Looking for a vegan-friendly bite to eat in our fair capital? And no – we’re not talking about limp lettuce with a side of tofu.
Being vegan in Abu Dhabi has never been easier and nowadays most restaurants have an interesting selection (you know – not a salad) of vegan dishes on their menu.
If you’re looking to curb those vegan “junk” food cravings in Abu Dhabi, here are five of our all-time favourite dishes.
Colourful, fun and packed full of flavour, these vegan delights prove that plant-based munching is the opposite of boring.
Whether you’re a fully-fledged vegan or just experimenting with veganism, head here for Abu Dhabi’s best vegan and vegetarian restaurants, food and places to eat.
BLOOM Vegan Kitchen
This has got to count for at least three of your five a day, right? This delivery-only, environmentally-conscious brand serves up tasty plates which are all 100 percent vegan-friendly and served in packaging which is 90 percent recyclable.
www.bloomvegankitchen.com.
Café 302
Café 302 is one of those impossibly cool places with a strong focus on delicious vegan-friendly food, and the vegan burgers are good enough to convert even the most stubborn non-believer to the plant-based lifestyle.
Open daily 8am-11pm. Al Maha Arjaan by Rotana (02 610 6688).
COCO Asia
Oodles of noodles, cracking curries and more, COCA Asia specialises in pan-Asian dishes and healthy bowls and if you have a sweet tooth, the homemade vegan coconut ice cream is a winner.
Open daily 11.30am-10.30pm. 3rd Street, Al Khalidiya (02 622 5554).
Freedom Pizza
The pizza: cheesy, carby goodness. Freedom Pizza is a takeaway staple for vegans in Abu Dhabi thanks to its selection of plant-based pizzas. And this beaut? The Viva Las Vegans comes topped with vegan sausage, onions, mixed bell peppers, spring onions, herbs and that the oh-so-very important vegan cheese.
Various locations, www.freedompiza.ae (02 641 0029).
Wild & The Moon
A vegan cookie ice cream sandwich? Game changer. Trendy hipster spot, Wild & The Moon, serves up healthy dishes and drinks that are all gluten-free, plant-based, free from refined sugars, additives and chemicals and made from seasonal and natural ingredients. It’s practically the same as chomping on superfoods (at least that’s what we tell ourselves…).
Open Sat-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 10am-8pm. The Cultural Foundation, Qasr Al Hosn (056 188 4073).
