Vegan-friendly
International
Delivery
Take-out
Honey
Latin American, Colombian

Cafeteria est 1986, operated by Hare Krishna devotees, near La Candelaria historic district, Cudinamarca. Crowded at lunch time. Large set lunches. Offers international dishes as well as typical Colombian comfort food. Fresh produce market second Sat of every month. Delivers in a 10 block radius. Phone no for delivery is 334-2346 and general phone no is 447-5635. Phone: 12828686. Reported to serve non vegan ingredients December 2023. Open Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-3:30pm. Holidays as Sun.


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44 Reviews

First Review by iceicekati

maynard7

Points +5200

Mostly Veg
11 Oct 2024

Good food, so-so service

When you arrive here, you have to immediately go to the cash register and pay for your meal before you sit down. They will give you a receipt and you show it to the waitress who will come by your table.

The food was very good but the service was frazzled. It's best to get there right at 1: 00pm once the lunch rush has kind of subsided a bit. The meal of the day was 15,800 pesos (Oct 2024) and it included a bowl of soup, a glass of juice, a tiny fruit based dessert and the main plate that had a rice and vegetable mix a salad of peas and I think it was a potato something I'm not really sure. Also... they have a small salad bar next to the stairway and your meal comes with one of the tiny salads that you make yourself. At any rate, I really like the food here so I recommend it if you are in the area. Considering the price and the quality of the food I would give them five cows.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-11

Pros: Good tasty food

Cons: Not organized

Maobiomech

Points +2085

Vegan
05 Jul 2024

Buyer menú con precio justo / Good Menu at a Fair Price

Este restaurante ofrece diferentes opciones de comida cada día con porciones generosas y precios justos. El sabor es muy bueno; sin embargo, no deberían autoproclamarse como veganos, ya que venden miel, ghee y otros productos no aptos para veganos en su tienda.

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This restaurant offers different food options daily with generous portions and fair prices. The flavors are very good; however, they should refrain from self-identifying as vegan as they sell Honey, Ghee, and other non-vegan products in their store.

Pros: Almuerzo muy completo / Lunch with everything

Cons: Not Vegan / No es vegano

Kukurumka

Points +2610

Vegan
16 Jun 2024

Good delivery

Fast service, but they need to make things clear on the menu because I was offered a replacement for another cake which didn’t hit the spot eventually, it was very dry on the bottom and I wanted a tiramisu lol. The empanada was good and the soup was amazing honestly.

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-13

Teeksie

Points +132

Vegetarian
13 Apr 2024

Nice local food

I went in for lunch. Nice little cafeteria, all dishes come with soup, juice and a little postre (fruit sauce). I had a tamale that was so big I couldn’t finish it. It had tofu and fake meats in it.

Pros: Nice, simple place, Friendly staff, Clean

Cons: No obvious menu, you have to ask.

Roparzh

Points +3558

Vegan
15 Jan 2024

Hipp hipp hurra


Spacious place. Two floors. Fast service.

Taste-wise, I have a feeling that it's always a bit of a hit and miss with hippie-style restaurants. Sometimes it's outstanding but sometimes, not so great.

The seitan fillet had almost no flavor and the fries lacked salt. The burger was a little better, but it wasn't overwhelmingly good. The juice was very good though. Not too expensive though. About nine euros for two main dishes, with dessert, soup and juice. Quite alright for a lunch.

Lots of products to buy and bring with you such as Tofu, which is hard to find in normal shops. #Veganuary

Pros: Quick and attentive service, Many vegan products

NataliaSotabento

Points +153

Vegan
14 Jan 2024

Delicioso

Tienen muy buena sazón, sirven buenas porciones a buen precio 👌 lo que no entiendo es porque dice que es vegetariano si se supone que es vegano 🤷🏽‍♀️

Pros: Sazón , Cantidad, sopa, bandeja, postre, jugo, Precio 👌

Maobiomech

05 Jul 2024

Hola! Debido a que en la tienda que se encuentra dentro del restaurante venden Miel y Ghee.

Nadia^^

Points +22

Vegetarian
13 Jan 2024

Eenvoudig en erg lekker

Aantal opties om te kiezen. Met een lekker sapje erbij. Erg betaalbaar en lekker!

Pros: Snel op tafel, Schoon, Vriendelijk

cynicaloptimist

Points +1413

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Excellent value

In this place, we paid once we had ordered at the counter, which displayed the food on offer. A lovely server explained what each dish was to us in English.

I ordered the Ajiaco - a soup with corn and potatoes, with sides of rice, a batter aubergine slice and a slice of avocado. Very tasty, enjoyed the chopped nuts in the soup too.

My partner ordered the Patacon - I tried a bit and it was amazing - the sauce especially.

Big portion sizes and great value - 18000 pesos per dish, coming with a drink and small dessert (and the Patacon came with a soup starter).

Mathius

Points +56

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Great

Tasty food and very quick service even though it was busy. Menu del día with pudding included for about 16000 COP

Delicious_Vegan

Points +43

Vegan
25 Aug 2023

Also great sandwiches

Had a sandwich with fried tofu and fake ham there which was really good! The location is not very special, but it's completely fine for enjoying a good meal there.

nathydiaz

Points +22

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Espectacular

Me encanta el restaurante. Me queda muy cerca de mi U, entonces me ha salvado un montón de veces para el desayuno.

Sus almuerzos son maravillosos y los pastelitos de Tofu son lo mejor.

Además venden muchos productos veganos para llevar.

Pros: Los pastelitos de Tofu , El almuerzo , Sus productos

ffiont

Points +23

Vegetarian
14 Aug 2023

You should definetly visit

Really good typical canteen style vegan Colombian food. So so reasonable, includes soup, main small salad, fruit dish and drink. Visited over 3 times whilst in bogota for 4 days.
Also have vegan sauasages/'meats and good empanadas to buy.

Pros: Affordable, Large amount of food, Plenty of vegetables

AriellePerkett

Points +637

Vegan
09 Jul 2023

Best menu del dia

This was the most diverse plant menu of the day I have tried so far! Highly recommend and super quick service too!

Pros: All vegan , Quick service , Fantastic plant diversity

BeVeganForTheAnimals

Points +17

Vegan
05 Jan 2023

Stängningstid

Stängningstiderna bör anpassas.

minthin

Points +843

Vegan
05 Jan 2023

Bland, but don’t miss empanadas!

We got lunch here and were famished after hiking Monserrat, so it was awesome that Loto Azul made ordering easy with 4 daily lunch dishes. They came out quickly and were extremely filling. None of it was particularly tasty, I wouldnt order any of it again. But the service was swift and friendly. The ambiance was greatly lacking, like being in a school cafeteria. But I appreciated the efficiency of the operation.

Be sure to try the…empanadas? They were in a display case with a flaky triangular shaped dough. They were amaaaaaazing. You should stop in Lotus Azul just for these!

Pros: Great empanadas, Quick and friendly service , Good price

Cons: Bland (albeit nicely assembled) dishes, Struggling ambiance

Vegan Vagabond

Points +4017

Vegan
29 Dec 2022

Cheap, simple, good

This place is a typical Govinda’s, simple, cheap, and good. I got the special of the day, which pasta with sautéed vegetables and came with tasty quinoa soup.

Xenia93

Points +29

Vegan
10 Dec 2022

Vegan luncheria

Great affordable meal in la Candelaria

Pros: Everything is vegan, Affordable

Cons: None

davidpieksma

Points +246

Vegan
24 Nov 2022

Nice local experience

Probably the most wholesome, cheap vegan lunch you can find in Bogotá. I know, the pictures don’t look too appealing. But the taste is good and you really can’t beat this prices. Sometimes you crave for an amazing vegan burger (they offer one but it looked real bad) and sometimes it’s good to have a healthy meal with lots of veggies. For the last thing you’re on the perfect spot right here! Also we bought some soy milk powder and super tasty vegan cheese based on nuts.

LindsayElizabeth

Points +233

Vegan
26 Oct 2022

Wonderful!

A quant place offering a set vegan menu with a few different options. Also offers snacks to go and a mini vegan health food shop. Their soup was incredible!

Pros: Entirely vegan, Offers takeaway , A bonus vegan health food shop inside

Ayanti

Points +14

Non Veg
06 Oct 2022

Buena comida

Comida muy rica y buena variedad.

Pros: Comida muy rica

Cons: La atención puede ser mejor

VanesaPalma

Points +693

Vegan
27 Sep 2022

Ecónomico

Una opción muy económica cerca de la Universidad del Rosario, el menú trae sopa, plato fuerte, jugo y postre. Solo la comida no estaba tan caliente y el jugo estaba muy desabrido, el postre también era muy pequeño pero esta bien por el precio.

Updated from previous review on 2022-09-27

Pros: Opciones de menú diario

Cons: No tan sabroso, Comida fría

ThomasVegano

Points +2504

Vegan
21 Aug 2022

Indian & Peruvian Food

Very cheap option in the historic central area. The place is huge and although it says they open in the morning, it seems like they only fully open to cater for people around lunch time. Their menu is pretty much heavy on lunch options and not very breakfast suited. We got in around 9am and they were not fully open as a restraint from my understanding. They were able to offer us/make us tamales, we were happy enough since we were doing a tour at 10am and the tamales kept us full for the tour. Very heavy “breakfast” ngl, but we were happy with it😄Great option!

oh.olivia

Points +826

Vegan
30 Jul 2022

Incredible and cheap vegan options!

Amazing! Service was so good despite being busy. 13,000 for soup, main meal, dessert and tea/juice! Couldn’t recommend more absolutely fantastic.

Pros: Vegan, Healthy , Delicious

HemersonMora

Points +27

Vegetarian
10 Jul 2022

Excelente opción

Buen lugar, precios estándar

Pros: Varias opciones de menú vegano, Buen sabor, Lugar y meseros higiénicos

potatopancake

Points +1228

Vegan
04 Jul 2022

Menú del día of your choice

They serve a menú del día (soup, main, dessert, drink) for 16.000 pesos and you choose your main from 5 or so options. You also get the choice of juice or tea for drink. Food was out quick and tasty, service was efficient and friendly. We both left feeling very full!

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-04

Pros: Cheap, All vegan

OyVeygan

Points +1670

Vegan
17 May 2022

Nice inexpensive place to eat with the locals

Went on to Happy Cow and this was the closest place to where we were sightseeing. Walked in and asked for the menu and they pointed to 4 items which were the "meals of the day". We got a soup, meal, and drink for about $3.50USD per person. Everything was tasty, and the Patacon was really good. This place has a Southeast asian vibe and also offers yoga classes and has a small vegan food booth in the front.

Pros: Very inexpensive, local feel

Cons: Come early because items run out

SamanthaLewis

Points +17

Mostly Veg
09 Mar 2022

Great Deal !

Huge portions. Delicious clean healthy vegan food. Small grocery store with vegan/ health food option

Pros: Lots of options , Large portions , Great prices




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