Best Vegan Restaurants in St. Louis: 2026 Complete Guide

Every fully vegan restaurant, bakery, deli, café, and pickup/delivery kitchen we can verify in the St. Louis region — plus the vegetarian institutions and vegan-friendly restaurants most useful to local vegans, visitors, and mixed groups. Researched, eaten through, and maintained by VeganSTL, a project of the nonprofit Project Animal Freedom. Last updated July 2026. Next planned refresh: October 2026.

By VeganSTL / Project Animal Freedom. This guide is editorial, locally maintained, and refreshed after openings, closures, moves, and major menu changes.

The best vegan restaurants in St. Louis are Terror Tacos for bold first-timer tacos, Bombay Food Junkies for Indian street food and Oatly soft-serve, SweetArt for bakery classics and breakfast, Vegan Deli & Butcher for sandwiches, Seedz Cafe for brunch, Adina's Vegan Cuisine and Red Bird Vegan for soul food, Plant Italia for vegan Italian takeout, and La Vie French Café for a St. Charles date trip. Across the metro, VeganSTL currently tracks seventeen fully vegan restaurants, bakeries, cafés, delis, pickup/delivery kitchens, and food businesses — plus several vegetarian and vegan-friendly institutions that make the city easier to eat through.

Not long ago, eating vegan in St. Louis meant a portobello sandwich, a side of fries, and an apology. Those days are over. Today the metro has vegan tacos, vegan soul food, vegan French pastries, vegan Italian pasta, a vegan deli, vegan bakeries, vegan cafés, vegan pickup/delivery kitchens, and vegetarian restaurants where most of the menu can be ordered vegan.

This guide is built for two kinds of readers: the hungry person who needs a restaurant right now, and the newcomer who wants to understand the whole St. Louis vegan scene. Use the quick picks first, then the table, then the neighborhood crawls. We're VeganSTL, a project of Project Animal Freedom, a St. Louis 501(c)(3) nonprofit working toward a fully vegan Midwest by 2056 — and when hours, menus, or addresses change, our always-current STL Vegan Guide directory and map has the latest.

Jump to: Quick Picks · At-a-Glance Table · Fully Vegan Restaurants · Vegetarian Restaurants · Vegan-Friendly Favorites · Vegan Crawls · FAQ

Quick Picks: Where to Eat First

If you only pick one: Start with Terror Tacos for the most unmistakable St. Louis vegan restaurant experience, or SweetArt if your group wants breakfast, burgers, and dessert in one stop.

Best first vegan meal: Terror Tacos or SweetArt. Both are bold, familiar, and hard to dismiss.

Best fully vegan brunch: Seedz Cafe for the DeMun ritual; SweetArt for breakfast plus bakery; Tree House for vegetarian dining where nearly everything is vegan.

Best vegan comfort food: Adina's Vegan Cuisine, Red Bird Vegan, Dirty Vegan Shack, and Bougie Bites.

Best vegan takeout: Vegan Deli & Butcher, Plant Italia, Red Bird Vegan, Dirty Vegan Shack, and Bougie Bites.

Best vegan date night: Tree House, La Vie French Café, La Pâtisserie Paris, and Vicia for a fine-dining splurge.

Best vegan pizza: Pizza Head for meatless NY-style pizza with vegan cheese, pepperoni, and sausage. For the deep dive, see our best vegan pizza in St. Louis ranking.

Best vegan and gluten-free: Kris Miss Bake Shop (the whole bakery is both) and Bombay Food Junkies' gluten-free cauliflower bowls.

Best for omnivore friends: Terror Tacos, Tree House, Lona's LiL Eats, Pieces Board Game Bar & Cafe, and Balkan Treat Box.

Best outside St. Louis City: Bombay Food Junkies, Plant Italia, Plant Craft Kitchen, Bougie Bites, J+B Wellness, Kris Miss Bake Shop, Tatva Cafe, and La Vie French Café.

Best when you need something easy tonight: Red Bird Vegan for delivery, Plant Italia for pasta pickup, Vegan Deli & Butcher for sandwiches, and Pizza Head for a low-stress South Grand group meal.

At a Glance: Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Louis

Hours change. Menus change. Pop-ups become restaurants and restaurants become memories. Before driving across the metro, check the restaurant's own site or the STL Vegan Guide.

Vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the St. Louis region

Restaurant	Area	Status	Visit type	Best for	Start with
Terror Tacos	South Grand	100% vegan	Dine-in + bar	First-timers, tacos, bar nights	Citrus Mistress, taco flight
Bombay Food Junkies	Creve Coeur	100% vegan	Dine-in + takeout	Indian street food, GF options	Chipotle Cauliflower Bowl, Butter Chik'n
SweetArt Bakeshop + Café	Lindell / Midtown	100% vegan	Dine-in + counter	Breakfast, bakery, birthdays	Sweet Burger, cupcakes
SweetArt Too	City Foundry	100% vegan	Food-hall counter	Mixed groups	Cupcakes, sliders, chik'n strips
Vegan Deli & Butcher	Bevo Mill	100% vegan	Dine-in + carryout	Sandwiches, deli runs	Hot deli sandwich, frozen pizza
Seedz Cafe	DeMun / 63105	100% vegan	Dine-in	Brunch, smoothies	Malibu Melt, Tempeh Reuben
Haché Herbal Infusions	DeMun / 63105	100% vegan	Café	Tea, coffee, slow mornings	Herbal infusion + light café bite
Plant Craft Kitchen	Sunset Hills	100% vegan	Café + meal service	South County, meal prep	Red Bean Burger, rotating meals
Adina's Vegan Cuisine	Page Ave	100% vegan	Fast-casual	Soul food comfort	Daily special, mac and greens
Red Bird Vegan	Hampton Ave	100% vegan	Pickup + delivery-focused	Soul food takeout	Vegan chicken, gravy-heavy plates
Dirty Vegan Shack	Dutchtown	100% vegan	Casual + takeout	Indulgent comfort food	Burger or loaded plate
Bougie Bites	Overland	100% vegan	Carry-out	Smash burgers, loaded fries	Burger + loaded fries
Plant Italia	Creve Coeur	100% vegan	Pickup + delivery	Pasta nights, takeout	House-made pasta
J+B Wellness — Cottleville	Cottleville	100% vegan	Café	Smoothies, bowls	Smoothie bowl
J+B Wellness — Ellisville	Ellisville	100% vegan	Café	Smoothies, bowls	Smoothie bowl
Kris Miss Bake Shop	Lake St. Louis	100% vegan + gluten-free	Brick-and-mortar bakery + custom orders	Cakes, cookies, celebrations	Custom cake, cookies, donuts
La Vie French Café & La Pâtisserie Paris	St. Charles	100% vegan	Dine-in + tea room	French café fare, afternoon tea	Pastry, tea seating
Tree House	South Grand	100% vegetarian, vegan by default	Dine-in + bar	Date night, brunch	Seitan katsu, jambalaya
Pizza Head	South Grand	100% vegetarian, huge vegan menu	Dine-in + takeout	Slices and whole pies	Vegan Utopian Dream
Gokul Indian Restaurant	Delmar Loop	100% vegetarian	Dine-in + takeout	Indian variety, groups	Ask for vegan entrées
Govinda's	Midtown (ISKCON)	100% vegetarian	Temple dining	Devotional Indian plates	Check daily offerings
Tatva Cafe	Ellisville	100% vegetarian	Dine-in + takeout	Dosas, idlis	Dosa + chutney

Map: Vegan Restaurants Across the St. Louis Region

How We Chose — and Why Fully Vegan Comes First

We rank fully vegan kitchens first, always. When a restaurant goes 100% plant-based, every dollar spent there is a vote for a food business that has removed animal exploitation from the menu entirely — and we believe those votes should be cast loudly and often.

This is an editorial guide, not a pure review-score ranking. We prioritize places that are useful to real readers: vegan safety, menu depth, consistency, originality, accessibility, affordability, neighborhood importance, community reputation, and how easily each restaurant helps someone understand St. Louis vegan food. A destination can rank highly because it is exceptional, because it fills a geographic gap, or because it is the right answer to a specific reader need.

After the fully vegan tier come the fully vegetarian restaurants with strong vegan menus, then omnivore restaurants with unusually useful vegan options. We also separate three categories readers often blur together:

• 100% vegan: no animal products are served by the business.

• 100% vegetarian with deep vegan options: no meat is served, but dairy, eggs, or honey may appear in some dishes.

• Vegan-friendly: the restaurant serves animal products but offers substantial plant-based options that make it genuinely useful, especially for mixed groups.

This is not a scraped directory. VeganSTL hosts community events at many of these restaurants, talks with owners and staff, maintains the STL Vegan Guide, and updates this article as the scene changes. We do not include restaurants here just because they have fries, a plain salad, or one accidentally vegan item. Spot an error, a closure, a move, or a missing restaurant? Email info@veganstl.com.

Verification standard: before a restaurant appears in the fully vegan section, we look for a clear vegan identity from the business itself, VeganSTL guide verification, owner/staff confirmation, direct experience, or another credible current listing. When a listing is newer, virtual, home-based, or order-ahead only, we say so instead of pretending every business works like a traditional dining room.

The 17 Fully Vegan Restaurants, Bakeries, Cafés & Pickup/Delivery Kitchens in St. Louis

1. Terror Tacos — South Grand

3191 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis | (314) 260-9996 | Dine-in + bar | Last verified: July 2026

Vegan. Metal. Horror. Tacos. That is the pitch, and it works because Terror Tacos backs the concept with serious food. Brothers Bradley Roach and Brian Roash built one of the city's most distinctive plant-based restaurants around Southwest-inspired vegan tacos, house-made proteins, horror décor, and heavy music. The result feels like a midnight movie and eats like a revelation.

Order first: the Citrus Mistress — spicy chorizo seitan, mango, pineapple, lime, pickled jalapeño salsa — then a taco flight on your second visit.

Best for: first-timers, casual dinners, and anyone who thinks vegan food is bland. We threw a vegan taco party here — it went exactly as well as you'd expect.

Good to know: this is the easiest fully vegan restaurant in St. Louis to recommend to skeptical friends. The vibe does half the persuasion before the food even lands.

2. Bombay Food Junkies — Creve Coeur

12955 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur | (314) 685-7181 | Dine-in + takeout | Last verified: July 2026

Bombay Food Junkies started as a food truck with lines down the block and became one of the Midwest's defining vegan restaurants: Mumbai street food, fusion bowls, sandwiches, wraps, gluten-free options, vegan desserts, house kombucha, and Oatly soft-serve under one roof — with a kitchen that composts and refuses single-use plastics.

Order first: the Chipotle Cauliflower Bowl for gluten-free comfort; the Vegan Butter Chick'n for rich and familiar; Oatly soft-serve because dessert is mandatory.

Best for: county dwellers, spice lovers, gluten-free vegans, and mixed groups that need a generous menu. A hundred people joined our vegan ice cream social here — that's how good the soft-serve is.

Good to know: Bombay sits steps from Plant Italia, making Creve Coeur one of the region's most practical vegan destinations.

3. SweetArt Bakeshop + Café — Lindell / Midtown

3701 Lindell Blvd. (The Coronado), St. Louis | (314) 571-9009 | Dine-in + counter | Last verified: July 2026

SweetArt is one of the pillars of St. Louis vegan food. Chef-owner Reine Keis opened her bakeshop in December 2008 — years before oat milk went mainstream — and built it into an institution: featured on Netflix's Fresh, Fried & Crispy, honored on St. Louis Magazine's A-List, noticed by The New York Times. The menu went fully vegan in 2023, and the May 2025 move to The Coronado on Lindell gave SweetArt a bigger stage: a full breakfast menu, an in-house coffee program, wine and cocktails, and room to keep growing.

Order first: the Sweet Burger, then something from the bakery case. Do not pretend you will skip dessert — these cupcakes have converted skeptics for nearly two decades.

Best for: breakfast, birthdays, and anyone who needs vegan food to feel joyful rather than austere. SweetArt is also central to the city's Black-owned vegan scene — see our Black-owned vegan restaurants in St. Louis directory.

4. SweetArt Too — City Foundry

3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis | (314) 771-4278 | Food hall counter | Last verified: July 2026

SweetArt Too, opened in January 2025, brings the bakery case and a compact savory menu — sliders, chik'n strips, fries, kale salads — into City Foundry, which makes it a lifesaver for food-hall groups. When everyone else is wandering between stalls, you already know where to go.

Order first: cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, or the sliders. House rule, and ours too: never leave the building without dessert.

Best for: mixed groups and showing newcomers that the vegan option can be the most exciting stall in the room.

5. Vegan Deli & Butcher — Bevo Mill

5003 Gravois Ave., St. Louis | Deli + carryout | Last verified: July 2026

A vegan deli and butcher shop in South City should make every St. Louis vegan proud. This chef-driven menu is built around extraordinary hot and cold sandwiches, house-made meats, bagels, frozen pizzas, and grab-and-go staples for the week ahead.

Order first: a hot deli sandwich, then take home a frozen pizza for later.

Best for: lunch runs, sandwich loyalists, and stocking the freezer.

Good to know: this is one of the best answers to the classic question, "What do vegans even eat?" Hand someone a sandwich the size of a forearm and let the question answer itself.

6. Seedz Cafe — DeMun

6344 S. Rosebury Ave., DeMun / 63105 | (314) 725-7333 | Dine-in | Last verified: July 2026

Since 2014, Seedz has been the warm neighborhood vegan café every city needs: organic, relaxed, creative, and quietly excellent. The menu moves between cooked comfort and raw invention — the Malibu Melt layers a zesty house cashew sauce, roasted mushrooms, and caramelized onions on local sourdough; the Tempeh Reuben gives a deli classic a plant-based soul; smoothies and fresh juices do the rest.

Order first: Malibu Melt, Tempeh Reuben, or whatever brunch special is calling your name.

Best for: Sunday brunch — a DeMun ritual — and unhurried lunches. When Seedz reopened from winter break this year, we brought a crowd.

Good to know: Haché Herbal Infusions is steps away, so this is the easiest two-stop vegan morning in the city.

7. Haché Herbal Infusions — DeMun

6350 S. Rosebury Ave., DeMun / 63105 | Café | Last verified: July 2026

Two doors from Seedz sits the calmest room in the St. Louis vegan scene: a serene tea and coffee house built around beautifully crafted herbal infusions and light café fare. Haché is not a place to grab and go. It is a place to sit down, slow down, and let a pot of something botanical do its work.

Order first: an herbal infusion and a light café bite — then ask what the house recommends.

Best for: slow mornings, tea people, and the second stop of the easiest two-stop vegan morning in the city.

Good to know: pair it with Sunday brunch at Seedz and you've completed the DeMun Slow Morning crawl without moving the car.

8. Plant Craft Kitchen — Sunset Hills

3860 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills | (314) 564-4084 | Café + meal service | Last verified: July 2026

Plant Craft Kitchen is South County's fully vegan anchor — a whole-food café that cooks with as little oil as possible, makes its cashew cheeses from scratch, and treats "plant-based" as a craft rather than a shortcut. The menu runs from the Red Bean Burger to rotating entrées and fully vegan pizzas, and a weekly meal-prep service keeps the fridge stocked between visits.

Order first: the Red Bean Burger, then whatever rotating meal is on the board.

Best for: South County vegans, health-conscious eaters, and anyone who wants dinner solved for the week.

Good to know: the café is dog-friendly, and the meal-prep service offers Sunday pickup and delivery.

9. Adina's Vegan Cuisine — Pagedale

6746 Page Ave. (Carter Commons), Pagedale | (314) 874-6602 | Fast-casual | Last verified: July 2026

The mother-and-daughter team of Cheryl (Adina) McKinney and Vicki (Ahturah) Jordan spent years building a following through pop-ups and catering before landing a permanent home inside Carter Commons, and the result is the most intentional vegan soul food in the region. The menu rotates daily — eggplant "Phish fry," battered oyster mushrooms, mac and cheez, oyster mushroom po'boys, jackfruit sliders — and the lemon-lime kale salad has a genuine cult following.

Order first: the daily special, then mac and greens.

Best for: soul food comfort with zero compromise. That Fish Free Fry platter at the top of this page? Theirs. We hosted a brunch here and nobody wanted to leave.

Good to know: there's a grab-and-go case for salads, sandwiches, and desserts — the apple peach cobbler travels well.

10. Red Bird Vegan — Hampton Ave

2360 Hampton Ave., St. Louis | (314) 283-6032 | Pickup + delivery | Last verified: July 2026

Red Bird Vegan is the city's standout vegan virtual restaurant: no dining room, no pretense — just a full menu of plant-based soul food built for takeout and delivery. Vegan chicken, fish sandwiches, BBQ rib tips, Salisbury steaks under serious gravy, and the loaded Not Yo Cheese Waffle Fries have made it the easiest "I don't feel like cooking" answer in St. Louis.

Order first: the vegan chicken, then anything with gravy on it.

Best for: soul food takeout and low-effort weeknights.

Good to know: order ahead online — this is a pickup and delivery kitchen, not a sit-down spot.

11. Dirty Vegan Shack — Dutchtown

3607 Meramec St., St. Louis | (314) 484-3166 | Walk-up window + takeout | Last verified: July 2026

The names are a joke — "trash" fries, "filthy" wings, "dirty" dogs — but the food is not. Dirty Vegan Shack's walk-up window serves scratch-made indulgence: Trash Wings built from fried oyster mushrooms, carrot hot dogs, burgers, tots, and house wing sauces worth ordering twice (lemon pepper first, spicy second). The owner usually works the window herself, and regulars get treated like regulars from visit one.

Order first: a burger or a loaded plate — and the Trash Wings, always the Trash Wings.

Best for: indulgent comfort food and winning over a non-vegan who wandered up on a whim.

12. Bougie Bites — Overland

10082 Page Ave., Overland | (314) 272-0300 | Carry-out | Last verified: July 2026

LaToya Thompson launched Bougie Bites as a food truck in 2023 with a mission — make high-quality plant-based comfort food accessible, especially to Black and brown communities — and grew it into a full Overland storefront by 2025. The menu delivers on the name's wink: the Bougie AF Burger, No Cap Eggrolls, Chick'N Nuggets, birria tacos, and loaded fries engineered for maximum joy.

Order first: a smash burger and loaded fries.

Best for: smash-burger cravings and feeding a crowd — 400 people showed up when we threw a block party here, and the kitchen didn't blink.

Good to know: the food truck is bookable for events.

13. Plant Italia — Creve Coeur

12957 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur | (314) 624-4413 | Pickup + delivery | Last verified: July 2026

From the team behind Bombay Food Junkies, Plant Italia is St. Louis’s fully vegan Italian ghost kitchen: house-made pasta, rich sauces, and Italian comfort classics reimagined with plants, all ordered online for pickup or delivery. It sits steps from Bombay itself, which makes one Creve Coeur errand solve two dinners.

Order first: the house-made pasta — then let the menu talk you into a second entrée for tomorrow.

Best for: pasta nights and planned-ahead takeout. Our first Plant Italia dinner drew 101 people, which tells you what St. Louis thinks of vegan Italian.

14. J+B Wellness — Cottleville

5055 Hwy N, Suite 109, Cottleville | (636) 244-0068 | Café | Last verified: July 2026

J+B Wellness gives St. Charles County a fully vegan café of its own: smoothies, smoothie bowls, and light plant-based meals in a bright, health-forward setting. It's the kind of place that makes eating well feel like the easy choice rather than the virtuous one.

Order first: a smoothie bowl.

Best for: post-workout refuels, west-metro mornings, and proof that fully vegan doesn't stop at the county line.

15. J+B Wellness — Ellisville

1350 Clarkson Clayton Center, Ellisville | (636) 220-0070 | Café | Last verified: July 2026

The West County sibling runs the same smoothie-and-bowl playbook in the Clarkson Clayton Center — same menu philosophy, different corner of the metro.

Order first: a smoothie bowl here too. Consistency is the point.

Best for: West County vegans — and it shares a suburb with Tatva Cafe, so an Ellisville vegan day is very doable.

16. Kris Miss Bake Shop — Lake St. Louis

11102 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Lake St. Louis | Brick-and-mortar bakery + custom orders | Last verified: July 2026

Every single thing at Kris Miss is both vegan and gluten-free — cakes, cupcakes, cookies, donuts — made with natural ingredients and no artificial dyes. After building a devoted following through custom orders, the bakery opened its brick-and-mortar home in June 2026, giving the far west metro a dedicated allergy-friendly destination.

Order first: a custom cake if you're celebrating; cookies and donuts if you're not.

Best for: birthdays, celebrations, and anyone who's ever been told "we have a gluten-free option" and handed a sad muffin. Not here.

17. La Vie French Café & La Pâtisserie Paris — St. Charles

524 S. Main St., St. Charles | (636) 410-8787 | Dine-in + tea room | Last verified: July 2026

Down a staircase on Historic Main Street waits the metro's first fully vegan French bistro. Owner Natacha Douglas — a native of Guadeloupe — serves croissant sandwiches, crêpes (with gluten-free options), Salade Niçoise, French onion soup, ratatouille, and macarons, with espresso pulled from imported L'OR coffee. Connected through a doorway, La Pâtisserie Paris carries the legacy of the beloved La Pâtisserie STL forward as a fully vegan French tea room, with weekend afternoon tea seatings that fill fast.

Order first: a pastry and the tea seating — book ahead.

Best for: date trips and afternoon tea. Sixteen vegan foodies closed out Veganuary with us here, and the crêpes did most of the talking.

Good to know: the tea room runs Friday through Sunday; reserve a seating before you drive out.

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The 5 Fully Vegetarian Restaurants with Strong Vegan Menus

No meat anywhere on these menus — though dairy, eggs, or honey may appear in some dishes, so ask when it matters. Each one earns its place here because the vegan ordering is deep, obvious, and worth the trip on its own.

Tree House — South Grand

3177 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis | (314) 696-2100 | Dine-in + bar | Last verified: July 2026

Tree House is the polished sit-down of the South Grand corridor: 100% vegetarian, nearly everything vegan by default, with house-made seitan, creative seasonal specials, and a proper craft cocktail program. It's the restaurant we send people to when they want a vegan date night that doesn't announce itself as one.

Order first: the seitan katsu or the jambalaya.

Best for: date nights, brunch, and impressing the omnivore across the table.

Pizza Head — South Grand

3196 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis | (314) 266-5400 | Dine-in + takeout | Last verified: July 2026

St. Louis's only all-vegetarian pizzeria, and the anchor of the city's vegan pizza scene: New York-style slices and 20-inch pies with house-made cashew cheese, vegan pepperoni, and vegan sausage. The only menu item that isn't plant-based is the dairy cheese option — which means you can order almost blind.

Order first: the Vegan Utopian Dream, or whatever vegan slice is in the case.

Best for: slices, whole pies, and low-stress group meals on South Grand.

Gokul Indian Restaurant — Delmar Loop

6101 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis | (314) 721-1888 | Dine-in + takeout | Last verified: July 2026

A family-run, 100% vegetarian and kosher Indian restaurant in the Delmar Loop with a generous menu and warm service. Plenty of dishes are vegan or easily made so — just flag the ghee and dairy question when you order.

Order first: ask which entrées are vegan and let the kitchen guide you.

Best for: Indian variety and groups with mixed preferences.

Govinda's — Midtown

3926 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis | (314) 535-8085 | Temple dining | Last verified: July 2026

Inside the ISKCON temple on Lindell, Govinda's serves simple, devotional vegetarian and vegan Indian cooking with genuine warmth. It's one of the most distinctive dining experiences in the city — unhurried, inexpensive, and sincere.

Order first: check the daily offerings; the menu follows the kitchen, not the other way around.

Best for: devotional Indian plates and a meal that doubles as a change of pace.

Tatva Cafe — Ellisville

15801 Manchester Rd., Ellisville | (636) 220-2138 | Dine-in + takeout | Last verified: July 2026

Authentic South Indian vegetarian cooking in West County: crispy dosas, soft idlis, and chutneys made from scratch. South Indian cuisine is one of the friendliest on earth to vegan ordering — just confirm the ghee question and go.

Order first: a dosa with chutney.

Best for: dosas, idlis, and giving Ellisville a legitimate food destination.

Where to Eat by Need

Bringing someone skeptical of vegan food? Terror Tacos, SweetArt, Tree House, Pizza Head, and Lona's LiL Eats are the safest persuasion plays because the formats are familiar: tacos, burgers, brunch, pizza, and big build-your-own wraps.

Need a fully vegan restaurant with dine-in seating? Start with Terror Tacos, Bombay Food Junkies, SweetArt, Seedz, Plant Craft Kitchen, Adina's, or La Vie French Café. For café energy, add Haché and J+B Wellness.

Need takeout or delivery? Plant Italia, Red Bird Vegan, Bougie Bites, Dirty Vegan Shack, Vegan Deli & Butcher, Plant Craft Kitchen, and Pizza Head are the easiest starting points.

Eating gluten-free and vegan? Kris Miss Bake Shop is the clearest answer because the whole bakery is vegan and gluten-free. Bombay Food Junkies is also one of the strongest restaurant choices, but anyone with celiac disease should still ask about cross-contact.

Eating with kids or a mixed family group? SweetArt, Pizza Head, Bombay Food Junkies, Plant Craft Kitchen, and Pieces are the least intimidating picks.

Trying to stay inside St. Louis City? Terror Tacos, SweetArt, SweetArt Too, Vegan Deli & Butcher, Adina's, Red Bird Vegan, Dirty Vegan Shack, Tree House, Pizza Head, Gokul, Govinda's, and the South Grand vegan-friendly corridor give you plenty of choices without leaving the city. (Seedz and Haché sit in the DeMun/63105 corridor just outside the City line — a five-minute detour worth making.)

Visiting without a car or with limited time? Build around South Grand first, then add Midtown/City Foundry or DeMun if your schedule allows. Creve Coeur, St. Charles, Lake St. Louis, and Cottleville are worth the trip, but they are destination stops rather than casual add-ons.

Vegan-Friendly Favorites on Omnivore Menus

These restaurants are not vegan or vegetarian. They're included because their plant-based options are substantial enough to be genuinely useful — for mixed groups, work lunches, travel itineraries, and friends who aren't ready for a fully vegan restaurant yet. Ask clearly when ordering, especially about dairy, egg, fish sauce, ghee, shared fryers, and honey.

Frida's — University City

Frida's helped write the first chapter of plant-based dining in St. Louis. Chef Natasha Kwan — a Post-Dispatch Best Chef honoree — built its name on the signature kale salad, sunflower-seed taco meat, and a chickpea "tuna" wrap. In recent years the menu has shifted plant-forward with flexitarian additions, so it is no longer fully vegan or vegetarian — and we will always be straight with you about that — but the vegan options remain extensive, clearly marked, and excellent, with the Bonito Bar pouring cocktails alongside.

Best for: mixed groups, plant-forward meals, and people who remember Frida's earlier era.

The shortlist by neighborhood

• MoKaBe's Coffeehouse — Tower Grove: a longtime community living room with a vegan-friendly menu and a weekend brunch regulars swear by. Order coffee, stay for hours, tip well — places like this are infrastructure.

• The Vine Cafe & Market — South Grand: falafel, hummus, mezze, and naturally vegan-friendly Lebanese staples, plus a market counter.

• Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant — South Grand: injera and vegetable dishes make Ethiopian one of the easiest vegan-friendly cuisines in the city.

• Lona's LiL Eats — Soulard: enormous build-your-own rice-paper wraps and bowls with clear plant-based paths. Ask ten St. Louisans where to send a hungry vegan; half will say Lona's.

• Pieces Board Game Bar & Cafe — Benton Park: vegan options plus a thousand board games — the low-pressure group hang, solved.

• Gooseberries — South City: neighborhood comfort cooking with reliable vegan choices.

• Taste of Lebanon — Central West End: quick falafel, hummus, and generous vegan-friendly plates.

• Vicia — Central West End: vegetable-forward fine dining; tell them you're vegan when booking and let them cook.

• Everest Cafe & Bar — The Grove: Nepali, Indian, and Korean cooking with plenty of plant-based lanes.

• Corner 17 — Delmar Loop: noodle-house energy with solid vegan-friendly picks.

• Diego's Cantina — University City: Frida's sister spot with vegan nachos, queso, and clearly marked options.

• Balkan Treat Box — Webster Groves: nationally admired wood-fired Balkan/Turkish cooking, buildable vegan on request — just say the word when you order.

• Flower Child — Frontenac: a labeled, build-your-own menu that makes vegan ordering effortless in the county.

• Maaji's Street Kitchen — St. Ann: North County's plant-friendly Indian street-food stop.

• The Royale — Southwest Garden: a classic STL patio and bar with dependable vegan options.

Vegan Crawls: Five Routes Worth Planning a Day Around

The South Grand Vegan Crawl: Terror Tacos → Pizza Head → Tree House → MoKaBe's → The Vine. Tacos, pizza, cocktails, coffee, falafel — the closest thing the Midwest has to a vegan restaurant row, all without moving the car.

The DeMun Slow Morning: Sunday brunch at Seedz → an herbal pour at Haché two doors down. The gentlest itinerary in this guide.

The Creve Coeur Double Feature: lunch and soft-serve at Bombay Food Junkies → a Plant Italia pasta order for tomorrow's dinner. They're close enough that this barely counts as planning.

The South City Comfort Route: a Vegan Deli & Butcher sandwich → Dirty Vegan Shack for round two → a Terror Tacos nightcap. Not the lightest route in the guide. Possibly the most emotionally correct.

The St. Charles Date Trip: lunch at La Vie French Café → a stroll down historic Main Street → afternoon tea at La Pâtisserie Paris. Book the tea seating ahead and make it a full outing.

On the Horizon

The scene refuses to sit still. CC's 2 Seriously Good — the Black family-owned vegan kitchen famous for its comfort-food range — has reportedly been working toward a new South City location. When a new fully vegan restaurant opens, we verify it, add it to the STL Vegan Guide, and update this article. Watch our newsletter for opening announcements.

Vegan Ordering and Allergy Notes

At 100% vegan restaurants, the menu avoids animal products by definition. At vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurants, ask about dairy, egg, honey, ghee, fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce, shared fryers, and cross-contact if those matter to you. If you have celiac disease, severe allergies, or religious dietary restrictions, call before you go — especially for small kitchens, pickup/delivery kitchens, food halls, and bakeries with custom ordering.

Related VeganSTL Guides

• STL Vegan Guide: restaurant directory and map
• Best vegan pizza in St. Louis
• Black-owned vegan restaurants in St. Louis
• Upcoming VeganSTL events
• STL Vegan Market

Frequently Asked Questions

How many fully vegan restaurants does St. Louis have?

As of July 2026, VeganSTL tracks 17 fully vegan restaurants, bakeries, cafés, delis, and pickup/delivery kitchens across the St. Louis region — every one profiled above. Because some are pickup/delivery kitchens or specialty bakeries, use the STL Vegan Guide for current hours, addresses, and order links.

What is the best vegan restaurant in St. Louis for a first-timer?

Start with Terror Tacos if they like bold flavors and a fun atmosphere, SweetArt if they lead with breakfast or dessert, or Tree House for a polished sit-down meal that feels familiar to omnivores.

Where are the most vegan restaurants clustered in St. Louis?

South Grand is the strongest corridor — Terror Tacos, Pizza Head, Tree House, MoKaBe's, The Vine, and Meskerem all sit within blocks. DeMun has Seedz and Haché side by side, and Creve Coeur now has Bombay Food Junkies and Plant Italia within steps of each other.

Where can I find vegan and gluten-free food in St. Louis?

Kris Miss Bake Shop is entirely vegan and gluten-free. Bombay Food Junkies has strong gluten-free options, including cauliflower bowls. Many fully vegan kitchens label allergens, but anyone with celiac disease or severe allergies should call ahead about cross-contact.

Are there fully vegan restaurants outside St. Louis City?

Yes — Bombay Food Junkies and Plant Italia in Creve Coeur, Bougie Bites in Overland, Plant Craft Kitchen in Sunset Hills, J+B Wellness in Ellisville and Cottleville, Kris Miss Bake Shop in Lake St. Louis, and La Vie French Café in St. Charles.

What is the best vegan pizza in St. Louis?

Start with Pizza Head on South Grand — a meatless kitchen with a huge vegan program. Plant Craft Kitchen bakes fully vegan pies, and Vegan Deli & Butcher stocks vegan frozen pizzas for home. For the full ranking, read our best vegan pizza in St. Louis guide.

What counts as a vegan-friendly restaurant?

For this guide, a vegan-friendly restaurant is an omnivore restaurant with enough clearly available plant-based options to be genuinely useful, especially for mixed groups. A single plain salad or an order of fries does not count.

Is St. Louis good for vegan visitors?

Yes. A vegan visitor can build an entire weekend around South Grand, DeMun, Midtown/City Foundry, Creve Coeur, St. Charles, and the Lake St. Louis/Cottleville west-metro corridor. The easiest itinerary is Terror Tacos or Tree House for dinner, SweetArt for breakfast and dessert, Seedz for brunch, Bombay Food Junkies for county dining, and La Vie French Café if you want a St. Charles day trip.

What vegan restaurants are closest to South Grand?

Terror Tacos, Tree House, Pizza Head, MoKaBe's, The Vine, and Meskerem make South Grand the strongest vegan-friendly corridor in the city. It is the best neighborhood to visit when your group wants options within walking distance.

How often is this guide updated?

Quarterly — and sooner when a major vegan restaurant opens, closes, moves, or changes its menu. This page was last updated in July 2026.