The days of being served up an uninspiring salad and a plate of mushrooms when you request vegetarian food in Singapore are long gone. Whether your reasons for seeking out something vegan, organic or vegetarian (or any combination of these) are for health, animal welfare, religious reasons or the environment, there are plenty of vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Singapore – including amazing modern Indian food options!
We’ve checked out a range of places, from fine-dining organic food to local neighbourhood all-raw vegan dishes, where the chefs go to extra lengths to cater for the discerning foodie in search of healthier options. With such a selection of vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Singapore, it’s never been a better time to go meat-free! From hearty veggie burgers to ice cream, here are some great plant-based places to eat.
Best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Singapore
Little Farms – vegetarian food in-store and at the café
Part café and part grocery store, Little Farms is a go-to destination for fresh produce, all-natural groceries and clean ingredients. With a strict no-nasties policy banning over 200 additives, everything on the shelves and in the café meets the highest quality standards of natural goodness.
At the café, you’ll find a vibrant line-up of vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes, made with ingredients straight from their grocery aisles – because when you’ve got access to the freshest produce, why settle for anything less?
A must-try? The Spiced Cauliflower Salad, a bold mix of pomegranate, avocado, almonds, red cabbage, mint yoghurt, molasses and sumac spice. If you’re after a hearty meal, go for the Avocado, Quinoa & Feta Bowl drizzled with miso-lemon dressing. Need a lighter pick? Both the Homemade Granola Bowl and Organic Açaí Bowl are nutrient-packed, wholesome and completely free from artificial additives.
Before you head out, take a stroll through the grocery aisles – you’ll find a carefully curated selection of vegan and vegetarian snacks that are clean, wholesome and always all-natural.
Multiple locations islandwide
6385 7366 | littlefarmscafe.com
Cultivate Cafe – gluten-free vegan and vegetarian restaurant
This plant-based, GMO-free, gluten-free vegetarian and vegan restaurant specialises in flavourful dishes made from organic ingredients sourced locally and globally from small and family farms. Located in the Maxwell Reserve, Autograph Collection hotel, Cultivate has a warm ambience and showcases everything from freshly pressed organic juices to gluten-free breads and desserts.
Specialties at this vegan restaurant include white asparagus with Turkish figs and Sicilian green olive dressing, dessert treats and dairy-free ice creams. You’ll also find interesting soups such as pear and leek, and roasted heirloom tomato and basil. Heartier dishes include vegan sandwiches, including one with roasted eggplant and avocado smoked plant-based mozzarella with sumac, red onion and mango chutney, and there’s also a rich selection of poke bowls and salads.
Meanwhile, Cultivate’s grab-and-go patisserie has delicious handmade delicacies to carry you through the day – from a morning croissant to an afternoon treat – and beautifully boxed celebratory cakes to pick up on the way. The baristas at this vegetarian restaurant here use the highest quality of beans to elevate the flavours, aromas and textures in their coffees – or choose from herb-laden smoothies and locally brewed kombucha.
2 Cook Street, Maxwell Reserve, Autograph Collection
8866 0159 (WhatsApp) | cultivatecafe.sg
Veganburg – vegan restaurant serving tasty burgers
Plant-based burgers here come in flavours like char-grilled satay, featuring rich Asian peanut sauce drizzled over a grilled soy patty, and smoky barbecue, which features a delish mushroom patty. Go with a bun, or get your burger in a lettuce wrap instead. Eating with friends? Order a side of creamy garlic fries or Shroom Pops to share! Look out for the seasonal specials at this vegan restaurant too. Past renditions include the mouth-watering Curry Dhal Burg, with a signature potato and spinach patty and slow-cooked curry dhal sauce.
44 Jalan Eunos
6844 6868 | veganburg.com
Wild Honey – vegetarian all-day breakfasts and more
Known for its amazing all-day breakfasts, Wild Honey also has some divine vegan and vegetarian breakfasts with plenty of international influences – think Turkish, Mexican and Moroccan! There’s also a range of vegetarian small bites, mezze plates, potato rosti, salads and more. Just reading the menu online will get you salivating! The new Bugis-based outlet is very cool, as is the existing outlet in Orchard. Wild Honey offers takeaways and deliveries, too.
• #03-01 Mandarin Gallery, 333A Orchard Road
• 200 Middle Road, #01-00
6235 3900 | wildhoney.com.sg
The Living Café – a long-running vegan restaurant in Bukit Timah
This café is another mainstay on Singapore’s raw vegan scene. The whole idea here is to fully maximise food’s vitamins and minerals by consuming them raw rather than compromising their health-promoting qualities through the cooking process. All dishes at this vegetarian restaurant are free of dairy, preservatives, artificial additives, refined sugars and red meat. While these guys do serve a small amount of white meat and fish, much of the menu is vegan. We suggest the avocado cucumber soup with chilli and lemon, and the taco boats with raw walnut “meat”, guacamole and mango salsa. For dessert, don’t miss the range of raw cheesecakes and chocolates at this vegan restaurant in Singapore.
779 Bukit Timah Road
9735 9404 | thelivingcafe.com
Original Sin – popular vegetarian restaurant in Holland Village
This long-time favourite in Jalan Merah Saga is well known for its vegetarian Middle Eastern and Italian cuisine, and for good reason. Everything at this vegetarian restaurant is fantastic – from the mezze platter with hummus, pumpkin and carrot dip, beetroot and almond dip, falafel, tzatziki and pita, to the moussaka – baked layers of eggplant, potato, tomato and lentils with Middle Eastern spices. We also love the Principessa salad with pumpkin, avocado, asparagus, mushroom, French beans, bocconcini and balsamic, and – one of our personal favourites – the Kashmir pizza with bocconcini, mozzarella, hummus, onion, asparagus, tofu, cherry tomatoes and tandoori sauce. Yum!
#01-62 Chip Bee Gardens, 43 Jalan Merah Saga
6475 5605 | originalsin.com.sg
Pano Kato – vegetarian and vegan restaurant in Tanglin Mall
Love Mediterranean cuisine? Check out this gorgeous diner, started by the same folks behind furniture and homeware store House of AnLi. Located on the second floor of Tanglin Mall, the bright and airy space is decked out in white and rattan furnishings, along with lovely green accents for a tropical touch. On top of the relaxed resort-like vibes, you can look forward to a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
Out of the vegetarian food options, start with some delicious Greek dips and appetisers to share; popular items include grilled halloumi, the trio of dips with pita, and horiatiki, a classic Greek salad. Then, indulge in family recipes served straight from the oven; one favourite is spanakopita, a vegetarian dish of filo pastry with fresh spinach, feta, onion and eggs. Also on offer are healthy, meat-free wraps like the falafel wrap, which includes a vegan falafel, hummus, tomatoes and capsicum. If you’re still feeling hungry, the Impossible Bolognese or vegan pizza will definitely fill you up.
Whatever you do, don’t leave without trying the homemade desserts. We’ve heard rave reviews about the restaurant’s Greek baklava: layers of crispy filo, roasted pistachios and rosewater syrup, served with vanilla gelato and thyme honey.
#02-23 Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road
6593 0387 | houseofanli.com
Whole Earth – Asian vegetarian food with Peranakan and Thai flavours
This Peranakan-Thai vegetarian restaurant in Tanjong Pagar is a firm favourite with those who work in or frequent the neighbourhood. Popular dishes include assam pedas vegetables (a sour and spicy Peranakan dish), addictive olive rice, and the bestseller Sambal King – okra, eggplant and long beans – to name a few.
76 Peck Seah Street
6221 6583 | wholeearth.com.sg
Daehwa – Korean plant-based vegetarian dishes
Like its sister restaurant, The Boneless Kitchen in Tai Seng, this eatery serves meatless Korean fusion cuisine using plant-based ingredients for vegetarian food; think kimchi soup, bulgogi mushroom stew, bibimbap made with tofu, and vegetable dumplings – yum!
#01-35 Galaxis Building, 1 Fusionopolis Place
6254 8446 | daehwavegetarian.com
Project Açaí – vegetarian superfood!
Health nuts with a sweet tooth will love this açaí superfood café, which offers low-sugar, gluten-free and vegan açaí bowls and smoothies, packed with flavour and antioxidants. Start with a blended Sambazon açaí base, and layer on all sorts of healthy toppings like fresh fruit, raw cocoa nibs, coconut shavings, goji berries, chia seeds, granola and bee pollen. Pronounced “ah-sigh-ee”, the superfood, which comes straight from the Amazon rainforest, is packed with antioxidants, fibre and omega 3, 6 and 9, and is known to help prevent heart disease and cancer, increase energy levels and also help delay signs of ageing.
Holland Village, VivoCity, Orchard, Woodleigh Mall and Katong
project-acai.com
Genesis Vegan Restaurant – dumplings and other vegetarian delights
You likely wouldn’t stumble upon this place, as it’s tucked deep inside the basement of a rather empty mall. But it’s worth seeking out if you’re looking for Western and Chinese specialties done in vegan form. Don’t miss ordering the dumplings – they’re delish! Other firm favourites include the “chicken” rice and also the Nyonya laksa.
Havelock II #B1-01, 2 Havelock Road
6438 7118 | facebook.com/genesisvegan
Real Food – vegetarian dishes for adults and kids alike
Apart from serving vegetarian dishes, Real Food makes a point of avoiding processed ingredients, artificial preservatives and trans fats. Fan favourites include the beet burger, steamed dumplings and spicy tom yam soup with tofu, eggplant, mushrooms and pineapple, to name a few. Meanwhile, for kids, there are mini sourdough pumpkin pancakes, crispy veggie nuggets and a mushroom burger.
Real Food can be found in Orchard Central and the Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre.
realfoodgrocer.com
Elemen – a vegetarian restaurant chain
This veg restaurant chain offers a modern interpretation of meatless cuisine with Chinese, Japanese and Western influences from lasagne and quinoa salad to Asian curry with crispy roti and a wild mushroom and truffle pizza. Also, don’t miss the five-course set for $28.80, or the eight-course set for $33.80! There are outlets at HarbourFront Centre, Millenia Walk, Paya Lebar Quarter and Woodlands Height, all offering a selection of Elemen’s most popular dishes.
Multiple locations islandwide
elemen.com.sg
NomVnom – burgers from a vegan restaurant chain
This vegan fast-food chain offers over 20 different vegan burgers with patties made from soy, tempeh, jackfruit, potato or vegetables; the Beetroot Hummus burger has a mushroom patty, for instance, and the Terrific Light burger is cauliflower-based. You’ll also find vegan soups, sides and a range of desserts including six- and eight-inch vegan cakes for purchase. If you can’t make it to their store locations, you can order online – they deliver island-wide!
NomVnom can be found in Tai Seng and Clarke Quay.
nomvnom.com
WellSmoocht – vegetarian ice cream for dessert lovers!
We’ll take ice cream any way it comes, including its vegan incarnation at WellSmoocht. Here, the ice cream is made from organic brown rice milk and evaporated cane juice. The shop serves flavours like hazelnut, Nutella, Earl Grey and French chocolate, mint, coconut and matcha, among others; you can also get them served on a waffle!
319 Jurong East Street 31, #01-58
wellsmoochtcollective.com
Sufood – Taiwanese vegetarian food in Singapore
Hailing from Taiwan, this vegetarian eatery offers a selection of pasta, pizza, rice and salad dishes. For lunch, there are four-course, six-course and eight-course set meals available, though you can order à la carte too. Popular picks include the five-grain rice with black truffles and mushrooms, avocado and macadamia salad, and wild mushroom charcoal tagliatelle.
#02-19 Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road
6333 5338 | instagram.com/sufoodsingapore
Teng Bespoke – a Japanese vegetarian restaurant
If you like Japanese food but want to go meatless, not to worry! This place serves vegan sashimi (prawn, salmon, squid, scallop and tuna) that looks just like the real thing. They’ve also got maki rolls to satisfy your sushi cravings, with the avocado maki considered a firm favourite. In addition, you’ll find salads, noodle dishes, hand rolls and more.
91 Bencoolen Street, #01-50
facebook.com/tengbespokesg
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Herbivore Zen
This small café is a great option for Japanese food, serving the likes of udon and sushi, as well as bento sets and more. Dishes feature mock meat, from chicken and pork to mock unagi and salmon sashimi.
Fortune Centre #01-13/14, 190 Middle Road
6333 1612 | herbivore.sg
Gokul Vegetarian Restaurant
Here you can find the very best in North, South Indian and Asian vegetarian food. With over 100 food items from small bites like samosa chaat, dosa to mains like tom yum noodle, Hokkien noodles and paneer fried rice to Western and Asian salads, it can be quite overwhelming, but the more the merrier, we say. All the dishes contain no onion, garlic or egg.
19 Upper Dickson Road
6396 7769 | gokulvegetarianrestaurant.com
Nature Cafe
This vegetarian restaurant has two locations in Singapore (Alexandra Central Mall and SMU), each serving up a wide variety of local, Asian and Western dishes; they’re also made without MSG, alcohol, onions or garlic.
LingZhi Vegetarian
From claypot dishes to steam-boat, Chinese favourites are made here from vegetables and also mock meat.
541 Orchard Road, Liat Towers
6734 3788 | lingzhivegetarian.com
Little Green Kitchen
Fancy going veggie at home? Then seek out Little Green Kitchen, an East Coast cookery school that teaches vegetarian recipes from India, Vietnam, Thailand and more.
1 Hacienda Grove, Upper East Coast Road
9763 1483 | littlegreenkitchen.com.sg
Vegetarian Indian restaurants in Singapore
Almost a third of Indians in India are vegetarian, so it’s no surprise that there are many vegetarian Indian restaurants in Singapore. These are some of our favourites.
MTR Singapore
This award-winning restaurant in Singapore serves fresh and authentic South Indian vegetarian food, prepared without artificial enhancers, MSG, preservatives or additives. If you love spice, start with a serving of Pudi Idly, flavoured with spicy chutney, ghee, spices and coriander. An idly is a savoury snack of steamed rice cakes made with a batter of fermented black lentils and rice. Another must-try is the Uddina Vada, a savoury donut that’s also made from lentils. Served with sambar and chutney, the fritter is the perfect bite for any time of the day.
438 Serangoon Road
6296 5800 | mtrsingapore.com
ADDA – vegetarian Indian restaurant with a twist!
When it comes to vegetarian food, Indian cuisine has an endless array of options. ADDA Singapore, for example, features the best dishes that India has to offer, with a fun, contemporary twist and infusion of local flavours. Vegetarian starters include Claypot Portobello, Potli Samosas, and Bollywood Burger Sliders made with Tindle plant-based chicken. Want to stick to the classics? Pick the Vada Pav (a spiced potato patty burger), a soulful street food favourite.
For mains, you can choose from modern Indian creations like Butter Paneer Pot Pie, and Bok Choy and Cottage Cheese Kofta. Or stick with stalwarts like the Vegetarian Biryani Dum Pot and the Dariya Gunj Eggplant Bharta. To end things on a sweet note, try the Vegan Carrot Halwa – it’s a sticky, lightly spiced sweet that’s a favourite in India.
#01-201 Diners Club Building, 7500E Beach Road
8922 3679 | thespiceadda.com
Annalakshmi
While Little India is the epicentre of Indian vegetarian restaurants in Singapore, one of the city’s best is, surprisingly, in Downtown Gallery. Annalakshmi also has a most interesting concept: eat what you want, pay what you want. This Indian vegetarian restaurant in Singapore is staffed by volunteers and all donations go to charity. And the home-style curries, breads and rice dishes are excellent.
Downtown Gallery, 6A Shenton Way #03-26
6339 9993 | annalakshmi.sg
Ananda Bhavan
Ananda Bhavan is said to be the oldest of Singapore’s Indian vegetarian restaurants. There are now at least six branches, the one next to Mustafa’s being the most popular. Try the thosai set with accompanying curries and dhal.
Multiple locations islandwide
instagram.com/anandabhavanrestaurant
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