Veganuary 2023: The best vegan menus to try in London this January!

Kicking off 2023 with a bang is Veganuary! All this month, some of our top restaurant partners will each be serving a special Vegan menu packed with special dishes for all to enjoy. With a focus on fresh ingredients and delicious meat-free alternatives, Veganuary is the perfect opportunity to sample incredible healthy cuisine at these top restaurants. If you’re booking a meal out with a meat-free friend, looking to diversify your own palette or just seeing how far you can make it  through Veganuary, then be sure to read our round-up below.

Aubaine, Brompton Road

Bringing the romance of French cafe-culture to South London is Aubaine, a chic spot with a welcoming and flattering interior. Reviews have lauded this promising local restaurant for a great wine menu that complements food that is fresh and great value. This month, taste their delicate and Mediterranean approach to cooking, with a special vegan menu that celebrates the full range of flavours at their chef’s fingertips.

Enjoy a starter of minestrone soup with tomato, celery, kale and rustic wheat orzo, before a main of a Japanese style Celeriac Katsu Sando made from salt baked celeriac on vegan brioche with apple and banana curry sauce, served with steamed rice. Afterwards, tuck into a decadent dessert of Aubaine’s vegan Chocolate brownie.

TheFork Rating: 8.8, Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Sunday 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

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Farzi Cafe London, Haymarket

Those who are passionate about curry and classic Indian cuisine love Farzi Cafe London, a family-run restaurant that specialise in fragrant, flavourful dishes, with a spirit of cooking with regional vegetables and healthy ingredients. You can feel the focus on freshness in their excellent Veganuary menu, now yours to enjoy when you book on TheFork. You’re in store for a show with their vegan menu. From starters of Mushroom Haleem with wild bulgur wheat served with crispy paratha to fried Newari vegetable momos served with tomato chutney. Mains include Tandoori Soya Chaap with roasted vegan meat and Vegetable Moilee; a rich mixture of seasonal fresh vegetables simmered in coconut curry, to be enjoyed with sides of Lemon Quinoa and fresh Potted String Greens.

TheFork Rating: 8.7, Monday - Thursday 12:00 PM - 09:30 PM, Friday - Saturday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Sunday 12:00 PM - 09:00 PM

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Shoryu, Kensington

This hip ramen bar and restaurant in London’s upmarket borough of Kensington, Shoryu, is bringing their best game this month with their Veganuary menu, that you can book now on TheFork. Take your seat aside the noodle bar and get ready for a journey through the finest vegan Japanese dishes. The starters to choose from give a flourish of freshness, in the form of Edamame, Goma Kyuri Cucumber and Wakame Seaweed & Green Leaf Salad. For your main dish, tuck into the a classic vegan Ramen, a hearty mixture of tonyu soy milk, miso, konbu & shiitake broth with atsuage fried tofu, kikurage mushrooms, menma bamboo shoots, spring onion, tender broccoli and topped with nori seaweed. Wash that down with a refreshing Slim Gin & Tonic, or a healthy Matcha Detox.

TheFork Rating: 9.1, Sunday - Thursday 11:30 AM - 10:30 PM, Friday - Saturday 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM

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RedFarm, Covent Garden

RedFarm, a light and airy restaurant conveniently placed in London's Covent Garden specialises in Chinese Dim-Sum,  and this January you can feast on their special all-Vegan menu. 

Tuck into their inventive starters where you'll have the option to pair the likes of crispy curly kale cutlets or crunchy vegetable and peanut dumplings with mixed vegetables over thin rice noodles and sauteed string beans. 

TheFork Rating: 8.3, Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 12–3pm, 5–10pm, Friday 12–3pm, 5–11pm, Saturday 12–3:30pm, 5–11pm, Sunday 12–4:30pm, 5–9pm

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The Real Greek, Covent Garden

This restaurant takes pride in bringing the authentic taste of Greek cooking to London’s diners, and they stay true to that spirit in every dish. At The Real Greek, in Covent Garden, you would be forgiven for thinking you were sitting in a traditional Taverna in the Greek Isles.

For a fresh, vegan take on this cuisine, book on TheFork to come and try a special Veganuary menu, along with their usual delicious dishes. The vegan plates here range from Crudités with Houmous and Melitzanosalata to Greek Flatbread with Santorini Fava and Jackfruit Stifado, and hearty Pourgouri-Bulgur Wheat that goes well with Gigandes and Spinach. The vegan take on classic Souvlaki wraps offers Jackfruit Gyros with vegan aioli and Falafel with tahini, and come with tasty sides like the New Potatoes and fresh, crunchy Aegean Slaw.

TheFork Rating: 8.8, Monday - Saturday 12–11 PM, Sunday 12–10 PM .

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