Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across San Antonio.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across San Antonio. including where to go and what to order.
Viva Vegeria on Nogalitos serves all-vegan, gluten-free Tex-Mex, with tacos al pastor, chicken-style flautas and tamales that need no meat to satisfy.
Order: Tacos al pastor, chicken-style flautas, vegan tamales
Tip: Everything is both vegan and gluten-free, a rare combination. The vegan Tex-Mex is the reason to come, not a compromise.
Earth Burger on the north side is a genuine plant-based drive-through, rare in Texas, where the burgers and shakes are fully vegan; ask for the vegan cheese.
Order: The plant-based burger and a dairy-free shake
Tip: A genuine plant-based drive-through, rare in Texas. The burgers and shakes are fully vegan-friendly; ask for the vegan cheese.
Binge Kitchen on the north side is fully vegan across the menu, including dessert, a good plant-based stop for comfort food and a relaxed weekend brunch.
Order: Vegan breakfast plates and the desserts
Tip: Fully vegan across the menu, including dessert. A good north-side stop for plant-based comfort food and brunch.
Chef Elizabeth Johnson's Pharm Table in Southtown San Antonio. Plant-forward farm-to-table kitchen, fully gluten-free and dairy-free with vegan.
Order: Whatever plant-based set is on, plus a turmeric tonic from the bar.
Tip: Everything is gluten-free and dairy-free. Ask for the chef's vegan tasting; reservations via OpenTable.
Plantaqueria on Broadway in downtown San Antonio, a 100 percent vegan taqueria with house tortillas, breakfast tacos, tortas and house aguas frescas all day.
Order: Breakfast tacos and the Brewchata
Tip: All day breakfast tacos, fresh aguas frescas, locally roasted coffee. Walk-in counter, no reservations needed.
Viva Vegeria runs an entirely gluten-free, all-vegan Tex-Mex kitchen on Nogalitos, so coeliac diners can eat the full menu, from tacos al pastor to tamales.
Order: Gluten-free tacos al pastor and tamales
Tip: The whole menu is gluten-free, so nothing is off limits. A genuine relief for coeliac diners craving Tex-Mex.
Pollos Asados Los Norteños grills whole chickens over mesquite with naturally gluten-free sides of charro beans, grilled onions. Located in East Side.
Order: Mesquite-grilled chicken with corn tortillas and charro beans
Tip: The grilled chicken, charro beans, and corn tortillas are naturally gluten-free. Skip the flour tortillas and you are set.
Pasha Mediterranean Grill on Wurzbach Road is a long-running halal Mediterranean kitchen, serving gyro, shawarma, and Arabic dishes to the local Muslim.
Order: Chicken shawarma, gyro and hummus
Tip: A dependable halal Mediterranean option listed on Zabihah. The shawarma and gyro are the staples; the lunch portions are generous.
Zaffran Delight is one of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk, where chicken biryani and butter chicken with naan are the orders.
Order: Chicken biryani, butter chicken and naan
Tip: One of the few halal kitchens right downtown, handy from the River Walk. The biryani and butter chicken are the orders.
Abu Omar Halal near UTSA is open until 2am, a rare late-night halal option on the north side where the chicken shawarma wrap is the cheap, reliable order.
Order: Chicken shawarma wrap and falafel
Tip: Open until 2am, so a rare late-night halal option near UTSA. The chicken shawarma wrap is the cheap, reliable order.
Yummy 770 at the Israeli Chabad Center is San Antonio's kosher Israeli restaurant, a meat (fleishig) kitchen certified by the Vaad HaKashrut of San Antonio.
Order: Falafel, shawarma and Israeli salads
Tip: Certified kosher by the local Vaad and closed for Shabbat; confirm hours before going. The falafel and shawarma are the staples.
TableJourney's San Antonio dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal, kosher venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.