Vegan$$north-shoreTue-Sat 11:00-20:00; closed Sun-Mon
Cashew has cooked entirely plant-based on River Street in Chattanooga since 2013, jackfruit nachos, vegan quiche and a bakery case with no dairy.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Everything on the menu is vegan, including the dessert case; gluten-free bakes are marked.
Vegan$north-shoreDaily from 11:00; evening shows run late
Sluggo's Vegetarian Cafe serves a fully meat-free, largely vegan menu with punk shows attached on Cherokee Boulevard in North Chattanooga's shore blocks.
Tip: Opens at 11:00 daily and show nights run late; check the venue calendar if you want dinner without a band.
Vegetarian$$north-shoreMon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-16:00
Southern Squeeze builds vegan bowls, cold-pressed juices and plant-based breakfast plates from scratch daily on Dorchester Road in North Chattanooga.
Tip: Nearly everything is vegan and made without seed oils or refined sugar; weekend hours are 09:00 to 16:00, later start than weekdays.
Café$downtownMon-Fri 07:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-16:00
Sleepyhead Coffee stocks an entirely vegan pastry case beside its espresso bar in the 1906 James Building on Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga.
Tip: The pastry menu is fully vegan without advertising it loudly; the Main and Dodds sibling keeps longer evening hours.
Vegan$north-shoreDaily from 11:00; evening shows run late
Sluggo's Vegetarian Cafe has kept Chattanooga's only fully vegetarian kitchen-and-venue combination going on Cherokee Boulevard since late 2009.
Tip: Opens at 11:00 daily and show nights run late; check the venue calendar if you want dinner without a band.
Vegan$$north-shoreTue-Sat 11:00-20:00; closed Sun-Mon
Cashew's plant-based menu doubles as Chattanooga's widest vegetarian spread, from Buffalo bowls to meatball subs, all of it made on River Street.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Everything on the menu is vegan, including the dessert case; gluten-free bakes are marked.