The 20 Most-Recommended Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Singapore
Buddhist canteens to modern vegan kitchens — counted across the lists.
Counted from 4 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 76 vegetarian and vegan restaurants were named in total.
In short: Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants, VeganBurg is named most often — on 4 of them. Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant (3) and Elemen (3) follow.
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists for vegetarian and vegan restaurants, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied — shown with a verified NEA licence first, then alphabetically. We have not eaten at these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every list we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant
NEA ANamed on 3 of the 4 published lists we counted. Licensed in Downtown Core.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Boneless Kitchen | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | The Kind Bowl | 3 | — | — |
| 8 | Warung Ijo | 3 | — | — |
| 9 | Sufood | 2 | A | Downtown Core |
| 10 | Eight Treasures Vegetarian Restaurant | 2 | A | Outram |
| 11 | Genesis Vegan Restaurant | 2 | A | Kallang |
| 12 | Annalakshmi Restaurant | 2 | — | — |
| 13 | Bodhi Deli | 2 | — | — |
| 14 | Gokul Raas Vegetarian Restaurant | 2 | — | — |
| 15 | Makan Vegan | 2 | — | — |
| 16 | New Fut Kai | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | nomVnom Bistro | 2 | — | — |
| 18 | Podi and Poriyal | 2 | — | — |
| 19 | Real Food | 2 | — | — |
| 20 | WellSmoocht | 2 | — | — |
About vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Singapore
Vegetarian food in Singapore has two quite separate lineages. The older one is Buddhist: hawker stalls and canteens serving mock meats, braised gluten and vegetarian bee hoon, often very cheap, frequently excellent, and generally uninterested in whether anyone calls it vegan. The newer one is the Western-influenced plant-based restaurant, with oat milk and a considered wine list.
There is also a large middle ground neither camp claims: South Indian vegetarian cooking, which has been in Singapore far longer than either and is arguably the strongest vegetarian food on the island. It appears on fewer lists than it deserves, and that gap is visible in the counts below.
What to look for
- Buddhist vegetarian usually excludes garlic and onion, which changes the flavour profile substantially. That is tradition, not blandness.
- Ask specifically about egg and dairy if you are vegan — 'vegetarian' in the Chinese Buddhist sense often excludes them by default, but in a Western café it usually does not.
- South Indian vegetarian is the best value in the category by some distance, and a thali is the most complete way to judge a kitchen.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every food list is one person’s palate on one visit. That is not a flaw — it is what makes food writing worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer than about the field. Counting across 4 of them cancels out individual preference and leaves the venues that different people, eating on different days, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which vegetarian restaurant is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s food press keeps returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
Of the 20 venues here, 4 matched a current NEA licence, concentrated in Downtown Core, Kallang and Outram. This site scores every HDB block in Singapore 0–100 for food access — how close hawker centres and licensed eateries actually are on foot — so you can see what living beside this food is worth.
What are the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Singapore?
Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants, VeganBurg is named most often — on 4 of them. Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant (3) and Elemen (3) follow.
How is this vegetarian and vegan restaurants ranking put together?
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 76 distinct venues were named in total; the 20 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not taste, rank or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every list we counted is linked below.
Are these vegetarian and vegan restaurants verified as real businesses?
Each venue is cross-checked against NEA's licensed-premises register. 4 of 20 matched a current licence, 4 of them holding a grade A hygiene rating. The rest are shown without a grade — the register lists the licence holder's registered company name, which often differs from the shopfront brand, so no match is not evidence of a problem.
Why do some vegetarian restaurants avoid garlic and onion?
Chinese Buddhist vegetarian cooking traditionally excludes the 'five pungent spices' — garlic, onion, chives, leeks and asafoetida — on the basis that they overstimulate. It is a doctrinal choice rather than a culinary limitation, and the cuisine builds flavour from soy, fermented beans and mushrooms instead.
- 25 Best Vegetarian And Vegan Restaurants | Eatbook.sg — eatbook.sg
- 32 Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants In Singapore 2026 — www.sassymamasg.com
- 22 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Singapore [2026 ] — www.bestinsingapore.co
- 15 Incredible Vegan Restaurants in Singapore (+ Vegan-Friendly Hidden Gems) — heyroseanne.com
We counted venue names from these lists and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Hygiene grades and licensed addresses come from NEA’s licensed-premises register via data.gov.sg. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.