Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Chinese
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese

Former vegetarian Southeast Asian kitchen, opened 2015 in the city center. Offers Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai food such as vegetable dumplings, mock meat with rice, satay, curry and soups. Added meat to the menu November 2021. Reported all vegan again, Oct '22. Open Mon-Fri 11:30-22:00. Closed Sat-Sun.


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95 Reviews

First Review by MirkoWeiss-Loges

zivran250

Points +249

Vegan
07 Oct 2024

Good food not great dinning experience

We were there for lunch. We asked and received an English menu. When we were ready to order the waitress told us they do not serve from that menu for lunch. She did not speak any English and asked diners from a near table to translate. The food was good. The place was full and it seems like they get slammed during lunch. We may have to go back there for dinner.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-07

Pros: Food, Portions

Cons: Dinning experience , The acoustics

Julia_DUS

Points +183

Vegan
07 Jun 2024

Delicious food at reasonable prices

Nice little place, not too fancy. Very friendly stuff. The food and drinks were delicious. We had a daily special: the bao bun burger with fries. And a curry with vegan duck, which was very good with a crunchy skin. Can 100% recommend!

Pros: Nice food, Friendly stuff, Quiet seating outside

SaraNorlin

Points +3547

Vegan
04 Mar 2024

Good for a quiet night

The faux chicken and soba noodle dish was very good as were the desserts.

SteveH

Points +18206

Vegan
04 Dec 2023

just asian inspired dishes

Order Thai Basil but there was not one piece of Thai basil, or any basil in this dish. Way too salty, which is maybe a German thing. Staff were friendly. Portions good size.

shorty92

Points +727

Vegan
29 Nov 2023

Lecker, schnell und freundlich

Das Essen war lecker, kam schnell und die Bedienung war sehr freundlich. Es gibt Tagesgerichte.

LinaMinelli

Points +184

Vegan
15 Nov 2023

Good asian food

Lots to choose from. Food was good but to me nothing out of the ordinary. Friendly staff who don’t speak much English but are very accommodating nonetheless.

kentia

Points +571

Vegan
23 Oct 2023

Great if you like Asian food

Very central but far from the tourist area is this cozy place. The waitress was very friendly and recommended vegan options, because the menu is not 100% vegan. If you like Asian food, this is your place. It's not my case!

Pros: Many vegan options

Cons: It's not entirely vegan

RobertBooth

Points +101

Vegan
26 Aug 2023

Tucked away from the tourists

Location is good if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist spots in the area.

The mushroom bowl was fantastic, just beware that most of the ingredients come out steaming hot!

The dim sum was tasty, but the exterior came apart a little too easily and stuck to the basket.

I waited a long time for the bill, despite the place being nearly empty, but fortunately I was in no rush!

kamözüt

Points +661

Vegan
24 Aug 2023

Nice asian food

We had the vegan duck and finger food. Duck was very delicious. Crispy on the outside and juicy inside. Vegan options are clearly indicated and the staff knows the difference. They also have vegan lassi. Quite and simple place.

Pros: Vegan options clearly stated, Good value for money

bronczas

Points +491

Vegan
02 Aug 2023

Another great vietnamese spot in Berlin

Very tasty food and generous portions of food. Menu almost entirely vegan and a lot to choose from

Pros: Portions, Flavours, Location

Ruwi

Points +759

Vegan
09 May 2023

Yummy Asian fusion

We enjoyed a tasty warm meal at Chay. Would recommend a stop, especially if you are visiting the local attractions nearby

JohnnyQuan

Points +119

Vegetarian
23 Jan 2023

Große Speisekarte!

A lot of options here on the menu from a variety of Asian cuisine. I had a tofu Pad Thai which was quite good and satisfying. I dined outside, as the sun was setting. Good service, plenty of seating (inside and out). Would love to visit here again to try the other dishes next time I’m in Berlin!

Pros: Huge menu with variety of Asian cuisine , Good price , Plenty of seating

CyclingBean

Points +98

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

Köstlich

Fruchtige Drinks und gesundes, wenig verarbeitetes, dafür gut zubereitetes Essen mit frischen Zutaten. Exakt so mag ich vegane Küche.

Merls

Points +90

Vegan
11 Dec 2022

Tolles Restaurant

Sehr leckeres Essen, kurze Wartezeit und freundliches Personal. Das Mango Curry mit veganer Ente war super

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-02

Dandido

Points +7107

Vegan
30 Nov 2022

Affordable Vietnamese with Massive Menu

I went here with a friend for dinner. There were quite a lot of tables and quite empty when we arrived around 7pm.

The decoration was minimalistic and modern rather than cozy. There were wooden tables and chairs and some Asia-inspired pictures on the walls.

It was really difficult for me to choose what to eat because the menu was huge! There were so many different categories of dishes and things to choose from. In the end I went for Green Curry with baked vegan chicken (11,50€), which was a good choice because it tasted really well. Before that I had the baked wan-tan (5€) as a starter and they were also nice, although I wish there would've been more sweet and sour sauce.

The service was ok, nothing extraordinary.

Be aware that this place is not 100% vegan. According to the menu they offer mango lassi with cow milk, and if you'd like you can add eggs to dishes 34, 36 and 37.

Despite of this Savory Chay gets five stars from me because of the yummy food, affordable prices and huge selection of vegan dishes.

liubov

Points +48

Vegan
10 Nov 2022

This is a nice Asian vegan restaurant with a big menu!

Delicious vegan asian food

Pros: A lot of different dishes , Good prices , Good service

Cons: -, -, -

SamSoares

Points +222

Vegan
29 Oct 2022

Great quality food, excellent, quick service

Lots of options, wide variety of proteins, but also inventive. The baked vegan duck *can be served with multiple dishes - I had the curry) is really tasty, smokey and crispy. Tasty food overall.

Cons: Very affordable, House White wine is great quality

oliviah2402

Points +110

Vegan
20 Oct 2022

Tasty food and well priced

I ordered a Thai green curry with tofu, it was very tasty and flavoursome and just what I needed. Friendly staff and very reasonable prices. Very glad I visited. Can’t recommend enough!

Pros: Flavoursome curry, Well priced , Friendly staff

christinebruns

Points +52

Vegan
19 Oct 2022

Super lecker, super lieb, super schnell

Habe wirklich gar nichts negatives zu sagen.

Pros: Nur vegetarische Optionen, fast alle vegan, Sehr sympathischer Service , Kurze Wartezeiten

didilu

Points +486

Vegan
16 Oct 2022

Great a for a lunch / Perfekt für Mittagessen

Es gab ein paar vegane Optionen, hauptsächlich mit faux-fleisch. Ich hatte die Satay-Spiesse mit Soba Nudeln und Salat. Der Geschmack war toll, wie Teryaki, und die Mischung aus Chick'n, Nudeln in Sosse, und Salat mit Avocado war perfekt für ein füllendes aber nicht schweres Mittagessen.

There were a few vegan options, mainly with faux meat. I had the satay kebabs with soba noodles and salad. The flavor was great, like teryaki, and the mix of chick'n, noodles in sauce, and salad with avocado was perfect for a filling but not heavy lunch.

Pros: Geschmackvoll / Flavourful, Schneller Service / Quick service

Cons: Limited Options (lunch)

Worldvegkitchen

Points +1295

Vegetarian
11 Oct 2022

Vegan again, great food

I had the lemongrass tofu, udon noodles and they were excellent and decently priced. Would definitely go back. I think this restaurant used to not be vegan, but both times I went the menu was entirely vegan and it says vegan on the door so am not clear.

hallelshwartz

Points +16

Vegan
22 Mar 2022

Amazing restaurant

The servers are very nice and friendly
The food is absolutely delicious
Amazing atmosphere

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Delicious dishes

quicksandtoy

Points +93

Vegan
07 Feb 2022

Huge fried egg on my "vegan" dish

They served me a whole egg on-top of my vegan dish. And I think, maybe, they fed me chicken before.

I thought I'd found my go-to spot for lunch near-by the office. There's not many vegan-friendly options in this area, but Savory Chay literally had "vegetarian" and "vegan" written on their building, so I figured it was the safest bet in the area.

They even have a whole page in their menu titled "vegan specials". I picked one from it, pointed to it, ordered it. I double-confirmed with them that it was vegan. I'm 100% sure there was no message lost in translation because he said, "yes, that can be made vegan."

What came out was a dish of veggies & fried tofu surrounding a small pile of rice. On-top of the rice was a huge fried egg. I was shocked. I pointed to it and said, "vegan, vegan!" The waitress (who spoke broken english, and I don't speak German) said "vegan no egg" -- I wasn't sure if it was a question or a statement. Does she really not know what vegan is?

She disappeared for about 60 seconds and came back with my food. My best-guess is the egg went straight to the trash and I got the same plate back again.

They literally have "vegan" written on their wall, but they don't know what vegan is?

Yesterday I ordered vegan pho. There was tofu in it, but one piece of tofu looked surprisingly similar to chicken. I ate it without questioning because, well, I've eaten a lot of mock meats at 100% vegan restaurants before, and I took the benefit of the doubt.

But if they serve you egg and don't realize it's vegan, could it be that their vegan pho uses animal stock? Do you think they use separate cooking surfaces & utensils? I mean, if they gave me food with an egg on it, then gave me the plate sans egg, I doubt this restaurant has the slightest idea of what veganism is.

Well, after all, they do serve dead animals to hungry humans..

Pros: friendly

Cons: served egg on "vegan" dish, wasteful, non-comprehension of the vegan philosohpy

Dandido

30 Nov 2022

Thanks for your great review. I'm sorry this happened to you!

maltman23

Points +4966

Vegan
02 Dec 2021

Very good vegan options

Both me and my non-vegan friend enjoyed our all vegan food and drinks. Laid back atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Updated from previous review on 2021-12-02

Pros: Very good vegan choices, quiet atmosphere, friendly staff

EveBee

Points +25

Mostly Veg
18 Nov 2021

Tasty and large choice

It was incredibly tasty and the vegan choice is quite large!

GeneMadlon

Points +40

Vegan
17 Nov 2021

A great local Asian vegan cuisine place

Such a great little place. Very “local”, laid back. Very friendly service. The homemade sodas are a must (we had ginger lemon, thumbs up). Dumplings and fried wontons were lovely. Perfect amount for a starter. For the entree I had the avocado salad - very good and generous portion. GF had curried seitan duck, also very good. There are lots of other dishes we want to try so we’ll definitey be back again during this trip!

Updated from previous review on 2021-11-17

Pros: Vegan baby! , Friendly service, Relaxed atmosphere

WillConstable

Points +288

Vegan
24 Oct 2021

Amazing Crispy Vegan Duck

Sooo many vegan options! The Crispy Vegan Duck is absolutely delicious! I had it in the green curry.

Pros: Tasty, Many options, Big Portions

Cons: Not the best ambiance




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