NON-VEGGIE RESTAURANTS and cafes offering vegan food

Listed below are places that are not vegan or vegetarian but do have vegan options. Please always tell the restaurant you are vegan when you order, and be aware that there is the possibility of cross-contamination

CAFES & RESTAURANT CHAINS 

For Light Meals & Take Away
Pret a Manger - Very Vegan Friendly Lots of branches around London.. They have vegan wraps, sandwiches, soup, breakfast. Vegan items are labelled as vegan. Pret Menu
Leon - Very vegan friendly. Their vegan items are labeled as such and include vegan felafel wrap, vegan burger, quinoa salad and vegan cakes. Search their menu here
Pure - Salads, deli pots, toasties and more. Here's their allergen menu 
Crussh - Sandwiches, pots and juices. Find out what's vegan here
Tossed - Salads and bowls

American
Byrons - now offer a vegan burger called the Beetnik. 
Honest Burgers - offer the vegan Beyond burger

Oriental/Asian cafes/restaurants
Itsu - Japanese food. Vegan items are labelled as such. Vegan item listed here 
Wasabi - Japanese food . Vegan items are labelled.
Abokado - vegan sushi, wraps and other dishes. Find out what's vegan from their website
Yo!Sushi  - ask for separate vegan menu. Search for vegan items here
Wagamama - Japanese food.  Now have a separate vegan menu with great tasting vegan food
Pho restaurant - Vietnamese food. Has a number of vegan options. Find out what's vegan here
BananaTree - Oriental food (Thai, Chinese, Indonesian)- separate vegetarian-vegan menu. 
PingPong - Dim sum, Salads and vegetable side dishes
TooTooMoo - Pan Asian . Just three locations in London. Eat in and takeaway. Vegan items marked on menu

Mexican
Las Iguanas - has a separate veggie and vegan menu. See vegan items here
Chipotle - vegan friendly burritos and tacos. Find out what's vegan here.
Wahaca - Have a listing of vegan items  

Greek & Turkish
The Real Greek     - Now have a separate vegan menu. Meze 
​Tas Restaurants - a group of Turkish restaurants around central London, with many vegetarian dishes that can be veganised.

Italian: Pizza/Pasta
​Pizza Express The Vegan Giardiniera pizza is very tasty.  Other pizzas (such as the Veneziana) can be veganised - just ask for the vegan cheese. 
Bella Italia have a number of locations around London and have very good vegan options. They use Oumph! vegan meat alternative. See their menu 
Pizza Hut - now has a vegan menu with Violife vegan cheese. Their Pan, All American Thin and Flatbread crusts are vegan. Apparently so are the bacon bits! https://www.pizzahut.co.uk/restaurants/food/vegan-menu/



Pubs & Bars
J D Wetherspoon - Chilli, curry but even though this may be listed as vegan, check their up to date allergen sheet as people have complained of getting non-vegan food that was labelled as vegan
All Bar One - have the Beyond burger plus a few other vegan mains.

Other
Le Pain Quotidien - They have a number of stores around London and have a good selection of breakfast and lunch items that are vegan. The vegan items are clearly labeled on the main menu which include chilli sin carne, salads and cakes
​Toby Carvery - Many veggie and vegan options. See menu 
Benugo - have a Veggie-licious khobez wrap as well as a vitality box
Giraffe now have a separate vegan menu inc curry, rice bowl, burger, and more

Starbucks - Click on the link for details of what's suitable for vegans.

See the  https://veganuary.com/chain_restaurants/ which tells us the vegan options at the chain cafes/restaurants.

nb. All the main coffee-shop chains offer plant milk in addition to cows' milk.

INDEPENDENT CAFES & RESTAURANTS
There are some recommendations at ​Timeout's listing of vegan friendly restaurants including Andina.
There's a good article on the Londonist website listing London's poshest restaurants that cater for vegetarians and vegans 
Others vegan-friendly restaurants are listed below: 
CENTRAL LONDON / WEST END / EAST END
MESTIZO Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar
103 Hampstead Road NW1 3EL 
This Mexican restaurant, located near to Warren Street/ Euston stations, has a separate vegan menu -http://london.mestizomx.com/​
SUSHISAMBA
110 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AY
Also at:
35 The Market Building,
​ London WC2E 8RF
Classy​ restaurant on the 38th and 39th floors of Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate with another location in Covent Garden. "A unique blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine". https://www.sushisamba.com/locations/uk/london-heron-tower/menus/vegan-menu-ca​
KNIGHTSBRIDGE / BELGRAVIA
THE EGERTON HOUSE HOTEL
17-19 Egerton Terrace, London, SW3 2BX
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 589 2412
Offer a vegan afternoon tea. 
 Egerton House Menu
HEALTH FOOD STORES

The two largest chains of health food stores in London (leaving aside Holland & Barrett) are Planet Organic and Whole Foods Market

Planet Organic
Offers a counter service salad bar with hot dishes in (all?) its branches. Some branches have a seating area. Pay according to the size of the container. Good vegan selection. Vegan items are clearly labelled. You can get a box of salads and hot foods   They also sell a range of vegan chilled food on their shelves   Visit their website www.planetorganic.com/ for a list of their branches.

Whole Foods Market
Branches in High Street Kensington and elsewhere have a salad bar with vegan options. Be careful as not all the items in the salad bar are suitable for vegetarians. For a list of their branches click on the link www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/list/uk
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