How we classify restaurants
What our dietary tags mean.
GMRG is plant-forward, not plant-only. We list fully vegan and fully vegetarian restaurants alongside omnivore kitchens that take their plant menu seriously. These are the five tags we use, and the editorial bar each one has to clear.
Vegetables, grains and pulses lead the menu. Meat and fish may appear, but in supporting roles.
Editorial bar: If you removed the meat, you'd still have a great meal.
Browse plant-forward restaurants →A note on trust
Tags are assigned by our editors, not by the restaurants themselves. A restaurant can pay to claim its profile and verify contact details, but it cannot pay to change its tag — or to be named a Gillian's Pick.