The short answer: Dublin's best fully vegan restaurants right now are Cornucopia (Wicklow Street), Glas (Chatham Street) for fine dining, and The Saucy Cow (Temple Bar) for burgers. Beyond the fully plant-based spots, Dublin's international kitchens — Korean, Chinese, Lebanese — quietly serve some of the city's best vegan food. We checked every listing in this guide in June 2026, because Dublin's vegan scene moves fast: several big names from older "best of" lists have closed.

Fully Plant-Based Restaurants

1. Cornucopia

Area: 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 | Cuisine: Wholefood Vegan & Vegetarian | Price Range: €€

Dublin's original plant-based institution, feeding the city since 1986 across two elegant Georgian floors. The counter-service format hides serious cooking — hearty mains, soups, salads and a baked-goods counter that converts omnivores daily. Portions are famously generous.

What to Order: The daily changing mains with two salads, and whatever vegan cake is in the window.

2. Glas

Area: 15/16 Chatham Street, Dublin 2 (off Grafton Street) | Cuisine: Vegetarian & Vegan Fine Dining | Price Range: €€€

Dublin's premier plant-based fine-dining room, and notably 100% gluten-free as well. Seasonal Irish produce gets the white-tablecloth treatment — this is the booking for anniversaries and convincing sceptical relatives. Lunch, early bird and full dinner menus all run vegan tracks.

What to Order: The dinner tasting experience; ask for the vegan menu and trust the kitchen.

3. The Saucy Cow

Area: Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Cuisine: Vegan Burgers & Street Food | Price Range: €€

Dublin's best-known vegan burger joint, right in Temple Bar. Seitan chicken burgers, loaded fries and shakes — fast-food comfort, fully plant-based, no compromises. Expect queues at weekends.

What to Order: The Buckfast BBQ burger is the signature; add loaded fries.

4. Govinda's

Area: Aungier Street & Middle Abbey Street | Cuisine: Indian Vegetarian/Vegan | Price Range: €

Run by the Hare Krishna community, Govinda's has been Dublin's best-value meat-free feed for decades. Generous plates of curry, rice, koftas and sides — most of it vegan or easily made so (just ask at the counter). Two city-centre locations.

What to Order: The large combination plate; the carob brownies are a cult favourite.

5. Blazing Salads

Area: 42 Drury Street, Dublin 2 | Cuisine: Wholefood Deli | Price Range: €€

A family-run Dublin institution for natural wholefoods. The vegan salad bar — ten daily salads with seeds and dressings — plus soups, stews and their own breads make this the city's best healthy takeaway lunch. Plenty of gluten-free, sugar-free and yeast-free options too.

What to Order: A large salad box you build yourself, with their daily soup.

Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurants

Not 100% plant-based, but with vegan options good enough to earn a place on this list.

6. UMI Falafel

Area: Dame Street, Mary Street, George's Street Arcade & Rathmines | Cuisine: Lebanese | Price Range: €

The falafel benchmark for the whole country — crispy outside, herb-green inside, wrapped with house-made hummus and pickles. Naturally vegan-heavy menu, four Dublin locations, and consistently the cheapest excellent vegan meal in town.

What to Order: The Palestinian falafel wrap; add a side of hummus.

7. Brother Hubbard

Area: Capel Street & Ranelagh | Cuisine: Middle Eastern–Inspired Brunch | Price Range: €€

One of Dublin's most loved brunch rooms, with a Middle Eastern slant that makes vegan eating easy — mezze plates, roast vegetable dishes and clearly marked plant-based brunch options rather than a token afterthought.

What to Order: The vegan brunch plate; their mezze selection for sharing.

8. Nutbutter

Area: Grand Canal Dock (Forbes Street), Smithfield & Dundrum | Cuisine: Plant-Forward Latin/Asian | Price Range: €€

Stylish, plant-forward bowls and small plates with Latin and Asian influences. The menu marks vegan dishes clearly and the kitchen takes them as seriously as everything else. Good cocktails, good rooms, three locations.

What to Order: Any of the signature bowls; the vegan small plates are made for sharing.

9. Póg

Area: Bachelors Walk, Tara Street, Howth, Malahide & Clontarf | Cuisine: Brunch & Pancakes | Price Range: €€

Dublin's pancake-and-brunch specialists, with five locations and a menu that flags vegan and gluten-free options across smoothie bowls, pancakes and brunch plates. Bright, friendly and reliably good for mixed vegan/non-vegan groups.

What to Order: The vegan protein pancakes; any smoothie bowl.

10. Kimchi Hophouse

Area: 160–161 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Cuisine: Korean | Price Range: €€

Korean restaurant in the back of the Shakespeare pub — a Parnell Street fixture. The kitchen is happy to steer plant-based diners: vegetable bibimbap, tofu and rice dishes adapt naturally, and the banchan sides round it out. Great with the pub's beer list.

What to Order: Vegetable bibimbap with tofu (ask for no egg), vegetable dumplings.

11. Hang Dai

Area: 20 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Cuisine: Chinese | Price Range: €€€

The cool kid of Dublin Chinese dining — part restaurant, part music bar, all neon. Vegetable and tofu dishes are genuinely excellent, and the kitchen accommodates vegan requests if you flag them. Go for the room as much as the food.

What to Order: Tofu and vegetable dishes family-style; ask the team to build a vegan spread.

12. Mushroom Butcher (by the Veginity team)

Area: 90 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (food truck) | Cuisine: Vegan Street Food | Price Range: €

When the much-loved Veginity restaurant closed, its team kept cooking — their Mushroom Butcher truck serves inventive plant-based street food on the South Circular Road. A reminder that Dublin's best vegan cooking isn't always behind a shopfront.

What to Order: Whatever's on the board — the menu rotates.

Closed Since the Last "Best Of" Lists

If you're working from an older guide, note that several Dublin vegan landmarks are gone: Sova Food Vegan Butcher (Pleasants Street), Token (the Smithfield arcade-restaurant), and Veginity as a restaurant — though its team lives on as the Mushroom Butcher truck above. Dublin's scene turns over quickly, which is exactly why we re-verify this guide. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best fully vegan restaurant in Dublin?

Cornucopia for the all-rounder, Glas for fine dining, The Saucy Cow for burgers. All three are fully plant-based or run complete vegan menus.

Which Dublin vegan restaurants have closed?

Sova Food Vegan Butcher, Token and Veginity (restaurant) have all closed in recent years. Veginity's team now runs the Mushroom Butcher food truck on South Circular Road.

Where can I eat vegan cheaply in Dublin?

UMI Falafel and Govinda's are the value champions — excellent meals well under €15. Blazing Salads' build-your-own salad boxes are the healthy lunch pick.

Is Dublin good for vegans?

Genuinely yes — five fully plant-based spots in this list, strong vegan menus across Korean, Chinese and Lebanese kitchens, and most mainstream menus now mark vegan dishes. Stocking up instead? See our Dublin vegan shopping guide and vegan options at the chains.

Planning Your Vegan Dublin Adventure

Dublin's vegan scene offers something for every occasion and budget — Glas for the big night, UMI for the €8 lunch, and everything in between. Mix the fully plant-based rooms with the vegan-friendly international kitchens and you'll eat better here than most "vegan capital" lists suggest.

Do call ahead for groups, and check hours before travelling — as the closures above show, the scene moves fast.