Vegan Restaurants in Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is a fantastic island for vegan vacationers.  We found great options for casual as well as fine dining.  It was so relaxing to be able to pick up a quick, healthy, vegan breakfast, lunch or dinner from Island Naturals in a biodegradable to-go container.  Hands down our best vacation in terms of vegan dining!

Here are our favorites:

Island Naturals Cafe: Coconut Plaza, West Bay Rd., Grand Cayman: (345) 945-2252

A vegan & vegetarian cafe right near our condo, Island Naturals sells delicious plant-based soups, salads and wraps. The boys loved their berry loaded oatmeal topped with coconut flakes, and I had a gorgeous spinach and kale salad topped with goji berries, strawberries, cashew ricotta, chickpeas and red peppers. Greg ordered a green curry comprised of vegetables and served over spinach leaves. The flavors were fresh, delicious, filling, and such a nice diversion from the normal vacation food which tends to be greasy or heavy. (French fries… I love you . I do not love how you make me feel after a long day of traveling.)

The cafe delivers (although we always picked ours up).  Everything we tried from their menu was delicious, including the acai berry bowl, all three breakfast wraps (not listed on their website – call for details), their pumpkin coconut soup, meatless burrito, and curry dishes.  I probably would have eaten every single meal from Island Naturals if I’d been visiting alone.

Bread and Chocolate: Georgetown (345) 946-6239

This entirely vegan cafe boasts a decadent and delicious vegan brunch menu, as well as some fantastic lunch options.  We were sad that we didn’t make it back to try their beet burger for lunch!  Their chocolate hazelnut banana stuffed French Toast and sunrise pancakes were huge hits with our boys, while Greg and I enjoyed their breakfast tacos with homemade guacamole and just the right amount of crunch and spice.  The local buses made it inexpensive to get there from our condo, and we were glad we made the trip to Georgetown for that breakfast!

 

Agua: Galleria Plaza, Seven Mile Beach (345) 949-2482

Agua is an upscale restaurant with a separate vegan menu.  On our last trip to Grand Cayman, we had the most delicious vegan paella.  Extensive wine list, better for couples than families.  Gorgeous outdoor patio dining, not on the ocean, but enclosed with a garden-like feel.

Brasserie: Georgetown (outskirts) (345) 945-1815

Ranked the #1 restaurant in Georgetown on Trip Advisor, Brasserie emphasizes locally grown and seasonal produce with an ever-changing menu based on the freshest ingredients.  Their vibrant cocktails feature in-house made liquor infusions, bitters and syrups, and the mint in their juleps and mojitos is garden fresh.  While they don’t offer a separate vegan or vegetarian menu, they earn a spot on this review because they’ll prepare a special vegan tasting menu for diners with advance notice.  For $60 cayman each, we enjoyed an exquisite 5 course tasting menu, one of the best vegan fine dining experiences I’ve ever had.  For a true splurge, add the $50 each for a wine pairing and enjoy 2-3 ounce pours of perfectly matched wines for each course.  It was out of this world.

 

Taikun: Ritz Carlton, Seven Mile Beach (345) 943-9000

Taikun is an upscale sushi restaurant located in the Ritz Carlton on Seven Mile Beach.  (Hillside entrance, not beachfront.)  While not exclusively vegan or vegetarian, there were enough options on the menu for us to order with only slight modifications.  We asked them to omit the wasabi mayo from some of the vegetarian rolls, and were able to order 7 different menu items without making any further requests.  They grind fresh wasabi root at the table to go with your sushi, which is a very different experience from regular wasabi paste (which has dijon mustard and horseradish added).  It had all the wasabi flavor with a little less bite… hard to explain, but worth trying for yourself!  Service is as Ritz-y as you might expect, so sit back and relax while servers greet you by your last name, offer you warm hand towels, and meticulously refill your water glass.  Reservations highly recommended.

Honorable Mentions:

Al La Kebab has vegetarian felafel and delicious hummus and pita breads – call to confirm before assuming their sauces and pita are vegan.  Burger Shack has well rated veggie burgers and tasty fries and they deliver.  Again, call to confirm that they’re vegan and not just vegetarian.

A few more tips for eating well in Grand Cayman:

Cayman Good Taste is a website with a very comprehensive listing of restaurants and menus.  It has an easily searchable interface, menus you can view without leaving the site, and interactive maps.  It’s the best way to find a restaurant in Grand Cayman.

finedinein.com is a delivery service in Grand Cayman that delivers dinner from various restaurants for $6 per restaurant.  If you’re traveling with kids, this can be a lifesaver, because for less than $15 you can have someone picking up your dinner from two different restaurants to accommodate everyone’s taste buds while you scrub sunscreen off the kids.  We loved having family dinners on the condo balcony overlooking the ocean rather than chasing overtired kids around a restaurant.

Grocery Delivery: We had groceries delivered to the condo on the day of or arrival from Kirk market. For a $15 fee, they took our grocery list and credit card info and we could spend our first hours on the beach and not at the store. (Grocery stores are closed Sundays, as well as liquor stores.)

Alcohol Delivery: We ordered alcohol for delivery from Jacques Scott, and champagne was chilling in the fridge when we showed up. Their website is very comprehensive and includes all prices so you won’t get any surprises.