If you are vegan, we have found the best restaurants in Los Angeles with delicious plant-based meals for you. Just because you are vegan does not mean you should have to limit your food options. There are a variety of vegan meals with a flavorful international twist. Here is a list of restaurants that you can explore:
Nic’s on Beverly
Stepping into the patio will feel like entering a secret garden. This restaurant prides itself on its vegan pizza that even the biggest cheese enthusiasts can enjoy. The cheese is nut-based, and the pizza is made into square pies. Besides pizza, you can try their house-cut fries, Southern-style fried oyster mushrooms, or truffle falafel burgers. Some of their most popular dishes include avocado crispy rice, bolognese, and BBQ chicken.
Cafe Gratitude
This restaurant has a few locations in Los Angeles, which include Larchmont, the Arts District, and Venice. The menu is unique in that items are listed as affirmations. When a waiter approaches your table, they will most likely ask you, “What are you grateful for today?” And you can answer by replying, for example, “I Am Thriving,” when ordering the soup of the day. The atmosphere is very zen here. There is also a wide variety of soft and alcoholic drinks, as well as juices, coffee, tea, and smoothies.
Crossroads
This is a sophisticated vegan restaurant for omnivores. Tal Ronnen is the founder and chef of Crossroads, and Oprah called him “the best vegan chef in America.” Some of their most popular dishes include the impossible burger, crab cakes, artichoke oysters, and spicy meatball pizza. Being one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles means that several celebrities frequent the restaurant. You may very well run into a celebrity when you dine here.
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Chef Tezeta “Tete” Alemayehu from Ethiopia serves vegan meals with an authentic African twist at this Santa Monica restaurant. This is a mostly daytime restaurant that serves colorful dishes such as flatbreads, burritos, and tacos. The chef’s signature dish is called “Eat the Rainbow,” and it is a medley of vegetables and legume stews served with housemade injera, which is a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread made of teff flour.
Shojin
This Japanese restaurant is located in an indoor model in Little Tokyo, and they have special instructions for customers to place their belongings. A customer with a handbag is required to place their bag in a basket next to their table. Some of their most popular dishes include shiso gyoza, sweet orange “chicken,” and the Dynamite Roll.
Pura Vita
Located in West Hollywood, this restaurant’s food will make you feel like you have teleported to Naples. The meatballs are made from mushrooms and lentils rather than pork and topped with delicious macadamia parmesan. The chef and owner of this restaurant is Tara Punzone, who has been vegan for over thirty years and counting. Some of their most popular dishes include carbonara, black magic lasagna, baked ricotta, Caprese, and of course, tiramisu.
If you are in the mood for a delicious vegan meal, we hope this list of our best restaurants in Los Angeles can help you find exactly what you are looking for.