Vegan-friendly
Indian
International
Raw
Western
Juice bar
Take-out
Fusion
Seasonal opening October to April months only. Vegetarian restaurant offering some raw food and vegan dishes, including salads, fusion bowls, and a vegan thali plate. Serves juices, smoothies, ice cream, and raw cakes. Note that map marker is a rough approximate. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-10:00pm. Closed May to September.
25 Reviews
First Review by KristaO
Gemkvegan
Points +1891
Nice seating, ok food - Edit
Nice ambiance and seating. Food was Ok - pizza with nut cheese was tasty but could have been more generous with the cheese, especially given you pay more for it. Base was quite flat for the pizza. The poke bowl was disappointing though. All the ingredients was mixed together, the amount of edamame beans in it was a laughable, with instead way too many large raw chunks of carrot that aren’t very edible. Wouldn’t recommend the poke bowl.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-11-18
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ultraviolet.gomez
Points +5404
Absolutely wonderful - Edit
We ate at their branch in Palolem (that is now sadly closed) every meal of the day for 3 days. So fresh and full of flavour. Cosy atmosphere and great friendly staff! Cannot recommend enough!
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Nandini
Points +177
Raw vegan delights - Edit
I loved the raw vegan choices available. Love the ambience with all the plants. They were very helpful to customise whatever we wanted. #Veganuary
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-01-20
Pros: Plenty of choices , Green ambience , Helpful staff
Cons: Red ants were a bit of a bother , A little high on salt
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vandermost
Points +1236
Favourite place in Agonda besides the beach - Edit
I absolutely love this place🧡
Read moreThe interior is bright, the seating comfortable, the music on point, the menu extensive, the portions big, the food and drinks delicious and there is lots of greenery with the odd dog and cow. Great vibes allround.
Also, the service is impeccable; the guys working here are so incredibly kind and attentive!!
My favourite thing of their menu is the thali, it tastes super fresh and flavourful. Can be slightly on the salty side, maybe because I requested it spicy. It’s a big portion so do order when hungry
Other recommendations of mine are:
Mexican bowl (big portion)
Spring rolls
Raw lasagne (light dish, not so filling)
Quesadilla
Big brunch
Pink smoothie bowl
Smoothies
Juices
Kombucha’s (go with homemade not the bottles ones)
Golden latte
Snickers raw cheesecake
I’ve also tried and liked these (but didn’t love them as much as the dishes above)
Vegan grilled veg pizza
Jackfruit kathi roll (much of the same)
Mushroom toast (prefer the big brunch)
Breakfast burrito
Porridge (nice but nothing special)
Butterfly pea latte (have had nicer ones)
Only thing I would not order again was the raw pad thai, it didn’t have too much flavour so I’d prefer the raw lasagne.
I would definitely return to Agonda and Zest when back in Goa!
Updated from previous review on 2023-12-20
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Adventurechica
Points +1296
Smoothie bowl - Edit
Smoothie bowl was out of this world. And they had oat milk first good coffee I had in awhile
Read moreCame back after a day on the beach for dinner the burrito I had was amazing. Nachos a friend had were also good
Recommend 😊
Updated from previous review on 2023-12-10
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nikrobinson
Points +236
Delicious food - Edit
Chilled, relaxing vive. Some excellent vegan options.
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FurryFury
Points +450
After REALLY good western-style vegan food?! - Edit
If you're craving some western-style vegan food, this is the place. It's not the cheapest, but great value for money when it comes to portion size and most of all, quality. You will not be disappointed. Even if you're just after an oat mylk latte (because soy milk is the work of the devil after all...!), you'll find a perfect one here.
Read moreWe rode scooters for an hour to get here and I'd do it all again, this place is a much-needed gem.
Staff are great, the surroundings and the toilet too.
Do yourself a flavour favour...
EDIT: We've just returned for a second visit here, and it's been even better than the first! So we've booked to stay at a little place within two minutes walk (Joy Boutique Guest House, the Galaxy Room and it's really nice too so I'd recommend staying there!) for at least a month.
Had the vegan thali this time and it was fantastic. There's lots of it, so value for money is right up there. Do it! 🤘
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-25
Pros: Proper quality western style vegan food, Huge menu with pretty much everything you crave!, Great value for money
Cons: Honestly, not one thing I didn't really enjoy.
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shananigans
Points +285
Delicious and loads of options - Edit
Amazing food and drinks options all delicious
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VegosaurusVagabond
Points +3056
vibey and cozy - Edit
great food, good service, and a comfy atmosphere to sit and work in or linger with friends. accepts card too which is lovely✨
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foodling
Points +20
♥ - Edit
Love it all.. Amazing food, great vibe and good prices for the quality! 😍
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jasnosici
Points +44
Najprzyjemniejsze miejsce w mieście - Edit
Super miejscowka żeby odpocząć i schronić sie przed sloncem. Dobre dania w dobrej cenie.
Read morePros: Bardzo dobre jedzenie, Mily klimat , Przyjazny personel
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maraczi
Points +514
Yummy breakfast - Edit
Had the vegan lunch which was really nice, especially the mushrooms!! It was quite busy when we were there so it took a while for our food to come and it’s a little expensive but nice
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Sassyvegan
Points +1625
Calming place and good food - Edit
Good food; nice bread as well. The tofu scramble was amazing - with lots of spices. It even came with some vegan butter.
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orcade64
Points +68
Awesome - Edit
I stayed in Patnem beach and discovered the Zest Café more inland, I had few delivery in my room on the beach, the food was sooo.. creativ yummy and the staff lovely… don’t forget to go there you won’t forget the experience
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Sebästjn
Points +633
Fantastic YUMMY Wow 🤩 - Edit
Ein wundervolles Fleckchen Erde im Paradies!
Read moreSo gut, so lecker, so frisch einfach nur WOW!
Very Nice💯
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Pazzodaprile
Points +117
Amazing! - Edit
Best restaurant in town. The food is absolutely amazing, delicious and beautiful and the staff is extremely friendly and patient.
Read moreI must visit if you're in Agonda.
Pros: All
Cons: Nothing
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Valyne
Points +58
Vegan oasis in Agonda - Edit
My favorite place in Agonda with a very diversed menu and lots of vegan dishes and options. A bit pricey for India but this is explained by the quality of food and the great service. The place in itself is cozy with a lot of plants that hide it from the road. A must-go in Agonda!
Read morePros: Excellent vegan food, Friendly staff, Big portions
Cons: A bit pricey
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livingeco
Points +89
best restaurant in town - Edit
I love zest cafe, it was my second home while doing a 1 month yoga teacher training in the area. Good place to study, great food and drinks
Read morePros: many vegan options
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Dickychrissy
Points +17
Best vegetarian and vegan food - Edit
This is by far the best vegan and vegetarian restaurant in the area. Everything is really fresh and tasty. Really lovely staff and clean surroundings. Our absolute favourite!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Clean, Lovely staff
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caaroleiin
Points +99
Cozy atmosphere average food bad service - Edit
Have been here twice two days in a row. First time for dinner- we wanted salad with lots of greens. They were out of avocado and gave us the option to choose any substitute we like (tofu, beans, mushrooms). Then the salad came and apparently they were also out of green leafs since we both only had 4 (!) leafs of green, rest were different raw veggies, which don’t get me wrong it’s nice, but from a salad you expect more than 4 green leafs. Second time we came for breakfast. One of us took the vegan breakfast and asked if now they had avocado, the server said yes now they have it again. It turned out they didn’t - they just brought the plate with humus instead, when we told them they didn’t seem happy to change anything although we told them we specifically asked about the avo and would have chosen sth else instead. The Bircher muesli I had was good but didn’t come with the mentioned almond butter on top - we found out later that they didn’t have it anymore as we ordered banana ice cream which was supposed to come with peanut and almond butter. I had asked to please replace the peanuts with almonds and the server said that’s okay. Nevertheless We got the icecream with peanuts! Luckily we are not allergic but it’s just not cool that they don’t seem to really listen to the guests. One of the peanuts also seemed moldy (that’s not their fault but they could check while decorating the dessert).
Read moreThe good thing about this place is that it’s a nice place to chill, they have many options for vegans to choose from (including vegan pizza) and you can refill your water bottles for free so at least you save plastic, however I wouldn’t go here again after those two experiences. I prefer mandala cafe instead.
Pros: Water bottle refill, Many vegan options
Cons: Server don’t listen to what guest wants , Seem to be out of key ingredients a lot
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loveslugs
Points +76
not worth the money - Edit
the restaurant is beautiful but the food was not good. ordered the thai bowl and it was a watery thai curry with no flavour whatsoever, very dissapointed. the raw mango cheesecake was nice but arrived frozen and it was impossible to stick a fork into it. had to wait about 20mins before it was possible to eat it. overall very dissapointed and not worth the prices. try avocado garden further along the road, by far best vegan food in agonda.
Read morePros: nice decorated relaxing place to sit
Cons: food not so good, very expensive
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teaindreamland
Points +233
Just amazing - Edit
The food and setting is perfect. Try the chocolate cake
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julia_m_st
Points +146
Amazing food in a relaxing place - Edit
As good as expected. Beautiful decorated restaurant. Fast and nice staff. Food was excellent. Prices are little bit expensive, but I think it's worth.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-12-20
Pros: very tasty food, Fast service, beautiful place
Cons: Nothing
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enisha.eshwar
Points +21
Amazing food and ambience - Edit
This place looks welcoming and lovely. The previous day we had been to Zest at Palolem and loved the food. This place has better ambience and great food too. Try the quesidillas and the chocolate cake.
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KristaO
Points +28
Zest - Edit
Fabulous vegan food, menu clearly identifies vegan dishes and there is a wide variety of choice. Reasonably priced, the staff are friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: Situated on the main road, easy to find. Nice, rel
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