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CLOSED: Vida Natural
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Closed
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Vegetarian
Colombian, Latin American
Tienda naturista y restaurante vegetariano. Natural food store and vegetarian restaurant. Located in the Pasaje Comercial Cafetero shopping center on the lower level, halfway between metro stations San Antonio and Parque Berrio, nearly under the tracks. Meal of the day. Confirmed closed, Jan 2021.
8 Reviews
First Review by InternationalVeggie
javimsan
Points +199
Good cheap food - Edit
This is a modest little shop & restaurant in the Pasaje Cafetero. Lady who served us confirmed they do not use dairy, egg or meat in their food and it was very tasty. The day’s menu consists of soup, main course, dessert and drink. We shared one meal between 2 people and were left satisfied.
Read morePros: Cheap, Mostly vegan
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MacheteCamiloCardon
Points +219
En pleno centro de la ciudad - Edit
Deliciosa opción para comer en pleno centro de la ciudad. Buen sabor, porción y precio. Cada día la opción vegetariana es variada con gusto, calidad y nutrición.
Read morePros: En el sitio hay mercado con muchas opciones para e
Cons: Ofrecen opciones cárnicas en la carta
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vegadodo
Points +165
cheap and mostly vegan - Edit
I asked for a vegan meal and they brought me a soup, rice, potatoes with some stuff and a drink made from coconut for only 10500 COP. maybe not 100% vegan but the closest I could get downtown
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didcrywolf
Points +50
Not all food can be good - Edit
Sometimes, you have to do a review to both let owners and eaters that something is running amiss. At lunch For 9,000 Colombian pesos (prepaid) , you will get a meal (let's call it that). It started with A sort of light if not yellow potage of onions ( daily sodium allowance will be covered), followed by a horrid fried rice with textured protein in probably the cheapest and most unhealthy oil available, a few grams of freshly cut vegetables (see pic) , a 5gr piece of bread and a glass of a dubious soy drink. Well we are not going back. Nothing tasted good and the local in an underground passage way only relieved us of the pouring rain. I feel bad for businesses that can't make food taste good... We have tried many vegetarian/vegan restaurants in Medellin. This one failed both patrons as my lunch companion could not leave soon enough. In a country with the most abundant access to affordable fresh produce, it is unfathomable to me as there are much better places to go for just a little bit more money. Again the adage is proved true: you get what you pay for....
Read morePros: Cheap
Cons: Underground passage way, Bland food
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Zambezikid
Points +440
Not many choices - Edit
This is a tiny fatsfood cafe as part of a health shop in a shopping mall.
Read moreThey don't have a great deal of choice. I had a bland soup and a microwave sandwich thing, the only other choice was some non-vegan lasagne.
So the hot food was not great but the did sell a soya yoghurt drink and they did have quite a few vegan cakes to choose from. Plus the manager speak English, so it was easy to understand the options.
Pros: Cheap, Central, English friendly
Cons: No choices, Average / unimaginative food
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Scrablero
Points +123
decent set meal - Edit
Vida Natural is a small health food store and restaurant in the basement of a busy shopping center. I had the set menu for COP$8000, which included soup; a plate with a gluten burger, white rice, and lettuce salad; and soy milk. The food was uninspired and bland. When I asked for dressing for the salad, they offered hot sauce (!) or lemon. Not worth a trip unless you're in the area.
Read morePros: quick service
Cons: mediocre food
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enRoute
Points +1418
nice little spot tucked into the heart of downtown - Edit
This is a really cool little place! It took me forever to find it since the map is a few blocks off - hopefully fixed now - and I was wandering through the wrong Centro Commercial asking all the underwear sellers where the vegetarian restaurant was (awkward).
Read moreI did find it eventually by calling and it's a very neat place... you need to walk inside the Centro Commercial Cafetero as indicated in the write-up, and you'll see it tucked in on the left-hand side with retro-type diner furnishings. The owners are related in some way to the Palsased crew, and the food is similar - traditional style Colombian veg lunches, quite hearty if a bit on the bland side (ask for salt and hot sauce). Great tamales as mentioned, and a fun place to sit and people watch. It's also got quite a history and is one of the oldest veg spots in the city. There is also a little tienda attached, but they seem to focus a bit more on beauty supplies and less on veg products.
Note that there is another entrance on the other side of the building, once you are familiar with it it's one of the most convenient places to grab a quick bite in the city. Check this place out if you're in the area!
Pros: very central, cheap, friendly
Cons: somewhat bland, a bit hard to find, not open late
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InternationalVeggie
Points +35
Yum - Edit
A great little find if you are in Hueco and hungry... The tamale is great, with fake pollo... Cheap!!
Read morePros: yummy, fast, cheap
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