Vegan-friendly
Bakery
European
Fusion

Casual vegetarian restaurant offering home-style meals with nod to various dishes from around the world (spaghetti, curry, dish of the week). Offers multiple regular dishes and one weekly option. Vegan and gluten-free meals available. Reported closed July 2023.


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66 Reviews

First Review by Makai Tamas

Kangzosa

Points +145

Vegan
28 Feb 2017

very nice

I had the curry which was very nice on a cold rainy day very helpful staff happy to explain in English all the options. The location is also quite good being very close to hoogstraat where a lot of hotels/hostels are it is a 5m walk or less from Burg square.

Not pricy and very good portions as well. Highly recommend!

Pros: portions, quality, staff

tirnanog

Points +180

Vegan
14 Apr 2023

“Rustikal”

They offer a mix of traditional (the stew was amazing) and eastern inspired dishes. Everything was very tasty. The overall feeling was of a homely and old-school diner.

Cons: Very expensive with 20€/meal

Muuuuu

Points +3107

Vegan
18 Jan 2023

cosy

The place was extremely cosy and welcoming. Its goal is to offer local traditional food, which is not always easy to find in Belgium, as well as excellent local beers to pair with it.
- The burger looked more like a "kroket" than a burger patty (and was not served in a bun, either); it was good but I'm not sure it should be called burger.
- The stew was served with excellent sweet potatoes.

Pros: Belgian specialities, Belgian beers, Cosy

alowry

Points +16

Vegetarian
19 Dec 2022

Lovely meal

My family of four had a lovely meal at De Plaats this week. The owner is entertaining and has been part of the community for years. We had an excellent adapted traditional Belgian favorite Stoverij and frites (sweet potato) and some excellent beers. We also tried the Vedg Lasagne but it was less interesting (rather dry). The burger was a potatoe mash version - if you like that - but if I am going out, I have gotten a bit spoiled by the 'Beyond Meat' type of plant substitute. The atmosphere is casual but really cozy and welcoming. Will be going back for the Stoverij and beer!

Pros: Nice welcoming atmosphere and delightful 'host'., excellent stoverij

Cons: Lasagne and Burger were disappointing.

MasterChai

Points +49

Mostly Veg
28 Sep 2022

De baas is top!

Soms is het personeel meer bepalend dan het eten. Begrijp me goed: het eten is goed maar niet reuze spannend. De seitan stoof - leuk idee - mag wat meer unami. De kaaskroket was ok, maar volgens mij kan de kok die zelf lekkerder maken. Let op, ik klaag niet, want met de baas heb ik lol gehad en het eten ging schoon op! Een doodgeslagen biertje - voor mij geen probleem - werd spontaan van de rekening gehaald. Ik was er zelf niet over begonnen...

Pros: Echt verse salade!, Verrukkelijk friet van zoete aardappel , Prima ambiance

Cons: Het mag iets spannender.

FrankaBrouwer

Points +96

Vegan
09 Aug 2022

Nice cozy place

Owner is funny and kind. Food feels like a homely meal.

Pros: Conpletely vegetarian, Many vegan options

Cons: No vegan dessert , Pricey

CarstenBöning

Points +11

Mostly Veg
03 Jul 2022

Tolles Restaurant in der Altstadt von Brügge

Tolles vegetarisches Restaurant mit sehr sehr nettem und lustigem Inhaber. Meine Kinder waren von der Lasagne total begeistert, ich vom Curry. Hauptgerichte kosten alle 19,50 €. Unbedingt hingehen.

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-03

Mrs_st.rawberry

Points +126

Vegetarian
24 May 2022

Gutes Veggie-Restaurant in Brügge

Das Essen war gut, wir hatten die Lasagne und das flämische Stew. Der Inhaber ist unterhaltsam, ungezwungen und hat gute Tipps und Empfehlungen. Es herrscht eine entspannte und sehr internationale Atmosphäre.

Pros: Unterhaltsamer Besitzer , Entspannte Atmosphäre

veg_ana

Points +99

Vegan
30 Apr 2022

Lecker

Schönes Ambiente aber die alten Schulstühle sind etwas unbequem. Der Inhaber war sehr amüsant. Das Essen war sehr lecker.

Ein Punkt weniger, da nicht 100% vegan.

wasens

Points +523

Vegan
30 Apr 2022

Kleines Schmucksück

Das Essen war sehr lecker.
Der Besitzer ist ein Unikat.

Incabell

Points +90

Vegan
17 Apr 2022

Excellent food

We loved the place and the food. We had a traditional flaemish dish made vegan that was absolutely delicious as well as the complementary soup. The place itself was very charming as were the owner and cook. Prepare for very particular humor, we found it very entertaining!

Pros: Delicious food, Funny staff, Cosy atmosphere

Cons: Bit expensive but so is everything in bruges

thetofutravellers

Points +4427

Vegan
13 Mar 2022

Not your average restaurant

As others have noted, this restaurant doesn't offer you the average experience. The wait is quite long, the owner is a character, the menu is small and the dishes are expensive. Still, we loved eating here precisely because it is not the usual place that you visit everywhere.
My husband opted for the burger with fried potatoes and salad while I had the Lebanese chickpea stew. Both meals were very good. We especially enjoyed the interior space, which felt breezy and spacious and was a place to relax after walking all over Bruges.
So if you are prepared to forgive the obvious faults of this place and wish to enjoy the special atmosphere, go here - if you want a quick lunch and basically just fill up, go somewhere else.

Pros: Special place, not what you expect, Good food

Cons: Long wait, Quite expensive, Small menu

LorenzTeunen

Points +26

Vegan
05 Aug 2021

Zeer lekker eten

Mooie keuze aan vegan en vegetarische gerechten! Toffe setting en leuke bediening.

Duc0

Points +240

Vegan
05 Aug 2021

Nice food but nothing special

The food is all vegan which was great! Not the biggest selection however and the taste was okay but nothing too specialZ

Pros: Friendly staff, Reasonably priced

OliPoveda

Points +254

Vegan
12 Jul 2021

Nice food

It hasn't been the best restaurantsñ of our lives, but food was ok and the staff was friendly.

Pros: Vegan options well explained on the menu

Cons: Food was good but not great... , Kitchen was closed by 9pm

Pdl1978

Points +113

Vegan
03 Jul 2021

Food is ok

Not the kind of restaurant to find better food then what you can cook yourself at home. Decent menu and nutritious dishes.

KimmyV

Points +697

Vegan
06 Sep 2020

Not great

Our experience here was not great. Service was slow as they were understaffed on a Saturday evening and we waited 45 minutes for 2 dishes, and then my husband’s dish, seitan stoverij, arrived cold. We sent it back and waited another 15 minutes for it to come back. My lasagna was good, but quite a small portion, and we had finished it and were hungry by the time his food came back. Which was then a pretty small portion too. We were given a moeullieux as an apology but had to wait for that too (halfway through our wait, the waiter took another table’s order and then pointed at us and said “Oh right, your moeullieux!”).
Interior wise, the place was messy and had stains on the wall, cobwebs in the corners, and dirty windows.

Honestly do not recommend.

Pros: Vegan options, Central

Cons: Very small portions, Slow service, Food arrrived cold

Binskij

Points +42

Mostly Veg
27 Jul 2020

Happy belly!

Me and my boyfriend took a main course each: the rice with Indonesian veggies and the chickpeas pot. They both tasted delicious. The waitress who served us was very kind. The only small negative note: after having finished our dishes, nobody came to ask whether we wanted something else to eat/drink, despite we waited a long time at the table. Perhaps they didn't have any desserts left or the kitchen had already closed, anyway I was a bit disappointed to be "abandoned" that way.

naomip123

Points +4264

Vegan
10 Feb 2020

Rude staff (owner)

We were looking forward to eating here, as it is one of the only vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Bruges. As good tourists, we dutifully went in on a Saturday night and inquired after a table for two. The man (possibly the owner) looked at us angrily and shook his head. "Do I look like I have any space, any tables here?" He then walked off, leaving us to take ourselves off to a tastier and friendlier restaurant.

Full points to the man for speaking English, and I'm sure it was a busy Saturday evening, but is there any call for alienating potential customers like that? Wish we could give just one star or no stars. Super entitled attitude and we will never eat here now. Shame.

Pros: Food looked good, All vegetarian

Cons: The rudest man we met in Belgium, Entitled attitude of staff, Unnecessary rudeness to customers

MisterSowers

Points +84

Vegan
09 Feb 2020

I Would Follow This Man Into a Volcano

You will eat here. You will let the proprietor give you an exasperated show. You will see other tourists give up and walk away, but you will stay there, transfixed on this magical man. You will tip him and tell him to stay handsome.

Pros: Vegan options, Magic man, Angry tourists

MamaJ

Points +16

Vegan
07 Feb 2020

Reliably good homestyle vegan food

We ate here twice while visiting Bruges. We loved the low key atmos and the owner was the main chef and server! We had the Lebanese stew (awesome), the Flemish stew (tasty but not mind blowing) and the quinoa curry (very good). We loved the side menu and the lack of pretense. Would absolutely eat here again!

Hannahre

Points +320

Vegan
01 Feb 2020

Friendly and chilled

Really lovely little place, which is actually mostly vegan. The man who served us (who I think was the owner) was really friendly and helpful, especially with allergy questions. We had falafel to start, then the seitan Flemish stew and a chickpea dish - both were very tasty and extremely generous helpings.
The restaurant was cosy and chilled, and the service quick. Only downside was the relatively high cost of the meal - but for that, you get the peace of mind of being in an entirely veggie (and mostly vegan!) place, and I think the meal was worth it.

Pros: Plenty of vegan options, Friendly and knowledgable service, Cosy atmosphere

Cons: Quite expensive

Sonder

Points +15

Mostly Veg
18 Dec 2019

Several choices and delicious food

Several vegan & vegetarian options for mains offering up good culinary variety. Cosy restaurant and friendly host. Food was really tasty as well.

It is popular though given the relatively limited options in the city for vegans so booking is advised

regenboogworstje

Points +107

Vegan
10 Nov 2019

Amazing!!

We went with a big party (10 people) and most of them were omnis. But they did not complain at all because the food was delicious. Many vegan options as well. The owner is lovely and she makes everything herself. I am not from Bruges but will definitely come back here.

Pros: Friendly staff

Aedion

Points +44

Vegan
22 Oct 2019

Perfect

Nice restaurant, many vegan options, i think all the non-vegan options can be veganized. Everything tastes perfect. Compared to other restaurants in Bruges, it's not very expensive. Maybe the best restaurant in this city!

Pros: Many vegan options, Other options can be veganized, Very delicious food

kentia

Points +537

Vegan
13 Sep 2019

Good food in Bruges

A few steps from the central square, you will find this vegetarian restaurant. The vegan menu is not very big but it has options for all tastes. We liked the food, very tasty and good portions. Attentive staff that speaks English. To repeat.

Pros: Quality and abundant food

Cons: No more vegan options

JRTurk

Points +61

Vegan
10 Sep 2019

Lovely place and excellent service

We loved our dinner here. The staff were so friendly and the food was tasty and just what we needed after a day’s travelling. I had the tomato pasta which was vegan and there were plenty other options which were fully vegan or could be veganised.

They even let us in with our little dog which we were so grateful for.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Vegan drinks, Excellent service




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