Vegetarian and vegan food in Turku

Vegetarian and vegan food in Turku

1. Drink

   Fabbes Café

   Fabbes café is a cosy small café in the beautiful Biskopsgatan area (ÅA campus). 2–3 lunch options, one of which is vegan. Coffee included. They have a nice selection of pies (sweet and savoury), cakes, cinnamon rolls and home-made sweet treats, smoothies, etc. Nearly everything at Fabbe's is baked or produced in house, and you can tell the difference – nothing factory made and few additives. (You can check their web page for today's menu, but the latest news may be from a few years ago.)

   Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00; lunch 11:00–15:00, late lunch if anything left·Breakfast €9, lunch €10–12 (late lunch €6), coffee with bun €4

2. Eat

   Kahvila Koroinen

   Café with lunch at the former Koroinen farm. The main lunch option usually has a focus on fresh local vegetables, with a nice non-conventional touch. They don't market themself as vegetarian, but most fare seems to be vegan. The association that runs the place, Elävän Kulttuurin Koroinen, furthers handicraft by natural materials, small-scale sustainable agriculture and related themes, which shows. Popular by families. The house is not accessible by wheelchair, but most people sit in the yard anyhow; accessible outhouse toilet 100 m away. Do-it-yourself bike repairs (oil and pump available around the clock). Also courses, cultural events and shop (at some events?) suiting the association's aims.

   Café Sun 12:00–16:00·Lunch €10, coffee with cake €7

3. Eat

   Kasvis-ravintola

   Vegetarian restaurant serving a lunch buffet, using mostly organic and locally grown products. Vegans can eat most things offered, just check the whiteboard (vegan alternatives often available when needed) and choose the outs milk for your coffee (but unless you must, try the included teas of the day instead). The dining rooms are bland in spite of the exterior, but the food is good.

   Mon-Fri 11:00–15:00·€7.70–11.50, children 7–12 €5; takeaway €14.50/kg

4. Drink

   Kirjakahvila

   Book Café

   At the historical Old Great Square, this is a culture café and a bookshop (books from small publishers, also foreign ones) run by volunteers. Besides books there are also a lot of comics, postcards and posters by local artists for sale. Freshly baked cakes every day. All food vegan. Free wireless Internet available, ask the staff for passwords.

   Mon–Fri 11:00–19:00, often live acoustic music or other cultural events in the evening

5. Eat

   Kuori

   Very popular vegetarian restaurant. Tip: try 6 courses tasting menu. Its sister restaurant Roots Kitchen in the market hall might be crowded during lunch time.

   Mon 11:00–15:00, Tue–Thu 11:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00, Fri 11:00–15:00, 17:00–23:00, Sat 17:00–23:00·Lunch €12.70, tasting menu €56

6. Eat

   Sergio's

   Authentic Italian restaurant in a 1787 wooden house by the river. Most of the ingredients are imported from Italy. Also, as a rule, the staff is Italian, but the service is of course also in Finnish and English. Pizzas, pasta, fish, meat, risottos, vegetarian dishes and Italian desserts. Good wine selection as well.

   Mon–Fri 16:00–23:00, Sat 13:00–23:00

7. Eat

   VG Wok

   Really nice vegetarian budget place. Vg Wok has sister restaurants in Hämeenkatu, Tykistönkatu and Arvinkatu, and in Raisio. Authentic Asian food.

   Mon–Thu 11:00–18:00, Fri 11:00–20:00, Sat 12:00–20:00, Sun·Main dishes €13

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Turku (CC BY-SA 4.0).