Vegan
Chinese
Japanese
Asian
Fusion
Vietnamese

Fully vegan Asian restaurant. Offers a share menu, sushi, drinks and more. Open Mon-Fri 11:30-22:30, Sat 12:00-22:30.


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67 Reviews

First Review by G_v

mehrad-rafigh

Points +519

Vegan
02 Jan 2024

It’s good

Nothing special but good overall

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-02

Pros: Prices are ok, Friendly staff, Lemonade is tasty

Cons: Cash only

MissTrinchen

Points +128

Vegan
21 Dec 2023

Gutes asiatisches Essen

Gute Auswahl, leckere Limonaden

PrincesaPetaZetas

Points +87

Vegan
08 Dec 2023

Cena sabrosa

Los platos son muy completos, sabrosos, está bien ubicado y la atención fue agradable.

Pros: Platos muy sabrosos, Contundente , Y la buena atención del personal

Cons: Solo aceptan pagos en efectivo

larserl

Points +63

Vegan
06 Dec 2023

Great food

Amazing asian food, had several starters and enjoyed each bite

10/10

Martini89

Points +210

Vegan
15 Nov 2023

Amazing vegan asian food

Great vegan Asian food! Served within minutes, really delicious food. Highly recommended is the #12 Loving Tofu, we loved this one. The staff is super friendly. Also the drinks are delicious and the decor looks very nice. Highly recommended!!!

irgendwie

Points +711

Vegan
12 Nov 2023

Super leckeres Essen

Vor der Heimreise am 11.11 noch schnell was zu Essen gesucht, nachdem andere Lokalitäten zu hatten waren wir super glücklich hier gelandet zu sein.
Essen wirklich lecker, 3 Vorspeisen für 2 Personen haben uns satt gemacht und überrascht.
Dennoch sind die Getränke relativ teuer Saft war neben Wasser das günstigste (klein 3,5€)

Pros: Große Auswahl , Frisch , Freundliches Personal

Cons: Getränke teuer

Olaf_Cgn

Points +44

Vegan
04 Nov 2023

Sehr guterein vegane asiatische Küche, top

Tolle Auswahl an Fingerfood/Starters, Bowl, Hauptspeisen und Dessert …. 5 Sterne

Zerozero

Points +57

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

No-brainer

Absolutely tasty food, rich of choices and flavours. Portions not small. Nice atmosphere also!

Pros: Quality, Quantity, Style

Sarah.trid

Points +968

Vegan
02 Oct 2023

Gutes Essen und sehr zentral

Es war schon sehr lecker gewesen und der Service war auch toll. Das Restaurant liegt zentral am Neumarkt. Ich finde es gibt bessere vegane food spots in Köln, aber kann es trotzdem empfehlen, denn meine Begleitung war sehr begeistert.

charlotelli

Points +865

Vegan
25 Sep 2023

Kann man machen

Preis-Leistung okay, insgesamt aber gutes Essen

LoveAnimalLoveNature

Points +1521

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Lovely authentic Asian restaurant

We enjoyed dinner here. We've had some special lemonades, 3 appetizers (baobao, dumplings and papaya salad) and the #25 buddha bowl and #23 udon noodle bowl. The portions were large and the prices were really ok. The food was very fresh and had many herbs in it. The taste of the herbs reminded us of our trip to Vietnam, the flavors were so authentic. We loved it here and we were so full afterwards. Unfortunately we couldn't try the dessert, but we had the vietnamese coffee. They were so tasty! It was great here and so delicious

chentel

Points +878

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Awsome Vietnamese food

We had about 13 of the 20 items to share on the menu and they all were amazingly good! The flavor, plating, portion sizes and the service was more than great!! I really recommend going there.
Prices are also more than reasonable! Each Asian ‘tapas’ was 5,50€ and the size of it was plenty.
Can’t complain at all🥰

Pros: Food was so good, Great price , Super nice staff

Cons: None!

Selina_nsw

Points +3669

Vegan
11 Sep 2023

Cental location

First of all going there is pretty convenient because it's so close to Neumarkt. It has outside seating which lets you enjoy your food while being in fresh air. We came during lunch time so we could get something from the lunch menu which has some selected dishes for a cheaper price. After we ordered the food came pretty quickly. I don't think it took longer than 10 minutes. I had a dish with vegan shrimps. The shrimps were crispy and had a light fishy taste which wasn't to strong but still reminded me of real shrimps. The food comes with a bunch of veggies in a huge bowl. Neither my mom and I could finish it because it was so much and so filling. That almost never happens with me.

julelikesfood

Points +491

Vegetarian
05 Sep 2023

Really nice food

They have a good lunch deal for about 10€. My drink was good too. I had the peanut curry with fake shrimp and the shrimp were also pretty good.

fooodie30000000

Points +83

Mostly Veg
05 Sep 2023

Nice food

The food was tasty and the price was alright. I would have wished the Ramen noodle was freshly made and not the packaged noodles.

Pros: Tonkatsu Ramen soup

Cons: Industry made noodles

HelgaDavinia

Points +1094

Vegan
28 Aug 2023

Nice fresh vegan food

We had the Buddha bowl, one with rice noodles and one with udon noodles. The dish was tasty, full of fresh vegetables and with tofu and soy chunks. We loved our bowl!

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-28

Pros: Really fresh , Nice setting , Fast and friendly service

Alina_14

Points +62

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

Leckeres Essen und sehr zentral

Das Essen im Zen Chay und auch die Limonaden waren sehr lecker! Die Preise waren für die Portionsgröße angemessen. Kann ich nur empfehlen.

Pros: Ausgefallenes Essen, Frisch & Lecker, Angemessene Preise

Jen27ny

Points +1081

Vegan
19 Aug 2023

Nice food

The food is quite delicious and the portions are big. Would definitely go again

PetraDo

Points +322

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

Delicious

Go for the starters - really tasty. Can highly recommend it. Also the homemade lemonade.
Cash only

JanisO

Points +146

Vegan
03 Aug 2023

Recommendation

Have been there twice in a rather short period of time, probably because I was phantasizing a lot about the Tofu in a crispy rice flakes coating with raspberry sauce.
The Drinks are really good, maybe the best I tasted in comparable restaurants in cologne. The food in general is yummy, but my new personal favourite has to be #9 'green leaves' (?). This is grilled Tofu, king oyster mushroom and soy patty in a betel leaf. It's oily and nearly incomparable in its Miami taste. My company wasn't the biggest fan of it as it reminded her too much of her stinky tofu experiences.

Prices are okay, maybe a bit pricy as the portions are not the biggest. But we only had the plates to share. When you have a bowl of something the prices seemed completely normal.

We only sat on the terrace so far, therefore I don't have a clue of how it looks inside. The service is quick and polite.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-04

Stephanie96

Points +16

Vegan
31 Jul 2023

Super

Gutes Essen, schnelle Bedienung und gemütliche Atmosphäre

Pros: Gute Auswahl, Exzellentes Essen, Gemütlich

MissCarrots1803

Points +78

Vegan
14 Jul 2023

Great food

Super delicious food and very nice staff.

ASV

Points +592

Vegan
29 Jun 2023

Asian "tapas" of varying quality (taste)

This place is fairly central, but with little traffic and a nice outdoor area. The menu has mainly Asian "tapas", i.e. various smaller dishes that need to be combined if one wants to get a full meal; this can make it a bit more costly. Some of the dishes were good and interesting, others less so. Your pick. They only accept cash, which is a minus.

Pros: Central location, Nice outdoor seating, Choice of different dishes

Cons: Only accept cash , Mixed quality of the dishes

freckia

Points +917

Vegan
08 Jun 2023

Good option close to the shopping area

This restaurant is very conveniently located right at the heart of the shopping district in Cologne, so it is a good option for a lunch stop. I ordered the stuffed betel leaves and a bowl with rice noodles, salad and veggies. The food tasted very good, except for the peanuts which tasted a tiny bit old (but still edible, nothing extreme). I have had even better Vietnamese food in Germany (for example at Chum Chay, which is incredibly awesome), but this one is still a solid option.

itzi

Points +4215

Vegan
31 May 2023

Asian Tapas in nice area

We ordered 6 Asian tapas. They have really fancy ones. Half of it were really great, the other half not. I will give them another try with the main course, but I in the moment I cannot understand the outrageous reviews. The staff was a bit stressed.

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-31

Pros: All vegan, Fair prices, Nice outdoor space

Steph_de_Bxl

Points +279

Vegan
20 May 2023

Très bon rapport qualité-prix

Très bon accueil et très bonne qualité des plats. Menu identique à celui du Bodhi.

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-20

Pros: Produits frais , Accueil

wasens

Points +701

Vegan
18 May 2023

Sehr leckeres Essen

Das essen hat sehr lecker geschmeckt und war liebevoll angerichtet.

Pros: Freundlicher, aufmerksamer Service , Angenehmes Ambiente

Cons: Nur Barzahlung, Keine freie Platzwahl obwohl nicht viel los war.




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