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How to eat vegan and vegetarian in St. Louis

Short routes through the directory — first meals, crawls, brunch, soul food, and the pantry.

Allergen map · 6 min

Gluten-free vegetarian and vegan plates in St. Louis

Labeled GF items at plant kitchens — rice paper, corn tortillas, curries on rice. Shared kitchens unless we say otherwise. Confirm if you have celiac.

Start here · 6 min

Your first vegan plate in St. Louis

If you have one hungry omnivore, one weeknight, and no patience for a lecture, these are the tables that convert.

A walkable afternoon · 8 min

The South Grand plant crawl

Five stops, one stretch of Grand, Tower Grove Park at the end if you still have legs.

Morning tables · 5 min

Sunday, slowly

DeMun, Maplewood, Tower Grove, Midtown — the vegan brunch map without the scavenger hunt.

Comfort · 5 min

Vegan soul food

Greens, gravy, po'boys, cobbler — the plates that made plant-based food a regular weeknight in this city.

County & river town · 7 min

Beyond the city line

Creve Coeur, Sunset Hills, Webster Groves, Maplewood, St. Charles — you do not have to drive into south city to eat plants.

Cook at home · 4 min

Where to shop

The grocers that make a vegan week possible — produce, bulk bins, tofu, and the sauce you cannot find at a chain.

Illinois, 20 minutes · 5 min

Across the river: Metro East plants

Edwardsville, Alton, and Belleville — vegetarian cafes and vegan-capable plates without a Missouri plate.

Public domain · 6 min

From the archives: 1910 vegan cooking

Wheldon’s No Animal Food is the first vegan cookbook. Three plates, St. Louis shopping lists, and a home-cook price.