Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese

Vietnam-style decor vegetarian restaurant est. 2017. Serves Vietnamese dishes including noodles, rice, soups, and curries. Open Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00. Closed Sun.


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66 Reviews

First Review by mtravel

Sarilein

Points +21396

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Beste banana blossom salad

Depends what you order.
Try their banana blossom salad! or the bun cha gio (but this one is only vegetarian not vegan)
The lime dressing is amazing
Currys very Heavy and Sweet
Outdoor seating - Lovely to sit outside during summer
Cheap for what you get
They got the order wrong (I Asked for tofu on the side but they gave me a whole dish from the menu and made me pay for it)
Dau Hu Sot Ca is not recommended
Curry is too heavy for my taste very strong in coconut. Service is ok, not overly friendly

Still 5 stars because of the salad. I only go for the banana blossom salad because it has the best nuoc mam Chay in my opinion. Very cheap too
The other dishes I tried don’t impress me
Also it can get crowded and you share tables with strangers

No wifi

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-18

Pros: Vegan options, Outdoor , Banana blossom salad

Cons: Crowded, Not flexible with changes , Only cash, no wifi

alexeym

Points +280

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

Fine noodles

Nice, but not the best vegan noodles

pauli25

Points +66

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

Leider nicht wirklich überzeugt :/

Das Restaurant hatte viele vegane Optionen, das Essen an sich war ok, ich persönlich habe schon besser vietnamesisch gegessen… Es war sehr laut und viel los, wir hatten lange Wartezeiten beim bestellen und bis hin zum bezahlen.
Die Location an sich war sehr schön😄

Pros: Viele Vegane Optionen

Cons: Sehr laut und stressig , Nur Barzahlung :/

Anastassiya

Points +855

Vegan
07 May 2024

Not the best noodle place

Maybe the description of dishes was poor, but I have impression that all the options are quite similar and include same ingredients. For vegan options all noodle dishes are made with rice noodles. I really wished to have udon instead - so they could only offer one dish - Banh Cahn Ca Ri - which is originally not vegan, and they adopted it to be vegan. It turned out good, but pretty greasy, or I just not a fan of coconut. The Pho Xao Sot Me was too sweet and not enough spicy... thin noodles make it even more disturbing. From all three tastes that are advertised (sweet sour and spicy) i could taste only sweetness.. So, probably I would not go there again - after dinner I saw nearby a place with vegan ramen which looked better 😏

Pros: Vegan , Fast service

Cons: Variety if noodles

maria2001

Points +559

Vegan
20 Apr 2024

Super lecker

Sehr gutes Essen und eine super Auswahl!!!
Man sitzt aber unter Umständen mit fremden Leuten am Tisch

NMDAA

Points +437

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Worth the wait in the line😄

Food was definitely worth the wait! The place smells amazing and we both loved our meals. Try the mango juice😄
Only cash!

DEng

Points +804

Vegan
04 Jan 2024

Einfach köstlich!

Fast alle Gerichte sind vegan. Die Speisen sind sehr frisch, aromatisch und lecker, alles sehr empfehlenswert! 👍

Noodlesoup

Points +275

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Vegane Pho

Die vegane Pho ist einfach die beste.

Pros: Klare Kennzeichnung

Cons: Nur Barzahlung

chiakikii

Points +1149

Vegan
08 Aug 2023

Wow!

I had a hard time choosing what I wanted because everything sounded so delicious 🥹 in the end we tried different things and it was all amazing! I will definitely come back!

Birgit_loves_food

Points +55

Vegan
26 Jul 2023

Extreeeeem lecker

Ich hab erstmal einen Schrecken bekommen, als ich die Schlange am Eingang sah. Aber wir bekamen drinnen sehr schnell einen Platz.
Ich fand es wirklich sehr lecker. Es gibt viele vegane Gerichte sichtbar auf der Karte gekennzeichnet. War wirklich ausgezeichnet Und wir haben auch wirklich nicht lange auf das Essen warten müssen.

Pros: Qualität des Essens, Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis, Wartezeit

Cons: Die Toiletten - liegt aber an den Gästen

Selina_nsw

Points +3669

Vegan
19 Jul 2023

Authentic Vietnamese food

Since I've travelled to Vietnam, it got harder for me to be satisfied by Vietnamese food in Germany, but this place met that promise.
I ordered one of my favourite dishes, Pho, and I really liked it. The broth was well seasoned, and the herbs, veggies and mushrooms gave it the right flavor. You can decide between a small and a big portion. I had the big one and it's enough to fill you up but not too much so you feel too full afterwards.
My friend had the Dau Hu Sot Cam which was on the daily menu. It was baked tofu with carrots, beans, onions, mushrooms, herbs and peanuts in an orange sauce with rice on the side. My friend really liked it but also said you have to be the person who likes sweet sauces to enjoy it because the orange taste is really strong.
The place is pretty busy every night so it can be possible for you to have to wait a little before getting seated. We were wanting around less than 5 minutes.
The service is still pretty quick with taking your order and bringing you the dish even though the place is so busy.

Llara

Points +75

Vegetarian
17 Jul 2023

Great food (and spicy!)

My first time with Vietnamese food and was delicious. The spicy dishes are actually spicy! Great food and decoration, and opportunity to taste Vietnamese beers😄

trinksaufmich

Points +425

Vegan
12 Jul 2023

food is good

I think the food is really good, but for a completely vegan restaurant i expected a little bit more in taste.

Pros: food was tasty , atmosphere was nice , not too expensive

Cons: Only Cash

mariaPL

Points +53

Vegan
05 Jul 2023

Amazing food!

The food was fantastic! Have eaten there for lunch and dinner. I brought my mother who is not vegan and she loved it too! 🥰🥰

swagja

Points +105

Vegan
14 Mar 2023

Durchgehend top Qualität

Hier schmeckt einfach alles großartig, seit Jahren!

AndreiaRibeiro

Points +35

Vegetarian
12 Dec 2022

Very good

Very tasty dishes.

Joboma

Points +421

Vegan
29 Nov 2022

Sehr lecker

Sehr leckere Currys, nudelgerichte und Bannern-Dessert. Es war das Warten vor dem Lokal wert!

Pros: Fein gewürzt, Große vegane Auswahl

Cons: Warteschlange vor dem Lokal

NicoFo

Points +825

Vegan
22 Nov 2022

Amazing food, fair prices

Chum Chay is always a great place to get a meal. Everything on the menu is at least vegetarian, most of the items also vegan.

Atmosphere is cosy, food is ready fast and even though it's one of the "in" spots in Cologne, prices are very fair.

The only downside: In the evening always very crowded and people are waiting to get a table, so it's not really a place to stay for long. But there are plenty of bars around the corner, so no problem once you're done eating.

Pros: Many vegan choices, Food is ready fast & very tasty, Fair prices

Cons: Very crowded place

MarioUrr

Points +244

Vegan
02 Nov 2022

Great flavours

Amazing flavours and huge portions

Fräulein.solowerk

Points +150

Vegan
24 Sep 2022

Authentisch

Die pho ist hervorragend. Man darf nur nicht zu spät kommen.

Pros: Authentisch , Riecht gut, Preise sind ok

Cons: Immer sehr voll , Bis 14 uhr gehts

SatansDonut

Points +94

Vegan
15 Sep 2022

Sehr lecker und vor allem viel!

Man bekommt ordentlich was für sein Geld! Ich bin pappsatt raus gegangen😄es war sehr lecker, die Leute alle sehr freundlich. Da komme ich gerne wieder auf einen Besuch nach Köln!

amandrysch

Points +61

Vegan
09 Sep 2022

Lovely vegetarian/vegan Vietnamese food.

Vegetarian with many vegan options
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Pros: Vegan dishes are clearly marked in the menu., Very good quality and very fresh.

RadVeggie

Points +297

Vegan
18 Jun 2022

Good portion size and flavor

Worth waiting for if there is a line... Dishes were full of flavor and filled us up. We got the rice noodles with coconut sauce and fried tofu as well as the special of the day which was tofu and veggies in a fresh orange sauce. It is nearly fully vegan except for a couple of clearly marked items which were vegetarian

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-18

jenso

Points +421

Vegan
30 May 2022

Very tasty vietnamese

Very tasty dishes. Caters for peanut allergy too, which can be a challenge in Vietnamese restaurants.

Would definitely try again!

Pros: big portions, delicious

Cons: Doesnt take reservations and its often very full

ErikvH.

Points +1612

Vegan
28 Apr 2022

Popular for a reason

We walked by this place and the restaurant was packed inside and outside with a line of people waiting to get in. Good sign, so we came back later when the line wasn’t so long. It appeared that Chum Chay is popular for good reason. Excellent Vietnames food. Mostly vegan and some vegetarian options. Big portions, fast service, friendly folks. All good!

Pros: Great food, big options, Nice atmosphere, Outside seating.

VRebecca

Points +1612

Vegan
29 Jan 2022

Very tasty

The menu is quite small but more than sufficient. Everything we ordered was delicious and the prices are fair. However, the dishes contained coriander which wasnt mentioned in the menu so if you dislike coriander I'd advise you to tell the waiter

Marchster

Points +234

Vegan
27 Jan 2022

Sehr frisch und lecker!

Ganz viele vegane Gerichte, alles sehr frisch, bunt und lecker! Die Portionen sind sehr groß und sehr gute Preise.




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