Edinburgh has a delicious number of plant based restaurants and eateries, serving up cracking vegan and vegetarian food.
But – whether you’re a vegan who’s dining with a bunch of omnivores, or a meat-lover who’s taking a vegan friend for dinner – it’s good to know the places which serve incredible dishes for all diets.
These are the restaurants in Edinburgh which have been praised for serving a wide variety of tasty vegan options – not just one token dish which turns out to be a sad pile of vegetables.
Without further ado, here are the best vegan friendly restaurants in Edinburgh, according to TripAdvisor reviews.
5. Howies
Howies at the foot of Calton Hill has an impressive array of vegan options, indicated with a helpful seedling emoji on the menu. Dine out in style here without worrying you'll only have the choice of one dish. Photo: Google Streetview
6. Lowdown Coffee
Found in a nook below street level in George Street, Lowdown Coffee serves up "delicious" vegan options with plenty of choice, according to reviewers on TripAdvisor. Photo: Google Streetview
7. Dine
Vegan customers at Dine's Michelin restaurant in Cambridge Street were "very well catered for" and the "food and service was amazing," according to a recent review in August 2021. Photo: Supplied
8. Voujon in Newington
"Food was amazing and matched all expectations," wrote one reviewer of Voujon, a North Indian/Bengali restaurant in Newington Road, "staff were so friendly and very accommodating to my vegan (and incredibly fussy) friend". Photo: Google Maps