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An all-vegan cafe, restaurant and market. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm. Hours reported to be irregular - call ahead.
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Firuzaga Mahallesi Turkgucu Caddesi No 51/A, Beyoglu Cihangir Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Outdoor seating
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 14 Apr 2024 by villain
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Added by Veganistanbul34 on 16 Dec 2016
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314 Reviews
First Review by eqw
Vegangirl7777
Points +462
okay - Edit
Cheap and great selection of homemade food. But it’s not delicious, just okay, and the place and ambiance is really mediocre...
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Twaunew
Points +35
Turkish cusine - Edit
Great atmosphere, people, and most importantly the food.
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70ussam300
Points +20
Great food great prices - Edit
Great food great prices
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MarijkeP
Points +1078
Very nice, lots of choices - Edit
Many choices. Fresh and very tasty food. Good desserts, good price. Would most certainly recommend.
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HennaVegh
Points +41
Tasty food, very nice cakes - Edit
We had lunch here twice.... The concept that you can choose 3 types of food on your place out of maybe 12, is really nice. The heat it with microwave, but that is fine with me.
Read moreThe cakes were amazing, had marble cake and the best baklava ever...
Pros: nice tasty food, reasonable price
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XanderZ
Points +32
Variety of choice - Edit
Vegan Istanbul is both a small shop for your vegan food supplies as well as a restaurant with a variety of food ready for eating. They let you choose from a big selection of dishes that you can mix on your plate as you wish at a price of just 15 TR per plate.
Read moreThey also have great teas and some yummy desserts.
Pros: Cheap vegan products for sale, Variety of choices to pick from, Good tea
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Jessbear
Points +33
Cheap and tasty traditional Turkish food - Edit
Lots of (all vegan) options and a great place to try veganized Turkish foods. The staff are friendly and will explain all the foods to you if it is your first time there.
Read moreMy favourites were the eggplant and soy meat, and a salad with lentils and beans. My (meat eating) boyfriend loved the vegan donor duram (wrap) and found it very meat like and similar in terms of flavour,so a good place for vegans/veggos and also meat eaters. I only tried one of the desserts; a chocolate/nutty cake which was freaking amazing and not too heavy either. The shop upstairs sells sounds/nut based milk, pasta and sauce, homemade pickled veggies and jams etc.
I think they do microwave the warm foods but I don't think it really effected the taste or texture of anything I tried, and seems more hygienic than he food being heated all day long and served.
Pros: Cheap!, Tastey good, Quiet and local
Cons: None!
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JacquesMajor
Points +31
nice little place in Istanbul. - Edit
Was worried I wouldn't be able to eat much in Istanbul before finding this little place with a nice selection of fully vegan dishes. They even have a few dessert available that looked pretty tasty. Definitely worth a second look when I get back to Istanbul next week.
Read morePros: fully vegan menu nice setting
Cons: small place not fit for large group.
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enso
Points +40
Sweet little Turkish mom and pop cafe - Edit
This lives next door to Istanbul's only vegan shop which also deserves your patronage. The food is authentic, cheap and the owners are lovely. It is indeed pre-prepared but it was very fresh and this is a small business offering a rare service. On the day I ate there the highlight was the owner's delicious cake invention. The vegan lahmacun was also delicious.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-10-11
Pros: Authentic place with a big heart, Reasonable prices, Tasty and filling
Cons: none
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Elicureuil
Points +124
traditional food - Edit
Really nice to have the traditional food veganized! The family is really cute. The food is a bit oily and prepared I'm advance, that's why only 4 stars. But great initiative, cheap and tasty!!
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yintov
Points +170
very nice - Edit
This family run cafe and store have A good selection of homemade food, which are mostly vegan versions of traditional Turkish dishes including cig kofte. As other reviewers note, they don't have much English but they are helpful
Read morePros: relaxed place with a good air about it., prices are good
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RonnieFisher
Points +62
great range, all vegan. - Edit
A little cafe underneath a store. All food is vegan, pre cooked in a Bain Marie, 15TL gets you three choices. Because it's pre cooked it is reheated so not as good as if fresh made, but really filling food and great to have the variety. Important to support a fully vegan place in Istanbul!
Read morePros: Range, filling , all vegan
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Sammylee
Points +223
traditional turkish food - Edit
Very nice cafe with moderate prices. They dont really speak english here but all the food is on display so you can point at what you want. Open everyday and you can try many traditional turkish dishes vegan. 100% vegan also has a vegan shop above cafe so you can buy your products although a little pricey. Negative is everything is already made so it gets reheated which sometimes comes out luke warm. Try the pede. There vegan chocolate mousse is the best ive ever had a must try. There sweets like baklava tend to be better than the savoury options.
Read morePros: traditional dishes great desserts
Cons: they dont speak much english and the food is rehea
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SG213
Points +858
Not a bad option in Taksim area - Edit
Vegan Istanbul is about a 7 or 8 minute walk down Sıraselviler caddesi, then turning right just at Firuzağa Camii.
Read moreThe upper floor has a small selection of vegan goods, while the cafe/restaurant is downstairs, with tables and (I think) a very small outside patio area at the back.
You can get a plate for 12 TL and select three options from about eight or nine. These are typically things like veggie meatballs, cooked aubergine dishes, "mücver" style vegetable burgers and savoury things like that (you can also get more than three for a bit extra).
Unfortunately they do indeed sometimes seem to have to use a microwave to heat up these dishes, which does affect the texture and flavour, I suppose it's a difficult problem for small places when they don't have enough customer turnover to keep cooking hot dishes.
They do have some other options apart from the mixed plate selection. At one time, we had Turkish sigara böreği style fried spring rolls filled with either vegan cheese or leek and vegetables. They were able to freshly fry these, and they were excellent, especially the leek version (why not have both vegan cheese and veg. in one).
Other options are vegan burgers and Turkish vegan-style lahmahcun. The burgers were honestly not great, however the lahmahcun was quite good and seemed pretty much as close as you could get to the non-veg version while remaining meat free.
They also have a reasonable selection of vegan desserts for a low price, including vegan version of baklava which is otherwise very difficult to find in Istanbul. I tried some of the mastic-flavoured chocolate cake which was quite good.
Prices are quite reasonable. Fresh orange juice was excellent. They can also make vegan version of Turkish drinks such as ayran.
Pros: Good selection of all-vegan food, Quite authentic vegan versions of Turkish dishes, Inexpensive, some nice options & desserts
Cons: Some main dish options may have to be reheated
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Selenasaied
Points +82
meh - Edit
If your hungry and this is the closest place to you then its fine but i wouldn't go out of my way to get there
Read moreThe food is reheated on a microwave and is mushy and somewhat flavorless
But i had a cupcake which was pretty amazing
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Dharlene
Points +52
Excellent variety! - Edit
It was an excellent treat to come here. We'll certainly come again while we're in Istanbul. The best part is being able to try veganized versions of traditional Turkish dishes, since there is normally so much dairy. Seating area is small but comfortable.
Read morePros: Amazing vegan variety.
Cons: Bring your Turkish dictionary. Fair enough!
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eqw
Points +26
This is the place. - Edit
This is definitely the best vegan place in istanbul I've come across so far. Vegan istanbul is located just behind the main square in Cihangir. This restaurant/cafe has many traditional homemade dishes and vegan fast food alternatives like Lahmacun, Pide, Falafel. Run by lovely people. The best thing is, unlike most vegan places in Istanbul, it's totally affordable. Vegan doesn't have to be a rip-off! Most plates are less then 10 liras and you can get mixed plates. If you check their Facebook page, it's pretty self explanatory :) They update frequently so it's possible to follow the daily varieties and prices. There is also a shop upstairs with main Turkish vegan products like Cheese, Tofu, Döner, Köfte, Schnitzel. I wish I lived closer. :)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2016-12-26
Pros: Cheap and cosy., Loads of alternatives: Traditional to Fast Food, Shop upstairs, so you can pick up stuff you need
Cons: Maybe the shop can offer even more?
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