Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants
The Butcher's Daughter; New York City
The café and juice bar has vegan soups and salads, like zucchini noodles with cashew ricotta. thebutchersdaughter.com.
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Clover Food Lab; Cambridge, MA
This healthy food truck fleet and café empire serves from-scratch sandwiches. cloverfoodlab.com.
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Dirt Candy; New York City
Amanda Cohen makes indulgent dishes like hush puppies with maple butter. dirtcandynyc.com.
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Kajitsu; New York City
Chefs prepare vegan Japanese food in the shojin style, which was developed in Zen Buddhist monasteries. kajitsunyc.com.
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Vedge; Philadelphia
Chef Richard Landau’s robustly flavored dishes have been called “deceptively vegan.” vedgerestaurant.com.
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Elizabeth's Gone Raw; Washington, DC
Caterer and breast-cancer survivor Elizabeth Petty serves raw vegan tasting menus at this Friday night-only restaurant. elizabethsgoneraw.com.
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Plant; Asheville, NC
Gluten-free beer and biodynamic wines pair with Asian dishes like curry tofu with Thai basil. plantisfood.com.
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Green Seed Vegan; Houston
Diners come for buckwheat burgers like the Dirty Burque. greenseedvegan.com.
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Watercourse Foods; Denver
The healthy comfort-food restaurant donates 10 to 15 percent of its Monday-night sales to different charities. watercoursefoods.com.
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Crossroads; Los Angeles
Oprah’s former private chef, Tal Ronnen, serves Mediterranean vegan dishes at his new restaurant. crossroadskitchen.com.
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M.A.K.E.; Santa Monica, CA
Raw pioneer Matthew Kenney wraps kimchi dumplings in young coconut meat at his restaurant and school. matthewkenneycuisine.com.
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Café Gratitude; Venice, CA
The vegan celebrity hangout now has a new location. cafegratitude.com.
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Gracias Madre; San Francisco
This excellent vegan Mexican joint will open a West Hollywood outpost this fall. gracias-madre.com.
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Greens; San Francisco
The iconic spot serves haute dishes like a Provençal gratin with fromage blanc custard. greensrestaurant.com.
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Millennium; San Francisco
This vegan standard bearer offers refined tasting menus and superb desserts. millenniumrestaurant.com.
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Canteen; Portland, OR
The hip café’s hearty grain bowls feature ingredients like quinoa, kale, maple tempeh and local hazelnuts. canteenpdx.com.
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Natural Selection; Portland, OR
Aaron Woo spotlights vegetables in dishes like morel mushroom ragout with preserved lemon and almonds. naturalselectionpdx.com.
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Plum Bistro; Seattle
Makini Howell’s menu leans Mediterranean, with vegan pizza and fresh pasta. plumbistro.com.
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Sutra; Seattle
This supper club-style restaurant offers a five-course menu. sutraseattle.com.