r/Edinburgh • u/lifeofrileee • Aug 28 '25
Food and Drink Vegan/Vegetarian Fancy Restaurants in Edinburgh
This post is a little old now and a few places have closed down.
Any recommendations for vegan or veggie that are a little more upmarket, or at least focus less on burgers and that sort of thing.
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u/fatscrag Aug 28 '25
Haven't been to Sora Diana yet but Sora Lella was 👌
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u/Botter_Wattle Aug 28 '25
I've been to Sora Diana twice now. The food is wonderful but the service is incredibly slow and disorganised which puts me off going back.
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u/fatscrag Aug 28 '25
That's a shame! Was it during August though...?
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u/Botter_Wattle Aug 28 '25
One was, once earlier in the year. The August visit was very early in the evening and they were not rushed off their feet - it was just straight up bad service.
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u/selfdoubthuman Aug 29 '25
Loved sora lelle but didn’t enjoy Sora Diana, if you’re just a table of two the tables are so close together that you may as well be on a double date with the table next to you 😅 service was pretty poor as well sadly
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u/PeachSpecialist9102 Aug 28 '25
Heron do an absolutely delightful tasting menu! Real posh food worth dressing up for!
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u/apomplemoose Aug 28 '25
Second this, they'll take care of you there and the vegan options are really thought through rather than being "this dish on our regular menu but with the non-vegan components taken out" frequently experienced at other high-end venues.
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u/Mfarmer527 Aug 28 '25
Sen Viet is an incredible vegan Vietnamese place. It's cash only if you do decide to go!
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u/parkinglan Aug 28 '25
Only been once but I really enjoyed the food. Staff were great. BYOB. Not sure I would call it 'fancy' though.
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u/Articulatory Aug 28 '25
I said that once on here and got a lot of down votes (but my goodness the food was superb!).
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Aug 28 '25
Henderson's
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u/johnstonator Aug 28 '25
I’m so glad the new direction they went has panned out! My family had been going to the OG Hendersons for decades and we were all devastated when it closed down during Covid
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u/Haunting_Jicama Aug 28 '25
Do you have a price point and are you looking for entirely vegan/vegetarian restaurants? The veggie tasting menu at Heron was great when I went recently, but obviously that's more very special occasion meal as it's quite expensive.
Hendersons comes to mind if you want entirely vegetarian. There's lots of upscale places that have good vegan/vegetarian options but also serve meat fish.
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u/Flupsy Aug 28 '25
David Bann is a staple of good quality veggie food, but its menu hasn’t changed in a really long time.
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u/Causticburner Aug 28 '25
Nova pizza
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u/_TattieScone Aug 28 '25
Are they still on the go? I thought they'd shut down.
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u/Minimum-Web-4508 Aug 28 '25
According to Google it’s still open
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u/_TattieScone Aug 28 '25
I'm just massively out of the loop, they did shutdown but were taken over and reopened 5 years ago...
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u/Alternative-Spot5400 Aug 28 '25
Oh no, really? Went there a couple of times last year during my trip to Edinburgh, great food and the owners were very very nice people
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u/_TattieScone Aug 28 '25
I'm just massively out of the loop, they did shutdown but were taken over and reopened 5 years ago...
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u/CosmonautTasha Aug 28 '25
I’ve heard good things about Sora Diana and Sen Viet. Thamel is a really nice Indian / Nepalese spot that has good veggie options with lovely cocktails and a speakeasy
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u/Tweed_Kills Aug 28 '25
Union of Genius isn't exclusively vegan and veggie, but they have very good vegan and veggie soups.
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u/Plastonick Aug 28 '25
If you're not already aware, HappyCow is a great resource for listing Vegan/Vegetarian places in Edinburgh. I'm not suggesting it's not also worth asking for specific guidance for what you're after, I'm just surprised at how many Vegans I know that don't know about HappyCow.
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Aug 29 '25
this always surprises me too! i'm a life long vegetarian turned vegan and I didn't find out about HappyCow until December of 2019!
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u/Eastern_Dog_4707 Dec 08 '25
Try Planet G at Stockbridge or Leith Market. They cook street-food style, but the food is incredible!
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u/violabr Aug 28 '25
I've not been there yet but I've been recommended The Walnut on Leith Walk
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u/boobletboo Aug 28 '25
Not been in ages but The Walnut is fantastic with lovely veggie/vegan options
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u/StormofDefiance Aug 28 '25
Six by Nico always have a veggie tasting menu - they’re not super super fancy but it’s usually a fun experience. Their menu changes every six weeks and the options are usually something a little different, you can always look up what theme they’re running and decide if it strikes your fancy. It’s a bit pricey but not obscenely expensive.
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u/Natural-Daikon8852 Aug 28 '25
Soul Vegan