Freiburg im Breisgau, situated in the middle of the black forest, is a green paradise full of vegan and sustainable options for eating out. As our favorite city in the world, we frequent it whenever possible and we stay up to date with it’s vegan food scene. Please let us know about any updates to the info in this article.

Many of our favorite dine out spots had unfortunately closed during the past few years, however many new options appeared meanwhile. This guide is a combination between vegan friendly food establishments that serve guests since many years, and the newcomers that will hopefully succeed to become corner stones of Freiburg’s vegan food heritage.

Chada Thai Nudelsuppe​​
Rempartstraße 5 (city center)

This family owned restaurant in the heart of the old town offers a small menu and about half of it is completely vegan. Though the choice is narrow, the flavors and freshness of the ingredients is mind-blowing and mouth watering. You can choose between noodles with vegetables in broth, a Thai noodle curry or a cold served noodle salad. The dishes are super tasty and one dish would keep you full for the rest of the day. The prices are moderate and the staff is kind and attentive.

Chada Thai Restaurant
Richard-Wagner-Straße 24 (Herdern)

For those aiming for a broader variety, the same family owns another restaurant a few minutes bus ride from the city center, with many vegan options. This place is fancier so booking in advance is recommended. Here you’ll find other traditional Thai dishes, all exquisite as well.

Tofu Taifun
Market stand at the Münstermarkt (city center)

Tofu Taifun, one of the leading tofu producers in Europe, was founded in Freiburg. The Factory still resides in the outskirts of Freiburg and offers group tours to learn about the process of tofu making. For those of you who would just like to taste their awesome products, there ix a vegan sausage stand offering some of the company’s products. The Tofu sausage truck blends well within the busy central farmers market of Freiburg, and they offers a vegan alternative to the traditional Wurst. This is a great place to grab a quick, tasty and affordable lunch.

Afghan-Eck
Habsburgerstraße 133A (city center)

This little Afghan family owned restaurant, situated at the edge of the old town offers a delicious lunch for an affordable prices. The vegan options include the triple veggie plate that consists of three vegan curries and rice or their delicious deep fried Bolani, Pakora or Samosa.

Adelhaus
Adelhauser Str. 29-31a (city center)

This vegetarian buffet style restaurant is situated in one of the nicest squares in the old town. The buffet consists of various salads and warm dishes many of which are vegan. All dishes are organic and many are also gluten free. We especially fancy their cake section.

Café Huber
Wentzingerstraße 46 (Stühlinger, near the central train station)

This café offers a delightful selection of vegan and gluten free cakes, as well as coffee, soft drinks and some daily vegan options for lunch.

Euphrat
Niemensstraße 13 (city center)

Next to the university there are many options for a student’s budget lunch. Nevertheless, this Kurdish women-owned diner stands out in terms of taste, quality and budget. If you approach this place during lunch time, the first thing that you’ll notice would be the long queue of hungry students and uni-staff. However the waiting time is short as they run a very efficient and quick service. When your turn comes, you can choose between different types of freshly made breads and out of the fillings from the salads and stews bar. Out of their sandwiches our favorite one is the Yufka with Falafel, made in front of you on the spot in a couple of minutes just as you order it.

Pausenraum
Burgdorfer Weg 19 (Zähringen)

A cozy neighborhood vegan café (apart from the optional cow milk for drinks), that serves many vegan cakes and a changing daily lunch menu. All the dishes are home made and 100% organic. Many of the cakes and dishes are also gluten free. This place is very kids-friendly, and we passed here many hours of coffee breaks while learning the German language in their cute reading corner equipped with donated books. This is one of those rare businesses that are really involved in the community, and they support and organize many special public and private events.

Katzentemple
Bertoldstraße 24 (city center)

A branch of the completely vegan chain that operates cat cafés throughout Germany. This place is a cat lovers heaven as you can dine in the company of fluffy rescue cats. This café offers mostly drinks, cakes and light lunches. Prices are a bit higher than average but keep in mind that you are actually also paying the rent of the shelter for a bunch of homeless cats.

Meisterbackerei Tobias Weber
Richard-Wagner-Straße 33 (Herdern)

This German-style bakery makes vegan versions of many traditional German pastries such as: Donau-Welle, sweet buns, cinnamon rolls, vanilla and strawberry puff pastry and many more among a few other international surprises. Everything is freshly baked daily and there are numerous vegan options to choose from.

Café August
Gerberau 11 (city center)

Situated in one of the nicest squares of the old town, this small cafe offers homemade vegan cakes and drinks.

Au Contraire
Gerberau 12 (city center)

This central café and bar is located in one of the best locations in town, especially if you are lucky enough to catch a seat on the terrace above the water canal. Except from their fabulous location, they serve vegan sweets. The coffee is splendid and it is served by default with a plant-based milk-alternative and there is an extra fee for non-vegan milk.

Hermann Café
Wentzingerstraße 15 (near the main train station)

In one of the coolest locations in town, just above the train tracks, this hipster style cafe serves vegan options for breakfast, bagels with vegan-Lax, waffles, cakes and more.

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