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Jenni Moore
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Vegan Food in Portland
From breakfast through dessert, Portland's menu is full of delicious vegan restaurants, bars, bakeries, food carts and cafés across the city.
Jenni Moore
Jenni is an Alaska-born, Oregon-raised writer living in Portland. Read More
When it comes to vegan food, visitors to Portland are spoiled for choice. With its dozens of vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants, bars, food carts and more, progressive, sustainable Portland has repeatedly been named one of the best cities for vegans by sources like WalletHub, VegOut and Frommer’s. When you’re ready to try some of the incredible vegan restaurant options Portland has to offer, here’s where to start.
Portland's Best Vegan Food
Delicious vegan restaurants, bars, bakeries, food carts and cafés can be found across the city.
Vegan Breakfast & Bakeries
Portland certainly adheres to the adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The list of standout breakfast and brunch spots in the city is long — including the dedicated vegan restaurants and bakeries featured below, as well as others elsewhere on this list (like Mirisata, Epif and Mis Tacones) that offer great breakfast and brunch options.
Vegan Breakfast
Off The Griddle
What started as a scratch-made veggie burger food cart has grown into Off The Griddle, a vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free restaurant that serves up breakfast seven days a week at two popular locations in the Foster-Powell neighborhood and the Alberta Arts District.
Harlow
While the well-balanced flavors and hearty portions of Harlow are notable, the fantastic juice and cocktail menu might just steal the show. Comfortable digs with vintage vibes welcome diners at this restaurant’s locations in the Northwest/Nob Hill and Division-Clinton neighborhoods, where the menu is entirely meat-free, dairy-free and gluten-free.
Jam on Hawthorne
Jam on Hawthorne has several vegan bread options and a menu that goes from breakfast wraps to vegan tofu scrambles. Their barbecue tempeh is delicious, and the oatmeal chai blueberry pancakes are indulgent yet nourishing.
Cooper’s Co-op Cafe
With all-vegan takes on breakfast classics and build-your-own beakfast sandos, Cooper’s Co-op offers hearty portions in casual comfort from its location inside Mirisata on Belmont.
Chubby Bunny
The “secretly vegan” Chubby Bunny serves up a menu that would seem to be straight out of a carnivore’s dreams. The namesake sandwich packs sausage, bacon, egg, cheese and more into an English muffin.
Vegan Bakeries
Petunia’s Pies & Pastries
Gluten-free vegans get their share of sweets in Portland: Petunia’s Pies & Pastries runs a gluten and animal-free kitchen. Their menu sports savory lunch options and dreamy vegan ice cream sundaes, as well as plenty of cupcakes, cookies and doughnuts.
Doe Donuts
The all-vegan doughnut shop and ice creamery Doe Donuts has become a bit of a sensation in Portland. The shop slings rotating seasonal doughnuts like their namesake flavor, Doe, a strawberry glazed doughnut with sprinkles and signature Portland Fog with an Earl Grey glaze. Rotating options have included strawberry shortcake, German chocolate doughnuts, cookies and cream fritters, and matcha cream-filled bomboloni topped with fresh raspberries.
Sweetpea Baking Company
Vegan Sweetpea Baking Company also offers a terrific savory lunch menu — think hot seitan-stacked sandwiches and cheesy bacon croissants — and an extensive list of pastries and baked goods.
Orange & Blossom
Seasonal rotation and locally sourced ingredients keep the always-plant-based menu fresh at modern patisserie Orange & Blossom.
Vegan Comfort Food
When it comes to comfort food in Portland, it’s no surprise that vegan options abound—from plant-based pizzerias to burger joints and ice cream shops.
Vegan Pizza in Portland
Secret Pizza Society
The personal-sized pies from the all-vegan Secret Pizza Society feature sauces and cheeses made in-house — nothing’s processed here. They have fun names like Chalupa Batman and Unruly Child.
Boxcar Pizza
For irresistible all-vegan cheese pulls, hit up Boxcar Pizza, serving Detroit-style pizza with crispy edges of burnt house-made cheese and vegan wings. Boxcar has limited counter seating inside, but it’s located in The Zipper, a food court with indoor and outdoor seating and fire pits. Order your Boxcar pizza and a slice of cake for dessert, and play the free “The Simpsons” arcade game.
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Vegan Fast Food
Next Level Burger
Notable for its staggering variety of plant-based burger patty and fixings options, Next Level Burger is a fast food joint serving high-quality vegan burgers, fries and coconut milkshakes.
Face Plant
Face Plant is a classic fast food burger joint with a 100% plant-based menu twist. The Swan Island flagship store may be a little out of your way, but the vegan burgers, chicken, fries and shakes are worth the detour.
Vegan Ice Cream
Kate’s Ice Cream
Head to popular local ice creamery Kate’s Ice Cream for 100% vegan and gluten-free ice cream scoops, sandwiches and cakes made with coconut milk.
Ice Queen
Southeast Portland’s Ice Queen specializes in vegan frozen dessert paletas (ice pops) in flavors like oat milk horchata, strawberry and mango chamoy. They also have options like “Thiccflurries,” made with soft serve and homemade Rice Krispies treats.
Ramblin’ Rose
Serving up 100% vegan, gluten-free, and soy-free ice cream, the Ramblin’ Rose food truck encourages you to smell the roses, “get on the bus” with the Grateful Dead and savor the sweet concoctions of proprietor Miss Mary.
Flavorful & Feel-Good Vegan Eats
For the more discerning diner, Portland’s vegan options deliver with bold flavors, global inspirations and healthy roots for clean living.
Vegan World Flavors
Mirisata
Mirisata is trailblazing the city’s vegan Sri Lankan cuisine game. Come here for an assortment of roti, rice and curry bowls and Sri Lankan-Chinese dishes like the Deviled Chick’n, vegan pork or locally made Ota Tofu.
Mis Tacones
Nestled on the corner of Northeast 17th Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street, all-vegan taqueria Mis Tacones plates up succulent made-from-scratch seitan. Try their flagship taco trio: cilantro lime, carne asada and al pastor on locally made Three Sisters Nixtamal tortillas, which are hand-pressed-to-order and garnished with pico de gallo and cashew crema. They’ve also got plenty of other options, from empanadas and burritos to chimichangas and nachos. Wash it all down with a margarita, horchata or a Lyn May cocktail made with rum, tequila, grapefruit, pineapple and coconut cream. Paying it forward to the community that uplifted them, Mis Tacones has a free meal program for transgender people of color.
Norah
Named after a traditional dance reserved for special gatherings in Southern Thailand, where co-owners Nan Chaison and Prae Nobnorb grew up, Norah does vegan Pan-Asian food with a modern twist. Starting things off with drinks is an already exciting, if somewhat overwhelming task. Whether you’re going for a gin-forward Ty-Basil, or a zero-proof Norah Sour, you’re in for a treat. In fact, it’s hard to say which shines brighter here: the beverages or the food.
Kati
Southeast Division vegan and vegetarian haunt Kati Portland is a must-visit when you’re craving dairy-free Thai iced tea with coconut milk, vegan pad thai, coconut-forward tom kha soup, street fried rice or garlic pepper tofu.
Dirty Lettuce
Native to Mississippi, Dirty Lettuce chef and owner Alkebulan Moroski offers an entirely vegan menu of Southern comfort foods. Try the Cajun Mac ‘n’ Cheeze, seitan catfish, crispy konjac root bayou fried shrimp or the addicting fried cauliflower bites that are reminiscent of popcorn chicken. After an upgrade from a food cart to a brick-and-mortar, the location’s interior was designed as an ode to a Southern general store. No wonder it’s one of the vegan restaurants Portland has fallen in love with.
Vegan Juice & Bowls
Kure
With two locations in Portland, one in Beaverton and one in Lake Oswego, Kure Superfood Cafe is the perfect one-stop shop for a little plant-based pick-me-up. From green juices and smoothies to meal shakes and bowls, Kure will load your order with nutrient-dense ingredients like blue spirulina, flax seed, kale, avocado, ginger and coconut water. Try the simple perfection of Lady of the Day: strawberries, pineapple, banana, orange juice, dates and ice.
Blossoming Lotus
Originally started in Kapaʻa on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, Blossoming Lotus’ tempting plant-based flavors can be experienced in Portland at a counter-style café and juice bar inside the Root Whole Body wellness center in Slabtown. Enjoy bowls, salads, smoothies, juices and more.
Casual Vegan Spots
Portland does “casual” well, as the city’s vegan food carts, delis, cafes and bars demonstrate. Sometimes a to-go order or a quick selection from the bar menu is just what the doctor ordered.
Vegan Food Carts
Stretch the Noodle
Stretch the Noodle food cart’s only vegan option, chao mian with fried Ota Tofu is worth standing in line for on a weekday afternoon (even in the rain). Inspired by owner Xue Mei’s upbringing in Northern China, Stretch the Noodle’s cuisine is simple, artisanal and mind-blowingly tasty. Watch Mei hand-stretch large hunks of noodle dough to order right in front of you. The noodles are then tossed in a wok with a rainbow of veggies, chili paste and their secret stir-fry sauce. Massive portions make this a perfect meal to share.
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Flourish
Located in a white truck at the St. Johns Beer Porch food cart pod, Flourish serves 100% vegan comfort-food fusion dishes. You can’t go wrong with the Un-Beetable Burger made with beets and lentils, the Caprese panini with cashew mozzarella and the Chicky Parm sandwich with marinara, arugula and pesto. (It would also behoove you to look out for the next time Nutella doughnuts make an appearance; they are irresistible.)
Native Bowl
For a healthy, flavorful meal, look no further than Native Bowl. This food car uses all vegan, organic and locally sourced ingredients for its Asian-inspired bowls. The real draw is the sauce: bowls come garnished with house-made condiments like lemon-garlic tahini, peanut-ginger sauce and sriracha-lime-Buffalo sauce.
Vegan Delis and Cafes
Ben & Esther’s Vegan Delicatessen
Take a classic American deli, replace the menu with 100% plant-based options, and you have Ben & Esther’s. Grab the classic Reuben with a side of egg salad for a delightful lunch.
DC Vegetarian
Comforting sandwiches like the Chicken Parm Sub and the Pastrami Italian are the stars of the menu at the all-Vegan DC Vegetarian. Enjoy an Oreo Rice Crispy Treat and a cold beer or cocktail for a treat-yourself sort of day.
Rad Magic Subs
Head to Rad Magic Subs for classic (and vegan) submarine sandwiches in East Portland. There are plenty of options for traditionalists, like a meatball sub with cashew cream and parmesan or a classic deli-style hoagie. At the same time, other sandwiches use thick grilled mushrooms and seitan or za’atar-seasoned Ota Tofu. Other non-sandwich items worth trying are the vegan bacon-wrapped dates and skillet-fried polenta cakes.
Jet Black Coffee Company
Located beside Food Fight Grocery, cozy and bright vegan café Jet Black Coffee Company serves up drinks made with Water Avenue Coffee beans and organic syrups. They also offer baked goods and non-coffee drinks like Tanglewood Ginger Spiced Chai, kombucha, tea and five different plant-based milks to choose from.
Vegan Bars
Epif
Inspired by the Andes region, the exclusively vegan Epif serves up South American cuisine and pisco cocktails. Think sopaipillas (fried pumpkin bread), empanadas, soup, polenta cake and quiche. Try the updated pisco sour named Herself the Elf, showcasing cucumber-infused pisco and Ver herbal liqueur. Or, sip on the curiously named Kitten Snuggles with Capel Pisco, mango and elderflower liqueur.
Bye and Bye
Vegans love the Bye and Bye on Northeast Alberta Street for its expansive, thoroughly heated patio and offerings like a meatball sub with almond parmesan, a spicy tofu Weeping Tiger Sandwich and a chili pie served over Fritos. Their weekend brunch menu boasts waffles, tofu, soyrizo-infused scrambles and a breakfast sausage sandwich.
Victoria Bar
Serving mostly plant-based cuisine alongside a couple of non-vegan options, Victoria Bar has become a hot spot for vegans and non-vegans alike. Basically, anyone who loves a spacious patio, Cajun-informed fare and a Princess Bride-themed cocktail will love this place. Try their Buffalo cauliflower bites, the vegan fried chicken sandwich and the spicy, effervescent, gin-forward Fire Swamp cocktail.
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