As a Londoner, Brighton was a place where I occasionally took my son on day trips to the seaside while he was growing up. He’s in his late 20s, and I hadn’t been there since he was 10, so, spurred on by reports that Brighton is the vegan capital of Britain, it was time toContinue reading “From ‘fish’ and chips to tiramisu, Brighton rocks for vegan foodies”
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Bologna’s vegan delights: a feast for the senses and the soul
Bologna in Italy has plenty of excellent options for the vegan traveller, a fact that added much to my enjoyment of this unpretentious and friendly city. Here are a few places I tried – and can thoroughly recommend – during a visit a couple of weeks ago. Everywhere I went, I was struck by howContinue reading “Bologna’s vegan delights: a feast for the senses and the soul”
A little bit of everything please! Where plant-based quality and quantity meet in Cologne
As a solo traveller with an appetite for quantity as well as quality when it comes to vegan food, finding the Cologne branch of Sattgrün on the Happy Cow app was a godsend at the tail-end of a busy day. The food is presented canteen-style, starting with a soup area, where you can help yourself toContinue reading “A little bit of everything please! Where plant-based quality and quantity meet in Cologne”
High-end vegan dining in a basement… but there’s an easy way to eat a lot cheaper at 123V
My biggest takeaway from a recent Sunday lunchtime visit to 123V in the basement at Fenwick department store in London was that next time I’ll have the bottomless sushi. We arrived hungry, promptly at noon as the restaurant opened, and for a while were the only people there. It’s another plant-based dining experience from the veganContinue reading “High-end vegan dining in a basement… but there’s an easy way to eat a lot cheaper at 123V”
A piquant take on vegan fast food from the plant-based veteran Club Mexicana
Club Mexicana in London’s Soho has been around in one incarnation or another since 2014. That’s only nine years ago, but in terms of vegan food offerings that timescale feels like a lifetime away. Back then, in the pre-Cowspiracy days, many of us were still unable to conceive of a life without cheese omelettes, andContinue reading “A piquant take on vegan fast food from the plant-based veteran Club Mexicana”
Superb vegan fare at Unity Diner – the Earthling Ed joint that puts its money where its mouth is
There’s a soul warmth to Unity Diner that hits you as soon as you walk in. Founded in Whitechapel, London, in September 2018 by a group of vegan activists who came together to form the campaign group Surge, the restaurant prides itself on its vibe, as well as its food. The welcome we received fromContinue reading “Superb vegan fare at Unity Diner – the Earthling Ed joint that puts its money where its mouth is”
A luxury vegan feast at Alexis Gauthier’s Soho dining room is truly an experience to savour
There’s a reason why so few restaurants use white tablecloths nowadays. Mess. They require way too much manpower and effort to maintain that pristine standard between courses, let alone between diners. And so between the second and third “meals” of my nine-course tasting menu at Gauthier Vegan Restaurant in Soho, London, I was – I believedContinue reading “A luxury vegan feast at Alexis Gauthier’s Soho dining room is truly an experience to savour”
Delicious Indian food but don’t linger too long or you’ll OMNOM your bill for dessert
OMNOM, a vegetarian restaurant and yoga studio that opened in January 2022, is set in a light, airy and modern space just off Upper Street in Islington, London. A registered charity, which states that it is founded on the principles of compassion and kindness, this formerly vegan business promises that for every meal eaten there,Continue reading “Delicious Indian food but don’t linger too long or you’ll OMNOM your bill for dessert”
Country Life in Prague provides an excellent whole-food fix for vegans jaded by processed junk
Prague has a lot to offer vegans: on HappyCow I recently counted 58 dedicated restaurants in the Czech Republic capital, with numerous other places providing options for herbivores. However, after travelling around Europe for two weeks, what we needed most was a deviation from the vegan burgers and other fast foods so often found inContinue reading “Country Life in Prague provides an excellent whole-food fix for vegans jaded by processed junk”
The Green Flamingo, a vegan oasis in the meat-munching Austrian heartland of Innsbruck
Traditional Tyrolean cuisine is dense, rich and has a hell of a lot of meat and dairy in it. So when meandering through Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol, you’ll see restaurant menus celebrating dishes such as Kasspatzln (egg noodles baked in cheese), Gröstl (a fried hash of bacon, potatoes and onionContinue reading “The Green Flamingo, a vegan oasis in the meat-munching Austrian heartland of Innsbruck”
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