A Vegan Guide To Singapore

Singapore's culinary scene reflects the city-state's rich and diverse history and its unique melting pot of cultures. Throughout the country, visitors can enjoy the flavours of award-winning restaurants, hawker fare, vegetarian food, and new gourmet treats. Singapore is also a buzzing food paradise for vegans, vegetarians, and flexitarians. Vegan or not, we suggest you swing by the various plant-based and mock-meat restaurants here. Step in and get inspired by their resourceful ideas for showcasing conscious consumption backed by the finest chefs in town. Here are five eateries in Singapore that excel in vegan fare.

Cultivate Café

This cafe serves premium plant-based, GMO-free, and gluten-free food, all while maintaining a strictly vegan menu that ticks all the boxes for the nosh industry. Specialities include desserts, dairy-free ice cream and smoothies, cold-pressed juices, sandwiches, salads, and poke bowls.

Address Within Maxwell Reserve, Autograph Collection, 2 Cook St, Singapore 078857

Timings 11 am to 9 pm

Analogue Initiative

This vegan resto-bar has a minimal environmental footprint. It functions on the principles of sustainability, right from sourcing ingredients, appliances, and decor materials to optimal energy consumption. It has gluten-free and allium-free dining options as well.

Address 30 Victoria St, #01-31 Chijmes, Singapore 187996

Timings 5 pm to 12 am

Kind Kones

If the name itself didn&rsquot give it away, Kind Kones is an all-natural vegan ice cream maker that handcrafts your childhood-favourite treat in small batches. Being a health-conscious brand, it creates lip-smacking flavours all without dairy, egg, refined sugar, preservatives, and artificial additives.

Address Forum Shopping Mall #B1-27, 583 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238884

Timings 11 am to 10 pm

Herbivore by Zen Vegetarian Restaurant

This place has a fine vegetarian spread dominated by Japanese and Western cuisines. Expect world-famous dishes like sushi (without fish), plant-based sashimi, and meatless tonkatsu here. Dishes can be made vegan upon request.

Address 190 Middle Rd, #01-13/14 Fortune Centre, Singapore 188979

Timings 1130 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm

VeganBurg

This is known to be the world&rsquos first vegan burger house. Come here for unique flavours like chargrilled satay, chilli krab, and tangy tartar. The restaurant also has plant-based meat, dairy, and eggs along with mouth-watering side dishes and ice creams.

Address 44 Jln Eunos, Singapore 419502

Timings 1130 am to 9 pm

Love Handle

With its assortment of plant-based meat and dairy-free butter and cheese, Love Handle is creating a name for itself in Singaporean cuisine. Grab delicious deli food like raw meats, marinated and prepared meats, condiments, and dairy products, made alongside leading industry brands such as Impossible, Tindle, Growthwell, and more.

Address 8 Ann Siang Hill, Singapore 069788

Timings 12 pm to 1030 pm

Native Bar

Here&rsquos a zero-waste cocktail bar with hyperlocal ingredients, superior products, and flavours at its forefront. Its menu has an unending variety of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free food and beverages. The experimental flavours in their cocktails boast artful mixology. You just have to be here to witness their creative use of ingredients, decor, and cutlery speak of their sustainability quotient.

Address 52A, Amoy St, Singapore 069878

Timings 6 pm to 12 am Sundays 5 pm to 10.30 pm

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Shreya Ghodawat is a sustainability strategist. Driven by a passion for promoting climate solutions and aspirational ethical living, she is making a difference with her work as a sustainability strategist, writer, speaker and advisor.

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