East St Vegetarian Café and Bar is a fun, cosy and funky place for a eat that have a focus on serving vegan and vegetarian food.

The delicious organic food is made fresh daily with local produce - and the menu can be adapted to cater for vegans or those needing a gluten free option. Table bookings can be made by phone.

Currently closed till 15th December

Overview

Price Range Reasonable
Ambience Relaxed atmosphere
Accepts credit cards Yes
Noise level Serene
Licence This venue is licenced, This venue has BYO
Food Options Organic food, Gluten free, Vegetarian, Vegan

Products and specialities

Burgers
Japanese
Mexican
Soul Food
Vegan
Vegetarian

Hours

  • MonClosed
  • Tues -
  • Wed -
  • Thurs -
  • Fri -
  • Sat -
  • Sun -
  • HolidaysClosed
Reviews

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Vegan and vegetarian food with mainly organic and locally sourced ingredients, nice relaxed atmosphere and often live music.

New location is much better. Good food

Dinner below ground is a bit of a novelty - the East Street Cafe is in a basement below a backpackers in Nelson. I like them for their hearty range of vegetarian food - including GF and vegan options. Generous servings and reasonable prices. Good for a casual feed without breaking the bank.Can recommend the veggie burger!

East Street Cafe has a cool little outdoor eating area and a very well priced menu - the food is not glamorous but it is fresh and tasty and of course healthy being meat free. Nice place to go on a summer evening, and they often have live music.

I couldn’t believe this place when I found it in the old cellars of a backpackers on East Street, just by the beautiful Nelson Cathedral. The East Street Café is a hidden gem with simple, fresh and inexpensive vegetarian food and a drinkable house wine. Probably originally aimed at the penniless backpacker it now caters for a wider clientele but the food is still inexpensive, unpretentious and very well suited to the atmosphere of underground bar meets hippy eatery.

Vegetarian, well priced, friendly folk, funky vibe

Great vegetarian food -MVP burger one of the best burgers I've ever eaten

This place changed my definition of vegetarian restaurants! The food is great, the staff friendly, and atmosphere buzzes with locals and visitors alike. They also do great local beer and wine. What more can I say, except that you may want to get in early (before the locals)!

This cafe is perfectly situated in the town of Nelson with a clean green happy hippie outlook on life. With a relaxed vibe and friendly service, one feels at peace with the world when they come for a vego visit.