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15 essentials · 3 signature dishes

Best Vegan Restaurants in Edinburgh

473 places · 19 fully vegan

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15 essentials

Where to eat first in Edinburgh

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Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.

  1. Worth ordering: #2 Pastry

    Number 1. Babyfaced Baker

    Bakery, Vegan Pastries & Buns

    5.0$$

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    Go early or contact the bakery ahead if you want a particular pastry; some items sell out and aren’t available every day.

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3 signature dishes

What Edinburgh cooks best

The dishes Edinburgh's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.

signature #1

Best fish and chips in Edinburgh

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signature #2

Best haggis in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Makars Mash Bar Listed above as essential 03
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signature #3

Best cinnamon roll in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Room & Rumours Coffee Listed above as essential 05
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Vegan & omni

2 lists Fully vegan · Omni standouts

10 places

Fully vegan in Edinburgh

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  2. Number 2. FacePlant Foods Listed above as essential 02
  3. Number 3. Non Viet Vegan Restaurant Listed above as essential 12
  4. Number 4. PULSE PlantBased HomeCooking Listed above as essential 13
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10 places

Omni standouts in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Preacher's Patisserie Listed above as essential 09
  2. Number 2. Roseleaf Bar Cafe Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. Let Me Eat too Listed above as essential 11
  4. Number 4. Makars Mash Bar Listed above as essential 03
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By occasion

11 lists Breakfast spots · Lunch & brunch · Dinner destinations · Worth the occasion · Coffee masters · Sweet treats · Cozy hideaways · Work-friendly cafes · Group night out · Budget eats · Family friendly

8 places

Breakfast spots in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Let Me Eat too Listed above as essential 11
  3. Number 3. Babyfaced Baker Listed above as essential 01
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8 places

Lunch & brunch in Edinburgh

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  2. Number 2. Makars Mash Bar Listed above as essential 03
  3. Number 3. Non Viet Vegan Restaurant Listed above as essential 12
  4. Number 4. Roseleaf Bar Cafe Listed above as essential 10
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8 places

Dinner destinations in Edinburgh

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  4. Number 4. Roseleaf Bar Cafe Listed above as essential 10
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6 places

Worth the occasion in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Hendersons Listed above as dinner destinations 01
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10 places

Coffee masters in Edinburgh

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10 places

Sweet treats in Edinburgh

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  2. Number 2. Babyfaced Baker Listed above as essential 01
  4. Number 4. 101 Bakery Listed above as cinnamon roll 04
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8 places

Cozy hideaways in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Chapter One Coffee Shop Listed above as coffee masters 01
  3. Number 3. Old Chain Pier Listed above as fish and chips 01

8 places

Work-friendly cafes in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Chapter One Coffee Shop Listed above as coffee masters 01
  2. Number 2. Little Fitzroy Coffee. Listed above as coffee masters 02
  3. Number 3. Guajira Café & Coffee Listed above as cozy hideaways 04

10 places

Group night out in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Hendersons Listed above as dinner destinations 01
  2. Number 2. Muna's Ethiopian Cuisine Listed above as cozy hideaways 02
  3. Number 3. Old Chain Pier Listed above as fish and chips 01
  4. Number 4. David Bann Restaurant Listed above as dinner destinations 02

10 places

Budget eats in Edinburgh

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  2. Number 2. Hummus Listed above as essential 15
  4. Number 4. Preacher's Patisserie Listed above as essential 09

8 places

Family friendly in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Makars Mash Bar Listed above as essential 03
  2. Number 2. Curran Geal Listed above as essential 04
  4. Number 4. David Bann Restaurant Listed above as dinner destinations 02

By dish

3 lists Best pizza · Best pastry · Best coffee

14 places

Best pizza in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Novapizza Vegan Italian Restaurant Listed above as essential 08

13 places

Best pastry in Edinburgh

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  1. Number 1. Room & Rumours Coffee Listed above as essential 05
  2. Number 2. Babyfaced Baker Listed above as essential 01
  3. Number 3. The Bearded Baker Listed above as cinnamon roll 02

14 places

Best coffee in Edinburgh

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  2. Number 2. Bastard Barista Listed above as work-friendly cafes 04

By cuisine

3 lists British · Italian · Indian

10 places

British in Edinburgh

  1. Number 1. Let Me Eat too Listed above as essential 11
  2. Number 2. Chapter One Coffee Shop Listed above as coffee masters 01
  3. Number 3. Salt Horse Beer & Burgers Listed above as essential 14
  4. Number 4. FacePlant Foods Listed above as essential 02

10 places

Italian in Edinburgh

  1. Number 1. Novapizza Vegan Italian Restaurant Listed above as essential 08
  2. Number 2. One Canon Listed above as pizza 04

10 places

Indian in Edinburgh

  3. Number 3. The Khukuri Nepalese Restaurant Listed above as family friendly 03

  4. Number 4. Solti

    4.9

    Nepalese Momos, Vegan Curries

    $$

    The vibe: good for dates

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Questions about eating vegan in Edinburgh

Are there vegan restaurants in Edinburgh?

Yes — Edinburgh has 473 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Babyfaced Baker, FacePlant Foods, Makars Mash Bar. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.

Is Edinburgh good for vegans?

Edinburgh scores 75.6/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 76 vegan-friendly venues and 96 high-quality restaurants out of 473 analyzed.

How many vegan restaurants are in Edinburgh?

Edinburgh has 19 fully vegan restaurants and 12 vegetarian restaurants. 76 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.

What dishes is Edinburgh known for?

Edinburgh's top signature dishes for vegans are fish and chips, haggis, cinnamon roll, and the city also does pasta and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.

What are the best cuisines for vegans in Edinburgh?

The vegan scene in Edinburgh leans British, Asian, Italian. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.

What's the best vegan restaurant in Edinburgh?

Babyfaced Baker is ranked #1 in Edinburgh by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.

How does Spinach rank these venues?

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.

How fresh is this data?

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.