30 vegan spots across United States, editor-picked. All United States guides.
Vedge ★ 4.7 · Philadelphia
1221 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Vedge in Philadelphia is Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's plant-only fine-dining room on Locust near Washington Square, a 2025 Michelin Guide pick from the vegan tasting menu pioneers.
Fancy Radish ★ 4.6 · Washington DC
600 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Fancy Radish in Washington DC is Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's H Street NE vegan dining room since 2018, the sister of Philadelphia's Vedge with seasonal vegetable plates and a wine list.
Tip: The dan-dan noodles and the rutabaga fondue are the menu's most-ordered dishes; book the chef's counter for the kitchen view.
Make Believe Bakery ★ 4.5 · Denver
3825 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212
Make Believe Bakery in Denver is the Tennyson Street vegan bakery with cakes, donuts, cookies and laminated pastries, the city's plant-based pastry specialist.
Tip: The vegan croissants are baked Friday through Sunday only; pre-order online for Sunday brunch pickup.
Crossroads Kitchen ★ 4.5 · Los Angeles
8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Tal Ronnen's Crossroads Kitchen on Melrose, Los Angeles is the city's flagship vegan room, with a Mediterranean menu and a polished sit-down dining room.
Trio Plant-Based ★ 4.5 · Minneapolis
eat-street · 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Trio Plant-Based inside Midtown Global Market runs a Black-owned vegan soul-food counter in Minneapolis since 2019. Plant-based burgers, mac and cheese, jackfruit barbecue.
J. Selby's ★ 4.5 · Minneapolis
saint-paul · 169 N Victoria St, Saint Paul, MN 55104
J. Selby's on Victoria Street has run an all-vegan diner in Saint Paul since 2017. The Dirty Secret vegan double cheeseburger; daily soups and the comfort-food crowd.
Saba ★ 4.5 · New Orleans
5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Saba in New Orleans runs an extensive vegan and vegetarian menu within Alon Shaya's modern Israeli room on Magazine Street, with whole-roasted cauliflower, hummus and vegan pita meals.
Tip: Most of the mezze list is vegan; the whole-roasted cauliflower with whipped vegan tahini is the cult vegan order.
V Street ★ 4.5 · Philadelphia
126 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
V Street in Philadelphia is Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's casual vegan kitchen on 19th near Rittenhouse, a global street-food menu and the sibling room to Vedge.
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar ★ 4.5 · San Francisco
370 14th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar in San Francisco is the Mission's plant-based omakase, with a vegan unagi roll, tomato 'tuna' sashimi and a 16-seat counter facing the chefs.
Tip: Walk in at 17:30 on a weekday; the counter takes early seatings without a reservation.
Elizabeth's Gone Raw ★ 4.5 · Washington DC
1341 L St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Elizabeth's Gone Raw in Washington DC is the L Street raw-vegan dining room from chef Elizabeth Petty, with a six-course raw-vegan tasting menu served Fridays and Saturdays only.
Tip: Six-course tasting menus run $95 Friday and Saturday evenings only; book three weeks ahead via the website.
Veggie Galaxy ★ 4.4 · Boston
cambridge · 450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Veggie Galaxy on Mass Ave in Central Square Cambridge has run a vegan-friendly diner-style restaurant in Boston since 2012. Every dish made-to-order vegan; vegan bakery on site, breakfast all day.
Soul Veg City ★ 4.4 · Chicago
203 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619
Soul Veg City in Chicago is the African Hebrew Israelite vegan soul-food kitchen on 75th Street, with protein-tuna salad and the kalebone cuts based on wheat gluten.
Tip: Order the kalebone (seasoned wheat-gluten) plate with mac and cheese, greens and cornbread. Plant-based soul-food at its source.
Amitabul ★ 4.4 · Chicago
6207 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
Amitabul in Chicago is the Norwood Park vegan Korean kitchen on Milwaukee from monk-trained Dave Choi, with macrobiotic bibimbap and warming Korean stews.
Tip: Order the Dosa Heaven Mandu (Korean dumplings) and the Mandala Mandu Soup. Both are the menu's standouts.
Watercourse Foods ★ 4.4 · Denver
837 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
Watercourse Foods in Denver is the 17th Avenue vegan dining room since 1998, with vegan diner-style plates including buffalo cauliflower, biscuits and gravy and seitan steaks.
Tip: The buffalo cauliflower starter and the seitan steak are the room's most ordered plates; sister room City O' City sits three blocks away.
City O' City ★ 4.4 · Denver
206 E 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80203
City O' City in Denver is Watercourse Foods' sister vegan bar and dining room on 13th Avenue since 2008, with a vegan menu, late hours and a strong wine and cocktail list.
Tip: The kitchen runs until midnight on weekends, the city's only late-night vegan room. Brunch on weekends has a 45-minute wait by 11 am.
Hatchet Hall ★ 4.4 · Los Angeles
12517 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Hatchet Hall in Culver City, Los Angeles is not strictly vegan but plates a long vegan-friendly menu, including roasted vegetables from the wood hearth.
Sweet Soulfood ★ 4.4 · New Orleans
1025 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
Sweet Soulfood in New Orleans is the all-vegan plant-based Creole soul-food kitchen on North Broad Street in Treme, with a buffet line of vegan mac and cheese, greens and cornbread.
Tip: The vegan mac and cheese with greens and cornbread plate is the canonical order; cash gets a small discount.
Good Karma Prep Cafe ★ 4.4 · New Orleans
4528 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Good Karma Prep Cafe in New Orleans is the Uptown vegan and gluten-free cafe on Magazine Street, with all plant-based smoothies, salads, bowls and weekly meal-prep boxes.
Tip: Order the Bayou Bowl with red beans and rice; vegan plate-lunch comfort with Louisiana seasoning.
Abcv ★ 4.4 · New York City
flatiron · 38 E. 19th St, New York, NY 10003
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's vegetable-only restaurant near Union Square has run a fully plant-based menu in New York City since 2017. James Beard award, 250 covers.
Harlow ★ 4.4 · Portland
division-clinton · 3715 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Harlow's flagship cafe in Portland on SE Division (relocated 2024), with 100% gluten-free, dairy-free, plant-based cuisine from a juice bar and seasonal kitchen.
Tip: Three Portland locations. SE Division is the original flagship after the 2024 move from SE Hawthorne.
Doe Donuts ★ 4.4 · Portland
alberta-arts · 4110 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
Portland's first and only vegan doughnut shop on NE Sandy in Portland, with hand-crafted seasonal doughnuts, vegan ice cream and weekend dessert lounge service.
Tip: Weekend hours run until 20:00 with the sundae menu. Cash and card.
ChickPeaDX ★ 4.4 · Portland
alberta-arts · 2724 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
Yair Maidan's plant-based falafel counter in NE Portland, with Washington-grown chickpea falafel in a pita or rice bowl, all vegan or vegetarian options.
Tip: The Zipper micro-restaurant pod is shared with four other concepts. Order at the counter; eat at communal tables.
Cafe Flora ★ 4.4 · Seattle
2901 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112
Cafe Flora in Seattle's Madison Valley is the city's vegetarian standard-bearer since 1991: a glass-roofed Sun Room, fully vegan and gluten-free options, brunch on weekends.
Shouk Mount Vernon Triangle ★ 4.4 · Washington DC
655 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Shouk Mount Vernon Triangle in Washington DC is Ran Nussbacher's K Street plant-based Middle Eastern counter, with shouk burgers, mushroom shawarma and tahini-heavy bowls served quickly.
Tip: The shouk burger with chickpea-mushroom patty is the bestseller; the harissa hummus is the under-ordered side.
Casa de Luz ★ 4.3 · Austin
1701 Toomey Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Casa de Luz in Austin is the 100 percent organic vegan and gluten-free dining hall on Toomey Road since 1991, serving a daily-changing macrobiotic menu in a communal-seat room.
Tip: Communal seating only; the daily-changing menu is a single set plate, no substitutions or a la carte.
Counter Culture ★ 4.3 · Austin
2908 Fruth St, Austin, TX 78705
Counter Culture in Austin is Sue Davis's vegan diner trailer behind Tweedy's Bar on Fruth Street, the reopened version of the long-running East Side vegan room since 2009.
Tip: The trailer is the rebuild ahead of a Windsor Park brick-and-mortar planned for summer 2025; check social for the trailer hours.
Mei Mei Dumplings ★ 4.3 · Boston
south-end · 506 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215
Irene Li's Mei Mei runs vegan-friendly dumplings in Boston's South End since 2012. James Beard Award 2022; the five-spice tofu mushroom and curried sweet potato are the two vegan dumpling fillings.
Planta South Beach ★ 4.3 · Miami
850 Commerce St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Planta South Beach in Miami Beach is the 100% plant-based dining room at 850 Commerce Street, South of Fifth, with vegan sushi and a rooftop garden for produce.
Reverie Cafe and Bar ★ 4.3 · Minneapolis
longfellow-powderhorn · 1517 E 35th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Reverie Cafe and Bar on East 35th Street has run a vegan cafe in South Minneapolis since 2015. The South Side's neighbourhood vegan room, brunch and dinner counter.
Bistro Vonish ★ 4.2 · Austin
701 E 53rd St, Austin, TX 78751
Bistro Vonish in Austin is Craig Vanis's vegan food truck on East 53rd Street, a North Austin trailer serving BBQ seitan sandwiches, sweet potato arepas and vegan kolaches.
Tip: Vegan kolaches are the room's most distinctive plate; the trailer runs Wednesday-Saturday afternoons.