Chicago Restaurants in Chicago with vegetarian cuisine

Soul Vegetarian East

South Side vegan destination run by members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem.

Crave Kabob

Generations of authentic Mediterranean recipes!

Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar

Planta Queen

Planta is an upscale vegan restaurant on the near northside of Chicago, a neighborhood long home to many of the city's best steakhouses.

Interurban Cafe & Pastry Shop

Former Charlie Trotter's and Glazed and Infused pastry star Christine McCabe has broken out on her own with this edgy sweets and savories shop located in an alley. Incidentally, it's located pretty close to her old stomping crowds of Trotter's. Ingredients are local and seasonally driven.

Daisies

Vegetables and pastas take the spotlight at Logan Square's inimitable Daisies, a family-run endeavor from chef Joe Frillman and co. The quaint, bustling restaurant features an ever-changing menu of handmade pastas, ranging in color and style from vivid beet agnolotti with smoked trout roe to black truffle ravioli with rhubarb and cured lamb.

Ciccio Mio

Restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff re-invents this space that was previously three of his other dining concepts.

Wazwan

Wazwan bills itself as serving "South Asian street food," but don't expect to be served food in a rolled-up newspaper or a paper cup.

Más allá del Sol

The owners of Los Nopales have set up shop in Edgewater with this Latin American- and Mexican-influenced restaurant. Traditional dishes such as chicken mole, tamales and carne asada (grilled skirt steak) may be found on the menu. There's also a number of Latin libations, including margaritas with house-made ingredients, sangria and mojitos.

Blue Door Farmstand

Blue Door Farmstand is where you want to go when what you're looking for is a vegetable-centered meal in a homey, undeniably comfortable atmosphere.

Revival Food Hall

This massive collective from the team behind 16" On Center (Longman & Eagle, The Promontory, Punch House, Moneygun) plays up some of Chicago's top original concepts. Miniature versions of 15 restaurants are situated in a 24,000-square-foot marketplace called Revival Food Hall, which is on the ground floor of The National, a restoration of a historic 1907 Daniel Burnham-designed 20-story building.

Ipsento

Dimo's Pizza

Quirky, vegetarian-friendly pizzeria offers offbeat specials such as pork and cabbage pizza, beef stroganoff pizza and Madras lentil pizza.

Tlayudas Oaxaca Grill

Tlayudas Oaxaca Grill in Albany Park specializes in the tlayuda, a flat corn meal disk spread with beans and covered with many different toppings, popular in Oaxaca, Mexico, and sometimes called “the Mexican pizza.”

The Exchange

Housed in Daniel Burnham's historic Railroad Exchange building, The Exchange restaurant is headed up by James Beard-nominated Chef Brian Huston, serving a menu designed to please the many people who stop into this Michigan Avenue location.

Pho Viet

Authentic Vietnamese cuisine can be found all over this stretch of Broadway, but Pho Viet is one of the area's shining stars. It specializes in traditional pho, but also banh mi, Thai coffee and steamed rice noodle soups.

One Eleven Food Hall

One Eleven Food Hall is designed to be a bridge for entrepreneurs wanting to open their restaurants or start a larger scale food business without the burden of huge overhead expenses.

M. Henry

Andersonville's popular brunch spot almost always has a line of regulars eagerly awaiting a taste of the blackberry bliss cakes, drunken eggs and lemon crab and shrimp-cake benedicts.

Aster Hall

Lettuce Entertain You's former food court has been transformed into a trendy food hall, courtesy of Brendan Sodikoff's Hogsalt Hospitality (Au Cheval, Maude's Liquor Bar, Doughnut Vault).

DMK Burger Bar

Michael Kornick and David Morton's eco-friendly eatery features a number of chef-driven burgers made with grass-fed beef, naturally raised turkey and veggie patties promising to actually taste good.

Perilla

A recipient of Michelin's 2021 Big Gourmand award for offering "great food at reasonable prices," Perilla presents an array of Korean food and drink, some traditional, others all-American, plenty of meat, and a good number of vegetarian dishes.

Badou Senegalese Cuisine

Senegalese cuisine gets the spotlight at this Rogers Park storefront eatery. Badou also specializes in soul food, Jamaican and vegetarian fare.

Bhoomi

Bhoomi bills itself as a Modern Indian Grill, and it lives up to that billing with dishes that reflect contemporary tastes and dietary preferences.

Yassa African Restaurant

Boqueria

Boqueria brings the lively, spirit-filled atmosphere of Barcelona-style tapas bars

Handlebar

Bicycle-themed bar serves up vegetarian-friendly meal and strong cocktails that'll knock you off your bike.

TAO Chicago

Logan Square Farmers' Market

The Logan Square Farmers' Market celebrates the community through food and neighborhood engagement, offering an array of locally sourced produce, meats, cheeses, provisions, and more.

Bang Bang Pie Shop

The Logan Square bakery specializes in pies with all fresh and all natural ingredients. The pies are made daily and are available whole or by the slice. Bang Bang also cranks out fresh biscuits daily, and there's a biscuit topping bar to accompany: black pepper honey butter, blueberry lavender jam, strawberry butter and chive butter are some of the flavors.

Sochi Saigonese Kitchen

Sochi Saigonese Kitchen presents a "a more traditional, yet elevated take on Vietnamese cuisine," which translates into some of the most excellent southeast asian cuisine you will find anywhere in Chicago.

Cira

Boka Restaurant Group--which was named James Beard's "Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year" in 2019--teams up with B. Hospitality (The Bristol, Formento, Swift & Sons, et al) for an all-day Mediterranean eatery at the Hoxton Chicago hotel.

Le Colonial - Chicago

Le Colonial, with locations in New York and San Francisco, also boasts a popular outpost in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. After more than 20 years in its original space on Rush Street,

Chicago French Market

The heart of the MetraMarket, Chicago French Market features a unique collection of more than 30 local vendors hand selected for their individual passions and high-quality products.

Hamachi Sushi Bar

Small, minimalist and modern, this sushi bar offers kosher sushi — so don't look for eel or octopus, althought they do have faux shrimp and crab. Vegan sushi available, too. Kosher supervision by the Chicago Rabbinical Council.

Cedars Mediterranean Restaurant

Flatbreads, kebabs, steaks and more feature at this Hyde Park mainstay. Cedars was born in the back of a southside grocery store in 1987, introducing much of Chicago to falafel. Cedars' creator, Sudki Abdullah, officially opened its restaurant doors at 53rd & Cornell in November 1992.

Beatrix Fulton Market

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises embarks into new territory with its third location of Beatrix, marking the restaurant group's first foray into the West Loop neighborhood.

Sam & Gertie's

Sam & Gertie's bills itself as the world's only vegan Jewish deli.

Uru-Swati

Corner eatery specializing in vegetarian provisions from Northern & Southern India.

Carnivale

A venue this big, vibrant and full of energy deserves a fitting menu. Carnivale spotlights the cuisine of many countries in South America and there's an exotic cocktail list to complement.

Ahjoomah's Apron

The authentic Korean restaurant is the only of its kind in Chinatown. Ahjoomah's Apron specializes in traditional Korean cuisine, including bulgogi (Korean barbecue), bibimbap (rice with vegetables), and a number of Korean stews and soups.

Rezas - Andersonville

Mediterranean/Persian menu (much of it vegetarian) & lunch buffet served in a bright, airy space.

Bokuchan

Avondale’s Bokuchan, Chicago’s first dedicated Japanese curry shop, opened recently for takeout and delivery only, and the food is designed to travel well without everything sloshing together. It’s that kind of thoughtfulness that sets Bokuchan apart.

Indienne

When visiting Indienne, you can leave your preconceived notions of Indian cuisine at the door.

Goree Cuisine

The authentic Senegalese eatery is open daily and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in its South Side establishment. Goree Cuisine showcases the best of the West African country's fare, which includes lots of seafood.

Union Full Board

The Diver

You want to fly away to somewhere cool…but let’s face it: many of us won’t be doing any international travel for some time. River North’s The Diver, however, gives you good-time Mexican vibes and food in a space that makes you feel like you’re chilling on a beachfront far away.

Don Bucio's Taqueria

Carne asada, tacos al pastor, birria, and other meat-centric dishes are a big part of what has made Mexican food a favorite; but you won't find any of that at Don Bucio's Taqueria.

Reza's Restaurant - Andersonville

Cafe Selmarie

The Lincoln Square venue is several places in one: a bakery, coffeehouse, lunch spot and romantic destination for dinner. Daily lunch and dinner specials are also an attraction.

Native Foods Cafe

The first of the vegetarian/vegan chain opened in Chicago in summer 2011. Two additional locations in Lakeview and the Loop opened in the fall.

Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant

Vee-Vee's African Restaurant

One of the most recognized African restaurants in the Windy City, Vee Vee's is a staple at the Taste of Chicago. The food here is West African focused, with an emphasis on classic Nigerian fare.

Beatrix - Streeterville

The second location of Lettuce Entertain You's River North restaurant, this Streeterville outpost is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with brunch service available on Saturday and Sunday.

Paulie Gee's Logan Square

The Logan Square location for Paulie Gee's is one of four outposts for the small chain; it's also in Baltimore, Md.; Columbus, Ohio; and Brooklyn.

Bandit

Original DineAmic Hospitality (Prime & Provisions, Siena Bar, Siena Tavern, others) partners Lucas Stoioff and David Rekhson go back to their roots, in a sense, with this project in the West Loop neighborhood. Bandit, a casual, yet fashionable American eatery and sports lounge, is decorated with a slew of vintage paraphernalia and cranks out modern comfort food.

Kopi - A Traveler's Café

Breakfast, sandwiches & other light fare served in a bohemian cafe with a boutique in the rear.

Andiamo

Down--to-earth hotel pick serving classic Italian fare such as flatbread pizza & pastas plus wine.

Pizzeria Bebu

This intimate, modern pizza parlor was an instant success when it opened in 2017. Pizzera Bebu, opened by wife-and-husband team Zach and Rachel Smith, consists of a long, narrow space with tables, plus several seats at the pizza bar.

Fancy Plants Cafe

Fancy Plants Café is living proof that vegetarian restaurants have come a long way in the past few years; from drab restaurants serving brown rice with everything, they’ve become worthy destinations, offering finessed, finely tuned veg-forward offerings, many times with a fine-dining attention to detail.

Bar Goa

Goa is a city on the southwestern coast of India; it's a former Portuguese territory, and the food at Goa restaurant in Chicago reflects a blend of Indian and Portuguese culinary traditions.

The Albion Manor

The Albion Manor and The Parlour are a new one-two dining and drinking punch that will knock you out with outstanding British pub food and marvelous cocktails.

Arya Bhavan

Casual vegetarian/vegan eatery serving Northern Indian eats in an unpretentious setting.

Portsmith

Chef Nate Henssler and the team from Portsmith make it their mission to find the best quality and freshest seafood. Henssler, a New Hampshire native, honors the seafood and fisherman from his hometown with bold flavors yet simple plating.

Nora

Gone are the days when hotel restaurants were an after-thought; Nora, the restaurant in the St. Clair, is the centerpiece of this classic Chicago hotel.

Brass Heart

Chef Matt Kerney, formerly of Michelin-starred Longman & Eagle, heads up the kitchen in this fine dining restaurant that specializes in 9- and 12-course tasting menus, two of which are fully vegan.

The Chicago Diner

"Meat Free Since '83," The Chicago Diner features an extensive all-vegetarian, mostly vegan menu and offers local craft beers, organic wine, juice bar, margaritas, bloody marys and vegan shakes as well as vegan baked goods and gluten-free options.

Lucy's Cafe

Vegetarian & vegan fare in a bright, casual space where the staff follow the late Guru Sri Chinmoy.

Urban Vegan

Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant · Thai Restaurant · Asian Fusion Restaurant

Pat's Pizza

"It was originally established in 1950 at 3114 N. Sheffield Ave. by my father, Nick Pianetto, Sr. My name is Nick. My son's name is Nick. My nephew's name is Nick. My grandson's name is Nick. My nephew's son's name is Nick, and my dog's name is Nikko."

Udupi Palace

Neighborhood Indian eatery whipping up classic vegetarian specialties in an unassuming space.