READING has been named the third most vegan-friendly 'city' for take-outs and delivery in the UK.

A new study by Exante has found the most vegan-friendly cities for take-out and delivery in the UK and Reading places third.

In Reading there are 75 delivery/take-out restaurants with 41 of these offering vegan options to customers.

Luton is the most vegan-friendly city in the UK with 58 per cent of its delivery/take-out restaurants offering vegan options.

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In second place is Brighton and Hove with 57 per cent of its delivery/take-out restaurants offering vegan options.

The study also found the top-rated vegan-friendly take-outs in Reading.

It is ranked based on the number of 'Excellent' TripAdvisor reviews for each take-out and delivery restaurant offering plant-based items.

The top three restaurants were:

Kungfu Kitchen, Christchurch Road, with 89.25 per cent of 'Excellent' ratings.

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Zizzi, Reading Oracle, with 81.90 per cent of 'Excellent' ratings.

Caversham Tandoori, Prospect Street, with 81.36 per cent of 'Excellent' ratings.