Vegan-friendly
Juice bar
Take-out
Breakfast

Cute cafe serving all day breakfast including a variety of smoothie bowls, avocado toast, waffles and specialty coffees and juices. Uses fresh and local ingredients. Open Tue-Sun 7:30am-6:00pm.


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36 Reviews

First Review by ulpu

MargoMustert

Points +317

Vegetarian
16 Feb 2024

Vegan coffee and coffee replacements=]

Theres a tumeric late and a beetroot late!!! Amazing. Also the coffee i had with coconutmilk was delish.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-16

brdm

Points +642

Vegan
14 Feb 2024

Fresh and delicious

The restaurant was really hidden but we were able to find it and enjoyed a delicious smoothis bowl and even more delicious smoothie! It was super delicious and the staff really friendly.
I can really recommend the juice with beetroot, one of the best I had in Sri Lanka!
But I can’t recommend taking a smoothie bowl AND a juice/smoothie, it was too much liquid for me😂

Tilo8

Points +477

Vegan
03 Feb 2024

Cozy, quiet place in the middle of the city

It was a really nice visit in this small restaurant. It's a little bit hidden in a quiet place in the middle of the city. Would really recommend going there for a bowl or a smoothie (or both :))

andrewainger

Points +43

Vegetarian
09 Jan 2024

Great spot for breakfast!

Great food and nice coffee located just off the lake in Kandy. I ordered the mushroom on toast which was a good sized portion and very tasty.

Pros: Clean and tidy cafe, Polite staff , Good food options

MerikWesterveld

Points +755

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Good food, good vibe

The vegan food that they have is delicious and the vibe is nice. Not giving it 5 stars since it doesn't have a ton of vegan marked options.

00panknes

Points +567

Vegan
13 Nov 2023

Fantastisch!

Liegt etwas versteckt am Ende eines schmalen Gangs, der von der Hauptstraße abgeht. Die Avocado-Toasts waren wirklich sehr gut. Avocado-Bowl ebenfalls. Auch schön angerichtet. Als Nachtisch ist das Bananenbrot sehr zu empfehlen, das mit Kithul serviert wird.

Pros: Alles hat sehr gut geschmeckt

Cons: Etwas teurer, aber es lohnt sich

Annanas3

Points +385

Vegetarian
12 Apr 2023

Nice bowl

This is a fancy little place. The smoothie bowl was good, and it was nice to find something of this kind.
But overall the prices are too expensive and the service very slow... But the guys are nice and speak English :)

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-12

MarjoleinKoster

Points +35

Vegetarian
31 Jan 2023

Cool place for vegans ans vegetarians

We had a smoothie bowl and the special iced latte, which is with coconut milk and vegan whipped cream. I really liked the drinks and food, the smoothie bowl was quite big, we felt full after eating it.
I think it's quite unique to find a place like this in Sri Lanka/Kandy, so please go there if you are around. The staff is really friendly:)

Pros: Many vegan options, Nice atmosphere , Healthy food

Nataliaaaaaaa

Points +30

Vegan
18 Jul 2022

Avocado tosd and coconut latte

Need more options but the one they have good!!

VickyNicolaescu

Points +28

Vegan
06 Feb 2022

Vegan friendly

Plenty vegan options and tasty smoothy. The service was very slow.

Pros: Plenty vegan options

Cons: Expensive, Very slow service

lokalvegan

Points +1643

Vegan
14 Jan 2022

Average food, really slow service

I had the weirdest avocado toast in my life there. They use some white bread (like the one for toasts) and it’s like 5 cm thick!! And they put a lot of cabbage on it along with some avocado and mushrooms (they can put mushrooms instead of eggs if requested). The coffee with coconut milk is too fat. The service is extremely slow. I was waiting for a coffee for 15 minutes (had to hurry them up twice)

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-10

Pros: Vegan options

Cons: Slow, Average food

Klangflod

Points +182

Vegan
14 Mar 2020

Nice place & very helpful staff

I had food poisoning (from a different place) and it struck me while I was at the secret alley. The stuff was very helpful and packed up our food to go. They even made me a shot to stop it, which it did. They also gave me free watermelon to go. Would definitely want to go there again to properly try the food.

evik_

Points +26

Vegan
04 Mar 2020

yum

amazing food and nice atmosphere:)!

DavidA.Ramsden

Points +115

Vegan
15 Jan 2020

Restaurant owner - Read this!

Come on guys, the whole menu is plant-based aside from cows milk and eggs - do they really need to be on the menu?

Cow’s milk comes from enslaved cows who spend their whole lives being forcibly impregnated until they’re eventually sent to a slaughterhouse when their milk production declines. Just use coconut milk!

Egg laying hens lay upwards of 100 eggs a year thank to genetic manipulation and breeding, destroying their bodies and ensuring they have a short and painful life. They too are sent to slaughterhouses once they stop producing eggs. Just stick with avocado toast!

Become a voice for the animals, and a forward-thinking, ethical business - it doesn’t take much 😊

Also the food we had here was great, we hope you’ll make the right decision to go fully vegan soon ❤️

Pros: Most of the menu is plant-based, Good portion sizes

Cons: Cow’s milk and eggs on the menu

sophia.lende

Points +76

Vegan
06 Dec 2019

Ok- but not as vegan friendly!

I went there because I wanted a cappuccino. The machine was broken. Besides they don’t offer soy- or almond- milk.
I had the avocado sandwich which was ok , but nothing special.
The staff was friendly but also not really aware about the difference between vegan and vegetarian.

Pros: Some vegan dishes( like sandwiches, salads, etc)

Cons: No cappuccino with soy/almond milk, Nothing special , Not comfy to sit

Tino

Points +72

Vegan
07 Nov 2019

Awesome little gem

This is a very nice place to go. They have a lot to choose from. The interior is beautiful and so is the food. And of course it is delicious.

philocl

Points +63

Vegetarian
06 Sep 2019

Hip aber lecker.

Angenehmes, kleines, schönes Café mit vegetarischen Kleinigkeiten. Die Portionen sind mittel bis klein aber dafür mit viel Liebe zubereitet. Der Service war freundlich und die Preise in Ordnung. Für einen Mitteleuropäer günstig, für einheimische leicht gehoben. Aber dafür laut Ausschreibung alles regional.

stephguiblin

Points +110

Vegan
13 Mar 2019

Nice little find in Kandy

Really nice vegan options. Especially nice to eat some western vegan food for a change! Bit expensive for Sri Lanka, but worth it for the change. Would definitely recommend to vegans staying in Kandy, it has a cool atmosphere

Pros: Vegan options , Metal straws

Cons: A little pricey

Chalice777

Points +192

Vegan
25 Feb 2019

Delicious vegan food!

Delicious, filling vegan and veganizable food on the menu, though limited. Healthy and great presentation. It's quite a treat since in Kandy, it's not easy to find Western food that's vegan/vegetarian.

Pros: Yummy, healthy vegan options, Western veg food available- a rare treat in Kandy

Cons: Limited menu, To the costly side

Sheen per

Points +251

Vegan
21 Feb 2019

Good food and coffee

Vegan food easy to get here. Breakfast of avo on toast and variety of smoothie bowls. Coffee is pretty good. Came for bliss bowl for lunch and it was good.

Opening times not always as advertised which is only a problem if you are in hurry.

Pros: Good breakfasts , Good hot and cold drinks

Cons: Laid back staff so doesn’t always open on time.

John Richard

Points +59

Vegetarian
17 Feb 2019

Too late for Dinner

We stopped in at 4:00 PM and ordered the only complete meal item on the menu -Bliss Bowl . Board said that the Bliss Bowl wasn’t available before 11:30AM. However we were then told that it wasn’t available after 3:30PM. The place was to close at 6:00PM. Absurd

The prices being charged we noticed before walking out were at least twice what can be easily found elsewhere.

Cons: No real choices for anything but drinks, Prices, Lack of customer service

Matt.S

Points +36

Vegan
04 Feb 2019

Great place with a cool vibe!

I really liked this place, ended up going three times during my stay in kandy. The staff were cool, they did great smoothie bowls and a bliss bowl which came with deliciously marinated tofu.

Pros: Good selection of vegan options, Delicous food and nice vibes

Brydietara

Points +94

Vegan
26 Dec 2018

Was okay!

Super cute venue but the food was a little boring and quite expensive. I got the avocado sandwich, which came with nice brown bread but was a little boring. My partner got avo toast with eggs and the eggs were in an omelette but were paper thin and it also came with a salad of cabbage and red pepper. We had a great juice but for Sri Lanka and for you got it was over priced.

NorthwindVagabond

Points +48

Vegan
17 Dec 2018

What a great find!

I read the reviews and made a bee line for this place when I was in Kandy. Lovely cafe with SUPER nice staff. The Bliss Bowl is really good, smoothie bowls are yummy. A little too much oil on the avo toast and also the avo salad. Avo sandwich good but a little skimpy on the actual avocado. Nice ambience. The staff are what made this place excellent. Food was fresh and yummy.

MoniccaArwen

Points +36

Vegan
12 Dec 2018

Cozy place

I liked this place a lot. Healthy options. Whole foods. Smoothie bowl was great.

Pros: Vegan options, Healthy food, Cozy and friendly

CtfuVegan

Points +358

Vegan
05 Nov 2018

Little Oasis

After 20 days in SriLanka with local street food we were sooo happy to find this place in Kandy. We’ve had the Peanutbutter Banana Sandwich, Avocado Sandwich and 4 different Smoothies for Breakfast. Absolutely amazing start into the day.

Pros: Super nice place, Great food and smoothies , Friendly staff

Cons: Pricey for SriLankan standards

nikki_g123

Points +116

Vegan
11 Oct 2018

Delish smoothie bowl!

Had a delightful smoothie bowl here 😄




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