Unmeat, The Grid at Powerplant, Siargao Island, and More Among Winners of PETA Vegan’s Best Awards

Unmeat, The Grid at Powerplant, Siargao Island, and More Among Winners of PETA Vegan’s Best Awards

Manila —  As people around the world resolve to kick off the new year on a compassionate note by steering clear of meat, eggs, and dairy for “Veganuary,” PETA is announcing the 65 winners of its 2024 Vegan’s Best Awards,  celebrating eateries and businesses from across the Philippines that are making it easier than ever to stretch those resolutions through 2025 and beyond. Honorees include the following:

  • Plant-powered pioneer Unmeat won Best Vegan Meat for its array of grill-ready burger patties, tantalizing tapa, finger-licking nuggets, and savory corned “beef” that can be found in nearly every supermarket.
  • NUNÒ Vegan Filipino Kitchen won Best Vegan Sandwich Spread for its vegan “liver” spread, a mouthwatering animal-friendly take on the classic Filipino sandwich spread.
  • Living up to its name, The Good Choices won Best Vegan Egg for its tasty, innovative, and cholesterol-free versions of traditionally egg-based recipes.
  • Ube Mama scooped up the award for Best Vegan Dessert for helping patrons cool off with its creamy, dairy-free ube ice cream.
  • Miuccia Luxe Cakes won Best Vegan Cake for crafting stunning confections that deliver fabulous flavor without a single egg or drop of milk.
  • Green Bar in Makati won Best Vegan Doughnuts for whipping up melt-in-your-mouth vegan doughnuts in a variety of delightful flavors.
  • Manila’s own Forget Meat! won Best Value for Money, as well as Best Vegan Pinoy Spaghetti for its sumptuous vegan version of the classic dish.
  • Greenery Kitchen won Best Vegan Filipino Restaurant for its delicious vegan versions of classic dishes—including dinakdakan, inihaw na liempo, dinuguan, palabok, and caldereta—that celebrate the flavors and cultural heritage of the Philippines.
  • 101 Hawker Food House won Most Vegan-Friendly Singaporean Restaurant for its vegan versions of traditional Singaporean dishes such as laksa and nasi goreng.
  • Seabuds, La Union earned Best Vegan All-Day Breakfast for helping patrons start the morning right with an enticing array of vegan breakfast options, including superfood-packed smoothie bowls.
  • Davao hotspot The Vegan Dinosaur won Best Vegan Nourish Bowls for its hearty and healthy nourish bowls, which come loaded with a rainbow of colorful veggies, protein-packed tofu or tempeh, and a generous drizzling of dairy-free dressing.
  • Siargao Island won Best Vegan-Friendly Tourist Destination in the Philippines for its array of vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants and variety of animal-friendly attractions.
  • About Life, Bahay Kubo Kitchen, and Berde Eats, earned Kind Business Awards for their dedication to animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and promoting a more compassionate way of living.

Credit: Greenery Kitchen via Instagram

“From savory, plant-powered pinoy spaghetti to picturesque animal-friendly travel destinations, all the winners of PETA Vegan’s Best Awards are proving just how easy and rewarding it is to make kind choices for animals,” says PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker. “PETA is delighted to honor these innovative purveyors, and encourages everyone to ring in 2025 with compassion by going vegan.”

Winners will receive a personalized framed certificate and a year’s worth of bragging rights. A complete list of winners is available here.

Each person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year and reduces their own risk of suffering from heart disease—the leading cause of death in the Philippines—as well as cancer, strokes, diabetes, and obesity. PETA’s free vegan starter kit is filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch.

PETA Asia—whose motto reads, “animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAAsia.com or follow PETA Asia on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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