Top 5 Cities for Vegan Food Lovers Around The World

Veganism involves avoiding animal products in diet and lifestyle. While some vegans only exclude animal-derived foods, others also avoid items tested on animals or containing animal ingredients, such as clothing and makeup. This choice, often for environmental reasons, can complicate travel and meal planning.

However, personal dietary choices shouldn't limit travel experiences. We've curated a list of the world's top cities for accessible vegan delights to help you explore without compromise.

This report highlights cities with exceptional awareness of the vegan movement. These cities offer diverse businesses catering to vegan diners and provide easy access to vegan food and lifestyle products.

London

London remains a leader in the global vegan scene despite a 22% drop in vegan businesses since 2022. Central London boasts 161 fully vegan restaurants, over 350 fully vegan establishments. Veganism is mainstream here.

New additions in 2023 include BOBA NA BABA, London's first Bulgarian vegan spot; Benji's Buns for various flavoured cinnamon buns; Moko for Afro-Caribbean 'soul food'; En Root for Indian-Caribbean fusion; and Ramen Impossible for popular summer-long pop-up ramen.

For fine dining, Gauthier Soho offers an 8-course vegan tasting menu, while Farmacy provides modern farm-to-table fusion cuisine. Affordable options include Club Mexicana, Mood Cafe, Beza Ethiopian Food, and What The Pitta.

Unique spots include La Fauxmagerie, the UK's first vegan cheese shop; Pipoca Zero Waste Store with an attached crepe restaurant; Tina's Box for Colombian street foods; Cream Dream for Ukrainian pastries; and Greener Habits for zero waste groceries.

Berlin

Berlin's familiarity with the vegan lifestyle has grown post-COVID-19. The city saw a 21% increase in vegan businesses. Berlin now has 124 fully vegan restaurants within its center, 209 fully vegan establishments overall.

New restaurants in 2023 include Doen Doen Kebap serving all-vegan döner kebap; Vegan Haus offering Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese dishes; Grado Babo with Italian cuisine; and Emira featuring sushi rolls with mock fish.

For fine dining, Oukan Dining offers Buddhist temple-inspired menus. FREA is a zero-waste Michelin Green Star restaurant. Kopps provides a five-course prix fixe menu. Affordable options include Lunasol, Anh Dao, and Yoyo Foodworld.

Unique spots include The Green Market Berlin hosting vegan street food markets; Soi & Co., a soy concept cafe; Dr. Pogo for groceries and cosmetics; Vegan Gyros food truck; and TocToc serving Asian street food.

Barcelona

Barcelona is rapidly growing as a vegan-friendly city with a 173% increase in businesses since 2022. It now has 58 fully vegan restaurants within its center and 116 total vegan businesses.

New spots in 2023 include La Galla Tasca Vegana for tapas and traditional Spanish dishes; Botànic with healthy all-day meals; and Pastan Barcelona from the UK chain.

Upscale venues like Age of Aquarius offer Spanish-sushi fusion. Affordable places include Vegan Cat Bar, La Raposa del Poble Sec, The Vegan Corner, La Petita Vegana, and Ruta 42.

Rare finds include La Capritxeria sweet shop with jellies; Seventy Barcelona spa using only vegan products; Vegacolena store; Vegans & Bio market; V Market; El Vegans Hospitalet store; and Grey Street gift shop supporting local art.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam maintains its position among top vegan-friendly cities despite little change since our last report. It has 67 fully vegan restaurants within its center, and 107 total establishments.

New additions in 2023 are KOOL pop-up brunch spot; Have a Roll for fresh cinnamon rolls; Saint-Jean Deli for house-made pastries; Primo Pasta Amsterdam by Italian cousins.

For fine dining try Bonboon’s four or five-course menu or The Meets' elegant dishes. Affordable options include De Sering squat kitchen offering volunteer-cooked meals at low prices along with Abu Amr Koshari and Maoz branches.

Unique spots are Little Plant Pantry cafe/store stocking cheeses/cosmetics; Tea Stories weekend pop-up high tea/bubble tea venue; VEGA-LIFE shop with essentials.

Hamburg.

Recent additions of vegan restaurants (as of 2023) are Gustav Grün’s seventh outlet in Germany serving healthy meals; Apple & Eve offering burgers/kebabs/schnitzel/salads; Sour Kitchen’s Turkish wraps with only vegan toppings; Kjeks cake shop with over twenty flavours of donuts/cupcakes.

For upscale dining visit Citta Vegan Izakaya’s Japanese delicacies or Bao Bao’s Vietnamese cuisine while Vistro serves beloved pizzas affordably at places like VegAnja food truck/Cafe Koppel/Greentable eateries too!

Rare finds include Katzentempel cat cafes across Germany where diners enjoy rescue cats' company while eating plant-based foods! Kurkuma culinary school teaches cooking courses while Muttels Unverpackt sells bulk goods healthily! Gogo shop-in-shop concept sells poke bowls-to-go while Schnittstube Verde hair salon operates entirely cruelty-free!

These cities showcase thriving communities embracing creative plant-based lifestyles making them ideal destinations exploring deliciously diverse cuisines sustainably!