Vegan
Fast food
Mexican
Latin

A plant-based taqueria that serves customizable tacos, tortas, gringas, nachos, and burritos. Also offers cocktails and a monthly special, which is usually pasta. Open Mon-Tue 17:00-22:00, Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri 17:00-00:00, Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-22:00. Hours may vary. Check social media to confirm.


Venue map for Pura Vida Vegan Tacos
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164 Reviews

First Review by JolienCamus

YuvalMonster

Points +623

Vegan
10 Nov 2025

Local taste

I feel that the Mexican food could've been more Mexican, if that makes sense? They probably make it more similar to what the locals prefer to have because it was all o.k. and lacking some spices. Cocktails were great though!

RobinVA

Points +91

Vegan
08 Nov 2025

My favorite comfort food in Antwerp

If you are looking for a relaxed spot with great Mexican food, look no further. It’s affordable and delicious. The owner is super friendly. It does sometimes gets a tiny bit chaotic when very busy but they always sort it out and do their best.

Pros: Food , Relaxed vibes, Tequila 😅

miukkis

Points +52

Vegan
25 Oct 2025

Delicious mexican food

First time I visited the food was amazing. This time maybe it was the food choice or luck, it was more like fine (still good!). Friendly staff, but slow service when busy (weekend lunch time).

lifeoflouka

Points +621

Vegan
19 Oct 2025

Lekkere kleine gerechtjes

Heel erg genoten van het eten! Vooral de bloemkool was bizar lekker. Leuk om wat dingetjes te delen

Pros: Ontzettend lekker, Snel geholpen

Cons: Prijzig

JohannaRose01

Points +64

Vegan
18 Sep 2025

Extrem lecker

Super lecker, alles vegan und große Auswahl

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-18

Pros: Sehr nettes Personal, Entspannte Atmosphäre

schokowolke21

Points +94

Vegan
12 Sep 2025

Sehr leckeres Essen und ein schönes Lokal

Die Speisekarte ist sehr vielseitig und das Essen ist sehr lecker. Wir hatten die Loaded Nachos und dem Burrito mit Seitan gefüllt. Das Lokal ist sehr ansprechend und die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich. 

Pros: Leckeres Essen, Freundliches Personal, Sehr schöne Atmosphäre

Lunalikes

Points +129

Vegan
07 Sep 2025

Spicey and Sunny

We had 2 lovely colorfull and spicey dishes for a light dinner, whilst enjoying the evening sun.
We re coming back when we need a dinner in the neighbourhood.

Pros: All vegan!

Cons: Toilets were a bit off and no toiletpaper.

gruna

Points +138

Vegan
19 Aug 2025

Potentially great

I feel bad for giving 3 stars. The place was lovely and service as well. We had high expectations for the food but the only good thing were the esquites and the spicy oil (which I think was supposed to be salsa?). The tacos and the chilaquiles were surprisingly bland. If the food was better I wouldn't have minded paying the prices we paid, but for the food that it is its quite expensive.
Oh and the toilets were gross, as if visiting a dark room bathroom
This place has lots of potential!

Pros: Service, Atmosphere, Esquites

Cons: Bland food, Gross toilets

YuvalMonster

10 Nov 2025

JackyDeReviere

Points +5065

Vegan
03 Aug 2025

Cosy Mexican restaurant with very good vegan dishes

Had a great meal in this cozy restaurant!
I ate the best enchilladas ever.
We were with a large group and everyone was very satisfied.

Updated from previous review on 2025-08-03

Pros: Cosy atmosphere - Friendly staff, Good price/quality ratio, 100% vegan restaurant

Cons: Sometimes you have to wait a long time for you, Toilet is ready for a freshening up

SarahHamacher

Points +20

Vegan
18 Jul 2025

Sehr leckeres Essen

Große Auswahl, leckere essen.
Die besten churros die ich je gegessen habe. Es ist verwirrend das auf der karte nicht drauf steht das alles vegan ist. Den oft steht Käse drauf oder das es chicken ist. Aber es ist alles vegan. Es steht aber nicht deutlich auf der karte, Begründung es schreckt sonst viele leute ab die eher nicht vegan sind.

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-18

satanistnichtsoeine

Points +1837

Vegan
16 Jul 2025

Delicious Vegan Mexican Food!

Pura Vida was hands down my absolute favourite spot in Antwerp!
On the day we arrived, we were just looking for something quick to eat in the evening and luckily, this restaurant was close to our hotel. It turned out to be so good that we went back again before we left the city.
The restaurant is quite spacious, with plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors. It’s decorated in a traditional Mexican style and has a super friendly vibe. You can tell the team enjoys working there - several staff members were dancing, singing along to the music, and even whistling behind the counter, which created a very open and welcoming atmosphere.
We ordered a burrito and a gringa, both with homemade seitan, which was absolutely delicious. I can’t handle spicy food at all, so I asked if it was possible to leave out the spicy elements, and it was no problem at all. But if you love spice, they have a special hot sauce you can get on the side - my friend tried it and loved it.
For dessert, I was excited to try churros for the first time, especially because they offer options with Oreo and speculoos cream. Unfortunately, the kitchen initially forgot and brought me “just” regular churros. I decided to eat them anyway, thinking the sauces might be too sweet for me. But the server was so attentive - she brought the sauces out to me afterwards, going out of her way to make things right, even though I told her it wasn’t necessary. That was incredibly kind and really left a great impression.
During our second visit, my friend tried a burger, which was also delicious. Overall, everything we tasted was fresh, well-prepared, beautifully presented, and often came with a small side salad and nachos.
Wonderful place, amazing people working there, and I’d definitely go back. Big recommendation for tasty vegan Mexican food in Antwerp!

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-16

New_Marriner

Points +578

Vegan
14 Jul 2025

Third best (that's a compliment)

I'm only really familiar with two other Mexican restaurants (not counting Club Mexicana in London which I haven't been to for years because I was so disappointed in it), and they're both in Poland. So I appreciate that I'm hardly an authority on this cuisine. Seeing as this restaurant is in Not-Brussels I was prepared for it to be quite poor, but I was mistaken. It's still my third favourite Mexican restaurant, but it's actually pretty good. The carnitas tacos are served with lettuce which makes them taste like burgers, and the virgin mojito tasted like sparkling water. But apart from that everything was great. I personally prefer cinnamon sugar on churros and I think crushed Oreos is a little passé, but the actual fried sticks were done perfectly well and I appreciate that this could be a matter of taste rather that strict culinary principle. All in all I recommend.

RowenBrettIgnacio

Points +48

Vegan
12 Jul 2025

Erg lekker!

Lekker eten en heel leuk terrasje.

Pros: Terras, Ruime keuze, Goede bediening

skoop

Points +43

Vegan
11 May 2025

Beste burrito ever

Hele vriendelijke mensen en de beste burrito gehad die ik ooit heb gegeten. We komen zeker terug als we weer in Antwerpen zijn

Pros: Vriendelijke mensen, Goed eten

malvolio

Points +193

Vegetarian
07 May 2025

Simply perfect!

Very kind staff that makes you feel welcome from the moment you step inside! Simply delicious food, lots of options & combinations. Authentic and freshly made dishes. And a refreshing decoration!

This restaurant has a large terrace facing the theatre. P.S. On Saturdays, there is a local market, so it can be very busy and difficult to find your way through all the people 😅

Since they have a dog and doggy ice cream, I suppose they're kind to animals, too 😄

Pros: Kind staff, Lots to choose from, both healthy or fast foody, Try the delicious mocktails!

Cons: We didn't try dessert (my bad!), Nothing bad, Euhm... nothing negative 😃

TijnHeijblom

Points +13

Vegetarian
20 Apr 2025

Great

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff and very tasty food. Both the lentil soup/chili sin carne were amazing!

Last but not least: great music.

georgianeef

Points +126

Vegetarian
03 Apr 2025

fresh & delicious

we had a mix of tacos for dinner which were fresh and flavourful, and churros for dessert!

EddyMaya

Points +1108

Vegan
29 Mar 2025

Refused to serve us tap water

We came here for lunch today. We ordered our food and asked for some tap water. The waiter said they didn't serve tap water and that we had to order bottled water. I fundamentally disagree with bottled water as all that plastic is unnecessary and is utterly terrible for the environment. I thought a vegan place would care more about the planet and not just focus on profits. We cancelled our order and left. Such a shame as the menu looked pretty good.

Cons: Can't order tap water, Waiter had a bad attitude & was very rude , Profit first, planet second

soymatchaplease

Points +338

Vegan
19 Mar 2025

I LOVE this place

This was my third time visiting and every time it gets better and better. The food is mindblowingly good and full of flavor, the owner is very kind, the dog is even better. Oh and please ask for their homemade chili oil because 🤤🤤🤤

Pros: Amazing food, Good vibe, DOG ❤️

lady_plodocus

Points +20

Vegan
09 Mar 2025

Super restaurant

Très bonne cuisine mexicaine et totalement vegan

Eefmans91

Points +51

Vegan
09 Mar 2025

Super lekker!

Echt een dikke aanrader, vooral de seitan met linzen 😍

emkoi

Points +2729

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Very tasty

[Visited January 2025]
Nice atmosphere, good homemade food, really friendly staff. Will deffo go back again.
Toilets could have been cleaner!

Lasi

Points +1493

Vegan
11 Jan 2025

Filling Food with Shortcomings

We had varying experiences. We started off with loaded fries, which were the best part in hindsight. Tasty and savory. The enchiladas are good but a bit too intense on the cheese flavor. The tacos were disappointing. We did not like the pastor filling and the avocado and cheddar didn't add much, so no need to pay for this extra (we were also not informed as the waiter came a second time to ask if we wanted that).
We were charged sparkling water and additional cheese although we did not order those. We got the money back. Please check your receipts!
About the restaurant itself: it was quite cold and the restroom has an interesting design decision which does not offer privacy when using urinals.

AnnaDeKinder

Points +101

Vegetarian
01 Jan 2025

Pura vida vibes

So many choices and it was delicious!!

Pros: Many choices , Very good food, Friendly staff

Cons: It was a bit cold haha

AlfieLambert

Points +85

Vegan
15 Dec 2024

Excellent food

We had tacos, gringas and churros and it was all incredible. Staff were great. Definitely recommend.

Keecie

Points +21

Vegetarian
26 Nov 2024

Only good

Alles op de kaart is lekker! Van drankjes tot overheerlijk Mexicaans food. Je wordt er verwend!

Pros: Good food, Good drinks, Good vibes

Maakun

Points +1218

Vegan
22 Nov 2024

Very tasty food

Nice service and very tasty food, really nice place. The only thing I didn't like was they kept asking if we wanted cheese without mentioning it's one euro extra per taco... Otherwise a perfect vegan Mexian place.




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