Six new Canberra restaurants vegetarians need to cross off their bucket list
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Meet the new restaurants in Canberra catering to plant-based cravings.
Highlighting the delicious diversity of vegetables and showing that you don’t need to add meat to every meal, these new places to eat and drink are worth booking into.
All offering menu options that cater to vegetarian and flexitarian diners looking to try somewhere (and something) new, start crossing them off your bucket list.
AZUMA Den (City)
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Fusing together Japanese and Korean cuisines, AZUMA Den promises a unique dining experience for both vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Showcasing both cultures’ strengths through carefully crafted dishes, those looking for plant-based options will enjoy dishes like mushroom and tofu house-made dumplings, sweet potato noodles with enoki mushrooms and vegetables, silken spicy tofu, and finger eggplant flame-grilled with gochujang and miso on the hibachi grill.
Just make sure you leave some room for dessert!
East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Griffith | azumaden.com.au
Bar Lola (City)
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Promising fresh, daily made pasta from a bespoke Italian menu, vegetarians are in for a treat at Bar Lola. Along with Bucatini with semi-dried pesto, pea, stracciatella and pangratatto, other plant-based highlights on the menu include the white bean dip with house pickles and crispbread, the marinated spring radishes with sea salt and olive oil, and zucchini blossoms with anchovy mayo.
Complete with candlelight and cosy tables, it’s perfect for a romantic night out.
50 Northbourne, Avenue, City | barlola.com.au
Bar Outro (Braddon)
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From the team behind Terra and Recess, this new Braddon venue is part wine bar, part listening lounge, and all good vibes. And who doesn’t love a menu that’s snack-led but substantial?
On the menu here, vegos will find pickled zucchini with brown butter and white soy, sugarloaf cabbage with hot English mustard hummus and preserved lemon dressing, and ricotta scaroinocc with brown butter, pangrattato, pecorino pepato and truffle, as well as a whole lot more.
3/9 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @instagram.com/bar_outro
Johnny Gio’s Pizza (Braddon)
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Cult pizza fave Johnny Gio’s has brought its New York-Italian style to Braddon, and you’ll want to get your hands on a slice from here. Hand-stretched dough baked to crispy perfection provides the foundation for generous, flavour-packed toppings, including plenty of options for those who don’t eat meat.
An example? The Vego Lover overflowing with pomodoro, mozzarella, eggplant, capsicum, artichokes, zucchini and basil pesto, while the Zaza combines the mouthwatering flavours of porcini mushroom, smoked scarmoza, garlic, parmesan and truffle oil.
Looking for something simple? You can never beat a classic Margherita pizza.
Kivotos (Woden)
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Capturing the warmth and conviviality of Greek island dining, Kivotos has recently opened a new Greek wine bar and restaurant at the Hellenic Club.
Serving Greek dishes that focus on both tradition and technique, vegetarians won’t be disappointed with the offerings. Think: char-grilled pita bread and dips, vegetarian moussaka paddle pops, saganaki, vegetarian bifteki and a selection of salads.
Hellenic Club, 1 Matilda Street, Woden | hellenicclub.com.au
Southbound Clubhouse & Grill (Tuggeranong)
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Looking for a dinner option that’s a little more casual? In Southbound, Southern Cross Club Tuggeranong , you’ll find the perfect balance of sports viewing with quality food – the ideal combination on a lazy Friday night.
At Henry’s, you’ll find elevated versions of classic favourites, including roasted pumpkin and green pea risotto, a haloumi burger and spinach and feta ravioli while the Parrilla Grill offers a fresh roasted Mediterranean vegetable salad and the “Revolutionary Schnitzel” – a plant-based schnitzel rolled in panko breadcrumbs and served with thick-cut chips, tossed salad leaves and gravy.
Choose from the local beers, Canberra district wines, and well-crafted cocktails to make an evening of it.
Canberra Southern Cross Club, Corner Pitman & Holwell Street, Greenway | southboundclub.com.au
