Vegan
Pizza
Italian
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out

Italian restaurant with an all-vegan menu offering different kinds of pizza and pasta dishes as well as bruschetta and calzones. Uses vegan cheese and faux meats (seitan, ham, pepperoni). Dessert choices include creme brulee, chocolate cake, affogato, and vegan tiramisu. Est. 2015 as vegetarian then turned fully vegan a few years later. Open Mon 17:00-21:30, Thu-Sun 17:00-21:30. Closed Tue.


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272 Reviews

First Review by Oscar Linder

PeskyBunny

Points +417

Vegan
06 Sep 2024

Highly recommended 👌🍕🍝🍰😋

We visited last night as a pre birthday treat for hubby.
The food is just amazing, so delicious, sumptuous, and fresh. Can't recommend this restaurant enough.

Whilst it is a bit pricey, it is defo worth a visit. They also do takeaway. It's not an option for us sadly as we live on the other side of the city... 😕

We had the Bruchetta Pomodoro and
Burrata to start, so light, fresh, and tasty, a perfect starter combination!

To follow, I had the Spaghettone Carbonara, rich, creamy, and indulgent. Hubby had the signature dish, Spaghettone Novapizza. Again, this was perfection, rich, and full of flavour.

The cheesecake here is to die for! 🤤 if I could've had it for all 3 courses, I would've 😋😍😆 so creamy, great texture, and absolutely spot on!

A fabulous wee place, staff are lovely, efficient, and professional. Booking is highly recommended as it is quite small but very popular.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-03

Pros: Fresh, well made, authentic Italian food, Everything is vegan 🌱 lovely staff , Cheesecake 😋🍰🤤❤️😆

Cons: A tad pricey, but worth it for a special treat

CherylAnnA

Points +231

Vegan
30 Aug 2024

Pizza!

Delicious, fresh pizzas! Also serving pasta, etc but we only had pizza

Pros: Atmosphere

Cons: Price

AlaniFaustino

Points +63

Vegan
23 Aug 2024

Holy cow!!!!

Quite possibly the best vegan food I’ve ever had in my whole life! The quality is outstanding. If you go for one thing make it the burrata 🤤

ejd5050

Points +20

Vegan
22 Aug 2024

Run, don’t walk, to get here

Food is outstanding—some of the best Italian food (period) I’ve had in the entire UK.

We didn’t have a reservation (it was fully booked) but they sat us anyway (clearing off the bar), and, boy, are we glad they did!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-22

Pros: Quality , Attention to detail , Service

soydumplings

Points +1581

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

A fully vegan pasta?? Wowee

First of all, the inside of the restaurant was super cute and felt very authentically Italian. There was garlic and risotto hanging from the walls!
To start we shared some olives and bruschetta - both of which were good but we thought the bruschetta lacked a little flavour. This could have been because the tomatoes weren’t in season!
Then for mains I got the carbonara and my partner got the spaghettone novapizza (the restaurants special). My carbonara wasn’t as good as I thought it would be, the sauce was a little lumpy and not creamy like I expected. Looking at other people’s pictures it seems like it could have been a one off thing!
My partners pasta was incredible and I still think about it every day. The sauce was rich and the vegan cheese was incredible, the stracciatella cheese on top was creamy and worked wonderfully with the pasta.

Pros: Amazing pasta special, Friendly staff

Cons: Carbonara a little lumpy

ellesmera

Points +233

Vegan
17 Aug 2024

Pizza, pasta, potatoes!

We devoured our meal here and highly recommend! The pizza dough was both chewy and crispy. The vegan burrata was unbelievable, without any weird or coconut aftertaste which tends to be the case with vegan cheeses elsewhere. They are at the top of the game when it comes to vegan pizza!

th3v3ganfoodie

Points +824

Vegan
11 Aug 2024

My new favourite restaurant in Edinburgh.

The pistachio and prawn pasta was unreal, would also highly recommend the burrata to start.

Hollipop

Points +722

Vegan
31 Jul 2024

Incredible carbonara

Would definitely recommend this place to anyone! The carbonara was absolutely incredible! Garlic bread and desserts were delicious, lasagne was nice but not amazing.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-31

Pros: Incredible carbonara, Good portions

IssyFidderman

Points +519

Vegan
28 Jun 2024

Best restaurant in Edinburgh

Truly blown away by the food here. You truly truly would not be able to tell any of it is vegan - the cheeses on the pizza and pasta (I think they are Julienne Bruno) are phenomenal and every single bite was exceptional! I really couldn’t recommend this place more - it is a bit on the spenny side but the food quality is worth it and the vibe is small and lovely. 10/10.

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-08

BostonVegan

Points +376

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Amazing Italian food

As an American I thought this would be like a Boston or New York sub shop. Nope! This is the real deal Italian restaurant. We all had the pasta, including some gluten free, and it was amazing. Don't miss this place!

Pros: Food, Service, Ambiance (pleasant not stuffy)

ElisaJW

Points +139

Vegan
20 Jun 2024

Fantastic Italian food in a safe, inclusive place!

The food here is phenomenal! My boyfriend had the spaghettone aglio olio and he told me it was the best pasta aglio olio he ever had!
I came here specifically for the pizza quattro formaggi and it was amazing too! You wouldn't be able to tell it apart from a 'real' one with non-vegan cheese. I wish I lived nearby so I could come here and have it all the time!
We also had the rosemary foccacia as a starter, and the panna cotta with red fruit sauce and torta mimosa as desserts. All were so freaking good!
The prosseco mixes we got (strawberry and peach) were delicious too.

Not only is the food fantastic, this place is incredibly inclusive aswell. The toilet has a specific sign that says "non-gendered" and there are pride flags and rainbows everywhere.

I highly recommend this place! Hope to come back during my next visit to Scotland.

seitansamurai

Points +236

Vegan
17 Jun 2024

Tasty food, really nice staff, cozy restaurant

I loved everything, especially the Gnocchi 4 formaggi were the best I've eaten in years.

Pros: Many options, Nice staff, Very tasty food

Benno1989

Points +7

Non Veg
19 May 2024

Terrific food

As a non-vegan among a family of vegans, this was excellent. Lots of choices for starters, pasta, pizza, and dessert. Everything was fantastic.

Pros: Selection , Taste

ana🦊

Points +56

Vegan
06 May 2024

Pizza night

Staff very nice and the food was delicious 💚🌱. I totally recommend it.

Aly_Belly_Bee

Points +28

Vegan
25 Apr 2024

Recommande

We loved the food! Amazing pizza and the vegan tiramisu is heaven!

이예원

Points +30

Vegan
20 Apr 2024

Too salty for me

After reading all the good reviews my partner and I were expecting so much but unfortunately food(garlic focaccia , gnocchi with 4 cheese, even pitachio lemon cake) were too salty for us. I wish I could give 5 stars as a vegan to fully vegan restaurant. Food could be reaaally delicious if only it was less salty.
But everyone around us seemed to be enjoying their meals so maybe we weren't lucky or have different taste buds.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-20

TenayaSeet

Points +87

Vegan
16 Apr 2024

I can't believe this!

You would not believe it's vegan! The burrata was incredible and the other dishes so creamy too. Highly recommend the focaccia, burrata and tiramisu

Laurathevegan

Points +68

Vegan
08 Apr 2024

Amazing vegan Italian

The food here is absolutely incredible and the restaurant itself has such a nice cosy vibe. I got the cacciatora which honestly could probably feed a small family… would definitely be one of my top recommendations for vegan food in Edinburgh!

lauraakingg

Points +744

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Worth the price!

Huge portions of pasta, the rigatoni cacio pepe was delicious. Very small restaurant so definitely book ahead.

PatrickHogg

Points +58

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

Banging!

We had a starter of the special focaccia and burrata….both were banging!! Amazing cheese
Followed by two amazing pizzas, a white base with potato and a red base with aubergine
Really lovely restaurant, small and intimate with lovely staff that worked hard to make it a lovely evening

Pros: Food was amazing, Atmosphere , Staff

Cons: It is small, so make sure you book!

livinit.lovinit

Points +1653

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Like Being in Italy

I was in Edinburgh for a nice solo birthday getaway. I was looking for a place to enjoy my birthday dinner & was looking for somewhere casual, chill with plenty of vegan options.

Well, I found just that & it happened to be a fully vegan restaurant. Novapizza is a cozy spot and a great place for a date, small celebration or if you’re like me and enjoy a solo experience.

The customer service was on point and the waitress ensured I was looked after all evening. The menu - so many amazing things to choose from and all the food that was coming out looked mouth watering.

I got the focaccela romana as a starter, the Carbonara as the main and the tiramisu. Everything was 100% and on point. It was just as good as being in Italy - which is no surprise as it’s run by lovely Italians.

Thank you for the lovely experience, I’ll be back for sure!

Penelope2202

Points +106

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

I'll be dreaming about the Pasta for ever.

Beautiful, fresh, tasty and authentic Italian food made vegan. The best tasting pasta I have ever had. Calm and cosy atmosphere and friendly staff.

Pros: Unusual flavours , Fresh ingredients

Anna_dyd

Points +333

Vegan
25 Feb 2024

Amazing

The best starter I’ve ever had - focacella romana and burrata - can’t even explain how it was so good and the bread was so warm
I also had carbonara which wasn’t as expected when it said scrambled egg - was delicious would recommend if you like tofu (i think that’s what they used)
Dessert was very nice as well, I had an Oreo cheesecake
Must just add that it is quite expensive so more of a treat

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-25

Pros: Great food, Great service, Great wine

Cons: Very expensive

cleebee

Points +20

Vegan
23 Feb 2024

Fantastic smells ; even better tasting

Amazing quaint place. Upon entering your senses are overwhelmed by the fantastic smells. Once your food comes it tastes even better. Has very nice atmosphere and was an overall great experience. I would definitely visit this again and highly recommend. DO make a reservation though. It fills up fast

Pros: Nice mix of drinks , Pizza’s were great with many options

AdamBrown

Points +232

Vegan
04 Feb 2024

Great vegan Italian restaurant

Make sure you book for this one as it’s small inside. We had pizza, garlic bread and a creamy pasta. All were super tasty, and would definitely recommend if you’re in the area although it’s more on the expensive side.

Pros: It’s all vegan!, Very good selection

ChloeCisneros

Points +79

Vegan
01 Feb 2024

Best vegan cheese EVER!

You must try this place if you find yourself in Edinburgh! It’s been two years since I’ve been and I still think about this place regularly. The food was absolutely spectacular. Nothing even comes close! I dream about the vegan cheese.

AK24

Points +292

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Such a fantastic find!

Do not skip this place when visiting Edinburgh. The menu offers so much you will want to go again!




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