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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.

Make it familiar

Terror Tacos is the cleanest first pitch in the metro. Southwest flavors, a taco flight, and a room that feels like a night out instead of a health errand. If tacos are not the mood, Lona's LiL Eats in Benton Park has been the local recommendation for a decade — more than 80 percent of the menu is already vegan.

If dessert is the test

Take them to SweetArt in the Coronado. Cupcakes and a Sweet Burger have been doing missionary work for plant-based eating in this city since 2008. Nobody argues with cake.

If they care about restaurants, not labels

Balkan Treat Box in Webster Groves is a James Beard kitchen that happens to build a serious vegan plate when you ask. Tree House on South Grand is the vegetarian dining room that still feels like a Saturday.

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