You don’t need to visit specialist restaurants to find cruelty-free cuisine these days. Many of Melbourne’s chefs are going all-out on their vegan options – you just need to know where to look
Not all restaurants advertise their vegan options, which is where we come in. For a more comprehensive guide to eating cruelty-free in Melbourne, check out our top vegan restaurants and vegetarian restaurants.
As a vegan, there’s nothing better than having an entire menu to choose from. This dream is a reality at this suitably punk Brunswick café, where the on-request vegan menu includes hearty ‘chicken’ burgers and French toast with gingerbread tofu.
Vegans, we don’t need to tell you that Bio Cheese is the only fake cheese worth eating. You can bet it’s available at this authentic Mexican eatery, and it’s perfect inside their numerous varieties of vego quesadillas.
Just because you’re vegan doesn’t mean you want to eat Buddha bowls all day. This Brunswick pub knows this, and has devoted half their menu to vegan versions of all that hearty pub food you’re missing out on: parmas, fish and chips, ‘duck’ souvlaki and more.
They don’t shout it from the rooftops, but the pizzas at this super-fun Collingwood eatery can all be made vegan. Like the sound of the Broc Steady – a garlic base, with broccoli, pesto and roquette? No worries: just order it and they’ll work the vegan magic. Easy.
The staff at Andrew McConnell’s Japanese diner on Flinders Lane don’t mess around with their vegan offerings. They’ll create an entire vegan banquet on request, or modify vegetarian dishes to suit your needs.
If you don’t like food with faces (or food derived from animal products, like dairy or egg), it’s becoming easier and easier to eat out, and eat well. Some are embracing veganism as a lifestyle choice; others are passionate about animal rights.
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