Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Western
Salad bar
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Health food cafe and educational retail space with multiple locations; this one est. 2014 at 马当路185号. Offers a salad bar, soups, panini sandwiches, lunch combinations. Beverages include juices, flavored iced teas, and lemonades. Uses eco-friendly plates and cutlery. Reported closed, Nov 2019.
13 Reviews
First Review by Tianci
vegansaskia
Points +68
at least something... - Edit
they had a few vegan and vegetarian options but also a lot of meat dishes...
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SagaVigreBohinen
Points +946
1 vegan option - Edit
It’s such a cute international place but if you’re vegan Shanghai has plenty of great vegan places which offer way better food. When I went they had one vegan option which was lentil soup. From the make it yourself salad they had two potato based options to choose from. It’s not cheap in comparison to other vegan places. They do have almond lattes and such though so if you just want a coffee it’s a very cute place!
Read morePros: Cute interior
Cons: Not many vegan options
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AleksandraW.Kaskow
Points +121
Nice lunch - Edit
Nice place for lunch. You built your own salad and eventually add some proteins
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Sorana
Points +2199
Thumbs up Sproutworks! - Edit
This is the second Sproutworks location that I visited and the quality and consistency of the recipes is at the same level. Expect to receive delicious meals, fresh and full of flavour. Will be trying it out more often, since this build your own bowl/plate concept is not so easy to find in China. Definitely worth checking out!
Read morePros: Clearly marked veg/non-veg labels, Fresh and tasty, Average prices
Guest
smitsen94
Points +412
Amazing healthy choices! - Edit
I came there twice time. They have very good and Healthy choices of salads, soups and desserts. Later I noticed they have almond milk too. Perfect place to nourish your nutritions after traveling China for 2,5 months!!
Read morePros: Healthy choices, Clearly see what is vegan and not, Almond milk
Cons: Expensive
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cellobiker
Points +41
Highly recommended! - Edit
Had the:
Read moreSweet Potato Carrot Soup
Organic Pea Sprout Salad
Kale Banana Avocado Smoothie
Pros: Great with special requests, Great salad and plain smoothie, Inexpensive!
Cons: Quick to add salt and sugar, so speak before!, Soup was a bit salty, which doesn't agree w me
Guest
Citrusink
Points +49
KALE SALAD!!!! - Edit
As a LA person traveling through China, the hardest thing for me is the lack of good salads/fresh veggies. SpoutWorks is aimed at western tastes/business, but it really hit the spot for what I'd been craving.
Read moreI got a full-size kale caeser salad, with a bowl of veggie-barley soup. SO GOOD. A neat detail is taht the kale salad has a bunch of hard boiled quail eggs (? smaller than chicken eggs) in it, The salad really hit the spot. I'll have to go back again before my trip is done to feel grounded again.
Pros: well labeled. salads, sandwiches, soups, snacks., KALE SALAD!, large open space and outdoor seating. cute.
Cons: bathroom is in the mall.
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vh089
Points +229
bomb dot com- better than lots of veg restaurants - Edit
The food here is super fresh and heavy on vegetables-- BIG portions. Everything vegan is labeled with a leaf, so be sure to check the sides/soups etc. because they do put small bits of meat in some of the dishes. They have vegan dessert here too (chia berry pudding and granola). Really suitable for vegans to omnivores alike. Speak excellent English.
Read moreBetter atmosphere than the Superbrand Mall location.
Pros: good atmosphere, vegan labeled , vegan dessert
Cons: serves meat
Guest
AndyT
Points +2299
Nice veg-friendly place, unfortunately serve meat - Edit
Sproutworks really do have an amazing salad bar, and they do have a lot of vegan options.
Read moreA few points to consider, however:
1) It is a self-service place, so you should know what you want. There is no waiter to help you. I was lucky and another guest explained to me how to proceed.
2) The salads are marked with icons, but it is not immediately clearly visible what is vegan (the soups have "v" logos, but not the salads). So you need to figure out what the little logos mean. There's one for fish (avoid that one), some salads have "parmesan cheese" mentioned in the ingredients, so those also you should not select, but some of the have other strange icons (e.g. some beans for "contains soy" or similar). I asked the serving crew for every single salad whether it was vegan ("Zhen su") to be on the safe side.
If you keep that in mind, it should be fine. I went for the 4 salads + soup combo (set lunch, RMB 65) which was very filling. The salads were very nice, especially the kale salad. Only the soybean salad was a bit bland. They also have very nice fruit juices (RMB 25).
So why only 4 stars if this place is so awesome?
Simple. While I was enjoying my salad, some other guy sat down next to me and started to devour a horribly stinking chicken carcass. I had trouble to keep my lunch down.
As I was closer to underground line 1 (red line) and wanted to avoid having to switch, I used that one and went to South Huangpi Road station, then walked down Madang road (south direction) for about 10 minutes. Very easy.
Pros: Nice salads, Prices ok, Vegan items can be identified
Cons: Serves meat
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ossi
Points +26
A must visit - Edit
Great place if you're looking for a soild vegan meal, a must try if you're in the area. Would get five stars if they had a few more vegan options and didn't serve meat.
Read morePros: Clearly marked vegan options (english), Free wifi
Cons: Serves meat
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ejplowery
Points +35
Great when craving Western food - Edit
A friend introduced this to me and I am so glad she did. I try to eat local (EX:Chinese food) but this place is craveable and a wonderful place when I need a shot of healthy Western food. I recommend the 6 salad combo. It is a lot of food, allows for you to try many of their creative, fantastic pre-made salads and for the price, is quite reasonable for the large portion. Xintiandi location offers outdoor seating.
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SP
Points +1401
western veg options - Edit
I normally prefer to support places which are 100% veg, however, as the veg places in China are mostly Chinese veg and therefore all about mock meat, of which I'm not a fan, I'm very happy with Sproutworks, where there are 'western' veg options!
Read moreI like this location better than the one in the Super Brand Mall, because the Xintiandi location is at street level and has outdoor seating, vs being in the basement of a shopping mall in Lujiazui. The food is equally great in both locations though, so if you're over on the other side it's worth trying it over there.
Pros: western food
Cons: serves meat
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Tianci
Points +419
One Of Our Favorites! - Edit
Although not strictly vegan or vegetarian, they do have many dishes that one can choose from. Their salad bar is excellent with many choices. Everything is bi-lingual so one needn't worry and the wait staff can speak English. This location has a much better atmosphere, with its outdoor seating than the one located in the basement of the Super Brand Mall in Pudong. (However if you are on that side of town, don't hesitate to stop in for a great meal.)
Read moreThis location is quite convenient from the #10 subway (take exit to MaDang Lu and walk north on Madang Lu) or one can take Bus 109 to Huangpi Nan Lu Fuxing Zhong Lu (South Huangpi Rd Middle Fuxing Rd: 黄陂南路复兴中路)
I could easily give SproutWorks a five cow rating if they didn't serve meat. That is the only downside.
Pros: Vegan and Vegetarian choices, Great atmosphere, Staff can speak English
Cons: Does serve meat
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