Diwana Bhel Poori House at 121–123 Drummond Street is the oldest South Indian vegetarian restaurant in London — opened 1971, still serving its £6.95 lunch buffet and BYO with no corkage in 2026. Our London Reviews verdict scores it 4.7 / 5 and names it the single most important vegetarian restaurant in the capital.

Club Mexicana Spitalfields is the only fully vegan Mexican sit-down restaurant in central London — birria tacos, mezcal flights and a mirror-ball in a converted Victorian bank. Our 2026 London Reviews verdict scores it 4.6 / 5.

Bonnington Cafe in Vauxhall is London’s longest-running co-operatively run vegetarian restaurant — opened 1981, still rotating cooks nightly. Our 2026 London Reviews verdict scores it 4.5 / 5.

Andu Ethiopian Vegan Cafe at 528 Kingsland Road has fed Dalston for over a decade on the radical proposition that fasting cuisine is one of the world’s best vegan traditions. Our 2026 London Reviews verdict scores it 4.6 / 5.