Vegan
International
Organic
Turkish

Est. 2020 - closed March 2024 and re-opened May 2024. Fully vegan cafe serves coffee and desserts like apple pie and brownies. Savory foods include vegan burgers, wraps, falafel, hummus, sandwiches, desserts and a daily changing soup. Open Tue-Sun 12:00pm-10:00pm. Closed Mon.


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26 Reviews

First Review by BrookeBarney

lailowski

Points +880

Vegan
09 Dec 2024

Vegan Heaven

Perfect food, amazing staff! They have loads of different options including traditional Turkish food.

mental4lentils

Points +48

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

How vegan food should be done!

10/10
We had the mushroom burger, a schnitzel burger and the coleslaw.
It's about as good as food can be done!!

Plus the guy is a legend

Even if it takes you hours to get there, just go!!!

Pros: Food!!!, Owner is super cool, Food again!

Rednaz

Points +44

Vegan
13 Sep 2024

Delicious

Had the mushroom burger and the Mexican wrap. Both were wonderful. The burger came with fries which was an unexpected but welcomed addition.

Pros: Food was great, Service was friendly, Nice quiet spot

justaceo

Points +64

Vegan
08 Aug 2024

Good vegan fast food

We had falafels side, Kokotec sandwich and chips. Scrumptious! Spoke to the other customers there who had burgers and wraps and all highly recommend. Small place but looks to have steady flow of regular patrons which was nice to see. If you don’t speak Turkish, point on menu what you want to save confusion. Enjoy!

henrik_rh

Points +25

Vegan
24 Jul 2024

Amazing food and very nice owner :)

We had falafel wraps there, it‘s inexpensive and so delicious! They even offer vegan ayran!

vhy

Points +19

Vegetarian
11 Jul 2024

Warm & Welcoming place with great food

Delicious food with acceptable prices. We had falafel wrap and kentucky mushroom burger. Also ordered vegan mayo. Everything was freshly cooked and the portions were substantial. Great and careful service and calm environment. Must go again.

Pros: Fresh and delicious food, Acceptable price range, Kind people

Walter_Catkid

Points +92

Vegan
31 May 2024

Best Burger

Had the Fried mushroom burger and it was insane. One of the best burgers i ever had!

Pros: Amazing taste, Great service , Fair price

SourBrad

Points +16

Vegan
13 May 2024

Great food and service!

Went there with my partner, we both loved it. Ended up ordering twice because it was so good. Since we were splitting the dishes, the chef kindly offered to cut everything for us and served it accordingly. Food was easily the best I've had in Istanbul, the service was great. It was reminiscent of dining at an old friend's place!

We had the oyster mushroom burger, falafel & kimchi burger and kokorec. I'd recommend it all, but the mushroom burger stood out for sure! Would definitely recommend paying a visit if you live or are in Istanbul.

#veganforworld

Points +209

Vegan
11 May 2024

I had a really good experience

Had the oyster mushroom burger twice and it was very very good. Selfmade fries with a great garlic mayo….hhmmmm
Had that cute cat on my lab before we eat. All in all one of my favourites, unfortunately not everything on the menu is available all the time.

rav4000

Points +495

Vegan
12 Apr 2024

quality burgers

went there with a few people and we all were very satisfied with our burgers - tasty and juicy
Info on the app is wrong, the place is not closed.

zerlinda

Points +146

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

Beğenemedim

Vegan kokoreçini denedim ama kimyon tadı çok baskındı. Biraz daha az baharatlı olabilirdi. Soya kıymasını da çok sevemedim.

Batusaka

Points +178

Vegan
26 Mar 2024

Beğenmedim.

Vegan kokoreç çok fazla kimyonluydu ve içindeki soya kıyması lezzetsizdi. Yedikten sonra mideme dokundu.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-26

evolvika

Points +182

Mostly Veg
28 Dec 2023

Traditional vegan dishes

Very nice and cosy place. Friendly staff, speaking English. They offer vegan versions of some traditional Turkish dishes. Kokoreç was a bit dry and too oniony however, anyways tasty:)

Pros: Possibility to try Turkish dishes

EKSH

Points +974

Vegan
27 Sep 2023

Yummy food

We stopped here for a quick snack and everything was very nice! Lemonade especially was refreshing and reasonably priced.

outliervegan

Points +490

Vegan
20 Apr 2023

Love this place!

Everything on the menu is delicious. My favorites are vegan kokoreç, mucver, falafel wrap, bean burger and sausage sandwich.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-20

Pros: Cozy place and friendly stuff, Good price, Location

Cons: Small sitting area, Service

AnastasiaMurashko

Points +641

Vegan
23 Jan 2023

Good food for low price🌻

It’s a small cafe with nice owner, located on the quiet street
The menu is pretty wide and all vegan, you could find here also a some Turkish dishes in vegan variation 🌱
The food was good and tasty (not quite healthy, but it’s a weakness of almost all fast food vegan places🥲)
I recommend you to visit this place if you looking for a cozy place with cheap tasty food🙏🏻

Pros: All vegan, Prices, Friendly owner

NicholasWachtel

07 Mar 2023

great place! I used to live very close and went there often due to good prices, and great staff.

simaysahin

Points +307

Vegan
19 Jan 2023

Vegan Tantuni

Soya kıymasından yaptıkları vegan tantuninin tadı i-na-nıl-maz güzel.. 🤩

villain

Points +8542

Vegan
24 Nov 2022

Vatka Coffee

Vatka Coffee & Vegan Goods was okay. They were out of milk for coffee and I was surprised that they don't offer Turkish coffee on their menu. The food was a bit better than I expected in terms of taste, just very heavy and not necessarily anything I'd want to come back for. Presentation for the food could be better. Service wasn't on par with other vegan cafes in the area, but maybe this is because it was late when we came in.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-24

LvEgAn

Points +34

Vegan
18 Aug 2022

Good :-)

Small restaurant with delicious vegan food. Worth a visit😄

veganoteacher

Points +5430

Vegan
21 May 2022

Burger with veggies

The texture of the burger was great

dwells

Points +2402

Vegan
16 Feb 2022

Get the brownie, thank me later

Have you ever eaten something that made you sadder with each bite? Not because it was bad, no, but because with each delicious mouthful you knew you were creeping ever closer to the moment when there would be none left to savor? If you haven’t, then order the brownie here for dessert. And if you have, then you know what I’m talking about already, so order the brownie for dessert.

It’s a bit closer to a chocolate cake than a traditional brownie, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s crumbly but still moist, rich and layered in cocoa and chocolate flavor without being too heavy, sweet but not in that overly-so way that lingers a bit too long on your tongue and overstays its welcome. Without exaggeration, it’s one of the best desserts I’ve had in ages.

Oh, right, the actual dinner — the lentil burger is quite good. You get a slice of vegan cheese on there, a nice bun that’s hearty but not too much, fresh veggies, and some good sauce. The lentil patty is moist but has some substance to it, and the fried outside helps keep it together more than a lot of lentil patties. It’s a good portion and gives some satisfying chew instead of just being mush like lentil burgers I’ve had elsewhere. The fries were excellent as well, with some nice seasoning and multiple dips offered for free (I went for ketchup and mayo). Filtered water is free too!

The space is very small, but cute and chill, the Wi-Fi is fast, and the staff are friendly and speak good English. It’s an absolutely ideal spot to grab a meal, and I’ll have to be back with my laptop sometime to grab breakfast and coffee and hang out for a bit.

Anyway, stop reading and go get that brownie cake!

Updated from previous review on 2021-12-22

banusa

Points +15

Vegetarian
02 Jan 2022

We’ve waited 40 minutes for our vegan brakfast, and they couldnt serve👎🏼

They should learn to serve quicker and tell what’s missing in the menu before they get the orders, and also when you say you’re waiting for 40 minutes, they should say sorry at least #Veganuary

Pros: They dont have much options

Cons: Bad service

Soylecithin

Points +134

Vegan
02 Jan 2022

Delicious food.

The food is quite tasty - the burgers and the quesadilla are delicious and the desserts are also quality. The staff are friendly, but your cutlery and drinks might show up a while after your meal does. The space is very small.

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-02

Pros: Delicious food., Delicious desserts.

Cons: Staff are friendly but sometimes forgetful., Can be cramped when busy.

SG213

Points +861

Vegetarian
27 Jun 2021

Good place, worth trying

Nice little vegan cafe in Kadıköy with above average food. Just a few outside seats and small-ish menu, but in a good location on a quieter street just off one of the main shopping areas.

I tried the falafel plate, they were quite good & crunchy. The dips with the falafel were ok, but could perhaps do with a little more flavour, and perhaps some toasted pita bread would help. I also tried the mücver which were good, but maybe just slightly a little bit too oily. The burger options look good. The brownie was good. Everything seemed quite fresh. Staff were friendly and prices are reasonable.

Pros: Good food, Reasonable prices, good location

Cons: Not much seating area

JackChang

Points +44

Vegan
03 Nov 2020

Best vegan latte and falafel I’ve found in Istanbul.

All the food is amazing and unexpectedly good with really affordable prices. People there understand English and really friendly.

Pros: Cozy place , Affordable prices , Speaking English

BrookeBarney

Points +472

Vegan
03 Nov 2020

Amazing vegan food and coffee!

Ordered the pumpkin soup, eggplant, pumpkin spice latte, falafel plate and apple pie. Everything was amazing! The owners are super nice and all the food is organic as well as vegan ☺️ They just opened last month so definitely go support them!

Pros: All vegan, Delicious coffee, Organic




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