Vegan Restaurants in Wellington, New Zealand

50 listings 33 vegan 17 vegetarian 6 cuisines

Fern & Fig

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Vegan New Zealand Modern $$$$
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📍 109 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Nestled above a vintage bookshop on Cuba Mall, this intimate plant-based eatery offers a five-course tasting menu that c…

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Harbour Greens

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Vegan Mediterranean $$$
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📍 8 Blair St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Perched at the Courtenay Place end with glimpses of the harbour between buildings, this plant-based wine bar pairs biody…

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Summit Plant Bar

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Vegan New Zealand Modern $$$$
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📍 15 Majoribanks St, Mt Victoria, Wellington 6011

A rooftop plant-based cocktail bar atop a Mt Victoria heritage building with panoramic harbour views. The menu runs from…

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The Botanist

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Vegan New Zealand Modern $$$
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📍 78 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A cornerstone of Wellington's Cuba Street scene, this all-vegan bistro serves kumara and kawakawa gnocchi alongside char…

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Wharf Side Green

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Vegan Pacific Fusion $$$
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📍 3 Queens Wharf, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

A breezy waterfront vegan eatery on Queens Wharf with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the ferry terminal and h…

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Vinda's Curry Emporium

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Vegetarian Indian $
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📍 87 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington 6021

A Newtown institution serving deeply spiced South Indian vegetarian curries, fluffy dosas that hang off the plate, and t…

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Aro Kitchen

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Vegetarian Cafe $$
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📍 90 Aro St, Aro Valley, Wellington 6021

A beloved neighbourhood cafe at the heart of Aro Valley, serving generous vegetarian breakfasts with free-range eggs, sm…

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Bamboo Tiger

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Vegan Thai $$
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📍 47 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A moody, dimly-lit vegan Thai restaurant on Dixon Street where the green curry is rich with kaffir lime and Thai basil, …

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Bay Leaf Kitchen

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Vegetarian Mediterranean $$
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📍 7 Oriental Pde, Oriental Bay, Wellington 6011

A breezy Oriental Parade cafe where the morning sun streams in over the harbour. The menu leans Mediterranean vegetarian…

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Berhampore Bakes

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Vegan Bakery $
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📍 22 Rintoul St, Berhampore, Wellington 6023

A tiny vegan bakery on Rintoul Street turning out sourdough loaves, cinnamon scrolls, and savoury hand pies filled with …

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Brooklyn Standard

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 62 Cleveland St, Brooklyn, Wellington 6021

Perched on the Brooklyn ridge with views toward the wind turbine and across to the Rimutaka Range, this vegan cafe serve…

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Flat White & Green

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📍 24 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Wellington's obsession with great coffee meets plant-based brunch at this Te Aro corner spot. The single-origin oat flat…

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Green Falafel

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Vegan Middle Eastern $
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📍 193 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington 6021

Crispy-on-the-outside, herb-packed-on-the-inside falafel wraps are the star at this vibrant Newtown takeaway. Each wrap …

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Greenhaus

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📍 55 Willis St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

A sleek CBD lunch spot on Willis Street serving office workers build-your-own grain bowls with roasted kumara, crispy ch…

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Jackson Street Curry House

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Vegetarian Indian $
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📍 112 Jackson St, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012

A family-run vegetarian Indian restaurant that has been a Petone fixture for fifteen years. The butter paneer with garli…

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Jade Lotus Vegetarian

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Vegetarian Chinese $
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📍 34 Johnsonville Rd, Johnsonville, Wellington 6037

A spacious Buddhist-inspired vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Johnsonville Mall serving an extensive dim sum menu on wee…

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Kawa Bowl

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Vegan Japanese $$
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📍 98 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A quick-serve bowl bar tucked into the Cuba Street busking strip, dishing out generously topped poke bowls with marinate…

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Kelburn Canopy

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 2 Upland Rd, Kelburn, Wellington 6012

Perched near the cable car terminus with views over the Botanic Garden canopy, this plant-based cafe offers buckwheat cr…

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Kilbirnie Tofu House

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Vegan Korean $
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📍 54 Onepu Rd, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022

A modest Korean-run tofu specialist on Onepu Road where the soft sundubu jjigae comes bubbling to the table in stone pot…

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Kind Creamery

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Vegan Dessert $
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📍 63 Leeds St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Wellington's first dedicated vegan ice cream parlour, scooping flavours made from coconut and oat bases. Signature scoop…

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Lambton Leaf

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Vegetarian Cafe $$
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📍 3 Brandon St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

Tucked into a laneway off Lambton Quay, this minimalist vegetarian cafe draws the parliamentary crowd with elegant open …

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Lotus Garden

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Vegetarian Chinese $
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📍 186 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

This long-running vegetarian Chinese restaurant on upper Cuba Street has been feeding Wellingtonians for over two decade…

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Madre Terra

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Vegan Italian $$$
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📍 35 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Handmade vegan pasta fills every corner of this steamy Te Aro trattoria. The truffle and mushroom pappardelle is rich an…

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Mekong Green

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Vegan Vietnamese $$
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📍 15 Ghuznee St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A calm, lantern-lit Vietnamese vegan restaurant on Ghuznee Street serving fragrant pho with star anise and cinnamon-spic…

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Mighty Kumara

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Vegan Burgers $$
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📍 142 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Punchy comfort food fills the menu at this Cuba Street favourite, from smoked kumara burgers with feijoa chutney to load…

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Miramar Mezze

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Vegetarian Middle Eastern $$
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📍 7 Park Rd, Miramar, Wellington 6022

A cheerful Middle Eastern vegetarian eatery near the Weta Cave, offering loaded mezze platters with baba ganoush, tabbou…

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Monsoon Leaf

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Vegetarian Malaysian $$
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📍 68 Courtenay Pl, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Aromatic Thai and Malaysian dishes fill this colourful Courtenay Place restaurant. The laksa is thick with coconut milk …

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Newtown Noodle House

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Vegan Japanese $
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📍 145 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington 6021

This no-frills Riddiford Street staple serves enormous bowls of vegan ramen with rich miso broth, marinated shiitake, an…

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Olive & Thyme

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Vegetarian Mediterranean $$
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📍 28 Manners St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A warm vegetarian Mediterranean bistro on Manners Street with a wood-fired oven turning out flatbreads topped with roast…

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Petone Provisions

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 40 Jackson St, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012

A charming plant-based deli and lunch bar on Jackson Street, Petone's vintage strip. The cabinet groans with vegan quich…

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Sage & Grain

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Vegetarian Health Food $$
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿4/5
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📍 210 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A wholesome daytime cafe on the quieter end of Cuba specialising in macro bowls with brown rice, miso-glazed tempeh, and…

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Seoul Sister

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Vegan Korean $
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📍 168 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Vibrant Korean street food stall turned permanent fixture on upper Cuba, serving gochujang cauliflower bao, japchae nood…

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Stems & Seeds

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Vegan Raw Food $$
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📍 8 Eva St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A tiny six-seat vegan raw food bar on Eva Street preparing colourful zucchini noodle bowls, activated granola parfaits, …

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Sunflower Thai

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Vegetarian Thai $
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📍 53 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Wellingtonians have been queuing for the pad thai and massaman curry at this compact vegetarian Thai kitchen on Vivian S…

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Taco Libre

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Vegan Mexican $$
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿4/5
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📍 228 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A riotously colourful vegan Mexican cantina near the end of Cuba Street. The jackfruit carnitas tacos with house-pickled…

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The Thistle Inn Veg Kitchen

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Vegetarian Pub Food $$
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📍 3 Mulgrave St, Thorndon, Wellington 6011

Inside one of Wellington's oldest pubs on Mulgrave Street, a dedicated vegetarian kitchen serves cauliflower steaks with…

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Thorndon Kitchen

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Vegetarian New Zealand Modern $$$
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📍 282 Tinakori Rd, Thorndon, Wellington 6011

A refined vegetarian restaurant in a restored Thorndon villa with polished timber floors and white tablecloths. The thre…

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Tory Lane Dumplings

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Vegan Chinese $
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📍 4 Hannah's Laneway, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Hidden down a graffitied laneway off Tory Street, this vegan dumpling bar steams and fries a dozen varieties including s…

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Valley Daal

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Vegan Indian $
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿4/5
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📍 48 Aro St, Aro Valley, Wellington 6021

A tiny Aro Valley spot running a single-dish menu of slow-cooked dal with house-baked naan, pickled onion, and coriander…

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Hataitai Pantry

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Vegan Cafe $
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿3/5
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📍 2 Hataitai Rd, Hataitai, Wellington 6021

A compact vegan pantry and cafe on Hataitai's main strip, stocking house-made pestos, chutneys, and ferments alongside a…

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Kapai Wholefoods

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Vegan Health Food $
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📍 19 Willis St, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

A Wellington institution for wholefood wraps and salads, this no-frills counter on Willis Street lets you pile on fillin…

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Karori Kitchen Garden

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Vegetarian Cafe $$
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📍 248 Karori Rd, Karori, Wellington 6012

A family-friendly vegetarian cafe with a small edible garden out back that supplies herbs and salad greens for the menu.…

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Lyall Bay Greens

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 18 Lyall Pde, Lyall Bay, Wellington 6022

Across the road from the windswept Lyall Bay surf beach, this compact vegan cafe does excellent creamy mushroom toasties…

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Marigold Kitchen

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Vegetarian Cafe $$
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📍 67 Constable St, Newtown, Wellington 6021

Colourful Newtown cafe with mismatched vintage furniture, offering all-day vegetarian brunch with corn fritters, halloum…

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Midnight Tempeh

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Vegan Asian Fusion $
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📍 42 Courtenay Pl, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A late-night vegan kitchen on Courtenay Place catering to the after-theatre crowd with crispy tempeh wraps, loaded sweet…

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Mt Vic Chippie

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Vegan Fish and Chips $
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📍 31 Elizabeth St, Mt Victoria, Wellington 6011

A plant-based fish and chip shop on the slopes of Mt Victoria serving beer-battered banana blossom with chunky chips, mu…

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Press Hall Plants

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Vegan Street Food $
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📍 Press Hall, 22 Jervois Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

Inside the bustling Press Hall food market on the waterfront, this stall delivers punchy plant-based street food: smoky …

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Southcoast Kitchen

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 176 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington 6023

At the very southern tip of the city where the wild Cook Strait weather rolls in, this plant-based cafe serves warming b…

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The Good Karma Cafe

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Vegetarian International $
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📍 96 Tory St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

A pay-what-you-can community vegetarian cafe on Tory Street run by volunteers, serving a daily changing one-pot meal wit…

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Wadestown Wholefoods

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Vegan Cafe $$
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📍 5 Wadestown Rd, Wadestown, Wellington 6012

A hillside neighbourhood cafe in Wadestown where locals gather for single-origin pour-overs and vegan cabinet food inclu…

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Wellington has 50 listed vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants across 24 cuisine types. Of these, 33 fully vegan, 17 vegetarian. The most common cuisines are Cafe (13), New Zealand Modern (4), Mediterranean (3), Indian (3). Notable venues include Fern & Fig, Harbour Greens, and Summit Plant Bar. Wellington has a strong vegan dining scene with 66% of listings being fully vegan.

Last updated: April 2026

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How many vegan restaurants are in Wellington?

Wellington has 50 vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants listed on VeganBites. Of these, 33 are fully vegan, 17 are vegetarian, and 0 are plant-curious. The listings cover 24 different cuisine types.

What cuisines are available for vegan dining in Wellington?

Vegan restaurants in Wellington span 24 cuisine types. The most popular are Cafe (13), New Zealand Modern (4), Mediterranean (3), Indian (3), Chinese (3), Thai (2), Middle Eastern (2), Japanese (2). Options range from casual to fine dining across multiple price points.

Is Wellington vegan-friendly?

Yes. With 50 plant-based restaurants and 33 fully vegan options, Wellington is a strong destination for vegan dining. The city covers 24 cuisine types, providing diverse choices across different neighborhoods and price ranges.

What is the price range for vegan restaurants in Wellington?

Vegan dining in Wellington covers all budgets. 19 restaurants are budget-friendly ($), 24 are mid-range ($$), and 7 are upscale ($$$+). The most common price tier is mid-range.

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