Itadakizen London. Near King’s Cross St. Pancras train station, Itadakizen is a plant based Japanese restaurant that serves deep fried vegan gyoza. The gyoza were excellent as was the Goma-Q, the vegan Karage and the Shoyu Ramen. I recommend this place.

The Pasty Shop, at King’s Cross Station. Forget going to the tourist trap of platform 9 and 3/4, waiting on line for a photo with the luggage trolley embedded in the wall and the Harry Potter Shop, instead turn around 180 degrees and go to the Pasty Shop. They have the traditional Cornish Pasty and some not so traditional varieties, and a vegan pasty and a vegan sausage roll. As you can see the warm orange lights they use in the display cabinet make the pastys look more golden than they really are, but they are quite tasty.

Soul Vegan, Edinburgh, Scotland. In the university district around Edinburgh University you can find Soul Vegan which serves South East Asian vegan food. Overall we were a little disappointed by the food, but the pan-fried to seared vegan dumplings were quite good, but a little heavy on the blackened/charred flavor. Sen Viet (Vietnamese) and Sora Lella (Roman/Italian) were much better options for vegan food. Sora Lella was so good we ate there two nights in a row.

Sainsbury’s Melton Mowbray Pork Pie. This classic English mini-pork pie was a delicious calorie bomb. A single mini-pie is meant to serve two!!, at 256 kcal, and 17.6g of fat (25% of recommended daily allowance) per serving (1/2 a pie). This is a dumpling the same way a pasty is a dumpling. Available at every Sainsbury’s I have ever gone to.

St. Bernard’s Bar, Stockbridge Edinburgh, of the many Scottish pubs I tried in Edinburgh this was the best. This is a small pub decorated in an endless array of antiques, or quasi-antiques, with a proprietor sporting old timey mutton chops and suspenders. The ground floor is so small that when he seats, you the proprietor will let you know that you may be sharing a table with another party. When I visited he was giving everyone free tastes of a Belgium Ale called Pauwel Kwak, and like any good dealer, only the first taste is free. The Kwak was excellent and is served in a special 10 ounce, bulb shaped glass. St. Bernard’s is dog friendly.

Namu Korean Kitchen, Glasgow. Namu Korean Kitchen served up some of the best Korean food we have had in a while, with lots of vegan options. The service can be slow, but the food is worth the wait. I think they use frozen dumplings, but if so, their dumpling sommelier chose an excellent veggie dumpling for the restaurant to serve. Very good dumplings served with a very tasty dipping sauce.