Chinese
Beer/Wine
Asian
Gluten-free
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Chinese restaurant with many vegan adaptions of traditional dishes. Relocated from Lönnrotinkatu 33-35 and added meat to the menu in 2020. Open Tue-Fri 11:00-21:30, Sat-Sun 12:00-21:30. Closed Mon.


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16 Reviews

First Review by AnnaAirola

Lucaonthesecondfloor

Points +16

Vegan
21 Aug 2024

Yummy

Tofu stew was good, the atmosphere ad well

Tanja*

Points +420

Vegan
23 Apr 2024

Tasteful genuine Chinese food

Chili tofu (🌶️🌶️🌶️) was not actually really hot, but it was full of flavor. Sichuan tofu was very mild, but tasty, I added some soy and chili sauce. Friendly staff. You can ask more rice. Take away boxes cost extra to take the rest home.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-23

Noitaneiti

Points +69

Vegan
21 Aug 2023

Great place

There were various vegan options on the menu. The food came quickly and tasted great. Would recommend!

olivia_krekula

Points +367

Vegan
03 Feb 2023

Loved the food!

You have to try the cucumber salad and eggplant main! This place has even been recommended in the Finnish magazine ”Helsingin Sanomat”.

elinahamala

Points +90

Mostly Veg
14 Jan 2023

Great veggie meals, excellent atmosphere

Solid vegan options that scratched the itch for vegan Chinese food, the staff were friendly and otherwise the restaurant atmosphere was lovely! Would visit again! The vegan dishes could be marked better.

Annsku

Points +87

Vegetarian
04 Dec 2022

Nice with a vegan meny

We shared 5 plates on 4 people. We liked everything! The aubergine was very good😄

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-04

Pros: Good taste, Good vegan menu , Liked the aubergine and pak choi plate

TheBlackCat

Points +1117

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

Lots of vegan options

Has a separate vegan menu with a lot of vegan options. The sichuan tofu and vegan dumplings were very good!

dansjo

Points +250

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

Deep fried tofu with chili

Is the dish I order every time I go here, love it!

DrHeidi

Points +22

Vegan
09 Feb 2021

Mei Lin now has a fully vegan menu

Delicious, spicy food that always feels like a celebration when we visit or order takeaway. Their new 100% vegan menu makes it easy to select dishes without having to ask for more information or explain ourselves.

Pros: Spicy — really! Eggplant is to die for, Flavors are diverse and complex, Great delivery or pickup options

Cons: Menu is pretty consistent, not seasonal, Can’t afford to eat it every day

Xvegan

Points +97

Vegan
12 Sep 2020

Not vegan

Not vegan, but there were good options.

Pros: Good vegan options, Good food

Cons: Not vegan

Linfale

Points +258

Mostly Veg
09 Mar 2020

A place for a quick meal.

It was empty there when I arrived, but there were some reserved tables so took the chance. Nothing special about the premises or the staff.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Could have more creative dishes

Sakuru

Points +665

Vegan
28 Feb 2020

Good experience

Excellent food and friendly service. We had cucumber salad and dumpling for starters and Sichuan tofu and Spicy cauliflower and everything was so tasty. They also had vegan ice cream for dessert, we didn't have it this time but worth to mention.

Pros: very good food, 100% vegan

kaisatravels

Points +418

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Serves meat?!

We went in to ask if the lunch was fully vegan and they said they have vegetarian options but also serve meat. We went elsewhere as there are plenty of vegetarian restaurants in Helsinki, there’s no need to support a restaurant that serves meat.

MinhuaZhou

21 Feb 2020

Hei! We have 3 restaurants in the center of Helsinki. I think you should visit Lönnrotinkatu 33-35 Mei Lin Vegetarian Restaurant. It’s 100% Vegan place. Other Mei Lin Sichuan Restaurant (Annankatu 29) serves Mostly Meat dishes, part vegetarian dishes. I think probably you went to the wrong address.

syyshuuto

Points +27

Vegetarian
14 Feb 2020

Very good

Tasty food, nice atmosphere. Thank you!

Tolonen

Points +52

Vegan
12 Feb 2020

Lovely place

Very tasty and authentic-style chinese food! They seem to have lunch too.

AnnaAirola

Points +89

Vegan
12 Feb 2020

Great chinese food VEGAN!

So happy of this place near to the centrum! We ate a delicious garlic and cucumber salad as a starter. As a main course we shared green beans with chili and fried tofu. Everything was nicely spiced and tasty.




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