Known for its luxury resorts and golf courses, there’s no denying that Phoenix hosts millions of travelers from all over the world every year. With its ideal summertime climate and friendly neighborhoods, it’s easy to see why it’s one of the country’s top tourist destinations.
Aside from being a relaxing getaway, Phoenix is also home to dozens of museums, cultural centers, and events halls. That means that there’s so much to do while you’re in the city.
And for travelers who want to experience its culture and cuisine, Phoenix is known for its gastronomic delights, owing to its Mexican and American fusion meals. You’ll surely have all your cravings satisfied – and more – during your every visit.
Speaking of gastronomic delights, the city has been quickly embracing a more vegan-friendly policy. Over the years, we have seen a rise in the number of vegan restaurants established across the city. That makes it more inclusive to people with varying dietary needs and tastes.
If you happen to be visiting Arizona’s capital city soon, here are the 10 best vegan restaurants in Phoenix. Make sure you don’t leave without giving any of these restaurants a try.
Early Bird Vegan
If you’re looking for on-the-go food that you can devour as you explore the city, then the first restaurant to look out for is the Early Bird Vegan. Serving breakfast favorites like sandwiches and waffles, this restaurant makes the best stop to help you fuel your day.
Aside from all-American breakfast favorites, this vegan restaurant also has a wide variety of pastries and snacks to choose from. And for refreshment, they offer fresh smoothies and fruit juices to keep us free from thirst.
Early Bird Vegan also operates a mini grocery store where you can buy vegan treats and goodies to snack on throughout the day.
Despite being established only in 2020, this vegan restaurant has already created quite a following. And that’s impressive for a relatively small restaurant – which goes to show the impressive quality and flavor of its food and drinks.
Vegan House Phoenix
Phoenix is best known for its fusion food and tasty gastronomic delights from all over the world. If you happen to be craving Thai food, the city has the best vegan restaurant for that – simply head on to Vegan House Phoenix and eat to your heart’s content.
Started in 2015, this vegan restaurant is known for its impressive selection of authentic Thai delicacies. Here, you can have your fill of delicious pad thai, vegetable rolls, and other noodle and rice dishes. You’re bound to leave with a full stomach whenever you visit this restaurant.
Aside from these Thai specialties, Vegan House Phoenix also serves our favorite comfort food such as spaghetti, sandwiches, and wraps using plant-based mock meats. And that guarantees guilt-free eating.
We also love that it has a decent dessert option, ranging from ice cream to sweet sticky rice and fruits.
Earth Plant Based
If you’re traveling to Phoenix on a budget, then we strongly recommend Earth Plant Based.
This vegan restaurant specializes in Mexican-inspired dishes such as rice and beans, flautas, vegan quesadillas, and so much more. It also serves all-American favorites like burgers and sandwiches if you’re not in the mood for Mexican food.
Despite its hefty servings, we’re surprised by how affordable they are. But affordable as they are, their food is impressively flavorful. These are some of the reasons why we believe it’s a must-try for budget travelers.
Also, Earth Plant Based uses organic ingredients in preparing their dishes. For an affordable restaurant, we’re quite impressed by how they perform.
Loving Hut Phoenix
Loving Hut is a name that vegans all around the world recognize. This international restaurant chain is known for its large menu, giving vegans all the options they need to enjoy a good meal.
Loving Hut Phoenix offers a large selection of vegan alternatives to our favorite Chinese food, including dumplings, noodles, and rice meals. It also serves other Asian specialties like pad thai and curry, so you know that you’ll never run out of options.
What Loving Hut is most known for all around the globe is its extensive dessert options. Here, you can satisfy your sweet tooth with a variety of ice creams, cakes, and similar pastries.
And for refreshments, this vegan restaurant serves hot and cold drinks that will best complement your every meal.
For those with gluten allergies or intolerances, you’ll also be pleased to know that Loving Hut has gluten-free items on its menu.
Giving Tree Café
Another impressive vegan restaurant that you shouldn’t miss out on is the Giving Tree Café. While it only started operating in 2019, this vegan restaurant has earned an established following. Owing to its fresh mouthwatering dishes, we can see that this restaurant is bound to stay for years to come.
The Giving Tree Café uses local produce for each of its meals and drinks, so they’re bound to be fresh and highly sustainable. It’s known for serving raw desserts and fresh fruit drinks to keep us satisfied all day long.
We also love how it serves vegan cocktails, elixirs, beer, and wine. That, and its serene ambiance makes it the perfect spot to hang out with friends after a long day at work.
We must also add that this café serves organic and gluten-free food. That means that it’s trying to be more inclusive of everyone’s dietary restrictions.
Green New American Vegetarian
If you’re craving some vegan alternatives to your favorite American comfort food, look no further than the Green New American Vegetarian restaurant.
Serving classics like vegan burgers, plant-based buffalo wings, an assortment of fries, and burritos, you’ll never run out of options when you choose to dine at this restaurant. Even if you’re traveling with kids, you’d be pleased to know that Green New American Vegetarian has a kids’ menu to accommodate any picky eater.
For dessert, this restaurant has an interesting assortment of sweets that are prepared with organic ingredients. You get a choice of soft-serve ice cream and fresh fruit slices.
Nami
Green New American Vegetarian is much-loved for its delicious plant-based cuisine. Its sister restaurant, Nami, on the other hand, is noted for its aromatic pastries, desserts, and hefty breakfast options.
Opening as early as 7 a.m., Nami is the place to be when you have to rush out and explore Phoenix early in the morning. Favorite items off its menu include sandwiches, acai bowls, burritos, and bagels, to name a few.
If you happen to be in Phoenix on a Sunday, you should also try their Sunday brunch – serving comfort food favorites like doughnuts, parfaits, and vegan buffalo wings.
But most of all, Nami is best known for its wide range of desserts. You can satisfy your sweet tooth with its extensive assortment of soft-serve ice cream, vegan cookie dough, and cake.
Coffee-based beverages and other drinks are also available.
Whyld Ass
If you’re in the mood for a big breakfast, head on to Whyld Ass to satisfy your cravings.
This vegan restaurant serves plant-based alternatives to Mexican favorites like burritos, quesadillas, and nachos. But aside from these dishes, it also serves American comfort food like mac and cheese, sweet potato hash, sandwiches, and pancakes. So whatever it is that you may be craving for, you can count on Whyld Ass to have it.
Whyld Ass also serves an interesting assortment of teas and tonics, including kombucha, smoothies, fresh fruit juices, and coffee.
Also worth mentioning is that this vegan restaurant is known to offer gluten-free meals. So if you happen to be allergic or intolerant to gluten, you’ll still leave this restaurant with a happy and satisfied stomach.
Urban Beans
Urban Beans is one of the oldest vegan-friendly establishments in Phoenix. It started only to serve vegan-friendly options, but it soon converted into an all-vegan restaurant in 2018.
Thanks to its relaxing ambiance, Urban Beans is the perfect venue to cap off a night with your friends. It has a coffee house for those who want to indulge in some aromatic coffee and a wine bar for those who want to unwind with some local beer and wine.
This vegan restaurant is also known to host live bands on occasion, so you might be lucky enough to be entertained by the city’s local artists.
Aside from their wide assortment of drinks, Urban Beans also serves meals for breakfast and lunch, as well as Mexican snack favorites.
Beaut Burger
Another vegan establishment that has been in the area for around a decade is Beaut Burger. With roots as early as 2021, the fact that it has such a strong staying power reflects how good the food is.
Serving all-American favorites, this fast food-type restaurant allows you to indulge in the comfort food we grew up with – minus the guilt. Among its top menu items include its vegan burger and fries, sandwiches, and your choice of sides.
Beaut Burger also serves diner favorites like soft-serve ice cream and shakes using plant-based milk.
And if you’re looking to unwind after a tiring day, this restaurant also serves an interesting selection of beers and wine for you to enjoy.
