Ipanema Café

Jared Ringel

We went here on vacation from lots of recommendations. We sat outside in thier cute shaded patio. The food truly blew us away! Great portion size, amazing flavors & every dish was so beautiful. The service was perfect. Even tried a craft cocktail and loved it. I've visited many plant based spots and this was one of the best. We are going back tonight to try more.

T Sargeant

After studying many menus of various restaurants in Richmond that had vegan offerings, Ipanema seemed to offer one of the most diverse menus plus had a nice causal dining option. I’m so happy we chose it! We ate the Fried Cauliflower with buffalo sauce and French fries with vegan ranch as appetizers. For our entrees we shared the BBQ tofu steak and the Jackfruit Bulgogi. The fries were nice and crispy, and the cauliflower was great. The tofu dish was excellent and was a large portion. While we loved the taste of the Jackfruit Bulgogi, it was a little spicier than we would have liked . If you like spicy you will be happy with the Bulgogi! The cocktails were delicious, and all the entrees that other patrons ordered looked amazing as well. It really was hard to decide what to order! The only downside (and it wasn’t food related) was the inside looks like a dungeon. It’s in the basement of a building, so there aren’t any windows, so it would have been a bummer to eat inside given it was a sunny warm evening. Fortunately we were able to eat outside on the patio. I definitely recommended Ipanema.

bruce hoang

Cozy vegan restaurant in the heart of VCU campus. Nothing we had was heavy or greasy, I'm still thinking about how amazing everything tasted. We had the mezze board, winter squash tart, and cowboy tacos.

Jeff N

I loved the buffalo cauliflower tacos. Black bean burger was tasty too. Friendly staff and reasonable prices. A top notch spot.