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Aberdeen

BioCafe

A vegan and vegetarian café on Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, for breakfast and lunch from the kitchens of the world, with desserts free of refined sugar.

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Welcome

BioCafe on Rosemount Viaduct is a colourful, cheerful café where healthy food is the whole idea, and you don't need to be vegan to love it.

Almost everything on the menu is vegan, apart from a couple of dishes with goat's cheese, and the cakes and desserts are made without refined sugar, using maple syrup and coconut blossom sugar instead. Breakfast runs from acai bowls and porridge to waffles and a full breakfast of scrambled tofu, while lunch brings Buddha bowls, Thai rice noodles, falafel wraps and a jackfruit burger, with plenty of gluten-free choices. The cooking takes its ideas from the kitchens of India, Greece, Italy and Turkey, and every plate arrives looking gorgeous. You're welcome to bring your own bottle. Inside there are brick walls, a big map of the world and comfy chairs, with a few tables outside. Dogs are welcome, it's open every day, and His Majesty's Theatre is only a few minutes away.

Round the cornerGroundedA fully plant-based café and bakery on Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, opened in 2025 by a young baker, with pastries, sourdough, focaccia sandwiches and brunch.Under a mileSee itA sugared cinnamon bun on a white plate at Grounded.
Before you go

Open every day; bring your own bottle if you like.

Where
39 Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1NQ.
Open
Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.
Menu
Almost all vegan, with gluten-free choices and desserts made without refined sugar.
Booking
Tables can be booked; call the café.
Dogs and children
Both welcome.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance and seating.
Phone
01224 478828

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm

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Where it is

On Rosemount Viaduct in the centre of Aberdeen, near His Majesty's Theatre, AB25 1NQ.

Close byRosemount Viaduct and Union Terrace Gardens.
  1. Granite façade of Aberdeen's Central Library, with "Public Library" carved above its arched entranceAberdeen Central LibraryAberdeen's granite public library on Rosemount Viaduct, opened by Andrew Carnegie in 1892, one of the three buildings the city calls Education, Salvation and Damnation.Under a mile as the crow flies
  2. The glass pavilion of Common Sense Coffee House and Bar on the terrace above Union Terrace Gardens, with tables outside.Common Sense Coffee HouseA coffee house and bar in a glass pavilion above Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen, beside His Majesty's Theatre, with a terrace of tables outside.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Wooden boards with cured meats, olives, bread and dipping saucesMi AmoreA friendly, traditional Italian restaurant on Huntly Street in Aberdeen, a short walk from His Majesty's Theatre and the Music Hall.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Granite steps lead up to a statue and His Majesty's Theatre in AberdeenUnion Terrace GardensA Victorian garden in a green valley in the centre of Aberdeen, opened in 1878 and reopened after its restoration, with lawns, a footbridge and pavilions.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Grilled salmon sushi roll topped with chives on a rectangular white plateYorokobi by CJA Korean and Japanese restaurant on Huntly Street in Aberdeen, the city's first, open since 2005 and recommended by the Michelin Guide, for sushi and Korean dishes.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. Aberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen's great art gallery on Schoolhill, free to visit, with 700 years of art from Monet and the Scottish Colourists to Joan Eardley and Barbara Hepworth.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. Customers seated in the window of The Cult of Coffee on Esslemont AvenueThe Cult of CoffeeA relaxed coffee shop on Esslemont Avenue in Aberdeen, with rich speciality coffee, cakes and armchairs for reading, working or chatting.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
The Bread Maker's coffee house on Rosemount Viaduct on a sunny day, with a dark awning, tables on the pavement and a chalkboard by the door.CafeThe Bread MakerA step away
A sugared cinnamon bun on a white plate at Grounded.CafeGroundedA step away
The dining room of Tarragon on the Terrace, with velvet chairs, marble-topped tables and a leather banquette, and tall windows looking out to the trees of Union Terrace Gardens.RestaurantsTarragon on the TerraceA step away
Three cocktails on a bar, garnished with blackberry, lemon and starfruitRestaurantsUnder the HammerA step away
Aberdeen Art Gallery's granite facade topped with a bronze-slatted extension at duskCafeArt Gallery Café0.2 miles
Ross of Chapel Street, the Chapel Bakery, on Chapel Street in Aberdeen: a red sign reading Craft Bakers, Est 1954, over the shop window and an open door.CafeRoss Bakery0.2 miles
Three cocktails on a wooden table in a dimly lit restaurantRestaurantsChop Grill & Bar0.2 miles
Kultura's front on Belmont Street, its wooden sign reading Filipino Restaurant & Bar above open doors in a granite wall, with potted bay trees by the step.RestaurantsKultura0.2 miles
The upstairs room at Wild Goose, all pale wood, with globe lights and trailing plants hanging from the ceiling, wooden tables and a counter at the far end.RestaurantsWild Goose0.3 miles

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