A PIZZA restaurant has come top in a list of the best vegan takeaway options in Brighton and Hove.

Wild Flour Pizza in Ovingdean ranked first in the list, which was compiled using TripAdvisor data by diet plan website Exante.

The list was put together based on the number of "excellent" TripAdvisor reviews for each restaurant offering plant-based options for takeaway and delivery.

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Virginia Phillips, who runs Wild Flour Pizza with her husband Christopher, said the business grew organically after the pair bought a pizza oven for their garden.

The Argus: Virginia and Christopher at Wild Flour Pizza in OvingdeanVirginia and Christopher at Wild Flour Pizza in Ovingdean

She said: "It started as a pop-up in our back garden four years ago and we used to do supper clubs.

"It went from a bit of fun to a business, simply because people kept coming. We're really growing and it gets busier every week - it's just gone bananas.

"It's wonderful we're getting this kind of feedback on TripAdvisor as it means the world to us. We're passionate about it."

Wild Flour Pizza offers vegan versions of all their pizzas, and Virginia said they have proved popular.

The Argus: The Wild Flour Pizza Vegan Duck Special: a tomato base, vegan mozzarella, morsels of vegan duck in Moshimo Teryaki sauce, Korean pickled cucumber, chilli, onion and sesame seed dressingThe Wild Flour Pizza Vegan Duck Special: a tomato base, vegan mozzarella, morsels of vegan duck in Moshimo Teryaki sauce, Korean pickled cucumber, chilli, onion and sesame seed dressing

She said: "We're always trying new vegan products and have tried lots of different vegan cheeses and butters.

"We do a mushroom pizza with a vegan butter, balsamic and truffle oil - it's especially popular as it's so rich.

"Pizza is best when it is fresh out of the oven so we deliver within a two-mile radius."

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The top ten list of the best vegan takeaways includes a range of cuisines, from Italian to Thai, Mexican and Carribean food.

Wild Flour Pizza was followed by Caribbean restaurant Dutch Pot in St Peter's Street and Nanninella Pizzeria in Preston Street.

Suriya's Thai Kitchen in St George's Rd and Shiraz Persian restaurant in Church Road in Hove completed the top five.

Here is the full list:

  1. Wild Flour Pizza, Ovingdean
  2. Dutch Pot, Brighton
  3. Nanninella Pizzeria, Brighton
  4. Suriya's Thai Kitchen, Brighton
  5. Shiraz, Hove
  6. Mohammed Spice of Life, Brighton
  7. Green Kitchen, Brighton
  8. Halisco, Brighton
  9. La Piazza, Hove
  10. Social Board, Brighton

Brighton and Hove was also found to be the second most vegan-friendly city in the UK for takeaway options, based on TripAdvisor data.

The study compared the percentage of restaurants in each city offering delivery and vegan options, to discover which places are the most vegan-friendly in lockdown.

The Argus: The most vegan-friendly cities, according to the Exante research using TripAdvisor dataThe most vegan-friendly cities, according to the Exante research using TripAdvisor data

Of the 136 restaurants listed in Brighton and Hove, 57 per cent provided vegan options for takeaway.

It means the city narrowly missed out on the top spot - as Luton ranked top with 58 per cent offering plant-based takeaways.

It comes after Veganuary had more participants in 2021 than ever before, with thousands ditching meat and dairy for the whole of January.