Indian restaurants usually have great vegan options, I'm vegetarian myself and have tried to go vegan in the past, but find it so hard to give up cheese!!
I'm trying to eat vegetarian 5 times a week and limit cheese and dairy, but I don't substitute them with soy products as the research I have done shows it's basically prossesed food so not a healthy option.
Indian restaurants in general have very good vegetarian options.
Italians always have some decent things on the menu as well, but as a vegan, I guess the cheese is the biggest culprit.
Veggie boutique 77 in JLT as mentioned is really good.
Chinese/Asian restaurant often has good veg options with tofu or just plain veg based dishes.
I found that Dubai cater quite well for vegetarians.
Veggie Boutique 77 in JLT is amazing...all organic as well :) Love their chickpea omelette! In general Thai restaurants are quite good as they use mostly coconut milk and have lots of plant based options.
Congrats on making the switch btw <3
Hi there. Lately I've seen soy yogurt everywhere, even at Carrefour. I usually pick mine up at Spinney's. Lulu in Barsha is popular for their selection of vegan products, they currently have Daiya vegan cheese, but I didn't care for it much. Bioorganic market has a nice vegan cheese. Spinney's recently restocked a brand of vegan cheese that's also pretty good. Many markets carry the Linda McCartney line of faux meats that are delicious, this is the only brand I've liked so far.
There is a Dubai Vegan Facebook group, it should come up if you do a search. Happycow.net has a helpful Dubai guide. You can find me on IG "shining_from_the_inside". I follow many other local vegans and can point you in their direction.
In addition to the restaurants already mentioned, you can also check out Urth, The Raw Place and Wild and the Moon for more vegan options.
To name just a few, check out veganricha, ohsheglows and minimalistbaker for great vegan recipes.
Congrats and good luck!
Hi!
I came across www.myvegandubai.com a couple of weeks ago which has lots of info about being Vegan here. Good restaurant reviews too! May be of some help.
Jen
Hi, welcome to the world of being vegan. When my daughter, who is vegan, was visiting, we found soya yoghurt at Spinney's on Al Wasl. Sometimes, they also have vegan cheese.
Forgot to add that Omnia restaurant serves vegetarian, and possible vegan meals. There is one at the Mall of the Emirates, and one in a little marina on beach road.
Hi all,
I have recently made the change to a whole foods plant based diet.
Anyone have any tips ? I'd like to get some soya yoghurt , where can I buy this??
Also, names of restaurants, takeaway, great recipes and any Dubai groups etc...?
Hope to hear from you,
Lou x