NEW Vegetarian London - 6th edition 2008

By Alex Bourke

Published May 2008, massively updated with 160 extra pages and 40 new vegetarian restaurants.

"For people living in or visiting the capital, this book is more important
than the A-Z." -- The Vegetarian Society

This latest edition has 50% more pages than the previous edition. Many existing entries have been expanded or given a full page. 145 totally vegetarian restaurants and cafes, 25 of them vegan. 200 more restaurants and cafes with lots of vegan options (for when the veggie places are closed or you are in a group of meat-eaters). Detailed restaurant reviews with prices, hours, sample dishes. Maps of all central London areas: Soho, Covent Garden, Bloomsbury, Tottenham Court Road, Euston, Marylebone, the City, South Bank, plus veggie hotspots Camden, Islington, Stoke Newington and Bethnal Green. New maps of Clapham, Hammersmith and Wembley.
250 wholefood and health food stores telling which ones offer take-away food, have organic fruit and veg, wine, fridges or freezers.
Vegetarian-friendly hotels, guest houses and hostels.
New sections on vegetarian wine, raw food, festivals, shoe shopping, Veggie Pages directory of services.

440 pages, 9 indexes including vegan, organic, posh, cheap, alcohol, cafes, breakfast, child-friendly, A-Z. Pocket size 15cm x 11cm (6 x 4.5 inches). Scroll down for stockists or buy online, then have a fantastic time eating your way around London.

You can buy from any UK bookshop and in London at the following health food shops, vegetarian cafes and restaurants, and specialist retailers: (click on orange links for their website)

CENTRAL LONDON
Alara wholefood shop and vegetarian cafe, 58-60 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB.
Open: Mon-Fri 08.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-18.00. Tel: 020-7837 1172 (tube Russell Square)
Carnevale Vegetarian Restaurant 135 Whitecross St EC1 (tube Old St, Moorgate, Barbican)
Foyles bookshop 113 Charing Cross Rd WC2, travel dept (tube Tottenham Court Rd)
Gay's the Word bookshop 66 Marchmont Street WC1N 1AB (tube Russell Square)
Greens and Beans vegetarian cafe and wholefood shop, 131 Drummond St, Euston NW1 2HL (tube Euston, Euston Square)
Health Food Centre wholefood shop and vegetarian take-away, 11 Warren Street, Euston W1, next to Warren Street tube station at the north end of Tottenham Court Road. Open: Mon-Fri 08.00-18.30, Sat 12.00-16.00. Tel: 020-7387 9289
Nutri Centre basement of Hale Clinic, 7 Park Cresent W1 (tube Gt Portland St, Regents Park)
Planet Organic Fulham 25 Effie Road, Fulham SW6 1EL (tube Fulham Broadway)
Planet Organic Tottenham Court Rd 22 Torrington Place, WC1E 7HJ (tube Goodge St)
Red Veg vegetarian fast food cafe and take-away, 95 Dean Street, W1V 5RB, just off Oxford Street (tube Tottenham Court Rd)
Revital Health Shop 22 Wigmore Street (between Wimpole and Harley Street) W1U 2RG. Tel: 020-7631 3731. Open: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.00, Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun closed. (tube Oxford Circus, Bond St)
Unpackaged wholefoods shop, 42 Amwell Street, off Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 1XT (tube Angel)

NORTH LONDON
Bumblebee organic foods shop, 30, 32, 33 and 35 Brecknock Road N7 6AA.
Open: Mon-Sat 9.00-18.30. Tel: 020-7607 1936
Earth Natural Foods 200 Kentish Town Rd NW5, corner Gaisford St (tube Kentish Town)
Fresh & Wild N16 32-40 Church Street, Stoke Newington N16 (bus 67, 73, 149, 243)
Haelan Centre wholefood shop, 41 The Broadway, Crouch End N8 8DT (train Crouch End, Hornsey)
Just Natural organic shop, cafe and take-away, 304 Park Road (bottom of Muswell Hill Road), N8 8LA (tube Finsbury Park, W7/W3 bus, Alexandra Palace BR)
My Village wholefood shop and vegetarian cafe, 37 Chalk Farm Rd, Camden NW1 8AJ (after Stables Market but before Roundhouse, on opposite side). Open: Mon-Fri 9.00-21.00, Sat-Sun 10.30-21.00. Tel: 020-7485 4996. (tube Chalk Farm, Camden Town)
OHFS Natural Foods 758 Holloway Road (Archway end) N19 3JF (tube Archway)
Peking Palace vegan Chinese restaurant, 669 Holloway Road N19 5SE (tube Archway)
Phoenicia Mediterranean food hall and cafe, 186-192 Kentish Town Rd NW5 (tube Kentish Town)
Revital Health Shop 197 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park NW3 4QG (between Belsize Ave and Glenloch Rd) NW3 4QG. Tel: 020-74435725. Open: Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 9.00-17.00, Sun closed. (tube Belsize Park)
Yoga Matters shop and mail order, 32 Clarendon Road, Turnpike Lane N8 0DJ (tube Turnpike Lane, bus 41 or 144)
Zelda's Pod wholefood shop, 95 Southgate Rd, Islington N1 3JS (buses 76, 141)
Coming soon: Sesame Health Foods (Primrose Hill)

EAST LONDON
Broadway Organic Foods 25 Broadway Market, Hackney E8
Broadway Bookshop 6 Broadway Market, Hackney E8 4QJ
Gossip vegetarian cafe, tea room and wholefood shop, 62 Broadway Market, London Fields
Hackney E8 4QJ. Open: Mon-Sun 08.00-19.00. Tel: 020-3215 2062
The Gallery vegetarian restaurant and cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green E2 9PL. Open: Mon-Fri 09.00-20.00, Sat 10.00-18.00, Sun 11.00-16.00. Tel: 020-8983 3624. (tube Bethnal Green)
mOrganics wholefood shop and cafe, 229 Kingsland Road, Hoxton E2 (junction Nuttall St)
Open: Mon-Sat 08.30-20.00, Sun 10.00-19.00. Tel: 020-3222 0090
Wholsum organic food shop and vegetarian take-away, 16 Dalston Lane, Hackney E8 (corner Beechwood Rd). Open: Mon-Sat 08.00-19.30, Sun 10.00-16.00. Tel: 020-7249 9601. (train Dalston Kingsland)

SOUTH LONDON
Baldwin's Health Food 171 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RW (tube Elephant and Castle)
Bourgeois Boheme vegan footwear and accessory shop, Hydrex House, Garden Road, Richmond TW9 4NR (tube Richmond, train Richmond/Sheen)
Revital Health (Richmond) The Quadrant, 2 Quadrant House, Richmond TW9 1BP. Tel: 020-8334 1049. Open: Mon-Sat 9.00-18.00, Sun closed. (tube/train Richmond)
Cafe Crema vegetarian cafe and restaurant, 306 New Cross Road, SE14 5AF, open Mon-Fri 10.30-22.00, Sat 12.00-17.30. Tel: 020-8320 2317 (tube New Cross, New Cross Gate)
Spring Gardens vegetarian cafe, in Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre, 100 Vauxhall Walk SE11 5EL. Open Mon-Fri 08.00-14.00. Tel: 07723 023625 (tube Vauxhall)
Coming soon: As Nature Intended (Balham); Spirited Palace (Crystal Palace)

WEST LONDON
Luscious Organic 240 Kensington High St W8 (tube High St Kensington, Earls Court)
Planet Organic W2 42 Westbourne Grove (Queensway end), Bayswater W2 5SH (tube Bayswater, Queensway)
Revital Health Place (Victoria) 123/151 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria SW1W 9SH (entrance on Belgrave Road, behind Victoria train station, at entrance to Green Line bus station). Tel: 020-7976 6615. Open: Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 9.00-18.00, Sun closed. (tube Victoria)
Revital Health Shop (Willesden) 35 High Road, Willesden NW10 (near Walm Lane). Tel: 020-8459 3382. Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-19.00, Sun 11.00-16.00. (tube Willesden Green)
Also at: Revital Health Shop (154 High St, Hounslow; 78 High St, Ruislip)
Bodywise Health Foods (249 Station Rd, Harrow; 65 Bridge St, Pinner; 22 High St, Ruislip)
Coming soon: As Nature Intended (Chiswick, Ealing); Whole Foods Market (Kensington)

More stockists are being added across London every week and will be listed here.

You can also order from any bookshop including Borders, Books Etc (most branches have Vegetarian London in stock from 1st July 2008), Foyles and Waterstones. Tell them the ISBN is 978-1-902259-08-6, available from Gardners wholesalers. If they have an out of date (pre-June 2008) ISBN cd, this may show up on their computer as 2006 edition at £6.95, but if they place an order for you then they will receive the latest edition from Gardners. Alternatively they should check with the online version of Bookdata, not the CD version. In case of difficulty, call Vegetarian Guides (24 hours, we will call back) or ask them to call Gardners.
Bookshops should disregard any listing for Vegetarian London by Alex Bourke published by Vacation Work, an imprint of Crimson Publishing, as they do not have any rights to this title.

Bookshops who would like to sell this book contact Gardners wholesalers or Vegetarian Guides

Health food shops, vegetarian groups, restaurants and hotels who would like to sell this book contact Vegetarian Guides or if you have an account with them Marigold Distributors (Marigold code 6461) or Gardners wholesalers.

Yoga centres and practioners who would like to sell this book contact Yoga Matters wholesalers, Gardners book wholesalers or Vegetarian Guides

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