Vegan
American
Fast food
Take-out
Sri Lankan

Serving soya ice cream plus light snacks such as samosa and roti. Has a covered area if you want to sit and eat. Not suitable for wheelchairs, as you have to climb steep stairs. Adjacent to YMCA. Reported fully vegan September 2024. Open Mon-Sun 8:30am-6:00pm.


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61 Reviews

First Review by Crustina

J__J

Points +80

Vegan
09 Feb 2025

Great ice cream

Can only echo what others have said about the ice cream. Would be amazing if they turned it into a restaurant.

minhnguyen

Points +1845

Vegan
28 Jan 2025

Great vegan eats

This place is such a gem. All vegan. I felt like I was living my dream. Everything was great and affordable. Had samosa and ice cream. All tasted very good.

coldbuckwheatnoodles

Points +8861

Vegan
03 Jan 2025

good soft ice

great (and only?) place for soft ice on soy base, they have chocolate or strawberry.

PinkRaccoon

Points +621

Vegan
03 Jan 2025

Nice! Pastries better than ice cream though

Nice selection of spicy pastries.
The ice cream was nice, but not wow. Also, the cone was not the best.

Pros: Pastries

Pra

Points +433

Vegetarian
29 Dec 2024

Affordable local flavours

Very affordable food, since all items are small this gives the opportunity to try several items without over eating. Had the rotti roll which was a bit dry and the bun/burger which was tasty. Got some spicy chilli sauce to accompany both items.

Gemkvegan

Points +1975

Vegan
17 Dec 2024

Tasty icecream

Had the chocolate soy soft serve ice cream. Pretty tasty although not strongly chocolate/sweet. Looked like they have savoury food too though I got there at end of the day so none looked that fresh.

LaNog

Points +171

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Nice

Strawberry and chocolate soft serve, it's nice though it has quite a strong soy after taste. Had several other savory items on the menu.

Pros: Good texture, Cheap

Cons: After taste

brieskis

Points +260

Vegan
18 Sep 2024

Great vegan shorties

Veggie place that’s been open over 30 years - it’s now fully vegan. Great casual vegan place with lots of yummy options. They have vegan street food style options called Shorties. Don’t miss this if you’re in Kandy. Great soy vegan ice cream.

Pros: Flavor, Friendly staff , Ice cream

Peter_druin

Points +114

Vegan
10 Sep 2024

Good cheap icey treat

Easy to find, tasty and cheap soy ice cream

lea__

Points +51

Vegetarian
04 Sep 2024

It's ok

Not the best i ever ate but it was nice :)

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-04

12munchies

Points +3112

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

nice for vegan snacks and ice cream

As the person there said, all they slicer is vegan! So we could change that place to a fully vegan restaurant (i’ll try).
The snacks are cheap and very good (fast food fried stuff, sandwiches, wraps with soya meat). I had an ice cream (didn’t get the fancy one from the pictures but it was still nice, as it’s vegan soft ice and i rarely see that anywhere else).

Pros: Snacks!, vegan soft ice cream

thechickpeas

Points +964

Vegan
29 Dec 2023

Fantastic soft serve

I only had the soy ice cream as I went late and most things were sold out but it was definitely a bang for my buck! No-nonsense store selling delicious soft serve for an extremely reasonable price. I would have gone again if I had more days in Kandy to try out their other items!

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-29

MerikWesterveld

Points +873

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Lovely fastfood

Very good fastfood place with great soy ice cream. They understand the concept of veganism which is also very nice. Cheap and delicious.

00panknes

Points +1389

Vegan
11 Nov 2023

Top

Waren nachmittags dort und haben alles an Snacks probiert, was noch da war. War alles super. Danach noch ein Schoko-Eis, das etwas salzig, aber auch sehr lecker war. Draußen gibt es einige überdachte Sitzplätze ohne Tische.

as1607

Points +113

Vegetarian
27 May 2023

Delicious soya ice cream

Yum yum delicious soya ice cream for 300rupees

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-27

Annanas3

Points +385

Vegetarian
12 Apr 2023

Delicious ice cream

Nice place for a vegan ice cream! Has 3 different taste chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. You can even have a cone with the 3 tastes ! Yummy
Serves also nice different snacks. Everything was really good and worth the try! So just let your envy decide ;)

Very cheap !

Go early if you want the choice in the snacks ;)

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-12

blacknroses

Points +6778

Vegan
03 Apr 2023

Good ice cream

It’s a popular place. They sell also take away food like a kind of wrap or Hot Dog. The little ice cream was totally enough.

JanaDre

Points +524

Vegan
06 Mar 2023

Amazing hidden gem

Food was amazing here! They have many different options of the local rotti/rolls with vegan filling (soy filling). Everything we had was incredibly tasty. The ice cream was a little too sweet for my taste, but that differs from person to person I guess. Very cheap and good! Totally recommend!

PippaDavis

Points +39

Vegan
04 Jan 2023

Amazing find

Soya rolls and pancakes are delicious, definitely stock up on some snacks for your day in Kandy! So cheap too.
Fantastic to be able to get a ‘mr whippy’ style ice cream in either chocolate, vanilla or Strawberry (or mix all three!!)

It’s a kiosk type venue with benches outside next to the YMCA - so not a sit-down place. A must-visit for any vegan in Kandy.

TabithaA

Points +5068

Vegan
15 Nov 2022

Wow - don’t let appearances deter you!

So his place looks a little shabby, and it’s up some steep stairs, when you get there it’s a little lack lustre, and very plain.
Eat everything! The food is amazing!
I read some of the other reviews that said don’t get pink ice cream, we’ll I ended up with the swirl of vanilla, choc & strawberry and it was amazing! I thought it would melt into a runny mess within 60 seconds, but it didn’t.
I also got a samosa, which was Devine (about 5-6 out of 10 on the chilli scale) and I got a roti(about 8 out of 10 chilli) and I got a coconut pancake - delicious! And it cost a respectable 750rp
Will definitely go back!

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-15

Pros: Pretty much all vegan & tasty, Cheap, Easy

Nicolevegan

Points +2894

Vegan
04 Oct 2022

Yummy

Best vegan food with traditional Sri Lankan dishes. Very delicious, stuff is also very friendly. They offers soyicecrem. Perfect!

Nieve

Points +4419

Vegan
16 May 2022

Don't get the strawberry

I tried the chocolate and strawberry mixed, the chocolate was okay, the strawberry was super weird, almost tasted salty. I highly recommend not ordering the strawberry. Overall not the best ice cream but it's vegan and in Sri Lanka so 4/5 stars.

lokalvegan

Points +1675

Vegan
10 Jan 2022

Must try but not healthy

I had a “not dog”, an ice cream and a burger. Everything tasted good, but the food was not really healthy. Though, I think it is a must try just out of curiosity. Good for a quick bite.

MichaelRobinson

Points +3374

Vegan
03 Mar 2020

Ice Cream For Breakfast

We were up early to secure train tickets for a 5 hour journey, on our way back to the hotel we detoured to this place. From a previous review, I knew they also did savouries so we grabbed 2 of each to take with us later on the train, we both went for the chocolate ice cream which we had to eat quick in the early morning heat. It was delicious, wish we'd found it before we were leaving Kandy. As for the savoury goods we had them at different intervals on our journey, they pack a little heat spice wise but were really great and really cheap.

Pros: Excellent vegan food, Inexpensive

VeggieBooty

Points +26

Vegan
27 Feb 2020

SOY Delicious!

This was the first vegan ice cream shop I found in Sri Lanka and I’m so happy I did. I’m cycling around the country so this was the boost I needed! I went here twice and tried the tri-color and chocolate swirl (chocolate is the best). They have some good samosas too (if you like spicy, definitely worth trying).

I also loved that many locals ate here too.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Very cheap

JoshMariano

Points +375

Vegan
10 Dec 2019

Best vegan soft serves

Amazing vegan find. I was so happy to finally find a 100 percent plant based establishment after being in Sri Lanka for 3 weeks. So many vegan savoury snacks to pick from ranging prices between 70 - 120 rupees. They are all
At the front counter ready made but I wouldn’t be worried if they had been sitting there long as the restaurant is really busy and full of locals with a quick turn over so they are constantly making fresh product. I tried the Chinese roll and veg salad bun and was so impressed and pleased with what I got. I wanted it all but I knew I had to leave room for the main event “the soft serve” and let me tell you it took the show!! The most amazing and delicious soft serve I’ve had ever!! Comes with chocolate and strawberry but if you ask you can get all one flavour. You can tell it is popular amongst the locals as everyone under the Terrence has one in there hand. So good I left with a second one 😅

Pros: All vegan savoury snacks, Cheap , Soft serves to die for

sophia.lende

Points +76

Vegan
06 Dec 2019

Yummi Imbis

Great place to try some local snacks. I would get it for takeaway, because it’s on a mainstreet and not nice for sitting.

Pros: Locals go there, Cheap, Delicious Wraps

Cons: Not for sitting , Hard to find ( no vegan signs)




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