Craving hearty vegan fare? We’ve rounded up our picks for the best vegan restaurants in Atlanta so you can get your fix of the most tempting plant-based goodness the city has to offer.
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2140 Peachtree Road / Website
For over 25 years, this Atlanta staple has been bringing well-crafted plant-based meals to customers. Open for lunch, dinner and Saturday brunch, Cafe Sunflower’s menus incorporate a variety of offerings, ensuring that every guest can find something they love. Our personal favorite? The crispy shrimp tacos.
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1 Moreland Ave. Ste. F / Website
This ultra-Instagramable bright pink plant-based taco shop brings all the goodness of Mexican cuisine guilt-free by mimicking the texture of real meat through proteins such as soy and seitan. Their street fare and nachos, complete with lettuce, black beans, corn salad, pico, guacamole, vegan queso and a protein of your choice, are fan favorites.
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1994 Hosea L. Williams Drive NE / Website
After you’ve indulged in a plant-based meal, don’t miss a freshly baked item from this vegan bakery. Grab a coffee (their Chai is delicious), try their biscuit or treat your family to a box of cinnamon rolls that will have them begging for more. Or, if you have an event coming up, Dulce Vegan’s custom cakes taste even better than they look.
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565 Peachtree St. NE / Website
Chef Wendy Chang helms this vegan, pan-Asian spot, which offers a wide range of soups, salads, noodles and plant-based entrees. Don’t miss out on menu staples like pad Thai, pho noodle soup, lemongrass tofu, steamed buns with soy duck and vegan crab cakes.
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2390 Chamblee Tucker Road, Chamblee / Website
Fresh ingredients, consistent quality and unmatched taste are the mainstays of this Malaysian-based vegan eatery. Each dish on the extensive menu is simmered and cooked with care, resulting in plates that vegans and non-vegans alike will love. Don’t miss the satay skewers; the spicy dipping sauce is incredible.
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3013 Bolling Way / Website
Sample plant-based Japanese favorites from this buzzy, veggie-centric spot, like handrolls, crispy gyoza, bao sliders and more. Thinly sliced watermelon, hearts of palm and eggplant imitate sushi staples like ahi, baked crab and spicy tuna, so veggie lovers can satisfy their sushi craving entirely fish-free.
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730 Barnett St. NE / Website
As Atlanta’s first vegan pizzeria, Plant Based Pizzeria has perfected its vegan pies. Their spelt flour crusts are superbly crisp, and the housemade cashew cheese puts store-bought to shame. Their burgers, mac and cheese and chicken tenders are also not to be missed.
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Multiple locations / Website
One could hardly talk about vegan food in Atlanta without mentioning Slutty Vegan. This Black-owned resto serves incredible meatless masterpieces such as plant-based burgers piled high with toppings. With four Atlanta locations, this vegan eatery is a can’t-miss no matter where you are in the city.
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61 Broad St. NW / Website
The first vegan and gluten-free stir fry spot in Atlanta has just opened downtown, helmed by former Atlanta city councilman Antonio Brown, restaurateur Ebony Austin, attorney Phillandas Thompson and human resources executive Tosin Adesanya. Stir House Atlanta offers innovative, plant-based dishes like Seoul jasmine fried rice, lemongrass coconut soup, fresh spring rolls and the Daring Chick’n-topped “Khan” rice noodle dish with Impossible grounds, onions, garlic, sweet peppers, purple cabbage, basil and Thai chili.
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Photography by: Unsplash/Olena Sergienko
