10 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Singapore
A guide to the best vegetarian restaurants in Singapore, from Peranakan and Indian classics to vegan burgers, pho and modern meat-free dining.
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- Amir Wahab
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AI image by LocalRankSingapore's meat-free dining runs from Buddhist-influenced Chinese eateries and South Indian tiffin houses to fully vegan burger joints and modern plant-based dining rooms. The ten vegetarian restaurants in Singapore below span a range of cuisines, budgets and neighbourhoods, from decades-old institutions to newer vegan kitchens. Some are strictly vegan and others ovo-lacto vegetarian, so check each restaurant's own menu before you visit.
1. Whole Earth
Whole Earth is a plant-based restaurant in Tanjong Pagar serving Peranakan and Thai dishes made entirely without meat, using mushrooms, tofu, legumes and soy. It describes its approach as vegetarian cuisine cooked for non-vegetarians and says it has operated since 2003, with signature plates including a Penang rendang made with shiitake, Sambal King, olive rice and crispy golden oats tofu. The kitchen is vegetarian and leans heavily on soy and tofu rather than being strictly vegan, so confirm specific dishes if you avoid egg or dairy.
Tanjong Pagar
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2. Original Sin
Original Sin is a Mediterranean vegetarian restaurant tucked into Chip Bee Gardens in Holland Village, drawing on Greek, Italian and Middle Eastern cooking. It says it was established in 1997 and reopened in 2025, and its menu leans on mezze, gourmet salads, pizzas and pasta paired with a curated wine list. The food is vegetarian rather than fully vegan, so diners avoiding dairy should check individual dishes.
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3. Greendot
Greendot is a homegrown vegetarian chain with outlets in malls across Singapore, pitched as fast, affordable meat-free food under the tagline Sharing Goodness. Its menu adapts local and Asian favourites into plant-based form, with best-sellers it lists including a signature vegetarian laksa, angelica herbal noodles and a rendang lion's mane mushroom bento, while a separate patisserie arm makes vegan cakes. Most dishes are vegetarian with vegan options, so ask staff if you need something strictly plant-based.
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4. Elemen (元素)
Elemen is a modern vegetarian restaurant group with several mall outlets in Singapore, describing its food as a contemporary, meatless interpretation built on natural ingredients under the motto Love Self, Love Earth. It sits at the more polished, sit-down end of the vegetarian spectrum, suiting celebrations and family meals rather than a quick bite. The kitchen is vegetarian, so confirm which dishes are fully vegan if that matters to you.
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5. VeganBurg
VeganBurg is a fully plant-based burger restaurant in Eunos that calls itself the world's first 100% plant-based burger joint and says it began in 2010. Every burger is egg- and dairy-free, built on a plant-protein patty with fresh greens and house sauces, and the menu riffs on local flavours alongside more classic Western-style burgers, sides and shakes. It is one of the few places on this list that is entirely vegan.
6. Komala Vilas
Komala Vilas is a South Indian vegetarian institution on Serangoon Road in Little India, recognised as a Singapore heritage brand and, by its own account, running since 1947 across three generations. It specialises in vegetarian tiffin such as dosai, vadai, idli and uttapam, plus banana-leaf thali meals and South Indian filter coffee. The food is vegetarian and, as with most Indian vegetarian kitchens, dairy such as ghee and paneer features, so vegans should ask.
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7. Ananda Bhavan
Ananda Bhavan is a long-running Indian vegetarian restaurant with several outlets around Little India, including on Serangoon Road and Syed Alwi Road. It says it dates back to 1924 and serves South Indian standards like dosai and thali alongside North Indian dishes and Indian-Chinese options, and states it cooks without added MSG. It is vegetarian rather than vegan, using dairy in many of its dishes.
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8. Herbivore
Herbivore is a Japanese-style vegetarian restaurant in Fortune Centre near Bugis, run by an owner who says he has been vegetarian for more than 30 years. Its kitchen recreates Japanese comfort food in meat-free form, from soba noodles to bento sets, and adds a range of Western options for variety. The food is vegetarian rather than strictly vegan.
9. Genesis Vegan Restaurant
Genesis is a casual, fully vegan restaurant at Havelock II serving an all plant-based menu that spans Asian and Western comfort food, from local-style noodles and rice dishes to lentil-based bakes. It positions itself around wholesome, lighter cooking and says it keeps sugar, salt and oil in check and avoids MSG. Because everything is vegan it suits diners avoiding all animal products, though it closes on Saturdays, so check hours before heading down.
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10. The Kind Bowl
The Kind Bowl is a fully vegan, Vietnamese-inspired restaurant on Killiney Road near Somerset, built around plant-based versions of Vietnamese staples. Its menu features several pho bowls such as its Kind Pho and Ha Noi Pho, bun cha, a signature cold noodle bowl it calls BBQ Delight, and fresh summer rolls. Everything is plant-based, making it a straightforward choice for vegans.
Killiney Road
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How to choose
- Decide whether you need strictly vegan or ovo-lacto vegetarian food: many Singapore vegetarian restaurants use egg and dairy, others are fully plant-based, and some Buddhist-style kitchens also omit allium such as onion and garlic.
- Match the cuisine to the occasion: South Indian tiffin, Chinese Buddhist-style dishes, Mediterranean, Japanese and Western plant-based food all sit under the vegetarian label but eat very differently.
- Check the restaurant's own website or Google Business listing for current opening hours and location, as outlets relocate and some close permanently, so confirm before travelling.
- If you have allergies, ask what the mock meats are made from, as substitutes are often soy-, wheat-gluten- or mushroom-based.
- For mixed groups, look for a la carte menus or set meals that combine familiar and adventurous dishes so both committed vegetarians and first-timers are covered.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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