Traditional luxury cuisine has long been dominated by foie gras, wagyu, and butter-laced sauces. But a new wave of high-end vegan restaurants in London are rewriting the rules—with plants at the centre of the plate.
Vegans and vegetarians no longer have to be content with the token veggie option on an otherwise meat-heavy menu. Across the capital, ambitious chefs are opening fully plant-based restaurants (or rethinking existing menus) with a focus on complexity, seasonality, and creativity. The results are impressive: tasting menus built around fermentation and fire, zero-waste kitchens, and the first Michelin star awarded to a fully vegan kitchen.
Whether you’re a committed vegan, a flexitarian, or just interested in where dining is headed next, here’s a guide to some of the best new and elevated vegetarian and vegan restaurants in London right now.
Plates, Shoreditch
A Michelin-starred, 100% vegan restaurant that is serious about technique.
Plates is the first fully vegan restaurant in the UK to earn a Michelin star. Run by chef Kirk Haworth (formerly of The French Laundry and Quay), the Shoreditch restaurant takes an unapologetically fine dining approach to plant-based cuisine. Each dish on the tasting menu is carefully engineered, often using fermentation and layering flavours in ways more common in high-end meat or seafood cookery.
There are two menus on offer featuring wild garlic soup, barbecued maitake mushrooms with smoked miso, and a showstopping raw cacao gateau with sour cherry, coconut blossom ice cream. Haworth’s own journey with autoimmune illness has informed a zero-compromise approach to health, sustainability, and high-end execution. Expect multi-course menus, hushed interiors, and a waiting list.
Pricing: £75 for Menu 1, £90 for Menu 2. See here.
Holy Carrot, Notting Hill & East London (soon)
At Holy Carrot in Notting Hill, the commitment to clean, organic, vegetable-forward cuisine remains front and centre—no refined sugar, no additives, and no meat substitutes. What sets it apart is the elevated technique and presentation, which bring a refined, almost fine-dining edge to its wholesome plant-based dishes.
Dishes include a fried Mushroom burger with mapo gravy and pickles, celeriac schnitzel and shakshouka, but there is a long menu of incredible dishes to savour. Holy Carrot also takes its drinks seriously, with adaptogen cocktails, biodynamic wines, and one of the best non-alcoholic pairings in the city.
The success has been such that Holy Carrot is set to open a new location in Old Spitalfields Market, East London, in late 2025.
Pricing: a la carte menu, available here.
Pied à Terre, Fitzrovia
Pied à Terre has been serving modern French cuisine since 1991—but its dedication to high-end vegetarian and vegan tasting menus is more recent, and worth noting. Under chef Asimakis Chaniotis, the restaurant offers entirely plant-based tasting menus that are just as ambitious as the standard ones. Think smoked celeriac with salt baked kohlrabi, grilled maitake mushrooms with aubergine caviar and watermelon “tuna”.
The attention to detail here is meticulous, and the service is pure old-school hospitality. It’s also one of the few spots where omnivores and vegans can dine side-by-side without compromise. A good shout if you want Michelin-level food in a more traditional white-tablecloth setting.
Pricing: Plant-based tasting menu starts at £135. See more here.
Silo, Hackney Wick
Radical sustainability with serious cooking chops.
Silo remains one of the most innovative plant-forward dining rooms in the city—and it keeps evolving. Chef Douglas McMaster’s zero-waste philosophy has made headlines, but it’s the food that continues to impress. A recent menu included koji-cured celeriac, charred leek with miso broth, and a fermented plum tart so complex it’s become a cult favourite.
The restaurant mills its own flour, churns its own butter (vegan options available), and composts everything it can. But while the ethics are strong, the aesthetic is stylish and the cooking is layered and elegant. Book the chef’s counter if you can—it’s one of the most engaging dining experiences in town.
Pricing: Starts at £45, tasting menu only. More info here.
Apricity, Mayfair
Ethical, low-waste, and creatively plant-led
Led by chef Chantelle Nicholson, Apricity is a relatively new opening that champions “conscious cooking”—which in practice means low-waste, hyper-seasonal dishes that make vegetables the main event. The menu isn’t strictly vegan (there’s occasional use of dairy or eggs), but the emphasis is clearly plant-first, with some of the city’s best vegetarian cooking.
Recent standouts include Oxfordshire asparagus with ajo blanco and smoked maitake for starters, Sussex cabbage with preserve sprout pancake and pink flamingo peas, and a Todoli blood orange panna cotta for pudding. There’s also a thoughtful wine list and a focus on independent producers and British ingredients. Apricity is elegant without being stuffy—a great pick for a low-key but elevated night out.
Pricing: a 5-course tasting menu starts at £85, with a la carte options available. See more.
Tendril, Soho
“Mostly vegan,” chef-led, and gaining momentum
Tendril started as a pop-up but now has a permanent home in Soho, and it’s quickly gained a following for its “mostly vegan” sharing plates. Chef Rishim Sachdeva (ex-Michelin kitchens) brings serious technique and a love of global flavours to a menu that changes frequently but always surprises.
Expect dishes like grilled celeriac with a togarashi emulsion , charred aubergine with fattoush and wild garlic tahini, and a cornish seaweed tempura with wakame salad for starters. It’s less formal than Plates or Pied à Terre, but the creativity level is just as high.
Pricing: There are a la carte menu options, as well as lunch, brunch, early bird and dinner menus. The dinner menu, for example, is £49 (wine pairing +£39). See more.
Vegan restaurants in London are booming- and we are here for it
The rise of high-end plant-based dining in London is a signal that the culture around food is shifting. Where vegan food was once framed as ascetic, it’s now luxurious, expressive, and technically demanding. Chefs are no longer treating vegetables as a constraint, but as a canvas.
It’s also a sign that sustainability and health are now shaping what luxury means in food. Whether it’s a zero-waste kitchen, a biodynamic wine list, or fermented carrots served with 10 types of heirloom grains, plant-based fine dining is here, and it’s redefining what “special occasion” looks like.
Whether you’re booking a birthday dinner, entertaining clients, or just want to eat something extraordinary without compromising your values, you have plenty of excellent options to choose from.