★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Vienna's essentials read more global than Austrian, with Cafe Lalibela on Ethiopian, Garbanzo - Falafel & Hummus Bar on Middle Eastern, Tau on Asian, and Planty Pizza on Italian, leaving Wohlleben as the lone European-Austrian pick. Dumplings and croissant each show up on 5 menus, but the city's actual depth is 10-deep Middle Eastern and Japanese rosters with Veganista Ice Cream VI on top of the dessert bench.
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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Must go · #15 Try the matcha flavor for a unique creamy experience
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 dumplings
Try the variety of dumpling flavors, especially curry and wild garlic
Try the tofu dumplings, a vegan highlight
Portions can be small; consider ordering larger portions for a full meal
Try the vegan dumplings (Berlin Balls) and vegan side dishes like wild herb salad and edamame
3 places worth stopping for platter
5 places worth stopping for croissant
Try the giant raspberry jam and chocolate croissant
Try the chocolate or spelt-quinoa vegan croissants
Try the nougat and almond croissants
Try the vegan croissant
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 500 Vienna venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Order the coconut milk-spicy soup for a comforting meal
Try the vegan chorizo and cheese spätzle
Try the shiro (chickpea sauce) with injera
Try the vegan arepas, especially the plantain and black bean variety
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
The reason you planned the trip.
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the matcha flavor for a unique creamy experience
Try the nougat and almond croissants
Try the vegan dark chocolate flavor
Try the giant raspberry jam and chocolate croissant
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the vegan platter for a flavorful experience
Be prepared to share dishes with your dining companions
All the sauces on the table are vegan; enjoy them with your meal
Try the homemade vegan "Not-dogs"
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the cookie ice cream sandwich, highly praised by multiple reviewers
Try the Wiener schnitzel for an authentic vegan take on the classic dish
Try the basil and blueberry lavender flavors for unique taste experiences
Try the Thai Curry and seasonal dishes
Enjoy the variety of vegan matcha drinks including iced and frappe options
Try the tofu dumplings, a vegan highlight
Try the creamy mushroom miso ramen, a highly recommended vegan dish
Try the corn balls, a popular vegan appetizer
Try the customizable surprise vegan tasting menu
Try the vegan pizzas, especially the dough which is highly praised
Try the vegan salmon pizza and unique vegan toppings
Try the Beyond Hawaii special pizza
Cities where the dumplings signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Vienna has 500 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Cafe Lalibela, Planty Pizza, Garbanzo - Falafel & Hummus Bar. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Vienna scores 66.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 64 vegan-friendly venues and 107 high-quality restaurants out of 500 analyzed.
Vienna has 24 fully vegan restaurants and 32 vegetarian restaurants. 64 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Vienna's top signature dishes for vegans are dumplings, platter, croissant, and the city also does pizza and ice cream well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Vienna leans Asian, Italian, Japanese. Middle Eastern is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Cafe Lalibela is ranked #1 in Vienna 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.
