Vegan
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Colombian

Vegan restaurant offering Colombian dishes such as ajiaco, tacos, frijolada, empanadas, aborrajado and more. Also serves fruit juices and kombucha. Open Mon-Sat 12:00pm-7:30pm, Sun 12:00pm-4:30pm.


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64 Reviews

First Review by jasmxnepaul

sofialopez42848

Points +36

Mostly Veg
02 Jan 2025

Comida Colombiana Vegana

Visitamos María Candela en noviembre de 2024, y debo decir que fue una experiencia maravillosa. Este restaurante vegano se especializa en platos típicos colombianos.

Yo pedí el almuerzo del día, que estaba delicioso y muy bien balanceado, mientras que mi amiga probó el ajiaco vegano, que fue simplemente espectacular. Se nota el cuidado que ponen en la preparación y los sabores auténticos que logran recrear en su versión vegana.

El servicio también fue excelente; el personal fue amable, atento y siempre con una sonrisa.

Lo único negativo fue que tuvimos que esperar un poco para conseguir mesa, ya que el lugar tiene un espacio limitado y estaba lleno a la hora del almuerzo. Sin embargo, valió totalmente la pena la espera.

Recomiendo este lugar a cualquiera que quiera probar comida colombiana con un giro vegano.

LianaGaravito

Points +36

Vegan
27 Dec 2024

Varias falencias y puntos a mejorar / Various fails and items to improve.

Español/English

Fui la primera cliente que llegó, la persona que atiende me dijo que no tenían disponibles la mayor parte de los platos de la carta, la cual por cierto no es muy variada, entonces las opciones eran mínimas, además la carta está toda en inglés, lo cual me pareció extraño en un país cuyo idioma predominante es el español.

Si bien es cierto que es una zona muy turística en La Candelaria y llegan muchos clientes extranjeros, también debe haber también un menú en español porque hay personas que no entienden inglés. Así que pedí una 'picada' pero lo que me sirvieron fue una mezcla de algunos pedacitos de gluten con un poco de maíz tierno y hogao, lo cual claramente no correspondía a la descripción en la carta de lo que pedí, afortunadamente tengo un nivel de inglés suficiente para entender lo que decía.

Una parte de la comida estaba fría y hay algo más que no me ha gustado de la gran mayoría de restaurantes veganos a los que he ido, incluyendo este, y es que las únicas bebidas que ofrecen son gaseosas, kombucha, cerveza y otras bebidas embotelladas, en un restaurante vegano no se consigue una simple limonada que es lo más básico o algo que no sean gaseosas u otras bebidas así, que además son costosas. Ofrecen un solo jugo natural pero viene con el menú del día, si uno pide otra cosa diferente al menú del día solo ofrecen lo que mencioné anteriormente.

I was the first customer to arrive, the waiter told me that they did not have available most of the dishes on the menu, which by the way is not very varied, so the options were minimal, plus the menu is all in English, which seemed strange in a country whose predominant language is Spanish.

While it is true that it is a very touristy area in La Candelaria and many foreign customers arrive, there should also be a menu in Spanish because there are people who do not understand English. So I ordered a 'picada' but what I was served was a mixture of some bits of gluten with some baby corn and hogao, which clearly did not correspond to the description on the menu of what I ordered, fortunately I have a good enough level of English to understand what it said.

Some of the food was cold and there is something else that I did not like about the vast majority of vegan restaurants I have been to, including this one, and that is that the only drinks they offer are soda, kombucha, beer and other bottled drinks, in a vegan restaurant you cannot get a simple lemonade which is the most basic thing.

Pros: Limpio, iluminado, fresco, buena ventilación.

Cons: No tienen disponible una buena parte de la carta, bebidas embotelladas y costosas, sirven lo que ellos quieren, no lo que uno pide.

Bazo74

Points +174

Vegan
14 Nov 2024

excelente

if you are in Bogota, you don't want to miss the Botero Museum, and if you are filled with art, you better fill your stomach with delicious vegan food in the next street.

Pros: service, food, ambient

bliss76

Points +60

Vegan
26 Oct 2024

The best arepa ever!

Great place near Monserrate. I had a tofu arepa and two other things. Don’t even remember the two others as the arepa was everything!!

LuisanaBocchi

Points +19

Mostly Veg
22 Oct 2024

Comida rica en zona central de Candelaria

La ubicación era muy buena, cerca de plaza de Bolívar, el personal muy amable y la comida rica y abundante.

cronozul

Points +123

Vegetarian
21 Oct 2024

veganismo criollo delicioso

he probado la picada y hasta ahora ha sido el plato más criollo y vegano que he comido en Colombia, tiene un sabor tan característico y delicioso que con una yo no tuve suficiente 😅

Pros: sabor, servicio amable, tiempos de entrega

Cons: quizá la zona, deberían tener otras sedes

vconku

Points +136

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Amazona Colombian Vegan Food

Great menu with a LOT of choices among the most traditional colombina dishes! And nice staff 😃

Pros: The frijolada!, The restaurant looks really nice , A lot of nice stickers

maynard7

Points +5212

Mostly Veg
11 Oct 2024

Good food here

As of October 2024 the meal of the day costs 18,000 pesos. Today's meal had a bowl of cream of carrot soup, a juice drink, and the main plate with 3 different items. I thought the food was good and I would return if in this neighborhood again. Arrive no later than 12:30 afternoon to get a seat quickly. They don't have a lot of tables and by 12:45 all of the tables were occupied.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-11

Pros: Tasty food , Friendly service

Vegmore

Points +108

Vegan
21 Sep 2024

Great colombian meals

Various nice meals and drinks.

elkewolswinkel

Points +47

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Amazing

Wowwwww this was absolutely delicious! Super cheap takeaway food and was so tasty and filling. Definitely on the to do list for quick snacks in Bogotá!

Plantos

Points +3269

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Authentic & Tasty

🍽️ Awesome Food
💰 Great value for the price
💁‍♂️ Kind and aktive staff

⭐ Menu del Dia
Consists of starter soup & main dish as well as a juice (jugo del Dia) for 18k COP (~4.5$)

All was great! Fully recommend the place

Only thing to improve: Make seating more cozy & comfortable

Lasi

Points +899

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Rich Colombian Food

After multiple visits, it is safe to say that this is one of the best places in Bogota. Plenty of food, traditional dishes, and good vibes. Enjoyed every time!

AnnelienD

Points +615

Vegan
17 Jul 2024

really good vegan food!

I took frijolada which is some kind of stew with beans and seitan. It came with rice, avocado and some fried corn which were all really good! (it was a bit more salty than I am used too but still good!)
The service was good aswell, friendly workers and quick service!

BramWise

Points +29

Mostly Veg
13 Jul 2024

Very cute little vegan restaurant

The food we ordered was okay but we loved the vibe of this place. If we had been in Bogota for longer we would have come back to trial other items on the menu!

nikkitresmil

Points +72

Vegan
30 Jun 2024

Sehr lecker!

Wir haben verschiedene Empanadas probiert und waren absolut begeistert!

Pros: Sehr leckeres, authentisches Essen, Lockere Atmosphäre , Netter Service

DianaSofíaLópezHer

Points +68

Vegan
18 Jun 2024

Rico

Me gustó mucho, pero hay poca variedad y mucha clientela por lo que se demoran en atender. La salchipapa estaba muy fea, pero el resto estuvo muy muy rico

emschmensch

Points +11

Mostly Veg
17 Jun 2024

really good

18k for a menu del dia with soup and juice, really delicious! and nice surrounding

Ninade

Points +298

Vegan
10 May 2024

Best vegan food in La calendaria!

We shared two dishes and a side and it was absolutely delicous! The restaurant is a very cute and cozy place and the staff was very friendly and explained everything on the menu in english to us.

You should absolutely try the dish with the frijoles! :)

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-10

Pros: Delicious, Nice staff, Fair prices

CarlaWeiland

Points +861

Vegan
09 May 2024

Really tasty!

Food was really good. Only 4 stars because you’re not sitting so comfortable …

jaqa36

Points +33

Vegan
01 May 2024

Tasty, affordable & authentic cuisine

The small simple restaurant has nice staff an affordable prices. The menu has typical colombian food. We had the Frijolada ( it came with beans with rice, plantain and avocado) and the Arroz atollado (with salad and potatoes) and it was very tasty.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-01

Pros: The taste and amount of food, The staff and music, The price

Cons: They had run out of two items in the menu

Kukurumka

Points +2881

Vegan
25 Apr 2024

Very salty

I don’t like salty stuff and asked for portion size before ordering and this amount of rise isn’t filling, also sadly the girl who works there doesn’t know the menu. But I don’t judge of course, staff is very friendly there!
Brownie dressers was actually very good and I liked it very much, I forgot to take the pic but they had some peanut butter on top and it was very yummy!

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-21

Teeksie

Points +132

Vegetarian
13 Apr 2024

Tasty, local food

The service was great. I got food to go and it was ready super fast. Nice selection of things to have. The banana & peanut torta was lovely!

Pros: Nice staff, Simple menu

Cons: No description of dishes on the menu.

melssanc

Points +70

Vegan
13 Apr 2024

Deliciosa

Me encantó. No sólo la comida es deliciosa (si buscan sazón típica de colombia, este es su lugar), el ambiente también es muy genial y la atención muy buena. Definitivamente recomiendo.

Pros: Comida, Ambiente y música , Atención

SimonWallis

Points +165

Vegan
12 Apr 2024

Great Colombian Food

I had the frijolada. Perfect. Really tasty. Fast service. We had to wait for a table but that’s a good sign😄

Pros: Tasty, Quick, Friendly

hardcorekr

Points +908

Vegetarian
10 Apr 2024

Incredibly tasty, diverse dishes and authentic atmosphere

Ingenious! Very idealistic store. High quality food. I particularly liked the diversity " the pea stew is not just pea stew, see photos. Authentic, rebellious ambience. Opens at 12 noon.

JudithMartinez

Points +191

Vegan
07 Mar 2024

Comida tradicional y vegana

Deliciosa y variada cómoda tradicional colombiana, vegana. Estamos felices después de esta comida

Pros: Cómoda tradicional muy buena, El servicio muy amable

jhonny

Points +244

Vegan
20 Feb 2024

Great food

Great local food. Some of the posters might maje you uncomfortable, as they can be viewed as political

Pros: Beens! , Arrepe




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