Belfast keeps it traditional, with breakfast and fry tied at 5 venues each on the signature list and pizza pulling 9. Maggie Mays and Causeway Cafe carry the British breakfast side of the essentials while Oh Donuts & Coffee and Harry's at 387 hold bakery, and China Express Finaghy Takeaway is the lone Asian pick. The 10-deep Italian lineup is where the city quietly stretches.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Bring cash as they do not accept cards and no nearby ATM
Try the vegan fry up including vegan sausages, scrambled tofu, beans, grilled mushrooms and potato cakes
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Must go · #6 Try the vegan cannoli, highly praised for authenticity and taste
Must go · #7 Try the dal tarka and vegan naan, which are frequently praised as standout items
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Must go · #15 Try the Nut and Mushroom Wellington for a standout vegan dish
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for fry
Try the vegan full fry with vegan sausage, bacon, and potato bread
Try the vegan fry up including vegan sausages, scrambled tofu, beans, grilled mushrooms and potato cakes
Try the Char Siu Jackfruit Bao
Try the vegan breakfast plate with potato bread, mashed avocado, mushroom, and vegan omelette patty
9 places worth stopping for pizza
Try the Vegan Venetian pizza, highly praised by many reviewers
Try the vegan dough balls as a starter
Try the build-your-own pizza with unlimited vegan toppings for great value
Try the Brooklyn vegan pizza with garlic oil for best flavor
5 places worth stopping for breakfast
Try the vegan breakfast, popular and well-priced
Try the vegan full English breakfast including chickpea scramble and vegan sausage
Try the vegan full fry-up breakfast
Try the vegan brunch plate
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 199 Belfast venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Bring cash as they do not accept cards and no nearby ATM
Try the vegan fry up including vegan sausages, scrambled tofu, beans, grilled mushrooms and potato cakes
Try the vegan full fry-up breakfast
Try the dal tarka and vegan naan, which are frequently praised as standout items
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Enjoy the homemade vegan pastries, especially soda bread and scones
Try the hibiscus and jam donuts
Try the vegan fry up including vegan sausages, scrambled tofu, beans, grilled mushrooms and potato cakes
Try the vegan full fry with vegan sausage, bacon, and potato bread
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the hibiscus and jam donuts
Enjoy the homemade vegan pastries, especially soda bread and scones
Try the vegan pho with extra tofu for a hearty meal
Try the vegan fry up including vegan sausages, scrambled tofu, beans, grilled mushrooms and potato cakes
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the grilled hispi cabbage with romesco and aioli, a standout vegan dish
Try the Vegan Venetian pizza, highly praised by many reviewers
Try the patatas bravas and grilled hispi cabbage for standout vegan dishes
Try the Nut and Mushroom Wellington for a standout vegan dish
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the Vegan Venetian pizza, highly praised by many reviewers
Try the grilled hispi cabbage with romesco and aioli, a standout vegan dish
Try the Nut and Mushroom Wellington for a standout vegan dish
Try the patatas bravas and grilled hispi cabbage for standout vegan dishes
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Bring cash as they do not accept cards and no nearby ATM
Enjoy the homemade vegan pastries, especially soda bread and scones
Try the vegan full fry with vegan sausage, bacon, and potato bread
Try the hearty stew and potato bread stack
Try the vegan full fry with vegan sausage, bacon, and potato bread
Enjoy the vegan Sunday roast for a traditional meal
Try the pistachio nut roast, highly praised in many reviews
Try the vegan afternoon tea in the Great Hall
Yes — Belfast has 199 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Oh Donuts & Coffee, China Express Finaghy Takeaway, Harry's at 387. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Belfast scores 39.8/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 14 vegan-friendly venues and 27 high-quality restaurants out of 199 analyzed.
Belfast has 2 fully vegan restaurants and 6 vegetarian restaurants. 14 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Belfast's top signature dishes for vegans are fry, pizza, breakfast, and the city also does cake and burger well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Belfast leans British, Italian. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Oh Donuts & Coffee is ranked #1 in Belfast by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
