48 Hours in the Soho Vegan Scene

Day 1: Morning

10am-11am

📍3 Lowndes Court

Kickstart your first day of vegan dining and shopping with a plant-based hot drink from Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. Enjoy the laid-back café atmosphere or take to go as you explore the streets of Soho.

11am-12:30pm

📍45 Lexington Street

Dig into a brunch at Mildred's, one of the UK's most iconic plant-based restaurants. Inspired by a range of cuisines, Mildred's is 100% plant based. Choose from a selection of pancakes, including the Banana Biscoff Caramel and Black Forest stacks, or go for something savoury with the Masala Brunch or Full English. Pair with a brunch cocktail and you're good to go!

Day 1: Afternoon

12:30pm-1pm

📍23 Beak Street

Next, head over to Beak Street to explore Ffern, a natural fragrance maker restoring the art of perfumery to its artisan roots. Each fragrance in-store is organic, scented to perfection and 100% vegan and free from any animal cruelty or testing.

1pm-1:30pm

📍2 Ganton Street

Time for some apparel shopping at Lazy Oaf, a streetwear brand inspired by youth nostalgia and non-conformity. The brand is PETA approved vegan, with all of their shoes being made with vegan leather and their apparel being free of any animal-derived products.

1:30pm-3pm

📍53 Lexington Street

Grab some lunch at BAO, an intimate restaurant on Lexington Street serving authentic Taiwanese street food. The restaurant specialises in 'Xiao Chi' (substantial snacks) and 'Bao' (steamed milk buns). The Soho restaurant also boasts its own vegan menu with 'Burnt Chilli Daikon Bao', 'Map Aubergine Chi Shang' Xiao Chi and more plant-based delights. Finish your meal with a vegan 'Chocolate Sorbet, Fried BAO'.

3pm-3:30pm

📍100 Berwick Street

Next is Malin + Goetz, a premium skincare company combining natural ingredients and advanced technology. All of their products in-store are cruelty-free, sustainably packaged, and labelled vegan or vegetarian.

3:30pm-4:30pm

📍Kingly Court

Discover the best vegan cupcakes in London at Crumbs & Doilies. Perfect for a quick sweet treat, the Kingly Court bakery offers a selection of lovingly handcrafted cupcakes, brownies and cookies, made fresh daily and with plenty of delicious vegan options to enjoy.

4:30pm-5pm

📍22 Foubert's Place

Your next stop is Pixi Beauty, a beauty oasis on Foubert's Place offering a sanctuary from women's hectic everyday lives. Bringing out the natural beauty in everyone, Pixi Beauty is not 100% vegan, however offers a large selection of vegan-friendly products with no animal-derived ingredients, including their Beauty Blush Duo, Beauty Bronzer, Naturelle Lip Products, makeup brushes and more.

Day 1: Evening

5pm-7pm

📍Kingly Court

Cooking up seriously good vegan, Mexican cuisine, Club Mexicana's whole menu is 100% meat and dairy free. Dine on meaty jackfruit tacos 'Tofish' and more, of course with one of their iconic frozen margaritas in hand.

7pm-10pm

📍3-5 Sutton Row

Ready for a laugh? Top off your night with a Soho comedy show at 21Soho. Book tickets for Soho's largest comedy stage for a night of belly-hurting laughter with weekly Friday and Saturday night 21Soho Presents... performances, which showcase a handpicked line-up of the finest comedians, with tickets under £20.

Overnight Stays in Soho

Day 2: Morning

9am-11am

📍11 Berwick Street

Kick off your second morning in Soho with a delicious meal at The Breakfast Club. Known for their classic fry ups and pancake stacks, the restaurant offers an extensive menu with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options and alternatives, including 'chorizo' with none of the meat, scrambled tofu and more.

11am-11:30am

📍41 Lexington Street

Now it's time for some self care with a stop at Aesop, a Melbourne-founded luxury cosmetics brand known for their skincare. Ranging across skin, hair and body care, Aesop products are 100% vegan, Leaping Bunny Approved and completely cruelty free.

11:30am-12pm

📍57 Carnaby Street

Next, take a quick walk over to PANGAIA on Carnaby Street. Known for their minimalist, premium lifestyle products, PANGAIA are dedicated to creating essential products from bio-engineered materials which are powered by nature. All of the brand's products including their sneakers, are vegan, and made using petrochemical-free alternatives to animal leather.

Their sneakers and some other products are even made using repurposed waste from discarded grape skins, stalks and seeds!

Day 2: Afternoon

12pm-2pm

📍Charing Cross Road

Only a short walk from Carnaby Street, discover Outernet, a fully immersive and free art experience in London. With a series of immersive screens, projections and wraparound displays.

2pm-4pm

📍22 Kingly Street

Make your way back to Soho for a culinary adventure at Dishoom with their standout plant-based menus, offering a series of delicious and authentic Indian dishes. Not only does the restaurant offer a vegan lunch and dinner menu, but also breakfast, meaning you can dine at Dishoom with no worries, at any point of the day.

4pm-4:30pm

📍48 Carnaby Street

With over 60 years of heritage, Dr. Martens shoes and boots have become a wardrobe staple for the fashion forward. The Carnaby Street store showcases the brand's classics, limited-edition pairs and exciting collaborations. With no leather, but max attitude, Dr. Martens now offers a range of innovative vegan boots which are just as tough and durable as the originals, with no animal derived products in sight.

4:30pm-5:30pm

📍102 Berwick Street

Home to hundreds of independent brands at their Berwick Street store, Wolf & Badger provides an effortless source of sustainably and ethically produced homeware, fashion, beauty products and more. Discover an abundance of vegan-friendly products for homebodies, nature lovers, beauty gurus and more.

Day 2: Evening

5:30pm-7:30pm

📍4 Noel Street

With a relaxed and casual atmosphere Scarlett Green is the perfect place to unwind after a day in Soho. Sip on expertly crafted cocktails, wines and craft beer, before indulging in a fresh, feel-good dinner menu. Vegan options include a Miso Roasted Aubergine or Winter Green Risotto, followed by Grilled Pineapple with Shortbread for dessert. If there are multiple vegan diners, the Bondi Vegan Board main course is unmissable, offering a selection of smoky BBQ tofu steak, fire roasted aubergine, BBQ corn ribs, chimichurri and more.

7:30pm-8pm

📍50 Carnaby Street

Finally, treat yourself to a post-dinner sweet treat at Donutelier. Whilst the donuts do contain egg, Donutelier does offer vegan pastries. The Raspberry Marzipan Swirl - with fondant icing, raspberry jam, freeze dried raspberries and rose flakes, and The Chocolate Swirl - with chocolate and almond filling, dark chocolate, chocolate ganache, praline and hazelnuts.

8pm-Late

📍Kingly Court

Top off the night with cocktails at Cahoots. Transporting guests back to the post-war 1940's, Cahoots Underground is based inside a reworked tube carriage. The bar serves an extensive list of cocktails and drinks including the 'Swingtime Sazerac', 'The Potato Peel Pie Society' and more, with live music every Friday and Saturday night.

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