spent a week without good quality vegan cuisine. I was bloody hungry and happened upon this place. It was packed with Spanish customers. The choices were incredible varied and I talked with the chef because some items I could not believe were vegan. They had a beautiful vegan sushi platter that was write quite creative and delicious.
Pros: Location, Variety, FriendlyI visited it while ago and it is one of my best ever restaurants in Europe. Tasty, fresh and huge choice. Next time I went to Madrid I headed straight to Shi Shang.
Shi-Shang is a very nice place to eat vegetarian in Madrid. What struck me the most is the funny I had ordering all the different courses named as in the menu of an ordinary Chinese Restaurant (of course they're not made of meat/fish...fully vegetarian!). We "ordered" the buffet. Indeed, (and this is a proof for the reliability and commitment of the owner) , as the owner explained us, when there are few people they prefer to cook the food for you, rather than displaying it buffet-style and leaving it getting colder or loosing taste. The portions are obviously smaller that if ordered à la carte (which is an option, anyway) but you can order as many as you want and finishing everything they bring you is quite a challenge. The curry *chicken* (seitan) and the dumplings are a must!
The only vegetarian and vegan asian restaurant in Madrid. Typical asian flavour but without cruelty. Spacious place with two floors and large number of tables. Buffet free service "all you can eat" for only 10 € ". Varied and abundant meal. Needs to mark much better the vegan food. Placed in the center of Madrid in "Callao". Paying parking "Tudescos" at 1 minute.
Pros: Cheap, Varied food, Special asian tasteI'm attending much of the places here in Madrid and this one you cannot miss either. Coming from California, I take Chinese food for granted but coming to Madrid and seeing this makes me happy. The food is good and has a good amount to choose from and there is also some fried items. For the price it's worth it to go. The workers also are friendly.
Pros: good value for a buffet in Spain., location is close to central Madrid , friendly staffShi-Shang is located near Gran VÃa, which makes the place easily accessible. We arrived there around 8pm and it was empty. The interiors were nice and soothing and the server explained everything we needed to know. Apart from the buffet they offer daily menus. We wanted to try the one with lemon chicken, but unfortunately there was none left. We got a pork substitute and rice with vegetables instead and I can't complain. As an appetizer we got delicious spring rolls and as a dessert I ordered flan and my partner ice cream, both nice. The whole menu was 6.50 Euros and it arrived on our table very fast. In my opinion this is the kind of place that is able to accommodate various tastes and is definitely worth checking out.
Pros: cheap, quick, helpful serverLa verdad es que cuando fui por primera vez no imaginé encontrarme con toda esa variedad de deliciosa comida.
He estado unas tres veces en este restaurante y la verdad es que lo recomiendo totalmente. Es un buffet libre oriental y tienen todo tipo de platos de este tipo Y todo vegano, increible!. Rollitos de primavera, maki, sushi, "ternera" con almendras, tallarines,"pollo" al limón (mi favorito). Además tienen helados veganos de postre!.
Recomendado 100%
Madrid is a tough place to find vegan protein. I'm not sure why I waited until my last night to try this place, because I should have come sooner so I could come back again. They have a lovely buffet. There were at least 5 kinds of vegan protein. I love the seitan style protein. There were different styles, types and flavors. There was a great mushroom cap stuffed with something delicious. The sushi is probably something you can skip, but the Chinese-style proteins are very good. I had to force myself not to overeat. The waiter said everything on the dinner buffet was vegan. But the dessert buffet had some milk products in a few things. There were tiramisu type cakes that contained milk. But there were two great vegan desserts that I tried, a tiny little pastry stuffed with some sweet sesame seeds and sesame paste. Very yummy. And a vegan flan. I think there was also a similar-looking flan with milk in it, so be sure to ask which has milk, which doesn't. They also have beer and wine. Great place!
Pros: Lots of vegan protein, Tasty, Very affordableI ate there twice over the course of a couple of weeks. On my first occasion I was positively surprised, since the buffet is vast (and all vegan, they maintain) and certainly cheap. The second time around though, we had a few surprises: not only did they not open on time, but I was looking forward to the buffet, which was served after 13:00. This meant we had to settle for a menú del dÃa, which was ok. This could easily be clarified at the door, so hopefully they will indeed indicate this in their opening hours, to avoid disappointments.
Came here twice on our trip to Madrid. Was right round the corner from our hostal so didn't have to walk far when we were so full! Is just over the road from Callao square. Theres a big board attached to a lampost on the Gran Via advertising it.
There was all you can eat for 8.5 euros, or you could get a set meal for 6.5 euros. Still loads of food though.
Is very similar to the all you can eat Thais in London. Loads of battered food too which I love!
For vegetarians, also had ice cream cake and yoghurts for afters. Fruit for the vegans.
Bit greasy - but what to expect. This isn't gourmet food.
To eat cheap in Madrid, head here for lunch, then Falafal for dinner. More money to spend on beer and cocktails!
A wonderful variety of around 25 main dishes (many salads too) and 10 desserts, for an unbeliavably cheap price. Most were vegan, and this was clearly shown for the main dishes, although one was not marked so when I took some the 'waitress' immediately advised me that it contained dairy items, fetching me some plain rice instead. Three of the desserts were vegan too. All tasted nice, with some quite unusual (mainly Chinese) flavours and textures (I love seaweed but they had various types I'd never tried before). Similar to the Tai Buffet in London, but not as spicy. Cordon bleue it ain't (if you want that, try Yerbabuena instead) but it easily fills you up with nutritious, tasty food.
The service was not intrusive but friendly (I got to practise my pidgin Mandarin; the young lady said she was hoping to learn English to be able to converse better with the many tourists who visit).
Pros: Variety, Cheap, Vegan-friendlythe server was very uncomfortable when we wanted to know what was vegan because there are no labels. According him, the 4 menus are vegan, I don't know in which dishes are hidden animal products. The dishes are good but the lemon chicken a little sickening. The main advantage is price.
My wife and I, while vacationing in Madrid, made it a point to visit as many veg. restaurants as possible. This was one of the best. It's unbelievably cheap (a big meal, including drink, runs between 4-7 Euros), substantial, and tasty. I'd recommend the mock duck (tastes like Tofurky) and the veggie egg rolls - and the lemon chik'n. The service was great (very friendly and helpful - one of the waitresses even went across the street to a supermarket to see if she could find some spicy mustard for me) and it wasn't that hard to find. (Take the Metro to Callao, exit at the Callao Square, cross over Gran Via and then make a right...it's the first little street you'll come to. It's on the left, about half a block down.)
Highly recommended!
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