Vegan
Take-out
Taiwanese

Typical Taiwanese food with a variety of fried rice, noodle soups. and dumplings. Offers set meals. From 1:40-5:30pm you could get drinks only as the kitchen rests. Aug 2016 reported fully vegan. Reported open December 2023. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:00pm, 5:30pm-9:00pm.


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35 Reviews

First Review by LucLala

teascent

Points +86

Vegan
05 Dec 2024

Healthy and veggie-forward

A solid choice when you're in the area and not interested in going to the western style restaurants. Food is lightly seasoned and focused on the original flavor of the ingredients.

rebekkasdf

Points +86

Herbivore
11 Oct 2024

Healthy

Healthy and tasty food, great service.
We tried the dumplings and the barley dish.

The portions were a bit small though.

Rhiannonjoyh

Points +63

Vegan
10 May 2024

Healthy and Delicious

Owner was lovely and took the time to explain a lot of the dishes for us and give her recommendations. Food was tasty and all vegan😄

EightyOne

Points +141

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Tasty and healthy

This is a tranquil but rather serious place - not in a bad way.
Clientele was on the older side, seemed to have a lot of regular customers.
Staff speaks good English, is supremely polite and knowledgeable.
All of the items we had were very tasty and carefully prepared, on the healthy side but to me not the most typical Taiwanese food.
This might be a lack of knowledge on my behalf, and I’m not complaining.
It was nice having whole grain rice and similar wholesome food for a change.

Pros: High-quality products, Friendly and English speaking staff, Above average wholesome

garanciels

Points +831

Vegan
30 Jan 2024

Filling and delicious

I got the bowl of dumplings soup and it was delicious. The dumplings are filled with cabbage and faux-meat. I also tried a dessert: some rice beignets filled with something I couldn't tell but it was very tasty and not too sweet. The location is perfect to take a wall in the nearby park after the meal. And the ladies who served me were also very nice and spoke a little English (English menu is provided).

ehem

Points +6

Non Veg
31 Dec 2023

Open! Tasty food and drink

GABA oolong tea was fragrant and unique
Tried the new tomato based soup noodles- very high quality ingredients and carefully made. Dumplings delicious too.

91xiatian

Points +151

Vegetarian
15 Apr 2023

Bonne cuisine

Le restaurant est super tranquille, en face d’un petit parc. Le personnel était très aimable et serviable ! Tres bon ravioli (jiaozi) avec une petite soupe.

Pros: Le service , Le goût

saintlucas

Points +77

Vegan
22 Feb 2023

Traditional and delicious

We ordered the mushroom soup noodles w/ soup dumplings, and my girlfriend said it reminds her of her Taiwanese grandma's cooking. It was delicious, and smelled just like the soup wafting around the night market.

We also ordered the tempeh tea oil silver thread noodles, and it was delicious as well. It was the most Taiwanese meal I've had since arriving 4 days ago, and healthy too!

Updated from previous review on 2023-02-22

Pros: service staff is friendly and speaks good English, Traditional Taiwanese style, Calm environment, great for a romantic date

Cons: The enzyme drink tastes very strong, like vinegar, Hard to find - could have better advertising

Chrisarnold

Points +246

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

Lack of flavour

I really wanted to write a good review because the ladies were super friendly. But frankly the food didn't have any taste. The soup tasted like water.

Pros: Very friendly staff, Clean restaurant

Cons: Tasteless , Lack of options

NikkivanB

Points +89

Vegan
05 Jan 2023

Nothing but love

The calm and heartwarming atmosphere felt like being wrapped in a warm fuzzy blanket. Absolutely loved my first visit - the soup including dumplings was lovely, and the owner (or hostess) was incredibly kind and helpful to me when I expressed that I had felt unsure of where to eat as a vegan - given that I had only arrived in Taiwan the day before.

Pros: All vegan, Amazing hostess/owner, Super neat and tidy

rintintin75007

Points +40

Vegan
03 Oct 2022

Welcoming, healthy and tasty

Healthy and delicious, traditional, not expensive, quiet place and very nice staff. 100% vegan.

Pros: Welcoming staff , Healthy and tasty , Gentle prices

sarahzee

Points +1676

Vegan
03 May 2021

Healthy and friendly

The owner was very helpful and friendly in helping me choose what to order. I was feeling a bit sick and she suggested a soup that would be good for me. I got the set meal which comes with an enzyme drink, salad, a small side dish and a dessert. The enzyme drink was like a kind of vinegar but I thought it was really tasty! I enjoyed my soup and the rest of the food, too. I probably won’t rush back there but it was healthy and tasty so I might go if in the area.

taiwanesetexan

Points +9512

Vegan
26 Jul 2020

Healthy spot

I wouldn’t have thought that this place were a restaurant had I not been looking for it: upon first glance, it looks like a posh tea room from outside its floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The bilingual menu was helpful, but they didn’t have the sushi rolls any longer (probably an old menu item). The set meals sounded like a little too much for what we had an appetite for, so we each ordered an entree a la carte. At first, I didn’t bother ordering the side of green veggies, but after my Chinese toon fried rice came out and I saw how small the portion size was, I asked the waitress to bring out the veggies.

The dishes tasted fine to me, although I could see most people would probably find the flavoring on the bland side. My friends really enjoyed the veggie dumplings, as well as the noodle soup.

As I suspected, I was feeling peckish again shortly thereafter, which was annoying. I’ll try ordering a set meal next time: maybe that will be more satiating!

Pros: all vegan, very nice staff, healthy food

Cons: small portions

bough

Points +432

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

Super friendly, super tasty

The dumplings and the fried rice with fresh pineapple and soy skin (and peanut powder) are super tasty. Dishes can be ordered as sets. Try the enzymes-drinks (light sour vinegary 1cl drink made from herbs). The Taiwanese Grapefruit is also amazing. - Very family friendly staff!

Pros: Amazing "Taiwanese-Chinese medicine" food

lumuku

Points +2976

Vegan
18 Oct 2019

healthy interesting place

great food (especially dumplings) and nice people, lunch combo wins.

TheGamingVegan

Points +64

Vegan
05 Sep 2019

Great staff and food

This place is great! The staff is really friendly and the food tastes fantastic. I highly recommend this place if you’re in the area.

Pros: All vegan, Great service, Reasonably priced

Eliotfromtw

Points +23

Vegan
31 Aug 2019

The best vegan dumplings ever!

My boyfriend and I visited the restaurant at lunch hours. Even though the restaurant was empty, it didn’t feel very intimidating to step inside. The staff was nice and fluent in English. The dumplings were amazing! I personally recommend the set so that you can get the full experience (the enzyme drink, salad, dessert were all delightful.) But the dumplings though! Can’t emphasize enough how great those bad boys are.

Pros: All vegan food, Zen-ish environment, Friendly staff

Cons: Pricey, Not many items on the menu

JulesZara

Points +120

Vegan
30 Aug 2019

Very tasty, great staff!

Our very first dinner once we landed in Taipei. I had the noodles which had delicate flavoring and my son had the dumplings. Both were tasty and we struggled to finish. The staff was very polite and took us even though it was close to closing time. Looking forward to going back.

Pros: Healthy., Filling., 100% Vegan.

lovesgoodfoodnobs

Points +119

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Healthy Delicious Meal

The waitresses are super friendly. We came early before the kitchen opened, and they made us dumplings while we waited. Delicious tea, calm and clean atmosphere.

Pros: All vegan, Healthy food, Chinese medicinal herbs used as ingredients

Cons: afternoon break with closed kitchen

denn

Points +561

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Very nice food

The place is clean, friendly and welcoming. I had a rice dish and dumpling which were both excellent

MichaelRobinson

Points +3368

Vegan
21 Aug 2019

Simply Satisfying

This was our first stop as it was closest to our hotel. The restaurant itself is very austere, but the staff are extremely friendly, they also sell food items to take away. I think the concept is on Chinese medicine, we had a lovely stir fried rice with vegetables and some steamed dumplings, plus a mixed plate of cold noodles, veg and tofu, all very tasty and filling.

Updated from previous review on 2019-08-21

Pros: All vegan., Inexpensive

Amzi

Points +26

Vegan
06 Dec 2018

Amazing People

They were closed yet she saw me I was hungry so offered me fried rice, and I loved it.

Pros: Not many options on the menu, but worth a try

Cons: Be careful of the timing they are closed in the , Afternoon from 1:30pm to 5 pm

erase

Points +110

Vegan
27 Nov 2018

Note opening hours

The restaurant is clean and modern inside.

While the storefront is open earlier in the morning (as indicated in the hours in the listing), the kitchen does not open until 11:30 AM.

altegoist

Points +143

Vegetarian
25 Nov 2018

Wow! Great place!

Very tasty fried rice, vegan dumplings and salad. Best service ever! Very nice ladies serve food and try to do their best to deliver great customer experience. Try their enzyme - vegan alcohol free liquor. It’s just wow!

jessika311

Points +1059

Vegan
01 Oct 2018

Pretty good

It’s a Taiwanese style restaurant that caters more for Buddhists (no onion and garlic). Personally I prefer those flavors in my food. Good prices and food was decent. The ladies who run the restaurant are quite lovely. They also sell dry goods😄

monisonfire

Points +5079

Vegan
17 Aug 2018

lovely place!

spent a very nice evening with my friends here!
the menu is really good value for money! my salad was very delicious! for the main i went with fried pineapple rice as so many people here were raving about it and it's one of my favourites when in thailand, but here it was just ok. it wasn't bad, but not as good as i've had it before. my friend's dumplings were great!

service was great, food came out very fast - a little too fast really as you couldn't finish a course before the other was out already, but maybe that's just how they serve it.

we had the extra room and didn't know that there's a minimum spending. we had to buy a few things from the shop - and i now have pumpkin floss with a lot of my food, ha! keep that in mind though in case some of your friends might not show up - which was the case for us.

Pros: service, value, atmosphere

yovegan

Points +34

Vegan
13 May 2018

Wonderful

What a brilliant, minimalist restaurant. Food tastes unprocessed and pure. Menu in English. Highly recommended.

Pros: All vegan, Incredibly attentive, helpful staff, Delicious dumpling soup




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