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f2097
My sister lives in Norwich and whenever I've been there its been great and more vegan stuff is there each time I go. We always go to the vegan place near the market square with the restaurant upstairs and the shop at the bottom.
Its a really pretty city too way more vegan friendly than grey old Southampton :(
I love Norwich for it's vegan options! The place you're talking about is the Pulse cafe, right? Next to rainbow wholefoods?
There's also an amazing vegan chinese/thai style buffet-take out. You fill a tub up with as much as you want and take it away, the food is to die for, even better, it's 100% vegan.
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London gets my vote. It doesn't have 'Vegetarian Shoes', like Brighton, but then Brighton doesn't have Pogo.
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I can say that, after living in London and Brighton, Canterbury, Glasgow and Reading are among the worse places where a vegan can go....
And coming form Italy, I would say pretty much everywhere in my country vegans are not very welcomed......
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De Monick
I can say that, after living in London and Brighton, Canterbury, Glasgow and Reading are among the worse places where a vegan can go....
And coming form Italy, I would say pretty much everywhere in my country vegans are not very welcomed......
Erm... we have 4 vegan restaurants in Glasgow. When was the last time you visited?
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I'm with jimmeh on that one - Glasgow's a brilliant place to be vegan!
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Uuuhhhh..I was last year about August.........In the centre as I was working at house of Fraser for a couple of day.......Maybe I just been unlucky......:dizzy:
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Within 5 minutes walk of House of Fraser is Stereo (fully vegan), Mono (fully vegan) and the 13th Note (veg*n). You're welcome to come back and try them some time!
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I will definitively try them all if back to Glasgow.......
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I've not heard of Edinurgh before
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Manchester is pretty good these days for vegan eating out options
I LOVE Dough dairy free pizza.
We also have odd/er/est for vegan brekkie, 8th day (altho i'm not a fan), Earth cafe, Oklahoma, This 'n' That curry cafe, Ning and Tai Wu.
Takeaway/fast food - bar burritto (the one on Deansgate is best), the falafel place in the Village (i think its called Safar) and Falafel in Rusholme.
If you're lucky/rich enough :D to live in Chorlton (South Manchester) there is the wonderful Unicorn vegan co-op which has a brilliant hotdog stand outside at weekends.
Yeopan's for the takeaway (i heart the spicy mock chicken with a passion) there's also a new place opened up called On The Corner which has lots of vegan options and cupcakes sat along side vinyl and cds to browse thru (heaven)
But i think you just have to look. I moved out of the city recently to a little town near Bolton and one of the greasy spoons does a great veg breakfast (no egg for me thanks!) x
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Anywhere where I can buy the Go Max Go bars as and when I want!
Seriously, though...(which I was being!)... Norwich isn't too bad. We've got the Loving Hut, and *spit* Pulse *spit*, Rainbow Wholefoods, and The Greenhouse. The Greenhouse is fabulous - I can get the Organica Couverture bar there (of which I bought 12 the other week! Was for Hallowe'en baking...) and the White Chocolate bar, and loads of choice for cakes and food in the cafe. It's a really nice place to go.
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i agree completely! london is fantastic for vegans i love going to london cos i know theres always veggi resterants and organic shops that sell vegan sandwiches (the best i found was in camden if you come out of the underground station, turn left and instead of going into the town go to the crossing where the loos are and go up that road, it's up there somewhere :) sell very yummy vegan choc cake too!)
is there still clarkes resterant in covent garden btw? i went there as a kid and it was great.
as for brighton, i didn't struggle their either when i visited! the chip shop on the pier cooks with veg oil (i asked) and terre a terre is the best veggie resterant i've ever been to! a little expensive but excellent quality and the guys working there couldn't do enough to please me!!
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Totnes, South Devon is full of alternative people and hippies, it is a small town but has 3 health food shops, one of them in particular is big and has lots of vegan stuff. Not sure about eating out, but def has one really good vegan/veggie restaurant.
I think Glastonbury being a hippy town is easy for vegans too, probably ALL veggie cafes there I imagine!
The health food shops in Totnes are fantastic but the eating out here is a bit limited considering how alternative it is. But I like that even the local corner shops sell rice dream, tofu and various vegan products - they at least understand the local population!!!
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Hi BellaRuns, welcome. Do you live in Totnes then?
I've always wanted to go there but I must admit I thought it would be a hotbed of vegetarian and vegan restaurants. Is it true, as I was reading somewhere, that a lot of people wear funny shoes there, and are they vegan shoes (she asked hopefully!)?
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Hi Harpy, thanks for the welcome.:)
Yes I've been in Totnes for 9 years now, for a small town it has 4 health shops, one is like a mini supermarket, Greenlife, plus other high street food stores sells loads of vegan products. But there is only one veggie/vegan restaurant, Willow which I've always found a bit strange considering how alternative and green the town is!!!
And yes lots of funny shoes, mostly due to Conker shoes (hand made local shop) but unfortunately it's leather!!!
You should definitely visit Totnes. I guess I'm so used to it now to notice how different it is lol!!!
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Yes I really must, Bella, it sounds great. Sounds as if there could be some business opportunities there regarding vegetarian restaurants, and non-leather shoes, too ;)
I seem to remember that for a while Totnes had the only surviving branch of Cranks (a long-established wholefood chain that expanded rather quickly and then spontaneously combusted) but it sounds as if that's not there any more?
Funnily enough I ordered some stuff from Greenlife's website only the other week.
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Harpy, Totnes definitely has business opportunity potential written all over it!!! Go for it!!!:)
Cranks is still here, it's in Dartington (a village on the outskirts of Totnes). It's part of the Cider Press Centre but open only during the day. I was there last week and enjoyed a sugar-free, gluten-free vegan apple slice with a chai tea latte soy milk!:D
And Greenlife is fab but it is the most expensive of all the health shops here. I must say they hire very friendly and informative staff!!
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Wow, lucky you! Lovely part of the world. I don't remember struggling at all for food - the very first pub I walked into had vegan and raw items marked on the menu etc, AFAICR. Mind you, wasn't there for an awfully long time.
Met some great hippy type folk and all ;p
Mmmm, local travel bug is looming....
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ooh which pub was that then Gwydion, or where was it. I must say that most places I've eaten at here have been pretty accommodating and if I call up in advance they always do something!!:):)
and yeah hippies everywhere, there is some fantastic fashion going on round here! When I first moved down here it was the first time in my life I felt way too normal lol!!
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ooh which pub was that then Gwydion, or where was it.
Ooohh, now you are asking for some cranks to be turned! :D I'll try do some digging and get back to you.
Roughly recall: Up the 'highstreet', past the arch, sort of in the middle/on the corner before the street bears left (ie carry on up and you reach the veggie/vegan eatery). Does any of this make sense? Haha. I also seen to recall a fancyish restaurant on the riverfront offering a vegan burger - although it wasnt all that.
Anyway, I'll dig in a bit.
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I keep meaning to go to Totnes, whenever we drive through it we don't have time to stop. Must try this summer.
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Perhaps we should have a big Totnes meet-up :)
@ BellaRuns - viewing Google maps, it looks like it must be The Barrel House? Although searching that and vegan is not proving very fruitful (heh). Perhaps they change the menu from time to time and I was just lucky?
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I'm reassured that Brighton is coming out so high. I might be moving there in a few months, if my boyfriend gets the job he's applying for. If he does I'm looking forward to trying out some veggie eateries there!
I live in durham and it's not that great on the vegan front. There was a little veggie restaurant but it closed.
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I try to travel to the UK as often as I can because I simply love the vegan friendliness, the culture, the arts, the language, the people, the shopping (for food - I can spend hours in a Sainsbury's or Marks & Spencer) etc etc etc.
I've been to London many times and the variety for vegan food there is amazing. Brighton would be no.2, I hope to go back there next month. Edinburgh, an amazing city, was quite good in terms of vegan food too. Sadly Birmingham was a disappointment. I LOVED the Warehouse cafe there, but that was the only place I could go to.
Next year I hope to go to Bristol (for the veg festival!), Bath and of course London again.
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Hi victoriangirl
I haven't tried all of these, but I keep a list as we visit Birmingham annually...
Pizza Express
Unit 52A, Upper Mall,Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3GJ Tel: 0121 711 3478
Veged Out
7 Fletchers Walk, Birmingham, B3 3HJ Phone: 0121 439 3488
A community cafe serving vegetarian and vegan food in central Birmingham.
Opening times: Wednesday 11-4 Thursday 11-4 Friday 11-4 Saturday 10-2
Café Soya
Vegan friendly Chinese including mock meats etc.
Unit 2 Upper Dean Street, Birmingham. B5 4SL Tel. 0121-622-3888
opening: 12pm-11pm (Mon-Sat), 12pm-10pm(Sun)
Sister Branch Unit B106 Arcadian Center, Pershore Street, Birmingham B5 4TD Tel: 0121-683-8350
opening: 12pm-10pm Closed Wednesday (This one more veggie friendly)
Shobha's Bollywood Snacks
Kiosk 4, Star City, Watson Road, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5SA Telephone: 0121 328 9922
(Follow signs to Star City from M6, Jn 6. Restaurant is located up the stairs next to the box office)
OPENING TIMES
Monday: CLOSED (except bank holidays) Tuesday: 17:00 - 23:00 Wednesday: 14:00 - 23.00 Thursday: 14:00 - 23:00
Friday: 14:00 - 00:00 Saturday: 14:00 - 00:00 Sunday: 14:00 - 23:00
Jalapenos Pure Vegetarian Restaurant (Uses Dairy)
Egg-free omelette(!), pizza, burgers, pitas, wraps
281 Walsall Road, Stone Cross, West Bromwich B71 3HR ( B71 3HR ) Telephone: 0121 588 8387
OPENING TIMES Mon-Thursday 5pm-10pm Friday-Sunday 5pm-10:30pm
Mr Singh’s Vegetarian Pizza
12 Unity Place, Oldbury B69 4DB Tel: 0121-552 3529
Fun, friendly, Best Pizza ever, including Veggie pepperoni Pizza!!! The place is down a quiet street, you would never notice it. but the food is amazing. They probably are victims of their own success as on weekends it can get very busy. The food is excellent value for money you can have 2 Xtra large pizzas for £16!! The best thing is nan wraps!!! Fries, salad, and veggie sausage wrapped in a naan with sauces
Manic Organic. Vetegarian Organic Restaurant serving toasties, burgers etc.
46 Poplar Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7AG Tel: 0121 441 3802
Mon–Fri, 9am-5pm, Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun, 10am-3pm. Breakfast served till 12 noon - lunch from 12 – 5
JYoti’s Vegetarian Indian Restraunt
Indian 'pure vegetarian restaurant and sweet centre
1045 Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8AS 0121 778 5501
Canalside Café 35 Worcester Bar, Gas Street, Birmingham, B1 2JU Tel: 0121 248 7979
Chesters Omni Tex Mex with Vegan Options. 51 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DL Tel: 01905 611638
Opening Hours: Evenings - Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 5.00pm-10.00pm: Wednesday & Thursday 5.00pm-10.30pm: Friday 5.00pm-11.00pm: Saturday 12.00pm-11.00pm Lunch times Monday to Friday 12.00-3pm
Winged Spur Inn Ullenhall Street, Ullenhall, Warwickshire B95 5PA Tel: 01564 792 005
A nice little pub in the pretty and picturesque village of Ullenhall, just outside Henley in Arden, Warwickshire. The chefs mum is vegan, so he`s well aware of how to cook delicious, animal-free meals, and is happy to do so. Meals are available every day from 12noon-2.30, with evening meals available 7pm-9.30 Monday to Thursday, with slightly longer hours the rest of the week. But you should probably phone before starting out(or a few days in advance) to make sure veggie/vegan options will be available. May have closed/changed - phone before travelling.
Little Pasta Place Vegan Lasagne! In Martineua Place near the Bullring Tel: 0789 689 2634
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Hi guys! I was wondering if you could help me out a little...
I'm planning to study in the UK next year (either Edinburgh or Oxford) and I really can't decide! I know that Edinburgh's awesome, but what about Oxford? Any college-aged people out there from Oxford? What about prices on food (on groceries since I don't really eat out that much... too expensive >_<)
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I dont know who voted Portsmouth, but it is TERRIBLE round here :( There is only one place I know of that sells any Vegan meals, which is a cafe called Smile in Southsea (they do an amazing Vegan breakfast!) I tried to have an adapted meal from a place called Capers in Southsea (who took over what was the Greenhouse Kitchen which was Veggie and Vegan, and reintroduced meat to the menu) and it arrived smothered in butter :( There are no specifically Vegetarian or Vegan places to eat out around here :(
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Hi sigen92 - only just saw your message. There are sometimes people from Oxford on the forum but I don't know if they are around at the moment. There should be the odd thread if you search though, and there's also this http://www.oxveg.co.uk/
Not sure if there's much variation between grocery prices in Edinburgh and Oxford - both are fairly affluent places. Both are pleasant cities to live and study, too. (Not being much help - sorry!)
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Brighton without a doubt ;)
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Does Brighton have an exclusively vegan restaurant (apart from Loving Hut) that's open all year round now? I've travelled as a vegan to pretty much all of the major cities in the UK, and Glasgow is without a doubt best for vegans (after London of course!).
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jimmeh
Does Brighton have an exclusively vegan restaurant (apart from Loving Hut) that's open all year round now? I've travelled as a vegan to pretty much all of the major cities in the UK, and Glasgow is without a doubt best for vegans (after London of course!).
There is VBites (http://www.vbites.com) but this a little way out of town, and more of a cafe. There are vegetarian restaurants which offer plenty of vegan options though (Food for Friends, Terre a Terre).
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Yeah I walked over there before Vegfest earlier in the year but it was closed. Thousands of vegans in town and they were closed. Bad move!
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Hmm, cardiff is listed twice, yet still has no votes!
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Maybe that's because it's not the best place to be vegan in the UK :wink_ani:
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Just wondering why Cornwall is on the list. It's a county not a town/city so you're not really comparing like with like. Having lived there I think it's ok for vegans but if you live in St Just it doesn't really matter if St Austell is great you aren't going there for a meal.
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Maybe that's because it's not the best place to be vegan in the UK :wink_ani:
And It's the only Welsh place listed! I must say, Carmarthen is much better than it was 7 years ago, but I don't really have anywhere to compare it to, not having lived elsewhere as a vegan, or travelled a great deal!
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Hmm, cardiff is listed twice
Not listed twice now.... thanks! :-)
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I come from Brighton, lived in Portsmouth & currently live in Southampton, and Brighton is unquestionably the easiest place of the 3 to be vegan (although both Pompey and Soton are improving)
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I think Huddersfield has to be the worst.... The big shopping places have a few things in but not much.... and only 2 specialised places in my town ( both more health shops than specialised vegan shops)
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