The Top 10 Vegan Chicken Picks in the UK
Vegan chicken is taking over menus across the UK – and it’s never been easier to find delicious options with no cruelty to animals involved. From crispy plant-based fillets to tender, flavour-packed burgers and wraps, these spots prove that animal-free chicken is superior in every way.
Here are the top 10 best vegan chicken options across the UK to try right now:
1. Hank’s Vegan Restaurant – Ultimate Chick’n Burger
Ipswich, Suffolk
This fully vegan restaurant serves up a range of vegan chicken burgers, including our personal favourite, the Ultimate Chick’n Burger, which comes complete with La Vie bacon, vegan cheese, and burger sauce. Its showstopping menu also features Chilli, Classic, and BBQ Chick’n Burgers.
2. TastyMK – Vegan Chicken Shish Kebab
Milton Keynes
Late-night food spot TastyMK offers a vegan menu featuring the Vegan ‘Chicken’ Shish Kebab that comes with a homemade chilli sauce on top. Both the homemade coleslaw and tartare sauce are vegan-friendly.
3. Yard & Coop – Vegan Mac Attack Burger
Manchester
Looking for something a bit different? Yard & Coop has you covered with its exceptionally tasty vegan upgrade of its Mac Attack burger, made with juicy fried oyster mushrooms, vegan cheese, and signature sauce. Yet more proof of the incredible power of mushrooms as a healthier and tastier upgrade to chicken.
4. Bloc+ – Korean Seitan Burger
Glasgow
Bloc+ offers a dedicated vegan menu with seitan burgers, popcorn-style bites, and wings in a variety of sauces. If you’re paying the restaurant a visit, you must try the Vegan Korean Seitan Burger, topped with a delicious sweet and spicy Gochujang sauce. If you’ve never heard of seitan, you seriously need to get to know this ancient ingredient which is protein-packed, and far superior to chicken. (Check out our ultimate seitan guide here).
5. Fat Hippo – Notorious VFC 2.0
Multiple locations
Fat Hippo’s menu includes the Notorious VFC 2.0 – a southern-fried-style plant-based fillet stacked with waffle fries, vegan cheese, pickles, BBQ sauce, and zinger mayo. A truly unbeatable burger that’s worth a special trip to your nearest branch (you can find the restaurant in major cities including London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, and York).
6. Chicken & Blues – Plant-based Chicken Tenders
Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole
This southern-style chain offers plant-based chicken tenders and wraps, some of which use the hugely popular THIS Isn’t Chicken BBQ pieces. With a range of sauces and formats, it’s an excellent option for classic takeaway flavours without the cruelty.
7. 7bone – Plant-based Chkn tenders
Multiple locations across southern England and the Midlands
7bone has embraced plant-based eating with a dedicated menu, including plant-based chkn tenders with a range of vegan sauces, including garlic butter mayo, paprika mayo, gochujang and buffalo. There are also tacos, sandwiches and burgers. Make sure to specify plant-based when ordering.
8. The Bok Shop – Vegan Tenders
Brighton & Horsham
This fried chicken spot offers vegan tenders, wraps, and burgers, including their standout Goku Fried Chicken coated in a sweet – and tangy – Japanese sauce with sesame and spring onions. It’s indulgent, protein-packed, and completely chicken-free.
9. Chicken George – Chickless Chicken Burger
Bedford, Hitchin, St Albans
The Chickless Chicken Burger comes in flavours such as classic, buffalo, and mango, showing just how versatile vegan chicken can be.
10. Miss Millie’s – Vegan Burger
Multiple locations
This long-standing chain offers a vegan burger made with a TiNDLE patty, vegan mayo, and fresh salad – all the elements of a classic chicken burger without harming a single feather.
Other Vegan Chicken Spots
If you’re looking for even more options, vegan chicken-style options are popping up everywhere – from independent favourites to major chains:
- Temple of Seitan – OG vegan fried chicken royalty!
- Burger King – Their Vegan Royale is available nationwide.
- Slim Chickens – Offers deliciously moreish plant-based tenders at select locations.
- KFC – PETA are delighted to have played a part in bringing their award winning vegan burger to the table.
- Chopstix Noodle Bar – No Chick’n Sweet & Sour
Why Vegan Chicken?
Choosing vegan options means sparing chickens’ lives, helping to reduce the environmental damage caused by animal agriculture, and supporting a food system that doesn’t depend on exploitation. With so many tasty options available, making the switch has never been easier.
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