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Vegan eatery by Veganzza, est. 2021. Features dishes centered around seitan and other meat alternatives. For example, try the vegan iskender kebab, bacun and steak cheeseburger, shish kebab with rice, linguini alfredo, steak wrap, curry chickun, or caesar salad. Cakes and raw slices for dessert. Relocated from Gümüşsuyu, İnönü Cd. No: 57. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-10:00pm, Sat 1:00pm-10:00pm.


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209 Reviews

First Review by nikue

meracine

Points +2361

Vegan
12 Jul 2025

Vegan Turkish fast food

We came here 3 times during our weekly stay in Taksim.

Every meal was either good or delicious. We had breakfast and 2 diners.

By far, the stand out for us were the Kebap plates. As vegans, BBQ is one thing we have a harder time to find, especially good ones. This plate hit the spot hard.

Prices are relatively fair, and the staff friendly enough. There's also a 10% discount if you pay cash.

Highly recommended 👌

mojzesz

Points +553

Vegan
08 Jul 2025

One of the best in Istanbul

I’ve been there twice and was delighted both times! Great food, great people, great place!

meghanmansur

Points +463

Vegan
07 Jul 2025

Amazing doner!

We absolutely loved the peri peri chicken and the doner wrap. I also got to try Aryan because they had it here plant based.

JuanDiegoVR

Points +59

Vegan
05 Jun 2025

Amazing!

Food was great, specially the cheesecake and the seitan.

Pros: Tasty and good portions, Attention, Cozy place

DEdoc

Points +378

Vegan
26 May 2025

Fries were crispy!

Small casual joint. More simple foods. Had a cesear salad wrap that was ok. Doner wrap was better, spicy if you order that way. Fries smaller and crispier than most, but plentiful as a side. They leave you all the dressings on the table - Bbq, mustard, ketchup. Only bottled water available.

Aalmeida

Points +59

Mostly Veg
18 May 2025

Endurance vegan experience

The location, I think, it's quite challenging, they are a bit far away from the city center. And probably due to supply/demand adjustments they can't also NOT offer a big selection on food/different dishes, sadly.

Evaluation 0-5:
Staff: 4
Food: 3 - kebab and chick peas where a bit mild
WC: 4.5 - quite nice/rustic
Environment: 3 - chairs were not super comfortable

Updated from previous review on 2025-05-18

Pros: Nice staff, Cat friendly, Very good environment music

Cons: Very uphill, Small space, Limited offers on food, for instance only 2 desser

tutubarão

Points +266

Vegan
17 May 2025

Amazing

Great place and amazing food, good spicing.

GiadaA.

Points +300

Vegetarian
09 May 2025

Great food!

We tried tried the crunch plate and the iskender kebab and we liked them!
Cute and chill place.
We were also lucky to meet a sweet cat there that kept us company after our meal.
I would definitely come back!

Updated from previous review on 2025-05-09

ChitingKuo

Points +72

Vegan
03 May 2025

Cool place.

Fried vegetarian chicken nuggets are so crispy

Pros: Food is good.

Cora269

Points +82

Vegan
28 Apr 2025

10/10 super Restaurant!

tolles essen, vegane türkische Gerichte, sehr empfehlenswert!

Pros: Ambiente , Essen, Service

KevOConnor

Points +24

Vegan
26 Apr 2025

Ok food, weird service

The food here was peefetrly fine, but unexciting and a bit bland. Also, they make you order your food on a website, even when (as was the case for us) there is no one else there.

Heatha

Points +475

Vegan
21 Apr 2025

Very good seitan dishes

Really enjoyed the shish kebab and the peri peri chicken.

JoyyyH

Points +394

Vegan
14 Apr 2025

Really good choice

We were so happy to find this eatery within walking distance from our hotel and very handy after a long travel day.

The “chicken” caeser wrap was the best I’ve had since going vegan 7 years a go. Really tasty.

There was a cute friendly kitty cat snoozing on a chair too 🐾🌿

Pros: Food choice, Location , Caesar wrap

Cons: App based ordering (not everyone comfortable)

jerremypeter

Points +33

Vegan
13 Apr 2025

Poor service and mediocre food

The food was fine, though was very simple and lacked flavour - it was pretty much 'chicken' nuggets and chips or rice.

The worst part was that an older gentleman was very clearly having issues with the digital menu/ordering and was waiting and the staff ignored him, sitting at a table playing on their phones. He was forced to ask for help from another customer, and they still sat there and didn't help.

With the dull atmosphere, it was overall a poor experience.

ZweitzeZwart

Points +22

Vegan
10 Apr 2025

Great food and ambience

We had a great dinner here. Very tasty and great music also ❤️

SergAMox

Points +624

Vegan
26 Mar 2025

Great

I respectfully disagree with a few previous reviews stating the food is lacking in flavor. This place was great and based around seitan as the main. The vegan döner was excellent and the hot sauce gave it a nice kick. A bit oily but this is standard for many restaurants. Owner was kind and clearly passionate about veganism. This place is very much worth visiting.

jeremalt

Points +102

Vegetarian
23 Mar 2025

Very nice place

We went there twice during our stay… nice people, nice music and nice food specially the shish kebab 🥙

StéphanieNantes

Points +387

Vegan
13 Mar 2025

Simple & good dishes

Simple & good dishes.
Nice terrace to sit outside.

BlueNavy

Points +1270

Vegan
02 Mar 2025

Good local dishes made vegan

This place offers many local dishes made vegan.
The orders are placed via a QR code and the service is fast.
We liked the main dishes, a little less the desserts but this is rather a question of individual preference.

LazyVeg@n

Points +161

Vegan
02 Feb 2025

Fantastic authentic food

I had the Shish Kebab and my girlfriend the Caesar Wrap.

The kebab was very well seasoned and the wrap tasted freshly made.

Staff speaks decent English and where very friendly. There was also a very cute cat sitting with us😄

Prices where ok, not super cheap not super expensive.

Definetly worth a visit!

Pros: Tasty food, Friendly staff , Cute cat

LaZorraSorora

Points +247

Vegan
22 Jan 2025

Moderno, turco y crítico

Espacio con comida deliciosa, inclusivo y con un muy buen ambiente. #Veganuary

Full-of-beans

Points +456

Vegan
05 Jan 2025

Didn’t meet our expectations (based on other reviews read)

We were unfortunately disappointed with the food served here.

We tried the shish kebab and Iskender kebab for our main with a side of fried vegetables.

The food was rather bland and although they serve mock meats, the seasoning and overall execution of flavours with the dish we found to be poor.

The fried vegetables were mostly peas and sweetcorn which was disappointing. Despite the iskender kebab being drenched in sauce and shish kebab lacking sauce, neither really hit the spot for us.

Maybe it was just a bad day? Or it is better to order a wrap as it might contain more flavour? I really don’t know…

It is a shame as I did want to like this place as many spoke highly of it :(( #Veganuary

Pros: Atmosphere

Cons: Bland food , Slightly expensive

shnkrr

Points +23

Vegetarian
31 Dec 2024

Brilliant!

Even If you are not a Vegan or Vegetarian, you MUST visit this place, just perrrrfect!!

Pros: Cozy, Clean, Healthy

LindsayElizabeth

Points +376

Vegan
29 Dec 2024

OMG the Fudge 🤩

Stopped here on a rainy day to warm up and have a nice dessert. The tahini fudge was just incredible. So creamy and I got such a generous slice. Definitely wish I had time to try some of their main entrees. #Veganuary

yanaaroundtheworld

Points +238

Vegan
13 Nov 2024

Very mediocre food

Soft fries with the taste of burn. Not eatable patty in the Veg burger. It tastes as if my grandma who knows nothing of vegan cuisine tried to make something for me out of kindness. But bless her heart it’s not eatable. And they charge over 300 for this?!

Pros: Nice cats, Soft seats

Cons: Not tasty food , music not great for daytime lunch, Open doors in winter. Cold

_Emmy_

Points +545

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Leckeres türkisches Essen

Hier bekommt man türkische Gerichte wie İskender Kebab in vegan. Definitiv zu empfehlen, wenn man in Istanbul ist.

Ilias90

Points +26

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

Food was fine

Mayonnaise was not Vegan! Good that I checked the ingredients on the back and saw it contains eggs. I informed the waitress she told me they made a mistake when they ordered it from their supplier.
Besides that food was ok but the place was not very clean.




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