The same trip different restaurants. Istanbul has a great amount of vegan options but as much of completely vegan restaurants. Vegan Istanbul is the exception! The owners are very nice and the food is good. The sweets are awesome. It's nice to support a family own business and eat vegan at the same time, so don't hesitate and just pay them a visit.
My boyfriend and I had lunch here, and surprisingly, no one else was there. As other reviews mentioned on HappyCow, the portions were quite big and made us instantly full. The food felt like something you’d try in a Turkish home—nothing fancy, but really yummy.
I tried this restaurant in Istanbul and I really liked everything, except maybe the « meat » balls. Pasta was my favorite ! I also had falafel, green been salad and a paté. It was all good but presentation was a bit weird, it’s all behind the counter and then they microwave it before bringing you your plate. It was super cheap tho, around 5$ CAD per plate !
This is a lovely spot to get a large plate of 3-4 vegan Turkish dishes. There are two cases full of casserole dishes full of homemade dishes, and you pick out 3-4, then it gets put in the microwave. Only qualm is that they don't always make it very hot (an issue we have while traveling). Serving sizes are very generous, and everything tastes great. It can be hard to choose which to add to your plate, so we have gone back a few times to try more flavors. The pomegranate kombucha is also delicious 😋
Vegan Istanbul is a VERY cool restaurant that makes home style dishes and you can choose how many you would like to try for your meal! I was super hungry and wanted to try pretty much everything, so I chose 4 options and everything was delicious! On my plate I had green beans, a lentil burger, manti (Turkish ravioli) and an EXTRAORDINARY zucchini pie thing - it kind of tasted like all of the best parts of spanakopita! It knocked my socks off! Not only was the food really good and like a home cooked meal, but everything (including the brownie and water) came to under $6.00 CAD!!! Such good value for what you get! Could not recommend more!