Dublin Airport, Ireland
After two weeks in Ireland, we were ready for our next destination: The Netherlands. We woke up early, said goodbye to Dublin, and headed to the airport. Before taking off, we made sure to have a look around and see what vegan options were available.
Security Bag Vending Machine
After making it through the security checkpoint, having a little laugh at the security bag vending machine (didn’t these used to be free!?!?), we were ready to focus on food.
Jump, Dublin Airport
Jump was the first promising vendor we saw. They sell a variety of fresh juices and smoothies, perfect for breakfast or a snack. Having already enjoyed some innocent smoothies earlier in the morning, we kept looking for lunchtime eats.
Boots Meal Deal - Veganized
We came across Boots and headed inside thinking we might find one of the Fresh Organics Bugsy hummus and carrot sandwiches we’d picked up at the London Heathrow airport a few weeks earlier. We were excited to find the sandwich in stock, and delighted to learn they could be purchased as part of a meal deal. At Boots, you can buy a sandwich, drink and snack for €3.99 ($5.01 USD). The sandwich was €2.99 Euro ($3.75 USD), meaning one additional euro got us a smoothie (usually €3.00 Euro) and chips or a granola bar. That’s very reasonable when it comes to airport prices. We had our cheap vegan lunch.
Vegan Chocolates at the Dublin Airport
Even after we bought lunch, we kept looking around to see what other vegan options were available. At the Wrights of Howth shop, we spotted some Celtic Chocolates truffles and mint crisps, as well as some Caramel Flavoured Choices chocolates. I was very excited to see two kinds of chocolate clearly labeled vegan. We’d tried the Celtic Chocolates, which I wrote about in my post about Dingle, Ireland, and decided to pass on those. After a brief moment of hesitation, we bought a box of caramels for €2.99 Euros ($3.75 USD). The Choices caramels turned out to be way better than the Celtic Chocolates. These are the best vegan caramels we’ve ever had! They had thick, creamy centers, and milk chocolaty shells. Very impressive for vegan chocolate!
Starbucks Vegan Falafel Panini
At Starbucks, we saw a falafel panini. It was behind glass and we were rushing so I didn’t have a chance to flip it over and read the ingredients. However, I just checked on their website and confirmed it’s vegan. Yay! It was expensive, around €7.00 Euros ($8.78 USD), but a much appreciated option.
Veggie Wrap
In the Mezzanine Food Court, we popped into The Real Food Company and found a wrap sandwich with a label reading “garlic marinaded peppers, with baby leaves, grated carrot, crushed walnuts and sweet aubergine relish,” selling for €7.25 Euros ($9.10 USD). There was no one around to ask about ingredients but it looked like a vegan option, although an expensive one.
Nutz, Dublin Airport
Nutz, Dublin Airport
Nearing our gate, we came across one last vendor selling vegan-friendly goodies. Nutz had a variety of nuts and dried fruit for sale by weight. It seemed expensive, but could save the day in a pinch.
The Black Sheep Irish Magnet
We don’t usually buy souvenirs at the airport but this little black sheep magnet melted our hearts and we picked one up before hopping on the plane.
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Sky Cafe Vegetarian Sandwich
We flew with Aer Lingus from Dublin to Amsterdam. It was too early in the day for them to serve lunch, and too short of a flight to offer anything complimentary. Most airlines have cut back on free meals and are now serving a limited menu of sandwiches and snacks that can be purchased on board. I did notice a vegetarian sandwich on their sky cafe menu. I haven’t flown with any airline whose sky menu has a vegan option past packaged apple slices or almonds. I would love to see a vegan sandwich but it seems like the vegetarian option is always spoiled by cheese or a dairy spread. For now, I’ll keep looking. Hopefully, someday, a keen airline will step up and offer a vegan sandwich. Who doesn’t love a tomato, avocado and hummus sandwich?
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I wish all airports were like this one.
oops! I commented on the wrong post! I wish I had had sandwiches like those on my last few flights-I accidentally got severed something with hidden fish. :(
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a couple of years back, i was flying with some american airline (can’t remember which one it was) and being a vegetarian back then, i had of course ordered a vegetarian meal when i was booking the flight. i was (positively) surprised to see that what i was served was actually vegan (hummus and stuff) and was all organic too!!
I flew with British Airways on a transatlantic flight about 4 years ago and they offered a delicious “strict vegetarian” meal of Indian curry with basmati rice. I don’t remember what else they served, but I’m pretty sure the cookie was vegan as well. Make sure you ask when you book your flight or check in. Even if they don’t have any options for you, it’s important to demonstrate the demand. If you can’t find good vegan options, consider writing to their customer service. Thanks for all of the lovely pictures and travel ideas!
How fun! I would have never guessed!
WOW I just came across your site…I am a vegan from Dublin and very impressed.It’s so helpful.
I had to stop by and review this post since we are leaving for Ireland in three days(!!). We are flying ORD to DUB on Aer Lingus, and I am hopeful that the meal will be either vegan or easily veganized (by removing some random cheese or whatnot) since we were able to specify “pure vegetarian” on our booking. I am planning to carry on enough snacks to last us the flight and into our first day just in case, but it looks like Boots and Wrights of Howth would be good stops on the way out if needed. :)
“Hopefully, someday, a keen airline will step up and offer a vegan sandwich. Who doesn’t love a tomato, avocado and hummus sandwich?”
I so agree!! Such an option would be so welcome.
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Dang I missed all that when I was the Dublin airport. I had trouble enough finding the tax return office and making sure I went to the right gate. Oh well, next time!
We had an early flight out of Dublin this past January and we couldn’t find anything vegan to eat except a plate of beans! Since it was early morning almost none of the restaurants and cafes were open, though, and the ones open were not vegan-friendly whatsoever. Next time we travel to Dublin hopefully our departing flight will be later in the day!
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