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King CookDaily

1-27, The Arcade, Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PN, UK4.9 (192 reviews)map

Fully vegan wok-bowl kitchen in the Liverpool Street Arcade — jerk and Lao-style bowls over rice, noodles or grains with mock meats and puffed tofu, rated 4.9 by a crowd that includes plenty of self-declared non-vegans.

Why it's listed: King CookDaily is a well-known fully vegan restaurant (primary type Vegan Restaurant, 4.9 from 192 reviews) at Liverpool Street Arcade, on the immediate western edge of East London.

Profile last updated 11 July 2026.

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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Vegan wok-fired bowls with pan-Asian and Caribbean influences — jerk bowl, Lao laab box — built on rice, noodle or grain bases with mock-meat or tofu proteins
Each bowl has a base of rice, noodles or grains, 5 to 10 different begs, the moorishest saucereviews
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
vegan
vegan_restaurant; review: 'I wasn't expecting much since it's all vegan'primaryType
Service modes offered
dine in · takeaway
made fresh to order & it was ready so fast — counter-service arcade unitreviews
Price band
midrange
£15 for a dish had me thinking twice at first, but... the portion was defo enoughreviews
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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Occasions customers use it for
quick filling lunch near Liverpool Street · non-vegans trying vegan food · regulars rotating a varied bowl menu
There are enough meals to chose from so you could go everyday and never be boredreviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
jerk bowl (mock chicken or tofu) · Lao box (laab salad with spring rolls) · high grade bowl · puffed tofu topping · homemade scotch bonnet sauce
I went for the Jerk Bowl with Mock Chicken, and it did not disappointreviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
£15 per bowl feels steep for a lunch spot · sauce-to-rice ratio occasionally off
the sauce to rice ratio was a bit off, just a bit less sauce would've been perfectreviews
Service character as customers describe it
Fast, friendly counter service — bowls wok-fired fresh to order and out quickly
the food was made fresh to order & it was ready so fastreviews
Value for money as customers see it
Around £15 a bowl reads high for lunch at first, but generous portions repeatedly win reviewers over as worth it
Price-wise, bit expensive for lunch but worth it. I left stuffed and happyreviews
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Only the owner knows it

Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.

We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.