Restaurant and health store with a takeaway counter. Busy at lunchtime. Serves only the set menu which includes a soup and main dish which is usually vegetarian spin-offs of standard Colombian dishes (rice, beans, veggies). Gluten-free options. Located at Plaza San Diego. Reported closed December 2021.
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San Diego, Calles de los Puntales 37-01 (at Carrera 9 btwn Calle 37 & Calle 38), Cartagena, Colombia
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76 Reviews
First Review by iceicekati
maynard7
Points +5573
Good veggie food in Cartagena - Edit
Considering the convenient location in historic downtown and the current price of 12.900 pesos and the quality and presentation of food, I would give them 4 cows. I ate there 2 days in a row, and both times the food was very good. The meal consisted of a bowl of soup, the main plate with 5-6 items, and a juice drink. The food is a little basic, but good.
Read morePros: Location, Flavors
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Berylvt
Points +195
Simple food. No English at all! - Edit
The menu was in Spanish and nobody could translate anything for us. The food we were given was a soup which was creamy -no idea what it was. There was also a coleslaw type vegetable, carrots, brown rice and sliced Seurat sausage. There was very nice zucchini chocolate cake.
Read morePros: Set menu available. , Simple vegan food.
Cons: No English at all. We had no idea what we had.
kickingbird
I'm not sure if this is a new development since your August 2018 review, but they have an English menu (at least for breakfast), which is on the reverse of the Spanish menu.
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happypigs
Points +405
Cheap and vegan - Edit
Cheap-ish for Colombia, 12.9k pesos day's menu with soup, 2nd and a small juice, all vegan. They serve the juice in paper cups, boooo! Locals eat here, that is always a good sign. Upstairs is cooler than at the ground floor. Had a vegan brownie for 3.5k, was good too. They have falafel at 1k each. But vegan pizza is both not fantastic and way too expensive at 6.5k a slice.
Read morePros: cheapish for CO was good but too many simple carbs
Cons: paid 19.5k for 3 slices of pizza like an [censored
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saneas
Points +222
Disappointing - Edit
At first glance all looked great. I said I was vegan and didn't eat oil. Soup came with cheese in. Main course, rather small for someone who had missed out on the soup was loaded with oil.
Read morePros: Never got to find out...
Cons: Didn't listen to my requests.
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JadeO'S
Points +15
Tasty food with friendly service - Edit
The lunch of the day was delicious, really flavorful rice with salad and some kind of soy meatloaf with fresh pineapple juice
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nattytatton
Points +469
Terrible service and food - Edit
We were given a menu without much of a welcome. We were told there were two choices by one server then another server came and told us there was one choice. We ordered the one choice of mail and we’re not offered to drink. The milk came and it was fried mushrooms and vegetables in vinegar and some kind of gluten-free pita bread type thing (arepa perhaps) It wasn’t very nice and there wasn’t much food on the plate while we could see into the kitchen lots of staff making their own lunches for the delicious looking food. It took a while to get the bill and the bill wasn’t cheap as I had expected. And the server actually laughed at us as we paid. We don’t know why. We won’t return to this place and will definitely not recommend it to anyone. It was very disappointing for such a long established vegetarian restaurant with such high hopes from the reviews on this website.
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newvegana
Points +86
Cosy friendly vegetarian restaurant - Edit
A solid 4 stars with filling tasty food and swift friendly service. The restaurant is very popular with locals. I had the set menu for 13,500 which included a berry drink, soup and main meal (rice, veg and tofu in sauce). The smoothie and soup were very tasty. I left feeling satisfied! I would award 5 stars if the restaurant could provide some written information about the ingredients. The shop looks great for nuts, vegan ingredients and environmentally friendly cosmetics.
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amysworld
Points +700
Great place to eat and buy vegan - Edit
We came here two times to had vegan lunch menu and both times it was very tasty. We had different kinds of desserts and liked them. The cakes and the bread are a bit dry. The empanadas are very good. We also some articles from the shop such as tofu, sun cream, deodorant. Very good quality!
Read morePros: Vegan articles available in shop, Vegan bread for take away, Great choice of vegan desserts
Cons: Shop articles are a bit expensive
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SamStDenis
Points +9
Végétarien et traditionnel - Edit
Excellent menu du jour et excellent prix!
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ryanwhatt
Points +1034
the menu del dia was always great - Edit
Visited a few times and always got the Menu Del Dia. A great price for a good selection of food with a good portion. Always felt good and full after a visit here.
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justin
Points +243
Solid, homestyle vegan cooking. - Edit
We ate here three different times. All were excellent. The juice was fresh and without added sugar. The staff were very friendly. It wasn't cheap, but it's a small business putting together meals with hard-to-find ingredients such as seitan and tofu. Check it out.
Read morePros: Pure vegan (difficult to find in Cartagena), Healthy, balanced meal, Friendly staff
Cons: A bit pricey, Small-ish portions
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CamilaCelis
Points +15
Delicioso - Edit
Deliciosa comida, increíble atención. Deben probar los buñuelos de lenteja !!!! increíbles 😚
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JohannaJcq
Points +67
Good menu - Edit
We had the lunch menu (take away - a little bit more expensive than if you eat on site which is 12900). That included a soup,brown rice,vegetables,chickpea loaf (delicious) and a cabbage salad. Also a avena drink. Portions are big and it's tasty.
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Seahorsea
Points +132
Set vegan menu - Edit
A good choice in Cartagena...which is not known for many vegan choices. It's a little health food store with lots of dried herbs for sale. The set dinner was simple and tasty and cost 18k including a lulo juice.... Nothing to rave or complain about here....Brown rice, sauteed cabbage and a chickpea loaf. The chocolate cake was ok...not amazing but vegan. Not sure what was in it and I wouldn't necessarily want it again....but I left satisfied and felt nourished :)
Read morePros: vegan, healthy option for Cartagena
Cons: not many choices
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TomK
Points +68
Good option in Cartagena for their menu - Edit
Cartagena has very few vegan places, if at all any real vegan ones. Girasoles is the only place with a real vegan menu for an absolutely fair price of 10-15k COL considering the otherwise high price restaurant szene in the city. It depends on the day and what's on offer if the menu is enough to not still be hungry afterwards. I had great menues in there but also very small ones which left me hungry. Considering the non existing choices in Cartagena Girasoles is a good option.
Read moreUpdate after having been there a couple of more times as per December 2017: Menu improved big times and food is the best vegan option in Cartagena. Also try the vegan cakes , delicious! Changed rating to five stars.
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NataliaM.Duque
Points +20
Desayuno - Edit
La opción de desayuno que pedí estaba muy rico; papaya, avena, arepa de arroz, tofu por 8.500 Me hubiera gustado un poco mas de fruta para el desayuno. 🙂🙂
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Vegan Prague
Points +64
Good lunch - Edit
Went there twice for lunch and was satisfied with the daily menu - make sure to ask for aji to spice it up! The coffee (extra cost) was also delicious
Read morePros: Good location , Vegan daily menu
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TerinaCeleste
Points +145
Love Girasoles - Edit
I have now been here twice and both times I was very happy with the food. For lunch it was only $10,000mil (about $3USD) and dinner was $15,000mil. Cartagena is fairly pricy and $15mil for a dinner is on the cheaper side. It included a juice, soup, and main course. I forced my non-vegan friend to join both times (he is extremely picky) and he was satisfied and impressed both times. I highly recommend. I saw some other reviews knocking it for only having one option a day. But I appreciate the concept as it avoids excess waste and is always a pleasant surprise :)
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AdielaNariñoOtero
Points +22
mala calidad, orden y aseo - Edit
Platos de mala calidad.
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RenataScotti
Points +181
Breakfast - Edit
They have two options for breakfast, vegetarian or vegan. Simple, healthy and homemade, with local ingredients. Cost 8500 in July 2017. Very good deal.
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travelbug99
Points +25
Should've listened to the last reviewer - Edit
The daily menu served here costs 15000 COP (approx. 5 USD). For that I got a fresh juice and a main plate 1/2 with salad and 1/2 with a mix of spinach and potatoes. This is seriously expensive for such a tiny daily menu. The food tastes ok, but is nothing fancy to justify the price.
Read moreI was hungry again after an hour, which says something about the unfulfilling portions.
I also got some emapanadas to-go (2500 COP each), which were decent.
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lhennewellner
Points +38
$$ - Edit
My girlfriend and I went to eat dinner at this restaurant. Arriving we noticed that the menu price has gone up to 15,000 pesos, though Lonely Planet states 7,000 and one of the latest reviews on Happy Cow 10,000. Nevertheless, we ordered the menu del dia. We got a fresh fruit juice and a main dish consisting of a serving of coconut rice, fresh salad and vegetarian meat. The portion was small and not enough to get full, so I ordered a slice of vegan pizza for additional 5,000 pesos. Even though the food was really tasty, we were quite disappointed with our experience as we expected a complete menu with soup, main dish, juice, and maybe desert for a smaller price.
Read morePros: vegan shop, vegan pizza, fresh juice
Cons: pricey, small portions, waiting time
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noh8noah
Points +237
Awesome for vegan eating in Cartagena - Edit
I was initially going to Santuario Del Yoga but they stop serving at 12... So they guided me to this gem and it didn't disappoint. I went with my non-vegan friend and even he agreed that it was one of the best meals he's had in Cartagena. We weren't really given a menu which was weird but the food was still surprisingly great and I made sure that it was Vegan not Vegetarian. So no milk, eggs, cream, butter, the waitress assured me. To top it all off it was by far the cheapest meal I've had in Cartagena at 10,000 Colombian pesos which is just a few cents over $3. The meal consisted of some kind of mango/orange juice, what I believe to be a butternut squash soup, brown rice, their spin on a falafel, warm eggplant salad and this pie-like thing haha. Loved every bit of it though.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-05-30
Pros: Super cheap. Cheapest I've had in Cartagena, Delicious!
Cons: Was given no menu, Don't speak English, Pros FAR outweigh cons
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AngieRihondo
Points +20
Comida vegetariana - Edit
Muy buena atención, una comida sana y deliciosa, está hubicubicado en un lugar agradable y atractivo para hacer turismo, es un lugar acogedor.
Read morePros: Personal agradable , Buen ambiente , Excelentes comidas
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Leidy
Points +27
Bueno - Edit
El restaurante es bonito, la comida tiene muy buen sabor, excelente atención. Dan poco líquido para el calor que hace en la ciudad. Usan mucho papel y pitillos en el momento de servir.
Read morePros: Tienen un menú diario
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wanderbeans
Points +32
Inexpensive and delicious! - Edit
This place is great, they offer daily menus of healthy and delicious vegan food! The prices are very reasonable for the portion you get and the vibe is great. It's also possible to get some snacks, cakes and pasteles after the meal. For a dish consisting of pea soup, rice, green beans, soy meat, salad and guava juice we paid only $10 000 COP or around $3!
Read moreSeems to be a very popular place because a lot of locals come to eat lunch here!
Pros: Inexpensive, Healthy, Tasty
Cons: Small choice
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jasonxkeller
Points +461
Great lunch spot! Lots of locals! - Edit
Really cool spot. We went for lunch and dinner on different days. The lunch was much tastier than it looked. One might do well to remember that local food in this region isn't wild with flavor. Dishes are often quite basic. I was happy enough that the set plates were vegan both times we went.
Read morePros: cheap! $3.5 for lunch.
Cons: dinner portion was a little more, but very small.
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