The top 10 most vegan-friendly cities in the world you need to visit in 2025

From veganfoodandliving.com

HappyCow’s list of top vegan-friendly cities for 2025 sees London take the lead once again, with entries from two new cities hot on its heels

London has been crowned the world’s best city for vegans for the fourth consecutive year, according to HappyCow’s Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities list for 2025.

The annual rankings, released this year alongside celebrations of the platform’s 25th anniversary, highlight cities excelling in vegan dining, businesses, and community support.

HappyCow, a leading vegan food discovery platform, evaluates cities based on the number of fully vegan restaurants, shops, B&Bs and other businesses, the total number of vegan-friendly establishments, the density of businesses by landmass and population, and growth rates over the last year.

The HappyCow team also considers other, more subjective, factors such as how easy it is to find vegan options, along with the overall understanding of veganism in the city, and the energy of the vegan community there.

With over 3,600 vegan-friendly listings, London remains the global leader in the rankings for the fourth year running, boasting over 150 fully vegan restaurants and hundreds of shops, bakeries, and cafés.

Top 10 vegan-friendly cities for 2025

HappyCow’s latest list of top vegan cities features both familiar locations and fresh destinations.

While London and Berlin have maintained the top spots since last year’s rankings, significant growth in Mexico City and Ho Chi Minh City have earned them their first appearances in the top 10.

Here are HappyCow’s top vegan-friendly cities for 2025:

1. London, UK
   This vegan hub offers a diverse selection of businesses, eateries and more, totalling over 3,600 listings. London saw a 12% increase in vegan restaurants since last year’s report, helping to keep hold of its top spot once again.
2. Berlin, Germany
   Known for its progressive scene, Berlin saw a small drop in vegan businesses from last year, but an increase of 7% in overall vegan-friendly listings along with its vibrant and thriving vegan scene meant the city maintained its number two spot for 2025.
3. Los Angeles, USA
   Although it’s seen a drop in vegan restaurants and businesses, LA has consistently featured in HappyCow’s list of vegan-friendly cities, with its 50 fully vegan restaurants and over 2,500 total vegan-friendly venues offering quality plant-based food and plenty of events.
4. Portland, USA
   Portland offers fresh and innovative food options and tops the rankings for its density of vegan establishments per capita.
5. Lisbon, Portugal
   Lisbon’s vegan scene is rapidly expanding, with a boom in new vegan-friendly businesses seeing it shoot up the rankings from number 10 last year.
6. Barcelona, Spain
   Along with Lisbon, Barcelona is one of the most accessible cities for vegans, with almost 1,000 vegan-friendly businesses and 60 fully vegan restaurants meaning you’re never far from a plant-based bite when exploring the city.
7. Amsterdam, Netherlands
   While a significant loss of fully vegan businesses has caused it to drop from fourth position in 2024, Amsterdam remains a prime destination for vegan diners thanks to its lively vegan community.
8. Mexico City, Mexico
   Making its first-ever appearance in the top vegan-friendly cities, Mexico City has capitalised on its plant-powered local food to offer dedicated vegan menus and almost 200 fully vegan businesses. With such speedy growth, this burgeoning vegan destination shows great promise for future rankings.
9. New York City, USA
   After falling short last year, NYC has made its return to the top 10. With over 1,000 vegan-friendly businesses and a huge variety of vegan restaurants, it’s no surprise that this multicultural city is making a comeback.
10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    After a quieter entry at number 18 in 2024, this year’s second newcomer to the top 10 is stomping onto the scene as HappyCow’s fastest-growing vegan-friendly destination for 2025. Ho Chi Minh City saw a massive 41% increase in fully vegan businesses in the past year and offers over 1,200 total vegan-friendly listings.

 

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While HappyCow has reported much slower growth of fully vegan options in its top cities than in previous years, the rankings also show new countries making the list, indicating that vegan influence is growing out, not up, spreading further around the globe.

Although the slow growth reported by HappyCow may feel disheartening, it is still growth which has been achieved in the face of what HappyCow founder Eric Brent describes as “challenging years for vegan businesses”, with significant drops in fully vegan businesses in almost all cities assessed.

“This decline is partly due to increased vegan options at regular restaurants, leading to more competition,” Brent explained.

“Combined with inflation, higher rents, and a reduced lunch crowd from remote work, these factors have created difficulties for vegan business owners who often operate on low margins and adhere to costly ethical standards.”

But it’s not all bad news, as he emphasises that the platform’s overall traffic and the demand for vegan-friendly businesses in cities across the world are continuing to show strong growth.

And there are still plenty of places ready to meet that demand. Continuing from the top 10, other cities that scored highly in HappyCow’s testing were:

11. Warsaw, Poland
12. Tokyo, Japan
13. Porto, Portugal
14. Bangkok, Thailand
15. Prague, Czech Republic
16. Paris, France
17. San Francisco, USA
18. Taipei, Taiwan
19. Singapore, Singapore
20. Copenhagen, Denmark
21. Hamburg, Germany
22. Madrid, Spain
23. Vienna, Austria
24. São Paulo, Brazil
25. Munich, Germany

In these 25 top cities and beyond, the growing global network of vegan restaurants, shops, and community hubs continues to make towns and cities around the world welcoming for vegans.

It is clear that veganism continues to influence food culture worldwide, offering more options for plant-based living in both established hubs and emerging cities.

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