Italian
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Take-out only
Stall 83 in the market of Testaccio selling fried vegan mozzarella wedges, cheese balls, and fried stuffed olives. Also sells vegan grocery cosmetics and other cruelty-free products. Also offering free home deliveries. Its restaurant closed in 2021. Open Tue-Sat 08:30-14:30.
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Via Lorenzo Ghiberti 19 (at Mercato di Testaccio, da Piazza Testaccio a via Galvani), Rome, Italy, 00153
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Last update on 28 Feb 2024 by geometric-noise
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66 Reviews
First Review by HennaVegh
LachlanHope
Points +42
Great Vegan Deli - Edit
Really impressive selection of vegan substitutes and delicacies including the hard to find juicy marbles and some niche ‘seafood’ products I had never seen before. I also received a suggestion to make a risotto using the ‘salmon’ spread I bought and it was incredible so thank you for that.
Read morePros: Great selection of vegan products, Friendly Owner fluent in many languages
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Andorina
Points +400
Happy to find a place like this - Edit
They have a lot of vegan products and specially Italian like vegan stuff such as pasta, different types of cheese, etc. also they offer some stuff to take away like aranccini, ravioli, tiramisu, etc. And the girl managing the store is suuuper friendly!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-10
Pros: Variety, Fully vegan
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frugalveganfam
Points +1292
Must visit - Edit
We loved this place. Lovely warm welcome. Finally found lovely vegan cannoli, which the lady filled in front of us, we also bought a variety of Biscotti, meringues, vegan salami etc. We would have bought way more if we were staying closer or were self catering. She also gave my son a free easter egg that had broken. Great place.
Read morePros: Friendly, welcoming staff, Great selection of vegan goodies
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RickyMurray
Points +74
VEGAN HEAVEN - Edit
Fantastic store with vast array of vegan cheeses and meats. Lovely, warm and welcoming staff who were as helpful as can be. Not only a store, but it also has a counter of fresh food, including stuffed arancini, which was delicious.
Read morePros: Wide range of options you can't get anywhere else, Warm and welcoming staff
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byd
Points +20
All you could ask for in a vegan shop - Edit
Offers all kinds of vegan products and also sells delicious traditional italian snacks and sweets! Go there 👍
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TomJackson090
Points +24
Amazing Deli and Great Service - Edit
If you're going to Rome as a vegan cooking at home is a little uninspiring because the local supermarkets aren't really set up for vegans. This place is the antidote. Amazing artisan cheese and meats. My wife says the blue cheese is the best she's ever had and the mushroom gorgonzola was an incredible umami experience. Go early in your trip because you'll want to come back.
Read morePros: Great Vegan Cheese , Great Serivice
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PhilippeH
Points +1046
Small vegan oasis in the middle of the market - Edit
Fully vegan stall in the middle of the Testaccio market chock full of all kinds of vegan products. The small shop is overflowing with food, cooking supplies, care products and pretty much everything you can imagine. They had a small selection of fresh toasts and vegan suppli when we visited. We tasted their mozzarella & tomato toast and it was very tasty. Very friendly staff and definitely worth a visit in an otherwise very “meat heavy” market.
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MaryamMadani
Points +119
True Vegan Mecca - Edit
There is no way to describe how special this place is. Barbara is a beautiful soul who welcomes everyone as if into her own home. You be made to feel like you have returned home! She has created the most beautiful vegan oasis within a market environment where cruelty to animals is celebrated. All vegans will admire how she maintains such effusive passion as an activist and her generous spirit as a human. She has curated a real Aladdin’s cave of treasures-you will want to try them all! I went home fully stocked with all kinds of treats which she selected and recommended including vegan cheeses and meats, and had some of her delicious homemade delicacies in store.
Read moreI also went to iVegan on my last trip to Rome, the prices here are the same or lower with a great selection as well, you can find the same best products that they sell there, plus the added magic Barbara brings.
I knew I would be back to visit this store soon and could not stay away- I am Irish but I’m back to stay in Testaccio and will update the review in a few days!
I second others in saying there is no other vegan establishment in the world that is like this and as you see in my case, you will have to travel back to Rome for it! All vegans must add this to their itinerary (for example you can also visit the Orange Garden, keyhole, Bocca della verità and Pyramid of Caius Cestius in the Testaccio area) and she deserves all the support possible in her angelic work.
Pros: The most wonderful owner you will ever meet , Vast well-selected and/or homemade products, No other place like it in the world
Cons: You will have to come back to Rome for it!
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DEng
Points +804
Super Auswahl 😃 - Edit
Der Marktstand hat eine wunderbare Auswahl an veganen Lebensmitteln, alles was man braucht. Und die Verkäuferin ist super nett!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-12
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Kangarupe
Points +184
Everything you need… - Edit
Lots of great vegan restaurants in Rome but if need some vegan meals or snacks to hold you over, Barbara has you covered! This place has tons of vegan meats and cheeses and ready to eat meals (they even had a big tube of fresh mortadella they sliced with a deli slicer when we were there!!). Absolutely check them out.
Read morePros: Convenience, Barbara speaks excellent English , Everything
Cons: Nothing
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FacileRandagia
Points +132
Oasi etica in un mercato rionale - Edit
Botteghe così sono davvero preziose e in ogni città dovrebbe essercene una; in ogni mercato dovrebbe esserci una Barbara con il suo sorriso contagioso, la parlantina facile e accogliente e tanti prodotti da suggerire e consigliare!
Read moreIl negozio è piccolo ma fornito di tutto, il fresco (dai formaggi a gli affettati, i tofu e i seitan, da gli arrosti già cotti alla pasta ripiena, ai dolcetti), il secco, le conserve, legumi, biscotti, salse, bibite fino ai prodotti per la casa e la persona.
Un gioiello che luccica ed emana amore tra banchi più o meno anonimi o decisamente tristi (come i macellai e i pescivendoli vicini) di un mercato.
Go vegan, evviva Barbara! ❤️
Pros: La titolare che saprà darvi ottimi consigli , Acquistare prodotti senza dover leggere l'etichett
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chatreuse
Points +3072
Wonderland of vegan food! - Edit
We came here on our last day in Rome and I would live to regret not coming sooner. It was the BEST food in Rome.
Read moreWe got the mortadella and cheese on focaccia type bread. It looked very simple, but OMG the mortadella was TASTY, and the bread was soft and fresh.
Barbara the owner is SO lovely, she gave tips on what desserts to get (we got the last tiramisu in stock! she said we were lucky because it's really good, and it was true, it was absolutely DELICIOUS, great thick cream texture, and great coffee flavour. She also recommended the chocolate orange swiss roll, and that was also DELICIOUS, very well balanced sweetness level, and perfectly soft sponge.
Barbara was cutting up some camembert for another customer (sold by weight), and gave me some to try. I wasn't going to at first, as I'm not the biggest cheese lover, but it was SO good and creamy, I bought a piece. I had it later on with some pizza and it elevated it.
I also bought a sea cocktail salad, which was very tasty, and very reminiscent of the seafood cocktail salads I had pre-vegan days.
Barbara has really curated a wonderful array of delicious foods. There is fresh food and lots of grocery items, perfect for taking to picnics or on trains etc.
Barbara is so friendly, she gave us tips on Rome, and is a very interesting person to talk to about life.
This place is worth going back to Rome for.
Pros: Barbara the owner, amazingly delicious tiramisu, orange choc roll, DELISH sandwiches
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craftycrusader
Points +353
Lovely owner - Edit
Great to have so many vegan foods available.
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DougK
Points +883
100% vegan store and snacks! - Edit
Tons of vegan foods, including a wide variety of vegan cheeses. Also has fried vegan mozzarella and fried olives stuffed with seitan, both were yummy. The owner Barbara is super friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: 100% vegan, Great friend vegan cheese snacks, Variety of dry and refrigerated vegan foods
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allegrav
Points +236
All the vegan cheese - Edit
Amazing selection of all things vegan, including tons of vegan cheese!
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MiRaVeg
Points +22
Barbara and her store,unique and the only one in the world - Edit
EVERYBODY STEALS HER IDEAS SHE WAS THE FIRST ONE We need more vegan place with their own ideas not just copying others people work
Read moreJust do New!! Like barbara did with her Vegan store! It's so sad to see that Italians people don't have any imagination or passion for the ANIMALS AND VEGAN MOVEMENT
I've been in other good vegan places in Rome but sadly I've noticed that all the other groceries were just a bad version of the Vegan store and the owners were rude and not even vegan!!!!
No doubts she's doing it FOR THE ANIMALS AND FOR ETHICAL REASONS!
She's first of all an activist and that's why her place IS IN THE MARKET WHERE EVERYBODY DOES FISH AND MEAT with this awful and ignorant people.
She's there fighting everyday for the animals, and she's so welcoming and patient with her small place that's filled with everything you could possibly find and desire, all the brand she sells are vegan and ethical, for the people and the animals
You won't find another place like this in the world!!
You need to support places like this!
If you go in Rome YOU MUST VISIT BARBARA AND HER VEGAN STORE
Pros: First and only vegan grocery like this in the worl, Barbara,an activist, vegan FOR THE ANIMALS , Unique and mesmerising products
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YuriCarvalho
Points +273
Excelent choice to eat there - Edit
Very good place to buy vegan food.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
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theNumberOfTheBeast
Points +4929
Ciao Mio Tesoro! ❤️😍❤️😍 - Edit
Best Vegan. Best Vegan Shop. Best Vegan Deli. Find the most terrific and exquisite foods and people in all of Europe, and the world here, just beyond the pyramid of Rome. The angel Barbara the proprietor, is a blessing to humanity, and a real fighter for animals.
Read moreNavigate your way to the green sign with the adorable living baby piglet inside this large market and don't forget to smile at the bloody butchers who watch enviously while all the happy smiling people go to The Vegan Store with love and happiness.
This shop will win your heart; and make you a sandwich! Mi amore is a superstar amongst a constellation of amazing vegans giving this world an active nexus for the living, filled with joyful people and beautiful spirits.
Stock up on delicacies, staples, sundries and souvenirs for your onward travel because you will never find its equal anywhere in the world.
I was heading to Malta when I stopped in here on my way out of Rome and she literally saved my life being able to take her food with me. A year later on my way to the Philippines the same! Amazing talent for food and a fantastic friend to all animals and vegans.
Amore mio, non puoi immaginare quanto mi sei mancato! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-01
Pros: vegan owned and operated, gorgeous and generous spirit, incredible food and amazing vibes
Cons: every store with vegan in the name, should be , like this one!
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Cascadian
Points +240
My personal favorite Vegan Store! - Edit
Having visited Vegan shops in several countries, this is the one I find the most appealing overall.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-10-25
Pros: Fully Vegan!, Barbara is wonderful!, In a neat part of Roma.
Cons: Who knows if I will ever visit again?, Wait - I didn't add a review already? , How are there not many more ratings?!
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Degu
Points +680
Good vibes live here. - Edit
I have been travelling around Italy for a month so far, this is the best place i have encountered yet. Tiny little cube of a shop stuffed to the brim (and spilling out!) with all sorts of vegan goods made in Italy, Europe, and elsewhere around the world. The owner, though I interacted with her for barely any time at all, has a very welcoming and warm personality, it was as though i knew her forever. That alone has me wanting to return.
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veglisso
Points +30
Vegan Stall - Edit
TOP, vado in questo posto con frequenza
Read morePros: Si trova TUTTO, Gestito con PASSIONE
Cons: Dovrebbe preparare panini al momento
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ThomasMcE
Points +13
Wonderful Little Corner of an Otherwise Mediocre Market, With an Exceptional Owner - Edit
Stall 83 was absolutely packed with everything a vegan could want, from takeout desserts(I would recommend the little pot of tiramisu) and mixed croissants, to fresh salami, Gorgonzola and ham substitutes but the most appealing part was the owner. I didn't catch her name but I've never met someone who was so enthusiastic and engaging about her passion, she clearly loves what she does and wants to support other vegans too!
Read moreThe stall itself is instantly recognisable compared to the other shops in the market and you'll be sure to walk away happy, no matter how much you spend!
Pros: Wide variety of supplies, snacks and ingredients , Knowledgeable, welcoming owner who spoke English, Very cheap for vegan food
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N_i_na
Points +441
Breakfast savory and sweet - Edit
We had vegan sandwiches and cheesecake. Very nice owner. Food was good.
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MarniCrisci
Points +38
THEY ARE NOT CLOSED! - Edit
Fantastic handmade and artisan cheeses, vegan sushi and hard to find vegan products and a wonderful owner!!! #Veganuary
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MauroCampalto
Points +49
Si trova tutto quello che si vorrebbe in un negozio vegano. - Edit
Incredibili varietà di prodotti, possibilità di avere salumi e formaggi sfusi sempre nella massima cordialità e disponibilità del personale
Read morePros: “Salumi” e “formaggi” da comprare sfusi a peso, Completo, Buona scelta di detersivi
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Sara44
Points +221
Great place, friendly - Edit
A little shop in Rome where you can find a lot of choice, they don't make food anymore but with the guide of the owner, I bought some vegan meat and cheeses, all so good! I even bought some amazing chocolate cookies. I recommend this place and I will definitely come back if I'll visit Rome again!
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mummaLou
Points +133
Complete Bliss! - Edit
Amazing selection of vegan cheeses and "salami" - the proprietor gave us so many generous samples of the most exquisite craft foods! Wish I'd asked her name. Bought "gorgonzola" style cheese which we used in a recipe she suggested of raddichio and walnuts, it was fabulous. Really worth making the journey out to Testaccio, though juxtapositioning of the enormous abandoned abattoire rather sobering. . .
Read morePros: Just plain wonderful, little treasure trove.
Cons: Erm, none.
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