Vegan
Pizza
Italian
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out

Family-owned vegan restaurant with roman style cuisine, seasonal dishes, and pizza. Dishes include carbonara, amatriciana, cacio e pepe, gricia, and veganized traditional desserts. Reservations required; book through the restaurant website. LGBTQ+ friendly. Note: Previously veg options only, but fully vegan since 1st March 2023. Open Tue-Sun 11:00-23:00. Closed Mon.


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1209 Reviews

First Review by lotustummy

badgirlsvegan

Points +2137

Vegan
11 Nov 2018

Lots of options, but meh

First off, I hate saying I didn’t enjoy the pizza because I’m so glad they had so many vegan options. Alas, the pizza was too salty for me. However, I love love love the vegan dessert menu they had! The best I had in Italy!

Pros: Vegan dessert menu on point!, Lots of vegan options

Cons: Pizza was salty, Expensive (catered to tourists)

AnnetteBruhin

Points +2674

Vegan
15 Oct 2018

Many vegan options

Very tasty food, classical italian, very friendly stuff!

VegVeg55

Points +38

Vegan
14 Oct 2018

One good and one very bad experience

My family and I visited this place twice in July. The first time was really nice. The service was good and so was the food. The second visit was totally different, the staff had lost our order and we ended up waiting for over an hour. I wouldn’t go again :(

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: A bit pricey which is ok if the service is ok, Gets very busy, They can lose your order and make you wait

jodielou

Points +83

Vegan
08 Oct 2018

Delicious vegan pasta, pizza and more!

Our first meal in Rome and it did not disappoint! Clearly marked vegan menu and we enjoyed everything we tried! Friendly service and great atmosphere. Super close to Roma Termini as well.

SerenaC.

Points +153

Vegan
01 Oct 2018

sapori di casa,simpatia e orgoglio per la propria cucina

Trovare un intero menu vegano in un ristorante tradizionale è sempre una sorpresa. In questo caso il merito va alla simpaticissima figlia dei proprietari che è vegana e promuove con orgoglio le scelte di ingredienti genuini e le ottime ricette vegane proposte. Cucina casereccia,porzioni abbondanti e personale simpatico. Il posto ideale dove un vegano può cenare in compagnia di onnivori che potranno invece scegliete i piatti della tradizione romana. Consigliato.

Pros: un intero menù vegano,personale molto simpatico

DP+SM

Points +60

Vegan
17 Sep 2018

BEST PASTA OF MY LYF

I would give this 5 stars if happy cow would let me. I came twice to eat here while in Rome. I got two different gluten free pastas and both were amazing! They have a seperate vegan menu. I tried a lot of starters and some pizza and everything was yummy.

Pros: A whole vegan menu , Super friendly and helpful staff, Cute atmosphere

andrearaujo

Points +166

Vegan
11 Sep 2018

Vegan paradise

The place to be pour un vegan en quête de choix. Au bout d'y retourner le lendemain pour goûter de nouvelles saveurs. Malgré des possibilités de cadavres sur la carte, plus de 4 pages du menu sont consacrées au veganisme, plus une carte de desserts importants. Bruschetta au top, calzone tres appreciable, une carbonara excellente. Mention spéciale au tiramisu, peut être le meilleur dessert vegan mangé actuellement, pour ma part. Et le personnel est génial. Réserver avant de venir, le lieu est plein, une queue assez longue devant le restaurant.

Pros: Énormément de vegan option, Personnel excellent, Prix raisonnable

Cons: Bruyants

AnnaTiefenbacher

Points +42

Vegan
11 Sep 2018

One of the best pizza ever 😍

They have sooo many vegan food and it's soooooo delicious😍 The Service is also very kind and funny 😁 and the price is very normal 😁

Pros: a lots of vegan options, price normal

livsranz

Points +73

Vegan
10 Sep 2018

Senza parole! Best vegan food I’ve ever tasted!!

seriously I can’t believe this place actually exists. It’s pure heaven! I had the vegan supplì and arancino, a vegan carbonara and an amazing pistachio dessert. Everything was tasty and unreal, I actually had some trust issues with the vegan carbonara lol... The staff is also super friendly and the owner told me about her history as a vegan and it was delightful

jenena

Points +134

Vegan
10 Sep 2018

Great place to go with your non-vegan friends

Menu is pretty big and half of it is vegan. They have vegan pizza, pasta, calzone and other dishes. I tried vegan lasagna of the day (10€) and it was delicious. Stuff is nice and friendly. It was pretty crowded so it’s better to reserve a sit or come in unpopular hours. I wish I spent more time in Rome just so I could visit then more than once.

Pros: Half of the menu is vegan, Nice and helpful stuff, Delicious food

Cons: Not fully vegan

KyraBracey

Points +48

Vegan
06 Sep 2018

Good food, awful service

The selection of vegan food was amazing, in fact rather overwhelming! The food was superb! Vegan tiramisu was the best vegan dessert I’ve ever had. The service on the other hand was pretty terrible, didn’t give us menus to start with, food and drinks took forever to come and kept forgetting our order! Hopefully was just a blip as a bad night for staff would definitely go back for the food any day!

NatoyaRodgers

Points +25

Vegan
04 Sep 2018

Pizza

The most delicious pizza and tiramisu I ever tasted so fresh and nice but please don't leave without tasting there deep fried mozzarella balls. It has the most selection of vegan foods I have found so far in a none vegan restaurant.

AlexDubs

Points +131

Vegan
02 Sep 2018

Quality Italian-style vegan food

This place has more Vegan options than any other restaurant I’ve been to! All the staff can communicate well in English and the service is better than most Italian places I went to 😹 It does also serve meat and fish - though this could be considered a pro, as your omni friends will come along and see you eating delicious vegan food 😼 We were each given a small glass of limoncello at the end for free! 10/10 would visit again

Pros: English menu available, Good service, Reasonable price

Cons: Small restaurant - book a table!

luvi_miniowl

Points +69

Vegan
29 Aug 2018

perfetto!

True roman cuisine (trust me, I am roman), and you can find EVERYTHING in a vegan option, from pasta (carbonara, amatriciana, cacio e pepe, gricia) to pizza, traditional appetizers (try the supplì), even desserts!
I recommend to book a table, they are usually full - especially for dinner.
I absolutely loved it.


Updated from previous review on 2018-08-29

SilvinoPresa

Points +67

Vegan
25 Aug 2018

Long wait but worth it.

I would recommend to book a table before going. The place is small and crowded, so you may have to wait for a bit. The vegan menu is very big (multiple pages with pasta, pizza...) and the food is very good.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, very good food

Cons: It may be crowded and you may have to wait.

ceciliebloch

Points +52

Vegan
25 Aug 2018

Lots of vegan options!

Has three whole separate pages of vegan options - lots of pizza and pasta. I had the gnocch/dumplings pasta with walnut sauce and cherry tomatoes - i was a bit disappointed by the small amount of tomatoes and that the portion was a bit small overall. The other pasta dishes i saw people eat were also a little too small. But it did taste great! I saw someone else order a pizza, which was a great size. The service went quickly and it was not expensive😄

Pros: Lots of vegan options - and clearly marked vegan, Quick service , Great taste

Cons: Small portion of pasta

Zim

Points +74

Vegetarian
11 Aug 2018

Lots of vegan options

OK, it serves meat, but we were offered the vegan menu without asking for it, and it had more options than a number of veggie restaurants we went to.

The food was excellent, and the staff were friendly and efficient but not artificial or overbearing. Better book in advance or be prepared to wait, though.

Pros: Large choice of vegan and veggie dishes

Guusje

Points +38

Vegan
09 Aug 2018

Separate vegan menu!

Many vegan options including several types of vegan cheese and vegan meat. Pizza, pasta, salad.. you name it. I tried a pizza with vegan mozzarella and loved it!

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Lots of vegan options, Nice ambiance

petzschner

Points +102

Vegan
04 Aug 2018

Adorable restaurant with a lot of vegan options

This little restaurant near Rome's train station was my first vegan meal in Italian soil. It had almost four pages of vegan options in the menu and it was overall vegan friendly. I had the pizza with tomato sauce, vegan sausages, vegan cheese and mushrooms, i really don't recall the name, but it was incredible! The crust was a bit burnt and the tomate sauce was wayyyy salty but it was a nice experience.

The prices are flexible and i don't think it was really expensive considering the size of the meal.

I truly recommend it and I'm sure I will come back for another meal : )

Cons: Waiting f*cking 50 minutes for my meal

AbbeyMarks

Points +182

Vegan
03 Aug 2018

Should be vegan with the amount of vegan food they sell

We visited here because of the vegan twist on the original dishes and my partners only new vegan and I definitely didn’t want him to miss out on the traditional dishes! The food was incredible, honestly! We were in heaven. The seating is less than ideal though; which is strange because they definitely make enough custom to get a place bigger than my living room. If you’re booking, don’t ask for outdoor seating because it’s literally on like a 3 people wide sidewalk and there’s a walking path in the centre so people are walking and snooping at your food. The staff were so so lovely, too and I wish we could eat there all the time. So reasonably priced too! Definitely recommend 😍

Pros: Incredible dishes such as cheesy pasta etc, Lovely staff, No hidden service charge

Cons: Tiny place with limited seating and a tiny loo, Outside seating is literally on a tiny sidewalk , It’s not all vegan

meleatsgreens

Points +88

Vegan
01 Aug 2018

Tons of Vegan Options

We ate here two nights in a row. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. They have 3 full pages full of vegan options and then plus desserts! 20 options for sure. I had the pizza and also spaghetti carbonara, which was sooo good. My favourite was the pizza. Their vegan ice cream and Pan-a cot-a was sooo good. Nice atmosphere. And it made me feel like I wasn’t an alien among my friends (non vegs). Options for everyone.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Friendly, accommodating staff , Delicious food

hennir

Points +22

Vegan
27 Jul 2018

perfect

vegan dishes were marked very clearly. the carbonara was the best I've ever had. the staff was very nice and the service was really good even though there was a lot of customers when we visited the place. I recommend you book a table in advance since the place is quite small and can get very crowded. :)

Pros: many vegan options, good food for good price

Cons: very crowded at nights

EliseBlack

Points +352

Vegan
24 Jul 2018

disappointed

I really really wanted to love this place but the food was really unpleasant. Pasta was still hard, sauces were inedible and pizza wis subpar. Arancini balls were good though!

Pros: lots of vegan options, lovely waiters

Cons: tasted horrible, took over an hour to get food

GracefulVegan

Points +172

Vegan
19 Jul 2018

Amazing!

Can’t say enough. This was truly a highlight of our vegan culinary adventure in Rome. We had the vegan margarita pizza, the vegan calzone super hot, the salad pizza with tofu, the tiramisu, gelato and the chocolate cake. All were delicious.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Wonderful friendly knowledgeable staff , Delicious food!

falkoni

Points +18

Vegan
15 Jul 2018

Best vegan experience everr

I would give a 5 star, but happycow wont let me. This is truly vegan heaven. Super cute people working there, nice atmosphere. They have so much on the menu to choose from and ive never tasted soo good vegan aioli. Would definetly reccomend this place.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Really nice people working there, Reasonable prices

EmilVeg

Points +41

Vegetarian
09 Jul 2018

The best vegan food I’ve tried

This restaurant serves the best vegan dishes I’ve ever tried. The menu has tempeh, seitan, no meat burgers, vegan pasta and so on. The restaurant is very popular and gets full quickly.

Pros: A fully vegan menu , Vegan vine

Cons: Might need a reservation , Takes time too get food

Aryhan

Points +70

Vegan
29 Jun 2018

Vegan Suppli.

Suppli. Arancini. Melanzane alla parmigiana. Pizze. Spagghetti cacio e pepe. Pizza alla nutella.
All those amazing dishes liked being a kid, made vegan but respecting traditions.
Deserve 5 stars

Pros: Traditional foods, De-li-cious, Good location

Cons: Reservation needed, service can be slow...




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