Gabo Plant Based

About Gabo Plant Based

Gabo Plant Based is a fully vegan restaurant in Yukarı Bahçelievler that cooks traditional Anatolian dishes with 100 per cent plant-based ingredients. According to its website, it opened its doors in Ankara in 2019 with one aim: to show that the traditional flavours many people grew up with could be made in a way that respects nature and life, and to break the idea that vegan food is only salad. Classics from Kayseri yağlaması and kebab to mantı and beyti have been reworked without animal products. The current menu runs from soups such as Stasia, hummus and fatte served with garlic yoghurt to glazed tempeh, Alinazik kebab with almond yoghurt, stuffed peppers and aubergines, barbunya pilaki with rice and a creamy mushroom pasta. There is also an Afyon-style pastry with poppy-seed dough and a green lentil filling. Desserts include a chocolate mousse cake, cheesecake and cold baklava, alongside Turkish coffee, cardamom coffee, sage tea and kvass. Once a month the restaurant holds a Fun-Dining day with a themed menu; the November edition was titled Trakya All Star. In one corner of the restaurant is Gabo Dükkan, a small vegan grocery selling ready-made plant-based köfte, protein snacks, homemade tarhana and noodles. Gabo also takes orders for cookies, canapés, mini sandwiches and trays of pastries by the kilo, and prepares special menus on request. The website gives opening hours of 10:30 to 21:00 from Monday to Saturday; it is closed on Sundays.