Vegan
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Malaysian

Fully vegan Malaysian restaurant that offers various starters, soups, rice and noodle dishes such as tofu satay, salt and pepper lotus roots, fried mushrooms, sweetcorn fritters, tom yum soup, and pineapple fried rice. Open Tue-Thu 17:00-21:30, Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 17:00-21:30. Closed Mon.


282 Reviews

First Review by claireabella13

LeenL

Points +2410

Vegan
28 Sep 2025

Lovely dinner

Tasty and fresh Asian food.

RubyMay

Points +1416

Vegan
27 Sep 2025

Excellent meal and good service

Everything was delicious. Easily the best meal we’ve had in Edinburgh. I reccomend this place 100%.

Pros: Loads of choice , All vegan , Delicious

zoe214

Points +587

Vegan
24 Sep 2025

Petit restaurant 100% vegan

De bons plats, surtout ceux au tofu.

Amina&Fabio

Points +994

Vegan
13 Sep 2025

Thai-licious

We came here for our 3rd Anniversary dinner, it did not disappoint at all! We’ve been seeing the hype about this restaurant and it was absolutely delicious! It was so difficult trying to pick what to eat! We definitely over ordered and left with fully happy bellies. If you are a vegan visiting Edinburgh, this needs to be the first place you come to!

Pros: Fully vegan, Flavourful , Cosy

happy_banana

Points +1956

Vegan
31 Aug 2025

Amazing vegan Malysian!!

Yummm, this place was one of our favorites in Edinburgh!! We arrived more than 45 minutes early for our reservation, but they were very accommodating and sat us right away (definitely make a reservation!)
We got the laksa, which I had heard so much about, and one of their specials - nasi lemak with a potato curry.
The nasi lemak was great - the potato curry was very savory and the slightly spicy tofu and green beans and pickled vegetables were also great complements. However the laksa was the stand-out for me. It was everything I wanted in a Malaysian curry - slightly spicy and so delicious. The char siu on top was a wonderful addition as well. If I lived in Edinburgh, I'd come back all the time! Also I have to mention the food came SO FAST.

EDIT: Came back and the food was just as good! My omni friend said the bbq rice dish with vegan meat was the best vegan meat he's ever had

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-25

Pros: Authentic food, Friendly staff

Cons: Very busy

haydon1978

Points +63

Vegetarian
25 Aug 2025

Excellent!!!!

An excellent dinner with a great view of Arthur's seat. The staff were all lovely and work really hard. This restaurant is really good and therefore really popular. We attended during the fringe and the queues were massive. Definitely book in advance. It's worth it!

Pros: Food quality, Staff, Choice

amythompy

Points +15

Mostly Veg
24 Aug 2025

Yum!

Great food and very fast and friendly staff. We ordered the gan lau mee and two BBQ combination rice. Both were good but the rice dish was definitely the favourite.

My partner has a nut allergy and the waitress assured us when we ordered that there is a garnish on top of the noodles which is fried garlic rather than nuts. This reassurance was lovely because we usually have to ask and clarify this ourselves at most restaurants. Very thoughtful ☺️

Updated from previous review on 2025-08-24

Tiro

Points +252

Vegan
18 Aug 2025

Best Asian Restaurant in Edinburgh!

Heard great thing and wanted to try it for a while, and they didn't disappoint!

Every dish were full of flavour and so delicious!

Had there Gan Lau Mee noodles. The vegan "pork" was the best I've ever had! It was out of this world!

I tried my friends crispy pancakes. Since turning vegan, I've always missed the crispy duck pancakes, and this vegan version was amazing! I've had these before in other restaurants but Soul Vegan's one has been my favourite! They use crispy bean curd skins which gives a great texture and the flavours were spot on!

To end the meal, I had the banana fritter with caramel ice cream. Outstanding ice cream went really well with the warm crispy fritters.

I need to come back again to try the rest of the menu 😁

Pros: Vegan "pork", Cirpsy Pancakes, Friendly

LauraHodgetts

Points +110

Vegan
17 Aug 2025

Best Vegan Food in Edinburgh

Absolutely delicious, warming, flavoursome food! Friendly staff, relaxed cosy atmosphere, and the best Laksa I’ve ever had. Didn’t take any photos as I couldn’t wait 😂

Pros: Tasty food, Good value for money, Good choice

KaterinaLouisa

Points +4874

Vegan
16 Aug 2025

Love it

Delicious food, fast service, lovely staff

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-08

minorcauliflower

Points +104

Vegan
16 Aug 2025

best vegan restaurant in Edinburgh

The best vegan restaurant in Edinburgh, in our opinion! We had great luck, as we still managed to get a table and were there on a less busy day. The staff was super friendly and helpful; they immediately asked about allergies. My boyfriend has a nut allergy, and although a lot of the dishes had nuts in them, they could make almost everything without nuts for us. We loved the food and the service, and would definitely recommend it to everybody when visiting Edinburgh!

Pros: food, staff, atmosphere

Cons: nothing!

k-mcg

Points +73

Vegan
10 Aug 2025

Impressed

Had a fantastic dinner here. I am not a fan of fake meat but tried their seitan “vegan pork” and it was phenomenal, so flavourful without being meaty to an off-putting level. We had a lovely dessert too.

Pros: Vegan pork

nfish00

Points +99

Vegan
07 Aug 2025

Perfect!

Amazing food, the best vegan pork I’ve ever had! The staff are so lovely and the service is excellent.
We are here 3 times on our 3 day trip to the Fringe. The vibe inside is really nice.

Updated from previous review on 2025-08-07

StefanHarvey

Points +188

Vegan
07 Aug 2025

Friendly and good food

Staff were really friendly, food was good. Lots of tofu options, good for cleaner veg food too!

Pros: The fried veg dish had a really nice variety

Cons: Deep fried tofu not quite what expected

Hcb504

Points +493

Vegan
30 Jul 2025

Generous tasty portions

The food here is lovely! Very generous portions and really tasty. The service was great too, very attentive.

I'd recommend booking. We arrived at 5.30 on a Wednesday (in the summer holidays) and there was only space left outside!

alunisae

Points +4586

Vegan
20 Jul 2025

incredible. genuinely amazing

probably a top option in edinburgh. so many flavorful options!! hard to decide what to get!

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-04

duchickams

Points +94

Vegan
20 Jul 2025

Super yummy and big portions

This place was so nice, the staff were accommodating and friendly. Portions are huge for the price and we left feeling so well fed. Loads of options !

Pros: Tasty food at good price , Nice staff , Fully vegan

Cons: Quite a dodgy location, Locals may harass if sat outside , Menu is great but descriptions don’t do justice

Kristol

Points +1256

Vegan
20 Jul 2025

Tasty stuff!

Such a range of different options, good portion size and extremely reasonable price! The vegan 'pork' was very tasty.

The pudding of deep fried sweet potato balls I found a bit stodgy and savoury but the ice cream was nice.

Food came extremely quickly (after about 5 minutes!) I'd definitely return to try other dishes when next in Edinburgh.

Definitely book a table as there was a queue of walk ins waiting outside. Inside is very small and a bit cramped you're basically sat right next to the adjacent table. It can get very warm in there. Service felt a bit rushed after we'd finished as they wanted to get the next guests in. You get 1hr30min for your booking.

JoBeill

Points +54

Vegetarian
20 Jul 2025

Delicious Malaysian food

Wow. This place is amazing. It's advisable to book a table in peak tourist season otherwise you may join the queue outside.
The entire menu is vegan. What a treat. We had the satay tofu for starters. I had laksa noodle for main(includes tofu). My husband had gan lau mee (includes vegan pork). We shall be back 😁

Pros: Entire menu is vegan, Tap water is refilled by waiting staff, Friendly service

Cons: It's small and busy so best to book, N/a, N/a

VeganSue2

Points +69

Vegan
18 Jul 2025

Great lunch stop

Had the corn soup So flavorful also fried variety mushrooms very tasty but deep fried Husband loved his sweet n sour mushrooms w rice

Pros: Quaint, Great staff, V tasty food

jillsveganmeals

Points +922

Vegan
13 Jul 2025

Gorgeous

What's to say - the food is evidently spectacular here.

I got the laksa due to very insistent recommendations and I'm glad I did - it was DIVINE. The tofu stuff on top was insanely tasty!

We also got mapo tofu, salt and pepper lotus crisps, and pineapple rice (very chargrilled, delicious flavour - I recommend it!). Finished with banana fritters 😍

Absolutely gorgeous meal! 65 quid for the lot (we only had water to drink as we didn't fancy alcohol or any other drinks). The service is very attentive and they fill water cups very regularly which was really appreciated!

electroconvulsive

Points +143

Vegetarian
13 Jul 2025

Okay

Food was okay, but nothing extraordinary

LarissaK

Points +4877

Vegan
13 Jul 2025

Delicious and filling!

I loved this place! Their fake meat is so good paired with fresh veggies, good sauces, amazing flavours! Service is outstanding!😊❤️

Pros: Delicious flavours, 100 % vegan, outstanding flavours, good location

philahealthia

Points +257

Vegan
10 Jul 2025

Delicious Malaysian food

Delicious all-vegan menu. We enjoyed the lotus root, katsu mushroom curry, and (the star of the show) the two bbq with rice.

WildCashew

Points +174

Vegan
02 Jul 2025

FAV RESTAURANT EVER

So amazing!! I love this place, my non vegan boyfriend says it’s the best laksa he’s ever had and the bbq pork is my fav veg bbq pork I’ve ever had. The desserts are so scrumptious too!! Make sure to make a reservation because they fill up fast!!

maisiemoo99

Points +306

Vegan
28 Jun 2025

AMAZING ASIAN FOOD 😍

Decided to go here after seeing all the great ratings whilst on a trip to Edinburgh and the food was amazing !! 💚 Our group chose the nasi lemak and aromatic pancakes from the specials board, the lion’s mane rendang, and shared tofu satay and spring rolls. The staff were very friendly and we loved our meals, I really enjoyed my nasi lemak but it would’ve been even better with less curry and more sambal beancurd. The portion sizes were huge !!

Visited again a year later, Soul Vegan is just as good as I remembered 😍 I had the cabbage rolls which were good, but the two BBQ combination rice was soo delicious, highly recommend trying it !!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-15

Pros: Variety of dishes, Portion size , Flavours

Cons: A bit dark inside

RuthLewis

Points +161

Vegan
23 Jun 2025

Delicious and healthy

This is one of the best restaurants in Edinburgh! Also one of the very few places that is fully vegan but not based on processed fake meats which I know a lot of people like but isn’t to my taste. Food here is incredible, super tasty. Non vegans I’ve brought always love it too.




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