Vegan
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
European
Fusion

Zadar's first vegan restaurant offering upmarket cuisine. Includes salads, soups, burgers and desserts. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-23:00.


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268 Reviews

First Review by ZiggyMrkich

LittleGeorge

Points +12

Vegan
26 Jun 2025

Really nice place

Really nice and beautiful place. Nice staff and good food. The buns for the burgers could have been a bit more juicy and the dip was a bit tasteless but except for that the food was nice!

Pros: The setting, The food, Staff

Cons: The burger dip a bit blend, A bit dry burger bun

veganlife_

Points +230

Vegan
26 Jun 2025

Very nice vegan restaurant

Good choice of menu, they also had 4-5 desserts available. Complimentary focaccia bread with oil was offered. I had the beyond burger and a raspberry cheesecake. Both were very nice. The drink I had (orange/elderflower) didn't taste of much though.

Pros: Quality food, Attentive service, Location on seafront

Cons: Drinks weren't the best

rav4000

Points +536

Vegan
23 Jun 2025

hell yeah

I came, I saw, I ate, I drank, bro… the tiramisu?? the juicy marbles steak?? yes ma’am

LuboSiska

Points +574

Vegan
22 Jun 2025

Nice restaurant next to the sea 🍀

Loved that everything’s fully vegan — super tasty overall, though a couple dishes were a bit too salty. Vibes were nice although still balkan, weird instrumental Titanic-style music threw it off. Switch up the playlist, try to improve the style and it’d be a 10/10. Still, would totally recommend..

Pros: Fully vegan, Location , Diverse menu

Cons: Music

AmandaRulton

Points +456

Vegan
20 Jun 2025

Amazing Food, Amazing Location

This restaurant was amazing! The vegan options were fabulous, share two different plates and both were amazing full of flavours.

The staff here are very friendly and smiley, certainly aids the experience whilst dining here.

Pros: Varied Menu, Lovely Location

dgproff

Points +159

Vegan
13 Jun 2025

Fantastic restaurant!

Found via Happy Cow.
Four of us, Friday night 2000, no reservations, sat outside across the street.
Service was very good (as important as the food to me), but the food was fantastic! One of the twins and I had the fillet, and I had a hard time believing that it was soy-based. I've been vegan 8 years and this is even better than what I remember cow to taste like. I have no idea of their process, but it was a home run! My wife had a salad, and the other twin had soup.
Watching the sunset was a plus!

Pros: Fantastic food, Great service, Reasonable price

Cons: None

ZsuzsannaEszéki

Points +130

Vegan
09 Jun 2025

Best in Zadar

The burger and both desserts are 5 stars. The servers are very nice. The restaurant is in a magical location by the sea.

Vegan.Traveller.

Points +45

Vegan
09 Jun 2025

Below average

I was super excited to eat here because all the reviews are amazing! However I ordered the burger, the wedges were soooo oily and the burger was just like the Mcplant. I would recommend to not order the burger and go for something else.

Pros: Friendly staff, Cute restaurant

Cons: Oily wedges

Saretha

Points +84

Vegan
05 Jun 2025

Amazing!

Great food and very nice staff.
The burger and tiramisu were fantastic.

TroyD-C

Points +48

Vegan
02 Jun 2025

Brilliant sea view with great food

Food was very tasty. And the view of the sea was great to eat at.

Pros: View , Quick service , Attentive

Cons: Bit pricey

Fujur

Points +30

Vegan
01 Jun 2025

Must do in Zadar

Important: Check the opening hours on the website, they are different than on happy cow.

We were there with 3 adults and 3 children. The waiters were really friendly and the meals was so delicious!
The Aye Aye Burger and the Tiramisu were the highlights. And the kids menu were a surprise: The fries were more like wedges but the kids really liked them. An the nuggets… also different than what we expected but so yummy.

Pros: Delicious food , Friendly waiters , Great view

vegan_simon

Points +2736

Vegan
28 May 2025

Closed

Closed on Wednesdays i found, no sign displaying opening hours on door, but ended up seeing it on their instagram, website not working. Badly organised place. I went and ate elsewhere where businesses display and keep to their opening hours.

Piavgslr

Points +16

Vegan
28 May 2025

Überzeugt sogar eingefleischte Fleischesser

Ich war mit meinen Eltern dort, beide haben gesagt wenn sie nicht Wüsten das es vegan ist hätten sie es nicht gemerkt.
Das Essen war sehr lecker, und es war gut in sich abgestimmt. Die Karte war gekürz aufgrund dessen das wir ins der neben Saison da waren aber das tut dem Ganzen nichts ab !

Pros: Schneller Service , Freundliches Personal , Preisleistung top

Malwina1996

Points +2354

Vegan
28 May 2025

The only one vegan place in Zadar

Tasty food with beautiful view 💚 the prices are a bit high but I think the food is worth it.

happymog

Points +31

Vegan
18 May 2025

Amazing!

This was simply amazing, I loved the food, the people working there were the kindest ever. This was just our best eating experience in Zadar by far, and we went back again. The burger was probably the best vegan burger I’ve ever had in all these years!

DrChar81

Points +17

Vegetarian
15 May 2025

Incredible food

Ate here with my non veggie partner. The food was delicious. So much flavour; really impressive. I had the filet mignon which was fantastic and my partner had the burger. He said it was the best tasting meal he'd had during our trip to Zadar.

bexdvi

Points +315

Vegan
08 May 2025

Great food, beautiful setting, great staff

A group of 13 of us came for a big dinner out (5 vegans, 8 non vegans). The staff were super accommodating and attentive. The food was fantastic & we had a lovely view of the sea & setting sun! Highly recommend when in Zadar

Updated from previous review on 2025-05-08

brendanearley

08 May 2025

5+7=13 these days?!? Looks lovely either way!!

Twinpeaks

Points +22

Vegan
07 May 2025

Bluffant

Le cadre est très agréable, les prix corrects, les assiettes bien présentées, le service impeccable, et c'est délicieux.
Nous étions avec des amis qui n'étaient pas vegan et qui ont été bluffé par le filet mignon.

Pros: Dressage, Goût, Cadre

Cons: Rupture de bières, Plus de dessert

KateRichardsonCraik

Points +89

Vegan
06 May 2025

Great plant based restaurant

We had a delicious meal here. They had just re opened so had a reduced menu but we both had the gnocchi and it was absolutely delicious. We also shared a tiramisu too which was a lovely treat. 2 mains, one desert, 1 wine, 1 beer and 2 cokes came to €60

Pros: Fully plant based, Innovative menu, Delicious tiramisu

ola_del_mar_baltico

Points +797

Vegan
23 Apr 2025

Delicious

The food was very tasty and had rich flavour. Everything is homemade from scratch, even gnocchi and meat alternatives. The menu is seasonal.

Updated from previous review on 2025-04-23

Xindee

Points +30

Vegan
23 Apr 2025

Ein absolutes Geschmackserlebnis!

Wir waren begeistert vom veganen Restaurant und können es nur wärmstens empfehlen. Ich hatte die Hauptspeise "Dik-Dik" – eine kreative, vegane Variante eines Filet Mignon – und Roman entschied sich für den Trüffelburger "Aye-Aye". Beide Gerichte waren geschmacklich top, super abgeschmeckt und toll angerichtet.

Zum Dessert gab es den Cheesecake "FRILLED-NECKED LIZARD" und das Tiramisu "TUFTED TIT MOUSE". Und was sollen wir sagen: Wir haben noch nie so ein unglaublich leckeres Cheesecake und Tiramisu gegessen – einfach himmlisch!

Ein kulinarisches Highlight mit viel Liebe zum Detail!

LeenMelis

Points +430

Vegan
15 Apr 2025

Zeer leuk restaurantje

Heel lekker gegeten, gezellige zaak en vriendelijke bediening. Een echte aanrader.

XtremeBratmaxe

Points +58

Vegan
15 Apr 2025

Incredible

One of the best vegan restaurants ive been to

DeliDeli

Points +28

Vegan
02 Feb 2025

Best vegan restaurant so far

I would give 10 stars if I could. Amazing food, lovely staff, we enjoyed eating at the Botanist very much. Definitely recommend visiting, definitely the best vegan restaurant we tried so far.

MichaelaWildtová

Points +61

Vegan
31 Jan 2025

Amazing restaurant

Delicious food, awesome staff

Ka11e

Points +211

Vegan
06 Jan 2025

mega guter laden!

Da wir außerhalb der Saison hier waren, war die Speisekarte leider etwas übersichtlicher, da haben wir aber natürlich Verständnis für.
Das Essen war dennoch der Hammer und sein Geld - gerade im Hinblick auf den ausgezeichneten Service, mit Erklärung der Gerichte und Zutaten; danke Stefan😄- absolut wert.

laurakathner

Points +68

Vegan
30 Nov 2024

Hidden gem in the city

Stumbled across this place when I was travelling Croatia. Had a great atmosphere and my omnivore friend was impressed too which is always great😄




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