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Marees Sauces and Food (Vegan)

6 minute walk

www.marees-sauces-and-food.business.site

91 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7RA

Monday - Saturday 1200 - 2200; Sunday: Closed

Marees famous black bean burger - with mixed salad, deep fried avocado, and creole burger sauce
Spiced lentils burger - with mixed salad, vegan blue cheese, and creole burger sauce
Roasted sweet potato and chickpea burger - with grilled tomatoes and mixed creole peppers
Smoked chickpea falafel burger - with mixed salad, white and red caramalised onions, and chutney
Marees ultimate veggie burger - with vegan red Leicester cheese, mixed salad and mixed creole peppers
Quinoa pizza burger - pan fried burger with melted vegan cheese, lettuce and homemade tomato sauce
Chinese style smoked tofu wrap - with mixed salad and creole spiced peppers
Smoked sweet potato falafel wrap - with mixed salad and creamy hummus sauce
Caribbean smoked tofu wrap - marinated in zesty citrus spices, mixed salad and creole spiced peppers
Marees vegetable curry
Mixed channa, pumpkin and callaloo
Waldorf salad - with sweet, zesty yoghurt dressing
Strawberry pancakes - with ice cream and choice of syrups
Banana pancakes - with ice cream and choice of syrups
Thai butternut squash bowl - with curry, garlic, sauteed spinach, and gnocchi
Sweet and sour chickpea bowl - with lemon herbs, quinoa, smoked tofu, avocado, green salad, and a honey lime dressing

Unity Diner (Vegan)

6 minute walk

www.unitydiner.co.uk

60 Wentworth Street, London, E1 7AL

Monday: Closed; Tuesday - Saturday 1200 - 2200; Sunday: Closed

Vegan starters and desserts available

Dirty loaded fries - 3 cheeses, vegan doner kebab meat, BBQ sauce, aioli, jalapeno sauce, crispy onions and fresh herbs
Chikken kale caesar salad - with cherry tomato, pumpkin seed parmesan, croutons and shredded vegan chicken (available GF)
Tofish and chips - beer-battered tofish cod, chunky chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce, and a lemon wedge
Lobster roll and all the trimmings - lion’s mane and lobster mushrooms, sauteed in garlic butter, celery, spring onions, tarragon, tossed in zesty mayo, with chives, and paprika, served in a brioche bun
BBQ glazed tempeh - with BBQ sauce, fried garlic buttered corn, chunky chips, and creamy house slaw (available GF)
The classic beyond burger - with tomato chutney, gouda cheese, lettuce, tomato, and aioli, served in brioche bun
Tuna style poke bowl - rice, topped with ponzu marinated vegan ‘raw’ tuna, crispy red cabbage, tossed in a sesame dressing, with pickled veg and fresh radish (GF)
Tempeh super salad - roasted smokey tempeh, oyster mushrooms and celeriac, with quinoa, almonds, edamame beans, and mixed leaves, in a miso-pear dressing (GF)
The goodness bowl - seasonal bowl of the day, with grains, seasonal sauteed/roasted veg, sweet potato and hummus (GF)
Tofish and chips - with tartar sauce, paprika chips and mushy peas
The surge burger - cashew and mushroom patty, layered with grilled courgette, caramalised red onions, green pesto, ranch mayo, beef tomato and baby gem, in a charcoal brioche bun (available GF)
VFC burger - vegan crispy southern fried chicken, bakon, gouda cheese, caramalised onions, crispy hash brown, BBQ, and aioli, in a toasted brioche bun
Tofish stack - beer battered tofish fillet, calamari and prawn stack, baby gem, pickled cabbage, and tartare sauce, in a charcoal bun
Classic New York hot dog - foot long hot dog on a poppyseed bun, with ketchup, mustard, and caramalised onions (available GF)
The surf and turf dog - foot long hot dog topped with caramalised onions, tempura prawns, and a smoky sweet sauce, served in a charcoal bun
The supreme dog - moving mountains hot dog, wrapped in bakon, in a poppy seed bun, with mayo, topped with UO mac and cheeze

The Real Greek (Greek)

10 minute walk

www.therealgreek.com

6 Homer Square, Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6EW

Monday - Thursday 1200 - 2200; Friday - Saturday 1200 - 2230; Sunday 1200 - 2100

Vegan desserts available

*Meze* Greek olives
*Meze* Greek flatbread, olive oil and dukkah

*Meze* Crudites
*Meze* Santorini fava - yellow lentils, cooked and blended with herbs and spices, topped with Santorini capers
*Meze* Hummus
*Meze* Green pea fava - mashed green peas, with olive oil and lemon, topped with red onions, tomato and chili
*Meze* Melitzanosalata
*Meze* Beetroot and lentil salad
*Meze* Chickpea filo triangles - two filo pastry parcels with chickpeas, cumin, turmeric, and a touch of sun dried tomatoes and chili
*Meze* Falafel - served with a tahini dip, celery and carrot, tomato onion salsa, and sweet paprika
*Meze* Grilled aubergine - chargrilled aubergine, served with tomato and garlic sauce
*Meze* Jackfruit stifado - slow cooked with mushrooms, shallots, and aniseed
*Meze* Vegan meatballs - with tomato and cumin Soutzoukakia sauce
*Meze* Dolmades - vine leaves stuffed with rice, tomato, and fresh herbs
*Meze* Spinach with gigandes - in a tomato and garlic sauce
Falafel souvlaki wrap - with flatbread, fresh tomatoes, red onion, tahini sauce, and sweet paprika
Jackfruit gyros - with vegan aioli, fresh tomatoes, red onion, tahini sauce, and sweet paprika
Vegan meatball souvlaki wrap - with vegan aioli, fresh tomatoes, red onion, tahini sauce, and sweet paprika

Sushi Samba (Fusion Fine Dining)

7 minute walk

www.sushisamba.com

110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY

Monday - Tuesday 1130 - 0130; Wednesday - Saturday 1130 - 0200; Sunday 1130 - 0130

Vegan starters available

Heritage carrots robata - with quinoa and smoke emulsion
Eggplant robata - with sweet soy
Mushroom tobanyaki - assorted mushrooms with yuzu soy and garlic chips
Vegetable moqueca - tofu, seasonal vegetables, coconut milk, dende oil, chimichurri rice, and lime
Vegetable sasa - asparagus, avocado, padron pepper, coriander, red onion, quinoa, and soy paper
Oshinko maki
Avocado maki
Kappa maki - cucumber, truffle tofu crema, and mustard cress

Pho (Vietnamese)

9 minute walk

www.phocafe.co.uk

48 Brushfield Street, London, E1 6AG

Monday - Wednesday 1130 - 2200; Thursday - Saturday 1130 - 2300; Sunday 1130 - 2200

Vegan starters available

This isn’t chicken salad - with Asian herbs, peppers, and chili ginger dressing
Veggie salad - with Asian herbs, peppers, and chili ginger dressing
Green papaya salad - with crunchy green papaya salad, with peanuts and prawn-less crackers
Vietnamese noodle soup (Pho) - rice noodle soup, fresh herbs, in an aromatic broth
Pho chay - with tofu, button, enoki, and shiitake mushrooms, served with either bun or pho noodles
Hot and spicy ‘This isn’t chicken’
Hot and spicy tofu and mushroom
Hot and spicy 3 mushroom
Super green house special - with morning glory, green beans, pak choi, fresh lime and Thai basil, in a veggie broth
Spicy green - with ‘this isn’t chicken’ or tofu, morning glory, green beans, pak choi, fresh lime, and Thai basil, in a spicy veggie broth
Vietnamese curry - with veggies and mushrooms, topped with nuts and served with brown rice, and ‘this isn’t chicken’
Rice bowl - with wok-fried Chinese leaf, radish, cucumber, and pickles, topped with peanuts, herbs, and fresh chilies, and ‘this isn’t chicken’
Wok fried rice - with ‘this isn’t chicken, shiitake, and Thai basil
Wok fried noodles - with lemongrass, chili, Asian greens, and peanuts. With ginger soy. Topped with ‘this isn’t chicken’ or tofu and mushroom
Vermicelli noodles - with lemongrass and chili, fresh herbs, beansprouts, veggie spring roll, and peanuts

Patty & Bun (Burgers)

8 minute walk

www.pattyandbun.co.uk

22-24 Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PD

Monday - Saturday 1100 - 2100; Sunday 1200 - 2100

Arigold cheeseburger - plant based patty, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickled onions, ketchup, and smokey P&B mayo
Smokey robinson - plant based patty, cheddar, tomato, lettuce, caramalised onion, ‘THIS isn’t bacon’, ketchup, and smokey P&B mayo
Hot chic’ chicken burger - THIS isn’t fried chicken patty, coleslaw, pickled cucumbers, lettuce, and smoked garlic aioli
Whoopie Goldburger - tempeh and mushroom fritter, pickles, smoked vegan gouda cheese, lettuce, mushroom, mustard, ketchup, in a bonsoy bun

Alter (Plant-Based Restaurant)

5 minute walk

www.alterldn.com

15 Leman Street, London, E1 8EN

Monday - Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday - Saturday 1700 - 2200; Sunday: Closed

*Small Plate* Kung pao crackers
*Small Plate* Chinese cabbage miang laos
*Small Plate* Betel leaf, salted watermelon, and toasted coconut
*Small Plate* Izakaya pickles with relish
*Small Plate* Rice fermented enoki - with chili
*Small Plate* Pizza ajo blanco - with basil
*Small Plate* Shiitake and fermented yellow bean wontons - with kelp soy
*Small Plate* Vietnamese ‘falling water’ salad - of pomelo and shiso
*Small Plate* Khao soi noodles - with fermented mustard greens
*Small Plate* ‘Ants climbing a tree’ noodles
*Small Plate* Cold soba noodles - with aromatic soy and alliums

Emilia’s Crafted Pasta (Italian)

7 minute walk

www.emiliaspasta.com

77 Alie Street, London, E1 8NH

Monday - Sunday 1200 - 2130

Pasta in homemade tomato sauce, with freshly chopped basil and buffalo mozzarella
Puglian lentils, tomatoes, and mixed vegetable ragu with freshly chopped oregano
Italian grains and mixed vegetable salad - with freshly chopped mint and honey balsamic dressing

Yuu Kitchen (Pan Asian)

5 minute walk

www.yuukitchen.com

29 Commercial Street, London, E1 6NE

Monday: Closed; Tuesday 1730 - 2130; Wednesday 1200 - 1430; 1730 - 2130; Thursday 1230 - 1400; 1730 - 2200; Friday 1200 - 1400; 1730 - 2300; Saturday 1200 -1500; 1730 - 2300; Sunday: Closed

Crispy tofu bao buns - with kimchi, kimchi mayo and spring onion
*Vegan on request* Panko jackfruit bao buns - with goma ponzu dressing, red cabbage pickle, and sesame
*Vegan on request* Mushroom shiitake mushroom bao buns - with hoisin mayo, and carrot pickle
Sweet and sticky eggplant - wok fried with white miso glaze, crunchy shallots, and sesame

Big Moe’s Diner (American)

5 minute walk

www.bigmoesdiner.co.uk

96 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7RA

Monday - Thursday 1200 - 2300; Friday - Saturday 1200 - 0000;

Sunday 1200 - 2300 (Kitchen hours for vegan food)

Vegan starters available

Classic vegan burger - moving mountain patty, rich vegan mayo, juicy tomatoes and pickles, Option to add vegan cheese
The porta-bella burger - Moving mountain patty with mustard, vegan cheese, rocket, grilled onion, and grilled portobello mushroom
*Vegan on request* Pulled jackfruit burger - slow cooked jackfruit in BBQ sauce, raw red onions, lettuce and pickles

FAST FOOD/CAFES

What the Pitta (Vegan Doner Kebabs)

10 minute walk

www.whatthepitta.com

53 Brick Lane, London, E1 6PU

Monday - Thursday 1130 - 2100; Friday - Saturday 1130 - 2200; Sunday 1130 - 2100

Vegan doner - bread, spiced soya pieces, mixed salad, tzatziki (soya yogurt), homemade hummus and chilli sauce
Donor and chips box - chips loaded with spiced soya pieces and mixed salad
Vegan gyros - soya pieces marinated in secret sauce, in a pitta with tomatoes, lettuce, red onion, paprika fries, and vegan tzatziki
Mezze box - couscous topped with salads, hummus, soy pieces or falafel, olives, and sauces
Falafel wrap - with salad, hummus and tahini dressing
VFC Chicken burger
Cheeze burger
Cheezy loaded fries
Donor loaded fries

Neat Burger (Vegan Fast Food)

9 minute walk

www.neat-burger.com

Unit B, 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD

Monday - Sunday 1200 - 2200

Hamburger - with pickles, white onion, ketchup, and mustard
Cheese burger - neat meat patty, cheese sauce, pickles, and tomato relish
Neat burger - double neat meat patty, lettuce, tomato, grilled red onions, pickles, and neat sauce (also available as a burger bowl)
Chick’n burger - with lettuce and tangy mayo (also available as a burger bowl)
Fillet-no-fish burger - with lettuce, tartar sauce, and crispy coated fish fillet (also available as a burger bowl)
Neat dog - with grilled red onions, mustard, ketchup, mayo, crispy onions, and pickles
Smash burger - double patty, smashed with onions, cheese, mustard, neat sauce, and stack sauce
Smoke smash - double patty, smashed with onions, lettuce, jalapenos, pickles, mayo, onion rings and BBQ sauce
Classic nuggets - with a dip of choice
Buffalo nuggets - coated with buffalo sauce and served with a blue cheese dip

The Diner (American)

10 minute walk

www.goodlifediner.com

4 Horner Square, London, E1 6EW

Monday - Thursday 1000 - 2300; Friday - Saturday 0900 - 2300; Sunday 0900 - 2100

Vegan desserts available

Vegan benedict - vegan bacon, crispy polenta, and cashew sauce, on a toasted muffin
Vegan pancakes - with maple syrup
Banana pancakes - with butterscotch sauce
Blueberry pancakes - with blueberry compote
Strawberry and chocolate pancakes - with fresh strawberries and chocolate sauce
Brunch burger - vegan patty, vegan cheese, pancake, vegan bacon, and cashew sauce, served with maple syrup

Vegan taco salad - falafel, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa, black beans, carrot and cashew sauce, served in a corn taco
Triple tacos - with vegan chili, salsa, guacamole, cheese, and coriander
Southern fried seitan - with waffles, slaw, and vegan cheese sauce
The Californian vegan burger - with beef tomato, red onion, lettuce, pickles, mayo, and guacamole
The big V dog - topped with French’s mustard
Vegan dirty burrito - with dirty rice, peppers, onions, black beans, guacamole, tomato salsa, and coriander
Vegan mac and cheese

Southern fried seitan burger - southern fried seitan, BBQ pulled jackfruit, lettuce, pickles, beef tomato and mayo
BBQ jackfruit burger - with cheddar, slaw and pickles
The big beet burger - beetroot and kale patty, cheddar, roast garlic mayo, lettuce, beef tomato, onion and pickles
Virgin island dog - vegan sausage, red onions, and vegan bacon, topped with mustard and ketchup
Coney island dog - vegan sausage, vegan chili, and onions, topped with mustard
Super salad bowl - quinoa, mixed leaves, artichokes, edamame beans, seeds, and lemon and mustard dressing (seitan available to add on)

Vegan Yes (Vegan Korean/Italian Cafe)

10 minute walk

www.veganyes.uk

64 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RF

Monday - Sunday 1130 - 2100

Vegan starters and desserts available

Lasagna kimchi - homemade vegan kimchi, homemade bechamel sauce with olive oil, soya milk, and dry garlic
Lasagna bolognese - soya chunks/mince, tomato, onions, olive oil, carrots, homemade bechamel sauce with olive oil soya milk, and vegan parmesan
Healthy potato - sweet potato on a bed of steamed rice, filled with raw seaweed, extra virgin olive oil and soya sauce
Kimchi bibimbap - steamed rice on a bed of raw baby spinach, with red, purple and green and yellow kimchi. Topped with spring onions and roasted black and white sesame seeds.
Kimchi sausage - steamed rice, homemade vegan kimchi, 2 homemade vegan sausages, extra virgin olive oil, soy sauce, homemade vegan parmesan, and sesame seeds
La piramide - bed of raw baby spinach, steamed rice, raw seaweed, kimchi viola, extra virgin oil, soya sauce, topped with vegan parmesan and sesame seeds
Kimchi and beans - steamed rice, homemade vegan kimchi red, honey beans, extra virgin olive oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds

DF Tacos (Mexican Fast Food)

5 minute walk

www.dftacos.co.uk

8 Brown’s Building (between Bury Street and St Mary Axe), London, EC3A 8AL

Monday - Tuesday 1200 - 2300; Wednesday - Saturday 1200 - 0100; Sunday 1200 - 2300

Vegan starters and dessert available

Roasted cauliflower rice bowl - with smoky hibiscus, chipotle salsa, house pickles, rice, red slaw, crunchy mixed leaves and pinto beans, topped with guacamole, house pickles and pumpkin seeds
Vegan mushroom tacos - Oven roasted mushrooms, homemade sriracha salsa, with crunchy slaw, salsa and coriander, in 2 soft tortillas
Vegan cauliflower tacos - roasted cauliflower. red slaw. avocado mojo salsa, smoky chipotle salsa, with crunchy slaw, salsa and coriander, in 2 soft tortillas
Vegan plantain tacos - sweet plantain. pinto beans. red slaw. avocado mojo salsa, hibiscus & chipotle salsa, with crunchy slaw, salsa and coriander, in 2 soft tortillas
Vegan mushroom burrito - roasted ancho mushrooms. Sriracha salsa. avocado mojo salsa, house pickles, in a grilled tortilla wrapped with red rice, pinto beans, crunchy slaw and salsas
Avocado salad - with resh quinoa salad bowl with seasonal mixed leaves, red slaw, house dressing, and pumpkin seeds

Tossed (Healthy Fast Food)

3 minute walk

www.tosseduk.com

78 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3DH

Monday - Friday 0700 - 1600; Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Breakfast:

Chunky avocado bagel
Coconut porridge with a choice of agave syrup; Granola and Cranberry; Banana and sultanas; or Peanut butter and blueberries

Lunch:

Red Thai curry power bowl - with falafel, supergrains, mushroom, red Thai sauce, pickled veg, and herb mix
Malaysian yellow curry power bowl - with falafel, supergrains, roasted veg, mushrooms, Malaysian curry sauce, and cashews
Katsu curry power bowl - with falafel, supergrains, mushrooms, katsu sauce, pickled veg, and crispy onions
Spicy super veg power bowl - with falafel, supergrains, chunky avocado, piri piri sauce, sweet potato mash, broccoli, and rainbow slaw
Malaysian yellow curry balance pot - with falafel, supergrains, roasted sweet potato, roasted red peppers, edamame, soy, sesame, katsu sauce, and topping choice
Red thai falafel balance pot - with supergrains, roasted sweet potato, roasted red peppers, edamame, soy and sesame pesto and seeds
Soy and sesame rainbow wrap - with falafel, chunky avocado, pickled veg, and rainbow slaw
Piri protein rainbow wrap - with falafel, chunky avocado, piri piri sauce, pickled veg, and rainbow slaw
Muscle mezze rainbow wrap - with falafel, hummus, cucumber relish, pickled veg, and rainbow slaw

Pubs

Brewdog (Pub)

9 minute walk

www.brewdog.com

21 Great Tower Street, London, EC3R 5AR

Monday - Sunday 1200 - 2200 (Kitchen hours)

The hero pizza - wild mushrooms, courgette ribbons, pine nuts, smashed napoli tomatoes, and rosemary. (option to add vegan mozzarella)
Hail seitan burger - BBQ seitan steak, crispy kale, tomato chutney, and hummus
Clucky this time burger - southern fried seitan, avocado, red onion, cajun, and coriander, in a seeded bun
Buffalo cauliflower burger - vegan brioche bun, buffalo cauliflower steaks, vegan mayo dressing, and baby gem lettuce
Soy division hot dog - with avocado hummus, tenderstem broccoli, carrot, and scallions, in a brioche bun
*Vegan on request* Superfood salad - fresh leaves, quinoa, sweet potato, mixed grains, pumpkin seeds, feta, and balsamic

The Alchemist (Bar)

5 minute walk

www.thealchemist.uk.com

6 Bevis Marks, London, EC3A 7BA

Monday - Friday 0800 - 2245; Saturday - Sunday 1030 - 2245 (Kitchen hours)

Vegan starters and desserts available

Breakfast:

Seasonal fruit - Poached pineapple, strawberries, orange, black grapes, granola and passionfruit
Tofu scramble and avocado on sourdough toast
Coconut yoghurt and granola
Porridge with sultanas and golden syrup

Main Menu:

Homemade falafel wrap - with hummus, veg, and sweet chili sauce
Moving mountains burger - with fries or salad
Kale and hazelnut fusilli - with tenderstem broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and crispy capers
Cauliflower katsu curry - with crispy kale and coriander rice
Roasted cauliflower salad - with hummus, fruity basmati rice, and pomegranate seeds

Karapincha (Sri Lankan)

5 minute walk

www.karapinchakitchen.com

16 Commercial Street, London, E1 6EW

Monday - Sunday 1100 - 1700

Vegan starters available

Vegetable kothu rotti with pineapple pirattal
Plain hoppers with dhal and pol sambol
String Hoppers, Sothi and Pol Sambol
Mixed vegetable curry - with rice, pineapple pirattal, and salad

Market stalls

Merkamo (Ethiopean Vegan Market Stall)

10 minute walk

Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6EW

Monday - Sunday 1130 - 1700

Traditional bahilawi - dhal, lentils, okra, spinach, and fermented injera
Zeogetegna seb kefetegna - broad beans, roasted soya, green beans and chickpeas
Ke geluten neta - rice, dhal, lentils, okra and spinach (GF)
Three sauce wrap - lentils, roasted soya, spinach, brown fermented injera wrap
Half and half - rice and dhal, couscous and okra
Mixed salad - sorghum seeds, lentils, beetroot and mixed leaves
Green plate - sorghum seeds, bulgur wheat, broad beans, and green peas
Mekamo special - couscous, rice, sorghum seeds, lentils, okra, injera spinach, and soya