Romeow Cat Bistrot in Rome's Ostiense district is the cat-cafe-and-vegan-bistrot with a 100 percent vegan tasting menu, plus 14 resident cats moving between the tables.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 19:00 to 23:00; closed Monday. The five-course vegan tasting is 38 euros; cats stay.
Address: Via Francesco Negri 15, 00154 Roma, Rome
Il Margutta in Rome's Centro Storico is the 1979-founded vegan-and-vegetarian dining room near the Spanish Steps, with a daily-changing plant-based tasting carte and a brunch buffet.
Tip: Open daily 12:30 to 23:00. The Sunday brunch buffet is 32 euros all-you-can-eat; book a week ahead.
Aromaticus in Rome's Monti district is the vegetarian-and-vegan canteen with a daily-changing market-led carte, plant-led pastas, salad bowls and a brunch carte on weekends.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 23:00. The vegetarian lunch bowl is 12 euros; the brunch set on Sunday is 18 euros.
Ops! in Rome's Salario district is the all-day vegetarian buffet with a 50-dish self-service spread, paid by weight, with vegan and gluten-free options flagged on each tray.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 12:30 to 16:00 and 19:30 to 23:00. The lunch buffet runs 22 euros per person.
Buddy in Rome's Monti district is the vegan-and-vegetarian organic canteen with a lunch buffet, smoothies, and a tasting carte of plant-based Italian classics in the evenings.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 23:00. The lunch buffet runs 15 euros per kilo; dinner carte 22 euros per head.
Ginger Sapori e Salute in Rome's Centro Storico is the vegetarian-friendly modern Italian bistro near the Spanish Steps, with a vegan-and-vegetarian carte that runs across the day.
Tip: Open daily 09:00 to 23:30. The vegetarian set lunch is 25 euros; the all-day breakfast bowls are 12 euros.
Mama Eat in Rome's Trastevere is the celiac-certified Neapolitan pizzeria with a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, the full pizza, pasta and dessert carte cooked separately from gluten.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to 24:00. The gluten-free pizza carte runs 15 to 22 euros; book three days ahead.
