Cafe Tibet - Vegan Restaurant in Berkeley, CA – Reviews, Hours, and Contact Details

Inside of Sho-ko Momo - vegetarian momos with potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and cheese

23. Then-thuk (Amdo special) with Chicken ($11.99) - Flat pasta simmered in a broth with daikon, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and ginger

31. Combination Momo ($14.99) - Beef Momo and Sho-ko Momo

42. Tingmo ($4) - Homemade steamed Tibetan bread mildly seasoned with fresh garlic

21. Dhooloma Sha-tsel with Lamb ($16.49) - Sliced eggplant sauteed with Himalayan spice, onion, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes over rice

43. Sweet Pak ($4) - Tsampa (made w roasted barley flour). Texture is sort of like cookie dough!

Cafe Tibet - Vegan Restaurant Vegetarian Restaurant ·$$

4.5 415 reviews on

Opened in 1999, Café Tibet served as the only authentic Tibetan Restaurant in the East Bay for the past 25 years. Chef Samten, who started the restaurant, was an experienced cook and pastry chef, and magically created delicious and traditional Tibetan food. She retired in the spring of 2024. Today, the Café Tibet operated and run by the younger generation who felt a dire need for a change to mitigate global warming and climate change, turned the restaurant into a complete VEGAN haven. At Café Tibet, we offer a wide variety of homemade vegan options. We use fresh ingredients, no processed foods, mostly organics. We welcome you to join us for our famous 'combination momo plate', a savory mix of Tibetan dumplings, hand crafted hand-pulled Tibetan noodle in soup, and mouthwatering choices of curries.

Website: cafetibetberkeley.com

Phone: (510) 548-5553

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of University Ave and Milvia St

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Tue 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wed 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thu 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Fri 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sat 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sun 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Mon 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

2020 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 ·2335.56 mi

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Amenities

Accessible
Family friendly

Reviews

4.5 415 reviews

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13 1 star

Sunny O. 09/03/26

get the assorted momos my favorite is the spinach momo, and I slurp the sauce! Since 2024, the entire restaurant went vegan go check out the delicious food My friends and I go out of our way to...

Ed U. 08/14/26

This quiet Tibetan spot on University Ave managed to escape my radar for 27 years, though it became a 100% vegan restaurant only a couple of years ago when the original chef/owner Samten Choedon...

Lynn R. 09/28/26

What a warm, comforting, and peaceful restaurant. Cafe Tibet is great spot for tasty vegan eats. We had the momo sampler and Thentuk noodle soup which were both delicious. They were short staffed...

Serena H. 08/31/26

I wish I got a picture of the Momo sampler because that was my favorite! This dish was delicious too though! The staff were so kind - they went all out to take a great group photo of us when we...

Mona F. 04/26/26

This Nepalese family owned restaurant in Berkeley is so lovely. The owner makes everything there and does not sell corporate items like sodas or unhealthy processed items that would be cheap to...

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