Where to find vegan and plant-based burgers in Singapore

Buffet restaurant Clove has since pivoted to become Burgers and Shakers. At this new concept, burgers come made with sustainably sourced ingredients – with beef from an Australia-based family-owned farm, tilapia from Swissotel The Stamford’s own hydroponics farm, and Impossible meat-free patties. Part of its signature creation is the vegan Moo-CHAS Grass-IAS ($18), which comes with an Impossible Meat patty topped with homemade chilli, guacamole, jalapeño mayonnaise, pickled chilli, and yoghurt lime sauce. To amp up the health factory, opt for swap the buns for a kale sourdough variant, and round off the meal with a vegan kale almond thick shake ($10) made with soy milk, fermented miso, toasted almonds, and dehydrated kale.

Love Handle Burgers puts a meat-free spin on classic fast-food options, making it much less sinful when chowing down on a juicy stack. Apart from the usual cheeseburger ($12.50) and patties topped with mushroom and cheese ($17), the joint also puts a plant-based on the night market classic: Ramly burger ($15). Here, the sloppy mess comes loaded with gooey vegan cheese, eggless frittata, and sauces of garlic aioli and barbecue. Even the sides come jazzed up with greens, including the addictive tempura broccolini ($7.50) and cream spinach-loaded fries ($9).  

Beyond their famous stacks, the sustainable menu at Potato head Family has grown to feature some seven different plant-based variants, made in collaboration with various sustainable food partners. Its latest initiative: a partnership with Green Monday, a plant-based social venture group to create a series of meatless items. There’s the Omni Hustle Gong Bao ($15), which comes layered with Omnimeat patty, gong Bao katsup, ginger soya milk mayo, and crushed cashew – all sandwiched between wholemeal mango flour bun. Also available is the Omni Wan Kenobi ($15), where Omnimeat patty comes topped with bawang goreng or fried shallots, alongside sides of Fishless N Chips ($15) and Alpha nuggets ($13) covered in barbecue sauce.

Organic butchery Ryan’s Grocery has long been sensitive to the needs of those with special dietary needs. After all, the store was set up by Wendy Foo and her husband Sebastian Chia for their gluten intolerant son. So despite being meat specialists, the menu at its first in-store café also features a vegan creation: the aptly named The Veganator ($22). Here, soy-based 'veef' patty is used, and comes accompanied by portobello, tomato relish, and vegan cheddar to make a hearty stack. A selection of ready-to-cook plant-based alternatives can also be found in the fridges of the adjacent grocery.

Fancy some vegan fast food? And healthy(ish) at that. Veganburg assembles stacks of egg-, dairy- and meat-free soy and mushroom patties between wholemeal buns. Best-sellers include the Creamy Shrooms ($9.90) and Cracked Mayo ($8.90), but those looking to switch up their usual order can sample its locally inspired creations – Chilli Krab ($11.90) slathered in a sauce made from a homemade rempah, and Char-grilled Satay ($10.90) with aromatic peanut sauce. Fries might be the default accompaniment to burgers, but at Veganburg, you can opt for some broccoli instead, washed down with zesty seasonal drinks.