Tel Aviv, Israel (aka Tel Aviv-Yafo)
Israeli food is a vegan diner’s paradise, and we have met many a reader who told us Tel Aviv was hands down their favorite city to eat in thanks to a range of already-vegan meze like hummus (hope this chickpea based spread needs no intro), red pepper and walnut dip and Mutable (eggplant tahini dip), stuffed grape leaves, and don’t forget to try the famous breakfast Sandwich, a pita filled with falafel, hummus and tahini sauce (normally also with egg but can easily be omitted).
Toronto, Canada
Toronto is a melting pot of cuisines, and you can enjoy everything from vegan Mexican to Malaysian to Ethiopian to meatless shawarma, but don’t forget to try vegan poutine (the Canadian dish of french fries topped with gravy and cheese curds), egg-free diner pancakes with maple syrup and vegan Nanaimo bars (the popular confectionery bar made with chocolate, custard and wafers).
London, United Kingdom
Think it’s fair to say that London has, in recent years, become the world’s most exciting dining destinations for vegans; from vegan markets to entire vegan supermarket ranges to vegan butchers and vegan cheese shops, you can truly taste any global dish you fancy, but obviously it’s worth checking out some English classics like a full English breakfast (minus eggs and meat), fishless fish and chips, butter chicken (without the bird) and a late-night kebab (sans lamb).
New York City, NY, United States
You can’t visit the Big Apple without having a bagel and luckily, most NYC bagel shops now offer a whole range of flavored vegan cream cheese to top yours with. The city is also home to some impressive upscale vegan cuisine if that’s your fancy, but equally, vegan American classics like pizza, burgers, hot dogs and sushi rolls and bakeries can be found in almost every neighborhood.
Berlin, Germany
Continental Europeans swear Berlin is their favorite vegan-friendly city, and we can see why. You can find pretty the plant-based version of pretty much any food you can think of in the German capital, with a range of cuisines on offer from Turkish to Tibetan. Still, don’t miss out on classics like vegan curry wurst (curried sausages), potato pancakes, schnitzel (breaded veal cutlets), sauerkraut (pickled cabbage - naturally vegan) and black forest cake (chocolate and cherries cake).
Los Angeles, CA, United States
LA has plenty of variety on the vegan front and lots of versions of popular US foods like burgers (California is in fact home to both Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods), BUT our vote would be for you to discover the plant-based Latinx food scene. Immigrants have made LA the best place to get a taco save for Mexico, not to mention are pas (ground maize patties), cornmeal flatbread and empanadas (pastry turnovers).
Madrid, Spain
From wheat gluten AL a - jello (instead of the traditional prawns) to lentil (meatballs) to plant-based tortilla (in Spain a tortilla is a type of dense egg omelette) to croquet as (deep-fried), there’s no shortage of scrumptious animal-free versions of Spanish classic in the country’s handsome capital.
Melbourne, Australia
It’s hard to pick a selection of key dishes, as Melbourne food is less of a type of cuisine and more of an incredible smorgasbord of world cuisines. From Polish to Vietnamese to Szechuan to Lebanese to Greek, vegans can travel the whole world in this one city!
Mexico City, Mexico
A great deal of Mexican cuisine is plant-based anyway, from salsas to guacamole to tortillas to the world-famous mole capsicum sauce (made from spices, chilies and chocolate), so it’s very easy to skip meat, dairy wherever you are (hello veg tacos) and worse comes to worst, you can just enjoy corn chips and dips everywhere. Others must try to include enchiladas (rolled corn tortillas with cheese), and tort as (Mexican sandwiches).
Bangkok, Thailand
Thai food easily lends itself to, except for one ingredient that it’s almost everything: fish sauce. This is why you will need to seek out vegan-classified or vegan-friendly establishments to enjoy the world-renowned superstars of Thai cuisine such as green curry, red curry, pounded sour (green papaya salad), Po pi a (fresh spring rolls), pad thai (stir-fried rice noodles) and stir-fried rice.
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