If you're unsure about how exactly fast the vegan movement is gaining momentum, take yourself along to one of those – six of the greatest vegan restaurants in Sydney.
Best vegan restaurants in Sydney
Solander Dining And Bar
When naturalist Daniel Solander come to Sydney in 1770 he meticulously researched the region’s plants and creatures. Solander Dining And Bar isn't just named following the botanist who had been integral for the early documentation of Australian plants, it now has a new flora and fauna-inspired menu designed in his honour. Start with the macadamia nut cheese and baby beets entrée and handle with a ‘Flora’ main of braised artichokes, asparagus, black barley and hickory-smoked corn. 65 Sussex St, Sydney.
Bodhi Restaurant Bar
Bodhi Restaurant Bar was in front from the curve when it opened one hundred percent vegan eatery in Sydney in 1988, and is still considered one of the very best vegan restaurants in Sydney. The family-owned business run by third-generation restaurateur, Heaven Leigh, is becoming located in Sydney's historic Cook + Phillip Park. Bodhi specialises in vegan yum cha and Asian cuisine and has a comprehensive pan-Asian menu, too. The go-to dishes are charcoal gnocchi with Sichuan chilli bean sauce, snow peas and asparagus and mango salad with crispy tofu. 2/4 College St, Sydney.
Yellow
Yellow made waves in Sydney if this officially relaunched as a vegetarian restaurant in February 2022. Now, the two-hatted vegetarian bistro focuses solely on locally grown heirloom vegetables inspired by the meat-free dining scene in Europe. Yellow provides a vegan tasting menu which includes asparagus, barley miso, nectarine and wattleseed to begin; cauliflower, macadamia and vermouth soy just like a main; and honeydew sorbet, yuzu curd, young coconut and peppermint for dessert. Yellow also has a unique weekend brunch menu targeted at vegans. 57 MacLeay St, Potts Point.
Alibi
Alibi could be the first cocktail bar in Sydney to offer a 100 % plant-based dining menu. People who don’t enjoy eating anything having a face will like the kimchi dumplings with sesame and ginger foam, heirloom tomato and zucchini lasagna with pistachio pesto plus a fun undertake the Roman classic pasta, cacio e pepe, with kelp noodles and crispy olives. The cocktail list is predominantly plant-focused featuring loads of botanicals, fruit and veggies. Inside Ovolo Hotel, 6 Cowper Wharf Rd, Woolloomooloo.
The Squire’s Landing
The meat-free movement is gaining momentum worldwide. And that we reckon this pimped-up pina colada dessert would seduce the most strident carnivore to consider ‘living around the veg’ if the came here we are at dessert at Squire’s Landing. Elbow those food bloggers out of the way to acquire your slice from the pina colada pie, which comprises a vegan and gluten-free almond coconut cake, toasted shredded coconut, pineapple and lime sorbet. Herbivores unite. Circular Quay, The Rocks.
O Bar and Dining
Chef Darren Templeman’s desire for produce, flavour and technique informs the vegan menu at O Bar and Dining. Vegans love that this temple to fine dining is inclusive, offering options which go above and beyond the obligatory few salads and sides. Because the sustainability movement gains momentum all over the world, we expect increasing numbers of people will see plant-based menus an attractive option. Highlights included the grilled brassicas with shaved raw fennel and sweet garlic and also the chickpea miso-roasted wheat berries, portobello mushroom, confit eschallot and charred fermented daikon. Level 47, Australia Square, 264 George St, Sydney.
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