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15 essentials · 3 signature dishes

Best Vegan Restaurants in Melbourne

283 places · 20 fully vegan

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15 essentials

Where to eat first in Melbourne

All 15 as a list

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 Bagel

    Number 1. Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels

    Bagels, Vegan Lox & Truffle

    5.0$$

    Photo via Google Maps

    Try the Smoky Not Lox, made with house-made vegan smoked salmon-style filling.

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3 signature dishes

What Melbourne cooks best

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

signature #1

Best banh mi in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Pho Rolls 62 Listed above as essential 11
  3. Number 3. Jerry's Bakery Listed above as essential 07
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  10. Number 15. Olivia Spring Cafe Listed above as essential 03
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signature #2

Best laksa in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Sthana's Kitchen Listed above as essential 10
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signature #3

Best pho in Melbourne

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  3. Number 3. Olivia Spring Cafe Listed above as essential 03
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Vegan & omni

2 lists Fully vegan · Omni standouts

10 places

Fully vegan in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Pickles Milk Bar Listed above as essential 08
  2. Number 2. VEGETALIST Listed above as essential 09
  3. Number 3. Olivia Spring Cafe Listed above as essential 03
  4. Number 4. Cookatoo Kitchen Listed above as essential 13
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10 places

Omni standouts in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. A Taste of Siam Restaurant Listed above as essential 14
  2. Number 2. Talk of the Town Listed above as essential 15
  3. Number 3. Jode’s Mediterranean Eatery Listed above as essential 04

  4. Number 4. 1947

    5.0

    Palestinian, Vegan Kaak Rolls

    $$

    The vibe: good for families

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By occasion

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

8 places

Breakfast spots in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 2. Olivia Spring Cafe Listed above as essential 03
  3. Number 3. Pickles Milk Bar Listed above as essential 08
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8 places

Lunch & brunch in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Jode’s Mediterranean Eatery Listed above as essential 04
  2. Number 2. Talk of the Town Listed above as essential 15
  4. Number 4. Wazzup Falafel Listed above as essential 05
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8 places

Dinner destinations in Melbourne

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  3. Number 3. Midori by Tao's Listed above as essential 06
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6 places

Worth the occasion in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Moksha Dining & Bar Listed above as dinner destinations 01
  4. Number 4. Ren Dao Listed above as lunch & brunch 03
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5 places

Hidden gems in Melbourne

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10 places

Coffee masters in Melbourne

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10 places

Sweet treats in Melbourne

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8 places

Cozy hideaways in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Ren Dao Listed above as lunch & brunch 03
  2. Number 2. Moksha Dining & Bar Listed above as dinner destinations 01
  3. Number 3. Wombat Cafe & Store Listed above as coffee masters 02
  4. Number 4. The Jolly Miller (Roxburgh Park) Listed above as coffee masters 03

8 places

Work-friendly cafes in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. The Jolly Miller (Roxburgh Park) Listed above as coffee masters 03
  3. Number 3. CBCB & ODFUB Listed above as coffee masters 01

10 places

Group night out in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Ren Dao Listed above as lunch & brunch 03
  2. Number 2. Moksha Dining & Bar Listed above as dinner destinations 01
  3. Number 3. Jode’s Mediterranean Eatery Listed above as essential 04
  4. Number 4. The Jolly Miller (Roxburgh Park) Listed above as coffee masters 03

10 places

Budget eats in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Cookatoo Kitchen Listed above as essential 13
  2. Number 2. Sthana's Kitchen Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. VEGETALIST Listed above as essential 09
  4. Number 4. Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels Listed above as essential 01

8 places

Family friendly in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Pure Vegetarian Jaimal's Bhojan Bhandar Listed above as essential 02
  2. Number 2. Sthana's Kitchen Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. VEGETALIST Listed above as essential 09

By dish

9 lists Best pizza · Best ice cream · Best burger · Best falafel · Best cake · Best sandwich · Best coffee · Best bagel · Best curry

72 places

Best pizza in Melbourne

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  3. Number 3. Farro Pizzeria Hawthorn Listed above as hidden gems 02

30 places

Best ice cream in Melbourne

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30 places

Best burger in Melbourne

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15 places

Best falafel in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. Wazzup Falafel Listed above as essential 05
  3. Number 3. Half Moon Cafe Listed above as hidden gems 04
  4. Number 4. Jode’s Mediterranean Eatery Listed above as essential 04

15 places

Best cake in Melbourne

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17 places

Best sandwich in Melbourne

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  4. Number 4. MEL

    4.5

    Vegan Philly, Airport Cafe

    $$

    Worth ordering: #4 Sandwich

21 places

Best coffee in Melbourne

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  1. Number 1. CBCB & ODFUB Listed above as coffee masters 01

15 places

Best bagel in Melbourne

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  2. Number 2. Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels Listed above as essential 01

26 places

Best curry in Melbourne

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  2. Number 2. Pure Vegetarian Jaimal's Bhojan Bhandar Listed above as essential 02

By cuisine

3 lists Italian · Vietnamese · Indian

10 places

Italian in Melbourne

  1. Number 1. Sthana's Kitchen Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. Brother Bon Listed above as worth the occasion 02

10 places

Vietnamese in Melbourne

  1. Number 1. Olivia Spring Cafe Listed above as essential 03
  2. Number 2. A Taste of Siam Restaurant Listed above as essential 14
  3. Number 3. Rice Paper Scissors Listed above as dinner destinations 04
  4. Number 4. Brother Bon Listed above as worth the occasion 02

10 places

Indian in Melbourne

  1. Number 1. Happy Days Cafe Listed above as essential 12
  2. Number 2. Pure Vegetarian Jaimal's Bhojan Bhandar Listed above as essential 02
  3. Number 3. Moksha Dining & Bar Listed above as dinner destinations 01
  4. Number 4. Mukka Listed above as dinner destinations 02

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Questions about eating vegan in Melbourne

Are there vegan restaurants in Melbourne?

Yes — Melbourne has 283 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels, Pure Vegetarian Jaimal's Bhojan Bhandar, Olivia Spring Cafe. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.

Is Melbourne good for vegans?

Melbourne scores 41.0/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 38 vegan-friendly venues and 56 high-quality restaurants out of 283 analyzed.

How many vegan restaurants are in Melbourne?

Melbourne has 20 fully vegan restaurants and 8 vegetarian restaurants. 38 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.

What dishes is Melbourne known for?

Melbourne's top signature dishes for vegans are banh mi, laksa, pho, and the city also does falafel and curry 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 Melbourne?

The vegan scene in Melbourne leans Italian, Vietnamese, Indian. Italian is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.

What's the best vegan restaurant in Melbourne?

Lumen Alley Coffee & Bagels is ranked #1 in Melbourne 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.