Vegan-friendly
Lacto
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Juice bar
Spanish
Offers juice salads, plates, vegan cakes, and mostly light meals; set meal at lunch. Vegan items are marked. English and German menus available. Some seating facing the Plaza. Live music weekends. Open Mon-Sun 13:30-16:00, Mon-Thu 19:30-23:00, Sat 19:30-00:00, Sun 19:30-23:00.
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194 Reviews
First Review by katandp
wyrd
Points +3514
Very nice lunch in Plaza de la Merced - Edit
A note of explanation: I've been in Malaga for a long weekend with my girlfriend with the intention to eat at the four vegan/vegetarian places of the city. Unfortunately one was closed, therefore we managed to eat at (in order of preference): Cañadú, El Piano (but it was "almost closed", see below), and El vegetariano del Alcazabilla.
Read moreThis was our first best. We had lunch there and I ordered a menu del día (starter, first course, second course, and cake/tea): by the end of the second course I was super full and could only order tea, a cake would have been too much! However, the food was good and not heavy. It's also very cheap, 9.50 EUR.
There were lots of vegan options for the starters and first courses, then 50% of the second courses were vegan, but there were no vegan cakes (only fruit and tea were vegan).
This was definitively our best vegetarian experience in Malaga (but we couldn't try the Vegetariano El Calafate).
Pros: Big portions, not heavy food, Great location
Cons: No vegan cakes when I was there
Guest
a112
Points +133
Super tarte chocolate in strategic location - Edit
Nice vegan meals, we had seitan with rice and salad, vegetable soup, potato with spicy sauce, 2 tea and chocolate tarte. Everything was tasty. But when I looked to the plates of vegetarian customers - I was disappointed: vegetarians had huge portions! Please give more food to vegans!
Read moreComplimentary olives and breadsticks as starter is good idea!
Lifehack: tea is in small pots, ask for hot water extra)
Pros: Perfect chocolate tarte, Location, Reasonable price
Cons: Small vegan portions
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amberdaum
Points +53
tasty food, miserable staff - Edit
Been here a few time as the menu of the day is so cheap, only 10€. My partner said the vegetarian options were decent enough, the vegan options were more hit and miss. Also, the vegan dessert option for the menu of the day is literally a piece of fruit, or a roasted sweet potato, nothing else added, just roasted. Which seems a bit lazy to me.
Read moreThe staff that work there for some reason are miserable as hell.
Chocolate brownie desert (on the regular menu) is amazing!
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AleVIruka
Points +199
Saved by the pudding - Edit
Rainy day in Malaya so sitting in sounded like a good idea,until one of the waiters decided to bleach the front step!! Over lunchtime?seriously???
Read moreSat outside instead and had the longest lunch in history, as the service is far from attentive.
But!!The Vegan Chocolate Cake was to die for!!!
Pros: Modestly priced, Pudding
Cons: Service, Staff
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Vegan Betty
Points +613
Great lunch! - Edit
I live in the Malaga province and every time a go to Malaga city during the week I have lunch at Canadu.
Read moreThe food is fresh, tasty and organic (menu in English too).
At lunch time they have a great "menu del dia" offering various courses for less then 10 euros including dessert.
The bread they serve comes from a local baker that I know personally and I can see that they always try to offer seasonal and local ingredients.
Vegan options are always available. Enjoy!!
Pros: Very close to centre/Picasso Museum, Reasonable prices, Fresh juices
Cons: Opens at 13:30, Can be full
Guest
ingridk
Points +78
Delicious experience - Edit
Located in Plaza de la Merced, in the heart of Málaga, Cañadú is the best vegetarian restaurant in town. For lunch we got a menu del día with four different courses. The outdoor terrace was very busy while a pianist was playing inside. Vegan dishes are marked in the menu. Friendly staff although very rushed.
Read moreBest seitan and green pepper sauce ever! large portions and very moderate prices. Great for non vegetarians too!
Situado en la Plaza de la Merced, en el corazón de Málaga, Cañadú es el mejor restaurante vegetariano de la ciudad. Para el almuerzo nos dieron el menú del día con cuatro platos diferentes. La terraza al aire libre estaba llena de gente mientras un pianista estaba tocando dentro. Los platos veganos estaban marcados en el menú. El personal era amable, a pesar de que tenían mucho trabajo.
El mejor seitán y salsa de pimienta verde! grandes raciones y precios muy moderados. Excelente para los no vegetarianos también!
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Nijak
Points +16
Just Right - Edit
Cold garlic-soup and mixed salad: perfect. The rice persian: exzellent! Nice, relaxed atmosphere, good service and a fair price: couldn't be far better ...
Read morePros: Taste, Service, Live Pianist
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Red Riding Hood
Points +17
Great location with okay food - Edit
The Canadu is directly at the Plaza de la Merced, there is a lot of life and it fits in with a whole group of restaurants at the Plaza. It's a really nice atmosphere and it's nice to have a veggi option in a central and touristy area.
Read moreThe menu is big and features mainly Spanish style dishes and the wine menu contains some really nice organic wines.
In general there was nothing wrong with the food, but it wasn't exciting either. It could have been a little more flavorful (Spicy, more herbes ..) for my taste.
It was really crowded, which of course is good, but the service seemed very slow and inattantive.
Prices are moderate.
Pros: Good assortment of dishes, Organic wines, Good portion size
Cons: Lack of creativity, Slow service
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Kimxula
Points +1185
Fantastic place - Edit
I've been to Canadu twice now and I have enjoyed each time. Plenty of food to choose from, nice decor and well located. My only criticism would be that both times the mousse de yogur y aranados (is that how you spell it?) wasn't available and this was months apart - so maybe they should just remove the item from the menu? Nevertheless, the food is fantastic quality and the vegan chocolate cake is immense.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Tuesday March 05, 2013
Pros: Great food, Centrally located, Nice decor
Cons: Mousse de yogur never available :(, Staff can be a bit slow
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Justmeenny
Points +20
Great! Genial! Großartig! - Edit
There is a menu which allows you to choose one of three plates. Of course there are also individual plates. The food was delicious and the price for the menu great. I couldn't eat up because I was full. Vegan plates, plates without gluten are marked. The employees are very friendly. The smoothies are awesome!
Read moreHay un menú que te permite elegir uno de tres platos. Por supuesto que también hay platos individuales. La comida estuve deliciosa y el precio por menú fue genial. No pude comer todo porque estaba llena. Platos veganos, platos sin gluten son marcados. Los camareros son muy amables. Los smoothies son riquísimos!
Es gibt ein Menü, das dir erlaubt, eines von drei Gerichten auszuwählen. Natürlich gibt es auch einzelne Gerichte. Das Essen war sehr lecker und der Preis für das Menü ist super Ich konnte nicht aufessen, weil ich pappsatt war. Vegane Gerichte, Gerichte ohne Gluten sind gekennzeichnet. Die Kellner sind sehr freundlich. Die Smoothies sind absolut genial.
Pros: Excellent smoothies, food!, Friendly staff, Good prices
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Albita
Points +52
Great local food!! - Edit
My favourite vegeterian restaurant in my hometown Malaga!! :D
Read moreThe food is simply delicious. I really love the fact that they have typical local dishes from Malaga such as "ajo blanco" (cold garlic and almond soup)or "gazpacho" (cold vegetable soup). The "menú del día" is very good for the great price it has! And at night when you can't have the "menú del día" you can enjoy lots of options from the menu such as the wonderfully yummy "meatballs" with tomato sauce and chips. Just my favourite! And don't forget to try the fresh juices!! :D
Staff is nice and quite professional I think. And location is beautiful :)
Pros: excellent food, beautiful location, nice staff
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Veganbogey
Points +99
Ajo blanca..mmmmm! - Edit
We need up here as another restaurant was shut and the lovely owner of 'vegandeli' recommended this place to us.
Read moreLovely food. Lots of different tastes . Pity they had run out of vegan cakes.
Staff happy to speak in English.
Pros: The ajo blanco is 'TDF!' gorgeous , Good food, Reasonable prices
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JonJon
Points +20839
Best of Málaga - Edit
We went there for dinner. The outdoor seating of the restaurant stands on the Plaza de la Merced, which is a great location to eat. Good to see a vegetarian restaurant out there. Appetizers offered with drinks include generous portions of olives and breadsticks. We chose to begin with houmous and pickled peppers. The houmous was good but the pickled peppers lacked a little spicy to my view (but they were still good). We then asked for an hawaiian salad (had a great flavour) and a seitan whose taste was crazily close to the one of grilled sardines you find in every beach restaurant around Málaga. Portions were also very generous that we could not order something else.
Read morePrices are very reasonnable for both food quality and quantity, and the great location of the restaurant (35 euros for two persons with beers included).
No real negative point to state after this first experience.
Pros: perfect location, exceptionnal seitan, vegan choices and big portions
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AnAnaN
Points +71
Tasty food and good ambiance - Edit
The food was nicely arranged on our plate, the ambiance outside was great - someone was playing the piano inside which can be heard on the terrace. Very relaxing.
Read moreI had a lentil salad and I loved it. It was much more filling then it looked. For dessert I had a vegan chocolate cake, it was cheap and it was a really big slice! It tasted really good.
Updated from previous review on Monday September 16, 2013
Pros: Ambiance, Live music, Good food
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CharlotteWench
Points +20
Cana-don´t even bother - Edit
Went in to the restaurant lovely location but the waiting staff looked completely miserable dressed all in black not the laid back vegetarian style that i thought it was going to be.
Read moreChose the menu del dia and i had the soja pieces with potatoes al pobre and to be honest it was the worst meal I have ever had in a vegetarian restaurant. The person who cooked it obviously wasnt a vegetarian or hadn´t tried this combination before. completely awful
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christopher
Points +1116
Best In The AREA - Edit
Went for the first time and will be back again! Food was so good I asked to speak with the chef as I coikd not believe it was vegan. The Callos was perfect and the vegano chocolate cake was huge and rich. One was enough for four! Very clean friendly and pleasant! The prices are more than reasonable
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Sunday February 24, 2013
Pros: Choices, Quality, Staff
Cons: Noisy by kitchen
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Greysocialist
Points +396
The menu del dia is a bargain! - Edit
For just over 9 euros, you can choose from a great menu del dia here, and eat it in a lovely square while watching the world go by. You get four courses. Starters of note when we were there: a lovely mixed salad, and a soup of garlic and almonds. Second course included a noodle dish and a thick vegetable soup. Then a variety of hot dishes. Finally, fresh fruit or a dessert. The a la carte dishes were huge and very tasty, but for value, the menu is the way to go. The only problem for us was that on our first day in Spain we were surprised to find lunch only started at 13.30 . . .
Read morePros: value for money, location
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Tertia
Points +90
Nice waiters, traditional vegetarian food - Edit
We were surprised to find a vegetarian restaurant on such a large square. The waiters were very friendly, they spoke English and had an English menu available.
Read moreVegan item are clearly marked.
I had some cold gazpacho with a lot of garlic and eggplant with bechamel sauce, nuts and a paprika sauce.
My partner had a warm soup and a burger, and was a bit dissapointed that it came without a bun, it were a couple of patties served with sauce and rice.
On a Friday night, they were already open on 19.30 hours.
Pros: Friendly Staff, Central Location, Vegan options
Cons: Bit old fashioned food
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Beanie779
Points +28
Very Good Food But... - Edit
....The service was definitely lacking.
Read moreMy boyfriend and I went in when it really wasn't very busy (only a few of the tables had people). We got seated fine and although the waiter wasn't outright rude, he wasn't exactly friendly either. It's a bit hard to explain in text, but the food was rather forcefully put on our tables and then the waiter would swiftly move on. We both got the impression that he was in a bit of a bad mood about something!
The food itself was great, and really, really good value for money. We got a deal that was something like 8 euros for 4 dishes. This included a salad, main meal and dessert and something else that escapes me (we went there quite a few weeks ago). The portion sizes were really good too, so we left feeling absolutely stuffed!
Pros: Great tasting food, Quick service, Good portion sizes
Cons: Lack of service
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Liilamayii
Points +124
Nice place, good food - Edit
Nice location on the plaza merced which has many outdoor cafes. We went for the menu del dia which was consisting of 4 plates for about 9 euros. It was possible to have the whole menu vegan, and the food was great. We had a mixed salad with strawberry sauce, creamy vegetable soup, cous cous with nuts and vegetables and yogurt with strawberries. Unfortunately we did not have to stay there to eat, but it was possible to have take away. If i come to Malaga again I will go here again and actually sit down on the plaza!
Read morePros: nice menu del dia, nice, central location, cheap
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psiphi75
Points +270
Nice quiet place - Edit
Quiet restaurant. Good food with range of vegan options. Waiter did not speak English, but we got by fine.
Read moreGuest
daniellinor2
Points +69
Friendly staff! - Edit
Charming staff! The food was ok. The salads we had could have had more quality ingredients.
Read morePros: Very friendly staff
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AudreyHarry
Points +51
Yum! - Edit
Refreshing Apple/carrot/lemon juice and reasonably priced menu del dia.
Read moreClean and fresh atmosphere with helpful and friendly staff.
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jmpcov
Points +33
Good Food And Friendly Staff - Edit
I ate here a week ago and was very pleased with the food and service. I sat outside at one of the 4 tables (inside was nearly full)and had the hummous and endive starter which was tasty and the seitan and rice main which was also good and filling.
Read moreThe menu was decent with a fair amount of vegan and gluten free dishes clearly marked. And if I had been in Malaga longer I would have made this my "place to eat". With 2 beers, the bill came to about 14 euros. The waitress actually forgot about my second beer as it was quite busy, so the manager said it was on the house. Touches like that always impress me.
I went sunday lunch time and it does seem a popular and pleasant place. Recommended.
Do note that at the moment the square it is situated -Plaza de la Merced - is undergoing serious building work and is just a construction site at the moment. But when finished, if other Malaga Plazas are anything to go on, it will be a lovely place to sit outside and eat.
Updated from previous review on Monday March 28, 2011
Pros: excellent food, friendly staff, good value
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gitika
Points +59
Pleasantly surprised - Edit
Having lived in Spain a few years and very rarely going out to eat as there is hardly anywhere that does vegan food, I never expect much anymore. But decided to give Canudu a try. We went on a Saturday night which was fairly busy but managed to get a table inside. The food was good, waiters attentive and the piano player was unobtrusive. All in all quite a nice experience.
Read morePros: Nice atmosphere , Pleasant waiters
Cons: None
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marysol
Points +20
great improvement. - Edit
I go to this Cañadu quite a lot. The food seems to have improved over the past year. At one time the various burgers tasted the same. The munu del dia is also better. Before you could have rice for first course and cous.cous for the nest 2 courses. Very boring. The last few times I noted that they had more variety. I've been told that it changed hands about 1 or 2 years ago.
Read morePros: friendly staff, reasonable prices, small and cosy atmosphere
Cons: not a great deal of variety
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comida
Points +216
Pretty good for Málaga - Edit
Cañadu was very easy to find, being on the Plaza de la Merced. It's near the Picasso Museum. They had a very reasonable Menu del Dia.
Read moreIt was completely full when we went, around 2:00pm, and people were waiting outside to be seated indoors. A few people gave up and ate outside, where they have a few tables and chairs. The clientele were mainly locals and regulars, with a few tourists.
The vegan items are clearly marked. However, when my second course came (a spaghetti), it was covered in Parmesan cheese. When I asked the waitress if it was vegan, she said, "Yes...except for the cheese on top." To her credit, she took the dish back gracefully and came back with a dairy-free replacement quite quickly. Because it was so full, we had to chase up bread twice, and the table next to us did as well. Three tables around us were waiting around for a while for the bill. I think that maybe they just need more staff.
We all enjoyed our food, and it was nice to have fresh fruit (cherries) as a dessert option instead of the usual puddings and cakes. The juice of the day which was watermelon and melon was very nice as well.
All in all the staff was friendly although they were clearly rushed off their feet.
I don't know whether they speak any English, but the menu had English.
Pros: Central location, Vegan items marked, Friendly staff
Cons: Got cheese on my vegan item, Need more staff
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