Supermarket group offering large selections in organic, eco-friendly, vegetarian and vegan foods, drinks, cosmetics, body care and cleaning products, grains and macrobiotic food supplies. Has parking. Located near the local open market. Open Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00.
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10 Reviews
First Review by Meganward322
kimm5
Points +18
Really bad customer service - Edit
The shop itself is ok, but every single time I go there I am very unimpressed by the customer service of shop assistans, who are slow, unfriendly, don't even bother to say hello or goodbye, show no intereset of working there, complain - all in all, I always leave unhappy as I did today, so I'll stop buying there as they need to work on their staff first if they're to keep the business. Makes a really bad impression on what could otherwise be a really good organic store.
Read morePros: Organic offer
Cons: Bad customer service, Unfriendly shop assistants, Overpriced
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SlovenianVeganFinds
Points +684
Lots of options - Edit
Lots of vegan options. They also have fresh fruit and veggies. I prefer to shop at the location in the city center because it’s closer to me but it’s nice to visit this one sometimes because the store is larger. Some of the prices are not clearly visible because the products are crammed together (mostly in the refrigerated section). Lots of items are cheaper than they are in regular grocery stores. They also have an online store.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-04-19
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JudithRodrom
Points +21
Nice and calm, very kind staff - Edit
A simple restaurant with vegan options like burguer. Nice environment with calming music, and very helpful and kind waiter. Not a luxury place, but worth a visit for a quick meal, I would say. Really good price as well!
Read morePros: Price, kind staff
Cons: No luxurious
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angdep
Points +1297
Great branch of Kalcek - Edit
This Kalcek, out of the three, is pretty good, and is my favorite.Great selections, and they have some products not available at the other branches.
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Agelii
Points +194
Not there anymore - Edit
Seems to have moved location
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slovenianvegan
Points +5205
Lots of vegan options - Edit
This store is huge like a supermarket. It offers lots of vegan options - from fresh fruit and vegetables, chocolate, cream, mylk, ice cream, tofu, etc. etc. Too bad everything is so expensive...
Read morePros: huge like a supermarket, lots of vegan options, easy to find
Cons: expensive
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NatashaBucinel
Points +401
Huge selection, but expensive - Edit
I love to do my grocery shopping here as i live nearby and this place has literally everything i need!
Read moreHowever, i can not afford to buy all my groceries here because it is very expensive. Usually i leave with two small bags and a 40€ bill... maybe because i can't resist the temptation of exquisite items like apricot kernel butter or fresh bourbon vanilla sticks...:) i can spend hours in this shop... the selection is amazing, even in my raw vegan phase i was able to find so many different things here!
(Apart from raw vegan bread. Still haven't found that)
The staff is very nice but unfortunately they couldn't answer all my questions. I guess with all the products you can't expect them to know every single product.
Pros: Massive selection, You can basically find everything here, Has parking
Cons: Expensive, 5km from the center, not convenient for tourists
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rhelune
Points +183
Grocery shopping mecca for vegans living in Zagreb - Edit
This is my favourite health food store in Slovenia. About twice a year I stock up on pulses and cereals from the bulk bins, and also on products unavailable (silken tofu, Provamel soya yoghurts) or more expensive (Chocoreale, nutritional yeast) in Croatia. Kalček is far from inexpensive, but, thanks to the lower Slovenian food VAT (9.5%, compared to Croatian 25%) it's better to grocery shop there.
Read moreKalček used to import and sell Sheese vegan cheeses, but doesn't sell them any more. Only one vegan cream cheese is available now.
Pros: well stocked
Cons: expensive
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rubberbandball
Points +43
good one-stop shop, hard to afford everyday - Edit
The shop has been extended a bit, has a pleasant interior and a good selection of grain, sweet food, cleansers, cosmetics etc., as well as brochures on healthy, eco living and related organisations. The fresh fruit and veg disappoint me a bit, some look/feel hydroponic (though I'm not 100 % on that), there is not much variety and whenever I visited, there were only small quantities left (to be fair, that just might mean people buy them up quickly). Much merch is still in plastic or just redundant packaging, and there could be more wholesale containers. Again, I can't just blame the store - they support local producers, rightly so of course, and many of those still use plastic. The prices are quite high, but we're going to have to come to terms with the fact that good food is just not as cheap as empty calorie food (if the price breaks down fairly so that the producer gets enough!). The loyalty card could, however, offer more. Considering everything, this is for me still the best one-stop environmentally friendly shop in my vicinity due to the variety of products, but as the eco market in Slovenia develops, I hope to see further improvements and more competition.
Read morePros: wide assortment of goods, location, interior
Cons: packaging, want more local produce, prices
Akira
Have you tried Jablana? It's very near by. I'm interested in your opinion. =)
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Meganward322
Points +24
Kalček Šmartinasa cesta 152 1000 Ljubljana - Edit
This is the shop to go to for actual groceries, not the other Kalček. This shop has grains and macrobiotic supplies, and is located very close to the local open market. Freindly staff, knew enough English.
Read moretel: 01 433 01 18 website: kalcek.si
Pros: Organic Nuts
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