Vegetarian

• Rudy's is opening a vegan diner in Islington (next to their vegan butcher)

  

  After the launch of their vegan 'butcher' (which has proven to be very popular indeed), Rudy's are also getting ready to bring their vegan diner to Islington (when restaurants open up again). 

  It'll be right next door to their butcher shop, on Islington's Upper Street. As with the original diner in Camden, you can expect a vegan spin to American diner classics,

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• Bubala are launching Bubie - a new delivery service with laffa sandwiches

  

  Last year it topped the list in our readers' vote as their favourite restaurant of the year. Now, the folk at Spitalfields veggie spot Bubala are about to open a brand-new delivery arm.

  Bubie is a pared-down spin on the restaurant's Middle Eastern, plant-focused food. So

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• Dishoom launch a vegan version of their naan kit - the vegan sausage naan roll

  

  During COVID times, the dawn of the DIY meal kit - particularly those centred around a signature dish - has been something of a godsend. One of the most popular has been Dishoom's Bacon Naan Kit.

  Now they've launched a vegan alternative - the Vegan Sausage Naan Roll Kit.

  The sausages themselves are Dishoom's vegan sausages, developed by

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• Bleecker team with Neil Rankin for a Symplicity veggie burger

  

  Bleecker, still one of our favourite burgers in town, have been pretty busy over the past few weeks. After opening their stores, they then kicked off a home delivery service of cheeseburger kits which, we can attest, to work very well indeed. 

  And now they've just teamed up with someone else who's been

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• Veggie Pret's bakery counter goes all-vegan, with new croissants, brownies & more

  

  Pret may be having some difficulties at the moment, with fewer workers in the office, but the Veggie Prets continue to be very popular. And they're moving to the next stage of development with the launch of an all-vegan bakery counter. Making it all-vegan means that they're also launching lots of new pastries. 

  • The Vegan Plain Croissant, The Vegan Almond Croissant and The Vegan Chocolate Croissant
  • Vegan Banana and Walnut
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• Ikea launch Plant Balls - the vegan equivalent to their legendary meatballs

   

  We're among many, many people who have a not-so-secret love of the Ikea meatballs. A trip to the store isn't the same without a plate of meatballs and chips and then taking home even more for the freezer. Just writing this is making us crave them right now. God, we love them. 

  But if you're vegan or vegetarian - the meatballs have been out of reach - until now. Because Ikea is about

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• The best veggie and vegan burgers being delivered in London

  

  For the times when you want a delivery driver dropping off a towering plant-based burger to your door - we've got you covered.

• Jikoni's Ravinder Bhogal is launching Comfort & Joy vegetarian home delivery

  

  During the lockdown, author and restaurateur Ravinder Bhogal has been very busy. Not only has she, her partner (in life as well as business) Nadeem Lalani and the team behind Jikoni been cooking for the homeless but they've also found time to come up with a brand new concept.

  Comfort & Joy will be a sister brand to the existing Marylebone restaurant - delivering vegetarian meals across London.

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• The best vegan and vegetarian food for delivery in London

   

  London's recent boom in plant-based restaurants has taken a little longer to filter into the delivery scene - but there are notable exceptions. Here's our pick of some of the best delivery options for anyone after vegan or vegetarian food during the lockdown. 

• Vegan grab-and-go outlet, Good to Go, is opening a second site in London

  There’s no disputing the popularity of veganism in London, so it’s hardly surprising that Good to Go, which started life as a-based pop-up in Old Street Station in 2017 soon launched a nearby permanent site and is now opening a second, this time in Charing Cross Road, with an increased focus on its takeaway options.

• Wulf & Lamb opens their second plant-based restaurant in Marylebone

  After success with their original plant-based restaurant in Chelsea, Wulf & Lamb have opened a second, this time in the heart of Marylebone. 

• Bryn Williams at Somerset House is serving up zero food mile mushroom dishes

  

  Over at Somerset House, there's a lovely mashup of art and food going on this spring. Tying in with the new exhibition, Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi, chef Bryn Williams has come up with a series of dishes celebrating mushrooms.

  Even cleverer, some of the mushrooms being used have been grown on-site. There's currently an educational food growing programme going on, using parts of Somerset House to grow

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• Flat Earth's plant-based pizzas are back at The Plough in Homerton

  After a successful pop-up at The Hive last year, Rich Baker and Sarah Brading's Flat Earth is back with plant-based pizzas using sustainable ingredients. Last year they were first runner up in the 2019 Sustainable Lifestyle Awards best restaurant of the year - and now they're opening at The Plough in Homerton for a long-term residency. 

• Test Driving Bubala - a Hot Dinners readers' favourite in Spitalfields

  

  This plant-based restaurant in Spitalfields is a big hit with Hot Dinners readers - we went to find out why.

• Halo Burger is opening a new plant-based burger bar in Shoreditch

  

  In what is certainly the month for vegan and vegetarian-based offerings, popular plant-based burger bar Halo Burger (currently in Pop Brixton) are about to open their second restaurant, in Shoreditch. 

  As before, they've teamed up with Beyond Meat, and they'll be the first in the country to be launching with Beyond Meat's 4.0 patty, which they say should taste more like meat than ever. Plus Beyond

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