9 vegetarian rooms worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Mother ★ 4.6 · Sacramento
midtown · 2319 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Mother on K Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's defining vegetarian counter, a fast-casual farm-to-fork room with a daily-changing seasonal menu.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Tuesday to Saturday 11:00-20:00, Friday and Saturday to 21:00. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Comune ★ 4.4 · Columbus
677 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206
Comune on Parsons Avenue in Schumacher Place is the plant-forward fine-dining counter serving in-season vegetable plates and shareable small dishes.
Beans and Barley ★ 4.4 · Milwaukee
east-side · 1901 E North Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Beans and Barley on East North Avenue is a grocery, deli and all-day cafe with a long vegetarian menu of burritos, stir-fries and grain bowls since 1973 here.
Tip: The deli counter does excellent take-out sandwiches; grocery is open later than the kitchen.
The Sanctum Cafe ★ 4.4 · Orlando
mills-50 · 715 N Ferncreek Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
The Sanctum Cafe on North Ferncreek Avenue is the plant-based and organic neighborhood room with grain bowls, plant-based burgers and a wide brunch menu.
Bouldin Creek Cafe ★ 4.3 · Austin
south-first · 1900 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704
Bouldin Creek Cafe in Austin is South First's vegetarian neighbourhood cafe since 2000, a bungalow-cum-coffeeshop with all-day breakfast and gluten-free.
Tip: Walk-in only; Sunday brunch from 11 to 2 has the longest queue, weekday breakfast moves fast.
Green Elephant ★ 4.3 · Portland
arts-district · 608 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
Green Elephant on Congress Street, since 2007 from Dan Sriprasert and Bob Wongsaichua, is Portland's all-vegetarian Thai kitchen by the State Theatre.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday lunch 11:30-14:30 and dinner 17:00-21:30; Sunday and Monday dinner only.
Zest Kitchen and Bar ★ 4.3 · Salt Lake City
downtown · 275 S 200 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Zest Kitchen and Bar on South 200 West, the plant-based and 100 percent gluten-free room since 2012, runs vegetarian small plates with a cocktail program.
Tip: Live music and DJ nights run the room late on weekends; the cocktail program is one of the strongest among the city's plant-based rooms.
Zest Kitchen and Bar ★ 4.3 · Salt Lake City
downtown · 275 S 200 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Zest Kitchen and Bar on South 200 West, the plant-based and 100 percent gluten-free room since 2012, runs vegetarian small plates with cocktails.
Tip: Live music and DJ nights run the room late on weekends; one of the city's strongest plant-based cocktail bars.
Organic Oasis Restaurant and Juice Bar ★ 3.9 · Anchorage
spenard · 2610 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99503
Organic Oasis carries the largest vegan menu in Anchorage on Spenard Road, with a juice bar and a mixed vegetarian and poultry menu since the early 2000s.