The 15 Best Vegan Restaurants in London (2026)

Fine dining and tasting menus. London has three fully vegan restaurants worth booking for a big night, and Plates is the one I'd pick first. Chef Kirk Haworth switched to a plant-based diet and built a restaurant around it, and in 2025 it became the first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star. The Michelin Guide still calls it the only one. It's at 320 Old Street, tables max out at six, and the cooking is built on technique: think caramelised lion's mane with barbecued aubergine and bug cucumber.

Order: the ten-course Discovery menu (£125), served at lunch and dinner; the eight-course Signature menu (£109) is lunch only. Spend: £180 to £230 a head with a wine pairing (£55 to £105). Book: on Tock, with a £65 per person deposit; no walk-ins. Gluten-free: not stated, and the kitchen can't cater for nut, soy or allium allergies. Tube: Old Street, 4 minutes. The catch: it's open Wednesday to Saturday only, tables go in seasonal batches, and the building isn't wheelchair accessible.

Gauthier Soho is chef Alexis Gauthier's French restaurant on Romilly Street, cooking classical French food with no animal products at all. Its autumn 2026 menus say every menu is free from animal products. If you want a romantic tasting menu at a lower price than Plates, this is where I'd go.

Order: the eight-course Grand Dîner (£95), or the five-course Petit Dîner (£65) for a shorter evening; add the plant-based chèvre course (£15) if cheese matters to you. Spend: about £75 a head for the Petit Dîner with service and no drinks, about £200 for the Grand Dîner with the £80 wine pairing and 15% service. Book: online through the restaurant's booking page. Gluten-free: any dietary need with 48 hours' notice. Tube: Leicester Square, 5 minutes. The catch: it's closed Sunday and Monday, and lunch is Saturday only.

123V is Alexis Gauthier's more casual Mayfair spot on Brook Street, and it does vegan sushi: nigiri and rolls where the "tuna" and "salmon" are made from plants. It's the one I'd book for a fun lunch rather than a formal dinner.

Order: the bottomless sushi (£36 a head for two hours, whole table must order it) or the 20-piece omakase (£34); à la carte, the Crispy & Spicy VTuna roll is £9 for three pieces and the Garden Pad Thai is £15. Spend: about £45 to £50 a head with a drink and the 15% service charge. Book: online, though a few tables are kept for walk-ins. Gluten-free: allergens are marked on the menu, and it caters for any requirement with 48 hours' notice. Tube: Bond Street, 4 minutes. The catch: closed Sunday and Monday, and one Google reviewer found service slow with only two staff on.

Sit-down comfort food. This is where most vegan meals in London happen: relaxed restaurants with mains around £15 to £23. Mildreds has been cooking meat-free food in Soho since 1988, and today everything it serves is plant-based. It's the easiest recommendation in central London: open from breakfast to late, seven days a week, with five branches if Soho is full.

Order: the kimchi gyoza (£8.50), then the Korean fried chick+n burger (£17.50) or the kiri hodi pilau, a Sri Lankan coconut curry (£19.90); finish with sticky toffee pudding (£10.90). Spend: about £38 a head before drinks. Book: SevenRooms, with some tables held for walk-ins. Gluten-free: ask for the allergen menu; there's also an onion- and garlic-free menu. Tube: Oxford Circus or Piccadilly Circus, 6 minutes. The catch: Soho is the smallest and busiest branch, so if it's full, walk 15 minutes to Covent Garden.

Mallow is the best fully vegan meal near the river. It sits on the edge of Borough Market, so it's an easy lunch or dinner after a walk along the South Bank, and it runs from breakfast until 11pm. The menu leans towards plates built for sharing, with a set sharing menu at dinner.

Order: the porcini arroz croquettes (£14), the 'vduja potato gnocchi (£19.50) and the layered tofu makhani (£21). At dinner, the market sharing menu is £42 a head for two or more. Spend: about £40 to £45 a head before drinks. Book: SevenRooms, up to three months ahead, for a two-hour table. Gluten-free: the online menu filters dishes by allergen. Tube: London Bridge, 3 minutes. The catch: there are six steps at the entrance and no ramp.

Unity Diner in Spitalfields is a vegan diner run as a non-profit: its profits go to Surge Sanctuary, an animal sanctuary charity. The menu is unashamed comfort food, from döner kebabs to tofish and chips, and the Sunday carvery has a following of its own.

Order: the Unity Döner Classic (£14) or the tofish and chips (£18); on Sunday it's carvery only, at £23 a head. Spend: about £35 to £40 a head before drinks, including the 12.5% gratuity. Book: OpenTable, and do book for Sunday. Gluten-free: gluten-free dishes and options are marked on the menu. Tube: Aldgate East, 4 minutes. The catch: it's closed on Mondays, takes cards only, and one Google reviewer waited 45 minutes for food on a busy day.

Tofu Vegan makes 100% vegan Chinese food, and it's the one I'd send you to for dumplings and chilli-oil dishes. The Islington branch on Upper Street has the most Google reviews (4.9 from 3,286), and there are four more branches across London.

Order: Chengdu vegetable dumplings in spicy sauce (£8.50), mouthwatering chick'n in chilli oil (£8.50), and the Peking du'k (£15.80) to share. Spend: about £25 to £30 a head before drinks. Those prices come from its latest published menu, dated January 2025, so expect small rises. Book: online through the website. Gluten-free: allergens, including gluten, are marked on every dish. Tube: Angel, 7 minutes. The catch: its online menu dates from early 2025, so expect prices at the table to be a little higher.

Jam Delish is a modern vegan Caribbean restaurant near Angel, and it won Best Caribbean Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards London in 2025. The cooking plays with Caribbean classics: curry "goat", "saltfish" gratin, fried "chicken" with Jamaican gravy. It's a good choice for a lively dinner with friends.

Order: Trinidadian doubles (£13) or the oxtail coco bread (£14) to start, then the curry "goat" (£22) with rice and peas (£7). The caramelised banana cake (£12.50) is the dessert. Spend: about £45 to £50 a head before drinks, with the 12.5% service charge. Book: online through its booking page. Gluten-free: dishes are marked GF. Tube: Angel, 5 minutes. The catch: it's dinner only on weekdays, closed Mondays, and the kitchen closes well before the doors.

Love Shack is a fully vegan restaurant and bar in a railway arch in Bethnal Green, and it builds its menu around mushrooms. The signature is a lion's mane mushroom steak with chimichurri, sold by weight like a real steak. Non-vegan food isn't allowed on site.

Order: the lion's mane steak (£22 for 6oz, £26 for 8oz, £32 for 12oz), or the hot honey and kimchi chick'n burger (£20); the chocolate mousse with cherry crumble (£9) is gluten-free. Spend: about £42 a head with a side, a beer and dessert, before 12.5% service. Book: OpenTable, via its website. Gluten-free: many mains and all desserts are marked gluten-free. Station: Cambridge Heath (Overground), 2 minutes. The catch: food is dinner-only on weekdays, it doesn't take American Express, and the bar runs until 3am on Fridays, so later on it's a party rather than a quiet dinner.

Purezza calls itself the largest vegan restaurant in the UK, and its Camden branch is the place for vegan pizza in London. Its Parmigiana Party pizza won the National Pizza of the Year award. For anyone who is vegan and gluten-free, it's the easiest meal in the city: Purezza says 98% of the menu is gluten-free or can be made so.

Order: the Parmigiana Party pizza, the five-cheese pizza and the tiramisu. Spend: menu prices aren't published online, so check them when you sit down. Book: OpenTable. Gluten-free: a gluten-free sourdough base and a coeliac flatbread. Tube: Camden Town, 3 minutes. The catch: it's big and busy, so book for Friday or Saturday. Children under 10 eat free with a paying adult.

Street food and markets. Camden is the easiest part of London to eat vegan on the go. Temple of Seitan makes vegan fried chicken from seitan, a wheat protein, and its FAQ sums up the approach: "100% vegan, 100% of the time". The Camden branch is next door to Purezza on Parkway.

Order: the Temple burger with seitan bacon and ranch mayo, the Nashville hot, or a chick'n bucket to share, with mac 'n' cheese on the side. Spend: prices aren't published online, so check at the counter. Book: you can't; it's walk-in only. Gluten-free: only the fries and coleslaw, because seitan is pure wheat gluten. Tube: Camden Town, 3 minutes. The catch: there's no booking, and it's no use to coeliacs. The Hackney branch on Morning Lane keeps the same noon-to-10pm hours.

M'eat The Vegan's is five plant-based kitchens under one roof inside Camden's Stables Market, so a group can split between Caribbean, Indian and Asian food. It has one of the highest Google scores of any vegan place in London, at 4.9 from 5,680 reviews.

Order: the vegan curry goat (£15.90) or the butter chick'n tikka masala (£14.90), with vegetable gyoza (£7.90) to share; the Biscoff cheesecake is £7.90. Spend: about £25 to £30 a head with a drink. Book: online, or walk in. Gluten-free: no gluten-free claims; the allergen page says dishes may contain gluten. Tube: Chalk Farm, 7 minutes. The catch: it's inside a busy tourist market, and one Google reviewer found prices high, though normal for Camden Market.

Andu in Dalston calls itself the first vegan Ethiopian restaurant in the UK, and it's the best cheap vegan meal in London. You order a platter of stews (red lentil misir wot, shiro, cabbage and potato) served on injera, the spongy Ethiopian flatbread you tear and eat with your hands. It's a small, family-run cafe on a busy road, not a destination room, and the food is the reason to come.

Order: a small traditional platter (£13, or £15 with teff injera) for one, or a large platter (£32 to £36) for two or three. Spend: £13 to £18 a head. Book: phone before 5.30pm or book through Google (booked tables are £15 a head); walk-ins are fine. Gluten-free: pay the higher price and your injera is made from 100% teff, which is gluten-free. Station: Dalston Junction (Overground), 3 minutes. The catch: it's a trip out to Dalston in northeast London, so pair it with a wander along Kingsland Road.

Cafes and bakeries. Cream Dream in Covent Garden is a 100% plant-based bakery cafe, and it bakes with gluten-free diners in mind. It's the handiest vegan breakfast stop near the West End theatres, open from 9am on weekdays and 8.30am at weekends until the evening.

Order: a croissant (from £3.20), an almond croissant (from £4.70) or a cinnabon bun (from £4.20), or a £8 lunch bowl. Spend: £8 to £12 with a coffee. Book: walk-in. Gluten-free: its bakes are gluten-free; ask about the cafe dishes. Tube: Covent Garden, 4 minutes. The catch: it's not consistent. Several recent Google reviewers complained of stale pastries and items running out, so go early in the day.

Vida Bakery in Hoxton is a vegan cake shop where everything is also free from gluten, dairy and egg. It's best known for celebration cakes, including a double rainbow cake, but on Saturdays it opens its doors for slices and bakes.

Order: a slice of Victoria sponge on a Saturday, or a whole cake to order: Victoria sponge or carrot cake for £60, the double rainbow for £69. Spend: slice prices aren't published online. Book: walk in on Saturday between 11am and 4pm; order whole cakes online. Gluten-free: everything, though nuts are used in the kitchen. Station: Hoxton (Overground), 5 minutes. The catch: Saturday is the only walk-in day.