02 Eat
Vege spots near you
Vegetarian-first results, not just the word “vegetarian” on a sign. Ratings, distance and hours at a glance — and switch between fully vege kitchens and places with vege options.
Malaysia’s one-stop vege lifestyle app
Your vege life. All in one app.
Find vege spots, order food and shop for groceries. Scan food, set vegetarian-day reminders, share your finds and Jio your friends — make everyday vege life more rewarding with VegeBuddy.
- Vege spots nearby
- Menu scanning
- Jio with friends
Free, no account needed to look around.
Your next vege find is close by.
Free download iOS and Android
No sign-up browse restaurants and features first
3 scan modes dishes · menus · ingredient lists
Five-pungent check onion · garlic and more flagged
4 diet preferences Buddhist vege · lacto · ovo · vegan
Vege spots nearby ratings · distance · opening hours
Works abroad scan menus · translate dietary needs
Jio meals invite friends · RSVPs · split bills
Food is live West Malaysia delivery · self-pickup
Mart is live vege groceries · shipped across West Malaysia
Watch
See VegeBuddy in action.
Finding vege food, scanning menus and jio-ing friends, in one short video.
What it does
Seven tools for everyday vege life.
01 Scan
Point the camera. Get a straight answer.
A dish, a menu, or the ingredient list on the back of a packet. VegeBuddy reads it and names what is wrong — gelatin, fish sauce, animal emulsifiers — before you order, not after.
- Works on Chinese, English and Malay labels
- Flags the five pungent vegetables for Buddhist 素食
- Nutrition per serving, when the label has it
03 Travel
Say it in their language
Your exact dietary needs, translated and ready to show the kitchen. Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok — the awkward part is handled.
04 Community
Hidden gems, from locals
The stall nobody has mapped yet, posted by the person who found it. Recipes and reviews from people eating the way you eat.
05 Jio
Jio a table
Pick the place, invite whoever is free, see who is coming, split the bill after. Going vege without eating alone.
06 Food
Vege meals, delivered or picked up
Order from vegetarian kitchens for delivery within West Malaysia or self-pickup. East Malaysia delivery is planned for a future release.
07 Mart
Vege groceries, shipped to you
Vegetarian groceries, ingredients and snacks, shipped within West Malaysia for now. East Malaysia shipping is planned for a future release.
08 Workshops Coming soon
Vege cooking workshops
Learn plant-based cooking from local chefs, and book your seat right in the app.
09 Tours Coming soon
Vege-friendly tours
Trips from licensed travel agencies, planned around how you eat.
Why VegeBuddy
Built by people who order the same way you do.
A general map app lists restaurants. It cannot tell you whether the broth has anchovy in it, or which of the five pungent vegetables a temple kitchen leaves out.
Malaysian by default
RM prices, local diet vocabulary, hawker stalls included.
Travels with you
Menu scanning and translation work in any country.
Your diet, precisely
Buddhist 素食, lacto, ovo and vegan are treated as distinct diets.
One flow, not five apps
Find, check, invite, split — without leaving the app.
Private by default
Look around without an account; your data stays yours.
Three languages
中文, English and Bahasa Malaysia, throughout.
Now recruiting · restaurants & merchants
Cook it, or sell it? We are looking for you.
Vegetarian restaurants, cafés and hawker stalls on Food; packaged goods, ingredients and vegan groceries on Mart. Free to open, commission from 5% on Food and 4% on Mart, and your first 60 days at zero — with customers who opened the app looking for exactly what you make.
Prefer we set it up for you? WhatsApp 011-11229835 — about thirty minutes.
- RM 0
- to list your menu or products
- 60 days
- at 0% commission, every new merchant
- 2 channels
- Food and Mart — one account
What is VegeBuddy?
A free app for vegetarians in Malaysia. Find vege restaurants nearby, scan dishes, menus and ingredient labels to check whether they suit your diet, translate your needs while travelling, share finds with the community, and organise Jio meals with friends. iOS and Android.
How do I find vegetarian or vegan food near me in Malaysia?
Open VegeBuddy's restaurant finder and allow location access to see nearby vegetarian, vegan and vegetarian-friendly places. Switch between fully vegetarian restaurants and places with vegetarian options, then filter by rating, distance and whether they're open now.
Is it free?
Yes — free to download and use on the App Store (Malaysia and Singapore) and Google Play.
Which vegetarian diets are supported?
Buddhist 素食 (which excludes the five pungent vegetables — garlic, onion, leek, chive, scallion), lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian and vegan. Set your diet in the app and the scanner checks dishes, menus and ingredient labels against it.
Does it work outside Malaysia?
Yes. Menu scanning and dietary-needs translation work in any country. The restaurant database is densest in Malaysia, with Singapore coverage growing.
What can the scanner read?
Three things: a plated dish, a restaurant menu, and an ingredient label on packaging. On labels it flags non-vegetarian ingredients such as gelatin, fish sauce and animal-derived emulsifiers.
Can I order vegetarian food or shop for vegetarian groceries in VegeBuddy?
Yes. Food delivery and Mart shipping are available within West Malaysia only for now; Food also offers self-pickup. Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan are not supported for delivery yet. East Malaysia support is planned for a future release, with no launch date announced. Both services use the same app and account.
What is a Jio meal?
“Jio” is Malaysian and Singaporean slang for “invite”. A Jio meal is a group meal you organise: pick a vegetarian restaurant, invite friends, see who is coming, and split the bill afterwards — all in one place.
Your next meal is already sorted.
Download VegeBuddy — free, in 中文, English or Bahasa.
