Eating vegan has never been easier and more delicious and SA’s top vegan and vegan-friendly eateries prove that you can have a plant-based diet without sacrificing flavour or having limited options.
With many venues embracing a vegan-friendly ethos, it can be hard to narrow down where to begin. Lucky for you, we’re here to guide you to our favourite tried-and-tested, plant powered hotspots.
ALLEGRA DINING ROOM
One of the city’s most coveted dining establishments, this intimate 28-seater is Adelaide’s first and only fully vegan fine-dining restaurant.
Family-owned, the Allegra team focus on delivering full-course meals that best represent and showcase seasonal and local produce, putting a creative and detailed spin on classic dishes… mushroom schnitzel, potato croquettes, and tortellini in broth, just to name a few. Recognised as one of SA’s best dining experiences, it remains a highly visited location for anyone who enjoys a high-class, unique dining adventure and wants to skip out on meat.
What: Allegra Dining Room
Where: L1/125 Gilles St, Adelaide SA 5000
To book, click here
METTA SOL
Mettā Sol, meaning universal loving kindness by nature, is Goodwood’s go-to plant-based eatery. Not to be confused with an exclusively vegan shop, it identifies as ‘a plant based cafe with non-plant based options,’ serving up signature coffee, delicious eats and a warm community.
Cafe owner Cristhian hopes to create a place where people can come together, spread kindness and connect.
“Whether it’s stopping briefly on your commute to work, picking up your morning coffee and one of the many grab-and-go options available, or instead, pulling up a chair and enjoying your coffee and brekky in-house, we cater to both experiences,” they shared.
In collaboration with Lobethal-based Clara Cakes, Mettā Sol offers a delectable range of vegan pastries as well as other breakfast favourites. Think, overnight oats with coconut milk and berry compote, and Anna’s Vegan Toastie with sourdough, plant based cheddar cheese, king oyster mushrooms, mushroom pâté and crispy chilli oil. Getting creative with the drinks, you’ll find a colourful range of offerings like beetroot lattes, matcha, and a ‘Butterfly Pea Flower Latte.’
What: Mettā Sol Specialty Coffee
Where: 8b Goodwood Rd, Goodwood SA 5034
For more info, click here
STAZZI & CO.
If you frequent the festival scene, you’ve likely stumbled across the critically acclaimed greek eatery, Staazi & Co. This 100% plant-based eatery enjoys a day out just as much as customers enjoy their yiros and AB’s, and they were even voted Voted number five on Lonely Planets’ list of best vegan food trucks in the world.
This spot proves vegan and cruelty-free food never has to sacrifice flavour, but don’t take it from us, take it from blink-182 drummer Travis Barker who was spotted at the Grenfell Street location.
What: Staazi & Co.
Where: 224 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000
For more info, click here
THE GATOR CLUB
Located in Adelaide’s east, The Gator Club is a 100% vegan cafe home to Chlo’s Vegan Club, which serves as the base of operations for wholesaling vegan goodies across Adelaide cafes, private event cakes and wedding cakes/grazing tables.
Offering everything from cupcakes to brownies, Chlo’s Vegan Club proves that being vegan does not mean you need to give up the sweet treats you love. The Gator Club is also responsible for Adelaide’s first plant-based mobile cafe and coffee van – Later Gator Van. The Gator Club acts as the brick and mortar flagship for both Chlo’s Vegan Club and Later Gator.
What: The Gator Club
Where: 33 Payneham Road, College Park SA 5069
For more info, click here.
TWO-BIT VILLAINS
Situated above the historic Adelaide Arcade, Two-Bit Villains is a well-established Adelaide eatery known for their plant-based Americana cuisine.
If you think starting a plant-based vegan diet means giving up favourites like hot dogs, creamy milkshakes, and good old-fashioned cheeseburgers, think again. Two-Bit Villains’ diner and signature soda shop is serving up all things hearty and flavour-filled – their chilli dog with a steamed soy ‘dawg,’ with chilli con carne, tomato sauce and cheese, and their sweet potato pie with slow cooked lentil, potato, leek and tomato casserole are just two of the many mouthwatering options on offer.
What: Two-Bit Villains
Where: Adelaide Arcade, Shop 150, Level One, 111/117 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000
For more info, click here
VEGGIE VIE
Veggie Vie was in 2015 with the vision to entice people of all walks of life to eat, drink and relax in a warm and accepting atmosphere. They describe their food as “simple, honest and uncomplicated, and veggie-centric” and the popular spot has long served delicious burgers, salads, smoothies and more.
The establishment serves a selection of vegan delights like halloumi burgers, pumpkin and rice ball salad, tofu scramble, smoothie bowls, coffee, and plenty more.
What: Veggie Vie Cafe
Where: 16 McHenry St, Adelaide SA 5000
For more info, click here
SOI 38 ADELAIDE
Soi 38 Adelaide is a dietary haven, catering to ‘just about anything.’ Run by popular chef Terry Int, the menu is a regional tour of thailand, taking from his rich heritage and capturing the essence of Thai street food.
There’s all the classics like green curry and pad thai, but there’s also delicious sago mushroom and peanut dumplings bathed in a coconut and garlic oil, and pan fried chive cakes with a rich, sweet soy dressing and crispy shallots. Hop from region to region, and learn culture through food, all while keeping things completely plant-based.
What: Soi 38 Adelaide
Where: 74 Pirie Street, Adelaide 5000
For more info, click here.
SVAGO CUCINA
Alright, we cheated. Svago’s Cucina isn’t exclusively vegan, but with all pasta types except gnocchi available as a vegan option – including the cheese – this place deserves a mention. SVAGO’s is an Italian kitchen inspired by the recipes handed down from generation to generation and offer many of the original cult-favourites as vegan and vegetarian.
If authentic Italian is what you’re after, this place will be as close to nonna’s homecooking as it gets.
What: Svago Cucina
Where: 55 Unley Rd, Parkside SA 5063
For more info, click here.
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