Report Abuse

nice change of pace

3 Posted on 06 / 02 / 2009

I agree with the previous review about the options on this menu being a welcome change of pace from standard veg-friendly Israeli fare. The quinoa salad I had was very tasty and a generous portion. My husband had the pasta arrabiata, which was better than at many Italian restaurants. The tapioca we had for dessert was really good. Unfortunately, I had expected the chocolate drink to be vegan, but unfortunately, it's not. Also, we were there in the evening and expected it to have more of a cafe-like ambiance, but it was more like a diner. Still, it was a nice change of pace.

Pros: healthy, generous portions, pretty tasty
Cons: no ambience, not as many options as I'd hoped

Report Abuse

Great place to visit

4 Posted on 12 / 08 / 2008

This is a really nice little cafe that was quite the oasis for vegan travelers tired of falafel and hummus in Israel. Cafe Louise (watch out the name on the door is only in Hebrew, but it is Cafe Louise in both languages) provides a number of interesting salads (including seaweed and noodle salads), as well as a few vegetarian sandwiches, and several vegan pastas. In addition, they have soy milk for coffees and also do a real Chocolat drink (in French style) using dark chocolate and soy milk. Fresh juices here as well, and lots of wonderful breads made on the premises. Well worth a stop if you are in Haifa. Not cheap, but certainly not expensive by Israel standards.

Pros: lovely atmosphere, good variety of food, healthy
Cons: a little tricky to find