Resy’s vegan-friendly restaurants to try this Veganuary, from The Swing to Tatale

Bubala takes its inspiration from across the Middle East, with a big focus on the Israeli style of playfulness and inventiveness underpinned by long-standing tradition. The menu also takes its cue from the rich cultures of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco. Purely vegetarian, with many vegan dishes on offer, Bubala adopts a no substitutes attitude, shunning the synthetic and processed and instead championing the best and most exciting veg they can get their hands on.

Specialty dish: Fried aubergine, zhoug and date syrup

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Lucky & Joy (Clapton)

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Many of the most loved dishes at London’s best Chinese restaurants happen to be vegetarian or vegan, and this hip Clapton restaurant leans into that, with a mostly vegan and vegetarian menu perfect for sharing.

Specialty dish: Typhoon shelter cauliflower

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The Swing (West Hampstead)

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The Swing is a vegetarian neighbourhood restaurant and café in the heart of West Hampstead. Mediterranean and Japanese ingredients are excitingly played with throughout this menu. Dishes are colourful, contrasting, and honest: served centre of the table, perfect for sharing.

Specialty dish: Miso mushroom arancini

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Tendril (Soho)

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Some of the best vegan and vegetarian cooking in London comes right from the capable hands of chef Rishim Sachdeva. Here, a vegan-centric menu of sharing plates pulls no punches, with plates like a winter squash tostada or a heritage beetroot ‘bao’ with lemongrass XO highlighting outstanding produce.

Specialty dish: Crispy beetroot bao

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Banh Khot Brixton (Brixton)

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Run by the Nguyen brothers and sisters, this stylish family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Brixton offers modern takes on classic dishes. Notably, much of the menu is vegan or vegetarian, with highlights including delicate banh khot mini-pancakes, bowls of vegan noodle soup and thick noodles tossed with herbs and tofu.

Specialty dish: Bank khot pancakes (vgo)

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SpiceBox Walthamstow (Walthamstow)

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The focus at Grace Regan’s popular restaurant is vegan Indian cooking, using classic techniques and ingredients to give dishes like a delicious mushroom keema or jackfruit jalfrezi an E17 twist. Serving modern, fresh spins on curry house classics.

Specialty dish: Aubergine vindaloo

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Club Mexicana (Soho)

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Club Mexicana in Soho is known predominantly for three things — tacos, an all-vegan menu, and delivering one of the most fun nights around. Tofu fish tacos, satisfying burritos, loaded vegan nachos, and heady cocktails are perfect for a group hang, while a bumping soundtrack keeps the room moving.

Specialty dish: Fried chick’n taco

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Mr Bao Peckham (Peckham)

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One of South London’s most popular restaurants, this Taiwanese gua bao specialist in Peckham (and its sibling, Daddy Bao) are offering a short-but-sweet menu of steamed buns (with a variety of fillings), dumplings, sides, and curries. An outstanding selection of pure plant-based small plates, snacks, and mains makes it ideal for new and seasoned vegetarians and vegans alike.

Specialty dish: Tofu bao

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Tatale (Southwark)

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One of the year’s most anticipated restaurants has arrived, bringing with it slick pan-African cooking, an infectiously upbeat dining room, and a side of conscious dining. Owner Akwasi Brenya-Mensa has Ghanaian roots, but here he showcases the food of the African diaspora with predominantly plant-based dishes like ackee croquettes and a comforting groundnut soup with omo tuo (mashed rice dumpling).

Speciality dish: Omo Tuo (Mashed Rice) & Nkatekwnan (Groundnut Soup)

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