Vegan
Italian
Organic
Beer/Wine
Catering
European
French
Gluten-free

Vegan restaurant serving Italian and European dishes including gluten-free. Also has hot drinks, desserts and organic wines. Est 2019. Relocated from 35 Rue Bonaparte. Open Wed-Sun 18:30-22:30. Closed Tues.


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160 Reviews

First Review by VeganEpicureTravel

Drock

Points +614

Vegan
04 Sep 2019

Best restaurant in Nice, reservations recommended & check hours

After going to all of the best vegan restaurants in Nice, this one is the best. We tried Vegan Gorilla (small portions), Amour Patisserie, Not Dog and Bhajan cafe. The parmesan is out of this world, big portions, reasonable prices, amazing pastas and deserts!!!!

Pros: Takes credit, has bathroom, and free water

Cons: Not a lot of seating

dosreism

Points +46

Vegan
27 Apr 2024

Delicious !

Parfait, bcp de choix, délicieux !

bridgetN

Points +231

Vegan
14 Apr 2024

Delicious pizza

Really friendly staff and delicious pizza. We were so glad to find this vegan oasis in Nice.

Pros: Quick service, Friendly staff, Good choice of pizza

lizzienicholls123

Points +989

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Good

Lovely vegan Italian in Nice with a great selection! Tasty food and friendly service. Recommend if you’re in Nice.

Pros: Tasty Food, Big Menu , Friendly Vibe

Cons: Quite Expensive , Lots of ‘Fake Meat’

freakytree

Points +38

Vegan
03 Apr 2024

Insane!!

Incredible selection of totally Italian vegan food. Even my non-vegan father was happy. Delicious pizzas with one of the best pizza bases I've ever tried and an insanely good tomato sauce. We shared the polpetti to start and we all went quiet because it was so good. The cheese alternative they use is one of the best I've ever tried, I believe it's made in house. Really recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-19

brkdinc

Points +314

Vegan
18 Mar 2024

Unsatisfied, replacement food

There is quite many pizza, pasta and other Italian options in a full vegan menu. However, they are all heavily made with meat, cheese, sausage, bacon replacement. It is very difficult to find a something vegetable-based here. As you also prefer more fresh tastes, organic feeling, vegetables in your food it is NOT the place to go. Plus, The pizza was very oily. I think it is quite expensive for a toneless atmosphere.

johanandren

Points +272

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Mind blown

Ordered the Quattro Formaggio, their Gorgonzola is insane, easy the best I’ve tasted in 21 years eating vegan

frekvens

Points +101

Vegan
06 Mar 2024

Disappointed and surprised

Based on the reviews, and the prices, my expectations were high. However, apart from a fantastic tiramisu (which makes me put 3 stars instead of 2), the culinary experience was a let down.

The gnocchi was served with a tomato sauce that to me didn't seem seasoned at all. It had a tiny bit of vegan mozzarella in there but I expected more when the menu that said gratinated.

It was a strange selection on the cheese platter, and to me not very enjoyable. I have had better cheeses from a store nearby, so I did not understand the choices made here.

Maybe we were unlucky with our choices, some meals that were served to other guests looked like they might have been more carefully put together. A lot of people did come by the restaurant to pick up pizzas, so maybe those would have been a better choice in hindsight as they seem popular.

I ended up not finishing my main meal because it wasn't enjoyable to me. The tiramisu on the other hand was delicious and I would come back for that!

I am really happy to visit an all vegan restaurant and I really wanted this to be a nice experience. I hope they work on their recipes a little so that it can really showcase great vegan food to everyone!

sivvyb

Points +1057

Vegan
02 Mar 2024

Good but expensive!

I went with the panelle for the starter and it was okay, a bit too rich. For the main I had the orrechiette which was very good, they make their own pasta, sauces and cheeses which is a nice touch. The dessert was delicious but massive! While the food is good I find it overpriced. I paid 50 euros for a 3 course meal and a soft drink which is definitely on the pricey side!

SimoneMicallef1

Points +52

Vegan
15 Feb 2024

Valentine Night in Nice

AMAZING!!! Special vegan menu for the night...beautifully displayed heart dishes...so elegant...and delicious... a real treat...We don't usually go out for Valentines night because everywhere charges double but in Nice for the first time so a great celebration and charming owners.You only live once! So glad we went! Xx

Alexeif

Points +19

Vegetarian
14 Feb 2024

Bon mais hygiène douteuse

Pizzas bonnes mais nous avons eu la surprise de voir des cafards sur les murs juste derrière nous . Avec le prix proposé c’est un peu étonnant de voir ce genre d’insectes dans un restaurant

Abir-A-F-Moka

Points +23

Vegetarian
07 Jan 2024

Super cuisine

Menu du nouvel an 2024 extraordinaire . Cuisine généreuse et savoureuse .

MissGaby

Points +555

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Perfect ⭐

Everything we had was just perfect!
The pizza, the gnocchi, the desserts!
Italian flavor on its best vegan version 🥰

LaurenLiane

Points +95

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Best pizza ever

An elegant restaurant with a lovely ambience and a plentiful vegan menu. One of the best pizzas I’ve tasted (even pre vegan) the mozerella is amazing! Wish I was hungry enough to have dessert

Pros: Options, Ambience

karls0

Points +42

Vegan
06 Nov 2023

I need a sixth star for their pizza

It is an extremely nice restaurant with about 30 seats. If you like pizza - and who does not - this is your place. They offer a huge variety of pizzas and other italian food. My wife had a Margherita and I had a Diavolo and a Primavera (the next day) and they all were fabulous. Italian pizza at its best! The serve french and italian wines (italian only by the bottle) too. A selection of sweet deserts are there to seduce you. I had a fantastic banana split that nearly finished me up.
All the staff are really lovely, especially Ben who helps with all the difficult decisions you have to make. Hi, Ben! Many people seem to like the place, so you better send a SMS with your name, day, time and number of people in your party to get a table (if they don't pick up the phone).

Pros: everything is delicious, very friendly! English spoken, only open on 3 evenings-otherwise I would explode

Cons: only open on three evenings

Aga2306

Points +81

Vegan
30 Oct 2023

As expected

From the reviews and fb posts I expected a good quality food and was not disappointed.
I got pieces of soy in a good sauce with baked potatoes and tasty mayonnaise, my friend had a seasonal dish with baked pumpkin, mushrooms, kind of falafel skewers and a lot of salad.
For dessert I had their delicious tiramisu. Everything was yummy and the staff friendly.

Ergodyne

Points +18

Vegan
27 Oct 2023

Good italian vegan

The food is good, the pizzas, pastas and desserts are pretty authentic to what you’d find in Italy. It’s not outstanding but it’s nice to have a proper italian vegan restaurant in Nice. A bit on the pricier side.
I remove 1 star for the 1.5e fee for tap water. They say it’s filtered to justify it but it still is illegal in France to make people pay for tap water, filtered or not, especially since they don’t mention it.

Pros: Good pizza, Vegan tiramisu

Cons: Have to pay for “filtered” tap water

EmilyHacker

Points +28

Vegetarian
21 Oct 2023

Amazing vegan pizza

Utopia is such a cute spot with a lot of seating indoors. We got there right when they opened and so we were able to get a seat, but they had asked us if we had a reservation which makes me think at busier times it might be needed.

The menu was very extensive with lots of pastas and pizzas. I ordered the Contadina pizza and it was so good that I briefly stopped eating to double check that the place was fully vegan haha (which is of course is!). Definitely one of the most delicious vegan pizzas I've ever had. The crust was spectacular and the cheese had incredible texture.

Milliez

Points +142

Vegan
15 Oct 2023

Unfriendly staff and disappointing dishes

Unpleasant and ironic service on several occasions
Disappointing and expensive dishes

PennyAllyson

Points +147

Vegan
14 Oct 2023

Not my favorite, though I wanted it to be

I felt unwelcome there. My salad was unceremoniously plopped in front of me. In comparison, the man next to me had a lovely salad piled High with beautiful vegetables. It was supposed to come in a pizza dough bread bowl, but wasn't. I won't return

The"flan" was more of a tart. It was thin and heavy. I do not recommend it

I don't usually do negative reviews but we have this place 2 chances. I will note that my husband liked it fine. But I was very uncomfortable there. Judge for yourself.

Pros: The flavors in the salad were fairly good

Cons: It wasn't presented well in the bowl, I felt unwelcome compared to other guests

corp1143

Points +58

Vegan
08 Oct 2023

Vegan italian!

Expensive for pizza but so great to find a vegan italian! Pizzas are big and go a bit heavy on topping (especially cheese) so you could probably share one. We ended up taking half away.
The cheese is homemade and really tasty but too runny so we had to eat pizza with knife and fork.
The polpette were amazing (even toddler liked them!) - worth sharing a pizza to make room for these as a starter!
We didn't manage to try a dessert as we'd already had far too much food.
Really friendly Italian staff.
Bill was more than 80 eur for 3 pizzas (Incl 1 Margherita), polpette and 2 drinks. We hadn't booked but went early so there was plenty of room.

Pros: Tasty Italian food, Friendly staff

Cons: Expensive, Large portions (could also be a pro!)

andrealmeid

Points +198

Vegan
04 Oct 2023

Fancy vegan restaurant with many options

They have a lot of pizza and dishes options, and when I was there they had like 4 different cheesecakes. They do most of the stuff like cheese in house, it's really tasty and the combinations make a lot of sense. It was the only place around that I could find vegan pizza with cheese.

Libra77

Points +2912

Vegan
30 Sep 2023

Excellent service

Quite a large restaurant with plenty of indoor seating. I hadn’t booked but they were able to fit me in. I received a lovely warm welcome from the staff and they couldn’t have been more helpful. It’s a huge menu, so many different options. I understand they make nearly everything in house, including the mozzarella cheese. I had a pizza (chick’n and sweet potato). It was absolutely huge! The base and the mozzarella were absolutely perfect, but there was way too much topping and the chick’n was very hard and dry. The staff noticed I’d left a lot of the chick’n and asked for genuine feedback, they had been trying a new product and wanted customers views. I think it says a lot when businesses really seem interested in listening to customer feedback. I was lucky enough to get the last crème brûlée and I’m still dreaming about it now! Wish I could’ve returned again during my stay in Nice to try some of the other menu choices.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-19

Jessylin

Points +156

Vegan
24 Sep 2023

Utopia ticks all the boxes

It only happens very rarely, but sometimes everything's just right. The food, the service, the ambiance, the price. Utopia is definitely our new favourite restaurant (shame we don't live closer)

Pros: Amazing food, Service , Ambiance

Suzieg

Points +544

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Vegan pizza and pasta

It was great to find a totally vegan Italian in Nice, however the food was a little disappointing. We ordered a potato croquettes entree which came as fries with ketchup, when queried this was said to be the correct dish so we were very disappointed. The pizzas were big but quite stodgy. Great to have vegan cheese which was a rarity in the south of France but overall it missed the mark.

Pros: Vegan cheese and faux meats available

Cons: Expensive

NatalieMorel

Points +53

Vegan
13 Sep 2023

The dream ! where vegan meet Italia:)

perfect and such a smart combinaison, vegan x italian:) the food was really good and had the best lemonade ever too. highly recommend. Also had a cheescake not the best i had but was good too. I need an utopia at home! :)

atlantajules

Points +68

Vegan
09 Sep 2023

Even non-vegans in our group loved it

Delicious food in a nice atmosphere. We were two couples, and enjoyed the polpette appetizer, multiple pastas and salads. I had the pachetti pasta which was nice but my husband had the tagliatelle with porcini and his was even better. Our friend also had the tagliatelle and remarked that it was the best meal he'd had in Nice. Many options for everyone. We didn't have room for dessert but will save room next time! Highly recommend.




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