I had to come back to update my third experience here on 12/19/2025. I came to Cosmic twice in 2023…read morewhen it was still in its original location and absolutely loved it. Customer service was good, restaurant was cozy, and food was out of this world. I came today and saw they were in a new location. Initially felt "cool" but immediately was greeted with a cold demeanor. Half of our table are Filipino born and raised, while my sister and I are born in the US. I asked for bottled water and they had one bottle left. My dad (born in the Philippines), watched the lady who initially sat us down who mocked me for asking for bottled water. I had my back to the restaurant the entire time, so I didn't see a lot of the interaction, but my dad saw and understood it all. We ordered the sisig - undercooked. The pancit hab hab - underwhelming. They had no soda, and we all (9) had to share 1 big bottle of water. Ok, fine, no troubles. Then, they ran out of plenty of entrees, so we were limited on what to order. My sister watched the staff spray the table while there were still items on it, while my dad watched and listened as the staff were gossiping about all the patrons (including us) in the restaurant. It was quite uncomfortable. Sorry not sorry, but this place is no longer it and the entire staff needs an entire overhaul of retraining if you want to salvage this place.

Good food ! Masarap!! Service can be a bit iffy but overall , happy it's there !! We need more…read morebranches !!

This restaurant is a must because the food is unique and cooked to perfection. The service is…read morefriendly and makes the atmosphere friendly and relaxed. I love the crunchy bean curd, the Kare Kare, the sisig, and the BBQ sticks. These are my regular items that I order but also love the other dishes that I have tried.

Discovering this place was such a tasty surprise! My boyfriend and I were walking to get some lunch…read moreat our usual veggie café in Masangkay Street, but we were extremely disappointed seeing as not only 1, but 2 of those veggie places have closed down! Heartbroken and hungry, we kept walking around the area until suddenly, we find ourselves at Soler Street and this yellow sign was staring back at us: GREEN. PLANET. VEGETARIAN. Thank you, universe! I've tried a few vegetarian places in Binondo, but this relatively newish addition to Chinatown takes the whole cake! Taiwanese-owned Green Planet Vegetarian serves a variety of tasty vegetarian and vegan food at super 'sulit' prices. Much like a super clean, glorified 'turo-turo', you can get a rice meal with 3 viands for only Php 100, and with complimentary hot tea, too! Try their veggie sisig (creamy and dairy-free!) and their crowd-pleaser, fried miteng (gluten), which has a beautiful, chewy texture and savory flavor--amazing when dipped in vinegar. Another favorite of mine is their radish cake, a slice for only Php 15! Being sold here as well are vegetarian and vegan food items such as Magic Meat (dehydrated TVP made locally), canned barbecue sauce, and this Taiwanese granulated mushroom seasoning (reminiscent of the local Magic Sarap seasoning--look for the package with that very strange smiling mushroom). I've also heard from their staff that they're planning to open a Makati branch!

If you're going to the Philippines as a vegetarian/vegan and you're going to the mall, your trip is…read morenot complete without a trip to Bodhi. I literally crave this when I come back home. The food is so tasty. I highly recommend the barbecue! The combo includes two ulams, noodles, rice, and iced tea. I was really full but I finished it all. I'm so grateful the man that worked there told me that two of the ulams I was going to pick were based off the same sauce so I did not end up with the same tasting food. Even my meat eating sister loved the food here! If you're short on time and don't have a chance to try out other vegetarian restaurants here (due to meat eating traveling companions and a bunch of family living here) you need to at least come here!

I am not a vegetarian and I don't have any plans of becoming one. To be honest, I don't even like…read morevegan food because I can't live without real meat. Bodhi is definitely an exception. It serves Filipino staple foods like Kare-Kare, Pansit, Beef and Broccoli, Barbecue, and many more. The only twist is all of these dishes don't contain any kind of meat in them. How can you have Beef and Broccoli without beef? Is there even a type of Barbecue that's not made out of meat? Well, Bodhi uses tofu as a meat substitute. Their food tastes so good, you can't even tell that everything is made out of tofu. It's way healthier and cheaper. I usually have issues concerning my weight. I just can't imagine myself looking fat. Whenever I feel like I am gaining a few pounds, I just stop eating at fast food restaurants and I go to healthier options like Bodhi. They have a wide selection of meals to choose from and all of their dishes are sold at a very fair price.

I was a tad anxious about finding plant-based foods in Manila while on a work trip, because I was…read moreinformed vegetarianism and veganism aren't very prevalent there. Apparently at many dining establishments, advertised "vegetarian" items do end up containing fish or animal-based ingredients. So yeah, I was most definitely on high alert! Thankfully my non-plant based colleague I traveled with had previously dined at Pipino and was cool with us going there, so this ended up being my first meal in Manila. We ordered an appetizer (Unfortunately I cannot remember WHAT - perhaps buffalo fried cauliflower? Whatever it was, it was good because we ate it all!), a margarita, and Tofu Sisig with Garlic Rice. So . . . the margarita was neon green and comprised of . . . vodka? It was just lightly sweet, no tarty margarita flavors. Maybe it was Midori liquor mixed with vodka? I could have asked but I didn't want to potentially be insulting. Not going to lie, that threw me off and made me apprehensive about the rest of the meal. I mean, it wasn't undrinkable, but it just wasn't a margarita. Maybe there are other renditions of a magarita and I'm being an ignorant American - totally possible! Thankfully the Tofu Sisig ended up being quite delicious, I would say, even unique? My colleague remarked that it tasted interesting, but "not bad," hah. I quite enjoyed it. There were an ample amount of tofu chunks in a seemingly coconutty, but slightly tart thick sauce. I suppose it was calamansi (Filipino limes) mixed with coconut cream, soy sauce, and I'm not sure what else? I'm very unfamiliar with Filipino cuisine, so I can't really say! But I thought it was quite tasty, and honestly, it was even tastier the next day, cold, before my morning run, hah. The rice was rice, pretty decent and paired well with the tofu! Service was prompt and the prices were affordable! If I ever do receive the opportunity to return to the Manila, I would be quite keen on revisiting Pipino!

One holiday morning as we were driving the length of Maginhawa, my mom spontaneously wanted to eat…read morebrunch here. "Para maiba naman," she said. We had no idea where it was at all, but call it fate, as we turned onto Malingap, the street of our favorite shawarma joint (saving that for another review), we stumbled upon it right after - and on the day of their post-renovation re-opening! Good timing, universe. We started off the meal with dessert (because that's the best way to go, am I right?), vegan chocolate chip cookies all around. I could've eaten the entire dozen because the balance between the dark cacao and the sweet-but-not-too-sweet muscovado sugar was almost addictive. Their mushroom salpicao and cilantro soup were also good, and although I thought the dalandan balsamic vinaigrette of their Wicked Walnut salad was too sour and their stuffed portobello cheeseburger too mushy, it was redeemed by my favorite dish of the bunch - the veggie triangles! That curried chili sauce was the bomb: cold to the touch, but surprisingly hot and mildly spicy in my mouth. Take it from their menu: maybe being a vegetarian, or at least learning to appreciate this fine cuisine, really is the best thing you can do for yourself and for the planet.

I don't live near Veggiezen so I've only been here once! It reminds me of a slightly upscale…read moreversion of the veggie restaurants in the Binondo area (in a good, good way!). They've got loads of selections here (all veg!), as well as a shelf filled with interesting local and imported food products. Apart from the not-so-fast service, I'd recommend this place any day to anyone. I'd say get their quekiam (one of their specialties)--this erm..thing (I don't know, gluten or soy based mock meat?) is stuffed with savory veggies and mushrooms and comes with a spicy red sauce on the side. It's definitely not like the street kikiam which is made of god knows what! Super tasty appetizer... I was excited to try their veg sisig as it was one of their specialties, but I was a bit disappointed as the serving was quite small (at Php 170...) and while it was seasoned well and had a variety of mushrooms and minced tofu/soy/gluten (unsure...), I guess it lacked that creamy sauce that I loved when I used to eat the real pork sisig. It could use some veg mayo or some sauce to elevate it to a really satisfying sisig recreation. However, I should mention that it did come with crumbled chicharon (made of tofu skins) on top! They carry Superfood Grocer's amazing vegan ice cream here by the way! And you get a complimentary cup of pandan tea!

I had just gotten back from a trip - food trip, to be more specific - and was feeling a bit too…read moreheavy and full and overall UGH from all the unhealthy things and mindless munchies that wreaked havoc on my body so my fiancé and I decided to have something kind. We wanted salad originally but he found something better: Veggiezen! Hard to miss if you are not looking for it specifically and even harder to consider with all the other "tastier" options in the Jose Abad area but I am glad we didn't miss it!! Their menu seems Chinese-inspired and I think this is the best part about it. Oriental favorites, vegetarian-ized, with a sprinkling of Filipino favorites too. The tofu chicharon tastes exactly like chicharon, the mushroom sisig tastes exactly like sisig, the mushroom teriyaki tastes exactly like Chinese teriyaki! What more the other things on the menu?! Can't wait to try!! Hay, If I could cook dishes likes these every single day, then I could definitely be vegetarian for life! For now, I'm just happy to have restored my body's zen - even just for a moment.

Every food item we tried are delicious.. we are satisfied and the ambiance was so great, i really…read morelove it.. highly recommended to my family and friends,.. it has unique place and the service is 100%... im happy and i love it..

The spinach and mushroom lasagna is delicious. Friendly staff, excellent ambience. We will come…read moreback when we are in the area.

I don't know why I didn't give this place a shot earlier, but I am so glad I finally did…read more While some may get turned off by the idea of a vegetarian restaurant, a good look at their menu might excite you. Sure it's all veg -- but the way they put everything together is wonderful. If you want to ease into it, try their Olives & Capers pasta. It got the balance between salty and sweet just right (and this for me is no mean feat). Be a little more adventurous and order the mushroom quinoa, or the suuuuper sarap Baked Stuffed Tomato, two big garden tomatoes stuffed with veggies and topped with cheese. They use cheese from nuts so if you're hardcore vegetarian-vegan, no worries there. They serve it with brown AND red rice! Yay for me!!! know, I know. I'm raving about a vegetarian place which is quite unlike me. But it's really that good, and the prices aren't so bad either. Order the Tamarind juice, too -- it's incredible refreshing.

Hidden Gem of a Restaurant everything was absolutely delicious and decent priced. We had the…read morepineapple quinoa, fresh vegetable lumpia, veggie paella as well as 2 house salads! Oh my goodness! Everything was scrumptious, service was wonderful! And we had way too much food for the 2 of us. definitely could have ordered a dish less and still been beyond satisfied. Definitely will be back for more! So grateful to have found this amazing lil spot!

A good vegetarian/vegan meal is never too far away when you're in QC. This place has grown to be so…read moreabundant with meat-free, cruelty-free options for us vegetarians and vegans. If only I live near this place, I would definitely be here every week. Greens is a quaint, cozy and quiet place in Scout Castor street, away from the busy atmosphere of Morato. Go here to try their Filipino dishes (really affordable!). Filipino cuisine is traditionally heavy on the meat, but Greens has creative, tasty renditions for classics such as sisig, barbeque, and fish relleno. For appetizers, try their veggie sticks! If you're vegan, do ask your server though if a dish has no dairy/egg, as some dishes still contain those (but they will be happy to veganize it for you!) And let's not forget dessert. They have a delicious, dairy-free, and totally guilt-free chocolate cake to top off your meal!

This is one of the coziest spots in the Morato area, moreso if you're looking for a decent…read morevegetarian/vegan meal. They serve soup, starters, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and Filipino mock meat dishes like fish relleno, sisig, and barbecue. I highly recommend the fish relleno and veggie wraps -- they're hefty, textural, layered with flavor. Their chilled taho is also tasty. The staff accommodates requests for adjusting vegetarian dishes into vegan meals. I did have a slight issue with their soup and shepherd's pie. Both were underseasoned and flat. I understand that some dishes don't include garlic and onion for Ayurvedic reasons, but they could use other spices to enhance their ingredients' natural flavors. Also, if you're sensitive to soy, you might want to skip the mock meat dishes because they're soy-based. The relaxed atmosphere encourages quiet, which is great for those who enjoy eating their meals in peace. The place is also surrounded by greenery, making it a charming spot to sit around. And if you're looking for local plant-based health products like veggie meat, cold-pressed coconut oil, and grains, you can purchase these from their mini-shop. If you want to get acquainted with vegetarian/vegan fare, this is a good place to visit.

Vegan Japanese food that you can find in Quezon City is a concept that really got me impressed. It…read morecan be found in a stall across Il Terrazo near Tomas Morato. The price points is surprisingly affordable. I am avid fan of anything Corn and their cream cheese sweetcorn Tempura is an instant favorite and it is just Php95. The batter is deep fried to the right crispness level. Shirataki noodles was the base for the Ramen which I often unlike. Despite the use of alternative noodles, the broth and recipe makes up for a spicy Tantanmen. Ended the meal with their Bingsu as dessert which is topped with a generous serving of Mango. The overall dining experience is great.

Haha... So I have a confession to make. I'm extremely lazy, too lazy that I'm actually planning to…read morerelocate to the Scout/Tomas Morato area just so I will never have to cook vegan food ever again! See, this area has around 3 reliable vegetarian/vegan restaurants, and among one of them is this glorious Wabi Sabi branch. I've been a long-time customer of their Makati branch, but this place was just so delightful. For one, it was much nicer than their place in The Collective--brick walls, warm lighting, and with a playlist that includes Asobi Seksu, you just can't complain. Actually, I can't complain about anything during my stay. Sure, the whole place was packed with senior citizens lunching on a Sunday, but it just proves how Wabi-Sabi has captured the tastebuds of everyone, not just retired hipsters (Lol) such as myself. I loved my bowl of Viet Pho, a mushroom-based broth noodle soup that comes with crunchy faux pork bits. If you want something warm and light on a rainy day, this is perfect. Other recommendations: Their okonomigyoza is AMAZING. The Banh Mi is a must (you can have it vegan- just specify so they can use the vegan mayo). Vietnamese ca phe is always a good choice, but my all-time favorite is their lemongrass iced tea. Oh, and the service here is far more friendlier and faster than the Makati branch. They whipped up my pho 5 minutes after I ordered it!