Vegan Come Koala

We just popped in for a snack Saturday evening, as we really wanted to test this place and they are closed Sundays. The owner speaks good English, he made us a lovely hot dog and wraps and we paid just approx 11 EUR for both :)
They were delicious, so definitely give it a go :)

This small take-away counter offers many different dishes, including sandwiches and wraps to take away. I took a hot dog, a sandwich with the "cutlets" and a wrap. The hot dog was fairly good but the other two sandwiches were amazing. I really loved the cutlet inside and the wrap had a very good taste. The owner was very friendly and helpful and the place is centrally located. It is very small so I suggest to take away and to go to the place at the end of the street. I would definitely go back there if I come back to Pisa.

In a small street close from the tower.

Food is ok but not THAT tasty, i was kind of disappointed after i read all the 5* reviews...

had concearns about going for 'fast food' but the food was great. had a corn wrap with pumpkin burger. excellent. plently of fillings, sauces and veg or salad items to make up the wraps with. buonissimo!

This little hole in the wall is an absolute gem! The food was delicious and the host was very friendly and explained all the options to us in English. I had a spelt wrap with spicy seitan (not hot at all but very tasty), rocket, tomatoes, mushrooms and rice cheese with a mild mustard sauce. My partner had a seitan hotdog with rice cheese and ketchup. We enjoyed them so much that we went back for seconds!

My food contained no oil (good for HCLF vegans) and little salt.

The store has plenty of organic fizzy and non-fizzy drinks as well as some snacks for those on the go (raw chocolate, fruit bars and crackers).

Everything is recycled and composted, even the packaging that the food comes in is compostable.

I really enjoyed everything about Vegan Come Koala and would recommend to all visiting Pisa!

I took the panini with pumpkin tofu, some vegs and mayo and it was suuuper delicious. The bread was toasted perfectly and the tofu was real good. Yes, it's all warmed-up convenience food, but come on, in most restaurants, bars, Cafés, bakeries, ... they just warm up food with the only difference they don't tell you about it. The price was totally okay, 4 or 5€. The shop could be a little bigger tho, it is really really tiny. I would also reconsider the "decoration" and the menu should be written cleaner because it's hardly decipherable. Some background music would be nice aswell. Nonetheless a cute tiny shop with yummy food

great place to get a vegan panini. You can choose the bread, fillings, dressing to make it to your own taste. I will definitely go back

When I was visiting the tower of Pisa I was quite surprised to find this tiny place via HC.
I had a Falafel and stocked up with some vegan italian snacks. Everything was fine. However, it's a bit tricky to find it.

Great panini, too much choice, everything was delicious. Too much bread if you don't add extras but not too expensive and sooooo good. Plus, they sell snacks like shitty milk chocolate, the kind of thing you can't help but miss... well this one is vegan. Perfect for our long night in the train back to France :)

I'm very disappointed because when I came with my friend, the restaurant was closed, but there was a message on the door warning people about it (they were at a vegan festival, on August 1st and 2nd). Disappointed because on August 3rd at non I was waiting for the doors to open but they never did. No word about vacation period and time changes. We waited 15 mins and decided to go elsewhere. Too bad because I was very happy to eat there with reviews and photos that other people posted here.

Nice simple food, what I need after see the tower. Nice service and there are also vegan products that I bought for later. like vegan cookies, chocolate from rice milk, etc.

There is really nothing special about this place other than it's 100% vegan. It's a tiny take-away where ready-made food (mostly from the supermarket) is warmed up for you. Better than nothing but there is so much good vegan food in Italy that I don't quite see the point in eating convenience food.

I was lucky enough to visit Vegan Come Koala twice during a visit to Pisa. I was greeted by Marco, one of the owners who has been vegan 10 years and spoke great English.

The motto here is "koalizziamoci" ("koala's come together" or "become a koala"). Koala's are vegan, so this means a place where vegan's are welcome and everyone can learn more about it. :)

There is a lot of variety on the menu; burgers, hot-dogs, pizza, crepes, wraps, panini, raw bars, and an assortment of drinks, including beer and soya cappuccino. All made to order on the spot with your choice of sauce (mayo, tahini, etc). I had a seitan sandwich with Vegusto cheese on fresh bread that was outstanding, and tofu spring rolls that were also lovely.

There's room to seat 4 inside, but 30 meters down the street (to the east) are nice benches and some shade if the shop is busy. Worth a visit!

Unless you have a car or fancy a bit of cooking, this is your only 100% vegan place in town (at least as far as we could see).
Excitedly we walked into the restaurant, which is very small. We took a look around and had heard that it had terribly graphic posters up. Thank God it did not. The worst was a cow looking at us with the captions:

"A life for a burger...





Are you serious?"
If anything, we were glad to see such blunt yet none stomach churning activism.

FOOD REVIEW:
Very tasty, not the biggest portions. Whilst the food doesn't cost much and is inexpensive, we felt that we could have been given more in the way of filling foods.

The Quinoa burger wasn't the best in terms of flavour. But we bought some uncooked spinach burgers and had them at home, They were brilliant. The hotdogs were a must, and the pizza we had had veg-gusto on it. Perfect!

Unfortunately a lot of the food was simply bought and just cooked. Not masses of it was made in store. Which might go a long way to explaining the difficulty in portion sizes.

We also had chocolate crepes. They were divine.


ATMOSTPHERE:
Not great to be honest. The owner seemed shy at best, and awkward and untalkative at worst. But after our second time in the shop at the very end, I did manage to get a smile out of him. Perhaps he'd had a bad day? Or perhaps that's just how he is?

Probably better for taking food away rather than staying in was my reaction.


LOCATION: Very central, quite near the leaning tower of Pisa. Brilliant!

Overall I'd recommend going to this place if you're in Pisa, but not making a special effort if you're not. But try the spinach burgers, hot dogs and crepes if you go!

At a non vegan restaurant eating a banana on free wifi looking up vegan places around & just for fun in pisa- only one here & address obviously didnt know, took a stroll outside & came across the street name it looked familar, didnt believe that this could be the street it was in but walked down the street anyway & amazed, jaw dropping discovery it was there-the vegan come koala, walked in- very tiny, & couldnt decide what i wanted still paralysed from the discovery. I ordered a wrap with tempeh, capers, mushroom, beetroot, onion, lettuce, tomato & an amazing spicy ketchup & vegan cheese, it was toasted. Had some good for sale food aswell, biscuits, wine, bars,soft drinks. The place was small, too small for such masterpieces I bought what i thought was chocolate but surprised by small macarons with chocolate filling. The wrap was the best thing i have ever tasted in my life couldnt stop raving about, salivating thinking about it, and only about 3.5 euros, depressed that i probably wont have another one for atleast anpther 5 years. Ladies & gentleman i give you paradise

yesterday, my boyfriend and me ate for lunch and also for dinner at this great vegan restaurant. we have tried 5 different food options (we even have taken some burgers to eat them at the aiport!) - and all tasted great! The "stuff" of the "vegan come koala" are very nice and it was really nice and interesting to talk to them. We hope that the restaurant has a lot of success in the future and that one time we can eat there again when we are back in Pisa! summing up: a huge recommendation!
Go vegan...vegan come Koala :-) !

We were thrilled to find this little fast food vegan place! The guy was so nice and friendly and the food was amazing. Great veggie burgers with toppings, sandwiches, crepes, etc. We ate there and took some for later! Definately worth stopping by!

How delightful to know there is a vegan panineria in my town. Owners are very friendly and give suggestions about what to tske. I had a panino with tempeh, pepper and onions... sublime! and a glass of organic red wine! Really recommended!

The sign outside the establishment had this translation of the restaurant's name, which I found charming. What awaited us inside was most welcome. It's a very small place, and most people stopped by for carry out. I can see grabbing food and going out for a picnic by the leaning tower, but we chose to eat at two of the four bar stools in the place. The young man behind the counter was incredibly sweet and helpful, and he offered to explain any of the ingredients on the menu if we didn't understand the Italian. It's not a huge menu, but there are enough options to please different tastes. I had a salami panini with vegan cheese and it was just delicious. I was also able to choose whatever toppings, such as lettuce, pickles, etc. For dessert we split the chocolate croissant and a type of crepe-like wrap with more melty chocolate (they didn't have "real" crepes available that day, but typically do.) We chatted about veganism in Italy with the man behind the counter and had a nice conversation during our meal. I highly encourage you stop check them out when you're in Pisa!

One minor complaint was that there were some flyers on the walls with some disturbing images of animal abuse in an effort to educate the public about these issues. For me, I'm already batting for the team, so I don't really want to stare at images of cruelty while I sit down for dinner. It's a small personal objection, and it wouldn't keep me from going back or fully recommending that you eat there, too. Maybe next time I will get take-out.

Overall, this was solid vegan food. Hurray for the faux salami!

Pisa was a very happening place on the Monday we found ourselves there. While much of the activity seems to be centered around three general areas in the city, Vegan Come Koala is among these on a less busy street south of the tower and between the main street and university.
The owner is extremely friendly and knows his food very well. He seems really committed to providing the best, most-environmentally/animal-conscious, and healthiest food possible to his customers.
Many of the diners this evening came in and got a quick meal (usually a sandwich) and then left. The place is run entirely by him and is only one small place with four stools and a lot of animal welfare/vegan literature about the place. We had a lot of fun trying out his different creations and talking with him about veganism in Italy (turn s out that we missed a Seitan Festival by one day!). I had a DOUBLE SPECIAL BURGER with Tabasco sauce and a few other interesting additions. We then had some chocolate desserts.
Everything was really great and I suggest that any veg-conscious people stop in this place. It was a very positive and welcoming experience.

I live in Pisa and am able to be a vegan thanks to this place!If you are a vegan or vegetarian living in Pisa or visiting Pisa, this place is a must!
I go here nearly every day for lunch, sometimes also for dinner,and have tried most things on the menu - all of which I have found absolutely delicious! I especially recommend the piadinas and the spinach cheese burgers. There is also a wide range of drinks on offer including excellent vegan wine and a range of beers as well as lots of juices and teas. Vegan come Koala is very central and, although small, has a warm and very welcoming atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The prices are also very reasonable, in my opinion. Around 4/4.50 euros for most sandwiches or burgers. One more thing - fantastic crepes!

Great place where you can eat pseudo-junk vegan food.

Is the right friendly place where to relax after a long day.

You can breath mediterranean mood, maybe not so good if you compare with northern european vegan fastfood realities... but if you take it easy, you'll have a great time!!

On my recent visit to Pisa with my partner, we decided to have a go at this place. First of all, like nearly everything in Italy, it is way over-priced. It is not cheap as suggested on this site. This place is tiny, barely big enough to fit about 6 people, and it is not a place to go if you want to go out for a nice meal after a long days out sight-seeing. However, it is clean and is a handy place to stop off for a quick bite, even if it is way over-priced. The food is average, very basic and they are tiny proportions, with little substance, barely big enough to fill that gap in your stomach. We ordered two burgers and they were just basically burgers put between two pieces of bread. No 'extras' like sliced tomato, lettuce, etc. Although we found it better than the dreadful vegan place in Florence, it still has very much room for improvement. In fact, we were still hungry after our visit there and ended up getting something else to eat elsewhere. There is also not much choice here, not even chips to go with your burger. Vegan or Vegetarian food should not be an excuse for low quality/value food. I like to support vegetarian/vegan restaraunts where possible. However, it is difficult to do so when these restaraunts do not reward our loyality to them, especially when we bring out non-vegan/vegetarian friends with us. I would only recommend this place if you are desperate for food.