Tofu vegan Spitalfields
Flagship fully vegan Chinese restaurant on Commercial Street (4.9 from 2,777 reviews) doing dumplings, dim sum, mapo tofu and mock-meat classics at generous portions with unlimited rice refills; service by named regulars Vincent and Jenny draws as much praise as the food. Packed at dinner, easier mid-day.
Why it's listed: Tofu Vegan Spitalfields is a fully vegan Chinese/Korean restaurant on Commercial St E1 with a 4.9 rating over 2,777 reviews — a flagship dedicated vegan venue.
Profile last updated 11 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Vegan Chinese — dumplings, dim sum, Sichuan-leaning dishes (mapo tofu, kung pao chik'n) and inventive mock-seafood like bao fish.“mapo tofu, sizzling tofu and kung pao chik'n”
— reviews - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- Fully vegan — Google primary type is vegan_restaurant and reviewers celebrate that 'it was all vegan'.“vegan_restaurant (primaryType)”
— types - Service modes offered
- dine in“The restaurant was packed on a Thursday evening”
— reviews - Price band
- Midrange (Google price level: moderate), with reviewers noting generous portions.“PRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE”
— priceLevel
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- group dining and sharing · family meals · introducing non-vegans to vegan food · mid-day lunch (easier tables)“I recommend going in groups as the dishes are a good portion and you will want to try lots of things”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- wontons in house special sauce · dumplings in house sauce · soup dumplings · mapo tofu · sizzling tofu · kung pao chik'n · dry fried green beans · cloud ear mushrooms · chilli chips · bao fish · tofu buns · smacked cucumbers“My favorites are the dry fried green beans, cloud ear mushrooms and wontons in their house special sauce”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- some dishes notably spicy — ask for milder · packed at dinner; mid-day easier for tables“Some of the dishes are spicy so be prepared for that or ask for milder options”
— reviews - Booking advised
- Advised for evenings — packed on a weekday night; walk-ins fine mid-day.“The restaurant was packed on a Thursday evening”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Warm and attentive with staff known by name — Vincent and Jenny are praised across multiple reviews for recommendations, unrushed service and thoughtful extras (a spare soup dumpling for a party of four, unprompted rice and water refills).“Vincent and Jenny were warm, welcoming and so polite... Vincent gave us an extra one as we were 4 of us”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Generous portions and unlimited steamed rice refilled without asking — seen as good value for the quality.“Unlimited steamed rice which were refilled without us asking”
— reviews
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.