Vegan
Chinese
Indonesian

Small shop modestly furnished and offers Asian dishes. Mostly vegan apart from one dish containing butter. Shop is set back from the road and is easily missed and is not well-known by taxi drivers. Kitchen breaks in the late afternoon. Directions: from Jl Legian and Jl Pantai Kuta intersection, follow signs to Denpasar, or ask locals for "Sentral Parkir." Restaurant is on the right, near Alpha Sigma Cargo, 100 meters from Giant Supermarket-Bus Parking Halte. It's a 12-minute walk along the main road. Reported fully vegan August 2023. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-3:00pm, Mon 5:30pm-8:30pm, Tue-Sun 5:30pm-9:00pm.


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58 Reviews

First Review by Michael Tait

SeitanicFeminist

Points +137

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Definitely try this place!

Was in the area, saw the good reviews and decided to try it. Realllllyyyy damn yummy and came back for a second time. Incredibly well priced! Really cheap. The rendang was very nice!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-06

LilyWee

Points +234

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Tasty Vegetarian Cafe

Simple tasty Chinese vegetarian food. Just like a family Restaurant. Affordable pricing, nice food, good selection of dishes

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-24

Cindyonce

Points +47

Vegan
16 Jan 2024

Muy buen lugar

La comida muy sabrosa y a un excelente precio!

Lo recomiendo 100%

Tener en cuenta que no es un lugar fancy, es un puestito local con comida rica, vegana y barata.

steffsee

Points +26

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

Sehr lecker

Es ist alles so lecker. Haben verschiedene Gerichte ausprobiert und es war bis jetzt das Beste was wir auf Bali gegessen haben. Dazu noch lokale, günstige Preise!

Pros: Sehr lecker , Sehr nette Bedienung , Günstig

Orion

Points +1415

Vegan
05 Sep 2023

Bang for buck

Good cheap food, I think the whole menu is vegan.
30 min walk from the main beach Kuta

crispi_1971

Points +639

Vegan
22 Aug 2023

Supremely inexpensive

4 dishes. 2 drinks. Rice.

129000IDR

Pros: Vegan, Super cheap, Tasty

Cons: Closed between 3pm and 5.30pm, Little run down, No beer

Rachiem

Points +161

Vegan
16 Aug 2023

Fabulous local vegan food

We had a whole feast of dishes as a stop ahead of a flight as the place is a short taxi from the airport.
Local food and not a fancy place, but it all tasted very fresh and great.

Pros: Large menu, English available, Fresh and tasty

Cons: Expect local - this is not fancy dining

LivvyCropper

Points +400

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Wonderful choice of vegan food

Delicious meals at very reasonable prices. Friendly service and decent location. Highly recommend!

Vegivo

Points +48

Vegan
27 Jul 2023

Very good and reasonable priced Restaurant

Best vegan Rendang and many other nice dishes. Very reasonably priced.

laurenkelly.g

Points +133

Vegan
10 Jul 2023

Super yum!

I actually think this place is fully vegan not just vego!

Meal portions are on the smaller side which was actually a blessing because it meant we could order a few different dishes to try!

Super yummy mock meats for really affordable prices!

Pros: Lots of vegan options (believe it’s fully vegan), Yummy, Very affordable

KevinGoldberg

Points +116

Vegan
19 Feb 2023

Fish dishes excellent

Regular here. Ikan petai, sardine we always order. Good restaurant to try mock meats. It's not expensive to order a lot. Leave feeling happy and full :)

MarkSoh

Points +365

Vegetarian
16 Feb 2023

Vy popular with the locals

An old school chinese veg restaurant pipular eith the locals.
Many options to choose from. The petai fried rice has some wok hei, and satay BBQ flavour.

Pros: Vy affordable , Good skills

Cons: Portion bit small

Selina_nsw

Points +3510

Vegan
14 Feb 2023

Ok food for a cheap price

The food wasn't anything special but the prices are cheap enough that I would go back. If your expectations aren't that high, you can have a good time here trying several of their dishes.
They have lots of options and service was quick. Each dish is quite small so I would order more than one.

Will7i7am7

Points +20

Vegan
19 Oct 2022

just ok

not bad. I will not try again but was ok

Pros: cheap , eatable

Cons: not much taste , tyoo oily

microfauna

Points +1880

Vegan
02 Oct 2022

Mediocre vegan Indo-Chinese

Happy Buddha is a modest family-owned restaurant with a large menu serving a mix of Indonesian and Chinese plates.

I ordered a few plates difficult to find elsewhere in Indonesia. The roast duck is often my favorite at Vietnamese restaurants. Unfortunately, there texture was not more tender and the sauce not as sweet and thick. Tasty, but not great. The fried calamari were also tasty, but they and the sauce were just satisfactory. The pork belly was only ok because the texture felt burnt and crisp.

In summary, this is a good option if you are looking for something different, but maybe not the best for vegan Chinese in Bali.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-02

Pros: Full, large vegan menu, Budget-friendly, Local family owned

Cons: Mediocre flavor and texture

Veggielife_1

Points +209

Vegetarian
05 Aug 2022

Amazing food

Loved this place. It was local so prices were extremely cheap. The food was delicious and would have visited again for the fried shrimp!

Nieve

Points +3853

Vegan
08 Jun 2022

Super cheap

I tried the Nasi Happy, it was okay. Mostly fried mock meat and rice, it was a bit oily for me but nice to try once. The menu is a lot of mock meat but there are some tofu and just veggie dishes. The prices are very low and the woman working is nice.

laughandpeaceful

Points +67

Vegan
13 Apr 2022

So Delicious Food

Easy to Find, good place

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-13

Pros: Lots of Vegan Option

Cons: Chip Price

DeborahHill

Points +34

Vegan
15 Mar 2020

Nice food, cheap prices

Set slightly back on a main road, this small restaurant has a large menu ( with only some items with a picture ) and is extremely cheap with the most expensive item about 30,000IDR. The food I had was tasty and freshly made. The restaurant is fairly basic ( plastic chairs and tables ) and no air conditioning, but the food was worth it and would certainly eat there again.

Pros: cheap, tasty food

Cons: no air conditioning

tibe80

Points +457

Vegan
30 Jan 2020

Happy Belly

Delicious and cheap. The portions are a bit small.

MaGe

Points +146

Vegan
26 Dec 2019

Delicious Indonesian cuisine

Simple but good dishes. It was very tasty. I'll be back.

Pros: All vegan. Value for money

DimaTsey

Points +70

Vegan
20 Dec 2019

Very good vegan place!

Cheap and tasty 🤤

felixbaby

Points +13

Vegetarian
12 Dec 2019

Tom yum yum

Cheap and tasty food all vegan so spoilt for choice!

Pros: All vegan, Tom yum soup, Tom yum soup

Cons: Not great air con

Plantbasedescape

Points +359

Vegan
03 Dec 2019

Cheap vegan food

The food was pretty good not the best but good for the price.

chanelnightelf

Points +154

Vegan
17 Nov 2019

Lovely fresh food, very cheap

Eaten there twice since being in Bali and the food was amazing. We had chicken curry, fried rice, beans and beef dish, they were amazing. The papaya juice was so fresh. The Kentucky chicken was okay. The battered prawns are one of the best I’ve had, and Satay mutton was nice and spicy. All really fresh ingredients. Friendly staff. And the food comes out so quickly. We will be eating here again.

Pros: Fresh ingredients, tasty food, Lots of option, Very cheap

Cons: None

SamKyrychenko

Points +61

Vegan
10 Sep 2019

Great place!

Nice little diner-style restaurant, very cheap, excellent food. Every item on the menu is vegan. You can also buy some vegan snacks there.

Pros: Tasty food, cheap prices, vegn snacks available

Cons: None

RickWad

Points +44

Vegan
16 Aug 2019

Amazing

From the very first moment food touched my lips I fell in love with this place. Every single thing I ate here was amazing and full of flavour. I kept coming back for more and more.

Pros: Great price, Great service, Amazingly tasty food




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