The Best Vegetarian Restaurants In Dresden Germany

If you’re headed to Dresden and follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, you’ll be pleased to hear that the city has plenty to offer. Cafés and restaurants have everything from sandwiches and burgers to meat-free traditional German dishes and delicious cakes on the menu. Here are seven of the city’s best vegetarian restaurants.

1. BrennNessel

Restaurant, German, Vegetarian, Gluten-free

BrennNessel is one of Dresden’s top addresses for vegetarian and vegan food. Whether you come in for a quick bite or a three-course meal, the menu bursts of culinary treats and creative dishes, including the likes of nettle pasta with pumpkin and oyster mushrooms, spinach lasagne or a spicy couscous bake. A bonus is all pasta dishes are available as gluten-free options as well.

2. Falscher Hase

Restaurant, German, Vegetarian

Around the corner from the Äußere Neustadt quarter and tucked in a courtyard behind an unimposing house front, the small Falscher Hase restaurant serves vegan dishes. From organic products and regional produce, the chefs create veggie stews, leek salads and creative main courses from pasta Napoli to soy steak burgers. The menu varies with the season, and daily specials are available.

3. v-cake

Cafe, Restaurant, German

Those with a sweet tooth will want to stop at v-cake at least once to indulge in the homemade vegan cakes, muffins, crêpes and fresh soft ice cream in the summer months. For savoury cravings, the cosy café serves soups, sandwiches and Flammkuchen as well as a number of selected warm lunch options daily.

5. LadenCafé aha

Cafe, Diner, Restaurant, German, Russian, Vegan

If you’re travelling with omnivorous friends, the LadenCafé aha is the place where everyone in the group will find something they like. The crossover between café and shop is open for breakfast through dinner and offers substantial meat and plant-based dishes, including vegan varieties of spaghetti bolognese and Russian Borschtsch.

6. Steffenhagen

Restaurant, German, Vegan

German cuisine is generally meat heavy. At Steffenhagen, a vegan-only restaurant located in Äußere Neustadt, traditional dishes are being reinvented into tasty plant-based meals. Whether it’s Schnitzel or Gulasch you’ve always wanted to try, the menu won’t leave you disappointed.

7. Roots

Restaurant, German

Roots in the Äußere Neustadt district banks on vegan and vegetarian burgers, wraps, open-faced sandwiches and salads. Their chickpea burger patties come in a wholegrain bun, and you can pick your toppings – grilled veggies, vegan or feta cheese – and a side of fries, sweet potato fries or a salad.

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