Named the third best place in the UK to be a vegan, our city is home to a wealth of eateries offering you plant-based delights morning, noon and night. Whether you're strictly off the meat or just fancy cutting down on it, these bars and restaurants are serving up cruelty-free and sustainable eats for your chowing pleasure. Check out our top picks for vegan food in Edinburgh.
Last updated on 21st April 2023
Browns Brasserie & Bar has a whole menu devoted to veggie and vegan options, offering delights such as fragrant asparagus and butternut curry accompanied by sticky jasmine rice. To finish, tuck into poached pineapple in spiced rum.
Over on Princes Street, YO! is dishing out scrumptious vegan sushi and other Japanese bites. Kick things off with a plate of avocado maki, then move on to a tasty pumpkin katsu curry or a bowl of veggie noodles. It's a great spot for catch-ups with mates and fun dates.
Gaining a reputation as the best vegan restaurant in Edinburgh, Bar Soba caters to the meat and dairy-free with gusto. This joint is known for its appetising array of East Asian grub, with choices including a cauliflower katsu curry and a pad Thai salad.
Not only does DogHouse Edinburgh whip up a mouthwatering array of plant-based options, like seitan wings, but you can get 2-for-1 vegan and veggie mains on Mondays. Think banging burgers made with beetroot brioche buns and stuffed with Beyond Meat patties or Tindle chicken fillets.
You may know The Alchemist better for its spectacular molecular mixology, but it also boasts a marvellous menu of vegan fare. While in the slinky surrounds of this New Town hangout, tuck into miso cauliflower katsu curry, plant-based duck bao buns and sharing boards.
Fill your boots with mouthwatering Mexican eats at Wahaca. There's a vast array of plant-based bites to gobble down, from sweet potato burritos and plantain tacos to generous salad bowls and indulgent vegan churros dipped in chocolate.
One place that is blowing it out of the water with its plant-based offering is BrewDog, found on Lothian Road and in Cowgate. Well-known for its comfort food bites, this eatery rustles up dishes such as Beyond Meat cheeseburgers, as well as buffalo cauliflower and chick'n wings.
While Slug and Lettuce is renowned for its killer cocktails and epic brunches, it's also a fantastic find for Edinburgh vegan food. Find everything from sharing boards and smokey soya-topped nachos to towering plant-based burgers.
Las Iguanas just happens to be one of the best vegan places in the city, serving up plates such as Bahian jackfruit curry and mushroom fajita stacks. To wash it down? Choose from a fantastic selection of cocktails, beers and wines.
Boasting beaut views of the capital from its lofty location on Castle Street, Chaophraya is the Thai hotspot that's making our mouths water. Vegan options include vegetable tacos and summer rolls, as well as a great selection of stir-fries, curries and salads.
If you're on the hunt for vegan junk food, Harmonium always comes up trumps. The whole menu is 100% plant-based, from the classic quarter pounder to the scotch bonnet cauli steak. It's the ultimate spot if you're after comforting grub in a chilled-out setting.
The only totally vegan Italian restaurant in Edinburgh, Novapizza will have you drooling over its mouthwatering selection of grub. Dine on everything from spaghetti carbonara made with seitan to pizza capricciosa, followed by tiramisu or affogato - all of which is plant-based.
Get on down to Scotsman Hotel & Grand Cafe for beautifully elegant interiors - think marbled walls, velvet sofas and glistening chandeliers. It's also one of the best vegan restaurants near Edinburgh's Royal Mile, slinging out haggis-spiced celeriac steak plus woodland mushroom and spelt risotto.
On the hunt for a scrumptious vegan breakfast in Edinburgh to kick start your day? Over at Dishoom, its kitchen is slinging out mouthwatering mid-morning munch, such as meat-free sausage naan rolls and a Bombay-inspired full breakfast, among curries, salads and puddings.
Offering striking interiors alongside customisable slices, with 858 different plant-based options available, @pizza is the ultimate spot for vegan pizza in Edinburgh. Using locally sourced produce, they'll have you feasting on some seriously delicious goods, each oozing with a hefty helping of dairy-free cheese.
Found in Leith, The Sly Fox is a fantastic vegan cafe in Edinburgh. Chow down on French toast with a side of vegan bacon and maple syrup, or opt for the famous faux gras, which is a pâté made of mushrooms, lentils and walnuts.
Civerinos is hands down one of the best vegan restaurants in Edinburgh's city centre. Alongside its usual cheesy pies, there's a delicious selection of plant-based slices, including the day trippin', which comes topped with a variety of mushrooms, truffle oil and parsley.
