How PureVeg classifies restaurants
PureVeg only lists restaurants that appear to serve vegetarian food exclusively. This page explains what that standard means, where our information comes from, and what each label on a listing tells you.
The standard: pure vegetarian
To be listed, a restaurant’s entire menu must be vegetarian: no meat, no fish or seafood, and no egg dishes. Restaurants with mixed menus are not listed, even if they have excellent vegetarian options, because a vegetarian-only kitchen is the whole point of this directory. Dairy is accepted, in line with the common Indian usage of “pure veg”.
The three labels
- Verified
- Checked by PureVeg against publicly available information such as the restaurant's own menu, website and listings.
- Claimed
- The restaurant describes itself as pure vegetarian. Not yet independently checked by PureVeg.
- Community
- Suggested by a community member. Not yet independently checked by PureVeg.
No label is a guarantee. Menus, ownership and kitchen practices can change at any time, so always confirm with the restaurant before visiting if strict vegetarian preparation matters to you.
Data sources
Listings are built from public restaurant information: the restaurant’s own menu and website, public map and business listings, and suggestions from diners. Public reviews are used only to spot potential concerns — for example, reports of meat or egg dishes at a restaurant described as pure vegetarian. We do not copy third-party reviews or descriptions into listings.
Jain-friendly and other tags
A Jain Friendly tag means the restaurant is reported to offer dishes suitable for Jain diners, typically prepared without onion, garlic or root vegetables. An ISKCON / Temple tag means the restaurant is associated with an ISKCON temple or similar community kitchen. These tags reflect available reports, not certification — confirm preparation details with the restaurant.
Corrections, removals and restaurant-owner updates
Anyone can report an inaccurate listing through the suggestion and correction form. Reports that a listed restaurant serves meat, fish or eggs are treated with priority: the listing is re-checked and flagged, corrected or removed. Restaurant owners can use the same form to update their details or request removal. Closed restaurants are removed when we become aware of them.
Freshness
Listings are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and individual restaurant pages show a “last checked” date where one is recorded. City and country pages are regenerated from the live database at least hourly.