Unveiled: The Best Vegan Breakfasts in the Country
Everyone agrees on the importance of starting the day with a nutritious and satisfying breakfast. Fortunately, more and more Britons are moving away from the traditional artery-clogging fry-ups of cholesterol-packed eggs, fatty sausages and greasy rashers and demanding lighter and more nourishing fare – which often means delicious vegan options. To mark Farmhouse Breakfast Week (22 to 28 January), we’ve scoured the country to find the top 10 vegan breakfasts in the country. Winners were chosen based on a number of criteria, including reputation and the selection and quality of vegan menu items. With choices like piping-hot tofu scrambles, “meaty” faux sausages and vegan fruit pancakes, you’ll never want to order a Full English again!
The consumption of meat, eggs and dairy products has been linked to obesity, heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Also, raising animals for food is a leading cause of water pollution, land degradation and greenhouse-gas emissions. And, of course, the meat industry causes animal suffering on a massive scale. Chickens, fish, cows and pigs feel pain and fear – just as we and the animals with whom we share our homes do – yet they are abused in ways that would be illegal if dogs or cats were the victims.
“We give all the winners five stars for respecting their patrons enough to serve them some of the finest vegan breakfast dishes available anywhere”, says PETA’s Yvonne Taylor. “More and more people are recognising that the best way to avoid health problems and help animals and the environment is to go vegan.”
Check out our top 10, in no particular order:
- London
The inSpiral Lounge - Lancaster
Whale Tail Café - Newcastle upon Tyne
Jack Sprats - Bournemouth
Zoukinis - Worcester
The Karmic Café - Manchester
Odd Bar - Nottingham
Alley Café - Brighton
Iydea Café - Bristol
Café Maitreya - Birmingham
Veged Out
Is there a restaurant or café in your area that you don’t see on this list but would like to? Leave a comment below letting us know who they are and why you think they deserve to be on this list, or head on down to one of those listed above and enjoy a healthy, animal-friendly breakfast!
The Egg Cafe in Liverpool is also well worth a mention.
Great vegan breakfasts and plenty of other vegan options too (including cakes!)
http://www.eggcafe.co.uk/index.html
egg cafe is thumbs up, lovely quirky place.
I wish I lived in England in general and London in Particular. The best vegan and vegetarian cuisine in the world. Tasty, savory and cruelty-free.
hey, on the advice of the article i went to visit odd bar in manchester, lovely artsy place, nice ploite people and for my first vegan breakfast not bad but could be much improved like providing a dairy free spread for your toast and and a dairy free sausage as theres was only vegetarian but the scrambled tofu was nice. Also they dont do soy so no brew to go with it.
Earth cafe is a wonderful cheap vegan Buddhist cafe in Manchester and also 8th day is a lovely vegan/vegetarian cafe plus co op shop – defo worth a look if you are in the area, they stock loads of home made deli stuff. Also mods at the thirsty scholar which in Manchester also does vegan/veggie food ranging from breakfast to lunch. All good places i have found in the last few weeks.
The Retreat Cafe, vegetarian/ vegan, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Grassington.
Better still, they support The Retreat Animal Rescue, a vegan-run, genuine no-kill sanctuary based in Kent.
http://www.theretreatcafe.co.uk
I don’t really eat anything resembling meat (and I find it pointless) so my choice would be WholeFoods for their fantastic selection of tofu dishes and salads and they have a cafe (at least in NYC) where you can eat breakfast.
Pulse restaurant in Norwich is simply AMAZING. New and wonderful recipes are being served all the time, the staff are really friendly and they are amazing value for money. I cannot recommend it highly enough, and the valentines meal my partner and i had there last night was incredible, 3 courses for £16!