Vegetarian

• Clapham's Counter culture gets a new vegan residency with Alter

  

  It's time for a change at Counter Culture, the small restaurant next to The Dairy (and by the same people) which runs regularly changing residencies. This time it's the turn of Alter, for an all-vegan takeover. Alter is founded by Andy Hogben, who has previously worked at Dabbous, Som Saa and Kym’s and offers vegan food with street-food influences. 

  The menu will change over the period, but here's

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• Yard Sale are going vegan - but not just for January

  

  It is - as they say - Veganuary, when you're encouraged to go fully plant-based for a month. But Yard Sale Pizza are going one step further. They already have one popular vegan pizza on the menu - now they're adding three more as permanent additions. 

  The new pizzas are: 

  • American Hot - Tomato sauce, vegan mozzarella, vegan pepperoni (which they've created themselves) & guindilla chillies
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• Million Pound Menu's Jay Morjaria is previewing dishes from JAE at Hovarda

  

  Ever since featuring on My Million Pound Menu, chef Jay Morjaria's plant-based food has been in demand. Now the chef, who is currently working on plans to open his own standalone restaurant JAE, will be previewing dishes from that restaurant in Soho.

  For January Jay will be taking over the kitchens at Hovarda every lunchtime. His completely vegan, East Asian menu will include dishes like:

  • Chicory, kohlrabi and carrot salad with
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• Naifs is a vegan and vegetarian bistro for Peckham

  New restaurant Naïfs is a large bistro-style vegan restaurant for Peckham and it comes from an ex Vanilla Black chef. 

• Lewis Hamilton gets into the plant-based burger biz with Neat Burger

  Already one of the more famous vegans, Lewis Hamilton is now opening his very own plant-based burger restaurant, Neat Burger, just off Regent Street. 

• Brixton's Halo Burger launches a vegan deep-fried Magnum

  

  Already getting respect for serving up one of London's best plant-based burgers, Halo Burger in Brixton has just put another couple of items on the menu that both sound a bit special. 

  First up is the "THIS™ Isn’t Chicken Nuggets" using on the plant-based chicken that THIS™ produce (made to be as close to chicken as possible) with a choice of BBQ sauce, signature sauce, ketchup or mayo.

  But it's the

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• By Chloe. is opening more vegan restaurants - this time at Oxford Circus and the O2

  American import by Chloe. are doing pretty well in London and are opening two more of their fast food vegan restaurants here. 

• Where to find the best salads in London

  For those summery days when it's just too darned hot to even consider eating something warm, here's which cafes and restaurants are serving up the best salads in London right now. 

• Bubala is opening a vegetarian Middle-Eastern restaurant on Commercial Street

  Following a series of supper clubs, Bubala will open its first permanent site on Commercial Street, Spitalfields.

• Squeg + Bonez to bring plant-based dishes and natural wines to Hackney

  Two friends, Holly and Alice, are behind the new launch, bringing with them experience at Cornerstone and in the coffee world at AllPress and Monmouth.

• Plant-based pizzas come to King's Road with Humble Pizza

  Vegan and vegetarian pizzas are the order of the day at this very pink Chelsea plant-based pizza palace. 

• St John’s Wood​ ​is getting their own The Gate, and that means vegan brunch

  Given they’ve been in business since the 80s, it’s no surprise The Gate know a thing or two about veggie and vegan cooking. Now they’re taking their plant-based knowhow to St John's Wood, with a new restaurant that’ll have brunch, lunch and a newly extended menu.

• Slaw takes the place of Rok in Islington with a plant-based residency on Upper Street

  

  We'd heard recently about the sad news of the closure of Islington's Rok - but things move fast on Upper Street and there's already a replacement.

  Taking over is plant-based restaurant Slaw. They had a series of successful supperclubs and now they're going to the next level - with a residency in the old Rok space. They say "Our ethos is to produce deliciously healthy food in a sustainable and

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• We Are Vegan Everything vegan cafe opens in Hackney

  Comfortably riding the vegan wave, We Are Vegan Everything is a vegan cafe in Hackney from the same people behind Camden Market vegan bakery, Cupcakes and Shhht.

• Darjeeling Express's Asma Khan teams up with Haché for the Lotus Burger

   

  Yes, we may have only just been talking about veggie burgers, but another has popped up on our radar that's well worth your attention.

  Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express (and imminent Chef's Table star) is teaming up with Haché for this special.

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