Buddha's Vegan Restaurant
Vegan, Chinese in Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto
Part of Kensington Market, Chinatown and Queen West
#573 in Toronto. 44 Redditors across 83 mentions, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026.
What Reddit says
Long-running vegan Chinese restaurant near Kensington, with some diners going for over 20 years. Praised for soy chops, beans and olive fried rice. Atmosphere is described as plain, but the food is considered a cut above other vegan options.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
What to order
- 7.9Vegan Food#18 for vegan food in TorontoWorth trying
- Fried Rice3 Redditors
- Soup Dumplings (XLB)1 Redditor
In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“it's by far my favourite of the three. Some of their meat substitutes are almost indistinguishable from the real thing.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Buddha’s Vegan on Dundas is also great, Cantonese style vegan food, their pricing is really reasonable.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Nov 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I like Buddha's, green's, king's cafe, saigon lotus, hogtown vegan, and thindi cafe.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Apr 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Buddha's (666 Dundas w), Green's (638 Dundas w), and King's cafe (192 Augusta).”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Buddha's on Dundas West is an old school classic.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “You can try plant based places like Buddha's, King's Café, Sushi Momo off the top of my head”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Thein Tam Restaurant, Taqueria Vegana, Stefano's Diner, Buddha's vegan!”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Their Olive Fried Rice and their Soy Beans and Bean Chops are virtually perfect.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Jan 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I went to both of those places this year with a vegan friend, and we were very pleased!”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Buddha’s Vegan!!!!!”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I'm not vegetarian but I'm a big fan of Buddha's & King's Cafe”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jun 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “IMO Buddha's Olive Fried Rice is a top-tier dish (and I'm not even vegetarian)”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Apr 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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