Best restaurants in Cebu City: a delicious vegan and vegetarian guide to the city

If you are looking for healthy eating, look no further than Live Life. This restaurant is located within Vibo Place, a trendy area that is also equipped with a Starbucks, yoga studio, and more.

This vegetarian and vegan-friendly is certainly one of the most vibrant of them all, with brightly colored tiled floors, painted fruit and foliage on the large back wall, and colored seats to boot. The menu here features starters, soups, specialties, mains, salads, pasta, snacks (like their veggie ham and pesto sandwich), and desserts.  Be sure to pair any one of these with a refreshing drink, including their buko shake, tamarind juice, or cashew milk with chia seeds. Some of the most delicious menu items include:

Mad Monkey Cebu City is the best hostel in the city – but did you know that it is also home to a delicious onsite restaurant? That’s right – Mad Monkey Kitchen & Bar – Cebu City has proven to restaurants in the city that it is a dining venue to contend with!
In addition to having a rooftop pool and bar games, this hostel also has a fully stocked restaurant and bar for visitors to enjoy. Grab one of many cocktail concoctions and enjoy the rooftop views of the city or instead sit down with a few friends and enjoy a delicious main, bar chow item, or salad.
Some of our favorite vegetarian and vegan-friendly items on the menu include:

• Veggie Burger (₱300): chickpea and mushroom patty topped with lettuce and homemade carrot slaw – served with French fries
• Vegetable Panini (₱320): mixed veggies and mozzarella cheese in ciabatta – served with French fries
• Fruity Smoothie Bowl (₱250): blended seasonal fruits topped with chia seeds
• Vegetable Spring Rolls (₱200): seasonal vegetable spring rolls served with sweet chili sauce and native vinegar sauce

All of the meat-free items are signified with a small plant icon – also, if you see something on the menu with meat in it, simply let the kitchen team members know. They are more than happy to accommodate your dietary needs whenever possible!

This venue also features three new food and beverage items each month, so there’s always a new item to surprise your palate. In addition, this bar and restaurant transforms into one of the best nightlife venues in the city after 7 p.m. Swing by at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy the thirty minutes of free open bar, which is inclusive of rum, gin, vodka, or whiskey with a variety of different mixers to choose from, including Coke, Sprite, pineapple juice, and orange juice.
Afterward, the Mad Monkey team hosts a variety of different events every night of the week to keep the party going. Get ready for music quizzes, pub crawls, bar games, and more – check out their Facebook to see what exact events they host and when!
This is surely one of the best restaurants in Cebu City!

Location:  79 Echavez St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu — VIEW MAP
Contact: +(032) 231 0370 | Website
Hours: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. for food

Healthy Food: SALADSTOP!

 

Location: Level 4, Terraces Area, Ayala Center Cebu, Cardinal Rosales Ave, Cebu City, Cebu — VIEW MAP
Contact: + 0917 803 6724 | Website
Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Best restaurants in Cebu for Fake Meat: The Green Canteen

The Green Canteen is a hole in the wall restaurant that is THE dining venue for budget travelers. The faux meat options here are arguably just as delicious as their fleshy counterparts, and the prices simply can’t be beaten. Choose from their wide selection of veggie options for the day and load up a plate. Be warned, however, that this restaurant starts to run low on the goods after lunchtime, so it is best to visit in the morning or afternoon to have a wider variety of options. Entire plates of food start at under $2!

 

 

 

Soy Meat: Toniq Juice Bar

Be sure to stop in for lunch and treat yourself to a healthy and delicious meal at Toniq Juice Bar. This is one of the best restaurants in Cebu City for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike! 

 

 

 

 

Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian Dishes: Persian Palate

If you love faux meat, you need to add Persian Palate to your dining itinerary of Cebu City. This venue has not one but two branches in the city. One is on the 3rd floor in the Active Zone of Ayala Mall and the other is Mango Square. Neither lends to atmosphere, but what these venues lack in décor they make up for in taste and affordability.
The menu is one of the most extensive of all the restaurants in this guide. Look out for their vegan starters, salads, vegetarian wraps, vegan soups, and vegetarian favorites (including vegan meat options). Persian Palate has all of your meat-free dietary needs covered.
In addition, this restaurant also serves up a few carnivorous finds, so everyone you’re dining with has something to choose from! Our favorites included their:

• Veggie Samosa (₱130)
• Tofu Salad (₱195)
• Veggie Meat Biryani (₱220)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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