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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.
187 Reviews
First Review by Poundie
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
Guest
Crucifier87
Points +363
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
Guest
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
Guest
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 +293
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
Guest
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 +1266
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
Guest
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!
Guest
Ramen
Points +133
Vegan Chinese restaurant - excellent food - Edit
Lao Wai is nowadays a classic vegan Stockholm restaurant and still keeps the high standard. Minimalistic interior design, and very small space - so make sure to book a table in advance. This is one out of a few Stockholm restaurants that serves Chinese food as I remember the taste from my visits to China. The high-quality food is the basis for my five stars. The service is reasonable but I sometimes feel the waitor is a bit too stressed and one sometimes has to wait a few minutes extra for orders.
Read morePros: Excellent food
Cons: Often fully booked, Somewhat stressed out waitor
Guest
Laroy
Points +80
Tiny and authentic - Edit
Vegan chinese with vegan substitutes for shrimp, meat etc. Hard to get a table, fair prices. For lovers of chinese food primarily.
Read morePros: A classic chinese, vegan style
Cons: Crowded
Guest
kaminoge
Points +173
Book ahead! - Edit
We turned up just before 5:30pm on a Thursday night and we were lucky to get a table (and had to be prepared to be gone before 7pm). We saw several other groups get turned away. So book ahead!
Read moreThe prices weren't cheap and the serving sizes quite small compared to what we're used to (in Bulgaria) but man, it was good! We had 3 dishes (a starter and 2 mains) and they were all delicious. Before moving to Bulgaria I lived in Asia for a decade (5 of those years in China) and this is the best Asian food I've had in a very long time.
Highly recommend giving this place a try but do make a booking to avoid disappointment.
Pros: delicious food, friendly service , English menu
Guest
Ryecatcher
Points +2222
Decent lunch option - Edit
They do offer a set lunch on weekdays between 11 am. and 2 pm. for 100 kronors. I didn't have to wait for long, the portion was generous and the food was tasty. It's a friendly place and I would go there again. For Swedish condition the price was OK. Food seemed to be quite authentic (Chinese).
Read moreThey could invest in nicer decoration though.
Guest
MiaWasiljeff
Points +16
Amazing food! - Edit
One of my absolute favourite restaurants in Sthlm. Everything is supertasty and delicious!
Read morePros: All gluten free, All vegan, Not too expensive
Cons: Small and not so cosy, Sometimes hard to get a table
Guest
RespectKitchen
Points +288
Average - Edit
I was looking forward to some Asian food which was began in Stockholm however I was disappointed.
Read moreThere is just one dish they serve at lunchtime and it was lacking flavor.
For the simplicity of the dish and they fact the kitchen only need to prepare one dish the 100Kr cost I thought was too high.
A nice atmosphere and friendly staff.
Guest
Eric_
Points +735
Great but expensive - Edit
Admittedly a long time since my last visit, but few things seem to have changed when one walks by. The food is really, really good - but also really, really expensive (not overpriced).
Read morePros: The food, good lunches
Cons: Expensive, noisy and tiny restaurant, indifferent staff
Guest
JonJon
Points +21047
Nice food and place but expensive! - Edit
This restaurant is relatively small (don't forget to book your table) but offers a good vegan Chinese food, with plenty of tastes. The menu is not huge but every dish looks good! I tried the sliced mushrooms as a starter (exquisite) and the spicy Sichuan tofu dish (that was really spicy!). The portion of the dish is big and you won't be hungry anymore after a three-course-meal. I finish my dinner with a pistachio ice cream, made with their homemade soy milk. It was really so good! They also have a cappuccino very creamy. I would recommend the place for sure, even if I found it highly expensive. There is quality, yes, but nothing that deserves such high prices. Nevertheless, it is a must go for a vegan in Stockholm.
Read morePros: tasty Chinese food, big portions, 100% vegan, great ice creams, friendly staff
Cons: expensive
Guest
thevegetariancorner
Points +13
Simply delicious and fresh! - Edit
A gem of a restaurant! The food was simply delicious,appetizing, well prepared and seasoned with fresh herbs. Much thought went into making this restaurant an excellent choice for vegan food in Stockholm.
Read morePros: fresh food, Good selection of foods and dishes , Vegan
Cons: small
Guest
kenvegan
Points +13514
Nothing Spectacular - Edit
I had heard about how great the Chinese food at Lao Wei is, so I tried it.
Read moreI have eaten Asian food all over the world, and perhaps this is really good food for Stockholm or Sweden, but I didn't find the food at this restaurant to be anything special. The prices were certainly higher than I normally pay for rather ordinary Chinese food.
The food was good, but based on the reviews, I figured the food would be superb. The presentation was typical of just about any Chinese restaurant I have eaten at.
I ordered a monkey mushroom dish and some mixed vegetables. I enjoyed my meal, but wouldn't make a special trip to eat here again. This was the only Asian restaurant I have tried in Sweden, so perhaps this is better than the others.
This restaurant is very crowded and you are lucky if you can get a table quickly like we did.
Guest
NicNewbs
Points +943
Great vegan Chinese - Edit
Everything is vegan here, it gets really busy from 6.30pm so book if you're hoping to visit at this time.
Read moreNot cheap and a bit off the tourist track but only a 15 minute walk from the palace.
Really tasty authentic Chinese food.
Pros: All vegan menu, English menu available
Cons: Pricey, Location
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Drakflugan
Points +212
Expensive but good vegan food - Edit
Only vegan which is great and during lunchtime, you don't even have to order cause there is only one meal to get so you just sit down where there is space and wait for the food to be done. Its really expensive and there aren't much spaceand tends to get really loud. Still pretty good.
Read morePros: all options are vegan, Good food, Don't have to order during lunchtime
Cons: Extensive, Loud and crowded
Guest
cr87
Points +201
Best Chinese food ever. - Edit
The flavours in the food were the best I have had from any Chinese restaurant. The place is quite small and always busy (I was there just after 5.30pm and I was lucky to get a table), but the advantage is that they focus on making really high quality food in small batches that is always fresh. The place is exceptionally clean and modern, and the kitchens looked just as clean as the dining area. First class service. It wasn't cheap - 340SEK for a beer, starter and main course, but it was definitely worth it. The reason it's not cheap is because they clearly use high quality organic ingredients, which I appreciate.
Read morePros: Accepts cards, Very tasty, Vegan
Guest
Jonatand
Points +109
Great but expensive - Edit
This is really one of the better restaurants in Stockholm, but not one you go to that often since the prices.. :) The food is great BUT a bit to spicey for it´s own good. Many dishes on the menu kinda numbs the mouth so you can´t taste the other dishes anymore.. And i love spicey food, but here it kinda kills all other tastes.
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+++VeGaNiSaToR+++
Points +1004
High Quality - Edit
The prices are very expensive, count 340 sek for a meal, a tea and an ice-cream. The interior is little and always full, it is better to book !!!
Read moreThe staff is very nice, the food is good, organic, without MSG and they have my favorite tea : Oolong from Taïwan :)
I love pandan leaf cakes so I tryed this flavour on ice-cream but it´s not so good with the cocnut milk. Choose an other parfum ;)
Updated from previous review on Wednesday September 03, 2014
Guest
runsten
Points +249
Still best vegan restaurant in Sthlm - for 10years - Edit
I went to Lao Wai again a week ago and I can confirm that it is still the only and best vegan restaurant in Stockholm and probably in Sweden as well! It is also the best vegetarian restaurant in Stockholm and probably the only vegetarian restaurant in Sweden which actually prepare the food AFTER you order it. All the others are more like lunch restaurants, makes you feel like you are back in school canteen. And this is shocking with us Swedes. We go to restaurants, vegetarian or ordinary non vegetarian restaurants, and we vegetarians as well as meat eaters pay a high price for food which was prepared en masse in the morning, not even expecting to receive freshly prepared food. Canteen food is the standard for most restaurants in Stockholm.
Read moreThis makes me sad. We have basically only Lao Wai, which serves great food. However, in other European cities you have plenty of great restaurants like Lao Wai. In Sweden - only one for probably 15 years by now!
Lao Wai should not be considered to be the best restaurant, this should be normal standard for vegetarian food at least! The demands are really low in Stockholm.
OLD review
I have been here many times during the last years and every time I come back home to Stockholm I try to eat here. It is the best restaurants for vegetarian and vegans. Might be considered to be expansive but it is a real restaurant, it is worth every crown! Most of the other vegetarian restaurants in Stockholm only have buffets or small lunch menu with food more like in a canteen.
You must go here, it is worth it. Even when I was a poor student I would make sure I could go here some times every year.
Most other veg restaurants will make you disappointed after a visit to this one.
Updated from previous review on Sunday July 22, 2012
Pros: vegan high quality food, service, only veg rest which serves fresh food!
Cons: small place - reserver table! , noisy due the empty kind of basementwall, really! too small, noisy and dull atmosp
Guest
Laxsill
Points +112
Fantastic restaurant - Edit
The food here is a bit expensive for me, but it is seriously worth every krona. It's well composed vegan food, with vegetables to fresh you can taste it. As a sober person, I enjoy their beverages. They have excellent beverages to go with the dinner, and their tea is lovely (the coffee too, I've heard). Don't miss this place!
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