A plant-based and free-from vegan food concept.

Originally founded by Bart Roman in Belgium in 2014 as a pop-up, the Essence Cuisine menu is meat, dairy, gluten, and refined sugar free and has been developed with US celebrity chef Matthew Kenney - known as the world’s leading plant-based chef. 

The first 30-cover permanent restaurant serves throughout the day, from breakfast and brunch to lunch and dinner. The site has been designed by Swedish architect Andreas Bozarth Fornell, featuring non-cladded walls with a rough cement plaster finish, a dropped aluminium ceiling and a concrete bar.

Ideal For

Clean eating

Signature Dishes

Tricolour quinoa with cumin sweet potato and Jerusalem artichoke cream; heirloom tomato lasagna with courgette, sun-dried tomato marinara, pistachio pesto and macadamia ricotta cream; and raw pad Thai, made from kelp noodles with marinated kale, tamari almonds and lime.

Signature Drinks

Try the brand’s own range of organic, cold-pressed juices; nut milks; vegan, organic, and biodynamic wines; and cold-pressed cocktails.