Vegan & vegetarianBaker Street

Bonsai Plant Kitchen

Brighton's best vegan fine dining, Japanese-inspired

9.8/10

Local score · A local favourite

No. 3 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 88 locals across 63 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

Repeatedly named Brighton's top vegan restaurant, serving inventive Japanese-fusion small plates grilled over coals (the oyster mushroom skewers get singled out repeatedly). It's not cheap and you need to book ahead, but even meat-eaters rave about it, calling it worth the price for a special occasion.

Go for
A special vegan date night dinner
Heads up
Pricey and needs booking in advance

What locals say

Bonsai Plant Kitchen is just incredible. Japanese food grilled over coals. The oysters mushroom skewers are the best thing I've ever eaten. Tofu Vegan is brand new and incredibly tasty authentic Chinese food. Terre a Terre is a big one but I'd swerve it. The food feels very 90s vegetarian and was really quite…
u/Fun_Development_4543, 202620 upvotes“Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant Recommendations?”
I recently went to bonsai on baker Street. The food was unbelievable, so many delicious dishes. I'm not sure if you would consider it a proper fancy restaurant, but it has a great vibe, great food and would highly recommend it. Check out this review of Bonsai Plant Kitchen on Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/RfLsEZg5J4bK9WQe8 Here's my Google review, I've linked so you can see the pics…
u/biddabidda, 202319 upvotes“Nice vegan restaurants?”
…tasty junk foody vegan menu for lunch or dinner. If you can takeaway to where you're staying or the park/beach, Oowee have some of the best burgers ever, and What the Pitta is delish, you can eat in at either of these, but the interiors aren't the cosiest (but still fine). Bonsai Plant Kitchen is the best food ever, Japanese fusion-y small plates, you'll need to book and it's also pricey, but worth it. Purezza is lovely for lunch or dinner too. No Catch if very unique if you're down that way, Roundhill is my local and is always delicious, with roasts on weekends and some individual…
u/AnotherPining, 202513 upvotes“Vegan stops in Brighton”
Best fine dining vegan: Bonsai Plant Kitchen. Just incredible range of inventive dishes that give you that 'goddamn' moment. Reliable restaurant to take others to: Food For Friends. Some great pasta dishes there. Quirky: No Catch. A vegan fish and chip place. Chips are great, 'fish' is remarkably good. Good vegan options: Moshimo…
u/SkipToTheEnd, 202513 upvotes“Vegan stops in Brighton”

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