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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56 Reviews

First Review by Crustina

estefinparis

Points +858

Vegan
17 Aug 2019

Great find in Kandy

A must visit in Kandy - fully vegan spot within walking distance to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Great soft serve and good snack options with soya protein (we had the bun which was very tasty). Clean and friendly, as well as very cheap.
Note the correct address/street is Kotugodella Veediya.

RoelRoel

Points +251

Vegan
15 Aug 2019

The BEST samosas ever!

The restaurant is more like a take away place with a quite a bit of space to sit outside, but it's amazing. They offer only vegan products which is not very common in Sri Lanka. While eating, we got into a long pleasant conversation with the owner of the place in which he explained us how he got to the idea of beginning the restaurant etc., very kind of humble man.

Not only did the food taste amazing (we even brought some take away to take with us in the train the next day) but it is VERY cheap as well! If you visit Kandy, please go here!

Pros: Many vegan options, Vegan soft ice-cream!! , CHEAP!

JasmineEmma

Points +895

Vegan
13 Jul 2019

Tasty, cheap ice cream

Really yummy vegan soft serve! Very cheap, perfect for a hot day. Worked out at about 42p for an ice cream

lauradonut

Points +237

Vegan
26 Apr 2019

Cheap ice cream

We enjoyed the ice creams a lot, however they are so so sweet that more than one is going to be very sickly. For the price however we can’t complain too much. A nice treat on a hot day

Pros: Cheap , Vegan ice cream

Cons: Very very sweet

rodostamos

Points +136

Vegan
07 Apr 2019

Simple place, good ice cream

The chocolate ice cream was sooo good. And we tried a couple of snacks that were really good too. The place is simple but clean.

mjveganfitness

Points +1778

Vegan
03 Apr 2019

Just ice cream and all vegan

Recently reported as fully vegan. They also predominantly serve just ice cream and some small savoury snacks like roti and samosa. Good for a sweet treat.

Pros: Newly fully vegan, Good ice cream

beckyjsimpson

Points +29

Vegan
02 Apr 2019

Best ice cream!

We went back for a second ice cream in the same day. That should say it all! The samosa was stodgy, stick to ice cream!

ELG

Points +121

Vegan
26 Feb 2019

Delicious chocolate sundae!

Really tasty soy chocolate icecream and very cheap!

Ladybird007

Points +178

Vegan
20 Feb 2019

Delicious coconut filled pancakes!!

We had lunch here which consisted of a tasty samosa and a stuffed roti along with a chocolate soy milk - these were all really good. This was followed by an incredible soy icecream sundae with Oreos, peanut brittle and chocolate straws amongst the icecream - incredible!! We also took away some of the coconut filled pancakes and these were possibly the best of all. All of these vegan treats were recommended and explained in great English by the very helpful owner. Amazing place well worth the visit!

Pros: Delicious icecream treats , Friendly owner, Fabulous pancakes

John Richard

Points +59

Vegetarian
17 Feb 2019

One of the Best

This place is amazing in its simplicity and eating experience. It is only a counter where you order and a scattering of tables and chairs on the second floor deck where you carry your plate to eat.

What is offered are absolutely delicious soya based Sri Lankan food. The staff was universally friendly the several times we ate there. The cost was incredibly inexpensive with nothing even approaching a dollar. To top off the meal they make the most delicious soft serve soy ice cream.

The Soy Cafe is located on the second level just outside the Kandy YMCA.

Pros: Food, Price, Service

Hannahattiffanys

Points +24

Vegan
30 Jan 2019

Gluten free and vegan ice cream

I tried the soya ice cream and the chocolate milkshake. It was super tasty and gluten free as well (if you order the Ice cream in a cup). Can highly recommend it.

MoniccaArwen

Points +36

Vegan
12 Dec 2018

Yummy ice cream

Vegan ice cream was yummy! I think they have almost everything vegan

Pros: Vegan , Price

NatasjaBa8

Points +222

Vegan
05 Nov 2018

Delicious icecream

Came here for the delicious vegan soya icecream. It was great! Vanilla and chocolate taste. Ended up eating two icecreams, a soya bun and some other soya Sri Lankan food. This place is amazing and they know what vegan is. Also the price is really cheap! 100 rupees for one icecream.

Pros: Cheap, Delicious

jordanelliott

Points +303

Vegan
21 Oct 2018

The best Ice cream possibly ever.

Amazing and cheap VEGAN ice cream, super tasty other food and very nice people working there! A true gem in kandy 😁

Pros: Amazing cheap ice cream, Nice staff, Cheap vegan food

JessiJune

Points +456

Vegan
20 Apr 2018

Delicious ice cream and yummy samosas.

Cheap and cheerful food. Delicious soft scoop ice cream. Right amount of spice in the savory snacks. Careful of the monkeys, they come down from the roof. Cute though!

Pros: Amazing vegan ice cream , Tasty snacks , Monkeys!

freezer966

Points +176

Vegan
07 Apr 2018

soy wraps!!

We had ice cream and soy wraps. Ice cream was good, nothing special. The soy wraps were delicious though! It's just soy meat filling, well seasoned and somehow crispy. Wouldn't have minded some salad.

Pros: cheap

lucyaphillips

Points +75

Vegan
02 Apr 2018

100% would recommend

I got a strawberry and chocolate icecream and a roti - they were so so so amazing!!!! Anyone is Kandy - vegan or not - has to come here!!! I took my whole family and they loved it. Very reasonably priced too.

Cathy2001

Points +501

Vegan
28 Mar 2018

yay! ice cream!

Walk up the stairs to the YMCA and you will find the place on your left hand. We had ice cream and we were very happy with it.
Chocolate indeed is the best (read it before but we wanted to try out all flavours).
Very local place too.

Pros: not expensive, did I already say they have ice cream?!

SelinaThor

Points +14

Vegan
07 Feb 2018

Perfect for what it is

Basic place, slightly on a 'rooftop'. Owner very happily told me everything is vegan without me even asking which was great. They have a range of short eats I think they are called - the samosa was gorgeous! Then I had ice cream, even better! Good value too, I had a big samosa, a fried tofu type roll, large water and ice cream for 300 rupees (£1.50). Lots of local people would come with high turn over which made me happy to see lots of people enjoying vegan food. Go along if you're in Kandy:)

Pros: all vegan, good value, great ice cream

Wildvegannomad

Points +406

Vegan
20 Jan 2018

What a treat!

Stoked to be able to have icream in the middle of SriLanka. Although not being use to eating so many sweet treats anymore the icecream tasted super sweet. I prefered the chocolate flavour 😊

Pros: vegan icecream, duh

trisarahtops18

Points +97

Vegan
17 Sep 2017

Go for the ice-cream!

We went here every day for ice-cream when we were in Kandy (we were on holiday, after all!) and it's easy to see why they're famous for their ice-cream. It was so tasty! We also tried a couple of the savoury snacks, which were great, but the ice-cream is the star of the show.

Pros: Cheap, lovely staff

Cons: Make sure you go early if you want savoury food- o

annaoslo

Points +467

Vegan
05 Sep 2017

Such a treat!

Really great soft serve ice cream. They have chocolate, strawberry or vanilla in a sugar cone.

Was so happy to find the place after 3 ice-cream-free weeks.

Rosa veg

Points +2060

Vegan
13 Apr 2017

Great ice cream

This place is really nice and lots of soy food . We tried the ice cream. Really good

rwg83

Points +194

Vegetarian
19 Mar 2017

Awesome soya ice cream!

Soft soya ice cream, plus sandwiches and the like with soya patties. Tasty!

HollyEQuin

Points +101

Vegan
22 Oct 2016

best and cheapest soy icecream ever

So good and so cheap! Can't go wrong!

vegan_ryan

Points +3869

Vegan
09 Oct 2016

Super amazing

How could I say anything bad about a 99% vegan place that has vegan soft serve ice cream?

Lots of awesome sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, snacks & treats, plus super friendly service, and it's CHEAP.

Pros: Mostly vegan, No meat, Ice cream

LittleLlama

Points +164

Vegan
17 Aug 2016

Fast and Tasty

Tasty little fast food cafe in the centre of Kandy. The soy wraps they have are really good, hadn't tried anything like this before in Sri Lanka. They're spicy, just the way we like :) The ice-cream was good too, especially the chocolate one, tasted just like regular dairy ice-cream to me. The place is cheap and popular among locals. We've been there 3 times already and might go again tomorrow.

Pros: tasty and filling food, friendly staff, cheap price

Cons: sometimes busy




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