NON-VEGGIE RESTAURANTS and cafes offering vegan foodListed 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
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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
The Diner - American diner . The branches in Dalston, Spitalfields and Shoreditch are vegan friendly and have separate vegetarian/vegan menus with a great selection of vegan items including pancakes and burgers
Byrons - now offer a vegan burger called the Beetnik.
Honest Burgers - offer the vegan Beyond burger
Ed's Diner - have the Moving Mountains burger plus vegan milk shakes
Oriental/Asian cafes/restaurants
Itsu - Japanese food. Vegan items are labeled as such. Vegan item listed here
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
Zizzi and Ask have separate vegan menus.
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/
MOD Pizza - Just 1 location in Leicester Square in Central London, and 1 in Borehamwood. Tell them you are vegan when you arrive and the helpful staff will do their best to ensure no cross contamination. As many toppings as you like and build your own pizza for just £7.87. https://modpizza.co.uk/
Carluccios - Pasta dishes - vegan menu
Strada
Prezzo
See also our separate page of Pizza cafes/restaurants
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. Starbucks, Cafe Nero, Costa and all the other main coffee-shop chains offer plant milk in addition to cows' milk.
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
The Diner - American diner . The branches in Dalston, Spitalfields and Shoreditch are vegan friendly and have separate vegetarian/vegan menus with a great selection of vegan items including pancakes and burgers
Byrons - now offer a vegan burger called the Beetnik.
Honest Burgers - offer the vegan Beyond burger
Ed's Diner - have the Moving Mountains burger plus vegan milk shakes
Oriental/Asian cafes/restaurants
Itsu - Japanese food. Vegan items are labeled as such. Vegan item listed here
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
Zizzi and Ask have separate vegan menus.
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/
MOD Pizza - Just 1 location in Leicester Square in Central London, and 1 in Borehamwood. Tell them you are vegan when you arrive and the helpful staff will do their best to ensure no cross contamination. As many toppings as you like and build your own pizza for just £7.87. https://modpizza.co.uk/
Carluccios - Pasta dishes - vegan menu
Strada
Prezzo
See also our separate page of Pizza cafes/restaurants
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. Starbucks, Cafe Nero, Costa and all the other 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:
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
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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/files/VeganMenu.pdf
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THEO RANDALL @THE INTERCONTINENTAL
1 Hamilton Pl, Mayfair, London W1J 7QY |
Italian restaurant. Fine dining. Separate vegan menu inc pasta and salad dishes. Open weekdays for lunch 12pm-3pm, and all week for dinner from 5.45pm
http://theorandall.com/images/menus/Sample_A_La_Carte_Vegan_Menu.pdf 
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This fine dining restaurant offers a vegan tasting menu, which many vegans have recommended http://gauthiersoho.co.uk/
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Classy restaurant on the 38th and 39th floors of Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate. "A unique blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine". http://sushisamba.com/location/london
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KOSHARI STREET
56 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4EA |
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Sugar and gluten-free cafe with good vegan options. Breakfast, cakes and savouries romeossugarfreebakery.com/
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Music venue has vegan menu https://studio88.bar/california-cones/
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Independent pizza cafe located on Goodge Street in Central London and now also in Camden Town. They now offer a veggie vegan pizza with vegan cheese https://icco.co.uk/
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ALI OCAKBASI
16 Irving St, London WC2H 7AU |
Anatolian/Turkish restaurant that has introduced a separate vegan menu. http://www.aliocakbasi.co.uk/
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This restaurant has some plant-based options on their main menu. They also offer the Vegwells Plant – Based Tasting Menu and (with advance notice) plant-based Sunday roast https://www.tredwells.com/
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KNIGHTSBRIDGE / BELGRAVIA
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Offer a vegan afternoon tea. £45 per person
Egerton House Menu |
SOUTH LONDON
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THE DUCHY ARMS PUB
63 Sancroft Street, Kennington, London SE11 5UG |
Vegan items listed on menu, inc pizza, pasta, lasagna, burger and hot dog http://www.duchyarms.com/menus
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NEGRIL Restaurant/Takeaway
132 Brixton Hill London SW2 1RS |
Caribbean curry house offers a small Ital Vegan selection (curry, stew, salad). http://negrilonline.co.uk/extra_page.php
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THE ROSEMARY
178 New Cross Road London SE14 5AA |
Organic Hungarian cafe/restaurant, with vegan options listed on menu http://www.therosemary.london/vegan---vegetarian-menu.html
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Healthy eating cafe with vegan options http://lu-ma.co.uk/
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SOUTH EAST LONDON
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Greenwich pub with vegan options listed on the menu.
thevanbrugh.co.uk/eat-out-in-greenwich/ |
NORTH EAST LONDON
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This traditional fish and chip shop offers vegan fish and chips.
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WEST LONDON
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Hammersmith pub/restaurant with an impressive separate vegan menu. And a list of vegan friendly beers and ciders!
Open Mon - Thu 11am – 11pm Fri 11am - midnight Sat 9am - midnight Sun 9am – 11pm https://www.oldshiphammersmith.co.uk/foodanddrink/ |
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Fine dining from Alexandria. Vegan lunch option is Red Lentil Velouté (Full-bodied lentil soup, with za’atar croûtons) and
Traditional Oven-Baked Okra (Bamia) In garlic and coriander sauce, served with pitta bread. Open from 12noon http://www.alexandrie.co.uk/ |
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 labeled. You can get a box of salads and hot foods for between £5 and £8. They also sell a range of vegan chilled food on their shelves (eg prepacked salads, vegan sushi, Laura's Idea products). Visit their website www.planetorganic.com/ for a list of their branches.
Whole Foods Market
Branches in High Street Kensington and elewhere 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
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 labeled. You can get a box of salads and hot foods for between £5 and £8. They also sell a range of vegan chilled food on their shelves (eg prepacked salads, vegan sushi, Laura's Idea products). Visit their website www.planetorganic.com/ for a list of their branches.
Whole Foods Market
Branches in High Street Kensington and elewhere 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