January sees more people trying a plant-based diet as they give the Veganuary challenge a go, but how easy is it to go vegan in Southampton?
University news blog, Student Beans, has conducted a study to uncover the best cities in the UK for vegans.
From the number of vegan-friendly restaurants available to the average cost of vegan food in the area, every aspect of vegan eating has been considered.
While Southampton failed to make it into the top 20 overall, it has just scraped into the top 15 places offering vegan food delivered.
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Best cities in the UK for vegans
Taking the crown of the most vegan-friendly city 2022 is Edinburgh with a whopping 642 vegan restaurants and 42 Uber Eats options offering delicious plant-based food delivered straight to your door.
You should never be short of a tasty vegan meal if you find yourself in Scotland’s capital city.
Runner up in the list is Chester, missing out on the top spot with just nine Uber Eats restaurants and the cost of fruit and vegetables (staples in a vegan diet) is also slightly higher than Edinburgh.
However, with a total of 135 vegan restaurants to visit in the city, Chester is still an attractive place to visit for the vegan foodie.
Top 20 best UK cities for vegans
According to Student Beans, these are the top 20 best cities for vegan food in the UK.
- Edinburgh
- Chester
- Nottingham
- Glasgow
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Brighton and Hove
- Cambridge
- Inverness
- Manchester
- Norwich
- York
- Bath
- Oxford
- Cardiff
- Leeds
- Bristol
- Durham
- Exeter
- Stirling
- Sheffield
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Best UK cities for vegan food deliveries
According to Student Beans’ calculations, Brighton and Hove emerges victorious for vegan food deliveries with a whopping 71 restaurants on Uber Eats delivering vegan food.
Cambridge takes the second spot with 24 Uber Eats restaurants offering plant-based alternatives.
Bath makes it into the top three, and with a population of 94,782, the city is obviously on board with the vegan movement boasting 15 plant-based options from Uber Eats.
Just making it into the Student Beans list of 15, Southampton, with a population 252,872 boasts 25 vegan Uber Eats options.
Here's the full list of the 15 cities coming out on top, according to their population Vs the Uber Eats restaurants delivering vegan food:
- Brighton and Hove: Population 291,738 - 71 vegan Uber Eats options
- Cambridge: Population 125,063 - 24 vegan Uber Eats options
- Bath: Population 94,782 - 15 vegan Uber Eats options
- Westminster: Population 269,848 - 40 vegan Uber Eats options
- Oxford: Population 151,584 - 22 vegan Uber Eats options
- Exeter: Population 133,333 - 17 vegan Uber Eats options
- Salisbury: Population 44,748 - 5 vegan Uber Eats options
- Manchester: Population 555,741 - 62 vegan Uber Eats options
- Salford: Population 262,697 - 29 vegan Uber Eats options
- Worcester: Population 100,265 - 11 vegan Uber Eats options
- Norwich: Population 142,177 - 15 vegan Uber Eats options
- Durham: Population 47,785 - 5 vegan Uber Eats options
- Chester: Population 90,524 - 9 vegan Uber Eats options
- Hereford: Population 60,415 - 6 vegan Uber Eats options
- Southampton: Population 252,872 - 25 vegan Uber Eats options
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