• CLOSED: Cafe Habibi

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Organic
Buffet
Beer/Wine
Middle Eastern

Vegetarian restaurant offering Arabic and Indian food, coffee and cakes. Menu is approximately 1/2 vegan. Offers a lunch menu on weekdays and on Sunday a brunch buffet with many vegan dishes. Sample items such as daal, eggplant and salad on bread, soya gyro, and vegan tiramisu. Casual, coffee house setting. Confirmed closed, Mar 2019.


18 Reviews

First Review by durgagirl

BlueLovely

Points +82

Vegan
27 Sep 2018

Nice, little place.

This is a chill, no thrills restaurant. It's a nice place to eat for lunch as they have a changing lunch menu. They have many vegan options and the vegan tiramisu is soooo gooooood! Some of the main meals are a bit unhealthy as they use a lot of oil. The owner is very sweet.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Cheap

Cons: Some meals are too fatty

Sashion

Points +102

Vegan
08 Jul 2018

Klein fein lecker und gemütlich

Der soja-Döner und das Dessert waren super lecker, die Bedienung sehr nett und das Konzept passt absolut!

Pros: Vegane Auswahl, Coole Lage

sosolala

Points +273

Vegan
06 Apr 2018

Lieblingsladen

Das Café Habibi ist einer meiner Lieblingsläden in Darmstadt.
Gemütliche Atmosphäre, freundliche Besitzerin und Mitarbeiter, ruhige Lage.

Und natürlich gutes Essen, alles vegan oder vegetarisch (und meist veganisierbar).

Empfehlenswert finde ich besonders die Tagesgerichte, meist ein Linsen-, Erbsen- oder Kichererbsen-Gericht mit Reis. Und die Suppen. Alles frisch, täglich wechselnd und immer lecker. Und große, sattmachende Portionen gibts auch.

Nicht so meins ist das von anderen hier so geliebte Soja-Gyros, es trieft leider vor Fett, ebenso wie andere gebratene Speisen, und macht mir daher immer Bauchschmerzen. Das ginge auch anders ohne geschmackliche Einbuße.

Großes Plus: zum Mitnehmen ist möglich - aber nur mit eigenem Gefäß/Teller.

Pros: alles vegan oder vegetarisch (und meist veganisier, Take-Out in eigenem Gefäß möglich, gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis, große Portionen

Cons: manche Gerichte leider sehr fettig

katfok

Points +55

Vegan
30 Mar 2018

bestest tiramisu

love the food, my favorite tiramisu ever and really nice soya gyros. it's worth getting the daily special, they're always super tasty. almost everything is vegan.

cuddlecows

Points +313

Vegan
19 Mar 2018

place to be

It's my favorite place in Darmstadt for veggie food. The soy gyros is really tasty and the vegan salad sauce is my favorite anywhere. The owner is very friendly, the atmosphere relaxed.
Sure, the parking situation could be better, but Darmstadt is known for this. Usually you find a parking space somewhere in the parallel streets.

FetchkaMafiosi

Points +61

Vegetarian
08 Oct 2017

Doubting

The stuff is very friendly and prices are ok.

I took the soup of the day and the vegan tiramisu.
Sadly the soup was really too salty and I this made me skeptic about the general quality of the place.
The vegan tiramisu is pretty interesting.

marky_mark

Points +27372

Vegan
05 Mar 2017

Friendly, quiet, fresh

Friendly, open, vegetarian, "bio" space. Not too many vegan option without garlic but it's peaceful and nice to hang out there. Larger than many veggie places, so even a group of 20 persons may find a place. Fresh food, good coffee. Vegan tiramisu ;) . Talk to them, they will find vegan solutions (mostly bread-and-salad-based). Located in quiet side street, 5 mins from city center. No animal rights stickers or flyers but an Europan café / restaurant / hang out space. Open Sundays which is also unusual (= very good).

Ryecatcher

Points +2222

Vegetarian
14 Jun 2015

Prime address

I have been at Habibi's several times within the last couple of years and have left almost always satisfied. The staff there take pains to offer each guest a satisfactory stay. It's furnished in good style, they have some board games and so on, German newspapers on a daily basis and a notice-board with all kinds of announcements and information (which isn't being cherished for that much lately, unfortunately); so even coming alone you won't become bored easily. Sometimes the owner (a friendly Indian woman) comes around as well to engage you in a conversation.
As far as I remember I have never met anyone who was disappointed by the food, so that's certainly a huge upside of Habibi's. The special daily menu changes a lot, they try to offer a big variety with dishes from local ingredients. In terms of price I wouldn't call it inexpensive, but for that you get high quality food. After all the prices are fair and you'll get a pretty good value. In my opinion only beverages could be a bit cheaper.
The vegan gyros a always a good choice, also often times they offer really great soups. The vegan tiramisu as dessert is being showered with compliments on a regular basis.
The location is not in very downtown but still pretty close, somewhat hidden a an unsuspicious-looking living street.
I am not sure if I should mention it or not, but there have been rumors over the years that the staff have to cede their tips to the owner who allegedly keeps it to herself. I can't claim with certainty whether that's true or not though.
After all Cafe Habibi is consistently a great venue, come what may. Consequently I do give five cows.

Pros: great opening times, good value, good attitude

neemeliivlaid

Points +29

Mostly Veg
18 Oct 2014

Kitchen closes early

Stopped in Darmstadt for a night during my roadtrip and picked the place based on the rating, and opening hours as I arrived late. Unfortunately kitchen was closed, but the atmosphere is great and their vegan tiramisu is quite good :)

vegantonio

Points +239

Vegan
29 Aug 2014

cute place for a dinner

In Darmstadt I would choose this place if I wanted to go out for dinner and I was a vegan. The Restaurant is small - there is not much in the card but the options are home made and good. There menu is 80% vegan and they have always vegan desserts. Friendly and young alternative place.

Pros: Friendly staff, home made food, cheap

Cons: limited menu card

Plantpower

Points +1355

Vegan
14 Aug 2014

Good attitude

Habibi has lots of vegan options and makes very ethical choices regarding the products they offer (eg no Coca-Cola due to the company's mistreatment of human rights). They do have dairy but at least state that it is also selected carefully.

I was there for lunch, we had the dish of the day (which you can check out online) and a falafel, which was all great. Wasn't a big fan of the coffee - from the sound of the frothing, they must have frothed the milk too hot and not in the right manner it did not reach the right texture and was subsequently too hot for a good barista coffee.

Pros: Fair prices, Ethical choices of all products, Yummy

chrdold

Points +1438

Vegan
14 Dec 2013

great food

I love the place. Try the vegan tiramisu. And send me the recipe if you can somehow convince them to give it to you!

Pros: cheap, good, lots of vegan choices

vegan_ryan

Points +3873

Vegan
27 Nov 2013

Great food, cheap, lots of vegan options

Habibi is great!

I ate there with 2 friends recently, and you get a LOT of food for a small price. Most items on the menu can be made vegan, they also have specials, a Sunday brunch, desserts - most of the desserts and specials on the Sunday we went were vegan, and the staff is knowledgeable about how to make your items vegan.

I had the Soya-Gyro plate with salad. It was difficult to finish, because there is so much food, only for 5,50€ ! Also, the hot chocolate is very good.

I definitely want to go here again. Good food with bold flavors and lots of options to try.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Doesn't serve meat

flightattendant

Points +76

Vegan
09 Dec 2012

Spicy food

Habibi is a cute restaurant with a daily menu. You can eat gyros, hummus, ice cream, cakes and the spicy daily menu there. Everything is so delicious!
The owner is very cordially. The location is a bit alternitiv, but everything is clean.

Pros: food, employee, daily menu

Cons: location

voice-design

Points +68

Vegan
24 Nov 2012

Habibi is my darling...

I'm so sorry for not visiting my Habibi more often. :-(
But I still love it - it's still my darling!

Amy1274

Points +4979

Vegan
21 Aug 2011

Worth a detour

As others have said, the soy gyros is excellent - the best I have ever tasted, and at a very good price.

Not everything is vegetarian though.

s_k_

Points +655

Vegetarian
19 Aug 2011

Pleasant and convenient

A pleasant little restaurant, very conveniently located for those staying in the main part of town. The menu is limited, but the options are tasty. The staff are extremely friendly.

Pros: food, location, staff

Cons: menu somewhat limited

durgagirl

Points +13

Vegetarian
01 Oct 2007

mmm soy gyros

this place is a few blocks away from the main strip, cozy in a tree-lined strip of townhouses. the food is great-- really delicious, and the atmosphere is warm and continentally eastern. a friendly staff and locals made it's late discovery hurt even more.

Pros: excellent food, healthy cuisine, friendly staff




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