central
Treehouse at H Code in Central is a fully plant based room that suits vegetarian diners as well as vegans, with build your own grain bowls, sourdough flatbreads and Israeli salads.
Order: Build your own sourdough flatbread with Israeli salads.
Tip: Add the optional house cashew cheese to the flatbread for a vegetarian friendly upgrade.
central
Pure Veggie House on Wellington Street in Central is the canonical Buddhist style vegetarian dim sum room since 2007, with vegetarian dim sum, vegan hot pot and a fully meat free menu.
Order: Vegetarian dim sum trolley sampler.
Tip: Order the vegetarian dim sum trolley at lunch; the chef trains in Cantonese dim sum technique.
central
Veggie SF on Stanley Street in Central is a fully meat free San Francisco style cafe, with vegetarian and vegan plant based burgers, pasta and tofu plates in a vintage Americana setting.
Order: Vegan burger with cashew cheese.
Tip: The whole menu is plant based; vegetarian diners can also add cashew cheese to the burger.
soho
MANA! on Staunton Street in Soho is a vegetarian and vegan fast slow food cafe, with sourdough flatbreads, grain bowls and salads from a kitchen running a 24 hour sourdough programme since 2011.
Order: Wood fired flatbread with seasonal vegetable topping.
Tip: Order the wrap rather than the flatbread when in a rush; the build your own line moves quickly.
lantau
Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island runs a vegetarian Cantonese Buddhist canteen below the Big Buddha, with daily set menus of fresh vegetables, mock meats and steamed dim sum.
Order: Buddhist set menu with seasonal vegetables.
Tip: Add the meal ticket to your Ngong Ping cable car booking; lunch sets cap at HK$120 a head.
central
Lock Cha Tea House inside Hong Kong Park's Lo Gallery serves all vegetarian dim sum with 100 plus Chinese teas from small farms, hailed as one of the city's calmest tea rooms.
Order: Vegetarian dim sum tasting paired with oolong.
Tip: Saturday traditional Chinese music sets are free 19:00 to 20:30; Sundays are ticketed HK$150.