itsvegan is the world’s vegan resource: one free place to find vegan restaurants, cafés, hotels, shops, brands and professionals, to learn about veganism, to cook, and to meet people who care about animals as much as you do.
Our mission
Going vegan — and staying vegan — should be easy wherever you are. A kind meal in an unfamiliar city, a nutritionist who understands a plant-based diet, a sanctuary to visit with your kids, a straight answer about vitamin B12: all of it should be one search away. That’s what we’re building.
We believe the best guide to vegan life is written by vegans themselves. Every listing, review, photo, recipe and article on itsvegan comes from people in the community, and everything is free to use. No paywalls, no “premium” access to information, no selling your data.
What you’ll find here
- The directory — restaurants, cafés and bakeries, hotels and retreats, stores, beauty and wellness, brands, chefs, coaches, nutritionists, doctors, trainers, sanctuaries, organizations, local groups and events, each marked as 100% vegan, vegan options or vegan-friendly.
- The vegan map — every place with an address on one worldwide map, plus city and country guides.
- Reviews — honest experiences from members, with photos, owner replies and helpful votes.
- Veganpedia — the free vegan encyclopedia on nutrition, health, ethics, environment, food and culture, editable by anyone and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Recipes — tested plant-based recipes from members, with ingredient checklists and a servings scaler.
- Community — forums, a social feed, private messages and profiles to connect with vegans around the world.
- Bookings — request sessions with vegan chefs, coaches, nutritionists and other pros directly from their profile.
Built by the community
itsvegan works like a good neighbourhood noticeboard crossed with an encyclopedia. Members add places they love and update the ones that change; business owners claim their listings to keep details current; writers improve Veganpedia articles one edit at a time. Our small team builds the platform, moderates and keeps it fast, safe and free.
Where our data comes from
Directory data comes from two sources: members and business owners who add and update listings on itsvegan, and OpenStreetMap, the free, editable map of the world. Places tagged as vegan on OpenStreetMap are imported to give every city a head start, then enriched by our community with reviews, photos and details.
OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles are provided by OpenStreetMap. If you spot a mistake in an imported place, you can fix it here — and we encourage you to fix it on OpenStreetMap too, so every map gets better.
How we stay independent
Listings are free and always will be. We never sell rankings: the order of results depends on relevance, ratings and how complete a listing is, not on payment. Reviews can’t be bought, edited or removed by businesses — owners can reply publicly, and anyone can report a review that breaks our guidelines. If we ever introduce optional paid features for businesses, they will be clearly labelled and will never affect reviews.
Get involved
The fastest way to help: add a place you know, review somewhere you ate this week, or improve a Veganpedia article. Running a vegan business? Claim your listing. Ideas, partnerships or press? Get in touch.