Black-Owned Restaurants With the Tastiest Vegan Cuisine

Posted by Calvin on February 14, 2025

In Black communities around the world, eating vegan is a centuries-long tradition. Concerns for animal well-being, human health, and the planet have inspired Black leaders in the food industry to create tasty, innovative vegan cuisine. Check out these 25 Black-owned vegan restaurants around the U.S.

Note: This is in no way an exhaustive list. There are countless other Black-owned vegan restaurants to try—research to find spots to support in your area!

ARIZONA

Nana’s Kitchen (Chandler)

Stop by Nana’s Kitchen for vegan BBQ staples and classic soul food dishes. 

CALIFORNIA

Berbere (Los Angeles)

Berbere serves vegan Ethiopian dishes with a twist (the Ethiopian tacos hit particularly hard.)

Judahlicious Vegan Café & Juice Bar (San Francisco)

It doesn’t get much more San Fran than healthy vegan food, smoothies, and juices.

FLORIDA

Bobby’s Meals (Miami)

This restaurant’s motto is “Eat smart; Think smart”—and the folks here know that going vegan is the smartest choice you can make.

GEORGIA

Slutty Vegan (Atlanta and multiple locations)

Pinky Cole started Slutty Vegan as a food truck and grew the business into a full-on chain thanks to her delish recipes. 🤩

ILLINOIS

Soul Veg City (Chicago)

Soul Veg City has been the go-to for vegans in Chicago for over 40 years.

INDIANA

Black Leaf Vegan (Indianapolis)

From loaded nachos to breakfast bagels, this Indianapolis restaurant knows how to veganize our most-loved dishes.

MARYLAND

The Land of Kush (Baltimore)

Entrees like Curry Chickun and sides like Baked Mac make this Baltimore restaurant a must-visit.

MASSACHUSETTS

Belmont Vegetarian Restaurant (Worcester)

Despite its name, this restaurant is 100% vegan, which is so much more compassionate to cows, chickens, and other animals than being vegetarian. 🐮🐔

MICHIGAN

Detroit Vegan Soul (Detroit)

Try the “Catfish” Tofu Sandwich to help save fish from being kidnapped from their ocean homes or the Coconut BLT Wrap to help save pigs from being painfully killed for their flesh.

MINNESOTA

Trio Plant-Based (Minneapolis)

After the death of Philando Castile, Louis Hunter opened Minnesota’s first Black-owned vegan restaurant to give back to the community. 

MISSOURI

Sweet Art (St. Louis)

Sweet Art comes in clutch with vegan delights from savory dishes like burgers and bowls to brunch classics like Cinnamon Roll French Toast.

NEVADA

Simply Pure (Las Vegas)

Simply Pure’s mouthwatering menu is based on nutritious vegan foods that help heal the body.

NEW JERSEY

Blueberry Café Juicebar & Vegan Grille (Newark)

Try this café’s vegan smoothies, juices, soups, and platters to detoxify your body and spirit. 😌

NEW YORK

Seasoned Vegan (New York)

This restaurant is run by a mother-son duo. It offers vegan versions of Lemon-Crusted Nuggets, Fried Craw, and Pretzel Po’Boy.

Urban Vegan Kitchen (New York)

Create a multicultural combo of vegan food here, like a seitan scallopini for dinner and a Mississippi Mud Pie for dessert. 😋

NORTH CAROLINA

Pure Soul (Durham)

Pure Soul has it all—high-quality vegan soul food entrees, sides, dishes, and desserts, plus plenty of gluten-free and soy-free options.

OHIO

Can’t Believe It’s Vegan (Westerville)

Bring your non-vegan friends and fam here to watch their minds be blown in real time.

PENNSYLVANIA

The Nile Cafe (Philadelphia)

This Philly spot in the heart of Germantown serves vegan soul food, baked goods, and even ice cream.

ShadoBeni (Pittsburgh)

If you’ve never had vegan Trinidadian food, you’re missing out—avoid that FOMO by eating at ShadoBeni.

TEXAS

Green Seed Vegan (Houston)

Soy allergy squad, this one’s for you—Green Seed Vegan offers fresh-pressed paninis, salads, and smoothies that are 100% soy-free. 😅

Vegan Vibrationz (Dallas)

Located inside Legacy Food Hall, this vegan restaurant is acclaimed for its sandwiches, burgers, and wraps. 

VIRGINIA

Beyond Vegan Cell Food (Portsmouth)

Order a vegan omelet or chicken and waffles to help chickens avoid suffering for their eggs and flesh, and wash it all down with juice, tea, or coffee.  

WASHINGTON

Quickie Too (Tacoma)

Quickie Too is there for you whether you want a Jamaican Spice TLT (Tempeh, Lettuce, and Tomato) or a dairy-free milkshake.

WISCONSIN

Twisted Plants (Milwaukee)

After operating out of a food truck, Twisted Plants got a major glow-up by transitioning to a permanent address outside of Milwaukee.

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