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Vegan restaurants in London
Written by Gillian McKeith
London has more vegan kitchens than anywhere else in this guide, and frankly most of them are selling you fried food with a halo on it. A burger is a burger whether the patty came from a cow or a laboratory. I am looking for vegetables that still resemble vegetables, pulses cooked properly, grains that have not been boiled to mush, and a kitchen that can make a plate of greens taste like something you actually want.
What follows is the London list I am happy to put my name to. Nobody buys their way onto it. Some of these places will surprise you with how good plain food can be when someone bothers.
17 restaurants in London
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Club Mexicana
$London, England
Vegan Mexican street food, tacos, tostadas and margaritas.
Farmacy
$$$London, England
Notting Hill all-day plant-based kitchen built around biodynamic, sugar-free, additive-free cooking.
Gauthier Soho
$$$$London, England
Alexis Gauthier turned his Michelin-starred townhouse fully vegan, French haute cuisine without a single animal product.
Holy Carrot
$$$London, England
Plant-based Portobello Road kitchen focused on whole, unprocessed ingredients.
Mallow
$$London, England
All-plant cooking from the Mildreds family, in a glasshouse room above Borough Market.
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Manna
$$London, England
One of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in Europe, still quietly serving Primrose Hill.
Mildreds
$$London, England
Soho institution since 1988, a globe-trotting vegetarian and vegan menu that helped define meat-free dining in London.
Plates
$$$$London, England
The first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star, Kirk Haworth's precise, plant-only tasting menus in Hoxton.
Purezza Camden
$$London, England
Plant-based Neapolitan pizza, including a wholemeal and gluten-free base.
Redemption
$$London, England
No wheat, no sugar, no alcohol, plant-based food built around how you feel afterwards.
Temple of Seitan
$London, England
The seitan fried-chicken shop that proved plant-based junk food could have queues round the block.
Tendril
$$$London, England
A (mostly) vegan kitchen and bar with a seasonal, veg-first tasting menu.
The Gate
$$$London, England
A pioneer of grown-up vegetarian dining in the UK since 1989, flavour-led plates across Indian, Mediterranean and Asian influences.
The Vurger Co
$London, England
Plant-based burgers and shakes off Brick Lane, done properly rather than apologetically.
Tofu Vegan
$$London, England
Sichuan and Hunan cooking done entirely with tofu, mushrooms and gluten, and it is very good.
Unity Diner
$$London, England
Not-for-profit vegan diner whose profits fund animal-rights work.
Vantra
$London, England
Soho buffet of organic, largely raw and gluten-free plant-based dishes.
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About the author
Written by Gillian McKeith
I'm Gillian McKeith: television presenter, creator of the global hit show You Are What You Eat, writer, nutritionist, and the editor behind this guide. Every London entry here is chosen and written by me. I judge kitchens on the things that actually matter: real ingredients, honest sourcing, vegetables cooked with care, and food you feel better for eating.
Nothing on this page is a paid placement. Restaurants cannot buy a recommendation, and any listing marked as sponsored is labelled as such. If a kitchen slips, it comes out of the guide.