Vegan London

Oct 28th, 2008 by katesaltfleet

I have returned from my little trip to London, but what did I survive on down there? Pea-souper fog? No dear friends, the Victorian era is long gone.

The vegan standby in London seems to be the falafel wrap. Seriously, everywhere you go, there it is. On my first night, I found my way into Beiruit Express on the Old Brompton Road. I actually managed a nice meal for under a tenner in a posh bit of London, so I was quite impressed. Said wrap came with a mixed salad and I ordered a fresh orange juice with bits in, loads of vitamins, yeah! The only drawback was that as you sit at the counter there’s the kebab meat thing twirling round, so if you’re of a sensitive disposition, maybe not for you. There are tables, but I just sat at the counter, all alone.

Around the corner from the workshop venue was Kensington High Street. This meant no shortage of places to eat. On the first day I had some tomato and basil soup at Marks and Spencer, but on the second day, I discovered Whole Foods. There was no turning back after that! On the first floor there is a huge canteen with different counters and they have everything you could possibly want. Falafel wraps, grilled tofu, great selection of vegan meze - fabulous. My only regret is that I couldn’t possibly carry all the stuff I wanted to buy home with me, so I just lived in there for practically every meal! I wonder if they do mail order…?

The continental breakfast served at my hotel was nothing to write home about, just toast and jam and some museli. No soya milk, but I like my museli with fresh orange juice so I wasn’t too bothered.

Sadly I didn’t take any photos as I felt kind of self conscious whipping out my camera and photographing random food in random eating places. Ho-hum!