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Serves meat, vegan options available. Caribbean/Colombian restaurant with a vegetarian menu section with dishes that can be made vegan including veggie dogs, veggie arepas, Thai rice with vegan sausage, and more. Open Mon 8:30am-11:00pm, Tue 8:30am-11:30pm, Wed-Sun 8:30am-11:00pm.


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48 Reviews

First Review by LorenaRiañoDuran

sofiarose

Points +111

Vegan
10 Oct 2024

Bob Marley Patacon

It was good, tip was added onto the bill though

hardcorekr

Points +908

Vegetarian
01 May 2024

Price/value was good. Open 24/7!

Was hungry and had a veggie hotdog and black bean arepa. It was okay for Cartagena. Open 24/7. The waiters were vegan-aware, English speaking and a nice guy.

Dandido

Points +6901

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Not The Best

Small place that according to Google Maps is open 24/7?! I went here twice during my time in Cartagena, the second time mostly because of convenience and a lack of other options.

Unfortunately ALL the vegetarian options contained cheese, and there was no vegan cheese. On my first visit I had the Arepa Cesaria Evora (17.800 COP) and the Arepa Andrea Echeverry (17.800 COP) - both without cheese. The Cesaria Evora was dry and very disappointing. The Echeverry was alright. On my second visit I had the vegetarian burger without cheese. It was alright.

I'd only go here as a last resort, there are way better restaurants in Cartagena.

TatiAneMagalhaes

Points +59

Vegan
01 Mar 2024

A arepa é seca e dos vegetais que oferecem só se sente o gosto do pimentão

Decepcionante. Queria muito provar uma arepa colombiana e essa é muito fina e seca.

Pros: O mural do lado de fora

Cons: A massa da arepa é muito seca

fairyTails

Points +122

Vegan
14 Dec 2023

bob marley?

ordered that one following a happy cow user recommendation... it was different for sure.. first time i had plantains like that.. but flavours didn’t live up to the hype.. toppings could have been more creative.

cynicaloptimist

Points +1413

Vegan
11 Dec 2023

Great food

Whole veggie page on menu, order without cheese to make vegan. Recommend the Bob Marley Patacon.
All good was tasty and we found it reasonably priced.

Cool under the sea mural on the walls.

LarissaK

Points +3481

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Nice Arepas

Not the best vegan arepas I've ever had, but good enough for a snack. They have a veggie section in their menu which I appreciate. Prices are fair and the place feels very cosy and authentic. 😄

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-09

Pros: yummy arepa, veggie section, nice atmosphere

Cons: the arepas lack a spread (vegan cheese or hummus)

contentfrog

Points +61

Vegan
11 Aug 2023

Loved my arepa here

I stopped in on a hot day for a beer and a black bean-onions-mushroom arepa. No regrets! Totally delicious and they probably used an entire cup and a half of beans.

Pros: Portion size, Flavors, On a lovely street

AmyNip

Points +63

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

Fine food

My vegetarian partner had the cheese, onion and mushroom arepa, which he describes as "fine". I asked for the black bean and cheese areap to come with something other than cheese, as I am a vegan. Was told avocado would be extra and could have tomato. When it came to paying, both the tomato and avocado were additional, at 5mil each, making for a very expensive arepa.

Pros: Several vegetarian options

Cons: Charge for adaptations to vegan options

VeganaEnAtenas

Points +63

Vegan
23 Jun 2023

Cozy little nook with A/C

A full page of vegetarian options. Request no cheese for vegan. Visit if you’re looking for fried/fast food.

Pros: Dedicated menu section, Fast wifi & A/C, Substantial food with protein

arieljeanbernstein

Points +496

Vegan
07 Feb 2023

Easy spot for a vegan snack.

Quero Arepa was my first stop while in old Town, food and price was fair. The arepa itself wasn't the best but I was able to pick what I wanted inside and enjoyed it just the same. Easy wifi and friendly staff.

HayleyBee

Points +436

Vegan
02 Feb 2023

Bueno

Ya comí la arepa violeta sin queso y me gustó. Estuvo sabroso especialmente con picante. También, tomé jugo de lulo, el que les recomiendo.

minthin

Points +843

Vegan
14 Jan 2023

Super rich arepas

Delicious arepas stuffed with mushrooms. They swapped cheese for guacamole per our request. Surprisingly the arepa itself was dry and the worst part. But the filling was so bursting with flavor it made the entire experience worth it.

AleVibes

Points +148

Vegan
10 Jan 2023

Bob Marley

I’ll say it again- BOB MARLEY!!!!!! I’ll be back for more. Yum yum yummmm

Pros: A couple options , Bob Marley is a must

cynicaloptimist

11 Dec 2023

Pandawan

Points +643

Vegan
01 Jan 2023

Really nice

Sorry to hear the others found that some dishes were out of stock. I think the place might be a bit ‘laid back’ looking at the speed of the service staff.
But we loved it!

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-01

Pros: Options we tried were really lovely!, Cute place, Staff pleasant

Cons: Would be good to clearly label vegan options pls., Reading comments, concerned vegan provenance

Veganjamin

Points +100

Vegan
21 Dec 2022

Good

Very salty. Vegan options are not marked. A good snack to grab.

MikeFeinstein

Points +1495

Vegan
17 Dec 2022

Often out of stock for Veggie Dog, Veggie Burger

I went to try the Bob Marley and the Veggie Dog. Went on a Sunday night, they were out of the Veggie Dogs, they said they just ran out, so I left saying I would come back another night. I went back on a Tuesday during the daytime, to make sure they would have the Veggie Dogs this time. They didn't and said they hoped for an order to come in on the coming Saturday. So I had the Bob Marley, which was great, and the wok vegetables - also tasty. Two plates was too much, so I took the leftovers to my hotel for the next day. I went back a few weeks later and again they didn't have the Veggie Dog, so I said I'd have the veggie burger - which they said they also didn't have, because it comes from the same veggie protein as the Veggie Dog, and they were out of it again. Eventually after another visit, they did have the Veggie Dog and I liked it. So if you are planning to go for dinner and you want to eat vegan, you may want to stop by in the daytime, check the menu and see if what you want will be in stock.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-15

Iris31194

Points +74

Vegan
08 Dec 2022

Good options but out of stock

They had ~4 vegan options but 3 were out of stock😡We had the Wol Vegeta which was good

losgringos

Points +16

Vegan
02 Oct 2022

Lots of vegan options

Really good Spicy Noodles and Wok! Arepas are home made and very good as well.

PaulStafford

Points +62

Vegan
08 Sep 2022

Expensive and incompetent

We ordered a vegan arepa with beans only to find out all of the arepas are made with butter. We had to taste it to find out. We asked for advocado in place of the cheese and had to pay. We ordered falafel and it came only as falafel with no lettuce or tomato or anything fresh.

Pros: Falafel was ok

Cons: Expensive, Not actually vegan, Incompetent staff

ThomasVegano

Points +2504

Vegan
21 Aug 2022

Good option, cheap and tasty food

Dedicated vegetarian menu. None of the options were vegan, make sure you ask for your meals sin queso. Very good price vs big portions. Really enjoyed my visit here, service was a bit slow but staff was lovely. Cash only.

MichelleSampson

Points +183

Vegan
04 Jul 2022

Dry

Wok Veg Rice & Arepa was whatever
Nothing special
Arepa was so dry * I ate a bite & only the filling
The falafel on the Rice was the best part of everything .

DocHardy

Points +370

Vegan
06 Jun 2022

Great vegan options!!

The dog was phenomenal. Great flavor and very well sized portion

LauriHenninga

Points +28

Vegetarian
17 Apr 2022

Sehr lecker!

Die Auswahl war top! Einiges an vegetarischen Optionen dabei

Pros: 5 oder 6 vegetarische/ vegane Optionen, Die Preise sind in Ordnung, fängt bei 12000 an

Cons: Nicht die größten Portionen, hat aber gesättigt

MapaBarragan

Points +372

Vegan
28 Feb 2022

Soooo full of flavour

The Bob Marley Patacon is out of this world. Even the other people with me (who ordered meat dishes) agreed that my vegan Patacon was the best dish. Highly, highly recommend.

Pros: The menu has a whole vegan / vegetarian page, Very well thought dishes

Cons: Service + kitchen take a long time to serve

Tigra220

Points +10644

Vegan
17 Feb 2022

Comida Deliciosa Vegana

There aren’t a whole lot of options in CTG for vegans. So finding the amazing food here felt like striking gold! The Thai Stir Fried Rice was loaded with veggie and sabor! Topped with falafel for protein, but it really didn’t need it. I also tried the falafel burger with fries. Very tasty dishes. This was my favorite dining experience of the week.

Nieve

Points +4181

Vegan
07 Feb 2022

Vegetarian friendly

The restaurant has a vegetarian page in its menu which was great to see in Cartagena. Unfortunately almost all of those dishes aren't vegan and when I requested cheese be substituted for a vegetable I was told that cost would be extra. I tried a black bean arepa without the cheese and it was pretty underwhelming. The fried plantain with veggies was alright.




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