Dublin's vegan signature is the sausage roll at 5 venues, sitting alongside donuts at 7 and ramen at 6, a pub-food crossover you wouldn't predict from the essentials list. Those five lean cafe and sweets hard, with Little Collins CBD anchoring bakery, Sun Bear Gelato on ice cream, and Bell Pesto Cafè on the Italian side, while Takara is the lone Japanese pick. The 10-deep American and Middle Eastern lineups carry the cuisine depth, while Bambino tops the pizza shortlist.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Must go · #2 Enjoy the dark chocolate vegan gelato, highly recommended
Must go · #3 Most sandwiches can be made vegan, making customization easy
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Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
7 places worth stopping for donut
Enjoy a variety of vegan donuts including Ferrero Rocher and pistachio flavors
Try the blueberry and Ferrero Rocher vegan donuts
Vegan donuts are clearly labeled and separated with dedicated tongs
Try the vegan donuts
6 places worth stopping for ramen
Expect to wait in line especially during dinner hours
Try the spinach yasai ramen, a highly recommended vegan dish
Be cautious when ordering vegan takeout to avoid mislabeling
Try the San Diego Vegan Ramen with marinated tofu and kombu soy broth
5 places worth stopping for sausage roll
Try the vegan sausage roll with tomato relish
Try the CBD maple shot in your coffee
Try the vegan sausage rolls and weekly vegan danish special
Try the vegan sausage roll
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 415 Dublin 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 almond crusted tofu with lemon
Try the chili salt tofu, highly praised for crispiness and flavor
Try the plant based chorizo tacos
Most sandwiches can be made vegan, making customization easy
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Most sandwiches can be made vegan, making customization easy
Try the CBD maple shot in your coffee
Try the vegan pancakes with seasonal fruit and nut butter topping
All cakes are vegan, with great variety
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the almond crusted tofu with lemon
Expect to wait in line especially during dinner hours
Try the teriyaki eggplant and vegetable dumplings
Try the CBD maple shot in your coffee
The reason you planned the trip.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Try the vegan crepes and açai bowls
Try the cinnamon rolls—they are soft, fluffy, and highly praised
Try the tofu sambo or miso sweet potato toastie
Try the vegan pancakes, frequently praised as some of the best and generously portioned
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Enjoy the dark chocolate vegan gelato, highly recommended
Try the vegan Biscoff cookie, a standout item
Enjoy a variety of vegan donuts including Ferrero Rocher and pistachio flavors
Try the vegan sausage rolls and weekly vegan danish special
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Try the vegan pistachio tart
Specify no honey when ordering to ensure vegan drinks
Try the vegan pizza with cashew ricotta
Try the vegan afternoon tea with finger sandwiches and vegan scones
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Order coffee with non-dairy milk alternatives (oat, plant milks)
Try the vegan burrito and avocado toast
Try the vegan pain au chocolat or croissants, highly recommended by many guests
Try the vegan apple pie without whipped cream
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the sweet potato and mushroom dumplings
Order vegan dishes from the dedicated vegan menu at the back
Specify no honey when ordering to ensure vegan drinks
Try the spinach yasai ramen, a highly recommended vegan dish
Try the vegan pancakes, frequently praised as some of the best and generously portioned
Try the vegan mezze tray
Try the katsu spiced tofu warm bowl
Try the falafel and stuffed peppers, highly recommended and filling
Cities where the donut signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Dublin has 415 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Little Collins CBD, Sun Bear Gelato, Takara. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Dublin scores 62.8/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 41 vegan-friendly venues and 63 high-quality restaurants out of 415 analyzed.
Dublin has 11 fully vegan restaurants and 7 vegetarian restaurants. 41 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Dublin's top signature dishes for vegans are donut, ramen, sausage roll, and the city also does ice cream and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Dublin leans British, Japanese, Middle Eastern. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Little Collins CBD is ranked #1 in Dublin 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.
