Where to eat vegan in Cyprus?

Not an easy question!
Where to go to avoid Souvla or even the boring omnipresent Village Salad?

It's difficult to accept for a vegan to go to places where thet do sell meat, cheeses, eggs...but I guess that here, in Cyprus, you don't have the choice, do you? Except in Limassol, at the excellent Fico café, the only 100% vegan restaurant of the island. Unfortunately at 1 hour from my place :(

The restaurants I like and I recommend in Nicosia are:

* Inga's Veggie Heaven : a paradise for vegetarians, not perfect for vegans, as there are only 1 or two options available. But very good food. Not gastronomic, but family-made.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m (No dinner yet unfortunately!)

The boring thing: only cash accepted (and the closest ATM is 10-minutes'walk!!! Don't forget your money!)

* The Syrian-Arab Friendship Club is one of my favourite place in Nicosia. The atmosphere is very kitsh. You will see belly dancers on Fridays and Saturdays. This place is the paradise for vegans! The service is great: they allow you to change the mezze according to what you are eating. So you can order ONLY vegan stuffs as delicious baba ganoush (grilled aubergine caviar), tasty magmour (aubergine salad), my favourite: mouhamarah (dip with red peppers, walnuts & pomegranate juice), amazing falafel balls with an extraordinary tahini sauce, great taboule salad, great fattoush salad...and they bake their own syrian pitta (so very fresh & tender)!

Sawa restaurant has the same owner. But according to me, the Syrian-Arab Friendhip Club has better food.

* 48 Bistro is the only restaurant in Nicosia where there is one page full of vegan dishes. I don't recommend the vegan burger nor the sweet and sour dish. Otherwise, nice experience. The guacamole is just perfect (I heard that the manager is Mexican)! Cocktails are great.

* India India has two vegan curries. My favourite one is the vegetable curry (vegetables cooked in curry sauce with tomatoes) [6.50€]. There is also vegetable jalfredi (vegetables cooked with onions, tomatoes & capsicums) [7.00€] and dal tadka (yellow lentils) [6.50€]. I also recommend their garlic naan!

* Sushi Yum Yum is according to me the best sushis place in Nicosia. My favourite dish there is NFM Roll (outside tempura flakes inside shitake Mushrooms, wakame salad, secret sauce and roasted brown sesame seeds). [8 pcs: 7.50€]. There is another vegan option "The single vegetable roll" (inside cucumber or carrots or avocado), but really less tasty.

*If you are lost in the Old Town with your friends - unfortunately craving for a meaty meal-, you can go with them to Anamma. Book in advance, as they have a lovely court/garden, where you forgot that you are in the Ledras street. On Fridays and Saturdays, you will have the chance to enjoy your dinner while listening some Greek songs.
I highly recommend the Ledras Salad (figs, dried apricots, walnuts and an amazing dressing with pomegranate melasse. Really cheap (it looks like a fast food from outside, but the food is much better!) They also make a delicious nestisima plate with some grilled vegetables skewers and some AMAZING fried potatoes. Sometimes you can also get some zucchinis fritters (with no egg and no cheese, but ask to be sure. Enemy is everywhere ;)

* Oi Koumbaroi is a traditional taverna in Engomi, a bit far from down town but really worth going there! You need not to be frightened by the meat (7 dishes of meat in the mezze). Vegan, you can have delicious tahini, tasty fried vegetables (especially the mushrooms with lemon juice on the top), fried courgettes, really good roasted pita bread with lemon and origano, and good french fries. The owner, who looks like the Cypriot Santa Claus, is really nice and classy, always very dedicated to vegans!

*D.O.T have very nice brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Come at 11 a.m as the place is very trendy and does not accept any booking. I recommend the berry smoothie (made with coconut milk and oats) and the vegetables foccacia: you have to ask it without cheese.

I'll carry on that post when I get new addresses. Please feel free to share the places you love to go. It will help a lot all the vegan community in Cyprus.

* The places I need to try in Limassol area:

Smoothie & Sweety Pissouri Bay. Have you ever been there?


Enjoy your cruelty-free meal!