Vegan
Chinese
Take-out
Taiwanese
Small family run vegan Chinese restaurant near Rådmansgatan tube. Serves green tea from its own tea farm in Taiwan. This business accepts cash. Please note that many businesses in Sweden are cashless. Open Mon-Sat 17:00-22:00.
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Last update on 29 Oct 2024 by JessicaP.Roseberry
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177 Reviews
First Review by Poundie
Tor
Points +83
Best Vegan Restruant In Stockholm. - Edit
Without a doubt the best option for vegan food that fills you up and tastes great. Relatively small but the friendly staff and athmosphere more than makes up for the small space.
Read morePros: Filling Meals, High quality food, Huge Menu
Cons: Small
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PaoloDecaro
Points +34
Not vegetarian just Vegan ❤️ - Edit
Loved the pandan icecream
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treemelody
Points +958
Still up to par and worth a visit - Edit
My expectations were very high having heard and read great things about Lao Wai. One of Stockholm's first and most popular vegan restaurants.
Read moreThe place is small and the interior is stripped back with wooden furniture and plain walls with photographs of scenes from the Sichuan province whose cuisine is the inspiration for many of the dishes.
My company and I were there on a Monday around 6 pm. The restaurant gradually started filling up until all the tables were occupied so it's advisable to book in advance by phone.
I opted for Fruits of the Sea which consisted of pak choi, vegan shrimp (soy protein), wakame seaweed, oyster mushrooms and soft tofu served in a ginger and spring onion bouillon/light sauce. The flavour was mild yet rich and interesting. My company chose no 24 on the menu which was; "Spicy Sichuan dish with smoked tofu, taro root, shiitake, chilies, baby corn, garlic shoots, snowpeas, and black beans." It was also tasty but we both agreed that the flavour wasn't perhaps as groundbreaking and inventive as that of the other dish.
We went all in and opted for the homemade ice cream. I couldn't resist the flavour pistachio-cardamom-bergamot. You could taste actual pistachio nuts and cardamom seeds and it was rich in flavour. The orange-ginger ice cream was also good but milder.
Do note that the alcohol is not all vegan, ask to be sure! I chose the vegan white wine to go with my dish which worked very well.
I look forward to trying more dishes on the menu. As the a la carte menu is rather pricey, I'm aiming to try the lunch options although I've heard that it's difficult to get a table!
Highly recommend a visit to Lao Wai. The food is well-thought out and excellently presented with interesting flavours and high quality.
Pros: Good quality, interesting, great flavours, knowledgeable staff, Focus is on the food
Cons: Must book in advance, small restaurant, one waiter was working all the tables, quite expensive
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persepolis
Points +235
Worth visiting - Edit
Pros: large portions, very tasty;
Read moreCons: prices, small space.
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Coralin
Points +576
What a surprise! - Edit
It's difficult to describe how the food tastes like. It's like an Asian fusion, really tasty and good. Quite spicy as well! The place is small so it's good to consider booking a table. I've read that the prices are high, but I must say that the portions are quite big. We were two people and had two starters and a main dish. It was a lot of food anyway! The restaurant it's easy to find close to a metro stop.
Read morePros: Vegan, Delicious, Unique taste
Cons: Small place
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HaileyPoLa
Points +1118
Nice food, good portion - Edit
The food was nice, though a bit on the salty side. Portion sizes are big, and main dishes came with rice. I understand this is Stockholm yet I still find it a bit overpriced compared to other nice vegan restaurants in the city. Good for when you want some Chinese food!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Big portion , Friendly staff
Cons: Small space, Overpriced
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teaindreamland
Points +226
Great lunch spot - Edit
We arrived during lunch to be greeted with the only dish on the menu which was amazing. Lovely staff, fast and delicious food.
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HeatherButcher
Points +33
really good food and friendly - Edit
Great vegan food. Fast and friendly service
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marcelaf
Points +16
Excellent food from starter to desert - Edit
Everything was just delicious, I’m specially fond of the home made ice creams. It’s a small space so reservations are advised.
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DavidZuijdwijk
Points +26
the best in Stockholm. - Edit
small cosy place with good service. the order for the table way of eating gives nice atmosphere at the table. everything is vegan and the homemade ice cream is super nice.
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Helle
Points +30
Gott! Starkt! - Edit
Jättegott och starkt så att det känns, men ändå överlever.
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EmmaBird
Points +18
Excellent Little Restaurant - Edit
I absolutely love Lao Wai. My dad and I were staying in Stockholm for a few days and decided to try the restaurant out as it is fully vegan. I've never really eaten traditional Chinese foods nor dined in the same way, and the experience was really great. The first time we went we got two dishes and found we ate too much, so when we went back the second time we just got one dish between us. We got different foods each time, one soy protein dish and two tofu ones. My dad is very strongly non-vegan, but even he was more than happy to go back a second time. The waiter was different each time, but both were so friendly, polite and helpful. I wish we could've stayed in the city longer so I could have tried some more of their dishes, because they were so tasty. The only thing I could say "bad" about it was that it was so small, but it had a really cosy vibe, so while we almost didn't get a table, it isn't really anything that would stop me from giving this place a five-star rating.
Read morePros: excellent food, friendly staff
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Harmonia Monday
Points +114
N°1 - Edit
Honestly the best vegan restaurant possibly in the world. Can't say I've been to them all but I've been to a fair few and this is the top of the list for me. Traditional Chinese cuisine to perfection, but also a traditional Chinese dining experience itself. Life changing from the first bite. The thing they serve for lunch isn't bad either.
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LukasKlingsbo
Points +73
Very nice and spicy lunch - Edit
Indeed fully vegan and very good lunch, properly spiced
Read morePros: Spicy
Cons: A bit expensive
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veganliferiley
Points +200
Great Asian food100% vegan - Edit
17 year vegan and I can vouch that this place is life changing good. Friendly staff, very central, normal price. The Ice dream was also AMAZING...The wait time was a bit long but were were there saturday at primetime so... the menu is a bit confusing, but te atmosphere is great there I'd go back 100%
Read morePros: 100% vegan /desserts are vegan, Friendly staff/ Great English
Cons: long wait/ small resturant, pricey
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TheSewede
Points +15
A tiny oasis - Edit
This tiny restaurant boasts (in my humble opinion) the best vegan cuisine in Stockholm. It Specializes in vegetarian food inspirerad by traditional Sichuan and Taiwanese dishes. Their kitchen is free of msg, egg and milk products. Make sure to book a table if you're in town.
Read morePros: All dishes are vegan
Cons: It is a bit expensive, but worth it
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Chrille
Points +30
nice but crowded - Edit
It's a really good restaurant but it is very small so it can be hard ta find a place to site if it is during lunchbreak. The food is well done and has a good price for it.
Read morePros: Food, Easy to take TakeAway
Cons: Crowded, Only one dish a day
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virre
Points +494
Best option - Edit
For many years this was the only pure vegan restaurant in town which might be a valid thing to take in context when reading older reviews, we had nothing to compare with.
Read moreNow we have something to compare with and it is still the best option of the pure vegan places. The food is Szechuan and Taiwanese standard dishes veganised, so perhaps not a super thing compared with cities with more options, but the food is tasty and good.
The enviorment might be stressfull, and it's a place to go with a bigger group so you can share off diffrent places. And Do book a table
Pros: Good authentic Szechuan and Taiwanese food, Central, Tasty
Cons: Requires booking, Expensive, Might be loud
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Crucifier87
Points +347
great place - Edit
Cozy place, but tiny, all tables are really close to each others and it gets noisy really quick. Book in advance, the place is often fully booked! The food really good and spicy, but nothing original. Good point though, you can get as much rice as you want with no extra costs
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convertedcow
Points +120
Amazing food, very good service - Edit
Very busy restaurant, but accommodated us without a reservation. Food and tea was top quality. Staff were happy to alter some of the dishes to make it suitable for a year old child. They also put up with the mess and noise from a boisterous child!
Read morePros: very good food, Good drink options
Cons: None that I can think of
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NomadShane
Points +126
yummy Vegan Chinese - Edit
Ate hear and loved all the vegan options. Have some spicy, some veggie, and some tofu. Small place usually closed during July :( Reservations strongly suggested.
Read morePros: Vegan options
Cons: Hours of operation and days open, No herbal tea
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megj
Points +105
Unreal - Edit
Honestly some of the best vegan food I've ever eaten. It is pricey, even by Stockholm standards, but absolutely worth going if you are visiting. The staff was also very friendly!
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Ena
Points +285
Finally! - Edit
Cozy little spot in Stockholm, often fullbooked.
Read moreThe food is supertasty and delicious, a fantastic place to eat expecially if you like spicy food, but even if you do not.
Pretty big portions that are worth the price, the right place to get friends to impress them!
Pros: almost everything is gluten-free
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Kangzosa
Points +145
next level quality - Edit
This is really really good. Some of the best vegan food i have ever had. It is expensive but more than worth it.
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sofiakm
Points +89
This is where I bring meat eaters to impress them - Edit
The food is absoutely delicious, and the drink options go well with the food. One main course is more than enough to fill you up, and you share the courses on the table, putting a little bit of everything in your own rice bowl. Make sure to save some room for the home-made ice cream based on soy, rice or coconut milk.
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Thewisevegan
Points +1191
Alot to choose! I will visit this place again. - Edit
Tiny resturant, but cosy. Book the table in advance! Expensive but it is worth the cost, because of the high quality of the food. Extraordinary ingredients. Soy-meat, tofu, mushrooms in meany variations... and delicious ice cream - based on coconut-, soy- or ricemilk.
Read morePros: All dishes on the menu is vegan, Vegan starters, main courses and desserts , Delicious food, very high quality
Cons: Very tiny place - noisy, but cosy, Expensive , The drinks may not be vegan. Check with the staff
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Lindaerna
Points +61
Best restaurant in Stockholm - Edit
It's a small place. Make sure you book a table. By phone only.
Read moreThis is Chinese food at its best. The fact that the food is vegan is just extra delight!
They serve a large variety of tea and also wine and beer.
Maybe a little bit understaffed since sometimes you have to wait to get attention.
If you ask they sometimes have frozen lunch boxes to bring home for a very reasonable prize!
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