London vegan news, reviews & events
You all know about The Third Estate, right?
The Third Estate is a vegan shoe store and ethical boutique located in Kentish Town. Run by my mates Angela and James, the store is an oasis for compassionate shoppers.
They focus on as much locally-sourced stock as possible and everything is about lessening negative impact on people, animals, and the planet. So many of my shoes and clothes come from this shop.
And now The Third Estate is selling t-shirts for children!
Read more below.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the vegetarian restaurant chain called Shree Krishna Vada Pav? It is a chain of vegetarian street food restaurants scattered around the Greater London area, as well as a bit further afield.
SKVP (as I will now call it) has a brand new location just off Oxford Street in Fitzrovia, central London.
Read more below.
If you know LD’s, you know they don’t mess about. These are the culinary heavyweights who’ve been ruling the vegan roost at The Black Heart in Camden for quite a while.
But here’s the thing. Not everyone realises they also run the kitchen at Saint Monday, a laid-back brewery and pub just a short stroll from London Fields.
And now they’ve launched a brand new menu there. It’s smoky, saucy, indulgent, and unapologetically delicious in all the right ways. It’s proper BBQ comfort food with every bite screaming flavour.
See the full menu below:
A bank holiday in London when the weather actually plays along is a special thing.
The city loosens up a bit, the parks start humming with life, and we all collectively pretend we aren’t as stressed as we really are.
And on this August bank holiday, there’s an extra special reason to gather up your vegan snacks and head outside.
Read more below.
Let’s have a chat about the vegan situation at the IKEA restaurant on Oxford Street, London.
First off, hats off to IKEA for offering proper vegan options. Those vegan meatballs are impressive. It’s brilliant seeing such a massive retailer embracing plant-based choices, from the plant balls to the hot dogs and even the soft serve ice cream. It really shows the tides are turning and I’m impressed.
But here’s the annoying part. The whole ordering process is an absolute muddle.
Read more below.
You’ve seen me rave about Okja in Spitalfields, just a few minutes walk from Liverpool Street and Spitalfields Market.
If you are new here, Okja is a vegan bakery and coffee shop chain with locations in South Africa. A little while back they opened their first-ever UK location on Toynbee Street and people can’t get enough.
The pastries are all hand-crafted inside the bakery and every single item is exquisite… and vegan!
I popped in yesterday to catch up on the latest. Below you can see the photos I grabbed showing some new items and some recently updated items. Sensational.
Read more below.
It’s not every day that a vegan fast food spot makes me do a double take over a salad, but here we are.
If you’ve been following along, you’ll remember I wrote a few months back about The Hogless Roast setting up at Crate in Walthamstow. Well, consider this your friendly reminder that they are still there and still turning out some of the most satisfying plant-based food in the area.
Read more below.
I had the absolute pleasure today of visiting a space super rooted in community care and purpose and I’m still feeling good from the experience.
Pulse & Pickle in Walthamstow is not just another vegan café. It is a space packed with hope, justice, and outrageously delicious food.
Read more below.
Three years ago, my friend Josh and I sat down and decided the London LGBTQ community needed something. We needed a place to express. To perform. To create. To listen. To connect. So we started Queer Open Mic.
That was back in 2022. We had no idea where it would go, but we knew what we wanted it to feel like. We wanted it to be safe. We wanted it to be welcoming. We wanted people to turn up with songs, poems, guitars, jokes, and voices.
And we wanted them to leave feeling like they’d been seen and that they belong.
Fast forward to 2025 and Queer Open Mic is still going strong. In fact, it’s thriving. We now call The Cock Tavern in Kennington our home. It’s a proper south London gay bar with heart, and it’s the perfect setting for a night that is all about lifting up community voices.
Read more below.
If your ideal Saturday night includes beats, vegan food, and a dance floor full of happy people, keep reading.
There’s a free club night coming to north London and it’s got everything your plant-based heart could ask for. It’s called Plants ‘n’ Bass and it’s happening at the ever-welcoming Karamel Club on Saturday 2 August, 2025.
Read more below.
