The best restaurants in Tübingen for vegan dining

Apoteka – Coffee & Plants – vegan café with cake & lunch menus

Apoteka – Coffee & Plants combines specialty coffee with a fully plant-based kitchen. Alongside plenty of homemade cakes, there are two changing lunch menus, cold drinks, and weekend brunch. On request, gluten-free and sugar-free options are available. Apoteka is clearly one of the best places in Tübingen to eat vegan.

Examples: watermelon ceviche, lemon poppy pancakes, cinnamon rolls, salad with hummus, chocolate cake, fresh raspberry cake, redcurrant meringue cake, Oriental Summer Pancake, iced matcha, and much more – all 100 % vegan.

*Hours & offerings may vary – please check current updates (Instagram).

Bongoroots – 100 % vegan Afro-Caribbean kitchen

Bongoroots stands for African-Caribbean, fully vegan cuisine. On weekdays, there’s a changing Afro-Caribbean lunch menu from 11:30–15:00 (Menu 1 is always vegan); on Friday evenings, there’s also a warm dinner from 18:00–22:00. They cook with plantains, sweet potatoes, couscous, and seasonal & exotic vegetables – served in a dining room with African flair. Bongoroots is one of the best places in Tübingen to eat vegan.

Menu examples (rotating): jollof rice · Sahara couscous · peanut–pumpkin–okra vegetables · Rasta chili sin carne (soy) · Ghana plantains · Rasta hemp-potato croquettes; plus variations with corn rice, garden-egg stew, berbere alicha, okra–coconut kalaloo & palmnut veggie soup.

*Menus & hours may vary – please check in advance.

Restaurant Hölderlinturm – Swabian cuisine with vegan options (by the Neckar)

At the foot of the Hölderlinturm, Restaurant Hölderlinturm serves regional Swabian cuisine – complemented by clearly marked vegan dishes. Examples include homemade vegan maultaschen (spinach, smoked tofu, mushrooms) with ratatouille, and vegan beetroot quinoa with spinach & leafy salad. The restaurant is also one of the best places in Tübingen to eat vegan.

*Dishes & hours may vary – please check the current menu.

Vegi (Bar & Café) – falafel, kebabs & cocktails (many vegan options)

Vegi is a cozy café/bar concept in the Old Town with a mostly vegan menu and a strong focus on falafel. The menu includes falafel plates & wraps, kebabs (also with a “chicken” substitute), hummus, dolma, vegan dips, salads, fries, plus cakes/tarts; in the evening, cocktails as well. Note: under new management (since 10/2024); some ingredients (e.g., parmesan) are not vegan – please request vegan.

*Hours & offerings may change – please check in advance.