8 min readWhether you’re a seasoned vegan or a meat-eater testing the waters, Bristol’s restaurants offer an incredible array of plant-based food for you to try without breaking the bank.
Also make sure you read our guide to the Best Vegan Places to Eat in Bristol!
City Centre
Eat a Pitta
A Bristol favourite for veggies and meat eaters alike; luckily for us all they’re dotted around the city at St Nicholas Market, Gloucester Road, Broadmead, Clifton Village, and the Triangle on Queens Road. Pick up a pitta or salad box or pitta filled with their famous falafel fillings for a super-filling rainbow of flavours. Almost everything on the menu is vegan, except for the tzatziki, halloumi, feta, and a few sweet treats.
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Taste of Napoli
Get an authentic taste of Neopolitan snacks and dishes including arancini, pizza, paninis, breakfast pastries and more at this cosy cafe/deli in Broadmead. They offer an extensive vegan selection for breakfast and lunch - and you can guarantee to be filled up for well under £10. Start your day with a vegan plain croissant and an Italian espresso, grab a Funghi e Salsiccia (mushroom, vegan sausage, mozzarella and tomato) pizza slice or a Milano Panino (vegan Schnitzel, lettuce, tomato and vegan mozzarella) for lunch with a Yoga peach juice - bellissimo!
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The Real Greek
If you're a fan of mezze, you're in luck! The Real Greek in Cabot Circus has extensive plant-based options, plus a Vegan Plate (£12pp) which includes dishes such as falafel, dolmades, gigandes, spinach and more.
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Rana’s Dhaba
Rana’s Dhaba serves budget-friendly, homemade Indian delights, from flavorful curries and wraps to pakoras and vegetable samosas and more for those on a budget at the junction of the Haymarket and the Horsefair in Broadmead. There are a couple of seats outside, but this is one for grabbing on the go and taking back to the office during your lunch break.
Tonkotsu
Tonkotsu serves warming bowls of ramen and other Japanese favourites. Their £10 lunch deal is excellent value, as you can get a lunch-sized portion of ramen or Hiyashi noodle salad and a lunch-sized side for a tenner! The Japanese Miso Mushroom ramen is packed full of umami and the chilli tofu Hiyashi is perfect for spice lovers.
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Four Wise Monkeys
While the main menu here isn't the cheapest in town, you can take advantage of some handy offers, including their lunchtime deal where you can enjoy a Sichuan roasted pumpkin burger with fries and a soft drink for just £10.
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Chilli Daddy
Chilli Daddy was the first Szechuan street food stall in the UK, and the team have won a range of awards for their authentic Chinese food. Great for lovers of spice, their stall in St Nicholas Market is perfect for lunch when you’re out and about exploring. They also have a restaurant on nearby Baldwin Street.
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Pepenero
Pizza pros, based in The Beer Emporium on King Stret, Pepenero have a dedicated vegan menu and offer gluten free bases on all of their pizzas. Menu highlights include the vegan fest pizza packed with antipasti and vegan chorizo, and the vegan lasagne. Pepenero also do a cracking lunch time offer available 12-6pm Tuesday-Friday where you can get a main course and a drink for £14.99. You can find them at the Beer Emporium on King Street. A top spot for drinking the night away after you’ve finished your food.
Harbourside
Three Brothers Burgers
With a dedicated vegan menu of burgers and sides, you're never short of choice at Three Brothers Burgers! Pop in for their great value lunch deal, where you can have a burger, fries and soft drink for just £6.50. If you fancy treating yourself order the vegan burger with vegan applewood cheese and vegan bacon.
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Za Za Bazaar
Za Za Bazaar sells food from across the globe in a massive restaurant and bar inspired by Asian night markets. Expect live cooking from specialist chefs and a vibrant street food atmosphere. Za Za Bazaar have a vegan menu to help guide your visit, with options from Indian, European, Mexican & South American food stations and more. Popular items include: Andhra-style aloo gobi masala, the Herb spiked roast baby potatoes and the vegetarian uramaki. The prices are fixed-price when visiting Za Za Bazaar, and the best time to go for the biggest bargain is Monday - Thursday lunch (from £13.99 per person).
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Wapping Wharf
Seven Lucky Gods
Japanese-Izakya-inspired restaurant, Seven Lucky Gods at Wapping Wharf offers a £7 lunchtime bento (available on weekdays from 12-5 pm) which includes Panko pumpkin and miso aubergine, plus rice, Sichian pickled cucumber, kimchi, and farmed greens.
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Ve Burger
VeBurger, the vegan burger joint at Wapping Wharf has burgers starting from just £3.99 for a classic hamburger and sides from only £2.89. Whether you're in the mood for plant-based chicken, beef, or fish VeBurger have got you covered.
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Biblos
You may have seen Biblos serving up delicious wraps at festivals, but you can get their full menu all year round at their restaurant in Stokes Croft and Wapping Wharf. A great place to get some mezze and share with friends, or just order one of their huge wraps all to yourself! The fried plantain wrap with Carib island sauce and the vegan fried ‘chick’n: seitan’, marinated in jerk seasoning, with breadcrumbs & Carib island sauce will take you to the Caribbean! Their menu isn’t exclusively vegetarian so meat-eating friends will be happy grabbing a bite to eat here too.
Clifton
Papadeli
Papadeli is an award-winning deli selling artisan Mediterranean produce near Clifton Down Station. The deli counter always has a range of vegan options made fresh each day available to take away, and the cake counter often has vegan cakes too. Top picks include the seasonal, nutritious salads (3 salads of your choice). Think: roast hispi cabbage, fennel, tenderstem broccoli and butterbeans with orange zest and roasted garlic for £6.95. Yum! In the mood for some vegan savoury pastries? Papadeli also have Vegan empanadas on the counter often stuffed with squash, blackbeans red onions and chipotle and lentil as well as crown prince pumpkin sausage rolls both from £3.95. If you're in the need of a winter warming, or something more simple, they also have soup of the day - the kale and spelt is a popular favourite! (from £4.50) and sweet treats including a generous slice of mocha loaf (from £4.50) and raspberry and coconut bar (£3.75).
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Park Street & Queens Road
Yakinori
This Japanese restaurant has plenty of choice when it comes to vegan options, whether you want donburi, sushi, or bento. The cauliflower katsu noodles are the perfect comfort food, the Yasai Kokonatsu (red coconut curry) is perfect for when you want something more light and fragrant, and the Yasai Tofu and Aubergine Donburi is lovely and light.
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Gloucester Road & Stokes Croft
The Canteen
The Canteen is one of Bristol's most celebrated, independent and iconic spaces in the heart of Stokes Croft. The menu is entirely vegetarian and vegan with a real focus on sustainability. The Canteen is open throughout the day and has a brilliant lunch deal: including soup of the day and filled soup from £8, as well as a burger Mondays where you can get a local made-tempeh burger, potatoes and a pint for £14 (from 5pm on Mondays, certain pints only)! If you go to The Canteen in the evening, you can also combine your dinner with free live music to make a great value night out.
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Tuk Tuck
On Stokes Croft and the city centre you’ll find Tuk Tuck offering colourful and fresh Korean, Japanese and Thai street food that caters for all. This relaxed café offers great value for money, with big portion sizes and low prices. Their kimchi fries are a great fusion dish which can be made vegan on request with pickles, Sriracha sauce, grilled mushrooms and fried tofu. Their pumpkin croquettes are also a winner.
Mela
Traditional Indian takeaway treats that you thought you would have to wave goodbye to after going vegan are back on the menu at Mela in Montpelier. This little-known gem offers a full vegan menu to take away and you can get a thali of three dishes with a chapatti & rice for just £10.30.
Prices and deals are accurate at the time of publishing. Please check deals with restaurants when dining.
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