43 Trending Vegan Restaurant Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: July 24th, 2023

Start A Vegan Restaurant

The global vegan and vegetarian market is worth more than $50 Billion and will grow by approximately 30% over the coming years. The reason behind the increased popularity of vegan food is increased awareness of the importance of healthy eating habits. In that regard, starting a vegan restaurant can be a rewarding business.

To start, research the current market to identify a potential niche and a profitable business model. You may deliver healthy cooked food to commercial centers or offices or focus purely on walk-in customers.

Looking for some examples of a vegan restaurant?

Interested in case studies of a successful vegan restaurant? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Sweetgreen

Simple, seasonal, healthy salads and grain bowls made in-house from scratch, using whole produce delivered that morning.

How much they make:
Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

2. Menufy

Order online for carryout or delivery from restaurants near you and conveniently pay by Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Bitcoin, and more. Menufy is fast and easy!

Where they're located: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Website traffic: 1.63M/month

Learn more about starting a vegan restaurant:

Where to start?

-> How to start a vegan restaurant?
-> How much does it cost to start a vegan restaurant?
-> Pros and cons of a vegan restaurant

Need inspiration?

-> Other vegan restaurant success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a vegan restaurant
-> Vegan restaurant names
-> Vegan restaurant Instagram bios
-> Vegan restaurant Instagram captions

Other resources

-> Vegan restaurant tips
-> Blog post ideas for a vegan restaurant

4. Happy Cow

Website traffic: 1.02M/month

5. by CHLOE.

100% Plant-based + vegan restaurant with locations in NYC, Boston, LA, Rhode Island, London + Toronto. Order online for pickup or delivery and view our locations!

Where they're located: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

6. Veggie Grill

Veggie Grill believes in the accessibility of plant-based food for everyone. Visit our store locator to find a location near you.

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 100K/month

7. Vegan.com

Vegan.com offers the web’s most extensive assortment of information about vegan lifestyles and plant-based eating. Zero fluff, clickbait, or intrusive ads.

Where they're located: San Jose, California, USA
Website traffic: 160K/month

8. Cafe Gratitude

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA
Website traffic: 80K/month

9. Plant Power Fast Food

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

10. Planta

11. HipCityVeg

100% Plant-Based Fast Casual Restaurant

Where they're located: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

12. Dirt Candy

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

13. Welcome to Crossroads Kitchen

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

14. Fresh Restaurants

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

15. Blossom Restaurants

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

16. Sage Plant Based Bistro & Brewery

Sage Plant Based Bistro is dedicated to providing vegan comfort food. From our amazing Buffalo Cauliflower Wings to our Bahn mi Tacos. Find a restaurant location near you, order online, and view our menu. @thekindsage

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 70K/month

17. VegansBaby

Vegans, Baby provides comprehensive vegan dining and lifestyle information for Las Vegas, as well as vegan guides to cities around the world. In addition, Vegans, Baby has a Las Vegas Vegan Guidebook, offers vegan food tours and vegan travel opportunities.

Where they're located: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

18. Pura Vita

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Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

19. unknown

Jajaja Plantas Mexicana is plant-based restaurant located in New York City (NYC). It features all vegan Mexican street food, playfully crafted tequila & mezcal cocktails and more.

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

20. Ethos Vegan Kitchen

21. Charlie was a sinner.

Charlie was a sinner. is a Midtown Village bar and cafe open from 4 PM - 2 AM. The plates are small. The drinks are strong. It's a place for people from all walks of life, because every good story begins at a bar.

Where they're located: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

22. Jam On Hawthorne

Jam on Hawthorne is Portland's best vegan-friendly, booze-friendly, kid-friendly, omnivore-friendly, everybody friendly breakfast. Open 7:30 - 3 every day.

Where they're located: Portland, Oregon, USA

23. shizensf

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

24. @graciasmadreweho

Gracias Madre leads the first Plant Based Mexican Restaurant in the Heart of the Mission District in San Francisco. Reservations & GiftCards are available

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

25. P.S. & Co.

Philadelphia's only 100% organic, plant-based, gluten-free & Kosher restaurant. Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, cold-pressed juices, custom cakes & sweets. We cater & host private events.

Where they're located: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

26. Millennium Restaurant

Millennium Restaurant - Award-winning vegan cuisine. A gourmet dining experience created from vegan, healthy, and environmentally friendly foods.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

27. Greens Restaurant

We believe food should be incredibly nourishingand that after you enjoy your meal, you should feel great.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

28. Louisville Vegan Jerky Company

Where they're located: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

29. Vegan Forum

A free-to-access vegan community for support, recipes, health and travel advice, activism, products and more. All things vegan in one elegant forum.

30. P.S. Kitchen

P.S. Kitchen coffee. Donating 100% of all profits to social organizations globally.

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

31. Southern Roots: Jacksonville Vegan Cafe

We are a Jacksonville based vegan cafe offering craft coffee and high quality breakfast and lunch.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

32. GREEN LEAVES VEGAN

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

33. shojin

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

34. gangster-vegan

Looking for the Best Organic Vegan Juice bar & Food Cafe on the Planet. Look no further Gangster Vegan Organics is now in Norristown, Phoenixville, and Media, PA. And one location in Baltimore, MD. Visit us Today.

Where they're located: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

35. Red Lentil Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant

Since 2009, we've served the Watertown, MA area. We strive to meet the needs of special diets, offering gluten-free, raw, and macrobiotic selections.

Where they're located: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

36. Tacotarian / tacotarianlv.com

Tacotarian is a plant-based mexican eatery located in Las Vegas. We serve the largest selection of vegan tacos in the Universe.

Where they're located: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

37. Home

Albuquerque Restaurant Annapurna's World Vegetarian Cafe is the premier choice for vegan and organic ayurvedic cuisine in New Mexico.

Where they're located: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

38. Plum Bistro Restaurant

Seattle's favorite plant-based bistro since 2009 & home to Chef Makini Howell. Visit Plum Chopped for crazy-good salads and Sugar Plum for plant-based desserts.

Where they're located: Seattle, Washington, USA

39. Blossoming Lotus

100 percent Plant based food featuring local farms and organic ingredients whenever possible. Located in portland oregon

Where they're located: Portland, Oregon, USA

40. MAOZ Vegetarian

41. City, O' City

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

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43. The Slutty Vegan Atlanta

Where they're located: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website traffic: 110K/month