Vietnamese Spring Roll at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai
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Avocado Quinoa Salad at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

  • CLOSED: The Buddha Tree
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Vegan
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菩提樹素食餐厅, at 中之路汇智国际商业中心5楼5-11, serves vegetarian Buddhist cuisine. Has a full Chinese menu and a smaller English one. Has dumplings, curry, vegetables, noodles, rice, mock chicken; cookies and traditional sweets sold at the counter. Reported permanently closed July 2020.

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12 Reviews

First Review by Tianci

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maltman23

Points +4189

Vegan
26 Oct 2017

Excellent!

I ate here tonight with 7 friends, most of them meat eaters, and everyone loved it! We asked the waiter to choose the food for us, and they brought us a very nice variety of excellent dishes (and well presented, which was an esthetic bonus).

Pros: Excellent food

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JakobBosch

Points +69

Vegan
02 Jul 2020

Closed or moved location

The restaurant isnt located in the mall anymore. They rebulid part of the 5th floor and restaurants nearby told me that the budda tree closed. I am not sure if it is a temporary issue or if they just moved to somewhere else

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JulieEA

02 Jul 2020

Hi Jakob,
My name is Julie and I am part of HappyCow's editing team. Sorry to hear that the Buddha Tree has closed down. Thanks for letting us know. In the future please fill out an update form (top right of page) so our staff is sure to see it, as we do not always see reviews. Thanks again for your help!
Best wishes,
Julie

Avatar Milnesco

Milnesco

Points +604

Vegan
23 May 2019

A jewel of a find

The Buddha Tree was a jewel of a find in an ocean of sand. Beautifully clean, tastefully classy, quiet, friendly and helpful staff. The food came very quickly and was well presented. I loved the taste or all the dishes. I am so thankful to HappyCow and the Buddha Tree.

A delight at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

These were tasty at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Spicy at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Classy and clean at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

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sam31786

Points +521

Vegan
12 May 2019

I love this place

I order from here through 饿了么regularly. Even though the delivery menu is more limited, the food is delicious.

Pros: All vegan, Everything is yummy, Awesome vegan fried rice and hearty portion

Cons: Dishes range from 22 RMB to over 100 RMB. , Noodle portions seem slightly skimpy

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juliotnunes

Points +744

Vegan
12 Apr 2019

The Buddha Tree

Great place for vegan options. There menu hasn’t been updated so most things aren’t available, but still a great place.

Pros: Vegan, Friendly staff

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gizelle617

Points +1568

Vegan
30 Mar 2019

Finally found Veg options in China!

It was pretty difficult to find vegan food in China, vegetarian food isn’t even available.

This place doesn’t show up on Google maps if you type it in, but you can use the coordinates or copy and paste the name in Chinese. We used DiDi to call a taxi and copied and pasted the name on the app.
The restaurant is very cute and has a nice view at night. The staff didn’t know too much English, but they were very friendly and there was great vegan options to pick from. We enjoyed the dumplings, spring rolls, and fried mushroom with peanuts plate (can’t remember the name, sorry). Unfortunately, there wasn’t any sweets to try but we were pretty full and satisfied.

Pros: Affordable vegan options, Friendly staff , Free water

Cons: No sweets :(, Items on the menu sell out

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MichaelZens

Points +24

Vegan
26 Dec 2018

Delicious

We’ve been here several times now, and we have loved the food each time. Their dishes are vegan versions of classic Chinese ones, all of which are delicious! The service is also excellent: they are very attentive and give great suggestions for dishes to try.

Tip: While they have an English menu, it is the older version, so be sure to ask about other dishes that only feature on the Chinese menu.

Pros: Excellent food, Good value, Friendly, helpful and attentive staff

Cons: Only a few of the staff speak English, English menu is outdated

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SagaVigreBohinen

Points +1060

Vegan
27 Nov 2018

Delicious, all vegan!

We came for lunch and it was quite busy so we had to wait a while to get seated and to get our food. However we didn’t mind because the food was delicious, menu in English, very nice staff and all vegan!

Try the noodles!

It’s on the fifth floor in the shopping mall.

No sweets when we went there for lunch.

Pros: Vegan , Generous portions , Tasty

Noodles! SO TASTY at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Dumplings at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

“Chicken” at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

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ChrisCharitou

Points +73

Vegan
05 Jul 2018

Amazing

A great place where vegans don’t have to question anything on the menu

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Amazing taste , Staff is very helpful and friendly

Cons: The English menu is outdated, dishes are diff

Avatar RonCohen

RonCohen

Points +20

Vegan
28 Aug 2017

excellent tasty vegan restaurant

Very good and varied dishes. We picked the main dishes (noodles) and let them choose many other dishes of their choice. Also does delivery.

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veganinseattle

Points +167

Vegan
12 Aug 2017

Quality Food In Peaceful Settin

As noted, the Buddha Tree is situated in a shopping complex on the 5th floor. Once you get up to the 5th floor, you will see signage that will get you in the general direction. It is tucked away in a corner close to the restrooms. The picture of the restaurant front is the best way to confirm that you are in the right place. We were hosted by a Shanghai native and he did all the ordering. The standard menu is in Chinese only however they will offer a photo menu if needed. I didn't interact with the staff so cannot confirm if they spoke any English.

We had an opportunity to dine there for both lunch and dinner. We sampled vegetarian chicken nugget on skewers, wild mushrooms with peppers, lotus root stuffed with minced soy beef, braised green squash, sauteed yam leaves, fried rice, soup with king oyster oyster mushroom slices and bean curd skin and coconut battered deep fried banana with durian.

The food was consistently good and the prices are moderate with many dishes in the 30-50 RMB range. The only issue that was problematic was that a number of dishes listed on the menu were noted as sold out. I'm note sure if they were having supply issues or if the restaurant simply discontinued slow selling items. This location is 7 stops on the Metro Line 2 from the iconic Oriental Pearl Center - a must see and tour when in Shanghai.

Pros: Excellent Food, Prompt Service, Quiet Peaceful Setting

Cons: Tricky To Locate on 5 Floor Shopping Complex, Not Many Other Visitor Attractions In This Area

Braised green squash with white fungus and goji berry at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Coconut battered banana and durian at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Chicken nuggets on skewers at The Buddha Tree in Shanghai

Avatar Tianci

Tianci

Points +419

Vegan
23 Oct 2015

Wonderful New Restaurant

Although a bit far from downtown Shanghai, the Buddha Tree is a nice, quiet restaurant with great food. It is conveniently located right at the Jinke Subway station, it can be a bit troublesome to find.

Take the #2 exit to the street level and enter the shopping center (turn right at the top of the escalator). take either the escalators or elevator to the 5th floor. The Buddha Tree is somewhat buried in with other restaurants, and the name in English is not apparent on the front. You can use the images provided to help locate the restaurant. If you are good with compass headings, it is located on the north side of the 5th floor.

As of the date of this posting, the map is showing the wrong location. A correction has been submitted to correct the map location. However, the written description is correct.

The food is good, with portions that are just a bit small for the price. However, the price is reasonable. 50-70 RMB/ person would be a rough estimate of cost. We probably would have rated this 5 cows if the portion sizes were a bit bigger.

All the dishes are vegan, with no egg, dairy, etc. This should be considered a vegan listing.

If you are in this area we do recommend you stop in and check them out!

Pros: English and Chinese menus, Some English is spoken. , Credit cards taken

Cons: Portions a bit small, Far from city center

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Tianci

23 Oct 2015

Forgot to note that they do have free WiFi. Just ask and they'll tell you the password.

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Tianci

28 Oct 2015

Update #2, the map is now correct and shows the restaurant's location. Enjoy!

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