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An all-vegan cafe, restaurant and market. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-8:00pm. Hours reported to be irregular - call ahead.
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Firuzaga Mahallesi Turkgucu Caddesi No 51/A, Beyoglu Cihangir Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Outdoor seating
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 12 Jan 2025 by willtravelforfood
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Added by Veganistanbul34 on 16 Dec 2016
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384 Reviews
First Review by eqw
RonnieFisher
Points +64
great range, all vegan. - Edit
A little cafe underneath a store. All food is vegan, pre cooked in a Bain Marie, 15TL gets you three choices. Because it's pre cooked it is reheated so not as good as if fresh made, but really filling food and great to have the variety. Important to support a fully vegan place in Istanbul!
Read morePros: Range, filling , all vegan
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Sammylee
Points +223
traditional turkish food - Edit
Very nice cafe with moderate prices. They dont really speak english here but all the food is on display so you can point at what you want. Open everyday and you can try many traditional turkish dishes vegan. 100% vegan also has a vegan shop above cafe so you can buy your products although a little pricey. Negative is everything is already made so it gets reheated which sometimes comes out luke warm. Try the pede. There vegan chocolate mousse is the best ive ever had a must try. There sweets like baklava tend to be better than the savoury options.
Read morePros: traditional dishes great desserts
Cons: they dont speak much english and the food is rehea
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SG213
Points +879
Not a bad option in Taksim area - Edit
Vegan Istanbul is about a 7 or 8 minute walk down Sıraselviler caddesi, then turning right just at Firuzağa Camii.
Read moreThe upper floor has a small selection of vegan goods, while the cafe/restaurant is downstairs, with tables and (I think) a very small outside patio area at the back.
You can get a plate for 12 TL and select three options from about eight or nine. These are typically things like veggie meatballs, cooked aubergine dishes, "mücver" style vegetable burgers and savoury things like that (you can also get more than three for a bit extra).
Unfortunately they do indeed sometimes seem to have to use a microwave to heat up these dishes, which does affect the texture and flavour, I suppose it's a difficult problem for small places when they don't have enough customer turnover to keep cooking hot dishes.
They do have some other options apart from the mixed plate selection. At one time, we had Turkish sigara böreği style fried spring rolls filled with either vegan cheese or leek and vegetables. They were able to freshly fry these, and they were excellent, especially the leek version (why not have both vegan cheese and veg. in one).
Other options are vegan burgers and Turkish vegan-style lahmahcun. The burgers were honestly not great, however the lahmahcun was quite good and seemed pretty much as close as you could get to the non-veg version while remaining meat free.
They also have a reasonable selection of vegan desserts for a low price, including vegan version of baklava which is otherwise very difficult to find in Istanbul. I tried some of the mastic-flavoured chocolate cake which was quite good.
Prices are quite reasonable. Fresh orange juice was excellent. They can also make vegan version of Turkish drinks such as ayran.
Pros: Good selection of all-vegan food, Quite authentic vegan versions of Turkish dishes, Inexpensive, some nice options & desserts
Cons: Some main dish options may have to be reheated
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Selenasaied
Points +82
meh - Edit
If your hungry and this is the closest place to you then its fine but i wouldn't go out of my way to get there
Read moreThe food is reheated on a microwave and is mushy and somewhat flavorless
But i had a cupcake which was pretty amazing
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Dharlene
Points +52
Excellent variety! - Edit
It was an excellent treat to come here. We'll certainly come again while we're in Istanbul. The best part is being able to try veganized versions of traditional Turkish dishes, since there is normally so much dairy. Seating area is small but comfortable.
Read morePros: Amazing vegan variety.
Cons: Bring your Turkish dictionary. Fair enough!
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eqw
Points +26
This is the place. - Edit
This is definitely the best vegan place in istanbul I've come across so far. Vegan istanbul is located just behind the main square in Cihangir. This restaurant/cafe has many traditional homemade dishes and vegan fast food alternatives like Lahmacun, Pide, Falafel. Run by lovely people. The best thing is, unlike most vegan places in Istanbul, it's totally affordable. Vegan doesn't have to be a rip-off! Most plates are less then 10 liras and you can get mixed plates. If you check their Facebook page, it's pretty self explanatory :) They update frequently so it's possible to follow the daily varieties and prices. There is also a shop upstairs with main Turkish vegan products like Cheese, Tofu, Döner, Köfte, Schnitzel. I wish I lived closer. :)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2016-12-26
Pros: Cheap and cosy., Loads of alternatives: Traditional to Fast Food, Shop upstairs, so you can pick up stuff you need
Cons: Maybe the shop can offer even more?
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