India GOVegetarian restaurants in Pune
Pune is an easy city for vegetarians: its signature food, from misal and vada pav to sabudana vada, the Maharashtrian thali and mastani, is vegetarian, and many of its oldest restaurants are pure veg. For the places in the list above, here is how to choose between them by meal, where they cluster, how spicy they are, and what to know if you avoid eggs or dairy.
How to choose: six kinds of meal
Prices run from ₹ at stalls and misal houses to ₹₹₹ in Koregaon Park; nearly all the classics sit at the cheap end.
Misal for breakfast (₹)
Misal is a sprout-and-farsan curry topped with spiced oil gravy (tarri) and eaten with pav. Bedekar Misal in Narayan Peth, over seventy years old, is the benchmark, with house-made piyush, a thick saffron-and-cardamom shrikhand drink, to cool it. Shree Upahar Gruha in Sadashiv Peth (since 1980) is the mildest of the famous names, with unlimited gravy. Katakirr in Karve Nagar is known as the hottest. Wadeshwar serves a consistent misal pav in clean, air-conditioned branches across the city.
South Indian on FC Road (₹–₹₹)
Vaishali has been an FC Road institution since 1951, known for its Vaishali Special Masala Dosa and the SPDP (sev-potato-dahi-puri) counter outside. Roopali, opposite the British Library, is the quicker Udupi stop for dosas, cutlets and cold or filter coffee. Wadeshwar adds Mysore masala and rava dosas.
The unlimited Maharashtrian thali (₹₹)
A steel platter that keeps being refilled. Shabree, atop Hotel Parichay on FC Road, serves pithla-bhakri, thalipeeth, puran poli and shrikhand, with staff who explain each dish. Hotel Shreyas in Deccan Gymkhana (since 1966) runs to a dozen-plus items, from puran poli to spicy amti. Durvankur Dining Hall near Tilak Road serves puris, shrikhand, batata bhaji and moong dal khichdi, with aamras in mango season. More on thalis in Pune.
Street snacks (₹–₹₹)
Garden Vada Pav near JM Road fries roughly two thousand vada pavs a day, dusted with dry red-garlic chutney. Joshi Wadewale offers the same snack with indoor seating and branches across town. Hindavi Swarajya on JM Road fries sabudana (tapioca) vada in ghee. Kalyan Bhel at the mouth of Law College Road is the reference for wet and dry bhel. See also street food in Pune.
Mastani and sweets (₹–₹₹)
Mastani is Pune's own dessert, a milkshake so thick it comes with a spoon and a scoop of ice cream. Gujar Cold Drink House near Mandai (1923) is credited with introducing it; Sujata Mastani in Sadashiv Peth makes 30-plus flavours, eggless. For take-home sweets, Chitale Bandhu (founded 1950) is the source of bakarwadi, and Kaka Halwai (1890) has its flagship near Dagdusheth Ganpati. More on sweets.
Cafés and dinner out (₹₹–₹₹₹)
Dario's at Hotel Sunderban in Koregaon Park is a pure-veg Italian restaurant with wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and a bar. One O Eight in the Monalisa Kalagram art village is an all-vegetarian café that also serves eggs. Two mixed restaurants have deep vegetarian menus: Malaka Spice (Southeast Asian, with a vegan menu too) and Savya Rasa (South Indian regional cooking), both in Koregaon Park.
Where they cluster
FC Road, JM Road and Deccan hold the densest run: Vaishali, Roopali, Wadeshwar and Shabree on FC Road, Garden Vada Pav and Hindavi Swarajya on JM Road, Kalyan Bhel on Law College Road, Hotel Shreyas in Deccan Gymkhana. One walk covers breakfast, a snack and a thali.
The old city peths (Narayan, Sadashiv and Budhwar Peth) are where the misal houses, Sujata and Gujar's mastani, Durvankur's thali, Chitale Bandhu and Kaka Halwai are. They fit around a morning at Shaniwar Wada and Dagdusheth Ganpati.
Koregaon Park is for a sit-down dinner: Dario's, Malaka Spice, Savya Rasa and One O Eight.
If you are wary of chilli
Start with Shree Upahar Gruha for misal, Vaishali or Roopali for South Indian, and Shabree for a thali with plenty of mild dishes. At Durvankur the staff will plate a less oily, less spicy version on request. At Katakirr, ask for the spice turned down and order buttermilk (taak).
Eggs, dairy and the green dot
Indian food labelling treats vegetarian as lacto-vegetarian: no meat, fish or eggs, but milk products count as vegetarian. Packaged food must carry the mark set by the food safety authority, FSSAI: a green dot in a green square for vegetarian, a brown symbol (now a triangle in a brown square) for food with any animal ingredient other than milk and honey, eggs included. Look for it on boxes of bakarwadi and sweets.
For vegans, dairy is the issue: ghee, curd, buttermilk, shrikhand, piyush and mastani run through Pune's food, and sabudana vada at Hindavi Swarajya is fried in ghee. Ask before ordering. Eggs are worth checking too: One O Eight is all-vegetarian but serves eggs, while Sujata makes its mastani eggless.
FAQ
What are the best pure veg restaurants in Pune?
The classics are Vaishali and Roopali on FC Road for South Indian food, Shabree and Hotel Shreyas for the unlimited Maharashtrian thali, Bedekar and Shree Upahar Gruha for misal, and Dario's in Koregaon Park for a pure-veg dinner out.
Which is the most famous restaurant in Pune?
Among vegetarian places, Vaishali on FC Road, open since 1951, is probably the best known, together with the Bedekar misal stall and Sujata Mastani.
How much does a vegetarian meal cost in Pune?
Misal, vada pav and most street snacks sit at the cheapest level (₹; Kalyan Bhel is ₹₹), thalis and the FC Road restaurants are mostly ₹₹, and Koregaon Park dining rooms are ₹₹₹.
Is mastani eggless?
At Sujata Mastani, yes: all its flavours are made eggless and without preservatives. Mango and sitaphal (custard apple) are the favourites.
Is Pune good for vegans?
Harder than for vegetarians, because ghee, curd and milk are in many dishes. Ask at each place; Malaka Spice in Koregaon Park has a dedicated vegan menu.
Facts checked: 15 October 2026. Prices and hours are approximate; check locally.
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