North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany
Find your next vegan meal in Gelsenkirchen
A breakfast before the day gets busy, an Indian curry or an Italian meal beside the harbour — three addresses with a clear vegan ordering route.
This guide to vegan restaurants in Gelsenkirchen focuses on mixed restaurants with vegan options, not three entirely vegan kitchens. Choose a labelled dish or request the vegan preparation, then check the complete order.
Looking for vegan food in Gelsenkirchen? Start with the occasion rather than a restaurant ranking. A breakfast plate, a curry with sides and a pizza dinner offer different portions and service times. These profiles connect each choice with its actual branch, menu and published hours, so you can plan the meal around your day.
Choose your kind of meal
Breakfast & a slow start
Cafe Del Sol Mitte offers its Good Morning breakfast in a vegan version on request. Weekend buffet arrangements are separate.
A warming curry
Taste of Masala marks dishes that can be prepared vegan, including chickpea and potato-based curries.
An Italian meal by the water
PURiNO Stölting Harbor has labelled vegan pizza, pasta and bowl choices. Reserve the Gelsenkirchen branch.
Restaurants in this guide
Editorial selection · not a rankingOptional Google photos and location maps load after Google Maps consent. Restaurant descriptions, addresses and ordinary links remain available without embedded previews.
Cafe Del Sol — Gelsenkirchen Mitte
Mitte · Dessauer Straße
A named vegan breakfast rather than an improvised plate
The local menu offers Good Morning breakfast in a vegan version with plant-based cheese and cold cuts on request. This makes Cafe Del Sol the morning-oriented choice in the selection, particularly for a group whose diners want different breakfasts. The wider menu includes animal-based food: request the complete vegan version instead of changing only one ingredient.
Before you book: This profile covers Mitte on Dessauer Straße, not the separate Erle branch. Weekday à-la-carte breakfast and weekend buffets have different arrangements; ask about the vegan buffet selection before reserving.
Highlights: A straightforward breakfast option with a branch-specific menu.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with vegan choices; breakfast vegan on request. |
| Address | Dessauer Straße 21 45886 Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Published hours | Sun–Thu 09:00–23:00; Fri–Sat 09:00–00:00. Main kitchen until 22:00 or 23:00 respectively. |
| Breakfast services | Mon–Fri à la carte 09:00–11:30; Sat buffet 09:00–12:00; Sun and public holidays brunch 09:00–13:00. |
Taste of Masala
Ückendorf · Bochumer Straße
Choose the curry, then specify the vegan preparation
Taste of Masala marks several dishes as optionally vegan. Chana Masala centres on chickpeas, Aloo Gobi on potato and cauliflower, and Aloo Mattar on potato and peas. These offer distinct textures and flavours without needing a meat substitute. Ask for the vegan preparation explicitly: the menu also contains conventional dairy-based dishes, and a vegetable or soy main is not automatically a vegan order.
How to order vegan: Confirm the sauce, cooking fat, bread and accompaniments as well as the main. Tell the team you need a vegan meal before agreeing any substitutions.
Highlights: Several curry styles with a documented vegan adaptation.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed Indian restaurant; selected dishes are optionally vegan. |
| Address | Bochumer Straße 95 45886 Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Published hours | Tue–Thu 11:30–14:30 and 17:00–21:00; Fri–Sat 16:00–22:00; Sun 12:00–21:00. Monday closed. |
| Planning note | Friday and Saturday service starts later than the Tuesday–Thursday lunch period. Check special dates directly. |
PURiNO — Stölting Harbor
Graf Bismarck · Johannes-Rau-Allee
An Italian-style meal with the harbour as its setting
PURiNO's Gelsenkirchen menu labels Marinara pizza vegan and offers a vegan mozzarella addition. Tomato-based pasta and the Fusione bowl provide alternatives; the latter combines vegetables and edamame with a tahini-turmeric sauce. Start with bruschetta for a longer meal or keep the order to one main. Other dishes contain cheese, fish or meat, so follow the vegan symbols rather than treating all vegetable dishes alike.
Before you reserve: Reservations are for indoor seating. A terrace table depends on weather and availability, even at this waterside location. Save the restaurant address, not the company's registered office in another city.
Highlights: Labelled vegan Italian choices and a separate harbour destination.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed Italian-inspired restaurant with labelled vegan dishes. |
| Address | Johannes-Rau-Allee 15–19 45889 Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Published hours | Mon–Thu 12:00–22:30; Fri 12:00–23:30; Sat 11:00–23:30; Sun and public holidays 11:00–22:30. |
| Kitchen | Sun–Thu until 21:00; Fri–Sat until 21:30. Confirm special-date arrangements. |
Vegan breakfast and brunch in Gelsenkirchen
Choose the breakfast service
The vegan version of Cafe Del Sol's weekday breakfast is a specific order. Do not assume a weekend buffet contains the same selection; ask what is available before booking.
Keep later meals for later
The curry and Italian profiles are lunch-and-dinner choices. Their opening schedules do not establish an early-morning breakfast offer.
Decide whether breakfast is a light start or your main meal before an outing. Agree the complete vegan preparation, including spreads and the milk in your drink. For a group, confirm the service and booking rather than relying on a photograph of a previous buffet.
Plan your Gelsenkirchen food stops
Keep the branch and address together
Mitte, Ückendorf and Stölting Harbor are separate stops. Save the full destination from the card and calculate the journey from your accommodation, station or event venue.
Book around food service
Allow for afternoon breaks and earlier kitchen cutoffs. Before a concert or other fixed appointment, choose a meal that fits the available time and contact the restaurant about your arrival.
Use the current menu to compare complete orders, including sides and drinks. A breakfast plate, a curry and a pizza are different meal formats; this guide does not promise a fixed bill, journey time or live table availability.
Explore nearby food guides for Essen, Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg, or continue with Aachen, Braunschweig and Kiel.
Frequently asked questions
Are these three fully vegan restaurants?
No. They are mixed restaurants with vegan choices or vegan preparations on request. The introduction, badges and ordering notes make that distinction explicit.
Which Cafe Del Sol branch is included?
Gelsenkirchen Mitte on Dessauer Straße. The separate Erle branch is not the address used in this guide or its map.
How should I order vegan at Taste of Masala?
Choose a dish marked optionally vegan and request that preparation explicitly. Check the sauce and accompaniments with staff as well as the main ingredient.
Does a PURiNO reservation guarantee a terrace table?
No. The operator reserves indoor seating; outdoor seating depends on conditions and availability.
Can I read the guide without Google Maps consent?
Yes. All descriptions, addresses and ordinary links remain available. Embedded photos and maps are optional, and photographs do not confirm vegan ingredients.
Research notes and image information
Researched on 30 September 2026 using the operator and branch pages linked beside each profile. All three venues are classified as mixed restaurants. Published opening times, kitchen cutoffs and breakfast formats were checked separately.
This is desk research, not a claim of personal visits or tastings. Menus, hours and booking conditions can change. Vegan descriptions are not allergy or cross-contact guarantees. The featured food image is a general editorial illustration, not a photograph of a dish at a listed restaurant.
Optional Google Maps / Places photos and location previews load after Google Maps consent. Google receives technical request information, including your IP address. Food shown is not necessarily vegan. Privacy settings · Privacy policy · Google Privacy Policy · Google Maps terms
Restaurants
More vegan restaurant guides
Vegan Restaurants in Berlin
Explore vegan restaurants in Berlin, from breakfast and German comfort food to sushi and tasting menus,…
Read more
Vegan Restaurants in Hamburg
Find vegan food in Hamburg with five restaurant profiles covering brunch, Korean street food, Vietnamese dishes…
Read more