As we are a London based tech startup & our app, Shout, promotes local vegan places and events, we decided to investigate the best vegan restaurants in London.

Veganism is officially cool — celebrities such as Natalie Portman and Ariana Grande are vegan, and many of us are going meat-free a couple of days a week.

PETA recognises London as one of the most vegan-friendly cities on the planet, with more and more specialist restaurants opening every year.

Thanks to ethical eating initiatives such as Veganuary, more people than ever before are taking the plunge and going totally meat and dairy-free in 2018.

But, with so many hip and vibrant eateries in our capital, it was difficult to whittle it down to just ten!

So who made the final cut? Read on and discover where the best places to eat vegan food in London are!

1. BY CHLOE

Our favourite vegan restaurant is the uber trendy By Chloe in Covent Garden. Unique to the London branch is a vegan take on fish and chips — battered tofu, served with mushy peas and tartare sauce — which is so close to the real thing you might not tell the difference. Already a fixture on the USA’s East and West coasts, ByChloe is planning five more UK restaurants — good news for London’s growing vegan population and their avocado-loving allies.

Website: https://eatbychloe.com

2. Manna

Next, is Manna. The restaurant has incredibly been around for fifty years, which makes it a real trailblazer. Their most famous dish speaks for itself: ‘fennel and pumpkin seed sausages on a bed of parsnip & carrot mash served with cavalo nero on a red wine, leek & thyme jus’. Delicious!

Website: https://mannav.com

3. Farmacy

Owned by Camilla Al-Fayed (of Harrods fame), it’s a happy, joyful, ‘free-from’ kind of place — no dairy, no sugars, no additives, no meat — with lots of plant-based stuff lurking in its signature ‘earth bowls’. The menu is inspired by dishes from around the globe and features healthy versions of comfort foods such as the signature Farmacy Burger and plant-based Ice Cream Sundaes.

It’s also one of the few places in London to serve a thoroughly vegan afternoon tea, with a hemp-leaf brew and twists on lemon-meringue pie and scones with coconut clotted cream.

Website: http://farmacylondon.com/

4. Club Mexicana

We also love Club Mexicana. Their all-vegan Mexican street-food menu boasts delicacies such as jalapeno poppers stuffed with chipotle cashew “cheese”, masa pancakes with pumpkin seed puree and jackfruit tinga known as Sikil Pak Huarache. Try the barbecue pulled jackfruit tacos for which it is famous. As they say themselves if you’re looking for chick peas and chia seeds, you’re in the wrong place!

Website: Clubmexicana.com

5. Itadakizen

Itadaki Zen is another favourite. It was the first vegan and organic Japanese restaurant in Europe, importing the healthy culinary traditions of the Far East, such as the focus on a balanced diet and preventative medicinal habits key to a healthy lifestyle. The restaurant opts for a lax and Zen-like ambience that places food at the centre of the experience. Menu highlights include the marinated peanuts with udon noodles, seaweed rolls with shiitake mushrooms and their light spring rolls which can be order grilled to digest more easily.

Website: http://www.itadakizen-uk.com

6. Loving Hut

If you like pan-Asian cuisine you must visit Loving Hut. The Loving Hut serves a pan-Asian influenced menu including Mock duck, ‘chicken’ satay, stir fries, Thai and Vietnamese dishes, vegan dim sum, veggie burgers for those who aren’t keen on Asian food, plus milkshakes, juices and desserts.

Website: https://lovinghut.co.uk

7. Mildred’s

A firm favourite among Londoners, Mildreds has restaurants in Soho, Camden, King’s Cross and Dalston. The restaurant serves internationally inspired dishes with a vegan twist, and many options are also gluten free. Here, your plant-based food comes in the guise of Sri Lankan curries, halloumi burgers, and even peanut butter chocolate mousse cake.

Website: http://www.mildreds.co.uk

8. Wulf & Lamb

Sloane Square’s hip new vegan eatery Wulf & Lamb offers a tantalising 100 per cent plant-based menu (with delights such as Chili’non’Carne with cashew sour cream, an Ackee Burrito, and a signature spicy bean burger known as the Wulf).

Website: http://wulfandlamb.com

9. Fed By Water

Fed By Water is a modern Italian restaurant specialising in clean eating. This Hackney eatery promotes a new Mediteranean alkaline diet through its hearty Italian vegan cuisine, featuring an extensive menu of pastas, pizzas, bruschettas and calzones. . They use only purified water during the cooking process.

Website: http://fedbywater.co.uk

10. Essence Restaurant

Finally, for a special occasion visit Essence. It’s a swish, 100% plant-based restaurant in Shoreditch led by LA celebrity chef Matthew Kenney. Try the Heirloom tomato lasagne, a reinterpretation of a classic, made with courgette in place of pasta, sundried tomato sauce, pistachio pesto and creamy, macademia ‘ricotta’.

Website: https://www.essence-cuisine.com

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