My favourite vegan fine dining in London (2026)

Holy Carrot

• Best for: Small plates and vegetable lovers
• Dietary: Vegan

The food at Holy Carrot is nothing short of delicious. Whilst not advertised as so, it operates a small plates style menu with a plethora of seasonal dishes championing vegetables and low-waste cooking. Expect to see every part of the vegetable being cooked or pickled, with imaginative and bold flavours.

The space is beautifully designed and offers a lovely, chilled spot for daytime eating as well as a fancy space for evening drinks and small plates.

My absolute favourite dishes of theirs have to be the koji bread (which they serve with seasonal ingredients) and their soft serve ice cream. But due to seasonality, these may not be on the menu when you visit.

They have recently opened a second location in Spitalfields. They decided to make it vegetarian, but there are still plenty of incredible vegan options on the menu, like a vegan tofu schnitzel (pictured above).

Studio Gauthier

• Best for: Relaxed fine dining
• Dietary: Vegan

If you want to enjoy a refined plant-based dinner but in a more relaxed setting, then get yourself on down to the BFI building off Tottenham Court Road to enjoy a tasting menu at Gauthier’s new establishment, Studio Gauthier. Read my full Studio Gauthier review here.

The food is similar to what you will eat at Gauthier Soho (mentioned below), but you will also find some other exciting dishes like vegan sushi on the menu.

They have an open kitchen, which is good fun to watch mid-service. The restaurant setting itself is nice enough for a fancy night out, but it also feels quite relaxed and easy going. They do use the space to serve up the food from their other offshoot brand, 123V, so do expect to see plenty of vegan sushi flying out of the kitchen.

Tendril

• Best for: Non-vegan diners
• Dietary: Vegetarian

Tendril is a vegetarian restaurant, but the majority of their dishes are actually vegan. They include just one or two vegetarian options on their menu, which are interchangeable with a vegan option. I personally would love to see them go 100% vegan, but I can see how this approach has helped them to grow.

The food is also delicious, and I’ve always been amazed at the creativity of their vegan dishes and the flavours they bring to the table. You can either choose from their reasonably priced discovery tasting menu or eat à la carte (Mon-Weds dinner).

You can expect to eat around the world all in one night with dishes like chipotle mushroom skewers or charred celeriac with kimchi. I am also a big fan of their cocktails, plus their no-low alternatives.

Scully

• Best for: Fusion food
• Dietary: Vegan-friendly

Scully is one of my recent discoveries. And whilst I used to avoid places serving animal products as much as possible, I was drawn to their very plant-rich fusion menu. With things like cornbread, coconut yoghurt, shimeji mushrooms, quinoa, and cauliflower on offer.

Plants are a big thing at Scully. I’d say around half of the small plates were vegan, and they always have a vegan main course on offer, as well as a dessert. Moreover, they have a dedicated vegan/veggie tasting menu should you be looking to treat yourself!

What I like about places like this is how the plant-based dishes sit in harmony with the others in the à la carte menu. I imagine many people who aren’t vegan will be trying these tasty dishes too.

And what I loved about the food itself was the flavour. Each dish was so unique, and seasoned to perfection. But what amazed me even more was that most of these different dishes could be eaten in harmony together, despite all the fusion combos.

I was also a fan of the variety of non alcoholic offerings, like mocktails and wines, displayed predominantly on their lunch menu. Which is much more enticing to me in the middle of the day than a wine flight that’ll have me napping for the rest of the afternoon.

Gauthier Soho

• Best for: Classic French cooking
• Dietary: Vegan

Gauthier Soho is something of an institution in the world of London fine dining. It was a popular spot serving up French cuisine, but in 2021 Alexis Gauthier decided to make the bold decision of changing the restaurant to be fully plant-based. It was evidently the right decision as I personally believe their plant-based food offerings improved vastly afterwards!

Their menu changes with the season and I like to visit every couple of seasons to discover the new dishes they are cooking up. I particularly enjoy ordering their tasting menu with the wine pairing, it will set you back a couple of hundred pounds per person, but you will have an enjoyable evening!

I’ve always enjoyed the service at Gauthier Soho and despite being an old school fine dining restaurant, they make the setting feel quite relaxing.

Pied a Terre

• Best for: Michelin dining
• Dietary: Vegan-friendly

Pied à Terre is, in my opinion, a slightly controversial option here, as it isn’t vegan and also serves dishes like foie gras. But the restaurant has 1 Michelin star and offers a fully plant-based tasting menu that can be complemented with a vegan drinks pairing.

If you are looking for the Michelin experience, then this is a great option for you. But do be wary of the fact that animal products are still served here, so you may well be sitting next to a table of diners eating dishes like foie gras.

I found the flavours of many of their vegan dishes to be daring and exciting. It was an enjoyable meal and a great experience.