Vegan

• Patty and Bun now have a vegan burger - the Whoopi Goldburger

  

  Patty & Bun have just launched their first ever vegan burger. Intrigued? Well, if you're minded to go and try it this week, the Whoopi Goldburger consists of a tempeh (that's fermented from soya beans for the uninitiated - yes, we had to look it up) and mushroom fritter, topped with pickled cucumbers, diced onion, double smoked gouda cheese, mustard, ketchup and lettuce - all in a bonsoy milk bun.

  Available at Patty & Bun Redchurch Street (or

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• London's first vegan Crosstown doughnut store is about to open

  London's vegans are getting their own Crosstown coffee and doughnut bar opening in the heart of the West End

• What The Pitta's first permanent vegan kebab restaurant will be in Camden

  Boxpark vegan favourites What The Pitta are putting down roots and opening their first restaurant in Camden so North Londoners can get their grill on.

• Oh My Dog! bring their new vegan hot dog range to Peckham’s Old Nun’s Head

  

  2018 is continuing its streak of being the year of vegan junk food with the arrival of KERB stalwart Oh My Dog's brand new vegan hot dog range.

  It’ll form part of hot dog vendor’s newly extended menu, rolled out as part of its latest residency in Peckham's Old Nun’s Head. Oh My Dog will be dishing out their dogs every Thursday and Friday in the Peckham boozer, with an extended menu that

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• Mildred’s Dalston is serving a vegan burger that ‘bleeds’

  

  Veggies and vegans: would you eat a burger that bleeds? What if it was 100% animal-product free?

  If you’re at least semi-curious, then get down to the Dalston branch of veggie restaurant royalty Mildred’s, where you can try the B-12 burger from Moving Mountains, made with a pink, 'bleeding' raw patty of ‘plant meat’.

  Okay - so it’s not quite as graphic as all that, but taking a look at the

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• Vegan burgers and shakes as the Vurger Co goes permanent in Shoreditch

  Burgers, mac’n’cheese and milkshakes, and not an animal product in sight as vegan junk food vendors The Vurger Co bring their plant-based approach to Shoreditch for their first permanent venue.

• Daffodil Soup pops up on Hackney Road with homemade vegan sourdough and local honey

  

  Hackneyites are getting a new six-month pop-up that promises modern British and Mediterranean food with a South African twist, by the name of Daffodil Soup.

  It looks like an ethically minded, very East London affair, complete with Walthamstow honey, house granola, nut butters and vegan sourdough, that’ll also be available to take away.

  Some of the more substantial plates on offer

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• Darjeeling Express is bringing in meat-free Mondays

  

  As you may remember, we were ever so slightly embarrassed about missing our on Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express last year, despite it getting rave after rave (but look out for a Test Drive soon). 

  And now there's another reason to visit as they're embracing their vegetarian side and introducing a special meat-free menu every Monday (with plenty of vegan dishes on the new menu too). 

  Here's

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• Hackney's The Spread Eagle is going completely vegan with Club Mexicana

  

  There's no stopping the vegan train as more and more places are adding vegan dishes to the menu. And one pub is going one step further and becoming totally vegan. Hackney's The Spread Eagle is teaming up with Club Mexicana for a fully vegan menu. 

  And on that menu is:

  • Sopa de tortilla, Corn esquites and pan seared ‘scallops’
  • Deep fried cheeze with Valentina hot sauce
  • Loaded cheezy
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• These London restaurants are embracing Veganuary

  Whether you’ve joined the thousands of diehards going vegan for "Veganuary", or you just simply want to cut down on your animal product intake in the New Year, here are some of the restaurants that will be catering for you. 

• Veggie and vegan canteen Wildflower arrives at Peckham Levels

  Catering for the artists, makers and visitors of Peckham’s new community-led creative hub comes Wildflower, providing healthy, animal-free food in a relaxed canteen-style atmosphere.

• Festive Vegan Deli pops up at Camden Market for Christmas

  

  Looking for presents for the non-meateater in your life or something vegan for the Christmas feast? Well there's a vegan pop-up heading to Camden Market over December that should be just the ticket.

  Blogger Fat Gay Vegan ​(Sean O'Callaghan) has curated a list of vegan meat and cheese artisans for a plant-based food deli. So far the line-up includes LoveSeitan - that's their burger pictured above, Young Vegans, The Cashew Family, Big V London, Mouse’s

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• Vegan woodfired pizzeria Purezza is opening in Camden

  Brighton vegan pizza restaurant Purezza is expanding to London and opening its second restaurant in Camden

• NYC’s hip vegan chain By CHLOE. is coming to London in Covent Garden

  Everything about By Chloe. screams NYC cool, from the full stop in its name to its determination to call itself ‘plant-based’ instead of just plain vegan. But aside from that, there’s more than enough to draw in animal-loving punters - from its super central Covent Garden location to its vegan mac and cheese and quinoa taco salad.

• London's third Veggie Pret is opening on Exmouth Market

  The third Veggie Pret to open will be on Exmouth Market and will be the chain's first brand new veggie store rather than a conversion of an existing one