The best vegan restaurants and dishes to try now in Shanghai

Veganuary chef’s table at Egg

Sexy Veganuary at el Willy

Choose anything from el Willy’s vegan menu (400RMB per person or a la carte), which includes dishes like vegan crab salad on burnt limes, thin-sliced eggplant 'wagyu' with sea salt, truffle and tomato to king mushroom tiradito, guacamole and crispy shallots, paella with saffron and seasonal vegetables. End on a sweet note with lemon cream with basil sorbet.

Vegan menu at M Glam

Adjacent to M on the Bund, M Glam has also added three new vegan dishes to its permanent menu: Oaxacan-style vegan nachos with avocado, mango and chilli salsa; fans of cauliflower with pomegranate, tahini and pistachio; and sweet potato gnocchi on pine nut purée with crispy olive and purple salt. What better way to do the Veganuary challenge than sipping a drink, munching on vegan nachos and looking out at glitzy Bund views? 

Vegan dishes at Tribe

Tribe has a new menu with vegan dishes for autumn and winter with funky names like Turn Up For Tomato Soup, For Fig's Sake Salad and Hit Me With That Kiwi Coconut Yoghurt Smoothie Bowl. 

Veganuary at Pie Society

Shanghai’s British pie shop has also joined the Veganuary challenge. It has a new vegan meat pie called Yes, Pecan that will be available until March as well as its latest non-pie offering, the Texan Vegan Chilli. Find other year-round vegan dishes like the Shepherd-less Pie, vegan bangers and mash and, at its Jingan branch, a vegan full English breakfast. Don't forget to ask for the vegan pumpkin pie for dessert; and get a discount of 10RMB on vegan pies and pie meals and 15 percent off on all vegan dishes on Mondays.

Vegan-friendly hotpot at Qimin Organic Hotpot

Owned by the same folks behind speciality grocer Green & Safe, Qimin Organic hotpot does the farm-to-table concept with ingredients sourced directly from its farm in Kunshan and a menu that changes every three months. Unlike your usual hotpot experience, each guest gets their own individual pot. Although the menu is not all vegan, there are lots of vegan choices here, including the broth.

Vegan at GreenVege

Opened by couple Yoli Du and Will Meng, the sun-filled, high-ceilinged dining room in this new Touch Mall restaurant is filled with jazz music and imported vintage knick-knacks collected during travels abroad. Green Vege is a vegan-friendly restaurant serving up dishes from veggie burgers, soy nuggets, sweet potato fries, soups and vegan desserts. Fans of popular street food fish curry balls will be amazed by the vegan ones here which are almost indistinguishable from real fish balls; they've got the exact same aroma and bouncy texture and are served in a wonderfully fragrant curry broth.