4 editor picks across South Africa.
4 vegan spots across South Africa, editor-picked. All South Africa guides.
The Sunshine Food Sprouting Co is a tiny fully vegan cafe in Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, piling home-grown microgreens onto burgers, wraps and bowls.
TipOrder the house veggie burger under its heap of sprouts with a smoothie; seating is limited, so go outside the lunch rush.
The Conscious Kitchen on Kloof Street in Gardens, Cape Town, runs a plant-based menu of tofu scrambles, chick'n shawarma and bowls by a raw dessert counter.
TipSave room for the raw desserts at the counter; Thursday to Saturday the kitchen stays open until 22:30 for dinner.
Romeo and Vero Vegan Butcherie on Dixon Street in De Waterkant, Cape Town, makes its own mushroom-based vegan sausages, boerewors and chops to take away.
TipTake a pack of the frozen vegan chicken sausages home for a braai; the whole meat counter here is made from mushrooms and soya.
Nourish'd Cafe & Juicery on upper Kloof Street is a Cape Town plant-based cafe known for cold-pressed juices, smoothie bowls, rainbow bowls and raw treats.
TipThe smoothie and juice list is one of the longest in town, so start there; a second branch in Green Point is closer to the promenade.