VegetarianVisitor Guide to London

Vegetarian-friendly accommodation, restaurants & eating out in London

London has a long tradition of vegetarianism, stretching back more than a century to the establishment of the London Vegetarian Society (later VSUK) and it also saw the founding of the Vegan Society in November 1944. But not until 1961, when the first Cranks restaurant was opened in London's trendy Carnaby Street, could vegetarians start to really feel at home. Many other restaurants followed over the next decades.

Nowadays it is a sign of neglect in even the very best hotels and restaurants if they don't have vegetarian, and quite often also one or more vegan, options on their menu. You can find pretty much anything you might fancy, from organic veggie burgers, a wide variety of delicious salads and traditional British fare to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet and a gourmet fine dining extravaganza.

See the sights of London, such as Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, St James's Park, the London Eye, St Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Visit the London Dungeon, Madame Tussauds, the National Gallery, the Science Museum and many other great museums housing unique treasures. London's acclaimed theatres offer everything from Shakespeare to musicals, drama and comedy, opera and ballet. Whatever you are interested in, you can find it in London!

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX

Accommodation

Roseview Alexandra Palace Hotel

tel 020 8365 2535, fax 020 8365 2686

2 Queens Avenue, Muswell Hill, Alexandra Palace, London N10 3NR

email: reception@roseviewhotel.co.uk

website: www.roseviewhotel.co.uk

The Roseview Hotel is a vegetarian-friendly Bed & Breakfast in Alexandra Palace, London, where there are many vegetarian restaurants around including a Planet Organic Store. All rooms are en-suite and offer satellite TV, hair dryer, tea & coffee tray and free WiFi. Check out our competitive tariff.

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One Fanthorpe Street

tel 020 8785 7609, fax 020 8789 5584

1 Fanthorpe Street, Putney, London SW15 1DZ

email: bbputney@btinternet.com

website: www.bbputney.com

Pip and Robert Taylor welcome you to a unique British experience. Our rooms are comfortable and reasonably priced. There is easy access to the centre of London. Putney has one of the best riverside locations, with attractive walks.

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The Temple Lodge Club

tel 020 8748 8388

51 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QL

email: templelodgeclub@btconnect.com

website: www.templelodgeclub.com

Our newest room - luxury double fully en-suite - is called after the artist Frank Brangwyn whose home was Temple Lodge during the first quarter of the 20th century. His former home has been carefully and tastefully renovated and offers bed and breakfast accommodation to all wanting to share in its quiet ambience and partake of breakfast overlooking lawn and garden. His former studio has been rebuilt as a church.

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Cafés, restaurants, pubs

Central London

Amico Bio Barbican, tel 020 7600 7778, 44 Cloth Fair, London EC1A 7JQ.   R L c org

Carnevale Restaurant, tel 020 7250 3452, 135 Whitecross Street, London EC1Y 8JL.   R L c org F

The Gate Restaurant, tel 020 7278 5483, 370 St John Street, London EC1V 4NN.   R L c

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7734 1311, 62 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE   R a w

Tas Restaurant, tel 020 7430 9721, 37 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB.   R L a

Café Below, tel 020 7329 0789, St. Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, London EC2V 6AU.   R/C L a

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7734 1311. 128 Cheapside, London EC2V 6BT.   R a w

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7283 8107, 20 Eastcheap, London EC3M 1EB.   R a w

Vanilla Black, tel 020 7242 2622, 17-18 Tooks Court, London EC4A 1LB.   R L c

Quilon, tel 020 7821 1899, 41 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AF.   R L a F

The Gate Restaurant, tel 020 7724 6656, 22-24 Seymour Place, Marylebone, London W1H 7NL.   R L c

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7734 1311, 88 Wardour Street, London W1F 0TJ.   R a w

Mildreds, tel 020 7494 1634, 45 Lexington Street, Soho, London W1F 9AN.   R L c w org F

La Porte des Indes, tel 020 7224 0055, 32 Bryanston Street, Marble Arch, London W1H 7EG.   R L a

tibits Restaurant Bar Food to Go, tel 020 7758 4110, 12-14 Heddon Street, off Regent Street, London W1B 4DA.   R/C L c w

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7734 1311, Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA.   R a w

Hummus Bros, tel 020 7734 1311, 12 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8HG.   R a w

Gaby's Deli, tel 020 7836 4233, 30 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DB.   R L a

East London

Black Cat Café, tel 020 8985 7091, 76A Clarence Road, London E5 8HB.   C d org F

North London

Foodilic, tel 020 7278 7887, 260 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JY.   R/C L a org F

Mildreds, tel 020 7278 9422, 200 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP.   R L c w org F

Rasa N16, tel 020 7249 0344, 55 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16.   R L c

The Loving Hut, tel 020 7281 8989, 669 Holloway Road, London N19 5SE.   R d F

Mildreds, tel 020 7482 4200/020 7482 1773, 9-11 Jamestown Road, London NW1 7BW.   R L c w org F

Manna Restaurant, tel 020 7722, 8028, 4 Erskine Road, Primrose Hill, London NW3 3AJ

Vegan, full license 100% vegan. Organic, whole food, Fairtrade when viable and available, certified organic bakery.

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Also see display advert above.

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South London

Tas Restaurant, tel 020 7403 7200, 72 Borough High Street, London SE1 1XF.   R L a

Mulberry Tea Rooms, tel 020 8856 3951, Charlton House, Charlton Road, Charlton, London SE7 8RE.   C a org F

The Ragged Canteen at Beaconsfield, tel 020 7582 6465, 22 Newport Street, London SE11 6AY.   C L c F

Domali Café, tel 020 8768 0096, 38 Westow Street, Crystal Palace, London SE19 3AH.   C L a F

Lu-Ma Café, tel 020 8296 6714, 43 Worple Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 4JZ.   C c org F

West London

The Gate Restaurant, tel 020 8748 6932, 51 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QL.   R L c

222 Veggie Vegan Restaurant, tel 020 7381 2322, 222 North End Road, London W14 9NU.   R L d w org F

Hollyhock Café, tel 020 8948 6555, Terrace Gardens, Richmond Riverside, Richmond TW10 6UX

Beautiful little café with verandah overlooking the Thames in Victorian flower garden. Salads, pastries, soups, ices and chilled drinks served all day.

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Tide Tables, tel 020 8948 8285, Riverside, Richmond TW9 1TH

Wonderful setting on banks of the River Thames at Richmond. Delicious salads, bakes and snacks, smoothies, ice cream and gourmet coffees and teas served all day. www.tidetablescafe.com

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Middlesex

Tin Tin Restaurant, tel 020 8941 8987/1233, 75 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NH.   R L a

Pradip’s Vegetarian Restaurant, tel 020 8909 2232, 154-156 Kenton Road, Harrow HA3 8AZ.   R c