Best vegan restaurants and places with vegan menu options in Hong Kong, from Veda to Yat Tung Heen and Kyoto Joe
- Ahead of World Vegan Day on November 1, we ask Hong Kong residents where they go for their favourite plant-based snacks and meat-free meals
- The city has a range of full vegan restaurants, such as LN Coffee, as well as places that serve vegan dishes, such as Veda and Chilli Fagara
Transforming classic meat and dairy recipes into vegan dishes without compromising on taste and texture has been a major challenge for the plant-based food movement.
Vegan cafe LN Coffee (118 Second St, Sai Ying Pun, tel: 2858 3898) has done just that, with dishes normally found in cha chaan teng, traditional Hong Kong-style cafes serving affordable Western food at a frantic pace.
“LN Coffee has successfully ‘veganised’ Hong Kong’s staple desserts, such as egg waffles and the cha chaan teng French toast,” says Hong Kong resident Chantelle Sullivan.
Today she’s tucking into the cinnamon and apple flavoured French toast, made with vegan bread, oat milk, organic flour, peanut butter, cinnamon, agave and apple. An original French toast version is also available. Both come with oat milk tea.
It might surprise some that LN Coffee has created a crunchy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside vegan version of what is traditionally a dairy-heavy recipe of egg and milk-soaked fried toast served dripping in butter.