14 Best Vegan Restaurants In London
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Are you searching for the best vegan restaurants in London? Look no further! London is a true foodie paradise, with a plethora of vegan-friendly options.
Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or just looking to try something new, London has something for everyone.
From cosy cafes to trendy bistros, the city is brimming with delicious plant-based eateries. We've compiled a list of the 14 best vegan restaurants in London, each offering a unique dining experience that will tantalize your taste buds.
Get ready to indulge in mouth-watering vegan burgers, hearty bowls of ramen, and decadent desserts that will leave you wanting more.
So, grab your fork and join us on a culinary adventure through the best vegan restaurants in London!
1. Gauthier Soho
Gauthier Soho is a 100% vegan restaurant as of 23rd June 2021. The restaurant is owned by the multi-award-winning French chef Alexis Gauthier, a successful London restaurateur.
From their menu, you can enjoy dishes like strawberry and verbena jelly with disappearing floss and rice dough berlingot & truffle with a rich dashi sauce.
Location | 21 Romilly Street, W1D 5AF
2. Mildreds
Mildreds has been serving up plant-based dishes across four restaurants for over 30 years.
They pride themselves on using organic ingredients where possible and sourcing ingredients from small businesses. Between each of their four restaurants, you can expect a vibrant atmosphere and friendly service.
Mildreds offers to seduce even the hardest carnivores with dishes like pomegranate carrot kachumber with jeera yoghurt and pumpkin pickle or kimchi fried rice with clean bean tofu, gochujang sesame sauce and nori.
Location | Various
3. The Guava Kitchen
The Guava Kitchen boasts a menu that includes breakfasts, brunches, main courses, and sweet treats including vegan cakes, natural juices, teas, and coffees.
This restaurant is situated in the heart of South-east London and has both vegan and vegetarian dishes, all with a tropical twist.
From their vegan menu section, you can enjoy scrumptious dishes like a croissant filled with grilled halloumi and sundried tomatoes topped with chimichurri dressing and thyme honey-roasted beetroot with sweet potato salad.
Location | 16 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3HF
4. Wulf & Lamb
Wulf & Lamb is a completely plant-based restaurant with two locations within London.
They aim to satisfy those with a craving for comfort food where each dish is “stacked with flavours and surprising ingredients, drawing inspiration from around the world”.
For brunch, you could grab a burrito tortilla with ackee, black beans, red rice, tomato, cashew sour cream, and more.
As for a sweet treat afterwards, you could indulge in American pancakes stacked and served with maple syrup, mixed berries, and vanilla cashew cream…yum!
Location | Various
5. Linnæan
Linnæan is a unique destination in the heart of London’s Embassy Gardens where you can not only eat incredible dishes like veggie stew, matcha pancakes, açai bowls, and vegan desserts, alongside biodynamic wines, but you can also enjoy being pampered in their “medi-spa” or hair and beauty salon - yes! All under the same roof!
Location | Embassy Gardens, 2 New Union Square, Nine Elms, London SW11 7AX
6. Pied à Terre
Pied à Terre is a fine-dining Michelin-starred restaurant founded in 1991 and is still run by David Moore. It is situated in the Fitzrovia district of Central London. The restaurant has a classic French menu but elements of Greek cuisine.
Recently awarded ‘No1 Vegan tasting experience in the UK’, Pied à Terre is a great spot for an intimate and sophisticated dining experience and is both vegetarian and vegan-friendly boasting eight or ten tasting menus with dishes like heritage beetroot with sherry vinaigrette and little cornish green salad and green apple ravioli.
Location | 34 Charlotte St., London W1T 2NH
7. OXO Tower
OXO Tower restaurant is situated at the very top of the iconic OXO Tower on London’s South Bank.
Created by executive head chef Jeremy Bloor, you’ll find a number of flavourful vegan dishes like aubergine steak, marinated fermented soybeans, tomato fennel, blistered green peppers with aubergine purée and if you fancy something even sweeter after your meal (like I usually do) you could finish it with blueberry and almond vegan cake with almond sorbet.
To take a virtual tour of the restaurant click here.
Location | Barge House St, London SE1 9PH
8. Cafe Van Gogh
Cafe Van Gogh restaurant is 100% vegan and based in Brixton. They are a not-for-profit restaurant that works in conjunction with Toucan Employment which offers on-the-job training for people who have additional challenges in life like a learning disability or mental health problems.
They have an incredible menu with Caribbean, Asian and Italian influences.
Some of the dishes they serve are fried plantain with a tomato and chilli relish and satay tempeh skewers with sesame glass noodle salad and crispy onions.
Join their mailing list to be entered into their monthly competition where you could win a three-course meal with wine for two!
Location | 88 Brixton Rd, Vassal, London SW9 6BE
9. Purezza
Vegans don’t always want fine dining, in fact, sometimes a good-old pizza is what the taste buds are craving, and being a vegan shouldn’t mean you have to miss out.
Luckily, Purezza is an award-winning restaurant that prides itself on being the first 100% vegan pizzeria in the UK, so you’ll experience freshly baked pizzas with toppings like mozzarella, chilli peppers, friarielli (Italian style tender broccoli) and crumbled sausage plus much more, and if you don’t fancy leaving the house at all - they’re on Deliveroo!
Location | 45-47 Parkway, London NW1 7PN (but others outside of London)
10. Stem & Glory
Stem & Glory serves contemporary vegan cuisine, so you’ll find anything from pickled kimchi pancakes with a Korean Jang sauce to roasted sticky BBQ cauliflower ‘wings’ served with creamy ranch dip.
They have an indoor and outdoor dining area and serve food up until 10pm on Tuesday-Saturdays!
You can also enjoy sitting at the chef’s table where you can watch the chefs and bartenders at work - speaking of bartenders, they have a vast range of craft beer, vegan wines, and soft drinks available.
Location | 60 Bartholomew Cl, Barbican, London EC1A 7BF
11. WAVE
WAVE stands for We Are Vegan Everything.
This cafe serves amazing vegan delights like chick’n waffle which is battered artichoke on a herbed waffle, drizzled in house-made cinnamon syrup, served with coleslaw, spring onion & sesame seeds cauliflower & tomato.
But this restaurant is also very popular for their homemade vegan cakes that you can have delivered for free if you live within 5 miles of their bakery in Stoke Newington.
Location | 11 Dispensary Lane, Mare Street, Hackney, E8 1FT
12. Redemption
Redemption is situated in Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden, which is a hidden gem of independent shops, cafes and bars.
Redemption has a clear focus on caring about your health, wellbeing, and our planet which definitely comes through on the menu as well as the restaurant’s general vibe.
They promise “eclectic food and playful cocktails” so you can expect a happy and casual buzz in there. From their “discovery” menu they serve dishes like BBQ pulled jackfruit with creamy avocado smash, chipotle carrot cheese, and garlic pitta bread with desserts like pavlova with passion fruit cream, orange and chia jam, fresh berries, and mint cress.
Location | 2 Neal's Yard, London WC2H 9AT
13. The Vurger Co
The Vurger Co is a relatively new restaurant that launched in 2018 and is focused on revolutionising fast food through plants!
You can click and collect or order their food online if you want a full-on fast-food splurge without the guilt (or shame!)
Think triple cheese crinkle fries with a homemade cheese sauce and crispy onions or a New York burger with a ‘beyond meat’ patty, topped with double vegan cheese, gherkins, tomato, and house-made burger sauce…mmmm…
Location | Various
14. Atis
Atis aims to make plant-based nutrition the new norm, with a view that eating is a big part of how we live and the way we live greatly impacts the world we live in.
So with sustainability and healthy living at the forefront of their vision, you can expect delicious plant-powered goodness from their menu.
Choose from seasonal, salad, or warm bowls with fresh ingredients, you also have the choice to build your own salad!
Location | 145 City Rd, London EC1V 1AZ
