A vegan restaurant uses no animal products at all: no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no honey, no fish or seafood, and often no animal-derived processing aids. The format, for most of its history, sat at the casual end of dining (vegetarian and vegan cafes, raw-food restaurants, juice bars). That changed sharply in the 2010s. Eleven Madison Park in New York went fully plant-based in 2021 (a three-Michelin-star restaurant making the switch was the signal moment). Daniel Humm's announcement was followed by serious vegan tasting menus opening in Los Angeles (Crossroads, Plant Food + Wine), London (Vanilla Black, Tendril), Berlin (Cookies Cream, FREA), Paris (ONA, the first one-Michelin-starred vegan restaurant in France), Bangkok (Broccoli Revolution, Bo.lan plant-based menu), and Tokyo (Faro, T's Restaurant).
The serious vegan kitchen does not try to replicate meat. The strongest rooms (Plates in London with a Michelin star from 2024, ONA in Ares, Eleven Madison Park) build menus that lead with vegetables, grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, and fermentation, treating the absence of animal product as a frame, not a constraint. The traditions most useful to plant-based fine dining are the Buddhist shojin ryori of Japan (a 1,200-year-old vegan tradition codified in Zen monastery cooking), the Indian subcontinent's vast vegetarian and vegan repertoire (especially Jain, which excludes root vegetables, and the dairy-free South Indian Tamil and Kerala traditions), the Levantine and North African mezze (hummus, mutabal, ful, falafel, koshary), and the Mediterranean vegetable canon.
The casual vegan restaurant remains the larger global category. The 2010s plant-based-meat boom (Impossible, Beyond, Oatly's milk replacements) made it easier to run mid-tier vegan rooms by reproducing burger and dairy formats with substitutes. The 2020s have seen pushback: serious vegan critics argue that the long-term direction is vegetable-led cooking, not animal-product replication, and that plant-based meat is a transitional product.
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The best-scored vegan place in each of 12 cities.
The Food Temple ★ 4.8
The Food Temple is Lisbon's first vegan restaurant, on Beco do Jasmim in Mouraria, open Tuesday to Sunday 18:30-23:30, small enough to ask for bookings ahead.
Why locals goHidden in the labyrinth of Mouraria, where Google Maps often loses its way, it is 5 minutes from the main square of Martim Moniz and cars cannot enter.
TipThe place is small, so book ahead; Google Maps often loses its way in Mouraria, so use the restaurant's own map.
Vada ★ 4.8
Vada on Brunswick Street North in Stoneybatter, the zero-waste neighbourhood cafe that took over the V-Face site, plant-forward small plates and house-made.
TryPlant-forward small plate
TipCounter and small tables; book ahead for dinner Thursday to Saturday. House water kefir brewed in-house from kitchen byproducts.
Seven Swans 1 ★ ★ 4.7
Seven Swans in Frankfurt's narrowest house on the Mainkai runs Ricky Saward's fully vegan Michelin-starred surprise menu from its own permaculture farm.
OrderThe €229 surprise menu; every course grows on the restaurant's own land
TipOne seating, one menu, about five hours; the whole room eats each course together, so arrive on time and settle in.
Jola 1 ★ ★ 4.7
Jola on Salzgries has a stylish, modern yet laid-back setting with an open kitchen, serving a creative surprise set menu of seasonal and regional ingredients.
Holy Llama ★ 4.6
Holy Llama is a plant based creative bakery at Nikis 23 serving breakfast, all-day brunch and light lunch, with croissant and cruffin pastries.
OrderThe croissant and the cruffin pastries.
TipThe products are handmade and avoid animal products and by-products entirely, so everything is plant based.
Happy Food and Health ★ 4.5
A 100-percent vegan restaurant on Nieuwe Binnenweg with 400+ HappyCow reviews at 5.0 stars, making it one of the most-reviewed vegan spots in the Netherlands.
OrderVegan cake and the smoothie of the day.
TipThe raw cake with cashew cream is the draw for most visitors; arrive by 14:00 for the best selection.
Veganika ★ 4.5
Veganika on Gornji trg below Ljubljana Castle cooks food that connects its tradition and roots with inspirations from other nations and cultures.
Plant ★ 4.5
Plant serves vegan fare without borders at 165 Merrimon Ave in Asheville, with scratch-made food and a multicultural influence on every dish.
OrderThe scratch-made vegan dishes built on vegetables, spices and techniques from many cuisines.
TipBook through Resy, which is recommended; the restaurant does not accept reservations through its contact form or by email.
Mule Bar ★ 4.5
The Winooski reliable for a midnight pour; expertly compiled rotating drafts plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates and classics on offer.
TryHeady Topper pints, plant-based plates and American classics
Semente Art Coffee and Plant Based Food ★ 4.5
A plant-based and organic cafe in the historic quarter near Domus Vinum, using locally produced ingredients for meals, coffee and pastry daily.
Why locals goA plant-based organic cafe in a quiet largo behind the cathedral, overlooked by tourists heading for the more visible Domus Vinum next door.
TipThe daily organic bowl is the kitchen's best output. Opens around 09:00; check the Facebook page for seasonal hours in winter. Tables outside in summer.
Beyla (vegan brunch) ★ 4.5
Beyla is a casual plant based eatery in Carlsberg Byen serving both brunch and dinner, with brunch on Saturday 10 - 14:30 and Sunday 10 - 14:30.
TipTell them about allergies 48hrs in advance of your reservation; onions, garlic and soy are prominent throughout their cuisine.
JoGeSaYu ★ 4.5
JoGeSaYu is the fully plant-based kitchen near Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, rebuilding ramen, curry and katsudon without animal products.
OrderThe vegan katsudon, rebuilt without egg or animal stock
TipThe room opens at 07:30 for a morning service, which is unusual for a plant-based kitchen in western Japan.
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The Food Temple ★ 4.8
The Food Temple is Lisbon's first vegan restaurant, on Beco do Jasmim in Mouraria, open Tuesday to Sunday 18:30-23:30, small enough to ask for bookings ahead.
Why locals goHidden in the labyrinth of Mouraria, where Google Maps often loses its way, it is 5 minutes from the main square of Martim Moniz and cars cannot enter.
TipThe place is small, so book ahead; Google Maps often loses its way in Mouraria, so use the restaurant's own map.
Vada ★ 4.8
Vada on Brunswick Street North in Stoneybatter, the zero-waste neighbourhood cafe that took over the V-Face site, plant-forward small plates and house-made.
TryPlant-forward small plate
TipCounter and small tables; book ahead for dinner Thursday to Saturday. House water kefir brewed in-house from kitchen byproducts.
Cornucopia ★ 4.7
Cornucopia on Wicklow Street in Dublin 2, the family-run vegan and vegetarian wholefood restaurant since 1986, three floors of self-service counters.
TryVegan hot plate with three salads
TipWalk-in only; arrive before 12:30 for the upstairs room. The hot plate with three salads runs around €13. Closes 17:00 Sunday, 19:00 Monday to Wednesday.
Seven Swans 1 ★ ★ 4.7
Seven Swans in Frankfurt's narrowest house on the Mainkai runs Ricky Saward's fully vegan Michelin-starred surprise menu from its own permaculture farm.
OrderThe €229 surprise menu; every course grows on the restaurant's own land
TipOne seating, one menu, about five hours; the whole room eats each course together, so arrive on time and settle in.
Jola 1 ★ ★ 4.7
Jola on Salzgries has a stylish, modern yet laid-back setting with an open kitchen, serving a creative surprise set menu of seasonal and regional ingredients.
Holy Llama ★ 4.6
Holy Llama is a plant based creative bakery at Nikis 23 serving breakfast, all-day brunch and light lunch, with croissant and cruffin pastries.
OrderThe croissant and the cruffin pastries.
TipThe products are handmade and avoid animal products and by-products entirely, so everything is plant based.
Happy Food and Health ★ 4.5
A 100-percent vegan restaurant on Nieuwe Binnenweg with 400+ HappyCow reviews at 5.0 stars, making it one of the most-reviewed vegan spots in the Netherlands.
OrderVegan cake and the smoothie of the day.
TipThe raw cake with cashew cream is the draw for most visitors; arrive by 14:00 for the best selection.
Veganika ★ 4.5
Veganika on Gornji trg below Ljubljana Castle cooks food that connects its tradition and roots with inspirations from other nations and cultures.
Grashka Deli ★ 4.5
Grashka Deli on Trubarjeva cesta 72 is a plant based deli using fermentation and dehydration, with Oyster Mushroom Jerky and Fermented Chickpea Blocks.
TryOyster Mushroom Jerky and Fermented Chickpea Blocks
Plant ★ 4.5
Plant serves vegan fare without borders at 165 Merrimon Ave in Asheville, with scratch-made food and a multicultural influence on every dish.
OrderThe scratch-made vegan dishes built on vegetables, spices and techniques from many cuisines.
TipBook through Resy, which is recommended; the restaurant does not accept reservations through its contact form or by email.
Mule Bar ★ 4.5
The Winooski reliable for a midnight pour; expertly compiled rotating drafts plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates and classics on offer.
TryHeady Topper pints, plant-based plates and American classics
Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup ★ 4.5
Pay-by-weight buffet of salads, casseroles and stews; vegan and vegetarian heavy. A $12 plate is a full lunch with soup of the day included in combos.
TrySelf-serve hot and cold buffet by weight
Pingala Cafe ★ 4.5
Crunch Wrap, juice and coffee for $14 by the Winooski River; plant-based meals under $15 from Burlington's vegan flagship in the Chace Mill since 2014.
TryCrunch Wrap vegan plate
Semente Art Coffee and Plant Based Food ★ 4.5
A plant-based and organic cafe in the historic quarter near Domus Vinum, using locally produced ingredients for meals, coffee and pastry daily.
Why locals goA plant-based organic cafe in a quiet largo behind the cathedral, overlooked by tourists heading for the more visible Domus Vinum next door.
TipThe daily organic bowl is the kitchen's best output. Opens around 09:00; check the Facebook page for seasonal hours in winter. Tables outside in summer.
Paladares Vegan ★ 4.5
A vegan and gluten-free restaurant near the bus station with a daily-changing menu under €9. One of the cheapest full-meal options in Braga.
OrderThe daily set menu with soup, main and dessert at the counter for a reliable plant-based budget lunch.
TipThe set menu (soup plus main plus dessert) is typically €8-9 and changes daily. Arrive before 13:00 for first-sitting access to the full daily selection.
Beyla (vegan brunch) ★ 4.5
Beyla is a casual plant based eatery in Carlsberg Byen serving both brunch and dinner, with brunch on Saturday 10 - 14:30 and Sunday 10 - 14:30.
TipTell them about allergies 48hrs in advance of your reservation; onions, garlic and soy are prominent throughout their cuisine.
JoGeSaYu ★ 4.5
JoGeSaYu is the fully plant-based kitchen near Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, rebuilding ramen, curry and katsudon without animal products.
OrderThe vegan katsudon, rebuilt without egg or animal stock
TipThe room opens at 07:30 for a morning service, which is unusual for a plant-based kitchen in western Japan.
Garden Monsters ★ 4.5
Garden Monsters' vegan and gluten-free salad-and-wrap cart on SE Division in Portland, raising the salad bar since 2013 with keto, paleo and whole 30 picks.
TryGourmet vegan and gluten-free salads and wraps
TipCounter order; outdoor seating only. The entire menu is gluten free except croutons, pita chips and flour wraps.
Soul Kitchen ★ 4.4
Soul Kitchen is the standard-bearer for vegan fine-casual cooking in Ghent, running a changing tasting menu entirely from plants. The kitchen treats root.
OrderFour-course plant tasting menu: the most complete argument for serious vegan cooking in the city.
TipBook two weeks ahead for a weekend table; this is Ghent's best vegan kitchen and demand is consistent.
Vertical Diner ★ 4.4
Vertical Diner on 900 South, Salt Lake's longest-running full-service vegan diner since 2007 (current address from 2019), runs plant-based comfort food all.
OrderThe ranch burger or biscuits and gravy with a side of spicy fries.
TipAll-day breakfast service; the retro-diner room is family-friendly. Beer and wine on the menu.
Spiral Diner and Bakery ★ 4.4
Spiral Diner and Bakery has served 100 percent vegan comfort food on Fort Worth's Magnolia Ave since 2002, never compromising on flavour or quality.
OrderVegan Reuben, loaded nachos with cashew cheese, diner-style breakfast platter.
TipWeekend breakfast draws a queue by 09:00. The bakery case sells out of doughnuts first; arrive before 10:00 for the full selection.
Belenty's Love Mexican Vegan Restaurant ★ 4.4
Belenty's Love on Blue Bonnet Cir in Fort Worth is a 100-percent plant-based Mexican restaurant crafting vegan birria and enchiladas without compromise.
OrderVegan birria tacos with plant-based consomme; vegan enchiladas with cashew mole.
TipThe Sunday closure surprises visitors; plan for Saturday if visiting on a weekend.
Kasvio ★ 4.4
Kasvio in the former Metaal Kathedraal is Utrecht flagship vegan fine-dining room. Five organic seasonal courses under a cathedral ceiling. Book ahead.
OrderFive-course plant-based tasting menu with wine pairing
Sattgrün ★ 4.4
Sattgrün on Friesenwall in Cologne is the city's leading vegan restaurant; a daily-changing menu that is one of Germany's most impressive plant-based.
Why locals goVegetarian food still flies under the radar for most of Cologne's food tourism coverage.
Lehka Hlava ★ 4.4
Lehka Hlava has cooked creative meat-free food in an Old Town room between Charles Bridge and Narodni since 2005, under a starry-painted ceiling locals book.
OrderThe mushroom risotto; the daily soup.
Cleveland Vegan ★ 4.4
Cleveland Vegan on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, a plant-based restaurant and bakery since 2012, runs breakfast through dinner and full-service vegan catering.
OrderThe fried chicken sandwich and the Oreo milkshake.
TipClosed Mondays; brunch on weekends runs through 15:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
Avocado Vegan Bistro ★ 4.4
Avocado Vegan Bistro on ul. Wajdeloty 25/1 cooks vegan home-cooked lunches with a different menu every day, from soy schnitzel to croquettes and pierogi.
TrySoy schnitzel (sojowy schabowy)
TipThe menu is different every day, so ask what is on before you decide.
Avocado Vegan Spot ★ 4.4
Avocado Vegan Spot, at ul. Wajdeloty 25 in Gdańsk, serves speciality coffee, vegan desserts and street-food-inspired dishes, among them a vegan frittata.
OrderVegan frittata with asparagus or other additions.
TipPlant-based desserts and lemonade are on offer here, so leave room after the main course.
Hadley's Cafe Bar ★ 4.4
Hadley's Cafe Bar on Beim Schlump in Hamburg-Eimsbuettel runs a cafe and bar in a former hospital building, with strong vegan and vegetarian breakfast plates.
Why locals goEimsbuettel former-hospital cafe-bar hidden behind trees off Grindelallee, with strong vegan and vegetarian options.
TipThree levels including a mezzanine and solarium; outdoor garden seating in summer. Open until midnight Mon to Sat.
Vegan Kiosk Bistro ★ 4.4
Vegan Kiosk on Grosslingova 11 sells plant-based burgers, burritos and bowls under ten euros, Slovakia's first vegan street food and still the cheapest stop.
TryVegan burgers and bowls
TipCombo deals run 8 to 9 euros; the breakfast panini run Saturday morning service.
Yummy Bowl ★ 4.4
Yummy Bowl serves vegetarian and vegan bowls a short walk from the Grand-Place, with vegetables roasted in the morning and each bowl assembled to order.
TrySweet potato noodles with kimchi, Korean pancakes and fried egg
Gioia Cocina Botánica ★ 4.4
Plant-based room in the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt in Recoleta, Michelin Guide listed, cooking mushrooms, vegetables and seaweed, with a garden terrace.
SignatureMushroom escabeche with fermented pistachio salsa, Turkish lentil salad, Red bean pate
ARP ★ 4.4
ARP cooks an all-vegan menu on Yeongdo in Busan and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for it, proof that plant cooking can anchor a proper island lunch out.
OrderBracken pasta at 18,000 won with the grilled napa cabbage.
TipReserve on Naver or Catchtable; Thursday is the weekly closing day.
La Clairière ★ 4.4
La Clairière on Boulevard de la Liberté in Lille runs a Sunday vegan brunch of a hot drink, a cold drink, a savoury plate and a sweet plate.
OrderThe sweet plate, which changes with the season.
TipSunday 11:00 to 15:00 is the only brunch service, and the room is small enough that a phone booking helps.
Bergwolf ★ 4.4
Bergwolf on Munich's Fraunhoferstrasse near Sendlinger Tor is the city's defining after-midnight currywurst counter; weekends to 04:00 with a vegan option.
TryCurrywurst with fries
Lovin' Spoonfuls ★ 4.4
Lovin' Spoonfuls is a vegan room in Campbell. Order the mock-meat sandwiches and the weekend brunch. Reservations recommended on weekends after 11:00.
Why locals goThe midtown Campbell Avenue vegan kitchen running plant-based comfort food since 2005, family-owned and a Tucson institution for non-meat eaters.
TipOrder the mock-meat sandwiches and the weekend brunch. Reservations recommended on weekends after 11:00.
EquiTable 1 ★ ★ 4.4
Julian Marti's one-star kitchen in Sankt Meinrad (Kreis 4): four to seven course menus built on fair-trade and regional produce. Vegan menu by request.
Book1 week ahead
Backstage Vegan Kitchen ★ 4.3
The fully plant-based kitchen at the Rotown concert hall on Nieuwe Binnenweg. Burgers, kapsalon, rendang, kebab and more, all without animal products.
OrderVegan kapsalon and the rendang rice bowl.
TipThe vegan fried chicken sandwich rivals most of the non-vegan competition on Nieuwe Binnenweg.
Mark of the Beastro ★ 4.3
Mark of the Beastro on South State Street, the vegan bistro inside The Beehive music venue, runs plant-based diner classics in a live-music-venue room.
OrderThe vegan burger plus fried pickles and a breakfast plate from the all-day menu.
TipClosed Mondays; the dining room runs alongside The Beehive's music nights. Brunch reliable on weekends.
Rosetta's Kitchen ★ 4.3
Rosetta's Kitchen is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant on North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, open since 2002, with local and organic whole food.
OrderCreative vegetarian and vegan soul foods, with healthy locally sourced dishes at affordable prices.
TipCall or check Facebook and Instagram for winter weather closures before you go.
Sattgrün buffet ★ 4.3
Sattgrün on Friesenwall in Cologne serves a daily-changing vegan lunch buffet at around €15 per plate by weight; organic ingredients and a varied seasonal.
Maitrea ★ 4.3
Maitrea sits a minute off Old Town Square and is Lehka Hlava's sister room, a calm tea-room-restaurant doing full vegetarian Czech classics plus a cheap.
OrderThe Czech-style vegetable goulash with dumplings.
Purezza ★ 4.3
Northern Quarter outpost of the UK's first 100% plant-based pizzeria. At 75-77 High Street. Reservations advised. A neighbourhood favourite.
TryVegan pizza
Wholesome Junkies ★ 4.3
100% plant-based junk-food kitchen on Turner Street, slotted into the Hinterland Bar space. Truffle burgers, loaded kimchi fries, vegan shakes.
TryVegan junk-food burgers
Bistro Vonish ★ 4.3
Bistro Vonish on East 53rd is a vegan food truck with vegan kolaches, BBQ seitan and a back-yard fire pit, run by an ex-Uchi pastry chef on a punk-DIY vibe.
Why locals goA vegan food truck on East 53rd Street with vegan kolaches, BBQ seitan and a fire pit in the back, run by an ex-Uchi pastry chef on a punk-DIY vibe.
TipThe vegan kolaches are the room's most distinctive plate; closed Monday through Tuesday.
Oleum ★ 4.3
Oleum in Fells Point is chef Alisha Adibe's vegan fine-dining room, plating plant-based small plates, house-made cheeses and an internationally spiced menu.
OrderStart with the house-made plant cheeses and whatever small plates are running.
Book1 week ahead
TipIt is one of the few plant-based fine-dining rooms in the region; start with the tasting menu.
Gintilla ★ 4.3
Gintilla cooks a certified-organic, entirely plant-based menu in Cagliari on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, where raw plates share the daily list.
OrderThe raw plate of the day with local vegetables.
TipIt is fully vegan and Bioagricert-certified organic, run by Paolo and Giulio with Vladimir Gregorean in the kitchen.
City O' City ★ 4.3
City O' City in Denver is the 13th Avenue vegan diner since 2008, the city's only late-night vegan kitchen with diner plates until 2 am on weekends.
OrderVegan biscuits and gravy and a cocktail.
TipThe bar takes the late-night crowd; the patio at midnight on summer weekends is one of the city's most active.
Greens and Co ★ 4.3
Greens and Co on Cross Street Lower Galway runs vegan lunch bowls from €10; the daily Connacht organic menu has the lowest prices for healthy food in town.
OrderBuild-your-own nourish bowl with tahini, pickled red cabbage and house-toasted seeds for €10
Veganato ★ 4.3
Veganato is a plant-based street food shop at Vourvachon 8 in Heraklion, with soy gyros, falafel and homemade desserts made by hand in front of you.
Why locals goA small vegan shop on Vourvachon, open from mid-March to the end of December, closed on Sunday.
TipThe shop is open from mid-March to the end of December; cakes and catering are taken to order all year round.
Pod Norenami ★ 4.3
Pod Norenami in Kraków runs the city's most editorial vegan kitchen with a pan-Asian menu: ramen, gyoza, banh mi, sushi rolls. Krupnicza is the original room.
OrderThe gyoza and a bowl of the shoyu ramen with king oyster mushroom.
TipCash and card; closes around 22:00. Walk-ins for early dinner, book for prime time.
Green Man's Arms ★ 4.3
Green Man's Arms on Lygon Street is Carlton's fully vegan pub: Middle Eastern small plates, house falafel and kombucha on tap in a corner hotel with live.
OrderHouse falafel with hummus and Yemeni lahuh bread
Ethos Vegan Kitchen ★ 4.3
Ethos Vegan Kitchen on South New York Avenue in Winter Park is the long-running vegan room with shepherd's pie, seitan wings and a Sunday brunch.
SignatureBuffalo wing seitan, Shepherd's pie
Vege Kiosk ★ 4.3
Vege Kiosk is a Vegan and Vegetarian place at BioBazar, ul. Zelazna 51/53, 00-841 Warszawa.
HipCityVeg Chinatown ★ 4.3
HipCityVeg Chinatown in Washington DC is the Philadelphia-born plant-based chain's 7th Street counter, a fast-casual fully vegan room with crispy chick'n.
TryCrispy HipCity chick'n sandwich ($10-12)
TipLate-night service runs to 02:00 Thursday to Saturday; the chick'n sandwich plus a side of fries holds the meal under $14 with no plant-based-tax surcharge.
Epiphany's Kitchen ★ 4.2
Epiphany's Kitchen serves 100% gluten-free vegan cooking on Burgstraat with optional meat or fish add-ons for mixed-preference groups to share.
OrderThe full set menu, which shows the kitchen's texture and flavour-contrast discipline across multiple courses.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; Monday lunch has the most relaxed pace of the week.
BACKYARD ★ 4.2
A fully vegan restaurant near the Centrum serving waffles, smoothie bowls, hummus plates, kapsalon and bowls across breakfast, lunch and dinner.
OrderSmoothie bowl and the vegan kapsalon.
TipThe vegan kapsalon is the best version of the Rotterdam classic available without meat; it is genuinely.
Vieta ★ 4.2
Vieta is a small vegan kitchen with a daily-changing menu, run as a near-perfect template of a Baltic plant-based cafe by a tight team of cooks.
OrderWhatever the daily bowl is; the menu turns over every shift.
TipLimited daytime hours; arrive by 13:30 to be sure of the full menu.
Alchemy (Ubud) ★ 4.2
Alchemy serves plant-based dishes and a salad bar in Penestanan, Ubud, with a wellness centre across the road, open daily from 07:30 in Bali.
Zest Ubud ★ 4.2
Zest Ubud serves a fully vegan menu, from mango passion bowls to peanut miso ramen, with most dishes available gluten-free, daily until 22:00 in Bali.
Oproer Taproom ★ 4.2
Fully plant-based craft brewery taproom in Overvecht open to 23:00 on weekends. Session IPAs, sours and experimental beers with vegan bar snacks on tap.
TrySession IPA with vegan bar snacks
Bakkerij FUNK ★ 4.2
Bakkerij FUNK on Kronenburgstraat in Antwerp's Het Zuid is a vegan bakery by morning and natural-wine counter by evening in one corner shop, closed Mon-Tue.
Why locals goVegan bakery and natural-wine counter in one Het Zuid corner shop. The wine cellar at the back opens evenings and is rarely on the tourist map.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. The cinnamon-bun pickup is morning; the natural-wine bar is evening.
La Studio ★ 4.2
La Studio is at 44 Lane 31 Xuan Dieu in Tay Ho, Hanoi.
Green Earth Vegan Kitchen ★ 4.2
Osaka's longest-running vegan restaurant, serving brown-rice set meals, tempeh burgers, and house-fermented hatcho miso soup. No fish stock.
OrderBrown rice teishoku, Tempeh ginger stir-fry, House miso soup
Ca n'Ela Vegan Restaurant ★ 4.2
Ca n'Ela Vegan Restaurant is a fully plant-based kitchen on Carrer de la Mar in Palma's La Lonja, plating Mediterranean vegan food across two services.
OrderWhatever the kitchen is running as its seasonal Mediterranean plate that week.
TipTwo services only, lunch and dinner, and it closes Sundays. The room seats very few.
BLU Seoul ★ 4.1
BLU Seoul in Jung-gu runs an organic, vegan and gluten-free menu, rated 5 stars on HappyCow across 85 reviews: one of Seoul's most comprehensive plant-based.
OrderOrganic vegan set: seasonal ingredients from local farms, prepared without meat, dairy or gluten in a clean.
TipBLU is one of the few options in Seoul that caters to both vegan and coeliac requirements simultaneously.
RoseHip Vegan Bistro ★ 4.1
RoseHip on Vilniaus is the pink-neon Vilnius vegan bistro: tofu burgers, quinoa bowls and Asian-leaning salads in a bright Old Town corner room.
OrderThe tofu burger; the Asian salad is a strong second.
TipVilnius has thin vegan supply; RoseHip is the most reliable sit-down vegan room in the Old Town.
Mano Guru ★ 4.1
Mano Guru on Vilniaus sells a vegan brunch plate between €6 and €9, with sourdough loaves to take home from €4 and a daily-changing soup option for €3.
TryVegan brunch plate
TipSocial-mission cafe. Cheap but consistently good; the daily soup is the value play.
Sayuri Healing Food ★ 4.1
Sayuri Healing Food serves plant-based and raw dishes and desserts at a cafe and cooking academy on Jl. Sukma Kesuma in Ubud, Bali, open daily 08:00 to 23:00.
Café Gaya ★ 4.1
Cafe Gaya on NJ Fjords Gade in Aarhus is an organic vegan and vegetarian cafe with a colourful room, homemade tapas, a salad buffet and fresh juices.
OrderThe organic vegan tapas plate; the kitchen caters for gluten-free and dairy-free diets throughout the menu.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday. Friday evening concerts in the cafe. The homemade fruit juices are worth ordering alongside food.
The Butcher's Son ★ 4.1
California's original vegan butcher shop. Plant-based Reuben, BLAT and Chicken Parm all made in house. National food press-covered deli innovation.
Beet Jar Juicebar and Takeaway ★ 4.1
Beet Jar Juicebar and Takeaway on Detroit Avenue in Ohio City, a vegan-owned juice bar and raw food shop since 2013, runs cold-pressed juices and raw plates.
OrderThe Bravocado sandwich and a green cold-pressed juice.
TipCounter ordering; the Van Aken District branch is the second location.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta ★ 4.1
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta kneads bulgur, isot and spice into meat-free çiğ köfte in Değirmiçem, wrapped into Gaziantep wraps twice the usual size.
TryÇiğ köfte dürüm
TipThe bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
Suissi Vegan Kitchen ★ 4.1
Suissi Vegan Kitchen serves fresh vegan Asian-inspired cuisine at 494 Dumbarton Road in Partick, Glasgow, opened by Mama Lim and her family in April 2019.
TryFresh vegan Asian-inspired cuisine
TipThe menu is handmade with zero MSG; for collections, call in at 0141 339 9331 to place your order.
Golden Temple Natural Grocery and Cafe ★ 4.1
Golden Temple on 11th Avenue South in Birmingham is the city's vegetarian anchor since 1973, with daily plant-based plates and the adjacent natural grocery.
Why locals goBirmingham's first exclusively vegetarian restaurant since 1973 sits next to Surin West in Five Points South.
TipThe cafe runs lunch only Monday through Friday from 11:00-14:30; arrive by 12:00 for the daily plate special.
Cafe Kino ★ 4.1
Cafe Kino is Stokes Croft's worker-owned vegan co-op, feeding Bristol burgers, fry-ups and coffee in a room that doubles as a community events space.
DrinkOat flat white with a vegan fry-up
TipEverything on the menu is vegan including the big breakfast; evening events sometimes take over the basement.
Sluggo's Vegetarian Cafe ★ 4.1
Sluggo's Vegetarian Cafe has fed Chattanooga punk shows and tofu plates on Cherokee Boulevard since 2009, equal parts venue and vegan kitchen.
Why locals goIt reads as a DIY music space from the street, so diners who would love the vegan comfort food walk past.
TipOpens at 11:00 daily and show nights run late; check the venue calendar if you want dinner without a band.
TUNCO ★ 4.1
TUNCO on Bjerregaards gate near St Hanshaugen runs an Asian wok-and-noodle counter with full vegetarian and vegan lines, the city's budget pick.
TryAsian wok bowls and noodles
Org Bistrô ★ 4.1
Org Bistrô in Barra da Tijuca is chef Tati Lund's plant-based lunch restaurant, named best vegetarian by Veja Rio in 2026, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe plate of the day; on Fridays it is a vegan feijoada
TipLunch only, with a different main each weekday and a Saturday special; take-away and iFood delivery are listed on the house's site.
Alt.a ★ 4.0
Alt.a between Itaewon and Hannam-dong delivers a vegan Korean-Chinese menu playing off jjajangmyeon and mapo traditions without meat, fish or dairy.
OrderVegan mapo tofu: soft silken tofu in an intensely flavoured gochugaru and doubanjiang sauce.
TipThe set lunch is significantly cheaper than ordering a la carte.
Nammi Plant Lab ★ 4.0
Nammi Plant Lab in Seocho brings vegan Italian to south Seoul: pizza and pasta without animal products, rated 4.5 stars across 86 HappyCow reviews.
OrderVegan pizza: wood-oven cooked with seasonal vegetable toppings and dairy-free mozzarella alternative.
TipBook ahead on weekends; the room is small and fills quickly.
Meshek Barzilay ★ 4.0
Meshek Barzilay on Tel Aviv's Ahad Ha'am Street has run an organic vegetarian kitchen since 2013, going fully vegan in 2018 across its all day menu.
OrderThe vegan shakshuka or a plate off the daily organic vegetable specials.
TipWeekend mornings get busy; weekday lunch is the quieter time to get a table.
Anastasia ★ 4.0
Anastasia by Dizengoff Square runs an entirely vegan kitchen in Tel Aviv, from raw-food plates to a dessert counter built around plant-based ingredients.
DrinkSuperfood drinks alongside a fully vegan dessert case
TipThe dessert case at the counter is the reason regulars come back after the meal.
Mela ★ 4.0
Mela runs a vegan-friendly cafe and bakery on Ashtori HaFarhi Street in Tel Aviv's Basel complex, baking pastries and pouring specialty coffee daily.
DrinkSpecialty coffee alongside vegan-labelled sandwiches and pastries baked on site
TipPastries are baked on site every day; the outdoor seats by the garden are quieter than the counter inside.
Vegan Junkies ★ 4.0
Vegan Junkies is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant at Rua Luciano Cordeiro 28, 1150-300 Lisboa.
Loving Hut Smichov daily lunch ★ 4.0
Loving Hut Smichov runs the cheapest sit-down vegan lunch in central Prague: rotating Asian mock-meat plates, pho-style soups, weekday menu at 150-220 $.
TryVegan lunch plate
TipThe daily menu is the cheapest way; the pho is the dish to try.
Peace Natural Vegan Food ★ 4.0
Daily-changing vegan menu on Solano: whole grains, legumes, roasted vegetables and rotating sauces. Nothing pre-made. The kitchen mills its own almond flour.
Vincent Vegan Hauptbahnhof ★ 4.0
Vincent Vegan at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof opened in 2021 as the chain's first transport-hub vegan fast-food counter, with burgers, kebab fries and milkshakes.
OrderThe Vincent burger; the kebab.
TipCard payment only. Order at the terminal; you get an animal name called when your order is ready.
Ziggy's ★ 4.0
Ziggy's flips plant-based burgers and black bean taquitos near the Cal Poly edge of San Luis Obispo, with shakes that hide their dairy-free build well.
OrderBlack bean taquitos under kale slaw and chipotle sauce.
TipThe vegan menu is clearly labelled; order the house Ziggy patty over the Impossible if you want the original.
Vöner ★ 4.0
Vöner in Friedrichshain carves vegan doner from a spit of house-made seitan; one of Berlin's first plant-based doner kitchens, with vegan currywurst.
OrderThe vöner with the full salad load; the special fries are the side to get.
TipCounter-order, no reservations. Open daily from midday.
High Note Cafe Sunday ★ 4.0
High Note Cafe Sunday is a plant-based brunch counter with the full scratch-made menu in a relaxed downtown setting, popular with Boise's vegan community.
Romeo and Vero Vegan Butcherie ★ 4.0
Romeo and Vero Vegan Butcherie sells mushroom-based meat alternatives from its own shop on Dixon Street in De Waterkant, Cape Town, Monday to Saturday.
OrderThe vegan boerewors roll, grilled to order from the shop's own mushroom-based sausage.
TipIt doubles as a butchery counter, so buy a few frozen packs to take home alongside your meal.
Quay Co-op ★ 4.0
A workers cooperative on Sullivan's Quay running one of Ireland's longest-established vegetarian restaurants alongside a wholefood store and deli.
OrderDaily hot vegetarian plate with wholefood sides; the menu changes daily with seasonal produce.
TipOpen Monday through Saturday only; the deli closes before the restaurant.
Plants By Us ★ 4.0
Plants By Us in the central Forum mall does fully vegan sandwiches and quinoa bowls at lunch-counter prices, a fast plant-based fix in the shopping district.
TryVegan sandwiches and bowls
TipOn the third floor of the Forum mall. Quick, all-vegan and well under restaurant prices when you are downtown.
Mixtura Vege Cafe ★ 4.0
Mixtura Vege Cafe in the Apollo Passage on Piekary 17, Poznań is a small vegan and vegetarian burger room tucked off the street, with plant-based burgers.
TryVegan and vegetarian burgers
TipThe Apollo Passage entrance is easy to miss; the lunch special is the value pick and the burgers run gluten-free on request.
Mokabe's Coffeehouse ★ 4.0
Mokabe's Coffeehouse (Vegan) in St Louis: The all-day vegan and vegetarian brunch is rare in the city. It fills after the Saturday Tower Grove market.
Why locals goA welcoming, longtime LGBTQ anchor across from Tower Grove Park, Mokabe's serves a rare all-day vegetarian brunch that visitors rarely find on their own.
TipThe all-day vegan and vegetarian brunch is rare in the city. It fills after the Saturday Tower Grove market.
De Frietketel ★ 3.9
De Frietketel won Best Fast Food at the Belgian Vegan Awards in 2019: a fully plant-based frituur with a wider snack range than any competitor.
OrderFrites with vegan curry sauce: the most-ordered option and clearest expression of this plant-based frituur.
TipGood option for mixed groups where one person is vegan; the fried snacks are convincing even to sceptics.
Cafe Gaya ★ 3.8
Aarhus's dedicated organic vegan cafe, using certified organic produce and a kitchen philosophy that treats vegetables as the centrepiece rather.
SignatureSeasonal grain bowl, Beetroot burger, Raw chocolate cake
Maoz Falafel Leidsestraat ★ 3.8
Maoz Falafel on Leidsestraat 85 is a small vegetarian falafel restaurant with fresh salads, open until midnight and until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday.
TryFalafel and fresh salads
Maoz Falafel ★ 3.8
Maoz Falafel is a vegan falafel counter at Leidsestraat 85, 1017 NX Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam2 places
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Mixtura Vege Cafe
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Org Bistrô
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Mokabe's Coffeehouse
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Lovin' Spoonfuls
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EquiTable
Defining vegan dishes
- Hummus and warm pita
- Chickpea and tahini dip, the world's most-eaten vegan dish. Origin disputed (Lebanese, Israeli, Palestinian, Syrian, Egyptian claims). The simplest test of a vegan kitchen's competence.
- Falafel
- Fried chickpea or fava balls, served in pita with tahini, pickles, salad. Egyptian-Levantine in origin; the global vegan fast food.
- Whole roasted cauliflower or celeriac
- The vegan center-of-the-plate dish. Made famous by Yotam Ottolenghi (whole roasted cauliflower) and Dan Barber (whole roasted celery root). Now standard at modern vegan fine-dining rooms.
- Buddha bowl / grain bowl
- Grains (quinoa, brown rice, freekeh), roasted vegetables, legumes, leafy greens, seeds, with a tahini or miso dressing. The casual vegan lunch standard.
- Mushroom dishes
- Maitake, shiitake, king oyster, lion's mane, porcini, treated as protein. Grilled, roasted, or in stews. The modern vegan kitchen's umami workhorse.
- Dahl
- Spiced Indian lentil stew (toor, masoor, urad, chana). Vegan by default in South Indian Hindu traditions; served with rice or roti.
- Shojin ryori course
- Buddhist monastic Japanese cuisine, 1,200 years old. Tofu in dozens of forms (silken, fried, smoked), pickled vegetables, miso soup, fresh tofu skin (yuba), seasonal vegetable simmer (nimono). Strictly vegan.
- Tempeh or seitan main
- Fermented soybean cake (tempeh, Indonesian in origin) or wheat-gluten meat (seitan, Chinese-Buddhist tradition), used as the protein anchor of a vegan plate.
- Plant-based 'cheese' board
- Cashew-based or fermented-nut cheeses, increasingly serious. Brands like Miyoko's, Treeline, and Vromage made plant cheeses approach the texture and complexity of dairy cheeses by the late 2020s.
- Vegetable tasting course (modern vegan fine dining)
- Single-vegetable plate (charred carrot, smoked beet, fermented squash) treated as a multi-course narrative. Eleven Madison Park, ONA, Plates, FREA all build menus this way.
How to order
At a strictly vegan room, the menu is vegan by default; order as you would at any restaurant. At a non-vegan room, ask whether the kitchen can adjust dishes. Most modern serious kitchens can; flag preferences at booking, not at the table. At Indian, Levantine, and Italian restaurants, large parts of the menu are vegan by default; you don't need to ask for a special menu. At French and steakhouse rooms, ask the kitchen to compose a vegan option; some will, some will not.
At vegan fine-dining tasting menus, the menu is the menu. Eleven Madison Park, ONA, and Plates work as full chef's-choice rooms. Reservations at the upper tier open 30 to 90 days ahead. Substitutes (vegan butter, vegan cheese, plant-based meat) are now widely available at mid-tier vegan rooms; if you prefer vegetable-led cooking over substitute-based cooking, look at the menu in advance. The rookie mistake is assuming vegan automatically means healthy: fried foods, refined carbohydrates, and high-sugar desserts are vegan but not lighter than non-vegan equivalents.
What to drink with it
Wine is broadly vegan if it's organic or biodynamic and uses no animal-derived fining agents (gelatin, isinglass, egg white). Natural and biodynamic wine producers (Loire, Jura, Sicily, Austria) are mostly vegan-compliant. Vegan beer is widely available; non-vegan beer typically uses isinglass (fish bladder) for clarification, although most craft beer no longer does. Non-alcoholic options run from kombucha to switchel to herbal infusions to dealcoholized wine. Cocktails are vegan unless they include cream, egg white, honey, or honey-derived syrups; alternatives (aquafaba for egg-white texture, agave syrup for honey) are now standard at serious bars.
Where to eat it
Eleven Madison Park (NY) is the flagship plant-based three-Michelin-star room. ONA (Ares, France, 1 star) was the first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant in France. Plates (London, 1 star from 2024) is the UK benchmark. FREA (Berlin), Cookies Cream (Berlin), and Tian (Vienna, 1 star) lead German-language vegan fine dining. Crossroads (LA), Plant Food + Wine (LA), Avant Garden (NY), and Charlie Bird's vegetable-led menus (NY) lead the US casual-upmarket tier. Tian Garden Wein (Austria) is fully vegan. London also has Mildreds, Tendril, Vanilla Black, and Bubala. India has the deepest casual vegan ecosystem; Bangkok and Tokyo have rapidly-growing vegan scenes.
A short history
Vegetarianism has been a serious tradition in India and Japan for over 2,000 years (Buddhist and Jain practice). The Western term 'vegan' was coined in 1944 by Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society in the UK. For most of the 20th century vegan dining sat at the casual end. The 2010s saw the plant-based meat industry boom (Impossible Foods 2011, Beyond Meat 2009, Oatly's milk-replacement push). Eleven Madison Park's 2021 conversion to fully plant-based was the symbolic fine-dining moment. ONA's 2021 Michelin star (France) and Plates' 2024 Michelin star (UK) cemented the format at the upper tier.
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