Green Cuisine: The World’s Best Vegetarian Restaurants
veggie restaurants introVegetarian and vegan restaurants aren’t just for people on plant-based diets. Whether you’re an herbivore, feeling gastronomically curious or doing Meatless Mondays, these restaurants let you enjoy a slice of veggie life all around the world.
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Hiltl, Zurich, SwitzerlandHiltl, Zurich, Switzerland: The oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world, still run by the Hiltl family over 100 years and four generations after it first opened, should be a fixture on any food crawl of Zurich. Its history is educational, even for omnivores, and its delicious, versatile cuisine offers a world of choice to sate any appetite. hiltl.ch [Photo: butforthesky/Flickr]
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Cookies Cream, Berlin, Germany:Cookies Cream, Berlin, Germany: Announcing to a Berliner that you’re a vegan is tantamount to explaining you breathe oxygen these days, so there’s no shortage of meat-free joints in town. None, however, match the cool factor of Cookies Cream. Located down a hidden side alley above a nightclub, this is the restaurant for the upscale earth-hugging urban club kid demographic. cookiescream.com
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Spirit, Rotterdam, NetherlandsSpirit, Rotterdam, Netherlands: Conveniently located next door to one of the best-stocked independent organic food shops in Europe, De Groene Passage, clearly Spirit has no problem sourcing the best quality ingredients. The massive self-service buffet is a feast of warm and cold foods from all corners of the earth, and the rate at which dishes have to be replenished proves its popularity. spiritrotterdam.nl, amazon.co.uk
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Cafe Paradiso, Cork, Ireland:Cafe Paradiso, Cork, Ireland: Regularly named as the best restaurant, full stop, in Ireland’s second-largest city, it’s naturally a shoo-in for best vegetarian in town. A paradise not only in name, the restaurant offers dinner six nights a week… and a bed to sleep in upstairs, for visitors who are passing through or locals who simply don’t want the experience to end. cafeparadiso.ie
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Norman's Coach & Horses, London, UKNorman’s Coach & Horses, London, UK: Although Brighton, Glasgow and Manchester are all touted as the best cities for vegetarians in the UK, London still offers the highest number of vegan and vegetarian restaurants. There are plenty of high-end options, but for sheer novelty value, the first vegetarian pub (yes, a proper pub that’s proper vegetarian) is a must for visitors. thecoachandhorsessoho.co.uk
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Hermans, Stockholm, SwedenHermans, Stockholm, Sweden: A Smörgåsbord of vegetarian deliciousness, this sprawling restaurant is popular with tourists for the unbeatable view, with locals for the finger-licking buffet, and with students for the Monday night half price special. hermans.se
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Joia, Milan, ItalyJoia, Milan, Italy: The only meat-free restaurant in Europe to have – and hold – a Michelin star, this Italian eatery serves some of the most creative vegetarian and vegan food on the continent. The venue has been dishing up veggie haute cuisine since 1989 and has a coveted star since 1996. If the exquisite tasting menu is out of your price range, the adjacent bistro offers more affordable glimpses of the stellar cuisine. joia.it
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Le Grenier de Notre-Dame, Paris, FranceLe Grenier de Notre-Dame, Paris, France: The French have quite the reputation for eating pretty much everything that moves (even animals that carnivores in other countries turn their noses up at), but with haute cuisine luminaries like Alain Ducasse and Alain Passard offering vegetarian tasting menus at their Michelin-starred eateries, meat-free options are becoming easier to find. For all-vegetarian fare, try this old-world, new-food favourite. legrenierdenotredame.fr
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Miss Saigon, Lisbon, Portugal:Miss Saigon, Lisbon, Portugal: The small, contemporary space on the former Expo grounds has condensed the ambitions of the world fair that took place there in 1998: its “world vegetarian cuisine” takes diners on a trip around the globe. Instead of hundreds of pavilions, all it needs are 700 dishes from more than 70 countries, on a daily changing menu, to let diners explore foreign lands. miss-saigon.pt
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Plant, Cape Town, South Africa:Plant, Cape Town, South Africa: Cape Town and the adjacent Winelands are known as a foodie destination and, thanks to farm-to-table restaurants with their own kitchen gardens, there’s usually a vegetarian choice on the menu. If you prefer an entirely animal-free dining experience, Plant offers up just that: plants, in a dizzying array of fresh and healthy dishes. plantcafe.co.za
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Café Gratitude, Los Angeles, USA:Café Gratitude, Los Angeles, USA: Like most foodie trends, veganism achieves maximum visibility through celebrity advocates. In L.A., these high-wattage herbivores can be found at celeb hangout Café Gratitude. The Larchmont restaurant is a hippie-dippy happy space serving 100% organic fare with a side of philosophy. cafegratitude.com
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Acorn, Vancouver, CanadaAcorn, Vancouver, Canada: Before Acorn planted its seed, the lively Vancouver dining scene was woefully short on elegant vegetarian destinations, making it almost impossible to snag a table once this ambitious restaurant burst onto the scene. Now that the initial hype has died down, it has established itself as a reliable favourite, enjoyed by vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike. theacornrestaurant.ca
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Chirimoya, Salta, ArgentinaChirimoya, Salta, Argentina: A veggie haven in steak-obsessed Argentina. This cheerful family-run restaurant serves a wide variety of dishes, ranging from sushi and pizza to pasta and stir fries, made from fresh and often local ingredients. Most dishes lean towards the vegan end of the scale, but the menu isn’t entirely plant-based. facebook.com/chirimoya
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Suruchi, New Delhi, India:Suruchi, New Delhi, India: In most Western countries, vegetarianism is a relatively modern trend, but in India, meat-free lifestyles have a long-standing tradition. Go back to the roots at Suruchi, one of the most popular vegetarian restaurants in New Delhi. Its unlimited Thali is a dream come true for diners who love trying a bit of everything. suruchirestaurants.com
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Anotai, Bangkok, ThailandAnotai, Bangkok, Thailand: In Thailand, it’s often advisable for vegetarians to stick to veggie-only restaurants, as animal-derived products can be well hidden and hard to detect in dishes. This restaurant not only offers a flavoursome all-vegetarian menu, the vegetables come from the proprietor’s kitchen garden. facebook.com/Anotai
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Lock Cha Tea House, Hong Kong:Lock Cha Tea House, Hong Kong: No visit to Hong Kong is complete without an indulgent yum cha, but you never quite know what’s hiding inside those delectable parcels. Lock Cha Tea House in Hong Kong Park serves authentic vegetarian dim-sum, accompanied by over one hundred varieties of tea. lockcha.com
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Vegie Bar, Melbourne, AustraliaVegie Bar, Melbourne, Australia: Dive into Melbourne’s lively dining scene at perennially popular Vegie Bar in hipster central Fitzroy. Queues are unavoidable, and you’ll have to shout to make yourself heard at particularly busy times, but it will feel like you’ve happened upon the most exciting venue in town…. that just happens to be vegetarian. vegiebar.com.au
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Mildreds Soho, London, UK:Mildreds Soho, London, UK: This is the ideal upscale cafe for a quick business lunch or pre-theatre dinner. Mildreds is notoriously busy (they don’t take bookings), but always worth the wait. The service is occasionally hurried, but the food is consistently good, with a veggie spin on a selection of global dishes – an approach that rarely works, but does so resoundingly well here. JLT mildreds.co.uk
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Henderson's of Edinburgh, UK:Henderson’s of Edinburgh, UK: Henderson’s is hugely influential and has helped shape the entire vegetarian movement in the UK. What started as a shop selling farm produce in the 1960s has evolved into a bistro, delicatessen, bakery and even an art gallery. Whatever comes next, you can be sure that it will be appropriate, affordable and inspired. JLT hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk
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Terre à Terre, Brighton, UKTerre à Terre, Brighton, UK: Whisper it, but Terre à Terre might just be Britain’s best vegetarian restaurant. The dining concept is sophisticated, but unpretentious and demonstrates the variety and potential of vegetarian cuisine. Its brilliant (and beautiful) cookbook, published in 2009, is already a classic of its kind. JLT http://www.terreaterre.co.uk
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