Author Archives: Emma

Coming to Edinburgh for the festivals? If you’re a vegan visiting the city for the first time, don’t worry – there’s absolutely no way you’ll go hungry! August is the busiest time for Edinburgh with the Edinburgh Art Festival, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, The Edinburgh International Festival and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. During this […]

Fancy getting off the beaten track and trying somewhere different? Yes, Edinburgh has lots of great places that are well-known for catering to vegans, but there are plenty of cafés and restaurants in the city that have quietly been nurturing their vegan offering away in the background, without as much of a fanfare. Some of […]

Afternoon tea. It’s one of those great British traditions. A towering cake stand filled to the brim with savoury sandwiches, sweet delights and scones served with lashings of jam and cream. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this is a decadent indulgence that can only be enjoyed by meat-eaters, but in fact there are lots […]

The vegan restaurant scene in Edinburgh has transformed completely over the last couple of years. When I first started veganedinburgh.com back in 2016, there were a handful of vegetarian restaurants in Edinburgh, and only one completely vegan eatery. How times have changed! There are now lots of vegan and vegan-friendly cafés in Edinburgh, so much […]

This is a really horrible page to write, but it has to be done. Sometimes despite having a great offering and a loyal fanbase, vegan-friendly cafés and restaurants have to close down.