Woman and first generation immigrant-owned vegan cafe, kava bar, entertainment space, art gallery, and skate shop est. 2018. Serves Cuban coffee, cocktails, kava, herbal teas, Georgian wines, Eastern European beers and savory foods like stuffed cabbage, pelmeni, burgers, Berlin style veggiewurst with sauerkraut. Also has an entertainment space. Reported closed November 2023.
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2309 18th St NW, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20009
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- Outdoor seating
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- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 11 Nov 2023 by ellieak
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Added by cookiem on 12 Feb 2019
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26 Reviews
First Review by bknamaste
alplane
Points +52
closed - Edit
this place is closed permanently
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veganjas64
Points +1274
Mysterious and fun - Edit
An old house has been converted to a restaurant and the food does not disappoint. However, there is no one to seat you or ask questions about menu items and ingredients to. Everything is ordered through your phone on toast tab and then the one employee brings out the food. Great food and very low wait time after ordering.
Read morePros: High quality food, No sugarcoating the experience, Low wait time for food
Cons: No server, hostess, employee to ask questions to, Out of several menu items when ordering online
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peace.Denise
Points +48
Unexpectedly amazing food - Edit
Despite a kind of grungy interior, which had me questioning food quality, the food was AMAZING. Specifically the BLT and trotsky tots. Wow 🤩
Read morePros: Vegan sauce, Trotsky tots
Cons: Seemed dirty, Food took a while
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AcornFox
Points +299
tasty but NOT fully vegan - Edit
First, this place is NOT fully vegan (even though it’s listed as vegan here on the app). At the moment, they have at least one cocktail (Marxist Coffee) made with DAIRY condensed milk and at least one cocktail made with HONEY (I believe it was called Strawberry Brew).
Read moreSecond, you order at the table via your phone. This is fine, as long as you have a smart phone, BUT the offerings seem to differ depending on whether you have an iPhone or an Android. The person I was with had and Android, and for them many dishes were shown as “out of stock,” while I have an iPhone and was able to order those dishes without a problem.
This also means that you won’t see a waiter unless they’re delivering your food, so you have to track them down if you want salt or an extra napkin or something.
The inside is small and stuffy (why no AC in the summer? DC summers are very muggy). And their online menu is not up to date, so don’t get your heart set on something until you get there. They also served my drink in a glass (made of glass) that had a crack in, which seems unsafe.
The food was fairly tasty, though a bit on the dryer side and some of the dishes seem overpriced for what you get (like the Pelmeni).
The best tasting dish was the Peasant Potatoes. You can get them as an appetizer or as a side with a burger. I would get the BLT and potatoes again, but not sure about the other dishes I tried.
Pros: Peasant Potatoes were good , located in hip DC neighborhood
Cons: NOT fully vegan, iPhone/Android phone changes what you can order, food is a bit dry and some is overpriced
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haleee
Points +85
Just Great - Edit
So much culture and energy here! The food is a little pricy but overall everything is awesome. Unique vegan food we haven’t found anywhere else.
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AveryA
Points +140
Interesting food, unjustifiable prices - Edit
The food served here is pretty innovative, but not necessarily in a good way. I've enjoyed about half of my meals here, but leave hungry more often than not, having spent more than I'd like to for the meal.
Read morePros: Innovation
Cons: Price, Portion Size
jasonbaker
When I first read this review I thought you didn't understand DC economics. After going I realized it's spot on.
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jcatanzano3
Points +249
Fantastic restaurant - Edit
We had the borsch soup....fantastic, and dumplings and rice with mushrooms. All were delicious. Owner very helpful. Berry streusel tasty as well. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: Awesome mushrooms, Great vegan selection of dishes.
Cons: Not open earlier than 6, only open certain days
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chels2ocean
Points +1683
Cool spot but... - Edit
I ordered the vareniki dumplings with a mushroom and potato filling and they were good, but alone they were not satisfying enough for a meal, at least for how hungry I was when I came. To be fair I'm not a big fan of Eastern European food so some of the heartier sounding dishes on the menu didn't appeal to me. I came here for a meetup event and I loved the environment/vibe of the restaurant so I may return and just treat this more as a place for a light meal or snack than a full dinner. But if you enjoy Eastern European food more than I do, I'm sure you'd leave satisfied. It's definitely a unique spot in DC.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-04-08
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ethan410s
Points +25
Many vegan options, casual atmosphere, poor quality - Edit
Needs to improve/completely rehaul their menu and food quality.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice and chill employees/atmosphere
Cons: Bad food quality (likely store-bought frozen BS)
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itsjwilli2
Points +24
GO HERE - Edit
Veggiewurst is amazing!! But so was everything else I’ve ordered from here so far (non-vegan approved)
Read morePros: Open late, Cool, unique atmosphere, Super nice owners!!
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SoyKal-El
Points +6872
Amazing all around - Edit
With limited time in DC, I traveled across the city to check out this place and it did not disappoint! The vibe is so cool and the food is excellent.
Read moreI had the borscht (first time ever) and the fish n chips. The texture and flavor of the fish was the best I've had since going vegan and the peasant potatoes were great too.
Pros: All vegan (though the signs are confusing), Atmosphere , Unique foods
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JasonManias
Points +1397
Great vibe & food! - Edit
Very cool place. Fun to hang out and awesome food!
Read moreSpacycloud
So kind of you. Thank you Jason.
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kefox1995
Points +1146
Great Food - Edit
The food at Spacycloud was all vegan and delicious. Highly recommend the fish. We ordered the fish n chips and the dumplings. Everything was seasoned well and the sauce with the fish n chips was excellent. Outdoor seating available. May be short on staff currently and service wasn’t excellent but we were still pleased with the quality of the food
Read morePros: All vegan , Outdoor seating , Great vegan fish
Spacycloud
Thank you for visiting us and kind review. We are in the process of hiring more people. Thank you for your feedback.
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DC Vegan
Points +345
A nice gem in Adams Morgan - Edit
When you think of Eastern European food, you don't exactly think vegan friendly, but that's what sPACYcLOUd is. The restaurant serves various types of fried root vegetable appetizers and two types of dumplings, among other things. The Trotzky fries (made of yucca root) came wrapped in a cone of faux newsprint with Cyrillic writing and were delicious, even without the garlic sauce. The vegan "beef" pelmeni were delicious. And the potato pirozchki, fried potato balls with sauteed mushrooms inside, were delicious, but then potatoes and mushrooms are two of my favorite things.
Read moreFor those with more basic tastes, they do have Beyond Burgers and brats, as well as a vegan "fish" sandwich, but when I go again, I'm going for the dishes you can't find easily.
I do wish they had nonalcoholic drink options, although I did enjoy my cider "mimosa." Also be warned that the Cuban coffee comes with dairy milk, and I didn't see a way to veganize it when I ordered on the Toast app (which is how you order your food). They should add that option. I remember the restaurant was not always vegan, although it was always vegetarian. It's also a bit expensive.
I also wasn't happy about sitting outside on a mildly rainy day, and I'm not a fan of elevated bar seats, but I went with it.
If you're in Adams Morgan and looking for something different, this is the place.
Pros: Delicious food, Friendly service
Cons: Expensive
Spacycloud
Thank you for your kind review and for visiting us.
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sapientia
Points +1358
Unique vegan options - Edit
Staff greeted is as we entered abs offered to help with the vegan ordering
Read morePros: Funky atmosphere
Cons: Limited parking
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DC223
Points +115
Delicious food, great outdoor seating - Edit
Got both the Russian and Ukrainian dumplings and they were both amazing. The potato/mushroom were my favorite, delicious rich flavor and good texture.
Read moreBratwurst was much better then excepted aswell, sauerkraut was light and fresh, and it had a delicious creamy mustard style sauce.
Apple strudel was just alright
Perfect place to go eat great food and get a good beer. Highly recommend you go and sit outside if it’s nice out 5/5
Spacycloud
Thank you for visiting us snd trying our food!
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LineshShah
Points +237
Great eastern european all vegan place - Edit
Went here as part of VSDC veg week. Food was excellent..
Read morePros: All vegan place, Very tasty food., Reasonably priced
Spacycloud
Thank you for coming out!
Read moreLineshShah
went back again recently..Been there.a feew times
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Cabbagedealer
Points +907
Good vegan food - Edit
Food was great, we had pelmeni and vareniki.
Read moreService was good too, staff is friendly.
Spacycloud
Thank you for checking us out!
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spyralnode
Points +195
1/3rd of the menu was out - Edit
I was so looking forward to tryout out this take on Eastern European cuisine! Sadly, 3 of their dishes (the stuffed cabbage, stuffed onion and strudel) were all out… we went for dinner at 7pm so this strikes me as poor planning considering the place opens at 6pm.
Read moreSo we ended up only having the Ukrainian and the Russian dumplings. They were tasty but nothing special, and the portion was also small and unsatisfactory. I think it would work well either as a side or as an appetiser (could even be smaller for that). I left feeling dissatisfied with my meal both taste-wise and quantity-wise.
Pros: Fully vegan food menu , Interesting menu items, Skate shop and surfer vibes
Cons: Lots of items unavailable , Dumplings feel incomplete, Small portions
Spacycloud
We are very sorry to disappoint you. Stuffed cabbage and Stuffed onions are our most popular dishes and get sold out immediately. We are still short staffed and recovering from Covid. It is taking some time but we are trying very hard to provide the best experience and we appreciate your patience and kindness. We hope next time you have a better experience. And we do have plenty of strudel
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ChelseaN
Points +582
Must visit - Edit
Funky vibe and delicious food and drink. I had the pierogies (the mushroom and potato one, not the 'meat' one) and they were SO good. The Georgian sour was great too
Read moreSpacycloud
Thank you very much for visiting us and your feedback. It means a lot to us!
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leahk3
Points +566
Great! - Edit
Surprising to find an Eastern European vegan restaurant, but I love it! Had the “fish” and chips.
Read moreSpacycloud
Thank you for visiting us! And thank you for kind review!
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Dcoopland
Points +48
Great good and atmosphere. - Edit
Great food and atmosphere. They also have outdoor seating that’s great for the summer. #Veganuary
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canyonwang
Points +21
Rare vegan Eastern European eatery - Edit
Nice selection of all-vegan traditional Eastern European dishes like pelmeni (Russian dumplings) and stuffed cabbage. Interesting beer selection from different countries, though I didn’t try any.
Read moreSpacycloud
Thank you for visiting us!
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agp91
Points +53
Just OK - Edit
I like the vibe of this place. It took a while to be seated even though it wasn't busy. I had a good beer (there is a neat selection of bottled beer here) and we had good company, so I didn't mind the long wait for our food to appear. What eventually arrived, though, was a Beyond brat in a pretzel bun with some horseradish on it. It was certainly tasty, but I suppose I was expecting a little more.
Read moreSpacycloud
We are sorry you were disappointing. We serve our veggie wurst with sauerkraut and in-house made sauce. Hope you come back and try another dish.
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ACCVeg
Points +1369
Bar food at its best - Edit
These are the savory eats you want, and with the addition of an outside seating area (thanks Covid) this makes for a really fun, buzzy evening. We were there in the early side so we could hear the music the DJ was spinning inside - on a walk by later after an evening stroll the inside was on full on club mode. Have been looking for a vegan curry wurst since I had one in Berlin 3 years ago and found a knock out version here. That bun tho! Fish and chips were amazing as were the vegan dumplings. Fun night out in Adana -Morgan.
Read morePros: Eastern European vegan food, Outside seating
Cons: Not all vegan
Spacycloud
Thank you for your kind words. We are so happy you enjoyed your time with us.
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bknamaste
Points +845
Cool spot - Edit
I came here with my boyfriend over the winter. We sat outside on their back patio, which isn't that aesthetically pleasing, but was quaint. I ordered the vegan fish and chips, which was outstanding. I would never think that I'd use the term outstanding to describe a meal like fish and chips, but if you go there, you'll see what I mean! I met a woman, who I think is the owner. She was really nice and talked with us about our experience. They also had very reasonably priced bottles of wine. They have live artists frequently, and just have a cool vibe overall. Definitely will go back.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Delicious food, Affordable
Spacycloud
Thank you for kind words.. We appreciate it very much!
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