Sacred Grounds Café
McCoy’s Arcade, Fore St, Exeter, EX4 3AN | 01392 791440 
www.sacredgrounds.co
Step away from the hustle and bustle of Fore Street into the fantastic McCoy’s Arcade – a calm and cool setting for a group of like-minded independents, headed up by the natural and welcoming frontage of this plant-based focused café. ‘Outside’ atrium seating creates an inviting atmosphere as soon as you arrive, with plants and prints adding life, and blankets and cushions to provide comfort. An intriguing menu showcases a 100% vegan offering, from brunches – featuring their fantastic in-house silken tofu egg alternative – to decadent buckwheat waffles and French toast specials, plus smoothies, specialty coffee and much more. Vegan, non-vegan, big or small, everyone is welcome. You’ll love it!

The Terrace Arts Café
6 Marine Crescent, Seaton,
EX12 2QN | 01297 20225
www.terracearts.co.uk
Look to this lilac-fronted seafront café for some mouthwatering veggie and vegan bites. A friendly, quirky interior features lots of local art and creativity, which you can peruse while enjoying seasonal specials. Buddha bowls, mezze platters and Indonesian soups add to staple lunch and brunch classics, and sweet treats. Each option on the menu comes as a gluten-free alternative too, making it a perfect fear-free destination for anyone with celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity. Grab one of the tables outside for a sea view!

How On Earth Deli
76 South Street, Exeter, EX1 1EQ
01392 425397
www.linktr.ee/howonearthdeli 
Missing your meat fix but want to keep with the vegan and veggie options? Head to this fun little Deli on Exeter’s South Street and you’ll be asking ‘how on earth’ is this not actual meat?! Originally a home-based operation run by a mother and daughter team, you can expect to find a changing selection of sandwiches and wraps – including our favourite doorstop sourdough sandwiches  – pasties and brownies, plus their addictive vegan buffalo style fried ‘chicken’. They’re also brilliant at catering to allergy sufferers and you can be sure
of a very friendly welcome!

Baobab Café 
2 Market Square House,
Market St, Crediton, EX17 2BN
01363 894004
www.facebook.com/baobabcafecrediton 
They say to eat the rainbow, and with so much colour at this buzzing café, there’s no chance of not succeeding. Experience a medley of tabbouleh salads, roasted aubergine, vegetable tagines, fruit-infused lentils and split peas plus, fenugreek leaves, edible flowers and more. The menu changes as often as daily, and is a great role model for how exciting vegan and vegetarian eating can be. Meat options are also available making it a great choice for mixed dietary requirement groups. While seating space is limited, they offer lunch to go for nutritious, tasty food on the move. Look out for their ‘Around the World in Friday Night Dinners’ nights for a chance to journey through culinary delights, from Peruvian to Iraqi and much more!