Top Vegan Restaurants in Margate You Must Try
Vegan bagel anyone?
It’s no suprise progressive Margate is fast becoming a hotspot for vegan food lovers, with a growing number of restaurants and cafes catering to plant-based diets.
Whether you're a local resident or a visitor looking for delicious vegan options, Margs is all about the plants babes.
From cosy cafes serving up fresh vegan pastries to innovative restaurants with creative plant-based menus, Margate is a must-visit for anyone interested in vegan cuisine.
In this guide, we explore the top vegan cafes, restaurants and wine bars in Margate that you simply must try.
Pack your comfiest trousers and grab those forks, let’s eat!
Vegan Coffee & Pastries
What’s life without a coffee and a pastry in the morning? And luckily for us Margate’s cafes have understood the assignment and made life super easy for vegans.
Giant
You can’t miss tiny Giant. It’s bright blue and right in the middle of the Old Town. Grab a spot in the window for the best people watching, and order up an oat flat white and a brownie. This spot is all plants, all of the time.
Don’t miss: Giant lates and other evening events, check their Instagram or Don’t Miss Margate’s weekly what’s on guide.
You can't miss Giant in Margate's Old Town
Oast
Up in Cliftonville, get in line for a vegan cinnamon bun or other seasonal pastry from award-winning community bakery Oast. Everything is displayed (and labelled) on the counter, and their sugary carbs change daily.
Don’t miss: all the pastries. Seriously go early, they sell out.
Oast have been named as one of the best bakeries in the UK
the grain grocer
Vegan versions of everything from Snickers to Bounty bars plus brownies, power balls and more fill the counter at zero waste shop, The Grain Grocer. Pair a sweet treat with a superfood powered smoothie to pack in those plants.
Don’t miss: stocking up on zero waste dried goods, herbs and vegan chocolate.
Cliftoville's zero waste shop is all vegan, all of the time
Vegan Lunch Ideas
Margate has a strong brunch and lunch game going on, so no matter what the weather is doing you can find somewhere chill or cosy.
Sub Rosa
Margate has a secret bagel store. Well not that secret, Sub Rosa just tucked down King St. Pop by for their hand-rolled NYC style bagels that always has a delicious vegan option.
Don’t miss: their Monday lunchtime collab specials.
New York bagels are here in Margate with vegan options
the bus cafe
Go for brunch - in a bus! Down by the train station you’ll find the legendary Bus Cafe. Grab a table on the top deck and order up their classic vegan fry up which includes tamari mushrooms, refried smoky beans, loaded hash browns,, tomato and sourdough toast.
Don’t miss: the stunning views across Margate Main Sands.
All aboard Margate's vegan-friendly brunch spot in a cafe
Pop in for poke at Okie Pokie
okie pokie
Poke can be vegan too and Okie Pokie offer up all of their delicious lunch bowls with vegan options. Based in the Old Kent Market, this Tiki feeling poke shop is super friendly, makes every bowl to order and can customise your lunch however you want. Pile up on the tofu and edamame and eat looking over the beach.
Don’t miss: their crispy onions are the bomb.
Curve coffee
Pop by this corner cafe in the 70s concrete pedestrianised The Centre at the top of the high street for a gorgeous vegan lunch (mostly delicious things on sourdough), with weekly changing dishes such as Saffron roasted peppers and cherry toms, spiced chickpeas, pine nut with whipped tofu on sourdough.
Don’t miss: Curve’s own roasted coffee to take home.
Curve Coffee also roast their own coffee and make a mean oat flat white
Vegan Dinner
There are plenty of options for vegans in Margate, whether you’re looking for small plates, sharing dishes or fine dining.
The Good Egg
The Margate outpost of this East London institution doesn’t disappoint and this corner restaurant puts plants front and centre of its brunch and dinner menu, with dishes like Tahini roasted cauliflower, Muhamara and walnut dukkah.
Don’t miss: The Good Egg’s cocktails are also pretty spectacular.
Image courtesy: @thegoodegg_margate
Lilies
Vegans don’t have to miss out on a posh dinner while in Margate. Cliftonville’s tapas bar, Lilies, run by Chef Jules, has an inventive, delicious menu, packed with plant based dishes that are generous for small plates. Book for a bustling, fun evening.
Don’t miss: Lillies has a fantastic community atmosphere and is super dog friendly.
Colourful Lilies will make you smile whether you're vegan or not
Streets
Indian street food has found a home on Northdown Road in Cliftonville, thanks to Streets. Their ever changing menu features mostly plants, and diners can mix and match small plate starters and mains to create a vegan feast. Think fancy, sustainable and spicy!
Don’t miss: their paratha - seriously the stuff of dreams.
Vegans are spoilt for choice at Streets
Vegan Wine
Margate is a wash with natty wine bars packed with delicious organic, vegan and biodynamic vino.
Little Swift
Little Swift is part bar, part deli and bottle shop but goes all in for stunning natural and organic wine, much of it vegan. Pop in and have a chat to them, they love recommending new bottles to try.
Don’t miss: their monthly powerpoint quiz! More fun than it sounds.
POMUS
Relative newcomer POMUS, run by Masterchef winner Ryan Jacovides, has a well stocked bottle shop at the front of the restaurant and encourages people to stop by for a glass or two at their beautiful bar or outside watching the world go by.
Don’t miss: their small plates focusing on local Kent produce.
Sete
A touch of France on the Northdown Road, tiny, elegant Sete is a wine bar and bottle shop where the fab front of house staff recommend everything. Tell them what you like and what you want to spend and they’ll rustle you up a glass of something amazing.
Don’t miss: their seasonally focused award-winning restaurant at the back.
Wine lovers love Sete for its stock of organic, bio and vegan wine
Whether you're a dedicated vegan or just curious to explore plant-based dining, Margate's vegan-friendly restaurants and cafes have something for everyone.
With such a diverse range of options, from breakfast spots to dinner venues, there's no shortage of delicious meals to enjoy. So next time you're in Margate, make sure to check out these top vegan eateries and discover why this town is becoming a favourite destination for vegans across the UK.
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