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
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: 
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/files/VeganMenu.pdf
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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GAUTHIER SOHO
21 Romilly Street, W1D 5AF
This fine dining restaurant offers a vegan tasting menu, which many vegans have recommended  ​http://gauthiersoho.co.uk/
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SUSHISAMBA
110 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AY
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 
​Separate vegan menu
KOSHARI STREET
56 St Martin's Lane, London,
WC2N 4EA
Small cafe offering Egyptian street food - vegan options
​http://www.kosharistreet.com/#!menu/ecz0h
ROMEO'S SUGAR FREE BAKERY / CAFE
​178 Upper Street, London, N1 1RG    

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Sugar and gluten-free cafe with good vegan options. Breakfast, cakes and savouries ​​romeossugarfreebakery.com/
STUDIO 88
47 Whitcomb Street, next to Leicester Square, London
WC2H 7DH
Music venue has vegan menu ​https://studio88.bar/california-cones/
ICCO Pizza
46 Goodge St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4LU
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/
ALI OCAKBASI
16 Irving St, London WC2H 7AU
Anatolian/Turkish restaurant that has introduced a separate vegan menu. http://www.aliocakbasi.co.uk/
TREDWELLS
4a Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9NY
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/
KNIGHTSBRIDGE / BELGRAVIA
THE EGERTON HOUSE HOTEL
17-19 Egerton Terrace, London, SW3 2BX
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 589 2412
Offer a vegan afternoon tea. £45 per person
 Egerton House Menu
NOURA BELGRAVIA
16 Hobart Place
London, SW1W 0HH
020 7235 9444
http://www.noura.co.uk/belgravia/
Lebanese restaurant. Vegan items shown clearly on the menu
http://www.noura.co.uk/belgravia/
Menu
SOUTH LONDON
THE DUCHY ARMS PUB
63 Sancroft Street, Kennington, London SE11 5UG
THE RYLSTON PUB
197 Lillie Road, Fulham, SW6 7LW
Vegan items listed on menu, inc pizza, pasta, lasagna, burger and hot dog http://www.duchyarms.com/menus
http://www.therylston.com/food-menu/
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
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
LU-MA
43 Worple Road
Wimbledon
SW19 4JZ
Healthy eating cafe with vegan options ​http://lu-ma.co.uk/
SOUTH EAST LONDON
THE VANBRUGH PUB
91 Colomb Street,
Greenwich,
London SE10 9EZ
Greenwich pub with vegan options listed on the menu. 
thevanbrugh.co.uk/eat-out-in-greenwich/
NORTH EAST LONDON
SUTTON & SONS
90 Stoke Newington High Street
London N16 7NY
This traditional fish and chip shop offers vegan fish and chips.
WEST LONDON
THE OLD SHIP PUB
The Old Ship W6
25 Upper Mall
Hammersmith
London W6 9TD
020 8748 2593
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/
ALEXANDRIE
38C Kensington Church Street,
London W8 4BX
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
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