The Vibe Cafe
The Vibe is a plant-based cafe on Paradise Street, at the southern edge of Liverpool city centre. Everything on the menu is vegan, and the kitchen is built around breakfast and lunch, with inventive swaps for eggs, sausages and hollandaise that make it a useful stop for vegans and the merely curious alike.
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What's on the plate
The cafe's best-known trick is the 'vegg': a tofu white with a puréed root-vegetable yolk, served Royale-style with smoked carrot and cashew hollandaise. There is also a full vegan breakfast with plant-based sausages, tofu scramble, beans and hash bites, plus smoothies and oat-milk coffee. A counter of grab-and-go items has included a chickpea tuna melt, coronation cauliflower wraps and vegan sausage rolls.
How it cooks
According to a Liverpool Confidential review, the kitchen avoids cooking in oil altogether, which gives the food a lighter feel than a typical fry-up. It is a good choice if you are travelling with someone vegan and want a breakfast that nobody has to compromise on, or if you simply want to see how far plant-based brunch has come.
Where it fits in a day
The cafe sits in Chancery House on Paradise Street, opposite the bus depot, so it works as an early start before shopping in the city centre or a walk down to the waterfront and the Royal Albert Dock. Duke Street and the Ropewalks area, with plenty of bars and restaurants for later, are just around the corner. If you are heading on to a hotel, 19 Duke Street and the Hilton are both within a couple of hundred metres.
Highlights
- Fully vegan, plant-based menu
- Signature tofu-based 'vegg' dishes
- Vegan full breakfast
- Grab-and-go counter food
- Central location on Paradise Street
Good to know
- Everything served is plant-based, so it suits vegan and dairy-free diets.
- Counter items are available if you want food to take away.
Frequently asked questions
Sources: confidentials.com