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Fully vegan Asian restaurant. Offers a share menu, sushi, drinks and more. Open Mon-Fri 11:30-22:30, Sat 12:00-22:30.


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67 Reviews

First Review by G_v

okiveroken

Points +42

Vegan
27 Oct 2024

Delicious asian food

We shared a few of the starters to have some what of Asian tapas. They all were deliciously, you can’t really pick anything bad.

SarahAlice

Points +265

Vegan
22 Oct 2024

Vegane Vietnamese style food

The food was good and everything looked delicious. I would go here again, but would rather try different restaurants first. I went to a couple vegan vietnamese style restaurants and all of them are quite similar.

Pros: Good selection, Delicious

MCSchuetz

Points +234

Vegan
17 Oct 2024

The place of my dreams...

Wow: the food, the location, the friendly staff - everything was amazing!
I will definitely come back, whenever I'm in Cologne!

Pros: many, amazing choices (everything is vegan!), beautiful location, friendly staff

thetofutravellers

Points +5369

Vegan
09 Oct 2024

We can‘t wait to go again!

We loved our visit to Zen Chay! It is completely vegan and you really are spoilt for choice. We wish we could have tried everything!
In the end we chose the Hanoi Soup and the Zen Chay Ramen for our mains, and both were delicious. We also shared the Papaya Salad, which was fantastic, and the Monk Bowl, which was good.

The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the interior of the restaurant is beautiful. We sat outside, though, with a nice view of the church.

The food here really made us feel like being in Asia again, and we cannot wait to try more when we are back in Cologne.

Update: We went again and it was just as good! This time we chose four different starters to share and we loved everything!


- Visited in June & September 2024 -

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-01

Pros: Completely vegan, Large choice, Friendly staff, Beautiful place, Good location

WT161

Points +106

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

good drinks, amazing sushi

food came quickly, the homemade ice tea tastes great and the sushi was the best sushi i had in ages.

Vrosi

Points +90

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Sehr zu empfehlen!

Tolle Auswahl an Gerichten und sehr lecker ! ☺️

willemdh

Points +11

Mostly Veg
27 Aug 2024

Fast, good, healthy and a lot of variety

Amazing place with good healthy food for a nice price.

FlorianStockmayer

Points +6

Non Veg
25 Aug 2024

Asiatische Speisen zum Teilen

Meine Freundin und ich haben zahlreiche Vorspeisen und Sushi bestellt, um alles zu teilen und so möglichst viel probieren zu können. Alles hat einfach fantastisch geschmeckt und wir waren wirklich begeistert!

MinkeLok

Points +162

Vegan
19 Aug 2024

Great place and food

Food was delicious and the the place has a big outdoor seating. Not expensive and big portions.

HelenSewell

Points +396

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Really fresh

Menu was extensive and everything was fresh and tasty. Just info for tourists - they only take German bank card payments/paypal/cash. Just incase you wanted to pay with a debit card like we did.

kanelkärlek

Points +307

Vegan
29 Jul 2024

Tolle Auswahl

Wir hatten mehrere der Vorspeisen und eine Bowl, alles war sehr lecker und mit frischen Zutaten.

LeenaE

Points +105

Vegan
27 Jul 2024

Delicious

We took a sharing menu and all dumplings were our favorites 😋 6 dishes shared by 2 persons was perfect.

SiegfriedVerheijke

Points +225

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Veganism as a standard lifestyle

We liked everything about Zen Chay and its food. It made us feel that a vegan lifestyle is the standard.

The best noodle soups we have had in Europe. Plenty of choices, good portions, very tasty and fresh dishes, efficient staff... just perfect.

Pros: Tasty and copious dishes, Efficient staff, Variety of choices

Cons: None

Lauchdrache

Points +1974

Vegan
20 Jul 2024

Vegan Restaurant with good location

The restaurant has a really good spot and is in a great location if you need a break after a shopping day.

Service is lovely and food is delicious. I chose two side orders and a dessert.

My choice was loving tofu and summetime rolls. My dessert was the hot banana.

The tofu was great. I think there could be more peanut butter dip. The summer rolls were superb, but again I would love more dip with them. The hot banana is something close to rice pudding. I liked it, but secretly I wish more restaurants would offer fried banana.

The drinks were lovely, i loved the lemon sea lemonade.

German EC and cash possible.

Pros: Fully vegan

bvig737hf

Points +207

Vegan
15 Jun 2024

Very nice food, good prices, lots of choice

Really nice place.

The employees are friendly and don't only speak German but English as well.

We were helped very fast and also didn't have to wait too long for the food.

There was a lot of choice. We went for the share plates, which had a real nice amount and were definitely small.

The food itself is really good. Lots of veggies, tofu and tempe. Not just a lot of rice to fill but real good tasteful ingredients.

Would happily go there again when in Köln😄

Pros: Lots of choice, Lots of veggies, Fast & friendly staff

Boherna

Points +34

Vegan
11 Jun 2024

Delicious dinner

Very lovely restaurant with delicious food. Favourite dish was the sushi plate 😋

NinaVonUndZu

Points +479

Vegetarian
03 Jun 2024

Schöne Auswahl

Auf der Karte findet sich für jeden Geschmack Etwas. Ich fand es sehr gut. Ebenfalls das Ambiente und den Service.

Jesssi

Points +135

Vegan
30 May 2024

Sehr empfehlenswert

Sehr lecker, haben uns 5 von den 20 to share geteilt, tolle Auswahl!

Pros: Tolle Auswahl , Nette Bedienung und Service, Sehr lecker und frisch

anna.ritchie

Points +1440

Vegan
10 May 2024

Lovely sharing dishes

We shared five of the sharing dishes between two of us for lunch, and it was the perfect amount.

They were all pretty good but the tofu, soy cutlet and oyster mushroom wrapped in betel leaves was the clear winner.

The juices we had were very nice.

If we're back in Cologne, we'll definitely go back and try some main dishes.

Pros: So many appealing options , Lovely food , Nice drinks

leaamariiaa

Points +72

Vegan
13 Apr 2024

Amazing food, bit high priced

The food was really delicious, and the sauces were incredibly good!!!
The staff is nice and the atmosphere is also nice!
But in total it was a bit overpriced, especially because you normally order a lot of small dishes, what adds up if you want to be full afterwards

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-13

Pros: Food, Staff, Atmosphere

Cons: Price

LisaBerisha

Points +161

Vegetarian
12 Apr 2024

Leckere asiatische Gerichte

Tolle vegane Auswahl an asiatischen Klassikern wie Sommerrollen, Sushi Dumplings und Ramen

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-12

Pros: Sehr frisch , Gute Auswahl , Schöne Sitzmöglichkeiten draußen

Mademoiselle_Mina

Points +190

Vegan
11 Apr 2024

Delicious food in really cool location

Loved it here! The food was delicious, the staff was friendly and the ambience is super cool! They have a variety of food and drinks. Everything we tried was really good. If you want something special you should definitely go here!

Pros: Really cool location, Delicious food , Friendly staff

Nilly

Points +89

Vegan
03 Apr 2024

Great Asian Food

Delicious food, great selection, fast service.
I ordered two tapas and a cocktail for €20.
I'll definitely be back.

Pros: Fresh prodocts / vegetables , Selection

Efeu14

Points +186

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

Delicious

I’ve tried two dishes both from their lunch meal menu and they tasted great. The food arrived really quickly. If you do not like mushrooms you should say so as we found mushrooms in a dish that hadn’t had them listed

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-27

Pros: Quick , gorgeous interior

Plant_Powered_Doc

Points +339

Vegan
24 Mar 2024

Delicious Asian fusion restaurant in downtown Colonge

Great location in downtown Colonge offering a 100% vegan Asian fusion cuisine with fresh ingredients. The portion sizes are large, and there is a wide variety of options. Offers both inside and outside seating. We had the Baobao, sweet and potato, Buddha bowl, and the golden soup. Everything was delicious! Would definitely return and try additional menu options. They also offered an English menu.

Pros: Good flavor, Large variety of options, Large portion sizes

Cons: Only accepts cash

silvanagrazia

Points +49

Vegetarian
18 Jan 2024

authentic cuisine with a modern touch ⭐️

Went there spontaneously and they were so kind to squeeze us in. We ordered the vegan shrimps with peanutsauce, sushi and the crispy tofusticks (spoiler: they are OUT of this world!!!!). For drinks we had their smoothies, which was maybe not a good personal choice to go with the food, but they were sooo goood!
Definitely give them a visit if you can! #Veganuary

Pros: fast ordering , beautiful setting, delicious food

reen

Points +299

Vegan
03 Jan 2024

It was nice

I ordered the Ramen with Tonkotsu. I hoped for more flavors. Next time I would order something else. The starters were nice.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-03

Pros: Arrangements on the plates, Interior




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