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    I have just moved here so I am gradually finding all the vegan friendly shops and restaurants. This will be a bit of a work in progress with new places being added as I discover them. There is quite a busy vegan scene here with The Glasgow Vegan Network being central to this. Check out their website and join their e group.

    Food Shops

      Grassroots, 20 Woodlands Road - Both a veggie supermarket and a deli their shelves and chillers are well stocked. They sell absolutely everything from vegan coffee creamer that doesn’t curdle to organic veg, olives, monster sized sandwiches and a good selection of vegan cheeses and ‘meats’. Don’t forget their wines and beers or the cookery courses that they run.
      Roots and Fruits, 455-457 Great Western Road and 351 Byres Road - The larger of the two shops is on Great Western Road with the health shop and the grocers being side by side. The choice of fresh veg is outstanding and the shop has a deli counter as well as the usual dried and chilled vegan products. The smaller shop on Byres Road combines the two but still manages to offer everyday vegan products and the same choice of fresh fruit and veg.
      Lupe Pintos, 313 Great Western Road - Sells everything you need to make mexican food. This is where I buy my smoked chipotle chillies for the ultimate refried beans and masa harina for making corn tortillas and tamales. Also sells very very hot sauces. The staff here are lovely and friendly too.

    Restaurants

    So many yummy places to eat!!

      Mono, - An exclusively vegan restaurant offering specials, burgers. blt sandwiches, spicy chips, pasta, cheesecake... the list goes on. Very reasonably priced they also brew their own beers, have their own record shop and have a small area where they sell vegan products
      Stereo, 10 Kelvinhaugh Street - The sister restaurant to Mono it offers similar food and like Mono bands play live here
      Grassroots Cafe , 93-97 St Georges Road - Round the corner from grassroots shop is their cafe which caters for vegetarians and vegans. They offer an excellent choice of vegan meals and only marginally more expensive than mono. Quite small though so get there early to avoid the disappointment of not getting a seat.
      Peking Inn, 191 Hope Street - Not far off Sauchiehall street this Sichaun and Beijing restaurant has a good choice for vegans. They do very good value business lunches and pre theatre meal deals. Dishes include 'salt and pepper crispy Bean Curd, Kung po Mixed Vegetable, and Bean Curd or vegetables with sichuan, chilli bean sauce or garlic chilli sauce'...and much more!
      Little Italy, on Byres Road - They offer soya milk for their coffees ( just ask as they don't make a big deal of it). They also have a vegan sandwich and a couple of vegan pasta dishes...handy for a quick takeaway.
      Tinderbox, also Byres road- Provide soya milk for the coffees at no extra charge. Very good.