★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Birmingham's essentials read like a world tour, with Alterna on Latin American, Vegan Dhaba on Indian street food, Blue Nile on Ethiopian, Falafel Munch on Mediterranean, and Try It Raw on the raw lane. Sushi and falafel tie at 6 venues each on the signature list, and the dish excellence top spots split between Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Mr Singh's, the latter a pizza pick from an Indian-named operation.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Try the falafel wraps—generous portions and freshly fried
Try the mixed grill for a diverse tasting experience
Try the vegan platter for generous portions of lentil and vegetable dishes
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Must go · #9 Try the falafel wrap or falafel salad box, fresh and crispy
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Must go · #13 Try the peanut marmite cauliflower, a standout vegan dish
Must go · #14 Book in advance for board game sessions to ensure seating
Must go · #15 Try the hearty vegan breakfast with tofu scramble and vegan black pudding
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 breakfast
Try the hearty vegan breakfast with tofu scramble and vegan black pudding
Enjoy the Vegan Boss Breakfast for a hearty meal
Try the vegan breakfast with scrambled tofu
Try the vegan full English breakfast
5 places worth stopping for falafel
Try the falafel wraps—generous portions and freshly fried
Try the falafel wrap or falafel salad box, fresh and crispy
Vegan options are clearly labeled on the menu
Try the falafel platter with hummus dip
10 places worth stopping for pizza
Try the special vegan pizzas like Fresno Primavera and vegan lamb topping
Order vegan cheese on pizzas for best flavor
Try the Aubergine Kenobi and vegan garlic cheesy bread
Order vegan pizzas for delivery or dine-in for best experience
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 392 Birmingham 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.
Try the vegan platter for generous portions of lentil and vegetable dishes
Order the tiffin lunchbox for variety and large portions
Try the firecracker cauliflower and pumpkin katsu dishes
Try the vegan full English breakfast
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the blueberry matcha drink
Try the vegan full English breakfast
Try the Baked British Apples, Salted Date Caramel, Toasted Hazelnuts, Oozy Dark Chocolate, Apple Blossom vegan porridge
Try the vegan full English breakfast
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the mixed grill for a diverse tasting experience
Try the handi vegetable naan wrap and vegan curries
Try the blueberry matcha drink
Try the falafel wraps—generous portions and freshly fried
The reason you planned the trip.
Order the tiffin lunchbox for variety and large portions
Order vegan cheese on pizzas for best flavor
Try the special vegan sushi made by staff upon request
Try the Not Wings, a popular vegan dish
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Order vegan cheese on pizzas for best flavor
Try the vegan full English breakfast
Pre-order cakes for special occasions
Try the dosa and idli dishes, they are popular and well-reviewed
Cities where the breakfast signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Birmingham has 392 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Alterna, Falafel Munch, Vegan Dhaba. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Birmingham scores 61.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 52 vegan-friendly venues and 68 high-quality restaurants out of 392 analyzed.
Birmingham has 12 fully vegan restaurants and 13 vegetarian restaurants. 52 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Birmingham's top signature dishes for vegans are breakfast, falafel, pizza, and the city also does burger and cake well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Birmingham leans British, Indian, Italian. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Alterna is ranked #1 in Birmingham 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.
