Vegan fine diningfells-point
Oleum in Fells Point is chef Alisha Adibe's vegan fine-dining room, plating Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes with house-made plant cheeses.
Tip: It is one of the few fully vegan kitchens in the city; the tasting menu shows the range.
Vegan soul fooddowntown
The Land of Kush near Lexington Market is a vegan soul-food kitchen where the whole menu is plant-based, from mock crab cakes to curry chicken.
Tip: Everything is vegan, including the soul-food classics; the mac and cheese is the regular order.
Vegan and gluten-free bakeryhampden
Harmony Bakery in Hampden bakes entirely vegan, with most of it gluten-free too, turning out dairy-free cakes, cookies and quiches in Hampden.
Tip: It is 100 percent vegan and largely gluten-free; the cinnamon rolls sell out on weekends.
Southwestern, vegetarian-friendlyhampden
Golden West Cafe on Hampden's Avenue labels its whole menu for vegetarian and vegan swaps, voted best vegetarian dishes by Baltimore Magazine.
Tip: The menu flags every vegetarian and vegan option; the green chile is the dish to build around.
Vegan and vegetarian soul fooddowntown
The Land of Kush keeps its entire soul-food menu meat-free, so vegetarians can eat the full spread of greens, mac and cheese and mock-meat plates.
Tip: Order the soul-food sampler to graze the greens, yams and mac and cheese in one plate.
Thai, gluten-free friendlyfells-point
The Dara in Fells Point flags most of its Thai menu as gluten-free, from khao soi to Hatyai fried chicken, a rare gluten-friendly Thai room.
Tip: Most dishes are gluten-free; ask the kitchen to flag the few that are not.