Vegan
Organic
Raw
Salad bar
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
European
Gluten-free
Slovenian

Vibrant flavored plant-based cuisine with a modern Slovenian twist. Offers a diverse menu crafted from seasonal and organic ingredients when possible. Choose from hearty stews to decadent desserts, the menu aims to cater to all tastes and preferences, with a focus on healthy, nourishing options for lunch and more adventurous dishes in the evening. Ideal for solo dining or gatherings with friends. Prioritizes sustainability and wellness through eco-friendly practices and mindful dining. Follow on social media for the latest updates and specials. Morning bites from 10-11.30am lunch from 12-4pm and dinner from 6pm. Reported fully vegan May 2023. Open Mon-Wed 11:30-17:00, Thu-Fri 11:30-16:00. Kitchen closed 4-6pm.


91 Reviews

First Review by Cani

MiRa_Lux

Points +105

Vegan
16 Jun 2024

Exquisite vegan restaurant

A fancy vegan restaurant with a exquisite menu. They translate classic and traditional meals into a vegan alternatives that taste delicious and look stunning.

The staff is very friendly, everything is fresh, but that also means they can run out of some menu options by the end of the day or week.

If you want a vegan experience that is definitely a place to check out. If you tight on money there are other options in the city, since the plates are rather small and expensive.

Pros: Exquisite menu, Nice Ambiente , Friendly stuff

Cons: Rather small and expensive plates

ErikBoz

17 Jun 2024

Thank you very much for your kind words.

Jalmiller

Points +61

Vegetarian
16 Jun 2024

Good location

Central location near old town. Friendly staff. Vegan take on Slovenian dishes. Beautifully presented but the dishes we had were average for flavours (gnocchi and dumplings).

Pros: Location , Staff

ErikBoz

17 Jun 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write the review. Always thankful.

MarskuPalmroos

Points +35

Vegetarian
11 Jun 2024

Lovely place in the heart of Ljubljana

The food is amazing and the staff is so friendly and nice. We had a lovely visit and the dishes are really big too!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-11

ErikBoz

12 Jun 2024

Debra18

Points +20

Vegan
08 Jun 2024

Original and Amazing!

The food here is astonishing! I have chosen to eat vegan food for a while now but my husband is a carnivore and even he was extremely impressed. The dishes here are invented and cooked by a team of chefs including Edi who was delightful. They push the boundaries with respect to originality, taste and presentation. What I had, for me, matched up to food that some of the best chefs have presented on Masterchef and what I have eaten at Michelin star restaurants on the rare but memorable occasions that I have been. The cost is appreciably less though and their lunch deal is amazing. There is another vegan restaurant in Ljubljana that we also tried - Gujžina - which falls a long way short of this place - dreadful service, dry food and more expensive!
Bistro Maha is in a small shopping street, a short walk away from the Three Bridges and you have to seek it out. Whilst the location is not as pretty as some, in my opinion, there isn’t a better place to experience both affordable and exceptional cuisine from friendly, dedicated and
ground breaking staff.

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-08

Pros: The originality of the dishes, The diverse tastes and exceptional cuisine , The friendly and dedicated team

ErikBoz

11 Jun 2024

Thank you for your kind words. All the best

CLRtraveller

Points +10891

Vegan
07 Jun 2024

Maybe other menu items are better

I'm sorry I have time to go only once to eat at Maha, because no doubt other things are better than what I chose. I was underwhelmed.
The ginger cocktail was nice. I ordered the lunch combination of main meal plus minestrone. The soup was unlike any minestrone I’ve seen; I would describe it as a chickpea stew - no pasta in it, not tomatoey, just chickpeas, zucchini and creamy sauce. Nice taste, but a full-sized bowl is too filling as a prelude to a meal. The “BBQ ribs (made out of corn)” were strips of corn-on-the–cob spread with barbecue sauce. Unfortunately, the corn was tough (too long a cooking time?). The potato wedges and green peas were dry and unseasoned.
I'm usually very complimentary about all-vegan restaurants, but I can't be this time.

ErikBoz

11 Jun 2024

Hey. Never be over complimentary, thank you for your honest feedback, I will discuss it with the kitchen staff. All the best

jstsmblaz

Points +306

Vegan
23 May 2024

Is this the best vegan restaurant in town?

This could be easy the best vegan restaurant in town. A good share of vegan plates, looking nice and very tasty. Definitely recommended!

Pros: Helpful and nice staff , Excellent food quality , Nice location

ErikBoz

30 May 2024

Minathan

Points +23

Vegetarian
09 May 2024

Great service, delicious food and original meals.

We were very happy to be able to try local dishes in a vegetarian version. The menu isn’t very long but dumplings were great and the chef recommended a dish that wasn’t on the menu. We also tried it and it was incredible. The best fake-filet mignon I had ever tried. We will come back next time we come to Slovenia!

ErikBoz

10 May 2024

Hi there. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave your feedback! We do appreciate it very much. Enjoy your stay in Ljubljana.

LizardV

Points +204

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

Tasty food and friendly staff!

Ate here with my husband and had a great time! Particularly loved the starters and desserts, but everything was good, including the drinks and the friendly service!

Pros: Delicious food, Good menu , Friendly staff

Cons: Main course portion sizes a bit small

ErikBoz

04 Apr 2024

Thanks for taking the time to leave a feedback. Have a pleasant stay.

gallie

Points +21

Vegan
08 Nov 2023

More than perfect

I've never eat better in my life. Really special and not expensive!

ErikBoz

02 Mar 2024

EmmyVD

Points +5882

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

Amazing lunch deal

We had a great lunch here. The offer is a lunch dish and soup/salad/dessert for only 13 or 14€. With large portion and delicious food this is a great deal. Regardless we would want to come back for dinner as there were more and interesting options on that menu.

The seasonal grape juice and Maha kombucha were very nice.
We shared a cream soup with mushrooms and had a main dish each, a lasagna and salad. As a dessert we shared the caramelised figs with cream. Everything was very tasty and beautifully presented.
Staff was very welcoming and friendly. Great experience.

ErikBoz

02 Mar 2024

Mrs.Kamelin

Points +2346

Vegan
22 Sep 2023

Perfect!

The food was AMAZING, flavoursome and beautiful af. It kinda rocked me off my feet.
Highlly recommended.

Pros: Everything, Kind staff

ErikBoz

02 Mar 2024

Thanks for taking the time to post your review. Much appreciated.

rachrobinson

Points +541

Vegan
14 Sep 2023

AMAZING vegan steak!

Only reason it’s not 5 stars is we wanted a little more food for our money, well worth a visit though the steak was divine 😍😍😍

ErikBoz

02 Mar 2024

Thanks for taking the time to post your review. Much appreciated.

YishayBaras

Points +20

Vegan
08 Sep 2023

Yishay Baras

The food was cold.
Service was very bad.
We decided finally not to eat the food and pay for nothing.

Sorry but this was true this time while my visit.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-08

Pros: Nothing

Cons: It mention above.

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

Dear Mr Baras. We are sorry you had a negative experience. After investigating what exactly happened that evening, we do apologies for what you understood as sub-par service. If you are still in town, please do contact Erik via any social media page of ours and we will offer you a free meal(as you have actually payed and ignored our waiter who tried to manage the situation). Regards

SlovenianVeganFinds

Points +689

Vegan
25 Aug 2023

Creative and healthy

(Original review is from 2021, the place has been renamed and changed the menu since then) They usually have three to four dishes available, mostly bowls and salads, although it seems they have added soups and a dessert now (October 2021). The price for bowls is around 9-9.50€.
They post the daily menu on their instagram and the dishes all look amazing in person as well.
They use interesting ingredients, the portions are generous and they seem very heathy.

I did notice that some dishes and especially some ingredients (like the soy meat or the Amaze meat patty) are often too heavily salted (but not too spicy) and I always find myself craving water right after eating.

The indoor space is medium sized, very clean and cozy. There is only one table outside at the moment and not sure if it’s possible to sit there.
Eco packaging but the lid is plastic.

Updated from previous review on 2021-11-15

Pros: Great food, All vegan, Nice ambient

Cons: No outdoor seating

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

Thank you again. We do appreciate your time to write down the review

Icthyo

Points +2679

Vegan
19 Aug 2023

Very good and inventive cooking

We had to try the Juicy Marbles because we've never seen it on the menu anywhere. But the real gems are elsewhere on the menu. The starters are particularly amazing, as was the cauliflower dish and the dessert. We'd love to return and try more

And so we did return and we did try more, and it was all delicious. I can recommend going for an earlier time slot in the evening since it's less busy then

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-09

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

Urška

Points +298

Vegan
18 Aug 2023

Bistro Maha

Trenutno najljubša restavracija v Ljubljani.

Pros: Izvrstna hrana, Super ponudba

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

AlyHouston

Points +38

Vegan
18 Aug 2023

Amazing spot

The food as well as the cocktails were top tier and the service was brilliant. Wish all vegan restaurants were like this.

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

brinaj

Points +716

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

Just okay

The mushroom burger was wonderful, the potatoes were dry, not baked enough and not salty enough, while juicy marbles dish was also a bit flavorless, especially the sauce, though the pastry thing with tofu was really nice.
Overall it’s a nice place with an interesting, uncoventional but quite a pricey offer.

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

Hi, thank you for taking the time to write the review. If you decide to give us another try, please do reach out to Erik via Instagram or Facebook and we will try to accomodate your wishes again. Unfortunatelly, price-wise, we are in line with competition. Also, we would like to mention that we use a lot of organic and high quality ingredients where we definetly are better than the same competition mentioned above, and as a business, we do have really small margins and operate with no profit whatsoever.

Tavcitattoo

Points +32

Vegan
14 Jul 2023

Loved it

It is my fav vegan restaurant in Ljubljana. The food is on another level and the waitors are super kind and are glad to help you with anything. They take their time for you and suggest what to choose from their menu. Will definitely return asap.

Pros: Outstanding vegan food, Kind and helpful waitors, Lovely atmosphere

Cons: No dislikes whatsoever

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

mcld

Points +1435

Vegetarian
27 Jun 2023

Delightful 3-course vegan bistro menu

Delightful all-vegan bistro - the tastiest and most interesting food of our trip! They have a lunch menu (burgers etc) and a more refined evening menu. The portions were generous, and all 3 of our courses were tasty and intriguing.

YoleinBaaten

Points +83

Vegetarian
13 Jun 2023

Good vegan food

I like the vibe of this bistro. Also very good vegan food and good central location. Nice staff.

Ascoles

Points +444

Vegan
12 Jun 2023

Wizardry

A menu filled with interesting flavour combinations. Two high end starters, a palette cleanser between courses and a main at a great price. Would have liked a bit more depth to the fruity red wine sauce, more succulent dauphinois and possibly the mushroom salted before cooking. Worth the visit!

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-12

Pros: Fruity, Freindly, Fascinating

ErikBoz

11 Sep 2023

Bärbel

Points +1162

Vegan
08 Jun 2023

Good food 😊

We went there for breakfast and it was good. The food was delicious but nothing special. It was a little bit unorganized.
The opening hours have changed. It opens at 10 o‘clock.
Good for a quick lunch.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-06

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Unorganized

Veganisright

Points +328

Vegan
30 May 2023

Delicious healthy food

The lunch menu was an awesome deal. The food tasted amazing e portions were big. Lots of healthy ingredients and great fresh pressed juices.

JagodaKoroševičKoser

Points +601

Vegan
02 May 2023

Fina hrana

Odlično uravnoteženi okusi in strukture. Lokal ponuja izkušnjo veganske večerje na nivoju. Priporočam vsakemu veganskemu oboževalcu hrane, pa tudi kakemu neveganu, ker je res okusno. Prav nobena jed na meniju me še ni razočarala in komaj čakam, da se spet vrnem.

ErikBoz

08 May 2023

Joj, zelo hvala za vzpodbudne besede. Res, cenimo!

TamaraVidmar

Points +207

Vegan
27 Feb 2023

The best fine dining experience!

Best vegan fine dining experience in Ljubljana! The staff are very kind and they really want to make a great experience for you, the menu and food was beyond our expectation. I cannot describe how much I recommend you visiting Maha. I also love their lunch options and soups! I

Updated from previous review on 2023-02-27

Pros: Vegan fine dining, Very tasty and creative food, Kind staff

Cons: No parking

ErikBoz

17 Apr 2023

LucyM1990

Points +132

Vegan
30 Dec 2022

Divine plant based dining

Unbelievable Fillet Mignon, in fact all the food was delicious. Comfortable seating, friendly staff, understated atmosphere.

ErikBoz

17 Apr 2023



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