5 Best Vegan Restaurants in Sydney (2026)

Infinity is a rotating fine-dining restaurant 81 floors above Sydney's CBD inside Sydney Tower, run by chef Mark Best and built entirely around Australian-grown produce, wine, beer and spirits. It's a Modern Australian restaurant, not a vegan one, though its produce-driven menu style means some dishes can be adapted for plant-based diners on request. The restaurant holds a Good Food Guide hat and is best known for its 360-degree views over the city as it slowly rotates through a meal.

This is a Thai restaurant above World Square shopping centre, part of a well-known Sydney Thai chain, not a vegan or vegetarian specialist. Its large menu spans curries, salads, noodles and grilled meats, and while it can accommodate vegetarian requests, plant-based diners are working from a general Thai menu rather than a dedicated vegan one. It draws a mixed weekday and weekend crowd for its bold, sweet-and-spicy cooking style.

Esteban is a contemporary Mexican restaurant in the Sydney CBD, known for its tasting menu, margarita programme and cocktail list, not for vegan cooking specifically. Reviewers note the kitchen can run largely gluten-free on request, but the menu is built around Mexican small plates including meat and seafood rather than a plant-based concept. It's a date-night and special-occasion spot more than a vegan-focused kitchen.

Yulli's has run as a dedicated vegan and gluten-free restaurant and bar in Surry Hills since 2008, and it's the only genuinely vegan-specialist kitchen on this list. The menu is built entirely around plant-based small plates designed for sharing, paired with a beer and wine list, and the restaurant regularly hosts events like live music and spoken word nights alongside regular dinner service. Even diners who aren't vegan consistently note they don't feel like they're missing anything.

Aalia is a two-hatted Middle Eastern and North African fine-dining restaurant in the Sydney CBD, built around dishes drawn from historic regional cookbooks rather than a vegan concept. Its menu centres on shared mezze and larger plates that include lamb and duck alongside vegetable-forward dishes like smoked eggplant and labneh. It was named Gourmet Traveller's NSW Restaurant of the Year and is one of the more awarded restaurants on this list.