Our guide to vegan restaurants in Rome shows you that eating vegan doesn’t mean eating second best. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s quite difficult to eat traditional Italian food as a vegan. Traditional dishes which are vegan are few and far between and are spread out amongst regional cuisines making them difficult to find everywhere. Neapolitan spaghetti<\/em> with tomato sauce and tuscan ribollita<\/em> (bread and vegetable soup) are both vegan, but often served with parmesan cheese on top. Some pizzas can be vegan, such as marinara<\/em> (tomato sauce and garlic toppings) as can some risottos (although they usually have butter or cheese added as part of the cooking process, so check). You have to be careful with some kinds of bread as well, such as piadina<\/em> or focaccia<\/em> as these are often made with strutto<\/em> (lard). And of course, fresh pasta is off the menu as it’s made with eggs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No need to worry any longer, though. Our guide to vegan restaurants in Rome will show you what to eat and where to eat it\u2014without feeling like you’re missing out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rome’s growing vegan scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, the Italian vegan community is growing rapidly, and so restaurants in Rome are responding to the demand, and marking vegan dishes on their menus. This can leave you with a limited choice though. However, there is a growing number of vegetarian restaurants in Rome<\/a> which also provide a wide range of dishes, both traditional and modern, catering for the vegan community. Many of these also happen to be trendy, quirky, hangouts popular among the fashionable young Roman set, so they are also interesting places to visit even if you\u2019re not vegetarian or vegan. There is also a small number of restaurants which are exclusively vegan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of our favorite vegan\/vegan friendly restaurants in Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uovo \u00e0 pois<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Uovo \u00e0 Pois<\/a> is an \u2018alternative patisserie\u2019 that specializes in products completely without dairy products. Many (but not all) of their products are vegan and change almost on a daily basis. Chef Alberto Paciaroni fulfilled his dream of opening an Uovo \u00e0 Pois in 2015 and has been creating amazing cakes and desserts ever since. From re-worked Italian and French classics to gelato, it\u2019s worth a visit. The shop is located in the south of Rome in the Porto Fluviale area and is a short walk from the Piramide Metro (Line B).<\/p>\n\n\n\n