The 15 best vegetarian restaurants in Dresden (October 2026)

Updated on 9 October 2026 · By Àlex González Iglesias, founder of Find It Fit

Find It Fit lists 519 places in Dresden (Germany): 341 restaurants, 88 cafés and 90 food shops. Of the restaurants and cafés, 413 are vegetarian, 141 have the menu analysed dish by dish (5,370 different dishes) and 93 have the price worked out from their menu. This guide picks the 15 whose menu offers the most, for anyone who eats no meat or fish.

How we choose

Nobody pays to be listed. Not to appear and not for the order. How we decide which places get in.
What the menu says comes first. For someone who eats vegetarian what counts is real main dishes (not sides or «one salad»), with varied protein: legumes, tofu, tempeh, eggs, cheese, nuts (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). A menu scores if the whole place is vegetarian or vegan (45), for each vegetarian main (4, up to 32), for each different protein source (3, up to 9) and if dishes are marked on the menu (5). Each place gets a score from 0 to 100 and the list follows that order; under each one you will see why, and the dishes that justify it. Verified information (claimed listing, own description, price from the menu) only breaks ties. The full criterion, with its sources.
Check with the place if you have an allergy or intolerance: menus change and this guide is not medical advice.

The list at a glance

#	Place	Type	Labels	Price	Menu
1	Stadtfuchs	Café & brunch	Vegetarian	€	✓ 12 dishes
2	Odessa	Restaurant	Vegetarian	€€	✓ 8 dishes
3	ElbeGarten	Restaurant	Vegetarian	€€€	✓ 12 dishes
4	Cross River Café	Café & brunch	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 40 dishes
5	Frittenwerk	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 38 dishes
6	Restaurant Stadtforum Dresden	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 24 dishes
7	Café Glocke	Café & brunch	Vegetarian, Organic, Eco	€€	✓ 62 dishes
8	Trattoria La Piazzetta	Restaurant	Vegetarian	€€	✓ 23 dishes
9	Dera Restaurant	Restaurant	Vegetarian	€€	✓ 49 dishes
10	Enchilada	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 100 dishes
11	Tanteleuk	Café & brunch	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 18 dishes
12	Steffenhagen	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€€	✓ 17 dishes
13	Ocakbaşı	Restaurant	Vegetarian	€€€	✓ 57 dishes
14	Soup & Food Mockritz	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 18 dishes
15	Global Spicy	Restaurant	Vegan, Vegetarian	€	✓ 65 dishes

One by one

1. Stadtfuchs

Café & brunch · Reichenbachstraße, 25, Dresden · €

Cheap café in Dresden with vegetarian options. It offers Gemüse Frittata, Indisches Dal, Klassische Soljanka, allgäuer käsespätzle, power bowl and ofen feta.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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2. Odessa

Restaurant · Ostra-Allee, 11, Dresden · €€

Restaurant in Dresden with vegetarian options and mid-range prices. It includes Kartoffelcremésuppe, Marinierte Aubergine, Odessa - gefüllter Eierkuchen, Griechischer Salat and Hausgemachter Borschtsch.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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3. ElbeGarten

Restaurant · Friedrich-Wieck-Straße, 18, Dresden · €€€

Expensive restaurant in Dresden with vegetarian options and dishes such as Carpaccio vom Rind, Rauch & Trüffel Burger and Garnelen Pasta. It also offers Kalte Gurken-Avocado-Suppe, Oktopus-Salat and desserts like Zitronen-Basilikum Parfait.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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4. Cross River Café

Café & brunch · Pfarrgasse, 2, Dresden · €

Cheap café in Dresden with vegan and vegetarian options. It serves Affogato doppelter Espresso, Espresso Tonic and matcha latte, plus Avocado Smash, Moccachino and several kinds of tea.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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5. Frittenwerk

Restaurant · Prager Straße, 4a, Dresden · €

Budget restaurant in Dresden with vegan and vegetarian options, featuring Classic Québec Poutine, Vegane Currywurst Spezial and Chicken Shawarma Poutine, plus Falafel, Hausfritten and Guacamole.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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6. Restaurant Stadtforum Dresden

Restaurant · Waisenhausstraße, 14, Dresde · €

Budget restaurant in Dresden with vegan and vegetarian options. It serves Veganes Kichererbsen-Curry, veganes chili sin carne, Vegane Spaghetti mit Linsenbolognese and quarkkäulchen with apple sauce.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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7. Café Glocke

Café & brunch · Pulsnitzer Straße, 1, Dresden · €€

Vegetarian, organic café in Dresden with espresso, cappuccino and flat white. It also serves chai latte, matcha latte, freshly squeezed orange juice and limoncello spritz.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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8. Trattoria La Piazzetta

Restaurant · Neustädter Markt, 8, Dresden · €€

In Dresden, this mid-priced vegetarian trattoria serves spaghetti al pomodoro, Pizza Margherita and bruschetta, along with minestrone, caprese and spaghetti aglio e olio.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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9. Dera Restaurant

Restaurant · Lannerstraße, 5, Dresden · €€

Restaurant in Dresden with vegetarian options. Its menu brings together Vegetable Pakora (vegan), Chicken Pakora, Samosas, Dera Mix Teller (vegetarisch), Dera Salat- Vegetarisch and Paneer Spezial- vegetarisch.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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10. Enchilada

Restaurant · Wilsdruffer Straße, Dresde · €

In Dresden, a restaurant with vegan and vegetarian options. It serves Plato Mexicano, Plato Verde and Grilled Avocado, along with Chili Cheese Fries, Crispy Cauliflower Bites and Churros.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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11. Tanteleuk

Café & brunch · Louisenstraße, 24, Dresden · €

Budget café in Dresden, with vegan and vegetarian options. It offers Birchermüsli (vegan), Avocado-Brot (vegan) and Tomate-Mozzarella Bagel (vegetarisch), plus Hausgemachte Waffeln and Hausgemachte Quarkkeulchen.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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12. Steffenhagen

Restaurant · Schönfelder Straße, 2, Dresden · €€

Restaurant in Dresden with vegan and vegetarian options, mid-range priced. It features bruschetta trio, seitansteak and prager biergulasch (seitan), plus keeseplatte, arancini and schnitzel vien.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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13. Ocakbaşı

Restaurant · Eschenstraße, 1, Dresden · €€€

In Dresden, Ocakbaşı is listed as a vegetarian restaurant at an expensive price level. It serves Mercimek Corbasi, Türkischer Frühstücksteller, Ocakbasi Salat and Adana Kebap.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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14. Soup & Food Mockritz

Restaurant · Boderitzer Straße, 12a, Dresden · €

In Dresden, with vegan and vegetarian options and cheap prices, Soup & Food Mockritz serves Sächsische Kartoffelsuppe, Linsen-Zitronen Risotto and Eintopf „Königsberger Art“. It also includes Kaiserschmarrn „Wiener Art" and Spinach-Potato Topf mit Ei.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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15. Global Spicy

Restaurant · Pfotenhauerstraße, 59, Dresden · €

In Dresden, this vegan and vegetarian restaurant serves margherita, vegetarisch and quattro formaggi, along with tonno, marinara and global, in a range of pizza styles.

Menu not scored yet. It carries the «Vegetarian» label from another source (OpenStreetMap or the business itself), which is why it comes after the places whose menu has been read.

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Frequently asked questions

How many places to eat vegetarian are there in Dresden?

Find It Fit lists 413 vegetarian restaurants and cafés in Dresden, within a directory of 519 places in the city (341 restaurants, 88 cafés and 90 food shops). This guide picks the 15 with the most verified information.

How do you know a place is vegetarian?

For someone who eats vegetarian what counts is real main dishes (not sides or «one salad»), with varied protein: legumes, tofu, tempeh, eggs, cheese, nuts (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). A menu scores if the whole place is vegetarian or vegan (45), for each vegetarian main (4, up to 32), for each different protein source (3, up to 9) and if dishes are marked on the menu (5). Every menu is read dish by dish with that criterion and the place gets a score from 0 to 100; in each entry you will see the score, the reason and the dishes that justify it. Never from the name: «healthy», «fit» or «light» do not count.

Do restaurants pay to be on this list?

No. No place pays to appear or for its position. The order comes from how much verified information we have on each one: analysed menu, own description, price worked out from the menu and whether the business has claimed its listing.

When is it updated?

The guide is regenerated every day from the Find It Fit database; the month in the title shows the latest review. Places that close or change their menu drop out or move on their own.

What does each place’s score mean?

It is what its menu offers anyone who eats no meat or fish, from 0 to 100, with the criterion above. It does not measure how tasty the food is or the service: it measures what is written on the menu. A 60 with many valid dishes and sugar-free drinks is a better starting point than a 20 with «one salad». And it is the order of this list: the first is the one with the most points today.

What if I also need to eat gluten-free in Dresden?

There is a separate guide to gluten-free restaurants in Dresden, and in the app you can combine filters (vegan + gluten-free, for example) and see the map.