Delhi Dubbed ‘Most Vegan-Friendly City’ of 2022 by PETA India 

For Immediate release:

19 December 2022

Contact:

Hiraj Laljani; [email protected]

Sanskriti Bansore; [email protected]

Delhi – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named Delhi the Most Vegan-Friendly City of 2022. In thanks for providing an environment in which animal-friendly establishments can thrive, the group has sent a certificate to Shri Gyanesh Bharti, IAS, commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

The city’s top vegan eateries include People of Tomorrow, where diners will want fill up on dessert after rounds of tapas, and Bakeart, a bakery offering everything from Western-style Bundt cakes and brownies to traditional favourites like besan burfi and fruit laddoos. Vegan-friendly spots include Roadhouse Cafe, which offers a vegan menu of paninis, calzones, and more; Burma Burma, which serves up Burmese classics like steamed buns and grilled sticky rice; Greenr Cafe, where diners can lunch on dairy-free pizzas and risotto inside a greenhouse; Rose Café, whose vegan menu pairs perfectly with the eatery’s dollhouse décor; and Green Mantis for East-Asian delights and more. Many Delhi establishments also serve the inexpensive and delicious vegan meat soya chaap.

“From chili mock meat enclosed in pillowy buns at Burma Burma to coconut panna cotta at People of Tomorrow, Delhi delivers on flavour without hurting animals,” says PETA India Vegan Outreach Coordinator Dr Kiran Ahuja. “Now is the perfect time to make the switch and go vegan, as it’s never been easier to find animal-free fare.”

PETA India notes that Delhi’s vegan impact doesn’t stop at dining: the city is home to a vegan social media group that boasts thousands of members, along with many shops that carry cruelty-free clothing and cosmetics. Among these are Aulive, a proudly leather-free brand whose accessories are made from pineapple and other plants, and Klome, which offers all-natural vegan cosmetics made in India.

By going vegan, each person can spare up to nearly 200 animals every year and help combat speciesism – the belief used to defend treating other animals like research tools, food ingredients, fabric, or playthings. Not only does this human-supremacist mentality contribute to the deaths of billions of animals, it also accelerates the climate catastrophe and the emergence of zoonotic diseases.

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – offers a free vegetarian/vegan starter kit. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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