Vegan-friendly
Mediterranean
Asian

Vegetarian restaurant with many vegan options. Includes soup, Korean fried cauliflower, schnitzel, desserts and more. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00.


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120 Reviews

First Review by Charles_B

FlopStar

Points +509

Vegan
11 Oct 2025

Only tried delivered KFC was amazing

Nice to have on bolt food. Got the Korean Fried Cauliflower and it was mind blowing good. I enjoyed the main (breaded eggplant) but it would have been better in person I think.

Pros: KFC!!!

CláudiaRocha

Points +185

Vegan
05 Oct 2025

Ok

Talvez não tenha escolhido bem o prato principal (crepes de cogumelos, que a pessoa tinha que "montar" e eram pequeninos) mas não achei nada de especial. Sendo vegan, achei que podia ser melhor. Talvez seja mais interessante para vegetarianos porque quem estava comigo gostou muito

Pros: Ingredientes frescos, Boa apresentação, Staff simpático

Cons: KFC demasiado salgado

EmilyBee

Points +149

Vegan
29 Sep 2025

Delicious vegan dinner - incredible flavours!

This was my second time after I had a fantastic meal here a few years ago and it was as good as I remembered! About half the dishes are vegan and the flavours are perfect. We had the crispy BBQ cauliflower (good crunch on these and well cooked), the dumplings (delicious sauce) and the moqueca with rice as our main (another great sauce!). We split everything and it was still plenty of food - we left too stuffed for dessert! We had the house wine as well (one red, one white) and both were tasty. Nice ambiance and good service. Highly recommend!

Pros: Wide range of dishes , Strong flavours , Great house wines

Doro62

Points +1114

Vegan
29 Sep 2025

Vegetarian restaurant with many clearly labeled vegan options

Cute little restaurant, friendly service and delivious food

Filomena.m

Points +54

Vegan
20 Sep 2025

The best restaurant ever!

Our favourites are the dumplings and the cauliflower. We’ve never been to a better vegan restraurant and we already went twice, the service is so nice too! We can definitely recommend!

Pros: Starters , Service , Prices

stulave

Points +2046

Vegan
10 Sep 2025

Gorgeous restaurant

This vegetarian restaurant, had number of vegan options - on a clearly labelled menu. The food was well presented and fully of flavour. Well worth a visit.

quercusquince

Points +83

Vegetarian
25 Aug 2025

Delicious food, very varied menu and extremely reasonably priced

We weren't planning to eat here but were in the neighbourhood without other plans and thought we'd give it a go. We weren't expecting that much given the focus on KFC in reviews of the place that we'd seen and the fact that we aren't especially in to fast food but (a) the KFC is genuinely very good and (b) there's way more on offer here, too. We also really enjoyed the beet and mango tartare and the moqueca was nice too. Our seven-year old dining companion was a big fan of the vegan sticky toffee pudding and "icecream" which was very good, if a shade sweet for my personal taste. Great ambience, very reasonable pricing and really friendly staff made it a really enjoyable experience for us all.

Pros: Ambience, Staff, KFC

rmxm

Points +153

Vegetarian
25 Aug 2025

Nothing special

Nice food but nothing special, overpriced for what you get. Curry I had was basic and lukewarm.

PortoJAB

Points +37

Vegan
17 Aug 2025

Great food, nice atmosphere, wonderful staff

While not entirely vegan, this is my favorite restaurant in Porto. The ambiance is nice and relaxing and the staff is friendly, knowledgable and attentive without being intrusive. And all of the vegan items I've tried on the menu have been excellent, including my two favorite vegan dishes that I've found in Porto: their Korean Fried Cauliflower (KFC) and eggplant schnitzel. Highly recommended.

Pros: Wonderful food, Friendly, knowledgable and attentive staff, Pleasant, casual and relaxing atmosphere

Cons: Wish the menu was entirely vegan, but that's it.

Sam_O

Points +121

Vegan
22 Jul 2025

Comida de calidad con toque internacional

Espécie es uno de estos sitios donde, nada más leer la carta, ves que vas a comer platos con inspiración de diferentes partes del mundo; mucho más allá del típico “hummus/hamburguesa vegana”.
Tiene una buena gama de entrantes y principales bastante sólidos. Elegimos los champiñones y el schnitzel de berenjena; los cuales estaban bastante buenos. Como único contra, encontré algo escasa la oferta de platos principales “no picantes”. Personal de sala muy atento y amable.

Pros: Comida bastante elaborada, Personal de sala muy amable, Buena calidad-precio

Cons: Más variedad de platos principales “no picantes”

charlotte.lyla

Points +251

Vegan
12 Jul 2025

Unique dishes

Lovely waiter who explained the dishes to us. It is tapas style and recommends around 8/9 dishes between 5 people, we got 9, although 8 would have probably been enough. Our favourites were the KFC and dumplings. The vegetarians among us ordered some dishes with cheese (also pictured) and enjoyed the goats cheese tart, although thought the tex mex had too much cheese and couldn't finish it. Overall very nice spot with dessert options for those who have room left after dinner.

G1993

Points +40

Vegan
07 Jul 2025

Tasty food

We had the best time at this lovely restaurant! Our lovely waiter went through the menu and told us his personal favourites.
We had the KFC cauliflower which was insane! We also tried the bejing style mushrooms which were yummy! Pudding was a vegan sticky toffee pudding with vegan ice cream. The atmosphere was nice and relaxed. Our waiter recommended another vegan restaurant in the vicinity which was so helpful and lovely of them!

Catarina.pt.ca

Points +853

Vegan
06 Jul 2025

Delicioso!!!

The new menu is VERY good! And I honestly think we ordered the best dishes of the menu, and every single one of them I super recommend:
- cauliflower wings
- Beijing mushrooms
- Moqueca
- Tofee for dessert
Every single one of them was mouthwatering, memorably delishious.
The staff was also very friendly!

Pros: The food , The space is quite pretty too

Cons: Too bad their garden wasn’t open

Phoenjx

Points +396

Vegetarian
06 Jul 2025

Great experience

Very friendly staff, cozy interior, decent prices for what you get - very tasty food. Would come again when in Porto,
Feels more authentic then some of the other restaurants we have been to.

Scallywag

Points +315

Vegan
23 Jun 2025

Vibrant Flavours

Really interesting menus and each dish we tried was packed with flavour. The restaurant had a lovely calm atmosphere and the staff were friendly and helpful.

cvs578

Points +50

Vegan
20 Jun 2025

One of the best in Porto

Love the sauce and flavor profiles here. Went twice and sampled all of the mains. The curry with the sweet potato had just the right amount of everything, no need for rice. The KFC is a big hit for everyone, but save some room for dessert. All the dishes are tasty.

Pros: Flavors, Nourishing , Atmosphere

Joscherino

Points +50

Vegan
08 Jun 2025

Sehr lecker!

Wir waren zu meinem Geburtstag dort. Der Service und das Essen waren ausgezeichnet!

Pros: Service, Essen, Ambiente

Sofia.in.Wanderland

Points +2540

Vegan
23 May 2025

Beautiful place and food

Beautiful cosy place with friendly staff. Loved their spicy signature dish, the KFC, Korean Fried Cauliflower. The aubergine schnitzel was nice, but paled in comparison, after the flavourful KFC. The Tteok (kind of Korean gnocchi) with shiitake and peanuts was super filling! I was full after eating 3! So, no room for dessert! I have returned and had the moqueca, which was delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-16

eric

18 Sep 2023

Marisabecker

Points +74

Vegan
29 Apr 2025

Leckeres Essen

Sehr leckeres Essen, süße Location. Ich kann die Dumplings & KFC sehr empfehlen 🤍

CarlaPoot

Points +321

Vegan
28 Apr 2025

Good

The food was good. The service could be friendlier. Reservations are recommended, we were lucky to get a table without reservation.
Plenty vegan options. The food missed a bit of passion in the flavours

Cons: No outside sitting, Food could have more flavour, More creativity in the dishes

Ezey11

Points +1525

Vegan
03 Apr 2025

Great flavors

I really enjoyed the Korean Fried Cauliflower—the crispy coating and sticky, spicy sauce were a great combination, full of flavor without being overpowering. The mushroom ‘duck’ pancakes were just as good, with a nice texture and rich, savory taste that worked well with the soft pancakes. Both dishes were well-balanced and definitely worth ordering again.

Lui.se

Points +345

Vegan
01 Apr 2025

Fantastic food for sharing.

We ordered a lot of different dishes to share which were all great but the schnitzel and the beetroot stood out the most, they are SO GOOD.

Akshay18

Points +35

Vegetarian
16 Mar 2025

Very good food

We tried many things. Went twice. Cauliflower is good.
Must try rice pudding with coconut

mira2102

Points +64

Vegan
20 Oct 2024

Nice food

Asian style food, good vegan choices. The korean fried cauliflower was really good

JanineOliveira99

Points +548

Vegan
19 Oct 2024

Muito potencial, pouco sabor

Ia com alta expectativa, os pratos eram bonitos pareciam ter boas combinações, mas faltou o mais importante o sabor! Fiquei desiludida!

Comi o caril de feijoca e o meu namorado os noodles O couvert de entrada estava delicioso, mas os pratos deixaram a desejar

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-02

Holly32

Points +97

Vegan
17 Oct 2024

Really nice

Food was lovely, atmosphere and place was nice. Lots of vegan options.

Amybuckley

Points +65

Vegan
15 Oct 2024

Special restaurant that's vegetarian with vegan options

This restaurant lives up to it's name it is pretty special. Shame its not fully vegan. However there a vegan options. We had bread and dips and beet and mango tartare to start, which we loved.

Then my husband had bean and sweet potato curry. I always think curries can be just an easy option for vegans, but this one was outstanding it was delicious.

I had Beijing style mushrooms crepe which again was lovely.

Definitely recommend this restaurant, which also seemed to be popular with locals




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