Category Archives: Vegan Mofo

VeganMoFo 2018: Sweet Mandarin, Manchester

Cuisine: Chinese When I was a child, going to the Chinese takeaway was the ultimate treat, and I still believe there are few things more satisfying than a good serving of crispy deep fried goods. Fortunately, there are a few … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Sri Lankan Curry House, Prague

Cusine: Sri Lankan Apparently there is only one Sri Lankan restaurant in Prague and it’s right in our neighbourhood! Although they don’t actually label vegan options on the menu, they are a regular fixture at Prague’s vegan festivals and are … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Alaska, Berlin

Cuisine:  Spanish Tapas comes from the Spanish word meaning ‘lid’ or ‘cover’, and it’s rumoured that it started as a hunk of bread or little plate covering a glass to protect the booze inside from flies.  Whether that’s true or … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Velbekomme, Manchester

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2018 Cuisine: Danish Velbekomme is a Scandinavian cafe in ultra trendy Chorlton with a small menu including omni, veggie and vegan options.  The small cafe is decorated with various Scandinavian flags and has cookbooks from … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Arepas de Lyna, Prague

Cuisine: Venezuelan Back in 2014 I was working at a language school in Manchester, teaching English to students from all over the world.  At the start of the year we had lots of Venezuelans enrolled, many of them teenagers away … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo2018: Angkor Soul, Altrincham

UPDATE: THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN 2020 Cuisine: Cambodian Apparently, Manchester’s Angkor Soul restaurants are the only Cambodian eateries in the north of England – so imagine my excitement on finding that they have vegan options! The first branch is in … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Paprika, Prague

Cuisine: Middle Eastern For vegans, it’s very easy to get sick of falafel, hummus, and chips. They seem to be the default options on many an uninspired menu, and every takeaway cafe in the UK seems to have a standard … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Nosteagia, London

Cuisine: Hong Kong When I first started this blog many moons ago, I was living in Hong Kong and working in a language centre directly above a bubble waffle place. Every day I would smell that sweet batter cooking away, … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: The Cedar Tree, Dublin

Cuisine: Lebanese I’m no connoisseur of Lebanese food, but when this place popped up on Happy Cow while we were in Dublin this Easter Dr HH was beside himself, enthusing that Lebanese food is the perfect blend of falafel, hummus, … Continue reading

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VeganMoFo 2018: Cat Tuong, Berlin

Cuisine:  Vietnamese Vietnam has a special place in my heart, as I lived there for two and a half years when I first started teaching English. And so too does Vietnamese food. Although I was only vegetarian at the time, … Continue reading

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