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Tin Tin Vegetarian:☼ This cute little store in Tin Hau has some of the best vegan food I’ve tried in Hong Kong 😳 This specific location has no indoor seating so everything is to go (bring your own bag and container!!).- I got:🍽 Sweet and Sour Gluten😻 I will never shut up about this. If you’ve never tasted this, please do yourself a favour, hop on the MTR to Tin Hau and TRY IT!!! Tin Tin’s gluten is SO juicy and SO soft!! I’ve noticed that some other places make this dish taste a bit watery and are slightly stingy with the marinade - but this one exploooodesss with flavour 🥳🥳⭐️ Rating: 8.5/10🍽 BBQ Duck Kidney(?) 齋鴨腎😻 This is a close second. The texture is slightly harder and more chewy, but I still get it every single time I go to Tin Tin. It has my thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻⭐️ Rating: 7.5/10🍽 Gluten Strips (I don’t know the name 🥲)😽 Although these strips aren’t my favourite like the previous two meats, I find myself getting them every time anyway 🤣 The texture is hard, but not too hard (in comparison to other places I’ve tried 🥶), and they don’t have a STRONG marinade flavour, but this actually helps balance out the other mock meats!⭐️ Rating: 6.8/10💰 Worth It? - Omg 10000%!! Tin Tin is incredibly affordable and have different sized sets (from HDK 30 to HKD 80 I believe), so you can get more/ less variety and size! They also have a set meal with two mock meats, rice, Bok Choi, AND soup (which I tried during my quarantine)!!!This is probably my most (or one of) favourite places to eat in HK... you will see my raving about it on my story many more times in the future 😗🤣Waiting time: 2 minsRating: 9/10Price: HKD 40Overall pricing: $Return: once a week AT LEAST, religiously 🤣😌…Read More

Zhi Zuo Cha:☼ This is a small bubble tea place in Tsim Sha Tsui. They have a very unique menu (so much so that I had no idea what anything meant 😂🥲) and their own homemade oat-milk! 🥛- I got:🍽 Red Jujube Tea Latte💸 HKD 29 + 5 (for oat milk)😿 I usually never go for drinks with milk (not only because plant based options are barely ever available 😂) but couldn’t miss my chance to try Zhi Zuo Cha’s homemade oat milk. The drink itself was quite bland... partially because I forgot to ask for the bubbles‼️ (I assumed that a bubble tea shops always serve boba with their drinks??? But I guess that’s 100% on me 🥲) and got the latte without sugar, as per usual (trust me when I say that not all sugar free drinks taste bland and gross - it depends on how it’s made... and this was 🥶)⭐️ Rating: 5/10Waiting time: 5-7 minsRating: 5/10Price: HKD 34Overall pricing: $Return: hmmm probably not…Read More

Ahimsa Buffet: (part 2/2)☼ Vegetarian buffet in Jordan! The food IS labelled, so you’ll know what contains egg/ milk and what is vegan friendly (MY OPINIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THIS VISIT!! I'm uploading this as these were my initial thoughts :-) I'll also post an updated version soon!)- I got (2nd round 🤭):🍽 Eggplant with meat floss (2nd 📷)👽 I LOVE eggplants and had high expectations for this but it was okayyy... Nothing special 🤷🏻‍♀️ The ‘meat’ floss didn’t taste like meat at all, not really sure if it had any flavour to be honest 😬⭐️ Rating: 5/10🍽 Fried ‘fish’ (3rd 📷)😶 The flavour was quite accurate, the texture, on the other hand, was not - it was soft and mushy. Although this didn’t affect my overall opinion of the fish, I actually enjoyed the texture! But, I’m not a big fish fan (....obviously lmao) hence the rating 🤣⭐️ Rating: 6.9/10🍽 ‘Pork’ cutlet (4th 📷)😶 My non vegetarian friend whom I went with, said that the taste was very accurate (I don’t remember whoops), so I’ll trust her taste buds 🤣 To be the cutlet tasted a bit bland? Not bad, but not impressive either 🤷🏻‍♀️⭐️ Rating: 5.9/10🍽 Bean curd roll (5th 📷)😾 I am starting to realise how much I dislike beancurd... I must’ve overeaten it 🤭 If you like beancurd, then these rolls are for you! But not me, sorry 🙇🏼‍♀️⭐️ Rating: 4.6/10🍽 Winter melon soup (6-7th 📷)😽 Oooooh this was good!!! The chickpeas in the soup were so so soft too 😙 I’d certainly get it again!!⭐️ Rating: 7.9/10Waiting time: none 🤣Rating: 6/10Price: HKD 110Overall pricing: $$Return: nope, sorry 🙇🏼‍♀️…Read More

Ahimsa Buffet: (part 1/2)☼ Cute lil vegetarian buffet in Jordan! The food IS labelled, so you’ll know what contains egg/ milk and what is vegan friendly FYI I'm posting this review as these were my initial thoughts, however, since then I've visited Ahimsa a couple more times and ended up loving it! I will upload the updated review soon - I got:🍽 Cauliflower in sweet sauce (2-3rd 📷)😽 Loved it!! The cauliflower wasn’t too mushy, but nor was it hard to chew. The sweet sauce made it very addicting... 🤤⭐️ Rating: 7.5/10🍽 Duck (4th 📷)😺 Tasted very similar to the real thing! Had a nice smokey after taste, plus the texture was 💯 spot on⭐️ Rating: 7/10🍽 Sweet Crispies 🤣 (5th 📷)😻 I WISH I grabbed more!! We came quite late, so the buffet wasn’t refilling every single station... I was so excited to restock my plate with them during the second round 🥲 The texture was (as you can guess by my title...) crispy and whole thing was coated in caramel/ sugar!!⭐️ Rating: 7.9/10🍽 “Squid” (6th 📷)😺 Reminded me if the squid that I had at Kung Tak Lam, but had a more realistic (ie. chewy) texture. Interesting to try, but I wouldn’t it get again 🤷🏻‍♀️⭐️ Rating: 5.9/10🍽 DOUGH BALLS (7th 📷)🥳🤩 I would come back to the buffet purely for this!! It tasted exactly like I would imagine a Russian fairy tale character - kolobok - to taste like (a mischievous piece of dough... 🤣) This brought back memories I didn’t know I had! @ahimsabiffet I WISH YOU STOCKED UP ON THIS!!⭐️ Rating: 9.7/10👩🏼‍🍳 Chill atmosphere and lovely staff! Unfortunately the options were quite limited, in the sense that 70% were just veggies... which were tasty, don’t get me wrong! But when I go out to eat, I’d rather try more unique~ foods (mock meats/ pastries etc). Also, I’ve been to a cheaper buffet with a lot more variety of food🥶Waiting time: none 🤣Rating: 6/10Price: HKD 110Overall pricing: $$Return: nope, sorry 🙇🏼‍♀️…Read More

Infiniti C:☼ Cute and cosy cafe in Kennedy Town with gluten free, vegan, and Keto options: they also have specialty coffee and cakeeee!- We got:🍽 Avocado Pancake💸 HKD 108🙀 Bananas, pancakes, jam, AND berries are a weird combination... yet it somehow works!This wasn’t a dessert, nor was it an entirely savoury dish. The stack of three pancakes were filled 50/50, with bananas and warm avocados which - HEAR ME OUT - taste different that room temperature avocados AND ARE BETTER ‼️ For some reason no one shares this opinion with me, or even notices the change in flavour 😔They were very satisfying (considering I had a slice of cake before trying them 😅) - Infiniti C was quite generous with the filling too!Negatives? Maybe the banana slices were kind of too thick and caused a disproportionate ratio of pancake to banana ratio? But I can’t possibly complain about having thicc fruits 😌⭐️ Rating: 7.4/10🍽 Red Velvet Cake🙀 Didn’t take any photos of the cake alone because I didn’t think I’d review it 👉🏻👈🏻 (hence no price... I don’t remember 🥲)You won’t see many (or any?) sweets on my account because I hate dessert... but this was a birthday exception.The cake selection process was tough, but we stopped on red velvet (although next to it was a beautiful chocolate & peanut butter one RIGHT next to it! Infiniti C also had hojicha, matcha, and chocolate flavours I believe).The cream was sooo airy, soft, and practically ~melted in the mouth~ 😂Not much can be said, a good cake’s a good cake 🤷🏻‍♀️⭐️ Rating: 8/10Waiting time: 15-20 mins 😬Rating: 7.9/10Price: HKD 108 <Overall pricing: $$Return: if I ever feel like cake again, then certainly! 👍🏻…Read More

Sino Vegetarian:☼ Vegetarian restaurant in Jordan serving Chinese cuisine - We got:🍽 Company Snack Platter💸 HKD 168😽 Barbecued pork~I really love BBQ mock meat and this was no exception. The texture was just right, not too soft and not too chewy either.🥶 Lemon chicken(?)~This was my least favourite meat on the platter. The acidity of the lemon did not go well with the sweet and sugary sauce... It was an odd combination and did NOT work well together 😬😺 Duck (?)My second favourite after the BBQ pork! It was chewy and had a really nice smokey flavour to it The outside was also crispy which I really enjoyed 👍🏻😽 Taro rolls~Didn’t expect to see Taro rolls on a mock meat platter, it really was the odd one out there... that being said, I love Taro, so I won’t complain 😁 The texture was super soft and almost melted in the mouth. I really enjoyed this one 👍🏻⭐️ Overall dish rating: 6.8/10🍽 BBQ Pork Spare Ribs💸 HKD 88😗 I first saw these on Instagram and told myself I had to go all the way to Jordan to try them!Well... not a fan :/ The pork itself was a bit too soft and the sauce didn’t really do wonders to enhance the flavour. The bone was made out of celery root (I’m almost certain), so it was stringy upon bitting, making me feel like there was hair stuck inside 😭😂 Honestly, I’m startling to think that I just don’t like ‘pork’ in general..⭐️ Rating: 5.5/10🍽 Black sesame soup💸 Free complementary dish😽 This was my first time having black sesame soup, but I enjoyed it. Not too sweet and didn’t feel too unhealthy 😅⭐️ 6.5/10 (not a big dessert person...)Waiting time: 10-15 minsRating: 6.5/10Price: HKD 74 (per person)Price range: $$Return: No. It’s way too far, not worth it at its price point AND we were charged FOURTY HK DOLLARS FOR TEA!!! We didn’t even ask for it to be refilled 🥲)…Read More

Dough Bros:☼ I don’t think this place needs an introduction but, Dough Bros are a pretty large pizza chain with vegan/ vegetarian alternatives to some of their pizzas 🍕- We got:🍽 The Vegetarian💸 HKD 128😺 I’m actually not into fast food at all, however, this pizza left an impression on me! The cheese was very soft and stretchy, almost melting in the mouth; it didn’t have a rubber-like consistency like other vegan pizzas I’ve tried, and wasn’t oily either 👍🏻⭐️ Rating: 7/10👩🏼‍🍳 The place had a very nice vibe, plus we could watch/ stare at our pizza while it was being made 🤣 There are three vegan pizza options available, although I wish Dough Bros let customers either entirely customise their pizzas OR provided veg options for everything!! (Eg. With beyond meat/ sausages as substitutes?) ... maybe I’m just saying this because I really wanted to try pineapple as a topping for the first time? ... but there wasn’t a veg option for that 🥲Waiting time: 10-15 minsRating: 7/10Price: HKD 128Overall pricing: $$Return: Yes! (On a special occasion though 🤣)…Read More

Woodlands Indian Vegetarian:☼ Vegetarian Indian restaurant in TST 😚We got:🍽 Paper Masala Dosa💸 HKD 85😶 The dosa was an amazing Instagram prop - got great photos with it! However... the filling to dosa ratio was horrible 1:9 if I had to guesstimate???I don’t regret getting it as it’s @Woodlands.HK ‘s famous dish, but I certainly would NOT get it again.⭐️ Rating: 6/10🍽 Gobi Manchurian💸 HKD 70😻 This was SO good! The cauliflower had a sweet and sour marinade, was somewhat crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. I love anything sweet and sour, so this gets a massive thumbs up 👍🏻⭐️ Rating: 8.6/10🍽 Pani Puri💸 HKD 65😽 “Food shots” as my friend described them 😂 Overall fun, but messy, to eat - would get again though ahahaThe pani was slightly sour (not SPICY AT ALL) and contrasted really well with the crispy puris and legumes.⭐️ Rating: 7.7/10🍽 Orange Mojito💸 HKD 40😾 This was non alcoholic...The orange tasted very very diluted, and overall the drink was more like sparkling water, orange juice, more water 😕⭐️ Rating: 3.9/10Waiting time: 10 mins ishOverall rating: 7/10Price: HKD 124,73 (including service charge & split between three people)Overall pricing: $$Return: I think so!…Read More

Verde Mar:☼ Mexican restaurant in Sai Ying Pun. It has a separate vegan menu where 95% of the items are gluten free!!!!I got:🍽 Refried beans (side dish)💸 HKD 35😸 I reallyyy liked the beans! They were very smooth and had a unique flavour, and TRUST me, I’ve been vegan for a while, so I’ve had my fair share of beans 😂😌⭐️ Rating: 8.3/10🍽 Vegetarian Fajita💸 HKD 189😽 This was interesting. We asked for a mix of two ‘toppings’/ fillings(?): mixed vegetables and omnipork chorizo.It wasn’t heavy at all, which was great, yet it still filled me up FAST. The omnipork tasted ridiculously similar to real meat (this was my first time having it btw!!); the cheese wasn’t bad either, but I do wish that they were a bit more generous with it, especially considering the $$ 🥶The dish also came with tortillas (gluten free upon request)~ hence the taco on the list slide ⭐️ Rating: 7/10🍽 Cactus Apple Juice💸 HKD 78😶 Loved the glass. This was just regular apple juice so not much can be said 🤷🏻‍♀️ I do appreciate that it was fresh though!!⭐️ Rating: 7/10Waiting time: 7-10 minsOverall rating: 7.3/10Price: HKD 207,5Overall pricing: $$Return: maybe?…Read More

Falafel Hut:☼ Tiny lil takeaway place with kebab rolls (veggie options: falafel/ vegetable roll), briyani, and salads! Very limited vegan options, but I honestly don’t mind that at all. If I were to visit it again, it would purely be for that one falafel salad anyway 😂I got:🍽 Green Salad💸 HKD 58🥰 This is a simple mixed salad that comes with a lemon sauce and mayo (but I asked to exclude it).The falafels were similar to the ones I tried at @chickpea.HK - crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They weren’t dry and crumbly either, which I appreciate On it’s own, without the mayo, this would’ve been very very dry, so make sure to get the hummus on the side!!!⭐️ Rating: 8.9/10🍽 Hummus💸 HKD 15😺 The hummus was quite runny which was perfect, since I used it as a dressing!Waiting time: <5 minsOverall rating: 7/10Price: HKD 73Overall pricing: $Return: yes!…Read More

Chickpea HK:☼ Healthy restaurant offering hummus bowls, peta pockets, and salads! Not all of their menu is veggie, but I think it’s enough to satisfy a hummus craving...... 😂 This is actually a pop up inside the Kennedy Town Mama Malouf location, but I just couldn't find that on OpenRice WHOOPSI got:🍽 Falafel Hummus Bowl💸 HKD 88🤔 I don’t think I ever tried restaurant-made falafels before... @Chickpea.HK ‘s falafels were crunchy and a bit hard on the outside, in contrast to the softer texture inside, which was sooo 👍🏻🙌🏻The hummus was very very thicc which was nice at first, but the veggie ratio was completely off (which makes SENSE, since it’s a HUMMUS BOWL and not a SALAD BOWL - but my stomach and I completely didn’t expect that). It was a bit too oily for my liking and kind of heavy 🙆🏼‍♀️Next time I’ll opt for a salad (curious to try the cauliflower one) and get hummus on the side 🤣⭐️ Rating: 6.9/10Waiting time: 10-15 mins 🥶Overall rating: 7/10Price: HKD 88Overall pricing: $$Return: yes - to try their salad instead!…Read More

MANA!☼ Healthy (mostly) vegan restaurant offering everything from salads, to burgers, wraps, and even desserts!You can pick a set salad or customise your own like I did 😙I got:🍽 Large salad💸 HKD 135😻 I will 100% be biased because salad is my favourite food (it’s so versatile!! So customisable!! Why do people always think it’s just grass 😔)- I got a leafy base (quinoa & brown rice were also options), roasted cauliflower, kale, sauerkraut, roasted garlic, and rainbow yams.- I also went for two extra toppings: crispy tempeh (HKD 15) and GREEN OLIVES 🤩 (HKD 12)I haven’t had tempeh in a really long time so it was nice to have it in MANA! Although it was a bit too crispy for my liking... but I guess that comes down to taste 🥶The salad was HUGE. I skipped lunch that day, so I thought I could tackle it... alas my metabolism and stomach space failed me :’)⭐️ Rating: 8/10🍽 “Naughtella” : Homemade chocolate peanut butter & banana wrap💸 HKD 42,5 (I shared 1/2 with a friend)🤭 Stomach space: 0I don’t like sweet food either... but THIS.The wrap was sosososo chocolatey, but not overly sweet at all which I really appreciate! I also love that they were able to make the wrap gluten free :0One thing to note: next time pls add more peanut butter 👉🏻👈🏻⭐️ Rating: 8/10- ANOTHER THING: it would be nice if the in-house dining food wasn’t served in takeaway boxes, but rather regular plates? And if the cafes had regular reusable cutlery!Waiting time: 10 minsRating: 8/10Price: HKD 254.5Overall pricing: $$Return: 100%! But I’ll definitely get the smaller salad out of respect for my stomach 🥲…Read More

Vego Coffee:☼ VEGAN cafe/ restaurant in TST! All of their food sets are vegan; you can choose between a sourdough, breakfast, burrito/ bagel, and salad set. For additional cost you can pick a dessert and drink - I got:🍽 Impossible Sausage & Cheese on a Homemade Charcoal Bagel (+$5)💸 HKD 123😽 I’m not a big fan of mock meat (*specifically* the Beyond Meat type... don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t taste bad whatsoever, but the meat feels so heavy and unhealthy?.... which might sound pretty ironic considering all the food that I’ve been posting lmao), however, this was something else! 🤭It was my first time having impossible meat, so I’m not sure if it’s the way @vegocoffee cooked it, or if that’s the actual taste, but it gave off a fishy flavour(?) Although my friend who was having the SAME meal couldn’t taste it... so maybe it’s just me?NONE THE LESS - I liked it!! The fishiness was nothing more than confusing, that’s all 🤣The filling was very generous too, to the point that our bagels were exploding onto the trays 🥶Would definitely get this again!!! Didn’t feel heavy or unhealthy at ALL 🙌🏻⭐️ Rating: 7.7/10🍽 Iced Coffee with Oatmilk💸 HKD 15 (addition to bagel set)😻 If @vegocoffee had a location on the island I would be going to grab their coffee 25/8 🤭I haven’t explored many coffee shops in Hong Kong yet, but so far this has been the best coffee I tried in HK!!⭐️ Rating: 9/10Waiting time: 15-20 minsRating: 7.9/10Price: HKD 138 (per person)Price range: $$Return: YES!! Very much recommend this place 😚…Read More

Brando Pure Veg Indian Restaurant:☼ Vegetarian Indian restaurant in TST!- We got:🍽 Set Menu 2: Dosa Masala, plain rice, rasam & curds💸 HKD 89😽 Made a mistake ordering this purely because of how large it was... my stomach capacity was no match for TWO dosas (more like 1 and a 1/3 cause I didn’t eat the big Dosa alone).Very enjoyable, especially because it had so many additions to it! The rice texture wasn’t my fav - I’m more of a sticky rice kind of person - but that’s just my preference 🤷🏻‍♀️ Wouldn’t get again though, I’d opt for a smaller dosa out of respect for my stomach 😪⭐️ Rating: 7.5/10🍽 Pav Bhajj💸 HKD 74😺 Good & tasty carbs. Both the bread and curry were really nice so not much can be said. Wouldn’t order again as it’s not an ‘exciting’ dish, none the less I enjoyed it ⭐️ Rating: 6/10🍽 Rava Masala Dosa💸 HKD 69😸 This was my second time trying a dosa in my life and I had very high expectations (I loved it that one time I had it two years ago lmao). This did NOT disappoint: the smell was actually *amazing*..... it was honestly hard to take the photos and not eat bits of it 🤭 The texture of the dosa was also 💯, crispy on the edges and soft (but not too soft/ soggy) in the middle). My only complaint is that the potato filling was kind of overpowering everything else, but that comes down to preference, if you’re a potato fan that won’t be a problem.⭐️ Rating: 7.5/10Waiting time: 15 minsRating: 7.9/10Price: HKD 123Overall pricing: $Return: I’ll definitely be coming back, but it’ll be a once in 1-2 months frequency…Read More

Po Lin Yuen:☼ A local vegetarian restaurant with a TON of options! They have a takeaway stall but also an extensive menu in case you want to dine in If you think veg food is expensive... just come here... you will NOT be disappointed!!I got:🍽 Sticky rice roll💸 HKD 7/ 1 pcs (12/2 pcs!)😻 This was a LOT more filling than I expected, which I actually really appreciated! The slice was also incredibly generous, especially considering the price.Although it was VERY oily (you can literally see how soaked the paper is on the photo 🤡) it is a great snack!⭐️ Rating: 7.7/10🍽 TARO CAKE💸 HKD 7🤩 So good. This was very light and had a really lovely texture - almost gelatinous (but not in an annoying jelly way)? More like... it broke off nicely, wasn’t crumbly, wasn’t chewy either. Amazing.Not oily whatsoever - felt like a great and healthy snack 😚⭐️ Rating 10/10 (my first EVER 10 rating!!)🍽 Char Siu Bun💸 HKD 7😽 I feel like the filling in these buns is never too generous, or am I just unlucky?When I first bit into the bun, I got a pleasant whiff of charcoaly/ BBQ smell :0This seems like a very classic snack to me, one you can’t really go wrong with? You know what you’re getting when you buy it.Despite being mostly bread, it was actually not heavy at all, easy to eat, and not oily either!⭐️ Rating 6.9/10 (lost 0.1 cause of filling ratio!Waiting time: 0 minsOverall rating: 9/10Price: HKD 19 (not sure why though... I think the cashier miscalculated and I didn’t notice 🙇🏼‍♀️)Overall pricing: $Return: ... the amount of times I get delivery from here to my dorm... 🤭I’ve also already made a review on this place (my first ever post!) - I’ve grown to love Po Lin Yuen a lot now, I will certainly be coming back as the food here is amazing, cheap, PLUS it’s awfully convenient for me (very close to my uni and dorm!!…Read More