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Built by a vegan traveller
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VTG ranks 270+ destinations by how hard it actually is to eat vegan. Real data, real sources, no sponsored content.

133
Sources
270+
Destinations
2026
Latest data
8
Difficulty levels
Why this exists

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal."

Paulo Coelho

Most vegan travel content asks where the good restaurants are. That works in cities with an established vegan scene. It does not help much once you are somewhere unfamiliar, eating outside the tourist trail, trying to work out what is actually safe.

This site came from that gap. Two things have long mattered to me: travel, because it shows you how places actually work once you arrive, and veganism, because it turns out to be a reliable way to live. The rankings measure what restaurant lists do not: the structural conditions that determine how hard a place actually is.

Full ranking methodology
The Methodology

How the rankings actually work

The full framework lives on its own page. Here is what it covers.

Methodology page covers

Nine criteria, split into two groups. Three set where a destination lands. Six refine the order within that range.

9 ranking criteria Animal product embeddedness HappyCow listing density Community feedback Methodology update history
Read the methodology
The Sources

Where the data comes from

Rankings draw on five categories of source material. Each is checked and categorised. Nothing is based on sponsored content or single-point opinion.

133 verified sources
Last updated 2026
📊13
Quantitative Datasets
Vegan population data, city rankings, HappyCow density figures
HappyCow -- Top 25 Vegan-Friendly Cities
Spinach Guide -- Top Vegan Cities
WalletHub -- Best Cities for Vegans & Vegetarians
Seasia.co -- Most Vegan-Friendly Cities (per capita)
The Vegan Review -- Vegan Restaurants per km²
World Population Review -- Veganism by Country
Statista -- Vegan Share by Country
Good Food Institute -- Plant-Based State of Industry
Finder UK -- UK Diet Trends 2025
Velivery -- Vegan Europe in Statistics
World Animal Foundation -- Global Vegan Statistics
IPSOS -- Global Views on Veganism Survey
Euromonitor -- Plant-Based Food Market Data
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Vegan Travel Media
Specialist vegan publications and general travel press
VegNews -- Travel Guide Hub
OngoingView ↗
Lonely Planet -- Great Time to Be a Vegan Traveler
Vegan Food & Living -- Best Countries for Vegans
Plant Based News -- Top European Destinations
The Nomadic Vegan -- Destination Guides
OngoingView ↗
The Vegan Society -- Travel Guidance
+ 23 more media sources in the full list
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Destination Sources
Country and regional vegan guides, on-the-ground reporting
Nomadic Vegan -- Europe Destination Guides
OngoingView ↗
HappyCow -- City & Country Listings
Vegan Travel Asia -- Southeast Asia Guides
60 destination guides total -- full list on the methodology page
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Travel Services & Tours
Tour operators, accommodation directories, and travel agencies
World Vegan Travel -- Luxury Group Tours
OperatorView ↗
VeggieHotels -- Vegan & Vegetarian Hotels
DirectoryView ↗
Responsible Travel -- Vegan Holiday Guide
MarketplaceView ↗
+ 11 more travel services in the full list
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Tools & Resources
Apps, directories, and practical reference guides
HappyCow -- Global Vegan Restaurant Finder
Barnivore -- Vegan Alcohol Directory
DirectoryView ↗
Open Food Facts -- Global Ingredient Database
DatabaseView ↗
EU Allergen Regulations -- Official Framework
RegulationView ↗
Food Standards Agency -- UK Allergen Rules
+ 12 more tools in the full list
Rankings are cross-referenced across multiple sources rather than relying on any single one. If something looks wrong or out of date, the contact page is there for exactly that.

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270+ destinations ranked by how hard it is to eat vegan.