Vegan
Italian
Western
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Spanish

Small vegan restaurant inside Fañabe Plaza shopping centre since 2015. Traditional Italian dishes made vegan. Booking needed because the place is small with few tables. Under new management April 2024. Open Mon-Sun 13:00-15:30, 19:00-21:00. Closed Mon-Tue.


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275 Reviews

First Review by Salight

whatsforyourfavebean

Points +36

Vegan
14 Jun 2025

Amazing desserts

Great food, we had the lasagna and the paella and both were delicious. Desserts were definitely the best part, we had the cheesecake and tiramisu and both absolutely top draw. A touch pricey for the portions but still great food and a must for any vegan visiting Costa adeje (in my opinion).

Updated from previous review on 2025-06-14

Pros: Great desserts

franziska88cap

Points +30

Vegan
30 May 2025

Ristorante super

Ragazzi giovani e molto simpatici e cortesi, menù total vegan, ci sono stata con una mia amica onnivora e abbiamo spazzolato tutto, hummus con carote viola caramellate squisite, polpette della nonna e salame di cioccolato… tutto fantastico e prezzo super

crisis

Points +24

Vegan
07 May 2025

Wow!

If more vegan restaurants were like this one, we (vegans) would make up 100% of the population.
We had mushroom ceviche, beetroot carpaccio, and an amazing caprese with homemade mozzarella. We ended the dinner with a cheesecake and a delicious tiramisù. Everything was special, with great attention to detail and flavor combinations.
The staff are passionate, knowledgeable, and incredibly friendly.
Highly recommended — thank you!

ladygooner

Points +109

Vegan
29 Mar 2025

It's nice.

Smallish portions for the price. Was advised to book, but not needed as there plenty of tables free when we ate.
Food was nice but not outstanding. Could do with a better selection of pasta dishes on the menu

Pros: Flavours were good, Service was great, Nice to not worry about crossing contamination

Cons: Price, Poor selection of Italian food on the menu , Overrated

Jberkery

Points +458

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Home made Italian

Beautiful homemade Italian food, top marks for Lasagna.
Location in shopping plaza, lots of tables, no need to pre book. Ambiance a little lacking.
Overall a bit pricy.

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-08

Pros: Lasagna, 100% Vegan

Cons: Ambience

Simbo

Points +90

Vegan
14 Feb 2025

Gourmet food

A delightful experience! The food was exceptional and the staff very attentive.

heyme

Points +35

Mostly Veg
13 Feb 2025

Just fabulous

Probably best vegan paella I ever had. Including the non-vegan ones I had in my darker past. Their menu is small, but very delicious. Cheeseboard, paella and cheesecake were our choices. Made with love, served by very nice guys. Absolutely recommended.

Pros: Food was excellent, Really happy cheerful waiters

Cons: No dislike, bit difficult to find in shopping mal

JazzyHonk

Points +42

Vegan
12 Feb 2025

Fantastic food and service

I ordered heura paella and tiramisu for dessert. Both were great and full of taste. I recommend this for everybody.

Pros: Service, Food

Cons: Location is not pretty

LouisDenyer

Points +135

Vegan
11 Feb 2025

Exceptional food

The food was really good. Delicious and well presented. Staff were very friendly and helpful. It was quite pricey but worth is 100%

caw

Points +2816

Vegan
06 Feb 2025

Delicious and friendly

Gorgeous paella and the caprese was amazing, brilliant mozzarella, the greenest olive oil and a beautiful heritage tomato, simple and done well.
Staff were so friendly.

ness4

Points +43

Vegan
29 Jan 2025

Gorgeous food and wonderful staff!

Had such a delicious meal here. Super friendly staff. Would recommend 100%

lokarda

Points +415

Vegan
25 Jan 2025

Best mozzarella of my life

Best (vegan) mozzarella i have ever had! Other cheeses also taste amazing. Chef is incredibly friendly and warm and kind:)

Pros: Amazing food, Natural wine

VivaLAarte

Points +4277

Vegan
19 Jan 2025

Tasty food

Restaurant with an Italian chef with some Italian dishes on the menu like risotto, but also spanish cuisine like paella. We've been there twice. Everything tasted really good and we've been served very friendly.

skylaisobelle

Points +48

Vegan
14 Jan 2025

AMAZING & 100% VEGAN!

We've been here twice so far on our trip and the food is amazing! hosting staff and waiters are wonderfully kind, and even have me a list of other vegan restaurants near by! the tiramisu and the chocolate salami is to die for, and the passionfruit cheesecake was so refreshing. the paella, both the vegetable and huera were very flavourful, and the lasagne was super tasty too. The hummus with harissa glazed carrots and pita bread was a perfect little starter, and the nona's meatballs were also perfect. my dad who is not a vegan has thoroughly enjoyed eating here. definitely recommend!! #Veganuary

Pros: staff are brilliant , food is delicious

Jockfin

Points +44

Vegetarian
06 Jan 2025

Mr David Findlay

Amazing food , enthusiastic staff . A pleasure to eat there. These guys could compete in any European city. Keep up your amazing work!!!

NatBoo-VegTwo

Points +67

Vegetarian
03 Jan 2025

Buena Delicioso!

Our family enjoyed 4 different types of rice/risotto. Incredible flavor! Very talented chef.

Pros: Chef custom made kids tomato risotto, Fast and fresh , Incredibly friendly team

Cons: They no longer have a veggie burger., Not a wide variety on the menu, They close early (4:00)

ZarahElliott

Points +171

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

Lovely vegan food in Tenerife

We came because I was looking for vegan food which is hard to come by in Tenerife! I had the vegan meat balls which was delicious and my daughter had the vegan steak.
The steak was incredibly tasty although very expensive at 30€.
They had no chips or potatoes so we couldn’t have anything on the side apart from a small amount of green veg. We left still feeling hungry unfortunately!


In our party there were non vegans who had the vegan paella the lasagne and the risotto. All delicious but would’ve liked a little extra (we were all starving!!!)

Overall the food was lovely and staff very friendly..…but we would’ve preferred chips or potatoes to bulk the meals up.
We had to eat after we visited because of still being hungry when we left.

Desserts delicious!!!

Would give it another go in the hope they had chips or potatoes available next time.

4 stars - due to meals being a little on the small side for the price.

Updated from previous review on 2024-12-31

Pros: Delicious food especially the steak , Desserts - tiramisu in particular was lovely , Great choices on the menu and friendly staff

Cons: Steak €30 came with no mash or potatoes , Meals a little small and don’t fill us up , Not a great view sitting outside

MaKS

Points +18

Vegan
12 Dec 2024

Italian Restaurant

Great group of young people enjoying what they do and the result is amazing.

mashter

Points +252

Vegan
08 Dec 2024

Amazing place

Is now fully itall7an vegan
Incredible food
Great friendly helpful staff
Was disappointed when it closed but it's come back even stronger

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-17

Pros: Tirimasu is even better than it was before

Cons: Non really

HannahBainton

Points +36

Vegan
07 Dec 2024

Best food we ate

The food was absolutely delicious 😋 the staff were so friendly and attentive. We ate here several times and sampled different things. Would recommend for vegans and non vegans alike!

vegannes

Points +44

Vegan
07 Dec 2024

Soooo good

We had the Hummus and Caprese salad as starters. The hummus was good but nothing special but the caprese salad was so good, the basil oil matched perfectly to the homemade mozzarella (may the best vegan cheese i've ever had?).
As Main dishes we had the vegetable paella which was also very good and smashed Cheeseburger with truffle mayo and a beyond beef patty, the potatoes on side were so crunchy.
The tropical cheesecake and tiramisu as dessert were also very nice, tiramisu had a vanilla flavour which i never had before but liked very much.

We struggeld a bit to find the place, its on the inside of the shopping center. The people are so nice and they had good music playing in the background

MrsWoodlands

Points +2757

Vegan
05 Dec 2024

Oh so friendly

The guys here have so much energy. Positive vibes. Delicious grub. I had soy/potato/ polenta. He had heura paella. We both enjoyed a special cocktail (kombucha, cava and Cointreau). We had a cheeseboard starter to share as our pudding having been puddinged out earlier in the day at inner you! A complementary lemoncello sweetened the 70e bill. Worth every penny. Oh - and we were greeted with hot salty popcorn - just what we needed after a hot December day!

Misscookiesvegan

Points +194

Vegan
05 Dec 2024

Awesome!

Everything was lovely! From the food to the staff they made us have an amazing girl night ! They do everything themselves and it's really tasty! Keep the good work guys!

Galini

Points +4531

Vegan
01 Dec 2024

Vegan paella

A small Italian restaurant at a shopping center.
I had the vegan paella, it was really delicious! It was kind of expensive but I really enjoyed it!!

Herbivore72

Points +912

Vegan
24 Nov 2024

Lots of appealing options and welcoming service

In the middle of a quiet shopping centre but can still sit outside.
Tasty paella and very friendly waiter.

Gioiack

Points +984

Vegan
22 Nov 2024

Absolutely fantastic!

After eating pretty much just bread and tomato for 4 days in a row, we finally managed to go to this fantastic 💯% vegan restaurant - located inside the Fañabé shopping mall 🌱
Not only did we order food to take away for the following day as well, so fabulous everything was, but we also went back with friends on our last evening! 😃
Pity it was a short holiday, otherwise we would have visited even more often!
Chef Alessia is extremely talented and Luca (pastry chef but also waiter) and Andrea (waiter) made us feel right at home the first evening.
During the second visit there was the fourth owner as well (Edoardo maybe? Not 100% sure about his name - waiter too) and we received again excellent service and amazing food.
Lovely people, pretty and cozy place, superb food! 🥰

Pros: Food, Friendliness of staff, Basically everything

PedroCalado

Points +13

Vegetarian
20 Nov 2024

What a meal!

To start the staff were impeccable! Full of joy good vibe! Than the food was delicious! Balanced! Made with love, hearth and intelligence. Their vegan version of tiramisu it was mind-blowing the mousse was spongy, fluffy, light, fat and sweet like a real mascarpone mousse! Well done! You don't need to make 50 different dishes without flavour like other many restaurants! You just need to make a few but well done! Thank you for the experience!

Pros: Happy staff, Delicious food




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