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Vegan Gujarati Cuisine in North London

Rani Pure Vegetarian Restaurant www.rani.uk.com Contributed by Kip 7 Long Lane Finchley London, N3 2PR England The rumoured love for Rani seems to come in waves, which I suspect is linked to changes in...

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Vegan Options at Le Pain Quotidien

Le Pain Quotidien ww.lepainquotidien.com Contributed by Kip Multiple Locations London Le Pain Quotidien (which translates to “the daily bread” in French) is a well known chain across London and is a...

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100% Vegan Shop in Sussex

London garners all the attention when it comes to vegan grocery shopping, especially with Vx and the upcoming opening of Veganz, but those of us living in the suburbs aren’t without options. Big Life...

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Contemporary Art & Old School Lunch

While I believe this to be true of every city, Barcelona is one that was shaped to wander. If you love life and texture (both figuratively and literally) then you’ll probably find as much joy as I did...

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Cuina Catalana in Style at Teresa Carles

Like all other visitors to Barcelona, our curiosity about Antoni Gaudí’s cartoon-esque architecture took us to the exterior of some really neat buildings. La Sagrada-Família, arguably the most famous...

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Vegetart Park Güell Picnic FTW

One of Barcelona’s nicest spots is Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell, an ornate city garden space that doubles as a Unesco World Heritage site. A large terrace overlooks the city and onward to the open sea,...

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Cheap and Speedy Vegan Cuisine in the Heart of Barcelona

Veggie Garden happened on a particularly meh evening, after my cold had dulled my taste buds to that point where they could only detect two flavours: salt and potato. Thankfully the incredibly...

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The Best Eritrean Restaurant in Town

Vegan platter at Adulis Adulis Eritrean Restaurant http://www.adulis.co.uk/ Contributed by Kip 44-46 Brixton Road Brixton London, SW9 6BT England That I adore Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine is no...

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Vegan Fish and Chips in London

Coach and Horses thecoachandhorsessoho.co.uk Contributed by Kip 29 Greek St Soho London, W1D 5DH England The Coach and Horses pub, located on Greek Street in London’s Soho, maintains a 100% vegetarian...

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Vegan Ethiopian Fare on Brick Lane

Ethiopiques Sunday Upmarket and Boiler House on Brick Lane Tower Hamlets London, E1 UK The Boiler House came on my radar after my friends who run Essential Vegan (go try their “honey” cake) started a...

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Northern Vegan Variety

Word on the street is that Fry’s Vegetarian is now available to purchase in the supermarket chain Booths, which is great news for Northern vegans and others looking to eat less meat. All of the stores...

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Unique Vegan Coffee Option in Central London

A couple of weeks ago, Kaffeine, long one of my favourite coffee shops in the capital, announced the addition of freshly made almond milk as a dairy free option. My experience with steamed almond milk...

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Dazzling Sunday Roast in Brighton

The Sussex Yeoman pub has been on my Sunday roast must try list for years, mainly due to rave reviews from my pal Liz from Cooking the Vegan Books. My partner and I tend to avoid Brighton in the summer...

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Vegan in Chinatown

As if this site needs yet another piece beginning with “x has been on my must try list for a long time now.” Yeah, so Tokyo Diner has been on my must try list for a long time now, but I forgot about it...

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Mango Tree London: Thai With Actual Vegan Options

Despite transiting through Victoria several times a month it’s not often I find myself hanging out in Belgravia, which is why it’s taken me so long to make my way to Mango Tree. I’m also very...

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Hummus Bros Plus Beer

A last minute decision led me to a supper club this evening at Hummus Bros, run in partnership with Fat Gay Vegan and Asparagasm. Food and beer always takes precedence over, well, most things...

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Shojin Culver City Best Sushi Of My Life

Shojin Culver City www.theshojin.com/cchome.htm Contributed by Kip 12406 Washington Blvd Culver City CA, 90066 USA I wish I could have grabbed some better pictures here, but it was a long day and I...

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Authentic Vegan Thai in Santa Barbara

Satdha Vegan Plant Based Thai Kitchen satdhakitchen.com Contributed by Kip 2218 Lincoln Blvd Santa Monica California, 90405 USA If there’s one thing about me that’s true it’s how picky I am about Thai...

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LA: Vegan Mexican dining (and judgement) at its best

Gracias Madre WeHo graciasmadreweho.com Contributed by Kip 8905 Melrose Ave West Hollywood California, 90069 USA Easily one of the best Mexican inspired vegan meals I’ve found out North of the border,...

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That time I ate all the vegan food in Los Angeles

Until about six months ago I never so much as entertained the thought of voluntarily going to Los Angeles. I’ve been to all but three of the fifty states and have traveled extensively within many of...

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Best Vegan Food in Key West

The Cafe thecafekw.com Contributed by Kip 509 Southard Street Key West Florida, 33040 USA Craft beer flows at this mostly vegetarian and very vegan friendly eatery on Southard Street. The prices are...

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Some Vegan Finds in Key West

On holiday in South Florida with my parents, the following conversation ensued upon meeting three guys in a lift: “Where are you from?” mom asked. “Paris.” “BRUSSELS?! I’ve been there!” “Paris. In...

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Bangkok Vegan: May Veggie Home

May Veggie Home mayveggiehome.com 8/3 Asoke-Sukhumvit Intersection, Ratchadapisek Road Khlong Toei Bangkok, 10110 Thailand May Veggie Home has been around for awhile, operating only recently in a...

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Vegan Shan Food in the Heart of Yangon

999 Shan Noodle Shop No. 130 B 34th Street Kyauktada Township Yangon Myanmar (Burma) I hit a bit of a snafu at 999 Shan Noodle shop when I was initially served a dish with meat and a juice with milk,...

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Nang Htike for Tea Leaf Salad in Yangon

Nang Htike Bogyoke Aung San Street (between 46th and 47th) Yangon Myanmar (Burma) I visited Nang Htike after reading the Vegetarian Survival Guide to Burma, and it’s well worth stopping in. The English...

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Vegan in Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima City)

I’m that person who goes to places and sees nothing (count me as the only person to visit Phuket island and not see a single beach). Of course it’s not possible to see nothing, but as far as the big...

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Heaven in Taiwan

Being vegan is a smart option for me, if not to save my bank account from excess macaron consumption, but I will still go to the ends of the earth for vegan variations. I visited Jiaoxi for one reason...

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Vegan Fine Dining in Taipei

Yu Shan Ge is an upmarket vegetarian restaurant with locations in Taipei and Kaohsiung. It’s a fancy place, but I went at lunch dressed like, well, myself. Remember as a kid when a grown up would say...

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100% Vegan Food Court in Bangkok

Chamlong’s Asoke Vegetarian Restaurant Chamlong’s Asoke vegetarian restaurant is less a restaurant and more a food court den of brilliance so delicious I can easily wile away a few hours sampling...

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The best known vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok

May Kaidee, a popular restaurant just off Bangkok’s infamous Khao San road, is one of the area’s favoured eateries, both by vegetarians and omnivores. May runs the Bangkok end of the business, while...

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Unsorted bangkok vegan eats

When I’m in Bangkok I eat a lot. I walk, I eat, I walk some more, and I eat some more. I never write about everywhere I dine because, well, there are too many places, but here are a few more spots I...

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Western Vegan Bakery in Bangkok

Bangkok has long since practiced a cultural tradition in veganism and it’s not as if vegan sweets have ever been off the table, but with the opening of Veganerie cake is firmly in the centre ring....

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Vegan in Bangkok: Malls and Supermarkets

If in doubt, a Bangkok food court is a good place to look for vegetarian eats. Most large shopping centres will have at least one option, even if it’s tucked away and you have to spend four trips...

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Vegan in Old Bagan, Burma

After an eventful bus trip from Nyaungshwe (outdoor toilet break, cloth for door, massive hole in cloth, enough said) that involved many hours literally (hey look, this is how you use that word)...

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Makphet: supporting a good cause while eating in Vientiane

Part of the TREE Alliance, a group focussed on hands-on training for young people to give them employable skills in the hospitality industry, Makphet Restaurant in Vientiane is hit and miss for vegans...

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Vegan in Vientiane Laos

My most recent visit to Vientiane was in 2003, and I recall little more than a delicious sandwich shop followed by the days of severe food poisoning that ensued for my travel companion. Most of my time...

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Tamarind’s Vegan Cooking Class in Luang Prabang

I’m trying so hard to refrain from talking about how great Luang Prabang was eleven years ago. I don’t want to sound like that tourist, sorry, I mean traveller, who waxes lyrical over how cool they are...

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Upmarket Raw Vegan Dining at L’elephant Vert Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang still caters to backpackers, but also to the 5 star hotel crowd. That means there’s a lot more upmarket eating, which is sometimes disappointing and sometimes wonderful, but usually...

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Luang Prabang Night Market Eats

More than ten years had passed since my last visit to Laos, and as expected a lot changed. One thing that hasn’t, however, are the bus trips. The mini hellbus I took from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang...

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Veg Bar: Brixton Vegetarian Restaurant

2016 edit: The menu below no longer applies as the chef who created it left shortly after the restaurant opened. I have returned to Veg Bar a few times since and no longer recommend it. Veg Bar...

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The Moveable Feast Vegetarian Pop Up at London Bridge

The Moveable Feast www.feastonthemove.com 21-27 St Thomas St. London, SE1 9RY England The Moveable Feast is a vegetarian popup just next to London Bridge station, under The Shard (come out of the...

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SugarSin Covent Garden vegan candy options

I wrote this review last week, during what was clearly a very turbulent time. Also, yes, I still call sweets candy (but I say sweets when I’m pretending in my head that I live in an English Seaside...

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Vegan Around Stoke-on-Trent

A few times a year I take a holiday weekend in sunny The North, where I mostly drink wine and sit under a blanket at my friend Liz’s house while she cooks for me and I avoid being gutted by her laser...

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Vegan Peckham: Persepolis

I’ve slept about ten hours in the last six months, so instead of typing words I’m going to mostly type pictures taken over three visits to Persepolis, a Persian corner shop in Peckham that has plenty...

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Vegan in Clerkenwell: Grain Store Unleashed

Grain Store Unleashed (at the Zetter Hotel) grainstoreunleashed.com 86-88 Clerkenwell Rd St John’s Square London, EC1M 5RJ England Grain Store Unleashed is chef Bruno Loubet’s vegan friendly pop up at...

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Restaurant Review: The Gate Vegetarian Restaurant, Hammersmith

The Gate Restaurant (Hammersmith) thegaterestaurants.com 51 Queen Caroline Street Hammersmith London, W6 9QL England I’m in my 15th year of living in the South East corner of England – vegetarian the...

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Vegan in Dalston, London

Vegan in Dalston? You’re sorted! The secret got out about Dalston years ago, but the good news about the trendy vibe is there are plentiful vegan options. A few are even dedicated vegetarian and vegan...

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TWID Restaurant, London: Live Performance & a Vegan Friendly Menu

Firstly, I’d like to thank both TWID and Candoo PR for extending an invitation to enjoy a complimentary meal at the restaurant. TWID – That’s What I Do – isn’t an easy restaurant to depict on account...

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Vegan in Hong Kong: My Top 6

Each year, before my annual visit to Thailand (being able to work anywhere has its advantages), I try to tack on a couple of weeks in a new destination. The contrast between the hustle and bustle of...

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Little Good Things Vegan Cafe in Mae Hong Son

There is little demand for the umpeenth review platform and so long gone are the days where I spend energy focussing on individual restaurant and business analyses. Every once in awhile, however, I...

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