Vegetarian cooking in Manchester is led as much by its Indian kitchens as by dedicated meat-free rooms, a reflection of the city's South Asian food culture. Lily's Vegetarian Indian in Rusholme and Bundobust in the Northern Quarter show how naturally the repertoire fits a no-meat menu, while Restaurant Orme out in Urmston brings the same care to a more contemporary table.
P G and Lilawati Sachdev opened Lily's in 1972 in Ashton-under-Lyne; pure vegetarian, family-run, daily-changing thali, no meat ever on the menu, ever.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays; Sunday family lunch is the long shift, book ahead.
Jack Fields's Urmston tasting-menu room in Manchester. Six-course tasting from regional produce, vegetarian set holds its own on the menu. At 218 Church Road.
TipTwenty minutes by Metrolink from city centre; Wednesday to Saturday dinner only here.
Greater Manchester's family-run pure-vegetarian Indian institution. Gujarati thali under fifteen pounds, dosa under ten; the Sachdev family runs the room.
Manchester all-vegetarian Indian beer hall on Piccadilly. Vada pav, okra fries, dahl and bhel puri; most plates between five and nine pounds, beers on tap.
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