Dining
The 5 Best Vegan Restaurants in London
Plant-based cooking with real ambition: the London vegan restaurants worth a proper night out.
In short: our top picks are Plates, Gauthier Soho and Holy Carrot. 5 places in total, chosen on merit, with the full reasoning below.
Vegan dining in London has grown up. The best places are not making do without meat; they are cooking with real ambition and getting Michelin attention for it. These are the plant-based rooms worth booking for the cooking alone, vegan or not.
| Place | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Plates | £££ | |
| Gauthier Soho | Soho | ££££ |
| Holy Carrot | Knightsbridge | £££ |
| Mallow | Borough | ££ |
| Tendril | Mayfair | £££ |
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Editor’s choice
Plates
Why we pick itThe first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star; ambitious and beautiful.
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Gauthier Soho
Why we pick itA fine-dining townhouse turned fully plant-based; the vegan tasting menu is a real occasion.
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Holy Carrot
Why we pick itStylish, health-minded plant cooking that takes itself seriously without being worthy.
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Mallow
Why we pick itBright, global vegetable cooking by Borough Market; easy, generous and very good.
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Tendril
Why we pick itA mostly-vegan kitchen with a cult following; the cheese toastie alone is worth the trip.
Before you book
Go to the tasting menu places hungry and curious; the kitchens do their best work across a sequence. Book ahead at the well-known names. And come without the usual assumptions: the best vegan kitchens in London are not a compromise, they are a destination.
Common questions
What are the top picks in this guide?
Plates is our editor's choice: The first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star; ambitious and beautiful. Plates, Gauthier Soho and Holy Carrot lead the guide, with 5 places in total, all chosen on merit.
How does Lamplit London choose its recommendations?
Every place is chosen on merit, after first-hand visits where possible, with no pay-for-placement. Read our full method at https://www.lamplitlondon.com/how-we-choose/.
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