By neighborhood
- Adams Morgan
- Amsterdam Falafelshop -- falafel and fries with toppings bar incl. lots of vegan toppings; open late
- Casa Oaxaca -- authentic Mexican with vegan options
- Mellow Mushroom -- pizzeria offering vegan cheese, tofu, and tempeh
- Meskerem -- good authentic Ethiopian food; try the veggie sampler
- Smoke & Barrel -- casual cafe with vegan sandwiches and wings; try the sweet potato and oat burger
- Chinatown
- District of Pi -- vegan deep dish and regular thin crust with Match Meat; must order deep dish 6 hours ahead of time
- Cleveland Park
- Indique -- Indian with vegan options; try the vegetable jahlfrezi
- Columbia Heights
- Mad Momos -- vegan brunch with bottomless mimosas on Sundays and vegan options on other days
- Meridian Pint -- restaurant/bar with vegan options
- Pete's Apizza -- New Haven, Connecticut style vegan pizza
- Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats #1, #2, #3 -- vegan bakery featuring cowvins & cupcakes, and now serving sandwiches and other savory delights
- Downtown
- Bombay Club, The -- upscale Indian with vegan options
- Cafe Asia -- Asian Cafe with few vegan options; not recommended
- Elizabeth's Gone Raw #1, #2, #3 #4-- amazing upscale raw vegan food available only on Friday nights
- Equinox #1, #2-- upscale restaurant with vegan options by request; very good
- [Todd Gray's] Muse at the Corcoran #1, #2 -- awesome gourmet vegan brunch on the 4th Sunday of each month
- Nage #1, #2 -- offers Meatless Mondays with vegan options
- Dupont Circle
- Bread & Brew -- cafe and bar with vegan options
- Julia's Empanadas -- always has a vegan empanada; cheap; several locations; open late
- Shophouse -- Chipotle-owned quick Asian kitchen; fresh, fast food
- Foggy Bottom
- BONMi -- cafe offering vegan Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches
- Founding Farmers #1, #2, #3 -- huge restaurant with great vegan options
- Georgetown/Glover Park
- Heritage India -- Indian food with vegan options; try Aloo Tikki and Vegetable Vindaloo
- H St. NE
- Ethiopic--incredible Ethiopian food with vegan options
- Khepra's Raw Food Juice Bar -- 100% raw vegan casual cafe; food served deli-style
- Logan Circle/U Street Corridor
- Blackbyrd -- CLOSED
- Busboys & Poets #1, #2-- lots of great vegan options including pizza, calzones, and a tempeh sandwich
- Dukem -- Ethiopian food with lots of vegan options
- Eatonville #1, #2, #3 -- Southern-inspired cuisine with good vegan options
- El Centro, D.F. -- trendy Mexican with a few vegan options
- Estadio -- Spanish tapas with vegan options; try the blistered padron peppers and wild mushrooms
- Hanoi House -- Vietnamese noodle house with vegan options
- Masa 14 #1, #2 -- best happy hour with vegan options in the city
- Sala Thai #1, #2 -- low-priced Thai cafe with vegan options
- Sweetgreen -- fresh salads; vegan options
- Mt. Pleasant
- Tonic -- bar with vegan options
- Noma-Gallaudet NE
- TaKorean -- stand in Union Market serving tofu tacos
- Penn Quarter
- Jaleo--Spanish tapas with vegan options (a Jose Andres restaurant)
- Meatballs -- CLOSED
- Oyamel #1, #2-- Mexican tapas with vegan options; ask for the vegan Taco de hongo; great cocktails (a Jose Andres restaurant)
- Proof -- upscale restaurant with one vegan entree; great wine selection
- Rasika #1, #2 -- upscale Indian with vegan options; rated one of the best restaurants in DC
- Rosa Mexicano -- overpriced Mexican with a few vegan options; not recommended
- Teaism -- Asian cafe with lots of vegan options including a seitan stir-fry
- Zaytinya #1, #2 -- Turkish and Lebanese tapas with lots of vegan options; one of my fave restaurants in DC (a Jose Andres restaurant)
- zpizza -- great vegan pizza with Daiya and veggie burger crumbles from a nationwide pizza chain
- Petworth
- Everlasting Life -- 100% vegan cafe
- Highlands -- cafe with vegan options; not recommended
- Shaw
- Rogue 24 -- 24-course vegan meal (by request) that will blow your mind; very expensive; reservations req'd
- Soul Vegetarian's Exodus -- CLOSED
- Southwest
- CityZen -- vegan 6-course vegan meal by request; one of my most amazing meals ever; very expensive
States
California
- East Bay (not including SF)
- Nature's Express -- kick ass vegan food cafe-style; 100% vegan; in Berkeley
- Patxi's Chicago Pizza -- awesome deep dish vegan pizza ; several locations
- Souley Vegan -- the best vegan soul food ever; try the fried "chicken"; in Oakland
- Elk Grove
- Fat Mike's Pizza -- gluten-free vegan pizza without cheese
- Thai Chili -- Thai cafe with vegan options
- Los Angeles
- Madeline Bistro -- amazing food at reasonable prices; only open on the weekends; 100% vegan
- Native Foods (Costa Mesa) -- top vegan cafe in the US (IMHO)
- Planet Raw - CLOSED
- Seed Bistro - CLOSED
- Shojin -- 100% vegan Japanese restaurant featuring maki & nijiri rolls and entrees
- Veggie Grill -- 100% vegan casual restaurant w/salads, sandwiches, and burgers
- Palm Springs
- Nature's Health Food Market & Cafe -- 100% vegetarian, but very few vegan options
- Palm Greens Cafe -- raw and cooked vegan options
- Paso Robles
- Basil Thai -- downtown Thai restaurant with vegan options
- Farmstand 46 -- cafe with a vegan sandwich and wine tasting in the wine country
- Santa Cruz
- Cafe Gratitude -- 100% vegan, raw and cooked options; try the "I am Elated" or "I am Extraordinary"
- San Francisco
- Greens -- vegetarian; not enough vegan option; not recommended
- Millennium#1, #2 -- upscale 100% vegan; one of the best restaurants in the country
- Source -- hippy cafe; not recommended
- Boulder
- Black Cat -- upscale restaurant with 6-course vegan meal available upon request; excellent cuisine
- VG Burgers -- CLOSED
- Leaf -- vegetarian restaurant; try the Jamaican jerk tempeh
- Zudaka -- CLOSED
- Fort Lauderdale
- Darbster -- 100% vegan non-profit restaurant with raw options
- Sublime -- 100% vegan non-profit restaurant
- Tampa
- Loving Hut -- 100% vegan chain
- Queen of Sheba -- Ethiopia; not recommended
- Vero Beach
- Bombay Masala -- Indian with vegan options
- Chicago
- Amitabul -- 100% vegan Korean cafe
- Aria Restaurant in Fairmont Hotel -- Asian with lots of vegan options
- Chicago Diner -- vegetarian comfort food in a cafe; try the Titanic BLT for a food coma
- Everest -- French with vegan tasting menu upon request; very good and expensive
- Green Zebra -- upscale vegetarian restaurant
- Handlebar -- bar with vegan options
- Karyn's Cooked -- almost vegan cafe - serves honey
- Karyn's On Green -- upscale 100% vegan; so good
- Karyn's Raw -- almost vegan raw restaurant - serves honey
- Native Foods -- top vegan cafe in the US (IMHO)
- Ottawa
- Thai Cafe -- thai restaurant with a few vegan options; not recommended
- Great Sage review #1, #2, #3, #4 -- one of the few 100% vegan restaurants in the area; in Clarksville
- Mark's Kitchen -- Asian and American food with vegan options; casual cafe
- Soupergirl -- 100% vegan soup cafe in Takoma Park
- Vegetable Garden, The -- CLOSED
- VOLT -- Bryan Voltaggio's elegant restaurant in Frederick; 6-course vegan option; very expensive
- New York City
- Angelica Kitchen -- 100% vegan; mostly vegetable-based cuisine; cafe in Chelsea
- Blossom Du Jour -- 100% vegan; fast food in Chelsea
- Candle 79 -- one of the top upscale vegan restaurants in the world; menu changes seasonably
- Candle Cafe -- 100% vegan cafe with locations on upper west and upper east side
- Dirt Candy -- upscale vegetarian; very few seats; reservations req'd
- Dumpling Man -- offers vegan soup dumplings; cheap and good
- Food Swings -- 100% vegan comfort food in Brooklyn
- Gobo -- 100% vegan; Asian in West Village and other locations
- Pure Food & Wine -- raw upscale; expensive; extremely good; almost vegan - serves honey
- V-Note -- 100% vegan; quickly becoming one of the best vegan restaurants in NYC
- Philadelphia
- Blackbird Pizzeria -- 100% vegan pizzeria; seitan and Daiya cheese on pizza and subs
- HipCityVeg -- 100% vegan fast food that will blow you away
- Austin
- Arlos -- 100% vegan food truck with lots of sandwiches and guacamole
- Bouldin Creek Cafe -- vegetarian diner with extensive menu including vegan eggs benedict
- Capital City Bakery -- delicious 100% vegan bakery in a food truck next to Conscious Cravings
- Casa De Luz -- yoga and community center with cafe serving fresh 100% vegan, vegetable-based cuisine
- Conscious Cravings -- vegetarian food truck; incredibly fresh, great food
- Counter Culture -- 100% vegan salads, sandwiches, and entrees
- Me So Hungry -- food truck next to Arlo's with vegan cucumber sashimi
- Mother's Cafe -- vegetarian vegetable-based dishes; try the Bueno Burger
- Sweet Ritual -- 100% vegan sundaes with caramel, marshmallows, and so much more.
- Whole Foods -- has a 100% vegan foods counter with raw and cooked delights.
- Loving Hut -- 100% vegan chain; located in Falls Church
- Restaurant Eve -- upscale; very expensive
- Seasons 52 -- nationwide chain restaurant with a veggie plate; located in Tysons Corner Center
- Seattle
- Chaco Canyon -- vegetarian cafe in U District with raw and cooked options; so good
- Mighty-O Donuts -- 100% vegan donut heaven
- Plum Bistro -- 100% vegan cafe in Capitol Hill
- Sage Bakery and Cafe -- 100% vegan cafe in Capitol Hill; try the Sweet Jamaican wrap
- Sutra -- 100% vegan cafe with set seating times
They are opening a "fast food" vegan restaurant here in Las Vegas on Flamingo and Decatur. I will let you know how it is when they open. butlerjim79@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Let me know once they open!
ReplyDeleteYou're almost making me miss the DC area. I used to live in Baltimore, and worked in Bethesda for a while. There certainly are a lot of places to eat! But we moved to Greenville, SC a couple years back, and I went vegan a year ago. I do miss the dining choices...
ReplyDeleteBut if you're ever down this way, you should check out Swad, an Indian place here in town. It's a hole-in-the-wall without much atmosphere, but everything they serve is at least vegetarian, with lots of vegan choices on the menu - and they'll make anything vegan by request. Cheap, too! I love it.
Also, not too far away in Asheville, NC, is a place called Plant. Simply amazing. 100% vegan. Four stars. As nice as your better DC area restaurants in every respect, including the beer and wine selections. I actually felt like I was in back in Bethesda, what with the hipsters running the place, the cool decor, the open air kitchen visible from the dining room and the amazing dishes. Highly recommended!
Keep up the blog. It's great!
Thank you so much for the recommendations. SC and NC aren't too far away and I keep toying with the idea of visiting. I've heard GREAT things about Asheville as well! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThe next time you are on Orlando, FL try Dandelion Communitea http://dandelioncommunitea.com/. It is awesume!
ReplyDeleteWill do! I don't get to Orlando much, but I'll put this on my list in case I end up there again!
ReplyDeleteHi Angela - Here's another Vegan restaurant in Chicago called "Urban Vegan."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.urbanveganchicago.com/
God Bless,
Steve
Thanks! Urban Vegan has been on my list to visit since last year! I will make it there!
ReplyDeleteIn San Francisco be sure to check out Cha Ya, Herbivore, and Gracias Madre. These are three all vegan extraordinary restaurants, with locations also in Berkeley.
ReplyDeleteI've been to Herbivore and Gracias Madre and have heard great things about Cha Ya. Thanks!
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