Vegan come koala — Restaurant in Pisa

It was pretty late in the evening and I was only a little hungry. Suddenly my eyes spotted a sign that said "Vegan". I grinned from ear to ear and total hunger set sail straight to the door. Fear came over me, because I only had my card and not even a penny in cash. I stepped in and an extremely friendly person spoke to me after my humble "Hello". I told him how happy I am to find a vegan only restaurant/bistro. And he offered me a "Hotdog". Still afraid of being unable to pay, I kindly asked if I can pay by card. A soft and polite "yes, sure" came through his lips. While he prepared my food, we had a nice little smalltalk about veganism. I was surprised that he is vegan since 2003. Then I got to choose a sauce for my hotdog. I think there were 6 or 7 different ones. But I took the avocado creme, witch was the only one with 1€ extra charge. Totally fine for me, since avocado is love. He wrapped something up witch I couldn't really see and we went to the door to pay, because of WiFi reasons. As I didn't read any lists of the menu I didn't know any price range. Keep the extra 1€ charge in mind when I say, that I only paid 5,50€! Finally he handed over my food. A gorgeous looking bread half the sice of my upper arm filled with a saitan sausage, sauerkraut and of course the avocado creme. Bite after bite I wanted to go back and tell him how tasty it was and how happy I am, that I took this road on our way to the camping site, and not another one. So I really hope that you read this review and whenever I have the chance to get there, I will come back!

Long story short: I had a nice conversation with a really nice guy who made the best vegan hotdogs in...

Small Fast Food Imbiss/Bistro, and also shop selling Organic and vegan products. I was excited reading all the 5-star reviews about this place, but greatly disappointed after eating there. Both of us feeI bloated, heavy stomachs and nauseated. I walked all over Pisa not able to find vegan cheese pizzas even though they had freshly-made cheeseless pizza‘s - but I wanted fresh pizza with vegan cheesy cheese; I arrived to Koala‘s hoping for a fresh, hot crispy pizza, and fresh vegetable toppings, but got preserved or processed ingredients. I assume he doesn‘t have much space or business to afford keeping constantly, fresh stocked vegetables. If you are local looking for vegan fast food, or to shop for vegan organic packaged products to take home and cook with, then this is a good place. If you are a tourist in town wanting italian pizza - go to a non-vegan pizzeria and order cheeseless. The man was really super friendly, nice, but he is running a bistro and not a charity or therapy center. People come there expecting to eat tasty, vegan (healthy) food. My date was not vegan and he now has a (literally) nasty taste in his mouth and upset stomach from this vegan experience: this visit reenforces society‘s negative view...

After spending a week in Umbertide, I hitched a ride to Pisa from a nice couple that was heading back to Switzerland. I had to make it to Paris by the weekend and I thought, I should really go see the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

I was further delighted to discover there was a vegan restaurant just a short walk away. I arrived at Vegan Come Koala and was immediately impressed with the selection. This restaurant packs a lot of variety into a small space.

I decided to go with the tempeh wrap and had a lovely conversation with the owner. The wrap was delicious and filling, providing me with sufficient energy to make the next leg of my trip, continuing North.

This is hands down the best vegan...