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Vegetarian and vegan food in Chengdu

9 places in Chengdu with vegetarian or vegan options.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Wenshu Temple, Chengdu
Photo: Kcx36, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Vegetarian and vegan food in Chengdu

  1. SeeHistoric site

    Wenshu Temple

    Wenshu Monastery, 文殊院; wén shū yuàn

    This Tang Dynasty Buddhist temple is the most impressive, and perhaps also the most used, temple in Chengdu. It is dedicated to the Buddhist representation of Wisdom, Wenshu Pusa (Manjusri Bodhisatva), and contains more than 450 Buddha statues and other precious relics. In addition to the halls and gardens, the temple also has a charming tea house that offers an insightful window of Chengdu life as it is frequented by locals who engage in games of chess, reading, knitting and just chatting with family and friends. The temple also has a delightful vegetarian restaurant with seats offering views over the gardens. There are many shops around the temple, including some of the best street food in the city, such as a sweetwater noodle shop.

    Closed · opens 9 amFree · Heritage listed

  2. See

    Qingyang Temple

    青羊宫; Qingyanggong; lit. Palace of the Black, Green or Blue Ram

    This Taoist temple is the oldest and biggest of its kind in the area, located in the west of downtown. A large and still-active temple that takes into consideration Taoist philosophy in its construction, and with both a park next door and a number of relaxed courtyards inside. While it has a long history, the buildings are modern, cheaply-made concrete constructions, and it quite frequently shows. The statues inside are also cheap modern constructions of no real interest. A teahouse and a vegetarian restaurant can be found within the temple complex.

    Closed · opens 8 am¥10

  3. Eat Not mapped

    Wenshu Temple Vegetarian Restaurant

    文殊院素餐馆

    In the grounds of a monastery and run by monks. Offers a huge selection of traditional vegetarian dishes, including some containing imitated meat.

  4. EatSpanish restaurant

    FIELDS CONCORD

    西里

    Closed · opens 11 amVegan options

  5. EatChinese restaurant

    Qianhe Qingxin Veggie Buffet

    28 星辰路

    Closed · opens 11:15 amVegan options · Wi-Fi

  6. EatRestaurant

    Miaoshuyuan

    33 Shaocheng Rd

    Closed · opens 11:30 amVegan options

  7. Eat火锅 restaurant

    一叶一世界藏茶火锅

    Vegetarian options

  8. EatRestaurant

    憨豆厨房

    Vegetarian options

  9. EatRegional restaurant

    洞子口张凉粉(太古里直营店)

    Vegetarian options

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Chengdu (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).