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After we visited this incredible new restaurant earlier this month, we simply had to put it right at the top of our list of the best vegetarian spots in London. It’s that good.
The newly-anointed finest vegetarian dining room in the city is… Holy Carrot in Spitalfields. It’s only been open a few weeks, but it’s been sending out such serious plates of food that we had no other option.
It’s actually the second branch of Holy Carrot (the first is on Portobello Road in Notting Hill), and while the OG restaurant serves an entirely vegan menu, this second spot has let dairy and eggs sneak into the mix. Vegans will still be more than happy here, but so will your cheese-loving pals.
Read the full, five star Holy Carrot review here
Why is Holy Carrot so good? Let us count the ways. Our reviewer Ed Cunningham was in raptures after experiencing the food here, writing: ‘Any of their dishes would be a showstopper in London’s other top vegetarian restaurants.’ There are king oyster mushroom vol-au-vents, tempeh and smoked tofu schnitzels, and burrata with smoked pepper and citrus dressing.
Ed also praised the pizzettas and flatbreads, which are made using fermented koji and silken tofu. If you manage to get a table, try the one with smoked chilli mushroom ragù or Holy Carrot’s take on a Georgian khachapuri with oozing egg and molten cheese.
The space is also extremely chic, designed with Spitalfields’ fruit-and-veg-flogging history in mind. ‘Earthy and simple, but charming, too. I adored how the unfussy minimalism was interrupted by two bright pink, borderline psychedelic murals of giant mushrooms and gloopy trees,’ writes Ed.
Our list of the best vegetarian restaurants in London also includes a few places that aren’t fully veggie, but offer a great vegetarian menu, like Dalston BBQ spot Acme Fire Cult, Slowburn in Walthamstow, and global comfort food bistro Jikoni in Marylebone, which has just opened a cafe version inside the brand new V&A East in Stratford.
Read the full list of London’s best vegetarian restaurants here.
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