Veggie Victory

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Veggie Victory
Veggie Victory
Restaurant information
Established2013
Owner(s)Hakeem Jimo
Food type Vegetarian cuisine
Street address Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi Lagos
City Lagos
CountryNigeria
Coordinates 6°27′24″N3°25′07″E / 6.4566°N 3.4186°E / 6.4566; 3.4186
Website veggievictory.com

Veggie Victory is the first vegetarian restaurant in Nigeria. [1]

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History

Veggie Victory was established by Hakeem Jimo in 2013. It was first located at Freedom Park, Lagos Island, and is now at Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi, Lagos. VeggieVictory serves strictly Vegan Nigerian and Vegan International cuisine: including fresh, hot, spicy local and West African delicacies. VeggieVictory uses meat substitutes like VegChunks (seitan), tofu and mushrooms for their Veggie burgers, soy dogs, egusi and eforiro stews. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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