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Huì Yuán Sù Shí Fāng 慧缘素食坊 Lotus Vegan
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Spacious interior. Groups of 6-12 can be served at a round table on 2nd floor. Located near Dashijie subway station - take exit 2 from the station (next to Starbucks), then take the second left. Restaurant is on the right. Take the lift to the 2nd floor step out and the restaurant is in front of you. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-8:30pm. Last orders at 8:30pm.
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Second Floor, 49 Huaihai East Rd, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
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Last update on 15 Sep 2025 by suca1vin
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Added by luana on 11 Jul 2013
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156 Reviews
First Review by selena
Sarilein
Points +26051
Most dishes you know. Bit westernized. All vegan - Edit
Updated
Read moreCame again
Xiaolongbao very good
Sweet orange chicken too sweet but nice chicken
Kung Pao wouldn’t order again
Chicken tiny pieces and huge peanuts
Ate all but flavours didn’t quite hit the spot
Disgusting toilet avoid at all costs
I love Chinese food here is what I tried
The food is cheap so I paid 21€ for 6 dishes and I have ordered way too much but some reviews said it’s small portions but they were big
So had half for takeout
- bao buns with cucumber and soy
- mushroom buns
- walnut buns
- sweet savoury pork
- tofu
See pictures
Very friendly people
Pay and order via WeChat so definitely download this - generally for Shanghai! No need for cash
Unfortunately had stomach pain afterwards
But maybe because I haven’t eaten for so many hours because of a long flight and fasting so not sure why
Easy to find see outside pic
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-12
Pros: All vegan and pictures , Friendly service
Cons: Toilets! Just awful
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kevegin
Points +72
Delicious - Edit
Every dish was excellent. We had the skewers, mushrooms, spicy cauliflower, spring rolls, maqiu, and more. Highly recommend!
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AngèleNaudin
Points +55
good restaurant with plenty of choice - Edit
We had noodles dim sum and bao Burger, and drinks for around 200 yuan for 2 people. And we had free desert too!!
Read moreit was good everything is vegan.
my favorite was the dandan noodles
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AleRosa
Points +263
The best place I went while in Shanghai! - Edit
It was absolutely delicious, and we ordered many dishes. My friends are not vegans/vegetarians but thoroughly enjoyed the food! The prices were also good 👍 I wish I could go again, as the menu offered so many options!
Read morePros: Delicious, Wide menu, Affordable
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lianlesrobin
Points +58
Super Restaurant mit ausgefallenen Speisen - Edit
Das Lotus vegan ist ein entspannter Ort, an dem wir nach anstrengenden Tagen gut gegessen haben. Es gibt eine Auswahl an lokalen, sehr unterschiedlichen Speisen. Alles, was wir probiert haben, hat uns super geschmeckt.
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SachinCampbellLong
Points +37
Best Vegan place in Shanghai - Edit
Best Vegan food in Shanghai, maybe even the whole of China!! Great selection and delicious mock meat dishes.
Read morePros: Great Selection of dishes, Very tasty
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GrzegorzC
Points +212
Best vegan rest in Shanghai - Edit
I was starving after a week in Beijing. It is almost impossible to find any decent place there. Then we moved to Shanghai and suddenly it turned out there is plenty of vegan and vegetarian places. Last but not least we found Lotus Vegan and we found the food very good. We tested vegan chinese burger, noodle soup, 4 types of dimsums and orange chicken. We will come again and highly recommend it
Read morePros: Dimsums esp wallnut, Orange chicken, Chinese burger
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KasiaKhe
Points +28
Mrs - Edit
Excellent food and absolutely lovely service
Read morePros: Food, Service, Size of portion
Cons: No
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Cla22
Points +106
Nice setting, decor, with a view. - Edit
I didn’t like the tofu!:(
Read moreThe dumplings were also disappointing but the buns were very nice.
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CamilaSilvaL
Points +7952
We loved it - Edit
Get one dish per person plus rice if you’re going to share! Don’t get more because the portions are big. They don’t look that big in photos but they are. We weren’t able to finish our food.
Read moreThe mock meat dishes are great! The sweet and sour one and the kung pao chicken were my favorite. We didn’t love the Dan Dan noodles, the noodles were too thin and there wasn’t enough sauce. The staff is really nice.
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SvB1987
Points +334
Good food atmosphere can be better - Edit
The food was great. Especially the mock duck in Orange sauce.
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xMagali
Points +56
Delicious food - Edit
We liked this restaurant so much we went there twice. Especially loved the sweet and sour pork and braised beef dishes. The wontons were also delicious. Staff is friendly and the service is fast. We would definitely recommend this place!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-27
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Vegan_Taster
Points +771
Great for Shanghai - Edit
Was really glad to find this place with so many options and tasty food. As a westerner I did struggle to work out the ordering system but a staff member was nice enough to help me
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-18
Pros: Picture menu
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johannes_1899
Points +1277
Very delicious - Edit
Friendly Service and very tasty
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saltyseitan
Points +60
Super tasty - Edit
This place is so delicious I came twice. I first ordered the chicken mock meat that was in a szechuan sauce- numbed my tongue just a bit. The second I ordered the beef and broccoli dish. It personally liked it but the “beef” was a little doughy. You must try the coconut canned milk drink. It’s the absolute best!!
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GlassyGlobe
Points +38
Worth the trek - Edit
We got a bit lost trying to find it, but it was worth the trouble. Very friendly staff and some excellent dishes. We really enjoyed it. Recommended.
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ImmiPaterson
Points +859
Delicious - Edit
Great food, nice staff, and easy to find (we caught didi to the address listed, then caught the lift to level 2 and it's right there). Their freshly squeezed orange juice was amazing.
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Loic1395
Points +18
Excellent ! - Edit
The food was delicious and the service provided was great. Highly recommended
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Jacquelyn
Points +37
Amazing Food - Amazing Staff! - Edit
We were in Shanghai for 4 days and we ate here twice…. We also got takeaway with us so we could have it in Suzhou (the next stop on our trip). 😂
Read moreThey are a Buddhist restaurant, so all of the food is vegan, cruelty-free, etc. The staff was amazing and easily accommodated for one of our group with a severe nut and sesame allergy.
Highly recommend the orange chicken, chow mein, “egg” and tomato, the lamb skewers, and the sausage.
Pros: Fully Buddhist, Amazing staff, Delicious food!
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CarrickMcCullough
Points +180
Tasty and affordable! - Edit
English translations on the menu! But you’ll probably just order via QR code. On 2nd floor which is slightly confusing to get to but not too difficult! Just take the hotel elevator up. Delicious and great variety of options, would come back😄
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hoppycow
Points +1044
Varied and very filling - Edit
Many dishes to choose from and notes which ones are spicy and not. I found some of the dishes quite salty in particular the crab paste tofu. The textures were great and there were lots of things that had lots of veg and greenery. I liked that they had such a large selection of Chinese dishes, from the staples to some less known dishes to dim sum and a range of teas (small soft drink selection but includes corn juice… interesting)!
Read moreThe prices are very reasonable, (price is similar to VEGEGOOD also in Shanghai but here you get larger portions) basic soup noodles with veg and tofu for 28RMB meaning you’re tempted to buy a lot of dishes! They charge for Tupperware or you can bring your own. They are friendly and helpful, you order via the QR leading to Meituan on WeChat.
It’s mostly empty on a weekday lunchtime and very fast service.
There are toilets round the corner on the same floor. I found the place a bit confusing to get to as you enter this office like building and go up the lift to get there.
If you write a review on dianping they give you a free dim sum dish of your choice.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-05
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Jaypes
Points +41
Amazing vegan restaurant - Edit
Buddhist inspired restaurant. They have an amazing selection of different traditional Chinese dishes. I can see why this has been ranked as no.1
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NikkivanB
Points +84
Lovely place - - Edit
Had the mapu tofu which was alright and the wontons with sesame sauce, which were delicious! Price was on the higher side but not extravagant
Read moreThe description of how to get there makes no sense whatsoever, just follow the map!
Pros: Great menu, Wontons and buns, Nice people
Cons: Mapu tofu was alright
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VittorioMontanari
Points +347
Very good - Edit
I had dumplings and spicy noodles. Both very tasty and cheap. Also good quantities.
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Manjuvegan
Points +1162
Don’t miss out on this - Edit
Food is delicious and delicate. Portions were on the smaller side, but still filling. I got the orange chicken and it was great, though I’m sure that regardless of what you get, you’ll be pleased and satisfied. It is definitely a restaurant that leaves you wanting for more!
Read morePros: Delicious food
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evalafel
Points +13
Excellent - Edit
Very nice staff and very nice food
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petethefrog
Points +113
Best food of the trip - Edit
Really highly recommended for vegans to try a comprehensive menu of Chinese flavours and food. You must go here!
Read moreThe Szechuan chicken was so good and not oily and not too spicy at all.
You order from your phone.
Didn’t like the hot and sour soup, might be an acquired taste.
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