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AJ's Coffee House
20 City Rd
Cardiff
CF24 3DL
Tel:  029  20451588
Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-8pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price: £5.25 for burger, curly fries & salad
Our Comments: Veggie burger and curly fries are vegan as are the bagels. They provide soya milk and will modify other dishes.
Location: Near town end of City Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

A Shot in the Dark
12 City Rd
Cardiff
CF24 3BJ
Tel:  029  20472300
Opening Times: Mon-Sat 8am-8pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 7+
Price: £2.50-£4.50 each
Our Comments: Coffee shop that does soya milk and food such as spicy rice, salads, cous cous & roast veg, balti potatoes, stuffed vine leaves. Soup is also usually vegan if no cream is involved.
Location: Near Newport Road end of City Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Canteen on Clifton Street
40 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LR
Tel: 029 20454999
www.canteenoncliftonstreet.com
Opening Times:
Thu-Sat 7pm-10pm

Number of Vegan dishes: 7+

Price:
starters £3.95
mains £6.95
desserts £3.95
2 courses £10
3 courses £13.50
Our Comments: Mostly vegetarian café/restaurant. Over half the dishes are suitable for vegans and there is always a vegan option. Very good vegan desserts including cake and homemade ice-cream. An example of an evening meal would be:
Starter- Bhajis with tamarind and jaggery
Main- Lebanese spinach parcels with carrot & beetroot salad
Dessert- Pineapple macerated in chilli & lime with green tea granita.
Location: Near the Splott end of Clifton Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Clarks Chip Shop
37 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LR
Tel: 029 20482303
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-11pm
Sun 5pm-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price: approx £3
Our Comments: Chip shop, which does cheap pizzas with vegan bases, without cheese if you request.
Location: Near the Splott end of Clifton Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Delight
120 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3RU
Tel: 02920 493031
Opening Times:
8.30am-5.30pm daily
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1
Price: £2.90
Our Comments: Mediterranean delicatessen with baguettes. The falafels are vegan so you have a falafel and salad baguette. Unfortunately the houmous and Mediterranean sauce contains yoghurt.
Location: On Albany road, close to the Claude pub.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Empire Restaurant
157-159 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NT
Tel: 029 20485757/20485959
Opening Times:
All week noon-2pm & 6pm-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Price:  
Main dishes about £8
Our Comments: Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant. If you inform them you are vegan, the staff are knowledgeable and helpful. They will tell you which dishes can be prepared vegan. None of the Indian breads are suitable. The food is very nice.
Location: The middle of Albany Road, near the junction with Claude Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

The Gate
Keppoch Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3JW
Tel: 029 20483344
www.thegate.org.uk
Opening Times:
Lunch noon-2pm & evening 6pm-9pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 1+
Our Comments: Art Centre and theatre sort of place with a café bar that is open all day. If you inform them you are vegan they can cater for you.
Location: Just off City Road. It is close to the Mackintosh Bowls and Tennis Club a.k.a. Roath Castle.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
 


Golden House
4 Upper Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF2 1PU
Tel: 029 20498733
Opening Times:
5.30pm-midnight 7days a week
Number of Vegan dishes: 30+
Price: £3-£4 each
Our Comments: Cantonese and traditional Chinese vegetarian takeaway. A wide selection of dishes made with vegan meat substitutes. The vegetarian crispy shredded chicken is vegan but avoid the satay sauce as it contains shrimp. Tell them you don’t want prawn crackers. Home delivery is available.
Location: Off Newport Road very close to the old Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Golden Ricksaw
127 City Rd
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BP
Tel: 029 20451411
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur 5pm-midnight
Fri-Sat 5pm-12.30am
Sun 5.30pm-midnight (Open Bank Holidays)
Number of Vegan dishes: 20+
Price: £4 per dish and 10% discount for NUS.
Our Comments: Chinese takeaway with beancurd dishes. Avoid fried rice, as it contains egg and the satay sauce is probably not vegan. Home delivery service.
Location: About half way up City Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Happy House
163 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NT
Tel: 029 20463388  
Opening Times:
Mon-Sun 5pm-midnight
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 10+
Price: £2.80-£4.50
Our Comments: Chinese takeaway. Friendly staff and it’s the usual for a Chinese. Tell them you don’t eat animal products and you can have tofu or vegetable dishes with boiled rice or rice noodles. Home delivery available.
Location: Bottom end of Albany Road, past the Globe Centre.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Happy Wok
15 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1PX
Tel: 029 20451400/07789 177804
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 5pm-midnight
Sun 5.30pm-midnight
Open bank holidays
 
Number of Vegan dishes: Around 10
Price: £2-£3.50
Our Comments: Cantonese takeaway. Heavens above, yet another Chinese in the Roath/Cathays area of Cardiff! You must know the drill by now. Explain to them that you are vegan and there are beancurd and vegetable options available and there is a home delivery service.
Location: About halfway down Clifton Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Hungry Planet
142 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LY
Tel: 029 20440504
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Sat 11am-5.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 7+
Price: £1+
Our Comments: Health food shop with a selection of vegan chilled food and other stuff available to eat in or take away. Most days there is hot fresh soup, which is always vegan. They do filled pita bread and hummus. They will also take stuff out of the fridge for you such as Beany burgers, tofu steaks, Vegi-deli sausages and vegan cheese. Only non-dairy milk is used in the coffee machine. As the owners are reliant on public transport, opening times are not exact. This is a good health food shop with a wide range of  vegan food and non-food products.
Location: On the corner of Clifton Street and Gold Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Ichiban
167 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NT
Tel: 029 20463333  
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur noon-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11pm
Fri-Sat noon-11.30pm
Sun noon-11pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 5
Price: £3-£6.50
Our Comments: Japanese restaurant and takeaway. As it is a sushi bar most of the dishes are seafood based but the staff do understand veganism. Suitable dishes are Udon noodles with vegetables, a few sushi rolls and green salad. They also have a restaurant in Canton, Cardiff.
Location: At the bottom end of the shops on Albany Road, quite near the Claude pub.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Lee Garden
77 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BL
Tel: 029 20462388/20486288
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2pm and 5pm-midnight
Sun 5pm-midnight
Number of Vegan dishes: 15+
Price: £2.50-£5.50 each
Our Comments: Restaurant and take-way serving Peking, Cantonese, Szechuan, Thai and Malaysian food. Vegetarian chicken & duck, beancurd and vegetable dishes available.  The vegetarian crispy shredded chicken contains egg. The satay & szechuan sauce dishes and the beancurd with ginger & spring onions may not be vegan with the possibility of seafood ingredients. Many of the Thai vegetable dishes contain fish or oyster sauce. Home delivery service available.
Location: Take City Road from town until you see Poet's Corner pub. Lee Garden is slightly further up on the opposite side of the road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap
 

 

Magic Wrap
Unit 5
Globe Centre
Wellfield Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3PE
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 2+
Price:  
About £4
Our Comments: Sandwich and wrap shop. There are a multitude of vegan options. They understand veganism and are very upfront about their ingredients and methods. The vegan main fillings are falafel and roasted vegetables. Suitable secondary fillings include olives, jalepenos and bean mix. At peak times there may be a cross contamination risk, but simply ask them to be careful as the servers are lovely. Great food too.
Location: The Globe Centre is on the junction between Albany Road and Wellfield Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Mezza Luna
159 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BQ
Tel: 029 20472771 
Opening Times:
All week  5pm-11.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: Around 12
Price: £2-£4
Our Comments: Turkish pizzeria and grill. Tell them you're vegan as they are pretty clued up on what goes in the food. Most of the vegetarian dishes not containing cheese are suitable but the Baba Ghanouch contains yoghurt
Location: Halfway down City Road, opposite the Roath Park pub.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Milgi
213 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3JD
Tel: 029 20473150
Serving Times:
Mon-Sun 11am-9.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3+
Price:  
£2.50-£8.95
Our Comments: Kitchen, Lounge and Gallery. It is totally vegetarian after its customers voted for this. Their menu states that most of their dishes are vegan adaptable and to ask the chef if you have any questions.  
The Brunch menu runs from 11am-5pm and has a Flatbread Sandwich of hummus & tahini roasted veg with a marinated olive salad, which is vegan. 
From 5pm-9.30pm they serve the dinner menu which includes a suitable Caribbean Hot Pot. Nibbles are served all day. 
For vegans there are Nachos with bean chili, Potato wedges, Pitta & hummus, Flatbread with olive oil & balsamic and Marinated olives.
Location: Top of City Road, near the junction with Albany Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Mirchi
89 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3BN
Tel: 029 20492344/07791 616321
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur 12.30pm-3.30pm & 5pm-midnight
Fri-Sat 3pm-12.30am
Sun 4pm-midnight
Number of Vegan dishes: 30+
Price: £2-£5
Our Comments: Excellent Asian restaurant and takeaway. There is a wide range of vegan options. The staff are very helpful, friendly and good at telling you if a menu item is vegan. Of the vegetarian starters the mushroom pakora, samosas and stuffed chillis are vegan but the onion bhajis contain egg. If you ask they will do animal-free fried rice. Of the breads the roti are suitable, ask for them without butter. Students get a 10% discount on meals or takeaways. Home delivery service is available. No alcohol is served..
Location: On the Corner of City Road and Penlline Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

Papa johns
 208 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3JG
Tel: 029 20471222
Opening Times:
4.30pm-midnight all week
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 3 veggie pizzas or create your own
Price:  
£9.49-£16.99
Our Comments: Part of a chain, although there is only one in Wales. Pizza bases are vegan, so pizzas are OK if you ask for no cheese.
Location: Near the top end of City Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Pepe's El Paso
120 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3DQ
Tel: 029 20462054
Opening Times:
Mon-Sun 6pm-late
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 8+
Price:  
£4.25-£6.95
Our Comments: Mexican restaurant and takeaway. They advertise the fact they cater for vegans but it is best to inform them anyway. The veggie Tacos, Burritos and Chilli are suitable. The Nachos and veggie Enchiladas, Chimichangas & Fajita and the Quesadilla Supreme are also ok if you order them without cheese and/or sour cream. If you bring your own vegan cheese they will use it in your dish.
If you are there in a large group for a booked party there will be Tequilas and Sombreros and everything.
Something of a Cardiff institution.
Location: Halfway up City Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Punithas
131 Albany Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3NS
Tel: 029 20473029 (takeaway)
       029 20473055 (reservation)
www.punithas.com
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2pm (takeaway only) & 6pm-11pm
Sun noon-4pm & 6pm-10pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 22
Price: £2.25-£6.30 per dish
Our Comments: South Indian restaurant.  Seems posh but they are very helpful explaining what is suitable for vegans. The actual food is very nice too and there is plenty to choose from. From the soups and vegetarian starters sweet corn vegetable, hot and sour vegetable and rasam soups, potato bonda, parupu vadai and onion pakoda are vegan. South Indian specialty middle courses that are suitable are mini idly (veg), idly vadai, plain dosai, masala dosai, oothapam and poori masala. From the vegetarian main dishes you can have chettinadu urulai masala, vegetable kalambu, ennai katherika, parupu urundai kalambu, cashew vegetable, aloo kirai and parupu thalipu. Vegetable noodles, vegetable mixed fried rice and lemon kal dosai are also vegan. takeaway is available at a 10% reduction in price.
Location: Slightly further down Albany Road than the junction with Wellfield Road.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Super Chinese Kitchen
120 Clifton Street
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LW
Tel: 029 20457755
www.sckitchen.co.uk
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 5.30pm-midnight
Sun 6pm-11.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 20+
Price: £2-3 per dish
Our Comments: Chinese takeaway. They have suitable beancurd and vegetable dishes. Explain that you are vegan.
Location: Nearer to the Adamsdown end of Clifton Street.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

Tenkaichi
236 City Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3JJ
Tel: 029 20481888
Opening Times:
Mon-Thur noon-2pm, 5.30pm-11pm
Fri-Sat noon-midnight
Sun: noon-10.30pm
 
Number of Vegan dishes: 5+
Price: £6+
Our Comments: Japanese Sushi and Noodle Bar. Explain you are vegan and  they will be able to provide something suitable. Udon noodles are vegan but obviously the egg noodles are not.
Location: At the top end of City Road, quite close to Death Junction.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

The Thai Thai Restaurant
2-4 Four Elms Rd
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1LE
Tel: 029 20494007
www.thaithairestaurant.co.uk
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm & 6.30-11.30pm
Number of Vegan dishes: 5
Price: Starters £5. Soups £6. Main meals £6-£7
Our Comments: Thai restaurant. Serves a vegetarian meal for £18.50 per person.
Location: Near Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
Directions:  GoogleMaps, MultiMap, Streetmap

 

  Warning Notices
Bay of Bengal (175 City Road): You could well get chicken in a supposedly vegan meal.
 
Kismet (24 City Road): Don’t order a vegan meal there, as they have been known to try and pass chicken off as vegetables.
 
The Salad Bar (115 Clifton Street): Staff aren’t friendly at all and don’t appear to have a clue about anything.