Vegan
Chinese
Indonesian

Small shop modestly furnished and offers Asian dishes. Mostly vegan apart from one dish containing butter. Shop is set back from the road and is easily missed and is not well-known by taxi drivers. Kitchen breaks in the late afternoon. Directions: from Jl Legian and Jl Pantai Kuta intersection, follow signs to Denpasar, or ask locals for "Sentral Parkir." Restaurant is on the right, near Alpha Sigma Cargo, 100 meters from Giant Supermarket-Bus Parking Halte. It's a 12-minute walk along the main road. Reported fully vegan August 2023. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-3:00pm, Mon 5:30pm-8:30pm, Tue-Sun 5:30pm-9:00pm.


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73 Reviews

First Review by Michael Tait

FriendlyFox

Points +95

Vegetarian
30 Oct 2025

Amazing food! Way too cheap. (Only cash)

What not to love? The food was amazing. It was so good that we forgot to snap some pictures before some dishes because we just wanted to dive in.

The people working there are so sweet and helpful.

We just felt like we robbed the place because the food was so cheap! So if you come here, please note to tip royally! The people deserve it.

Pros: Great service, Heavenly food, Fully vegan

Cons: Too cheap, so tip royally

Akshay18

Points +47

Vegetarian
12 Oct 2025

Small place hard to find

Food was okay. Two items were good and one was okay.

ankita.s0501

Points +48

Vegan
21 Jun 2025

Amazing!

Pleasant staff, excellent food, fast service!

Pros: Food, Customer service

Yippie

Points +361

Vegan
30 May 2025

Best vegan food in whole Bali

We started out in Kuta and found this place very early. Afterwards we went to Lovina, Ubud and Nusa Dua and just missed this awesome food. So when we were in Nusa Dua we drove up herę just to enjoy it again (twice). Such amazing food, whatever you order. Just try all kinds of stuff and enjoy. And definitely try the Sate Ayam.

Pros: Amazing taste, Warm service , Very cheap

matywallace

Points +37

Vegetarian
21 May 2025

Wish I had found it earlier. Highly recommend

Small portions but so cheap. Made to get more than one. I got 2 plates with rice, and I struggled to finish it. All for less than $7 NZD

Updated from previous review on 2025-05-21

Pros: Cheap, Friendly, Good english

TD&NJ

Points +40

Vegan
18 Apr 2025

Don’t judge a book by its cover

I love a hidden gem and Happy Buddha did not disappoint, the food is amazing and the staff are very lovely. I was here around 7pm and it was a really chilled vibe the serving sides are perfect for sampling a bit of everything and it is very reasonably priced

Pros: The staff, The flavors , The serving size

KerstinPlantbased

Points +125

Vegan
24 Jan 2025

Simply good!!

The chicken was super crispy and tasty, nothing was overcooked, vegetables seemed fresh!
Very good experience ☺️

Cons: Restaurant is hard to find

Annejet

Points +172

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Surprisingly delicious!

Wow, definitely try this one!
The place looks a bit ‘canteen-ish’, but the food was really good and super cheap as well. And super kind staff!

Pros: Delicious vegan food , Very cheap , Kind, friendly staff

Cons: No music playing on the background

Jan_hgs

Points +664

Vegan
27 Sep 2024

Good

Good and inexpensive. Portions are a bit small for me.

SvenSeiffert

Points +43

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2024

Delicious food and cheap prices

The location is not the best. If I hadn't seen it on HC I probaly would have missed it. The food is all vegan I think and it's super delicious! Also the prices are very fair. I had some Sapo Tofu, fried dumplings, Sate sticks, a sweet Ice Tea and a bottle of water. I paid 88.000 Rupiah - 5,10€ (Euro) for all. Great!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-28

crispi_1971

Points +851

Vegan
23 Aug 2024

Supremely inexpensive

4 dishes. 2 drinks. Rice, doubt it would even cost AU$15

I like the sweet and sour "chicken" (I reckon it's more like crispy pork skin).
The Sio bak was weird.
The soup is very refreshing and clean.

Cash only place.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-23

Pros: Vegan, Super cheap, Tasty

Cons: Closed between 3pm and 5.30pm, Little run down, Cash only, No beer

krissiee

Points +208

Vegan
19 Aug 2024

Very tasty and inexpensive

Very delicious food with friendly staff. Meals are $2-3UAUD.

NathanThipthorp

Points +136

Vegan
05 Jul 2024

Great flavours

Tried a few different dishes here and loved them all! Will be back!

Pros: Taste, Range , Friendly

Cons: No wifi

Sillicious

Points +26

Non Veg
07 Jun 2024

Best vegan food during our holiday

The food is all vegan and great. You have a lot of menu options. It kept us coming back to try more.

Pros: Great food, Great choice range , Every dish is different

Cons: The location is a bit random

rominator

Points +414

Vegan
19 Apr 2024

Traditional tasty Food

To be honest, the restaurant wins no price for the most inviting location, but the food was more than great. We ordered different dishes, everything hit our taste. The portion size is quite small, but so you could try different dishes.

danavegana

Points +392

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

Unexpected

Words can't describe the feeling when I walked in. It's a very random place but their food is very very good and the prices are good as well.
Just come here and try it! It's quiet and experience 😀

SeitanicFeminist

Points +161

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Definitely try this place!

Was in the area, saw the good reviews and decided to try it. Realllllyyyy damn yummy and came back for a second time. Incredibly well priced! Really cheap. The rendang was very nice!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-06

LilyWee

Points +355

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Tasty Vegetarian Cafe

Simple tasty Chinese vegetarian food. Just like a family Restaurant. Affordable pricing, nice food, good selection of dishes

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-24

Cindyonce

Points +47

Vegan
16 Jan 2024

Muy buen lugar

La comida muy sabrosa y a un excelente precio!

Lo recomiendo 100%

Tener en cuenta que no es un lugar fancy, es un puestito local con comida rica, vegana y barata.

steffsee

Points +26

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

Sehr lecker

Es ist alles so lecker. Haben verschiedene Gerichte ausprobiert und es war bis jetzt das Beste was wir auf Bali gegessen haben. Dazu noch lokale, günstige Preise!

Pros: Sehr lecker , Sehr nette Bedienung , Günstig

Orion

Points +1471

Vegan
05 Sep 2023

Bang for buck

Good cheap food, I think the whole menu is vegan.
30 min walk from the main beach Kuta

Rachiem

Points +173

Vegan
16 Aug 2023

Fabulous local vegan food

We had a whole feast of dishes as a stop ahead of a flight as the place is a short taxi from the airport.
Local food and not a fancy place, but it all tasted very fresh and great.

Pros: Large menu, English available, Fresh and tasty

Cons: Expect local - this is not fancy dining

LivvyCropper

Points +488

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Wonderful choice of vegan food

Delicious meals at very reasonable prices. Friendly service and decent location. Highly recommend!

Vegivo

Points +58

Vegan
27 Jul 2023

Very good and reasonable priced Restaurant

Best vegan Rendang and many other nice dishes. Very reasonably priced.

laurenkelly.g

Points +133

Vegan
10 Jul 2023

Super yum!

I actually think this place is fully vegan not just vego!

Meal portions are on the smaller side which was actually a blessing because it meant we could order a few different dishes to try!

Super yummy mock meats for really affordable prices!

Pros: Lots of vegan options (believe it’s fully vegan), Yummy, Very affordable

KevinGoldberg

Points +116

Vegan
19 Feb 2023

Fish dishes excellent

Regular here. Ikan petai, sardine we always order. Good restaurant to try mock meats. It's not expensive to order a lot. Leave feeling happy and full :)

MarkSoh

Points +365

Vegetarian
16 Feb 2023

Vy popular with the locals

An old school chinese veg restaurant pipular eith the locals.
Many options to choose from. The petai fried rice has some wok hei, and satay BBQ flavour.

Pros: Vy affordable , Good skills

Cons: Portion bit small




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