Where to veg out in SA
Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian or just trying to eat less meat, these are the places to visit for food that’s so delish you won’t feel like you’re missing a thing.
GAUTENG
Leafy Greens Café
Veggie dreams are made of this buffet! There’s an á la carte menu too, but the buffet is where it’s at. What’s more, 90% of the dishes here are gluten-free, all are 100% dairy-free and with zero refined sugars.
Plot 328 Rocky Ridge Road, off Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift
082 882 7300
Greenside Café
Who says the grass isn’t always greener? If you’re looking for more than just clean, green, fresh food, there’s a meditation centre above the restaurant and a health-food store next door.
34 Gleneagles Road, Greenside, Johannesburg
011 646 3444
Namaskar
If Indian is how you prefer your vegetarian fare, this is the place for you. The food is the real deal – they import 90% of the spices used in their dishes (Kashmiri chilli powder, anyone?) Warm, cosy, intimate… perfect for winter’s last blast.
29 Hatfield Corner, Stanza Bopape Street, Coldyn
012 342 9081
KZN
Chilliplum
There are many reasons to visit this eatery – like the vast array of vegetarian pastas and burgers, the coconut curry and the chilli no con carne. Oh, and the dessert menu. Go see for yourself.
Shop 9, The Village Richdens Shopping Centre, Phase 2, 57 St Margarets Road, Hillcrest
031 765 2590
Vrushiks Vegetarian Restaurant
Veggie food needn’t be bland and boring, and Vrushiks proves this. Try them and see why they’re rated by locals as among the best Indian food in town!
Shop 5a Mangrove Beach Centre, 91 Somtseu Road, North Beach
031 368 7443
WESTERN CAPE
The Hungry Herbivore
Located just off the Mother City’s eat street (aka Bree Street), this is where the veggie-loving locals get their fix. The array of baked vegan goods here is a thing to behold.
11 Orphan Street, Cape Town
021 422 0347
Scheckter’s Raw
A walk on the Promenade followed by a stack of pumpkin-pie flapjacks and a glass of fresh, cold-pressed juice is pretty much the best way you can start your day.
98 Regent Road, Sea Point
021 434 1364