★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps 
Must go · #2 #2 Ask staff for vegan-friendly options and ingredient details, they provide helpful guidance
Must go · #3 #3 Try the mushroom risotto and vegan pasta bake for flavorful vegan mains
Must go · #4 #4 Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Must go · #5 #5 Try the Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji, and Samosa Chaat for authentic Indian street food flavors
Must go · #6 #6 Try the sweet potato and beetroot falafel or the BBQ no’Meatballs for vegan mains
Must go · #7 #7 Ask staff to make dishes vegan by omitting butter, ghee, cream, or curd
Must go · #8 #8 Try the roasted aubergine rolls and coconut vegetable curry from the vegan menu
Must go · #9 #9 Vegan dishes are clearly labeled to avoid confusion.
Must go · #10 #10 Try the vegkatsu and vegan udon noodle dishes for flavorful options.
Must go · #11 #11 Try the Indian-style vegan tapas, especially the soya and sweet potato dishes
Must go · #12 #12 Try the vegan ortolana pizza, a popular choice among vegans.
Must go · #13 #13 Try the Thali meal for a generous selection of flavorful curries and a sweet finish under £10
Must go · #14 #14 Try the vegan cookies, especially Christmas pudding and Jamie Dodger flavors
Must go · #15 #15 Try the vegan Yardbird and Island Bowl Brunch dishes
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for thali
Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Try the Thali meal for a generous selection of flavorful curries and a sweet finish under £10
Try the vegan thali and masala dosa for authentic South Indian flavors
Note that the restaurant is cash only with card payments accepted only above £10
Try the vegan thali for a variety of plant-based dishes
5 places worth stopping for dosa
Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Try the Kathrika (aubergine) curry for a standout vegan dish
Try the vegan thali and masala dosa for authentic South Indian flavors
Try the Thali meal for a generous selection of flavorful curries and a sweet finish under £10
Try the Pani Puri and Masala Dosa for classic vegetarian Indian street food.
5 places worth stopping for samosa
Try the Thali meal for a generous selection of flavorful curries and a sweet finish under £10
Try the samosas and paneer spring rolls, popular and well-liked.
Try the freshly made vegetable samosas praised for crispy texture and flavorful filling
Try popular vegan-friendly snacks such as samosas, bateta vada, and dhokla.
Try the samosas, noted for their crispness and filling balance
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Ask staff for vegan-friendly options and ingredient details, they provide helpful guidance
Vegan dishes are clearly labeled to avoid confusion.
Try the vegkatsu and vegan udon noodle dishes for flavorful options.
Try the Massaman curry and cashew stir fry for flavorful vegan mains
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the vegan breakfast with customizable options
Get there early to find vegan croissants before they sell out
Try the vegan sausage rolls and apple crumble cake with pecans
Try the Vegan Benedict with vegan sausages and cashew hollandaise
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the mushroom risotto and vegan pasta bake for flavorful vegan mains
Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Try the roasted aubergine rolls and coconut vegetable curry from the vegan menu
Ask staff for vegan-friendly options and ingredient details, they provide helpful guidance
The reason you planned the trip.
Enjoy the tiffin box to sample multiple dishes
Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Try the Massaman curry and cashew stir fry for flavorful vegan mains
Try the roasted aubergine rolls and coconut vegetable curry from the vegan menu
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Attend the monthly meditation and themed vegan meal events
Try the avocado & mushroom hash with sourdough toast
Try the vegan cakes—they have several choices daily and are frequently praised.
Try the vegan full English breakfast with scrambled tofu and vegetable sausages
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Enjoy vegan milkshakes on the menu
Try the avocado & mushroom hash with sourdough toast
Try the vegan full English breakfast with scrambled tofu and vegetable sausages
Enjoy coffee with various plant milks, including oat and coconut options
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the vegan slim thali for a generous variety of dishes.
Enjoy vegan milkshakes on the menu
Enjoy the tiffin box to sample multiple dishes
Try the Indian-style vegan tapas, especially the soya and sweet potato dishes
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the vegan biscoff and vegan deep dish pizzas for standout flavors
Try the Thali meal for a generous selection of flavorful curries and a sweet finish under £10
Try the Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji, and Samosa Chaat for authentic Indian street food flavors
Try the Massaman curry and cashew stir fry for flavorful vegan mains
Try the vegan breakfast pizza and tofu salads, which are popular vegan dishes here.
Try the vegan breakfast with customizable options
Try the avocado & mushroom hash with sourdough toast
Try the vegan burger with homemade patty and chips
Enjoy the tiffin box to sample multiple dishes
Try the Kathrika (aubergine) curry for a standout vegan dish
Try the vegan thali for a variety of plant-based dishes
Try the vegan thali and masala dosa for authentic South Indian flavors
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 169 Leicester venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Cities where the thali signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Leicester has 169 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Huns, Viva El Burrito, The Good Earth. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Leicester scores 36.5/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 13 vegan-friendly venues and 29 high-quality restaurants out of 169 analyzed.
Leicester has 2 fully vegan restaurants and 48 vegetarian restaurants. 13 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Leicester's top signature dishes for vegans are thali, dosa, samosa. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Leicester leans British, Indian. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Huns is ranked #1 in Leicester by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.