Vegan Day and Tour on Bağdat Avenue

If you want to spend a long day on Istanbul's Asian Side, Bağdat Street offers a route for vegans quite different from central Kadıköy. 🌿

Starting from Göztepe and extending through Caddebostan, Şaşkınbakkal, and Suadiye to Bostancı, this stretch is a good alternative for tourists who want to see a more local face of Istanbul, with its cafes, shops, side streets, and proximity to the coast.

The number of vegan venues here is not as high as in central Kadıköy and Moda. However, if you know the right addresses, it's possible to spend the day entirely with plant-based options, from breakfast to coffee breaks, lunch to ice cream, and dinner.

☀️ 08:00 | Start your day in Caddebostan

🌱 Roots & Shots Caddebostan 🌿 100% Vegan

One of the safest starting points on Bağdat Street is also the area's entirely vegan option.

It caters to those looking for a modern, plant-based breakfast rather than a classic Turkish breakfast. Options include vegan bowls, plant-based sandwiches, salads, desserts, and kombucha.

📍 Caddebostan, Bağdat Cad. No:260/C 🕗 Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner 🌱 100% vegan

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/roots-shots-caddebostan

After breakfast, you can walk along the street or go down a few blocks to reach Caddebostan beach. 🌊

🥐 10:30 | Alternative breakfast and dessert break

🌱 Pooça | Vegan-friendly & 100% gluten-free

If you're in the Göztepe area, Pooça is a notable alternative, especially for vegans following a gluten-free diet.

All products at the venue are gluten-free and sugar-free; however, not all products are vegan. Vegan and dairy-free options need to be selected separately. Vegan alternatives are available among desserts, cakes, cookies, and baked goods.

📍 Göztepe, Güzel Sk. No:3/C 🌱 Vegan options 🌾 100% gluten-free

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/pooca

Vegan note: Gluten-free does not automatically mean vegan. Ask which products contain no milk, butter, eggs or honey.

🥗 12:30 | Lebanese cuisine for lunch

🌿 Tahin Caddebostan | Vegan-friendly

One of the broadest plant-based options for lunch on Bağdat Street comes from Lebanese cuisine.

Many dishes like hummus, falafel, tabbouleh, and mujadara can naturally be prepared vegan. Tahin offers vegan and vegetarian options, but the restaurant is not entirely vegan.

📍 Caddebostan, Bağdat Cad. No:292/19 🕦 Lunch · Dinner 🌱 Vegan-friendly

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/tahin-caddebostan

💡 Tourist tip: Middle Eastern and Levantine restaurants can be useful places for vegans in Istanbul, but never assume every hummus, salad or mezze is automatically vegan. Ask about yogurt, butter and meat stock.

☕ 15:00 | Coffee, smoothie or a light break

🌿 Raw n More Suadiye | Vegan-friendly

If you're heading towards Suadiye in the afternoon, Raw n More is a lighter break option.

Smoothie bowls, detox drinks, salads, raw desserts, and cold coffees are among the prominent options. The venue is classified as vegan-friendly on VeganIstanbul; therefore, it's beneficial to specifically confirm that the product you choose is vegan when ordering.

📍 Suadiye, Küçükağa Sk. No:3-A 🥤 Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner 🌱 Vegan-friendly

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/raw-n-more-suadiye

🍨 17:00 | Vegan ice cream in Şaşkınbakkal

🌿 Mua Şaşkınbakkal | Vegan-friendly

One of the easiest small breaks during a Bağdat Street walk can be ice cream. 🍦

Mua is not an entirely vegan gelateria but offers vegan and gluten-free alternatives. You may find options like dark chocolate and fruit-based sorbets.

📍 Şaşkınbakkal, Bağdat Cad. No:375/1 🍨 Vegan options available

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/mua-saskinbakkal

⚠️ Always ask: Sorbet is often vegan, but “sorbet” alone is not a guarantee. Check the ingredients before ordering.

🌆 19:00 | A few options for dinner

When evening falls, the number of entirely vegan restaurants on Bağdat Street is limited. However, there are vegan-friendly alternatives catering to different budgets and cuisines.

🌿 Strada | Suadiye

A restaurant with a mixed menu featuring options from Italian, international, and Japanese cuisine. Vegan options are available, but the restaurant also serves meat, fish, and seafood.

📍 Suadiye, Bağdat Cad. No:459 🌱 Vegan-friendly

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/strada

🥗 Plus Kitchen | Suadiye

Offers a mixed menu focused on healthy eating. Grain bowls, seasonal mezes, salads, and vegetable-heavy options can be found.

However, it's important to specifically consider this place in the vegan-friendly category. The menu also contains animal products, and clearly stating your vegan order is important.

📍 Suadiye, Noter Sk. No:9 🌱 Vegan-friendly

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/plus-kitchen-suadiye

🥗 FIT HOUSE Caddebostan

Another alternative with a healthy eating concept, offering vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. The menu is not entirely plant-based.

📍 Caddebostan, Ogün Sk. 3/B 🌱 Vegan options 🌾 Gluten-free options

👉 https://www.veganistanbul.com/en/venue/fit-house-caddebostan

🌙 So, is it possible to spend the day entirely vegan?

Yes. 🌱

The easiest route can be set up as: Breakfast at Roots & Shots → Lunch at Tahin → Coffee/dessert at Raw n More → Ice cream at Mua → Dinner at Roots & Shots or a restaurant with confirmed vegan options.

The advantage of Bağdat Street is not just the food. You can walk along Caddebostan beach, stop by cafes in the side streets, and continue the day towards Suadiye or Bostancı. Thus, the route becomes not just a restaurant list, but a full-day Istanbul trip to be spent on the Asian Side. 🌊🌿

📌 Before you go

It's important to distinguish between entirely vegan venues and restaurants with mixed menus that offer vegan options on Bağdat Street.

🌱 100% vegan: Roots & Shots Caddebostan 🌿 Vegan-friendly: Tahin, Raw n More, Mua, Strada, Plus Kitchen, Pooça and FIT HOUSE

Menus, product ingredients, and opening hours may change. Especially when ordering at vegan-friendly venues, ask whether milk, butter, eggs, honey, and meat stock are used.

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Last reviewed: September 8, 2026