Vegan Berlin: The Best Plant-Based Restaurants

Berlin has established itself as Europe's vegan capital in recent years. Nowhere else on the continent will you find such a density and variety of fully plant-based restaurants, cafés, and street food spots. From fine dining to Vietnamese street food to the vegan döner: the range is remarkable. Even committed meat-eaters will find dishes here that leave them genuinely impressed.

Kopps — Linienstraße, Mitte

Kopps is Berlin's best-known vegan restaurant and one of the few that convinces even discerning foodies. The kitchen is creative, seasonal, and entirely plant-based, without ever feeling preachy. The surprise evening menu (4–5 courses) is a true experience: every course carefully considered, beautifully presented, and complex in flavour.

The wine list is superbly curated, featuring many natural wines and a solid selection of non-alcoholic pairings. Service is attentive yet relaxed. At lunchtime there's a more affordable lunch menu, ideal for a first visit.

Address: Linienstr. 94, Mitte. Budget: Lunch €15–20, evening menu €45–65. Tip: Reserve for dinner, especially at weekends. The lunch service is manageable without a booking.

1990 Vegan Living — Krossener Straße, Friedrichshain

Vietnamese-vegan cuisine that demonstrates just how aromatic and satisfying plant-based cooking can be. 1990 specialises in the flavours of Vietnamese street food, replacing animal products so skilfully that you barely notice the difference.

The pho is complex and aromatic, the summer rolls fresh and crisp, and the bánh mì with marinated tofu and pickled vegetables ranks among the best sandwiches in the city. Portions are generous, prices fair. The ambience is simple but cosy, with small wooden tables and Vietnamese music in the background.

Address: Krossener Str. 19, Friedrichshain. Budget: €10–15. Tip: Order the pho with extra chilli, and pair it with a Vietnamese iced coffee.

Brammibal's Donuts — Multiple Locations

Vegan doughnuts that taste better than most conventional ones. Brammibal's started with a small stand at the Maybachufer market and now runs several shops across the city. The flavours change, but the quality remains: airy dough, creative glazes, and combinations such as matcha-yuzu, espresso-caramel, or pistachio-raspberry.

The doughnuts are handmade and fresh every day. Popular flavours are often sold out by the afternoon, so it's best to come in the morning. Alongside doughnuts, there's also excellent coffee.

Locations: Maybachufer, Danziger Straße, Friedrichstraße. Budget: €3–5 per doughnut. Tip: Try the filled peanut butter doughnut if it's available.

Lucky Leek — Kollwitzstraße, Prenzlauer Berg

Refined vegan dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Lucky Leek offers a changing menu of 3, 5, or 7 courses, drawing on German and French culinary traditions while remaining entirely plant-based. The dishes are technically accomplished, and the presentation is flawless.

The restaurant is small and personal, the service friendly and knowledgeable. Particularly impressive: the desserts, which prove that vegan patisserie at star-level quality is entirely possible.

Address: Kollwitzstr. 54, Prenzlauer Berg. Budget: 3-course menu from €49. Tip: Add the wine pairing to your menu — the combinations are thoughtfully crafted.

Vöner — Boxhagener Straße, Friedrichshain

The vegan döner that actually works. Vöner uses house-made seitan meat, grilled on a rotating spit, achieving a texture remarkably close to the real thing. Add fresh salad, spicy sauce, and crispy flatbread, and the result convinces even sceptics.

The shop is small and unpretentious — you order at the counter and eat standing up or take away. Prices are street-food level, quality well above average.

Address: Boxhagener Str. 56, Friedrichshain. Budget: €5–7. Tip: Try the vegan currywurst as well — it's surprisingly good.

Cookies Cream — Behrenstraße, Mitte

One of Berlin's most unusual restaurants: vegetarian-vegan fine dining, hidden behind an unassuming door on a side street near Unter den Linden. The entrance leads through a courtyard and up a staircase into a loft-like space with an open kitchen.

The menu is short and changes frequently. Every dish showcases how creative plant-based cuisine can be at the highest level. Cookies Cream holds a Michelin star and is one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Germany.

Address: Behrenstr. 55, Mitte. Budget: €60–90 per person. Tip: Booking is essential — the restaurant is small and regularly fully booked.

Daluma — Weinbergsweg, Mitte

For those who prefer something lighter: Daluma serves vegan bowls, smoothies, and salads in a bright, modern shop on Weinbergsweg. The ingredients are organic and regional, the bowls colourful and filling. The açaí bowl for breakfast and the Buddha bowl at lunchtime are particularly popular.

Daluma is perfect for a quick, healthy lunch on the go. You order at the counter, the wait is short, and there are plenty of seats indoors and outside.

Address: Weinbergsweg 3, Mitte. Budget: €10–14. Tip: Add a ginger shot to your order — it's a proper wake-up call.

Vegan Berlin: What Else You Should Know

Berlin makes life easy for vegans. Almost every restaurant has at least one vegan option on the menu, and many supermarkets (especially Veganz, Bio Company, and the Türkischer Markt at Maybachufer) stock everything you need for plant-based cooking at home.

If you're staying in a Berlin apartment in Kreuzberg and want to cook for yourself: the Türkischer Markt at Maybachufer (Tuesday and Friday) has the freshest vegetables in the city at the fairest prices. Add a visit to Veganz on Schivelbeiner Straße for specialty products, and your vegan weekly shop is sorted.

The Happy Cow app shows all vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants nearby and is especially useful for Berlin, as the database here is remarkably comprehensive.