Bakery

Artisan vegan bakery offering cakes, an ice cream sandwich and pastries like croissants and typical Costa Rican desserts but a plant-based version. Open Mon 8:00am-6:00pm, Wed-Sun 8:00am-6:00pm.


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31 Reviews

First Review by javierportilla

markmyzen

Points +208

Vegan
21 Apr 2025

Delicioso!!!

Food was excellent! Service was fantastic! Great ambiance! Great smoothies! Delectable desserts!

Pros: Service, Food, Desserts

Fleurfille

Points +28

Vegan
24 Mar 2025

Muy bueno

Perfecto para brunch. Ricos platillos tanto salados como dulces. El café es muy bueno.

Pros: Buen precio, Productos frescos

Cons: Porciones un poco pequeñas

Kevin123305

Points +69

Vegan
20 Mar 2025

Amazing

Must have if you visit san jose. Absolutely delicious! And the cafe is realy amazing. The best place if you wanna enjoy a brunch ! Thanks!

Pros: Ambiente, Taste , Personalty

Cons: Higher Price, but also higher quality

AnjaBertheussen

Points +905

Vegan
19 Mar 2025

Amazing choice of vegan sweets

Everything I tried was delicious! Very good cinamon roll. The pastry was amazing! Really cool place!

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-19

mmin

Points +32

Vegan
09 Mar 2025

Awesome vegan restaurant and bakery

Will return for the friendly staff and great food

sotchi

Points +45

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Amazing desserts!

A great choice of desserts, and salty pastries and a brunch all day long!
I had one of the best tiramisus ever (and I'm picky when it comes to tiramisu)
The service is great, the staff is very friendly, and the place has a cosy terrace with many plants. A must-go if you're in San Jose!

Pros: Amazing desserts , Great service, Beautiful calm place

AllisonStorch

Points +72

Vegan
01 Mar 2025

Little gem

Went here to pick up some pastries to go for the day and after seeing the breakfast menu had to come back when we had more time to sit down. The French toast is a must!

martine68

Points +42

Vegan
31 Jan 2025

Go here for breakfast!

Ohhhh my goodness this breakfast/brunch was incredible, so delicious. I think we went to the cafe rather than the bakery???, which was based on google maps' location and a few mins walk from the bakery. Lovely atmosphere, kind owner, and all plant based/vegan. We had the vegan cheese sandwich, vegan omelette, and vegan breakfast burger, plus a sweet treat to take away. Can't wait to go back! With thanks, from two well-fed Aussies

Updated from previous review on 2025-01-31

Pros: Delicious breakfast, with plenty of savoury dishes, Lovely vibe and courtyard

MichelleZinCR

Points +199

Vegan
13 Jan 2025

Awesome. Highly recommend

Lovely place with great food variety. Excellent.

AlvinBon

Points +9344

Vegan
29 Dec 2024

Delicious!

I just tried the tiramisù, but they have many desserts, even some savoury snacks like empanadas, and everything looks amazing!
Staff was awesome!

Cons: A bit expensive

alpineveg

Points +89

Vegan
17 Dec 2024

Delicious treats, wonderful people

Cheesecake was some of the best I’ve ever had! Very kind and dedicated staff. Perfect for after dinner at Huaca Mole.

Pros: Tasty treats, Kind staff, Good service

AaronCRosenbaum

Points +174

Vegan
09 Nov 2024

Delicious

Really excellent vegan baked goods and deserts. Do try it!

DanielleColalillo

Points +490

Vegan
30 Sep 2024

Expensive but delicious

The tres leches was delicious! My partner loved the caramel cheesecake and the cinnamon scroll. Expensive but worth it.

malvina

Points +2094

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Definately to try

I had amazing cheesecake and empanada with veggies. I can recommend the first one. The other one is ok, but taking into account how much overpriced costarican food is I would skip empanada next time and stick to the good cake. The bakery is connected with Guacamole restaurant so you can sit there.

JessBloye

Points +430

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

Best vegan bakery ever

When we went there wasn’t any savoury food ready yet (it was a Sunday) but there were so many vegan options for sweets, and I wanted everything! I ended up trying the chocolate cake and lemon pie and both were delicious. It was a bit of a trek for us to get to (we made the trip across town especially and it was worth it) but if it had been closer we’d have visited every day! I’ve been craving their food since I went!

Marlena_n

Points +234

Vegan
28 May 2024

Na słodko i na słono😊

Bardzo polecam to miejsce. Zjedliśmy croissanta z serem i szynką, empanadę i pie de limón.
Po kilkunastu dniach w Kostaryce byliśmy nieco zawiedzeni wegańskimi opcjami, ale to miejsce było idealnym zakończeniem naszej podróży.
Wpadajcie do Puralma!🌱

nathodge

Points +2164

Vegan
22 May 2024

Lovely pastries!

We got two 'ham & cheese' croissants for lunch the following day. They were very tasty although not really ham and cheese and more tomato - not sure if the server had just been confused about what was inside - either way we didn't mind as they were great. Probably even better if you had the fresh and warm!

Unfortunately we didn't have enough space after eating next door at Huacamole (vegan restaurant, see last review) to try any of the sweet treats. However, they all looked excellent.

As per next door, a little pricey for a croissant!

BanezaM

Points +652

Vegan
02 Mar 2024

Unexpected Yumminess

After dinner next door, we stopped in to check out this cute bakery. We tried some cookies - one filled with apple cinnamon and the other with berry jam. They were both delicious. The owner was really nice with great advice on other restaurants to try. We ended up taking 2 savory pastries back to our hotel for breakfast the next day. Both held up great overnight. One was a ham and cheese croissant and the other a spinach potato empanada which were spiced really nicely. Definitely recommend!

Pros: Convenient location, Delicious pastries, Fantastic advice

monvalerio

Points +16

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

BEST DESSERTS ever

Love this place!! Amazing desserts & pastry. Definitely you can feel all the love, soul and passion in the kitchen. Thank you for bringing this amazing flavors to SJ 🙏🏼✨ can’t choose my favorite ❤️

Pros: Best flavor , Perfect portion , Good location

Cons: Run before they’re are gone , Im an addict , You won’t stop buying

RoseDelaney

Points +173

Vegan
11 Feb 2024

Delicious!

Tried the torta Chilena and absolutely loved it.. will definitely come back! Would highly recommend to any vegans passing through San Jose!

Pros: Unique desserts , Fresh , 100% vegan

Vegan Vagabond

Points +5262

Vegan
15 Dec 2023

Very good!

I was next-door at Huacamole and walked over and ordered a slice of berry cheesecake. They served it to me at the restaurant next-door. It was very good. 

DDDennis

Points +1491

Vegan
13 Dec 2023

Great pie

Great pie! Though not cheap.
When eating at the adjacent Huacamole, you can get desert here (and eat it at Huacamole).

All vegan.

Ariellaw

Points +333

Vegan
06 Sep 2023

Great bakery

Great bakery with lots of yummy cakes.
We got a ice cream sandwich and chocolate cake and both were great.

Pros: Friendly service , Lots of options

MadisonGamba

Points +16

Vegan
13 Aug 2023

My favorite place in Barrio Escalante

Muchas gracias por todo Puralma💗 What a wonderful experience. Everything is absolutely delicious. I highly recommend coming here. Bring your non-vegan friends! If this doesn't prove to them that vegan food is delicious, I don't know what will! Some of my favorites were the pecan pie, passionfruit pie, and blueberry pie. They have a lot of gluten-free options too. Can't wait to go back

Pros: COFFEE! Their coffee is delicious. , The pecan pie. To die for., The vibes

Frazerflav

Points +64

Vegan
08 Aug 2023

Amazing vegan food!

Very friendly staff and the food is delicious, I highly recommend and I will definitely come back again😄

cooldara

Points +333

Vegan
17 Jun 2023

Delicious treats. Fantastic owner!

We had the snickers pie and lemon pie. I wish we could have eaten everything!
Really friendly service, yummy pies!

Pros: Good selection , Decently priced, Good portion

maleorosol

Points +348

Vegan
16 Apr 2023

Repostería y helados deliciosos 🌱🫶🏻

Muuuuchas opciones para escoger, todo lo que probé estaba exquisito, excelente atención y muy buenos precios! Volveré pronto!

Pros: Muchas opciones novedosas para probar , Excelente atención , Buenos precios




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