I’m a Berliner and have been vegan for over 15 years. Which means I’ve tried a very, very large number of vegan restaurants in Berlin. Places come and go, but a few have established themselves and impress me time and again. What fascinates me most about the Berlin scene is the variety: Vietnamese tapas, Japanese culinary works of art, vegan döner, vegan schnitzel, gluten-free breakfast, cat café. Here are my current all-vegan favourites, first the chains, then sorted by neighbourhood, and also regurlarly updated.
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin – My favourite Chains
THE SANCTUARY
This vegan Italian bakery has the most delicious pastries, sweet and savoury, with a huge selection. The coffee is of course excellent too. The perfect place to have a nice vegan breakfast in Berlin. There’s a small bakery in Mitte and a café in Prenzlauer Berg.
VEG’D
We love this incredibly tasty vegan burger chain, everything is just perfect here. The burgers are the closest thing to my childhood memories of a fast food place that starts with M, the fries are crispy, the mayo is creamy and flavourful. They have restaurants in Berlin in Friedrichshain, Schöneberg, Neukölln and Prenzlauer Berg.
BRAMMIBAL’S DONUTS
If you follow my Instagram account, you’ve probably already seen pictures of perfect donuts and matcha lattes by the canal. Like this one with the Boston Cream donut and the blurry swans at Maybachufer on the border between Kreuzberg and Neukölln.
The shop at Maybachufer was Europe’s first vegan donut shop, which I discovered embarrassingly quickly and claimed as my second living room. By now Brammibal’s has set up in several neighbourhoods, including the famous KaDeWe on Kudamm, at the Hauptbahnhof, and brand new at BER airport Terminal 1, departures after security.
My favourite donut makes a comeback every now and then, the Coconut Maple Bacon Donut. It inspired my Coconut Maple Bacon Muffins.
Website Brammibal’s Donuts Berlin
CHAY LONG
Brand new in Kreuzberg is this large, beautiful branch of Chay Long, which already has vegan restaurants in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg and Neukölln. Inspired by Buddhist monastery cooking and with many fresh herbs, every bite is delicious. Even the affordable lunch menu.
TRIBECA
Vegan ice cream parlour with imaginative flavours, everything homemade and sweetened only with coconut blossom sugar. They even have the famous Spaghetti ice cream! Pictured: Yuzu Cheesecake with poppy seeds. One branch in Kreuzberg and one in Prenzlauer Berg.
Website Tribeca Vegan Ice Cream Berlin
VEGANG
Another delicious Vietnamese Chain, this one has a Panasian twist. Food is amazing, I absolutely loved the mango salad. We went with Omnis every time and they couldn’t stop raving about it either. Vegang has restaurants in Berlin-Charlottenburg and Prenzlauer Berg.
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Friedrichshain
SOUL KITCHEN HOUSE
My new favourite restaurant! Vegetables are the star here, and they’re presented spectacularly. This stylish restaurant near Ostkreuz is 100% gluten-free, making it safe for people with coeliac disease. Everything is vegan, with no added sugar, and the delicious drinks are alcohol-free. We had broccolini with matcha yoghurt and hemp seeds, and horseradish beetroot hummus, with gluten-free sourdough bread.
Find out more on the Soul Kitchen House website.
1990 VEGAN LIVING
When someone asks for tips on vegan restaurants in Berlin in a vegan Facebook group, this place usually appears in one of the first two answers. For good reason: you can’t go wrong coming here. We bring all our guests here, vegan or not. And they’re always impressed by the delicious and creative Vietnamese food. It’s served as tapas in small bowls, so you have a little table buffet when you’re there in a group.
You’ve probably already guessed that I like table buffets, right?
The restaurant is right on Boxhagener Platz, the opening hours are long and the service is very fast. Even without a reservation you can usually get a table, as the place is quite large. It’s not very expensive, and the crowd and staff are young and cheerful. What I particularly love is the beautiful retro-style interior, that alone is reason enough to visit.
Now cashless, by the way. Website 1990 Vegan Living Berlin
LI.KE THAI
If you love Thai food but the omnipresent fish sauce regularly puts you off, you’ve come to the right place: Germany’s first vegan Thai restaurant. I love ordering different small dishes and sharing. The Thai Iced Tea is also fantastic!
SECRET GARDEN
The beautiful Japanese-inspired restaurant above the plant-based Rewe on Warschauer Straße is Berlin’s first vegan sushi place. It belongs to the same Vietnamese family that runs several vegan restaurants in Berlin, including 1990 Vegan Living.
The ingredients in all three restaurants are mainly organic, the water is filtered and vitalised, and no MSG is used.
The sushi creations at Secret Garden are extraordinary and I love them all, but you can also order warm dishes.
DOEN DOEN
Alongside Currywurst, Berliners of course have their other favourite street food: Döner! You can’t miss it when exploring vegan Berlin’s vegan options, and my friends and I think this is best fully vegan place to have vegan Döner Kebap in Berlin. Best to come hungry, as the guys are generous with the portions!
Doen Doen Kebap Berlin on HappyCow
VEGAN VIBES
A sweet, cosy café with lovingly prepared, healthy food. Perfect for breakfast or brunch. Pictured: my scramble with sourdough bread and salad. There’s also cake, smoothies and waffles.
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Kreuzberg
AL CATZONE
Vegan Neapolitan pizza and a lovely little beer garden. The pizza is exactly as it should be and the interior is charming and retro. Pictured: my favourite pizza Rave Dave with salami and pepperoni.
GOLDEN GINKGO
This large, stylishly decorated restaurant serves Japanese vegan works of art, and they taste as good as they look. You’ll find sushi, curry, soups, gyoza and yakitori. Fantastic drinks with and without alcohol, of course. You can also sit outside in summer.
COMCHA VEGAN
I like going to this veganen Vietnamese place because it’s right across from Babylon Cinema which shows Original Versions. So it’s the perfect place to grab dinner or a snack before or after the movie. Everything is tasty and the restaurant is cozy. They also have Banh mi Sandwiches and a good lunch deal.
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Neukölln
LA STELLA NERA
A cosy and friendly Italian restaurant run as a collective, serving Neapolitan stone-oven pizza and homemade pasta. The place is very popular and not particularly large, so it’s worth making a reservation.
We had the Diavola with seitan sausage and vegan cheese, and the Pizza Carciofina Piccante with smoked tofu, artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes. The desserts are also fantastic, I always go for the tiramisu.
CAFÉ VUX
I love coming to this beautiful, bright, large café for the fantastic cake and cinnamon rolls, or the delicious seitan bagel. There are also bao buns.
ALASKA BAR
How wonderful is it to walk into a Spanish tapas bar and just order after-work vegan tapas and cocktails? Pretty wonderful. Cosy bar, pleasant crowd, nice music. Everything just works.
NEUE REPUBLIK REGER
Even more Neukölln than Neukölln: a wild mix of second-hand furniture, good energy, young people in typical Neukölln style that makes the over-40s (like me) nostalgic, and comfort food that everyone loves. “Everything from plants, pretty organic, a little sexy” is how this republic describes itself. Culture and creative fast food have been on the menu since this popular food truck found a home here. I love the poutine, and pictured is a burger with vegan Leberkäse, sauerkraut and sweet mustard. I chose gravy and dill mayo for the fries from the many options.
Website Neue Republik Reger Berlin
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
FÖRSTERS
If you want veganized traditional German Food, this is your place. They have the best vegan Schnitzel in Berlin, huge, crispy, and with potato and cucumber salad. There’s also roast with green sauce, and always a changing daily menu. You want to make a reservation, this place is popular.
I also made a reel:
EASY PEASY
This large, cosy café is one of the best places to have a vegan gluten-free breakfast in Berlin. For my birthday breakfast we had the tacos, the grilled cheese sandwich and the Bueno cheesecake: all delicious and everything is 100% gluten-free. There’s also a co-working space on weekdays that you can check into after having breakfast or brunch.
FROINDLICHST
This Hamburg success story now has a home in Berlin too, a beautiful restaurant with outdoor seating. Great menu with pizza, burgers and bowls. Website Froindlichst Berlin
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Mitte
KATZENTEMPEL
This vegan chain now has locations in many German cities, and recently in Berlin too. The food is delicious, but even better is the excellent company: several cats from the shelter have found a new home here. I know, I was also initially sceptical about whether living in a café is great for the cats, but after visiting several Katzentempels I think I’d happily be a cat here. The cats get lots of attention and exercise, you can stroke and play with them, but they can also retreat. Upstairs in the cafés there’s plenty to climb and rest on.
It’s very clean and the kitchen is a separate room without cats.
A few years ago I got stranded in Bremen due to a strike, and since Katzentempel is very close to our hotel, I spent almost the entire day there. I’ve sought out the Katzentempel ever since. The music is also very nice.
Everything has been delicious so far, especially the fries, and the service always wonderfully friendly. You also quickly get chatting with other café guests — the cats always provide entertainment.
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin-Steglitz
TIGER CLUB
Some reviewers call it the best vegan Vietnamese restaurant in Berlin. With so many vegan Vietnamese restaurants in the city, my neurodiverse brain struggles with labels like that, but I genuinely love this little restaurant with its friendly service and delicious smoothies. It’s tucked away on a quiet side street off Schlossstraße, the big shopping hub of South Berlin, and there’s a nice outdoor seating area. Whenever my mum and I go on a shopping trip, Tiger Club is our go-to.
Right on the corner, by the way, is the Naturkaufhaus, a big all-natural department store, where you’ll find a huge selection of vegan cosmetics, yoga paraphernalia, and plenty of clothing from brands like Armedangels, King Louie, White Stuff, and more. Of course, “natural” unfortunately doesn’t always mean vegan, so you always want to check the label anyway.
These are of course just my personal favourite vegan restaurants in Berlin, there is a plethora of vegan places, and I’ll probably be adding more in the future. Is there a fantastic vegan restaurant missing that I don’t know yet? Please write it in the comments!
We also have our own app here, Berlin Vegan, which you can download for free.
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