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Enjoy a matcha latte or chai latte, popular specialty drinks here.
The vibe: good for work & study
15 essentials · 3 signature dishes
15 essentials
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
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Enjoy a matcha latte or chai latte, popular specialty drinks here.
The vibe: good for work & study
Middle Eastern Shawarma, Fully Vegan
$
Worth ordering: #1 Shawarma
Coffee Shop, Vegan Pastry, Plant Milk
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Japanese Ramen, Vegan Menu
$$$
The vibe: good for groups
Japanese Sushi, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Indian Pizza, Vegan-friendly Menu
$
The vibe: good for groups
Indian Restaurant, Vegan Naan
$$
The vibe: good for groups
British Vegan Roast, Mac n Cheese
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Sunday roast
Breakfast Café, Vegan Full English
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Vietnamese Pho, Vegan Options
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Indian Street Food, Vegan Items
$$$
The vibe: good for groups
Mediterranean Restaurant, Falafel
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Chinese Restaurant, Vegan Dim Sum
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Italian Calzone, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Vietnamese Pho, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
3 signature dishes
The dishes Birmingham's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.
signature #1
Vegan Burgers & Roast, Separate Menu
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Sunday roast
Pie Restaurant, Vegan Pies
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Sunday roast
British Pub, Vegan Dishes
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Sunday roast
Caribbean Fusion, Vegan Menu, Beer Garden
$$
Worth ordering: #5 Sunday roast
signature #2
British Cafe, Vegan Breakfast, Vegan Cakes
$
Worth ordering: #1 Full english breakfast
Breakfast Cafe, Vegan Options
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Full english breakfastWorth ordering: #3 Coffee
Cafe, Vegan Breakfast, Plant Milk
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Full english breakfast
Breakfast, Vegan Menu, Cakes
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Full english breakfast
Cafe, Vegan Breakfast, Vegan Pizza
$
Worth ordering: #5 Full english breakfast
signature #3
Middle Eastern, Vegan Menu
$
Worth ordering: #2 Shawarma
Lebanese Mezze, Vegan Friendly
$
Worth ordering: #3 Shawarma
British Restaurant, Vegan Menu
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Shawarma
7 places
Fine Dining, Fully Vegan, Tasting Menu
$$$$
The vibe: good for dates
10 places
8 places
Vegan Bakery, Gluten-Free Cakes
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Cake
8 places
Indian Curries, Vegan Menu, Pub
$$
The vibe: good for groups
8 places
Lounge Bar, Vegan Menu, Tapas
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Italian Pizza, Vegan Menu, Authentic
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Pizza
6 places
Pizza, Vegan Menu, Cocktails
$$$
The vibe: good for groups
Indian Breakfast, Vegan Menu, Traditional
$$
The vibe: good for dates
10 places
Breakfast Cafe, Vegan Menu, Porridge
$
The vibe: good for work & study
8 places
Bakery, Vegan Cupcakes, Gluten Free
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Cake
Ice Cream, Vegan Sorbets
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Bakery, Vegan Pastry, Brunch
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
8 places
Chinese Dim Sum, Vegan Dishes
$$$
The vibe: good for dates
Middle Eastern Mezze, Vegan Options
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Vietnamese Pho, Vegan Menu, Rice Bowls
$$
The vibe: good for groups
8 places
Breakfast Cafe, Vegan Menu, Organic
$$
The vibe: good for groups
10 places
Indian Vegetarian, Vegan Menu, Wellness Events
$$
The vibe: good for groups
10 places
Ethiopian Vegan Platter, Mixed Menu
$
The vibe: good for groups
Vietnamese-Chinese Fusion, Vegan Menu, Mock Meats
$$
The vibe: good for families
8 places
Indian Vegetarian, Vegan Naan
$$
The vibe: good for groups
16 places
Pizza, Vegan Pizza, Outdoor Seating
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Pizza
Italian Pizza, Vegan Items
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Pizza
6 places
Cafe, Vegan Toasts, Vegan Cakes
$$
Worth ordering: #3 CakeWorth ordering: #4 Coffee
Coffee Shop, Vegan Cakes
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Cake
7 places
Coffee Shop, Plant Milk
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Coffee
Coffee Shop, Plant Milk, Baked Goods
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Coffee
10 places
10 places
Indian Thali, Vegan Menu, Cocktails
$$$
The vibe: good for dates
Kashmiri Cuisine, Vegan Menu, Gluten-Free Friendly
$$
The vibe: good for groups
10 places
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Yes — Birmingham has 392 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Alterna, Vegan Falafel Munch UK, 200 Degrees Coffee Shop. Spinach ranks them 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 sunday roast, full english breakfast, shawarma, and the city also does curry 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, American. 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 by formula: 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 last refresh is stamped at the foot of this page. Rankings come from public reviews on Google Maps and HappyCow, read by Spinach's own analysis. We never republish the reviews themselves.