100-mile drive from Clayton
Rooms with no meat on the menu. Dairy or eggs may appear — we label that. For kitchens where the whole plate is plants, use best vegan restaurants in St. Louis.
Tree House is the vegetarian dining room on South Grand — brunch, patio, vegan-ready pastas. Pizza Head next door is slices with no meat, dairy or vegan cheese. Taste of Lebanon covers the falafel and mezze brief. Webster Groves has Balkan Treat Box, a James Beard kitchen that builds a serious vegetarian plate. University City has Frida’s.
A vegetarian can also eat at every fully vegan kitchen in the directory. Those are listed second, so this page stays honest about the vegetarian rooms first. Paid Spotlight never buys a place on this list.
Vegetarian cafe · $$
Carbondale’s vegetarian cafe-market (the old Longbranch) — breakfast all day, vegan builds, house bread. 113-mile drive from Clayton.
Vegetarian · $$
A University City vegetarian room from Natasha Kwan and Rick Roloff — vegan-ready, patio-friendly.
Vegetarian American · $$
Enhanced listing: patio brunch and vegan-ready dinner on South Grand’s plant strip.
Pizza · $
New York slices with no meat on the menu — dairy or vegan cheese, ready in minutes.
No dairy, no eggs, no negotiation. See the full vegan list.
Soul food · $$
Enhanced listing: mother-and-daughter vegan soul food in Pagedale — po’boys, greens, cobbler.
Indian · $$
Spotlight partner: Mumbai street food, butter chick’n, and Oatly soft-serve in Creve Coeur. Plant Italia next door.
French cafe · $$
A fully vegan French cafe and tea room on historic Main Street in St. Charles.
Cafe · $$
Spotlight partner: DeMun’s Sunday ritual — the Malibu Melt, juices, and a room built for lingering.
Bakery & cafe · $$
Enhanced listing: fully vegan bakery and breakfast in the Coronado since 2023.
Tacos · $$
Spotlight partner: first-timer taco flights, house-made seitan, and the easiest vegan night out on South Grand.