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From vegan comfort food in Makati to plant-based Filipino favorites in Cebu, these restaurants make skipping meat feel less like a compromise.
Updated August 2026
Eating meat-free in the Philippines no longer means settling for a side salad or asking a restaurant to remove half the ingredients from your order. Dedicated vegan and vegetarian spots are now serving everything from sisig and burgers to burritos, pasta, cakes, and Filipino comfort food.
Before choosing where to eat, remember that vegan and vegetarian are not interchangeable. Vegan food contains no animal-derived ingredients, while vegetarian dishes may still include eggs, dairy, or honey.
Every restaurant below has a meat-free concept, but only those marked fully vegan have completely plant-based menus. This list is not ranked.
1. Green Bar, Makati
Type: Fully vegan
Location: 106 Aguirre Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City
Green Bar is a good place to start if you want familiar comfort food without meat, dairy, or eggs. The Makati restaurant makes its own plant-based meats, cheeses, sauces, breads, and baked goods in-house.
Its menu leans into satisfying café favorites rather than simple vegetable dishes. Popular choices include the Breakfast Burrito with tofu scramble and seitan sausage, the Wild Thing Bacun Cheeseburger, street tacos, and its rotating selection of vegan donuts.
Consider ordering: Breakfast Burrito, Wild Thing Bacun Cheeseburger, Barbacoa Street Tacos, or one of the daily vegan donuts.
Why try it: It is an approachable option for diners who are curious about vegan food but still want something indulgent and filling.
2. Corner Tree Café, Makati
Type: Vegetarian with vegan options
Location: Second floor, 5782 Felipe Street, Poblacion, Makati City
Corner Tree Café’s original Jupiter Street location closed in 2024, but the restaurant returned in Poblacion in 2025. The new location continues its international vegetarian menu in a smaller, more intimate setting.
The menu moves across different cuisines, with dishes inspired by Filipino, Mediterranean, European, Asian, and Middle Eastern cooking. Expect choices such as vegetable laing, vegetarian meatloaf, hummus plates, dumplings, lasagna, and vegan desserts.
Because Corner Tree is vegetarian rather than fully vegan, some dishes contain cheese, eggs, or dairy. Look for vegan labels on the menu or ask the staff before ordering.
Consider ordering: Vegetable Laing, Arroz ala Cubana, Vegetable Dumplings, or Vegan Carrot Cake.
Why try it: It works well for mixed groups, especially when some diners want vegan food while others are comfortable with vegetarian dishes containing dairy or eggs.
3. Vegan Cebu City, Cebu
Type: Fully vegan
Location: Unit 2, Ground Floor, Salinas Premier, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City
Vegan Cebu City brings familiar Filipino flavors into an entirely plant-based menu. Instead of focusing only on salads and smoothie bowls, the café offers dishes such as vegan sisig, buffalo tofu, noodles, mushroom-based specialties, rice meals, and cakes.
Recent 2026 diners have repeatedly highlighted its mushroom or tofu sisig, vegan buffalo, and carrot cake. The café has also remained active at its Salinas Drive location in Lahug.
Consider ordering: Vegan Mushroom Sisig, Buffalo Tofu, Bam-i, Mushroom Bulaklak, or Carrot Cake.
Why try it: This is one of the more accessible choices for travelers who want Filipino-style dishes without having to repeatedly confirm whether the broth, sauce, or seasoning contains meat.
4. The Vegan Dinosaur, Davao City
Type: Fully vegan
Location: Door A, Values School Building, Ruby Street, Marfori Heights, Davao City
The Vegan Dinosaur takes a whole-food approach to plant-based dining. Its concept is influenced by Australian café culture, with colorful plates, brunch dishes, salads, wraps, smoothie bowls, pasta, waffles, and desserts.
The restaurant identifies itself as 100% plant-based and avoids dairy and eggs. Its menu also marks options suited to certain dietary preferences, including oil-free, soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free dishes.
A recent August 2026 visit also confirms that the Davao café remains active, with diners mentioning its nachos, waffles, drinks, and generous portions.
Consider ordering: Nachos, waffles, smoothie bowls, vegan carbonara, or one of the café’s fresh salads.
Why try it: Choose this if you prefer fresh, whole-food dishes and café-style meals over menus built mainly around mock meat.
5. Ima’s Vegetarian Restaurant, Puerto Princesa
Type: Vegetarian with vegan options
Location: 46 Fernandez Street, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
Ima’s is a casual, long-running Puerto Princesa restaurant serving a broad mix of vegetarian dishes. Its menu includes burritos, pizza, jambalaya, salads, soups, sandwiches, tofu dishes, and vegetarian burgers.
Many items can be ordered vegan, but the restaurant is not completely vegan. Some dishes may contain cheese or other animal-derived ingredients, so strict vegan diners should confirm their order with the staff.
Recent 2026 feedback indicates that Ima’s remains open and continues to attract travelers looking for meat-free food in Puerto Princesa. Meals can take time to prepare, so it may be better suited to a relaxed lunch or dinner than a meal before a flight or scheduled tour.
Consider ordering: Bean and Rice Burrito, Tofu Sandwich, Vegetarian Pizza, or one of the vegan rice meals.
Why try it: Ima’s offers a quieter, home-style alternative to the seafood and grilled-meat restaurants commonly found around Puerto Princesa.
Which Meat-Free Restaurant Should You Try?
Choose based on what you are craving:
- For vegan burgers, brunch, and donuts: Green Bar
- For an international vegetarian menu: Corner Tree Café
- For plant-based Filipino comfort food in Cebu: Vegan Cebu City
- For whole-food café dishes in Davao: The Vegan Dinosaur
- For a relaxed vegetarian meal in Palawan: Ima’s Vegetarian Restaurant
These restaurants show how broad meat-free dining has become in the Philippines. You can go fully vegan, stick to vegetarian food, or simply skip meat for one meal without limiting yourself to plain vegetables.
Plan Your Visit
- Green Bar Official Website
- Corner Tree Café Official Website
- Vegan Cebu City on Facebook
- The Vegan Dinosaur Official Website
- Ima’s Vegetarian Restaurant on Facebook
Have you tried any of these restaurants, or is there another meat-free spot that deserves to be included? Share your recommendation in the comments.
Disclaimer: Restaurant menus, locations, operating hours, and dietary classifications may change without notice. Check the establishment’s official page before visiting. If you have allergies or follow a strict vegan diet, confirm ingredients and kitchen practices directly with the restaurant.
