There are few British institutions more sacred than the Sunday roast — and few better proofs of how far plant-based cooking has come than what London’s vegan kitchens now pull off on the seventh day. Beet Wellingtons with proper crackling, nut roasts under towering Yorkshire puddings, even a full carvery with all the theatre — the capital’s plant-based roasts aren’t imitations anymore; they’re destinations, and they’re quietly winning over the meat-eaters at the next table.
This guide covers eight of the best vegan Sunday roasts in London, from fully vegan pubs in Hackney to grand old boozers in Chelsea and Kentish Town whose plant-based options steal the show. Like our other vegan city guides, each entry has its own story and signature plate. Grab a pint and let’s dig in.
Best Vegan Sunday Roasts in London
1. The Spread Eagle — London’s First 100% Vegan Pub
The Spread Eagle in Homerton made history as London’s first completely vegan pub — everything from the beer lines to the bar snacks is plant-based — and its Sunday roast is the stuff of East London legend. Expect beet Wellington, a walnut and cashew nut roast and celeriac “crackling”, all buried under roast potatoes, greens, proper gravy and a Yorkshire pudding that takes no prisoners. The vibe is everything a good boozer should be: loud, warm and unpretentious, with a Victorian corner-pub setting and a crowd that ranges from committed vegans to locals who just know a good roast when they taste one.
💡 Tip: Book ahead — Sunday sittings fill fast — and order the celeriac “crackling” as a side no matter what main you choose. It’s a ten-minute walk from Homerton Overground.
📍 224 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London E9 6AS | 📞 020 8985 0400 | 🌐 thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk | 📸 @thespreadeaglelondon
2. Karamel — The Legendary Wood Green Feast
Karamel is North London’s best-kept roast secret: a fully vegan restaurant, bar and arts venue in Wood Green (part of the Collage Arts community) whose Sunday roast has earned a devoted following for one simple reason — the portions are famously ginormous. The centrepiece rotates between smoky tofu and a chestnut and almond Wellington, flanked by mountains of potatoes, seasonal veg and lashings of gravy, often with live jazz or exhibitions happening around you. It’s community cooking at its most generous, priced kindly and served with genuine warmth. Come hungry; leave planning your return.
💡 Tip: Roasts run every Sunday from 13:00 to 19:00 — arrive early or book, and split a dessert if you somehow have room. It’s an eight-minute walk from Wood Green tube or Alexandra Palace rail.
📍 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ | 📸 @karameln22
3. E3 Vegan — Bow’s Picture-Perfect Roast
E3 Vegan on Bow’s historic Roman Road serves what many call one of the best-looking roast dinners in the country — vegan or otherwise. The Sunday plate is a work of art: a plump nut roast, towering Yorkshire puddings, duck-fat-free roasties with proper crunch and a glossy gravy that photographs like a magazine cover and tastes even better. The neighbourhood-bistro room is small and stylish, the welcome warm, and the rest of the week brings brunches and relaxed evening dining. East London does casual excellence like nowhere else, and E3 Vegan is a perfect example.
💡 Tip: Roasts are weekend-only and tables are limited, so book — and come hungry enough to do the Yorkshire justice. Roman Road Market (Saturdays) makes a great pre-roast wander.
📍 467 Roman Road, Bow, London E3 5LX | 🌐 e3vegan.com | 📸 @e3.vegan
4. Mildreds — The Icon, Plant-Based Since 1988
Mildreds has been feeding London plant-based food since 1988 — long before it was fashionable — and the beloved institution now brings its confidence to the Sunday roast. The signature is a rich mushroom pie roast, smothered in gravy alongside perfectly roasted potatoes and seasonal greens, with desserts (sticky toffee pudding, white chocolate tiramisu) that demand you pace yourself. With branches across the city, it’s the most accessible entry on this list, and the polished-but-cosy dining rooms make it ideal for mixed groups of vegans and curious friends. An icon for a reason.
💡 Tip: Sunday roasts are served at select branches (Soho and Covent Garden have been the mainstays) from late morning — check the website for current locations before you set out, and save room for the sticky toffee pudding.
📍 45 Lexington Street, Soho, London W1F 9AN (plus branches citywide) | 🌐 mildreds.com | 📸 @mildredsrestaurants
5. The Phene — Chelsea’s Vegan Showstopper
The Phene is one of Chelsea’s most storied pubs — a gorgeous Victorian corner house with a garden terrace, tucked into the leafy lanes off the King’s Road — and its Sunday menu hides a genuine vegan showstopper: a mushroom and cashew nut roast en croûte, golden pastry and all, with the full complement of trimmings. This is the roast for a proper occasion — polished service, elegant rooms, and a west London crowd that dresses up for Sunday lunch. Proof that plant-based diners get the grand pub experience too, without a single compromise on the plate.
💡 Tip: Book a garden table in summer or a fireside spot in winter, and go for the en croûte with a glass of red. It’s a pretty ten-minute stroll from Sloane Square through Chelsea’s back streets.
📍 9 Phene Street, Chelsea, London SW3 5NY | 🌐 thephene.com | 📸 @thephenesw3
6. The Owl and Pussycat — Shoreditch’s Favourite Boozer
The Owl and Pussycat on Redchurch Street is East London’s favourite proper boozer — wood panels, real ales, zero pretension — and its Sunday roast line-up includes a beetroot, fennel and mixed nut roast that holds its own against any joint of beef in the room. It arrives with rapeseed-oil roast potatoes, maple-roasted carrots, spring greens, parsnips and rich gravy: the full works, honestly done. Sandwiched between Shoreditch’s galleries and boutiques, it’s the ideal finale to an East End Sunday wander. Old-school pub, new-school roast — a very London combination.
💡 Tip: Sundays get busy with the Brick Lane crowd, so book or arrive at opening; the nut roast can sell out by mid-afternoon. Columbia Road Flower Market beforehand is the classic pairing.
📍 34 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP | 🌐 owlandpussycatshoreditch.com | 📸 @theowlpubshoreditch
7. Bull & Gate — Kentish Town’s Grand Institution
The Bull & Gate is a Kentish Town landmark — a Grade II-listed Victorian beauty that once hosted early gigs by half of British rock history — reborn as a handsome gastropub whose Sunday menu includes a mushroom Wellington roast with the fluffiest vegan Yorkshire puddings in North London. The dining room is all etched glass and dark wood, the service polished, and the plant-based Wellington gets the same care as the rib of beef beside it on the menu. For a special-occasion Sunday north of the river — parents in town, anniversaries, post-Heath-walk feasts — this is the one.
💡 Tip: Pair the Wellington with a walk on Hampstead Heath (twenty minutes up the road) and book the earlier sitting — the vegan option is popular and portions are generous. Kentish Town tube is two minutes away.
📍 389 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 2TJ | 🌐 bullandgatenw5.co.uk | 📸 @bullandgatenw5
8. Unity Diner — The UK’s Only Vegan Carvery
Unity Diner saves the most theatrical for last: the UK’s only fully vegan carvery, served every Sunday at the non-profit diner co-founded by activist Earthling Ed in Spitalfields. Yes, a proper carvery — plant-based roasts carved to order, piled with potatoes, veg, Yorkshires and gravy — in London’s largest 100% vegan diner and cocktail bar, where every penny of profit supports animal advocacy. The diner fought off closure in 2025 and came back stronger with a revamped menu, so every roast here genuinely helps keep a landmark of UK vegan culture alive. Eat well, do good — the ultimate Sunday combination.
💡 Tip: The carvery runs Sundays 12:00–20:00 and books out — reserve ahead, and add one of the famous cocktails or a dessert; it’s all for the cause. It’s five minutes from Aldgate East or Liverpool Street.
📍 60 Wentworth Street, Spitalfields, London E1 7AL | 🌐 unitydiner.co.uk | 📸 @unitydiner
9. LD’s Kitchen — Camden’s Legendary Roast Mock’n Breast
LD’s Kitchen earned a cult following as London’s only vegan smokehouse during its residency at The Black Heart in Camden, where its Sunday roast was widely crowned one of the best vegan roasts in the city. The star was the roast mock’n breast — LD’s signature “mocken” of tofu, jackfruit and vital wheat gluten — piled up with roast potatoes, Yorkshires, seasonal veg and proper gravy, the kind of plate that converted meat-eaters mid-mouthful. It was the sort of roast people crossed London for, and the reviews (and the queues) said it all.
💡 Tip: LD’s Kitchen served its final Sunday roast at The Black Heart in March 2026 and has since moved on from the venue, so you can’t book the roast there anymore. The good news: the team has hinted that something new is coming soon — keep an eye on @lds.kitchen for the next chapter.
📍 Formerly at The Black Heart, 2–3 Greenland Place, Camden, London NW1 0AP | 📸 @lds.kitchen
Tips for Your Vegan Roast Crawl
Two golden rules of the London Sunday roast apply doubly to the vegan versions: book ahead (the plant-based options are often made in smaller batches and genuinely sell out), and go early — by 16:00 the best Yorkshires are usually gone. Fully vegan venues (The Spread Eagle, Karamel, E3 Vegan, Mildreds, Unity Diner) let you order anything on the table; at the classic pubs (The Phene, Owl and Pussycat, Bull & Gate), confirm the roast is the vegan one and ask about the gravy and Yorkshires — the good ones listed here do them properly plant-based.
Geographically, East London is roast heartland — Spread Eagle, E3 Vegan, Owl and Pussycat and Unity Diner could theoretically fill four consecutive Sundays — while Karamel and the Bull & Gate hold the north and The Phene flies the flag out west. However you plan it, walk somewhere first: a roast this size deserves an appetite.
Where’s your favourite vegan Sunday roast in London? Defend your pick in the comments below — this is a debate worth having.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the best vegan Sunday roast in London?
The Spread Eagle (London’s first fully vegan pub) and Unity Diner’s vegan carvery are the flagship experiences, while E3 Vegan in Bow serves arguably the prettiest plate. For a classic pub setting, the Bull & Gate’s mushroom Wellington and The Phene’s nut roast en croûte are outstanding.
What is a vegan Sunday roast made of?
London’s best versions centre on nut roasts (walnut, cashew, chestnut and almond), mushroom or beet Wellingtons and smoky tofu, with vegan Yorkshire puddings, oil-roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables and plant-based gravy. Done well, it hits every note of the traditional plate.
Do I need to book a vegan roast in London?
Strongly recommended — vegan roasts are often prepared in limited numbers even at fully vegan venues, and popular spots like The Spread Eagle, Unity Diner and E3 Vegan regularly sell out. Book a table or arrive at opening time.
Are the Yorkshire puddings vegan too?
At the fully vegan venues, always. At mixed pubs on this list, some of the kitchens listed here serve genuinely vegan Yorkshires with the plant-based roast — but it’s always worth confirming when you book, as menus and suppliers change.