2023

Super lecker und freundliches Personal

Das Restaurant liegt etwas im grünen, was für Florenz Innenstadt wirklich besonders ist. Die Bedienung ist wirklich sehr freundlich, sogar die Köchin kam raus und hat uns zugewunken. Die Karte ist für Veganer mehr als geeignet - es ist eine Ausnahme, etwas nicht veganes zu finden (nicht vegane Speisen/Getränke sind gekennzeichnet). Selbst der Parmesan ist vegan und super authentisch! Rundum ein super Restaurant. Zudem ist das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis sehr gut, wir haben für 0,5L Wein, 1L Wasser, 4 Hauptgerichte und 1 Nachtisch ca. 55€ bezahlt.
Sehr zu empfehlen!
Die Bilder zeigen ein 100% veganes Menü.
1) veganes tagliatelle mit Trüffelsoße
2) veganes Filet auf Saitan Basis
3) Gemüse (Zucchini und Aubergine)

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-07

Pros: Vielfältige vegane Auswahl, Freundliches Personal, Sauberes Restaurant

sassac2000

Points +75

Vegan
07 Jul 2023

Highly recommend!!

This restaurant was everything a vegan could dream of! The whole menu was vegan which gave me so many options I had trouble choosing! They have appetizers, main courses, second courses, and desert. Of course also vegan wine. The food was delicious and filling. The staff is also extremely friendly. I left this restaurant feeling happy! Would definitely go again!

Pros: Delicious food, Good price , Friendly staff

Goinesvegansoon

Points +37

Vegetarian
04 Jul 2023

Delicious vegan food!

I was with a group that included meat eaters and vegetarians. Everyone enjoyed their food and the service was superb.

chatreuse

Points +3044

Vegan
02 Jul 2023

Huge range of very good Italian classics

Went here twice while in Florence, as the menu is huge and so much looks good.
My favourites would be the tagliatelle with truffle (delish, very good pasta texture), spaghetti amatriciano (very nice and simple tomato based sauce), and spaghetti carbonara with veg (very good, peppery, but which actually didn't have veg, but quite chewy bacon squares).
We also had the cotoletta alla milanese of seitan, which was good and lightly battered but not much flavour.
The caprese salad was made with good tomato and rocket, but the cheese didn't add much flavour.
The soy meatballs were actually zucchini balls, quite mushy and bland, and not what I expected at all. I couldn't finish them.
The tiramisu was okayyyy, it just had way too much cream, which was also a thin texture.
The serves are big, especially for how inexpensive the prices are.
Also the menu states "all the menu is vegan, except for some small dishes marked by no vegan symbol", but the symbol didn't appear anywhere on the menu. Also in Italy, restaurants must state if foods contain certain common allergens (eg. Milk) but the menu doesn't have milk listed as a possible allergen in any of their dishes.

Pros: Delicious pasta, Very affordable, Quick service

Cons: Some descriptions aren't very accurate

Vsweet

Points +153

Vegan
30 Jun 2023

Try the carbonara!

Just stopped by for a very tasty lunch in a lovely atmosphere and served by the sweetest people💜💙
We had the truffle carbonara and crusted seitan. OMG.
Left with full bellies and with deserts in hand that we’ve not tasted yet.

Pros: Delicious, Fairly priced, Great service

CraigGunnett

Points +154

Vegan
25 Jun 2023

Fantastico!

Great food and extensive menu. Tagliatelle, ravioli, escalope, amatriciana … anything you’re looking for it’s here. The ravioli was delicate and perfectly balanced. The amatriciana was silky with the right amount of peppery bite, and the eggplant Parmesan was *chefs kiss*. Great family run place and just a quick walk from Santa Maria Novella.

Pros: Ravioli, Amatriciana, Eggplant

Cons: Service was a bit quick

Suell

Points +68

Vegan
25 Jun 2023

Delicious and economical

The entire menu is vegan 'except for a few items which are marked as non vegan', so the menu says. But I didn't see any non vegan items.
We shared the Tagliatelle Tarturo and the Basmati Funghi. They were both delicious, but my favourite was the basmati fungi. It was so, so tasty.
The young waiter was lovely. He practised his English and I practised my Italian and somehow we got through.

Pros: Almost fully vegan, The flavours, Friendly staff

Ahinoa

Points +41

Vegan
25 Jun 2023

Suuuupeeeer ricooo

Taglietella al tartufo, Spaghettis a la carbonara , rissotto con crema de alcachofas y tiramisu esas fueron nuestras elecciones y súper top. Nos fuimos llenos y encantadisimos.
Mi pareja no vegana es un loco del parmesano y al probar el que nos pusieron dudamos tanto que tuvimos que preguntar al camarero y confirmar que era vegano! Delicioso!

El personal atento y amable.
Muy recordable!!

Pros: Muy rico , Variedad , Amabilidad

lesliegunn

Points +229

Vegan
23 Jun 2023

Delicious Vegan Pasta Dishes

We had the ravioli, spaghetti amatriciana, eggplant parm, and the tofu cake. The ravioli were fantastic- so full of flavor with lots of basil and they were stuffed with spinach ricotta (soy). The eggplant parm was great too- with lots of cheese! The tofu cake was interesting but delicious- kinda like a pudding cake, not quite cheesecake texture but the chocolate crust & raspberry glaze were delicious.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-23

Pros: Reasonable pricing, Nice ambiance , Quick service




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