Seems like more and more restaurants are popping up in the better for you and healthy category including vegan and plant-based restaurants. We know you’ll love this list even if you are just wanting to try out some healthy options. Vegan and plant-based food menus have evolved quite a bit over the last 2 years and these restaurants below are truly elevating the perception. When it comes to plant based restaurants no need to compromise flavor just because something is deemed healthy.
At one point it was the #1 restaurant in the world! So it’s no surprise that it’s also made our list of Top Plant Based Vegan Restaurants in the US. The chef decided to take the menu 100% vegan which caused some waves with their non veg fancy foodie clientele. We salute them for having the courage and conviction to take a restaurant at that level over to the dark green side! You’ll reconsider what a vegetable can be and how it should taste after you experience the immersive approach they take. Flavor was not overlooked even though their dishes are still just as beautiful as they ever were.
Philly has of course another vegan gem on everyone’s list but we couldn’t leave this new find off ours just because Vedge is incredible and also happens to be located in the same city. We love their small plate concept so everyone can stop fighting over whose dish is the best. Bold flavors with innovative twists really shine here. Don’t miss their Happy Hour specials + strong drinks. It’s almost like a vegan speakeasy as the menu is in fact all vegan yet they intentionally f#!!k with you by not actually calling it out!
We like how they execute things with veggies but still have the same level of excellence of a traditional fine dining farm to table operation. They had us delicata squash and smoked eggplant! Do yourself a favor and book a table here just to change your opinion of “veg” food. Vedge in Philly makes everyone’s top 10 best vegan restaurants in America list and for good reason.
We had to mention a few spots on the Left Coast since we often refer to plant-based as Cali style. Go for the Artichoke Oysters and Eggplant Short Ribs or house made pastas. This is high level cuisine where the veggies are the Rock Stars. Crossroads is a spot attracting celebs like Joaquin Phoenix, Beyonce and Miley Cyrus so you never know who you might come across when you are dining at a spot owned by the chef that worked with Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres.
So that y’all don’t think we only list fine dining spots around here we wanted to include more affordable options too. We have friends in Miami that eat at Happea’s multiple times a week so you know it’s solid. You can taste the love that they put into the food here and it just makes you happy! Everything is super fresh and bright and no nonsense just good for you and amazing.
We love their vegan sushi and how beautiful it looks + tastes incredible. They do a great job of reinventing asian dishes using veg ingredients while maintaining the authentic flavors.
We had to hack our own list so tossing in another gem even if it is out of bounds…Four Seasons Punta Mita
