Root Vegan — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

Vegan restaurant with fusion Asian dishes and more. 🌱

📍𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 / 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 @rootvegan.hk

Starting this Instagram account and connecting with more fellow plant-eaters has got me discovered more veggie restaurants in Hong Kong! Root Vegan is one of them I would have missed otherwise.☝🏻

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲) (HK$188) 𝚅 𝙰𝙵 Approved by my meat lover friends ✅. We got the large serving which was perfect to share among the three of us. Everything was really good, I liked the spring roll and the tempeh crisps in particular. 🤤 4.5/5

𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (HK$128) 𝚅 Was expecting more kimchi flavour but it was actually the peanut sauce taking the spotlight 🥜 which may not be everyone’s cup of tea. 🤤 3/5

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 ($128) 𝚅 𝙰𝙵 Finally a vegetarian Khao Soi! Did not disappoint at all- the “chicken drumsticks”🍗 went quite well with the veggies. The broth was light and non-oily, would be even more perfect if there was slightly more heat and a stronger coconut note. 🤤 4/5

𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 ($118) 𝚅 𝙰𝙵 This one has the same peanuts flavour as the burger but it makes more sense here because it’s Dan Dan flavour. Interesting fusion but I think it’d be more enjoyable for me if it was a normal soup noodle. This one is a hot one. 🌶 🤤 3.5/5

🌱 Vegan paradise: Everything served is vegan, other than the menu, they also have a corner for bagels 🥯 and cakes 🍰, as well as other vegan goodies. 🙌 Friendly service. 💰 HK$130-200 pp ⭐️ Overall rating: 4/5 🤔 Revisit? Yes, eager to try their miso bean curd ramen 🍜 (weekday lunch...

I would recommend you try this place once and see what you think. The dishes we got when we went there were a bit out of the ordinary and extremely unique. It is open to interpretation if that is a good or a bad thing.

The pumpkin soup we got was very good, it’s actually hard to find a place that does good pumpkin soup so I was pleasantly surprised. We also got the hummus and roasted veges which was plated beautifully, very unexpected flavour and was more like mashed chickpeas rather than hummus but it was a very special dish. We also wanted to try the “smoked salmon” crackers as that’s not something you can usually have at a vegan restaurant. It was a bit too weird for my liking.

Had a great experience here though, would definitely recommend giving it a go when you’re wanting to try something new. Also something to note, we did order the most interesting things on the menu because we were curious

I will say the meal was quite pricy so maybe you shouldn’t try this place if you have...

Always had reservations for vegan/ vegetarian restaurants - only because as a person with an active lifestyle, I need all my meals to FUEL. And it’s hard to do that right when you can only use plant proteins.

Came as a Rec from a friend, so I gave it a shot. Ordered the “Rainbow Super Bowl” - ingredients listed were great ( avoiding processed mock meats) so I chose this option.

The bowl was 95% salad greens (undressed) and all other ingredients listed (avocado, quinoa, sweet pepper) was literally a teaspoon/ tablespoon portion. I only got a TEASPOON of quinoa. Seriously, if you bother to list an ingredient (out of 5), give me more than a teaspoon.

Needless to say, I left hungry - worst part was it was an above-average cost meal ($180). I could have 3x the portion and would still be hungry. Terrible value for calories/ nutrition. (Great if you want to diet)

Staff was nice though. Ambience was too noisy for me.

100% would...