Cafe Sunflower in Atlanta is the long-running plant-based room in Buckhead, an award-winning vegan kitchen drawing from Asian and Southwestern flavours, brunch Sundays.
Tip: Originally vegetarian, fully vegan since 2018. The Asian noodle and the buffalo cauliflower bowl are the menu anchors. Reservations recommended for dinner.
Address: 2140 Peachtree Rd NW, Ste 290, Atlanta, GA 30309
Sevananda in Atlanta is Little Five Points's vegetarian natural-foods co-op since 1974, a member-owned grocery with a hot bar rotating across global cuisines.
Tip: Hot bar rotates across African, Italian, Mexican and Caribbean menus; the kitchen is entirely vegetarian, many items vegan or gluten-free. Open daily 8am-9pm.
Souper Jenny in Atlanta is Jenny Levison's vegetarian-friendly soup-and-salad counter inside the Atlanta History Center, the original Buckhead room since 1998.
Tip: Menu changes daily; about four soups are vegan and three to four vegetarian, plus three sandwiches and four salads. Servers are local theatre performers.
True Food Kitchen at Lenox Square in Atlanta is the Buckhead branch of Dr Andrew Weil's seasonal chain, with a deep gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian menu.
Tip: Many bowls and pizzas are made gluten-free on request; servers are trained on cross-contamination. The Ancient Grains bowl is the canonical gluten-free pick.
Sun in My Belly in Atlanta is the Kirkwood neighbourhood cafe near East Lake MARTA, with much of the breakfast and lunch menu marked gluten-free or made gluten-free.
Tip: Not a dedicated GF kitchen; ask the counter for the gluten-free menu sheet. Brunch is the strongest meal; the grits bowl is celiac-friendly with prep care.
Kabob Land in Atlanta is the Piedmont Road counter for fully halal Mediterranean and Persian classics, an Atlanta halal staple with shawarma, sheesh tawook and kebabs.
Tip: All meat is certified halal; the Persian rice and saffron chicken are the strongest plates. Fast-casual service, lunch crowds get heavy weekdays.
The Halal Guys Atlanta is the southern outpost of the New York halal-cart chain, serving 100 percent halal chicken-and-rice plates and gyros on Buford Highway.
Tip: Order the chicken and rice with the famous white sauce and the contraband-spicy red sauce on the side. All proteins certified halal.