red die grüne Küche | Gluten-free in Heidelberg

Hannah W
09/07/2025

5

I never imagined that one could have such an amazing feast in vegetarian/vegan food in Germany! I arrived in Heidelberg from Schwäbisch land (Stuttgart), where there were only two choices for a vegetarian: Käsespätzle und Maultaschen. And if one is lactose-intolerant, then one can only subsist on Kartoffelsalat. This restaurant fed me like I'd never been fed before! There seemed to be endless creations in vegetarian delicacies, both cold and hot, savory and sweet, that covered several long shelves. I would have had at least 3 full plates, if not for the reason that my local friend was paying for lunch (they charge by weight), and I didn't want to empty her wallet :-).

Jo Rickerby
18/04/2025

5

Amazing veggie/vegan buffet style restaurant where you help yourself and pay by weight. It's a great concept and the dishes are varied and based on a wide variety of vegetables including a few we don't see often in the UK (eg Kohl rabi) I would guess around 50 to 75% are vegan - it would be great if more of the pasta and warm dishes were vegan too. About half the dishes are also gluten free. Brilliant cakes too, again good vegan selection and a few options for vegan coeliacs. We spent 3 nights in Heidelberg and visited twice, would definitely go again. We needed Google translate to understand some of the labels but when one of the staff realised we were trying to understand allergens she went and got her colleague who spoke good English and was able to help us.