Vegan Restaurants in Aberdeen | Food & Brunch Guide

Aberdeen · Scotland

Find your next vegan meal in Aberdeen

Looking for vegan restaurants in Aberdeen? Compare a tofu breakfast at BioCafe, a vegan roll or wrap at Café Contour, an Indian dinner at Namaste Delhi and a plant-based pizza at Zizzi Union Square. These four restaurant and café profiles give you different ways to eat vegan in Aberdeen, with menu links, complete addresses and practical ordering notes.

This is a vegan-friendly dining shortlist, not a list of four completely vegan kitchens. BioCafe has an extensive vegan food offering alongside some non-vegan choices, while the other venues have mixed menus. The cards distinguish named vegan dishes from preparations that need confirmation, including sauces, drinks and accompaniments.

Researched 28 September 20264 restaurant and café profilesTofu breakfast, café lunches, Indian dishes & pizza

Vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in Aberdeen

Choose your meal before comparing the route. A daytime café, a quick filled roll and an evening restaurant table have different service windows. This is a researched editorial selection rather than a ranking from personal visits. Each profile links its sources and identifies information that could not be fully confirmed. Optional Google restaurant photos and maps supplement the written addresses after consent.

For a substantial breakfast

BioCafe is the tofu-breakfast starting point. Check the full preparation and keep drinks and extras vegan too.

For a casual café lunch

Café Contour lists named vegan rolls and a falafel wrap on its ordering menu. Confirm today's eating-in selection.

For a seated dinner

Compare the Indian vegan menu at Namaste Delhi with the vegan pizza choices at Zizzi Union Square.

Restaurants and cafés in this guide

Editorial selection · not a ranking

BioCafe

Rosemount Viaduct · Aberdeen

Vegetarian · extensive vegan choicesTofu breakfastCakes & café lunches

Make breakfast a meal of its own.

BioCafe's menu includes a scrambled-tofu full breakfast with vegan sausage, mushrooms, beans, vegetables and a hash brown. Its jackfruit tacos offer another lunch direction, and the dessert section is described as vegan. The café serves breakfast and lunch on Rosemount Viaduct, making it a daytime option rather than an assumed late-dinner stop.

Before you order This is not an entirely vegan venue: goat-cheese dishes include dairy, and some drinks contain milk or ghee. Ask for a fully vegan meal and drink, including sauces and toppings. Confirm the current breakfast window rather than treating the café's opening hours as a promise of every dish.

Information	Details
Vegan status	Vegetarian café with extensive vegan food choices; dairy and other non-vegan ingredients are also present.
Address	39 Rosemount Viaduct Aberdeen AB25 1NQ
Published hours	Monday–Friday 10am–5pm; Saturday–Sunday 10am–4pm. Confirm kitchen last orders.
Contact	01224 478828 or [email protected].

Official sources: Café and meal formats · Dishes and vegan/non-vegan distinctions · Address, contact and current published hours.

Café Contour

The Green · Aberdeen city centre

Named vegan choicesBreakfast rolls & wrapsDaytime café

Keep the café stop simple with a named vegan roll or wrap.

Café Contour's restaurant-supplied ordering menu includes a vegan falafel wrap with hummus, vegetables and red-onion chutney, alongside vegan haggis and sausage rolls. These provide an alternative to a larger cooked breakfast. The café serves a mixed menu, so use the specifically vegan items rather than assuming that every vegetarian roll, pizza or cheese-containing dish is suitable.

Before you visit The operator says its website menu is being updated. The dish examples here come from the restaurant's ordering menu, not a fully confirmed dine-in menu. Ask about today's eating-in availability and confirm cheese, sauces and spreads if adapting another item.

Information	Details
Vegan status	Mixed café with named vegan choices in its restaurant-supplied menu.
Address	47 The Green Aberdeen AB11 6NY
Published hours	Tuesday–Friday 9am–3pm; Saturday 10am–5pm; Sunday 10am–3pm. Monday closed.
Menu check	Use the operator website for updates and confirm food availability close to closing.

Sources: Operator's address, hours and menu-update notice · Restaurant-supplied vegan items.

Namaste Delhi

Bridge Street · Aberdeen

Separate vegan menu pageIndian diningConfirm complete preparations

Use the vegan selection, then clarify the whole order.

Namaste Delhi's vegan menu page includes chickpea dishes, aloo gobhi and aubergine bharta, giving you several directions for an Indian dinner. The restaurant also serves a wider mixed menu and offers sharing-style and à-la-carte dining. Ask the team which current mains and sides work together as a fully vegan meal rather than ordering from a vegetarian heading alone.

Important menu check Some descriptions on the online vegan page mention yoghurt or ice cream without clarifying the plant-based preparation. Confirm those ingredients directly, together with cooking fat, bread and sauces. The page heading alone is not a guarantee that every listed preparation is vegan as served.

Information	Details
Vegan status	Mixed Indian restaurant with a vegan selection; clarify ambiguous ingredient descriptions before ordering.
Address	Ground floor, 64 Bridge Street Aberdeen AB11 6JN
Published hours	Tuesday–Sunday 4pm–10:30pm. Monday closed; confirm kitchen last orders.
Contact	01224 379920. Discuss current vegan dishes and table availability directly.

Official sources: Restaurant format and timetable · Dish descriptions and menu limitations · Address and contact.

Zizzi — Aberdeen Union Square

Union Square · Aberdeen

Vegan-labelled pizza choicesItalian restaurantLunch & dinner

Choose the vegan pizza rather than a standard Margherita.

Zizzi's Aberdeen menu identifies a Vegan Margherita made with a plant-based cheese alternative, alongside other vegan-labelled choices. The Union Square restaurant provides a seated Italian option when your group wants different kinds of food. The wider menu contains conventional cheese, meat and fish, so the vegan preparation needs to be selected deliberately rather than assumed from the pizza's name.

Before you order Confirm the vegan cheese, toppings and any dips or sides. Seasonal specials and stock can change, so use the current Aberdeen menu. Opening at lunchtime does not establish a breakfast service, and a late venue closing does not settle kitchen last orders.

Information	Details
Vegan status	Mixed Italian restaurant with vegan-labelled dishes and plant-based cheese options.
Address	Union Square Aberdeen AB11 5RG
Published hours	Monday–Thursday and Sunday 11:30am–10pm; Friday–Saturday 11:30am–11pm. Confirm kitchen cutoffs.
Contact	01224 465656. Use the branch page for table reservations.

Official sources: Address, telephone and local opening hours · Vegan menu choices.

Vegan breakfast and brunch in Aberdeen

Choose a cooked meal or a café roll

The two café profiles offer different breakfast formats. Decide whether you want a larger plate or something simpler, then confirm the day's food availability. A takeaway menu can help identify vegan choices but does not establish the complete eating-in service.

Check the drink as well as the plate

A vegetarian café can offer many vegan meals while also stocking dairy milk, honey or butter-based drinks. Make the vegan request explicit for the entire order. Keep allergies and other dietary requirements separate so staff can address them specifically.

Plan your Aberdeen vegan dining

Save the actual destination

Rosemount Viaduct, The Green, Bridge Street and Union Square are separate addresses. Check your route from the station or accommodation rather than choosing only by a restaurant name.

Match the service to your timetable

A daytime café and an evening restaurant are not interchangeable alternatives. Leave time to order before a fixed departure, and ask when the kitchen finishes rather than relying on a venue's closing time.

Clarify inconsistent menu wording

Where a vegan heading and an ingredient description appear to conflict, ask the operator to explain. Include sauces, garnishes and accompaniments rather than checking only the main ingredient.

Use live information for the final decision

Confirm current prices, reservations and availability before a special journey. Discuss access needs directly, and treat menu photographs or old listings as starting points rather than guarantees.

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Aberdeen vegan dining FAQ

Are these four entirely vegan restaurants?

No. This shortlist covers vegan choices within vegetarian or mixed menus. Each profile explains its classification and the relevant ordering checks.

Which profiles should I check for breakfast?

Start with the two café profiles and choose between a larger cooked meal and a filled roll. Confirm the current menu and food-service window for your day.

Does a vegan menu heading settle every ingredient?

No. Where individual descriptions are unclear, ask for confirmation of the complete preparation. Do not assume dairy ingredients have been replaced unless the restaurant confirms it.

Do ordering menus guarantee the same eating-in selection?

Not always. Availability and service can differ. The café profile that uses an ordering menu identifies this limitation and links the operator for updates.

Are the restaurant photographs our own images?

No. The title city image is an original AI-generated illustration. Optional restaurant photos and maps are external Google Maps content, loaded after consent with attribution. Pictured food is not necessarily vegan.

Research notes

Researched 28 September 2026. Operator pages and current linked menus were prioritised. Café Contour's restaurant-supplied ordering menu supports its dish examples while the website menu is being updated. Ambiguous ingredient descriptions and differences between vegetarian and vegan preparations are identified in the profiles. This is desk research, not personal restaurant testing or kitchen inspection. Reconfirm current menus, service, access and reservations directly.

The title image is an original AI-generated Aberdeen travel illustration, not a photograph of a recommended restaurant.

Optional Google photos and mini-maps load only after Google Maps consent in the central privacy settings. Food in third-party photographs is not necessarily vegan. Ordinary text and links remain available without consent. Privacy settings.