Top 10 Best Vegan Restaurants in Los Angeles: A Guide to Delicious Plant-Based Dining – Sharon Palmer, The Plant Powered Dietitian

Discover the 10 best vegan restaurants in Los Angeles, offering a variety of plant-based dishes from casual to fine dining. Explore my top recommended spots for healthy, flavorful, and sustainable meals in LA.

Los Angeles is a plant-based paradise! LA is a vibrant city long known for its diverse food scene, and vegan dining has taken center stage in recent years. Whether you’re a lifelong plant-based eater or just looking to explore healthier and sustainable dining options, LA has a wealth of vegan restaurants to satisfy every craving. From gourmet eateries to casual cafes, the city’s vegan options are as varied as they are delicious. In this guide, I’ll take you through the best vegan spots in Los Angeles, showcasing mouthwatering dishes, unique flavors, and the top plant-based culinary experiences that this city has to offer.

Are you excited about eating out in the plant-based capital of the U.S.? Yes, Los Angeles has been called that a time or two. The city is a sprawling canvas for amazing eateries that reflect LA’s diverse cultural roots, amazing Mediterranean climate, and local farms. While you’ll likely find plant-based dishes on almost every single menu in the city—often with a legend calling out whether the dish is vegetarian or vegan—there are some restaurants that offer primarily plant-based meals. Having lived in LA for 30+ years, I have my favorite eateries I love to visit. That’s why I’ve put together a list of some of my most beloved dining spots in the City of Angels. Bon Appetit!

Top 10 Vegan Restaurants in LA

1. Crossroads Kitchen

Website: crossroadskitchen.com
Address: 8284 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 323-782-9245
Restaurant description: This upscale eatery, which is a favorite spot for celebrities, provides an elegant backdrop for refined, chef-driven vegan dishes paired with wines and cocktails.
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Reservations: Yelp.com
Parking: Valet, street

2. Kusaki

Website: kusakila.com
Address: 2535 S. Barrington Ave.
Phone: 424-398-9178
Restaurant description: Kusaki offers a plant-based Omakase experience unlike anywhere else. Served at an eight-seat Omakase bar, Head Chef Pearl Steffie creates five and seven course “chef’s choice” meals changing nightly – consisting of nigiri and sashmi style dishes where are seasonal, elegant and artistic.
Neighborhood: Barrington
Reservations: Open Table
Parking: Street parking

3. The Butcher’s Daughter

Website: thebutchersdaughter.com
Address: 1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd (Venice)
                 8733 Melrose Ave (West Hollywood)
Phone: 310-707-1630
Restaurant description: A vibrant, plant-forward restaurant, café, and juice bar that considers themselves a “vegetable slaughterhouse”.
Neighborhood: Venice and West Hollywood
Reservations: Open Table
Parking: Street parking

4. SunCafe

Website: suncafe.com
Address: 10820 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: 818-927-4100
Restaurant description: A sit-down spot featuring a multilevel patio, beer and wine bar, and a variety of raw, vegan menu options that are delicious, satisfying, and healthful.
Neighborhood: Studio City
Reservations: Yelp.com
Parking: Valet, street parking

5. Follow Your Heart Cafe

Website: followyourheart.com
Address: 21825 Sherman Way, Canoga Park
Phone: 818-348-3240
Restaurant description: Old school, classic, comfort food plant-based menu with an adjacent market. 
Neighborhood: Canoga Park
Reservations: Walk-ins
Parking: Lot  

6. Gracias Madre

Website: graciasmadre.com
Address: 8905 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: 323-978-2170
Restaurant description: Come try the elevated, California-Mexican modern fare, which is all vegan and organic. Plus the hotspot has a big tequila and drink menu—all offered within a chic space.
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Reservations: Opentable.com
Parking: Valet, street

7. Cafe Gratitude

Website: cafegratitude.com
Address #1: 639 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004 (neighborhood: Larchmont)
Address #2: 512 Rose Ave., Venice, CA 90291 (neighborhood: Oakwood)
Phone: 323-580-6383
Restaurant description: This cool, new age café offers a range of healthy, delicious vegan organic fare and smoothies, complete with hippie-inspired names served in a casual interior or on the patio.
Reservations: Opentable.com
Parking: Garage, street, private lot

8. Ramen Hood

Website: ramenhoodla.com
Address: Grand Central Market, 317 S Broadway Street #C2, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
Phone: 718-213-7374
Restaurant description: This take-out counter in the Grand Central Market offers vegan ramen dishes from “Top Chef” winner Ilan Hall.
Neighborhood: Downtown LA
Reservations: None
Parking: Garage, street, private lot

9. Real Food Daily

Website: realfood.com
Address #1: 899 E. Del Mar Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106 (neighborhood: Pasadena)
Address #2: 414 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (neighborhood: West Hollywood)
Address #3: Terminal 4, American Airlines inside Los Angeles International Airport (neighborhood: LAX airport)
Phone: 310-289-9910
Restaurant description: This restaurant is a legend in LA for providing organic, plant-based cuisine in an understated space for decades. The food is pure comfort bliss, and includes bowls, pasta dishes, salads, sandwiches, pizza, baked goods, coffees, and wines.
Reservations: Opentable.com
Parking: Valet, street, private lot

10. Beelman’s

Website: beelmansdtla.com
Address: 600 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213-622-1022
Restaurant description: This is a modern spot with gastropub fare, such as vegan burgers, tacos, and bar bites with an Asian twist, plus fabulous cocktails and outdoor tables.
Neighborhood: Downtown LA
Reservations: Does not take reservations
Parking: Street

Plant-Based Global Fair

Don’t forget that you can find amazing plant-based fare at an array of global cuisine available throughout the city. You name it, we’ve got it! Armenian, Lebanese, Ethiopian, Syrian, Persian, Salvadorian, Peruvian, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and much more offer delicious plant-based fare on their menu as part of traditional foods ways.

Learn more about some of my other top vegan restaurant recommendations across the country here.

And visit my travel blogs where you’ll find my plant-based eating tips I’ve learned in my journeys across the world.