World Peace Cafe Leicester is a vegetarian cafe at 17 Guildhall Lane, directly behind Leicester Cathedral. Run as part of Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre, it offers a calm city-centre setting with a large indoor area and outdoor seating.
The completely vegetarian and vegan friendly menu is designed around daytime eating, with soups, filled rolls, light lunches and changing specials providing straightforward savoury choices. The meat free focus is central to the cafe rather than a small separate section of a broader menu.
Homemade cakes and hot drinks make the cafe equally suited to a short coffee break. Free Wi-Fi and the quiet atmosphere invite customers to stay and work, while child friendly facilities and an accessible side entrance help make the space useful to a wide range of visitors.
Short lunchtime meditation classes distinguish World Peace Cafe from an ordinary city cafe and connect the food service to the centre around it. Diners can simply visit for lunch or coffee, but the option to combine a meal with a class gives the Guildhall Lane venue its particular character.
Address: 17 Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ, England