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The Egg Café

The Egg Cafe has long been a Mecca for Liverpool's trendy intellectual crowd, with its creaky staircase, medieval banqueting tables and smaller intimate corners, with a mezzanine level that looks down over the rest. The decor is in the finest tradition of old- school vegetarian restaurants – original features painted with flowers, and a great view over the city. There was jazz music playing softly and candles twinkling on every table.

There are normally four or five mains, plus five or six desserts. Egg is a Godsend for vegetarians who want choice – and ones with an appetite that a salad won't satisfy. There's a range of hearty, wintry, dishes on offer – including homemade burger, rather than a fresh-from-the-freezer beanburger, and huge doorstops of quiche.

Top Floor, 16 - 18 Newington, Liverpool, L1 4ED, www.eggcafe.co.uk

The Brink

As the UK’s first and Liverpool’s only dry-bar, The Brink is a truly individual space unique in that it is consistently giving back to the community in aims to help those on the edges of society.

Serving up a wide range of culinary delights throughout the day, diners can expect hearty breakfast options including the VLT Sandwich (Vegetarian Sausage, Tomato and Lettuce), the Veggie Breakfast and a variety of open toasties. Main course selections comprise Baby Aubergine Curry, Halloumi & Falafel Burger and Sticky Veg with Smoked Tofu to name a few. The eatery also offers mini plates such as Goats Cheese & Fig Samosa, Orange & Rosemary Marinated Olives and Posh Cheese on Toast.

Devised by head chef Paul Elackman, the Summer Allotment Salads include Grilled Goats Cheese and Charred Watermelon, while the Soup of the Day is always a vegetarian choice.

Maray

At last year’s Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, Yotam Ottolenghi came and tried the Maray falafel, such is its reputation. Their style is very much his style, bursting with fresh seasonal produce and putting as many flavours and textures on to each plate as possible.

There are loads of great veggie dishes - don't miss the deep fried olives (£3.50), crispy chilli kale (£3.50) and pitta and herb oil (£3) and they do some great Jerusalem artichokes (£5.50), figs with labneh (5.50), beetroot with feta (£5), falafels (£5). seabass with fennel and orange (£6.50) and arancini (£4.90). Hungry? You will be.

Mowgli

Just down the road, Mowgli offers a fab range of authentic Indian dishes, most of them veggie. Don't miss the Bhel Puri (£3), or Rice Krispies in sweet and sour chilli sauce, as they are affectionately known

The puffs of rice are crunchy but caramelised when mixed together with the tangy sauce and hot, fresh chillies.

New on the menu is owner Nisha Katona's recommendation, the Bombay chip butty. Yes please.

Blakes Restaurant

Set within Liverpool’s Beatles inspired Hard Days Night Hotel, Blakes Restaurant serves up a number of classic vegetarian dishes alongside a range of contemporary cocktails.

Try the Edible Garden, Gnocchi in a Wild Mushroom Veloute or Strawberry Fields. The children’s menu also includes a selection of dishes for the mini-veggie, including starter-size fruit platters, Garlic Bread and Soup of the Day to be followed by a mouth-watering Pasta, Tomato Sauce and Cheese. To top it off, the restaurant serves up tasty ice-cream and chocolate sundaes for dessert.

Quaker Meeting House Café

They have a choice of breakfast, lunch, cakes, catering menu, cold and hot drinks (including vegan hot chocolate!), daily specials... phew, that is quite a list. Favourites must be sweet potato and chickpea curry with rice and roasted vegetable lasagne with green garnish. Affordable.

22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT, www.meetinghousecafe.co.uk

Almond

Veggie guests can tickle their taste buds with appetisers including Oven Baked Focaccia, Garlic Ciabatta with Melted Mozzerella or Oven Baked Nachos topped with Homemade Salsa & Cheese before moving on to scrumptious starters like Goats Cheese & Pesto Arancini and Halloumi in a Spicy Batter with Roasted Mixed Peppers.

The mains menu also includes Vegetable Thai Green Curry with Basmati Rice, Swiss Cheese & Mushroom Burger and Wild Mushroom Lasagne alongside a selection of linguine.

Delifonseca

With venues including Fonseca’s Stanley Street and Delifonseca Dockside, Delifonseca serves up a wide offering of culinary delights to be consumed both in-house at either of their award-winning restaurants or taken home from their popular on-site food hall.

With daily changing menus at both sites, Delifonseca hasdishes such as Charmoula Marinated Roasted Aubergine and Tabbouleh Salad, Wild Mushroom & Tarragon Risotto and Sweet Potato ‘Geng Gari'; a Malaysian Sweet potato curry served with fluffy basmati rice and flatbread.

For those wanting to experiment with vegetarian cooking from the comfort of their own home, the shelves at the Food Hall are stocked with the best produce from around the world, allowing chefs of any level to rely on Delifonseca for quality cupboard essentials.

The Art School

The Art School offers two vegetarian menus and further vegetarian options on all other menus

Chef Paul Askew has designed a Vegetarian Tasting Menu with a warm salad of honey-glazed roasted fig, Hooton watercress, Tymsboro goats chees, rye bread croutes, red onion and toasted walnuts and linseeds.

Sapporo

Sapporo are well known for their veggie dishes, but the recommendation came for their vegetarian Christmas dinner which includes four-courses for £25 per person.

Moving away from the one-token-vegetarian-option approach, Sapporo offers Vegetable Sukiyaki – a traditional Japanese soup slowly cooked with mixed vegetables, followed by a choice of five vegetarian starters ranging from classics like tempura and tofu to the more elaborate, such as skewers of shiitake mushrooms deep-fried with bread crumbs and topped with mayonnaise and tonkatsu sauce.The main, seasoned and cooked to guests’ individual requirements on the teppanyaki hot plate grill, is an option of three dishes. Roast peppers stuffed with wild brown rice, assorted vegetables, shiitake mushrooms and edamame beans served on a bed of spinach with toasted sesame and peanut sauce is sure to satisfy, as is the grilled tofu steak or stir-fried bok choy in chilli and garlic.The menu concludes with three sinful desert options, including white and dark chocolate spring rolls.

Find out more at http://www.sapporo.co.uk/menus/

Trattoria 51

Located on Old Hall Street within the cities bustling business district, Trattoria 51 is bringing a true taste of Italy to the streets of Liverpool.

For the vegetarian Italian food lover, Trattoria 51 offers sharing appetisers such as Grissini Aglio e Rosmarino (freshly baked dough sticks with garlic and rosemary), an Italian Bread Board or Fornarina Ligure (garlic bread with tomato and pesto). To follow, the exotic starter menu includes Bruschetta Caprese (Marinated Cherry Tomatoes, Mozzarella & Garlic), Melanzane Parmigiana, (Aubergines Baked with Tomato, Mozzarella, Parmesan & Garlic) or Funghi All’Aglio (Garlic Mushrooms, a Dash of Cream, White Wine, Parsley and Crusty bread).

As a main course, guests can opt for Gnocchi Sorrentina (Tomato Sauce, Melted Mozzarella and Basil), Cannelloni filled with Ricotta, Spinach and Bechamel and Risotto Funghiv (Porcini and Field Mushrooms, Garlic, White Wine and Parmesan) to name a few.

NYL

Tucked away inside Aloft Hotel on North John Street, NYL has some great choices, inclusing their Wellington (£17) - vegetarian take on a meat classic, this butternut squash & spinach wellington is served with sweet potato, summer ratatouille, tender stem broccoli, baby carrots and a red wine reduction. Also check out the Superfood Salad (£12), which includes spinach, quinoa, pomegranate seeds, pumpkin seeds, edamame beans, beetroot, spring onion, coriander and chargrilled watermelon served with a delicious mustard dressing.

The Interesting Eating Company

An independent coffee shop and eatery situated on Allerton Road and Liverpool ONE, The Interesting Eating Company is a quirky and innovative eatery serving interesting food seven days a week.

The venue serves a huge range of savoury treats for any time of the day such as a Veggie Breakfast (Poached Eeggs, Veggie Sausages, Baked Beans and Roasted Vegetables), seasonal salads including firm favourite Alex’s Sunny Tomato Salad (Boiled Eggs, Pine Nuts, Sultanas, Onions, Sun Dried Tomatoes) and a selection of delectable paninis and toasties.

For the sweeter toothed guest, The Interesting Eating Company is well-known for its range of chocolate bar milkshakes, sweet pancakes and treats like Scones with Jam and home-made Meringue. Not forgetting the mini-veggie, for whom the children’s menu boasts an assortment of delicious bite-sized delicacies.

Greendays Café

Serves freshly ground coffees, homemade food, tasty cakes and fresh juices. Great for breakfast, lunch or... brunch! Makes addictive- and preservative-free food aimed at vegetarians. Also has good music. Cash only.

13A Lark Lane, Liverpool, L17 8UW, www.facebook.com/pages/Greendays-Cafe/236679779745286

Murphy’s Town Hall Tavern

Opened in June 2015 and set within the iconic Wavertree Town Hall, Murphy’s Town Hall Tavern has mains including a rich Spicy Tomato Pasta with a Hint of Chilli, Caesar Salad served on a bed of Baby Gem Lettuce with Soft Boiled Eggs and Caesar dressing and a Veggie Burger loaded with chick peas, roasted vegetables and sweet potato.

The venue is well known for its generous Sunday Lunch offerings, where week-by-week the chef serves up a delicious vegetarian special.

O’Connor’s Bar & Grill

Located within Sefton Park Hotel and boasting views of the Sefton Park boating lake, O’Connor’s Bar has vegetarian options including starters such as Nacho’s to share, Grilled Goats Cheese salads and Courgette Fritters, followed by imaginative mains such as Spinach & Ricotta Cannelonni, Mushroom, Beetroot & Pomegranate Salad and Seasonal Vegetable Fajitas.

For those with a sweet tooth,try Apple Crumble, Chocolate Fudge Sensation and a selection of Ice Cream Sundaes and Sorbets.