Pokhara is a lovely town located next to the beautiful Phewa Lake, where you can easily spend a week or even two, like we did. It’s the perfect gateway for many activities and adventures such as hiking, kayaking, relaxing… And besides all the activities, there are also many vegan and plant-based restaurants in Pokhara which makes it easy to find awesome food. In this article, we love to share our 5 favorite vegan-friendly restaurants in Pokhara.
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OR2K
OR2K is a great chill-out vegan restaurant in Pokhara and the perfect place to have lunch or just sit on the terrace with a drink and watch the stunning views over the lake and mountains. Definitely one of our favorite restaurants in Pokhara.
OUR FAVORITE PICKS
The hummus plate, Alice buddha bowl, and vegetable pasta
LOCATION
OR2K
Umbrella Cafe
Umbrella Cafe is a lovely vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Pokhara, which has a great menu with lots of healthy food. We went here a few times and even when we got sick (yes, it happens sometimes when you travel) they delivered the food to our hotel.
OUR FAVORITE PICKS
kombucha, vegan platter, vegan pizza, all their salad bowls
LOCATION
Umbrella Cafe
Little Windows
A perfect place to enjoy vegan food in Pokhara. We absolutely love Little Windows as it has great views overlooking Pokhara town, the best hummus and friendly staff. This places was so nice we came here twice.
OUR FAVORITE PICKS
Greene juice, buddha bowl, and hummus platter
LOCATION
Little Windows
The juicery Cafe
Located at the lakeside of Pokhara, it’s quite a hidden gem. The Juicery Cafe has a wonderful setting at the lake, local vegetarian/vegan food with lots of healthy options like cold-pressed juices, buddha bowls, organic coffee, homemade vegan desserts.
OUR FAVORITE PICKS
Detoxifier juice, super green bowl & buddha bowl
LOCATION
The Juicery Cafe
Friendly Cafe
Friendly Cafe a restaurant run by a local family and is located next to the hotel where we stayed. We went here a few times for dinner as this family is really “friendly” and they serve amazing traditional food! oh and it was also very cheap.
OUR FAVORITE PICKS
Vegetable dhal baht and yellow curry with rice
LOCATION
Friendly Cafe
P.S. Are you leaving soon? Be sure to check out the following helpful websites for planning your trip.
- Skyscanner to book and find the best flights
- Booking.com to book your accommodation
- Lonely Planet to get a complete travel guide
- Tourradar to join one of the amazing adventure group tours
