Vegan and vegetarian food by neighborhood

The city's densest plant-based stretch — tacos, pizza, vegetarian dining, and a global grocer within a few blocks of Tower Grove Park.

1 fully vegan

Metro East’s walkable Main Street: a long-running vegetarian cafe, a coastal brunch room, and Mediterranean plates near SIUE.

I-44 college town, 101 miles from Clayton: coffee with vegan oat bars, tacos, and a pizza palace that will hold the cheese. Labeled On the road.

Olive Boulevard's vegan one-two: Mumbai street food and Italian pasta, doors apart.

2 fully vegan

A walkable Clayton/DeMun pocket built for slow mornings: vegan brunch, tea, and a neighborhood pace.

2 fully vegan

Jefferson County Main Street — wood-fired pizza next to a bike shop, and Thai a mile down Truman in Crystal City. 35 miles from Clayton.

The city’s big lawn: annual VegFest at the World’s Fair Pavilion and a vegan BBQ fest on Forest Park Avenue.

2 fully vegan

Independent cafes and a donut counter on Sutton.

1 fully vegan

Main Street pastry, tea, and a fully vegan French cafe.

1 fully vegan

Arsenal and Morgan Ford: coffeehouse culture and a co-op grocer.

Plant-based dining on North and South Road, plus Loop-adjacent Thai and cantina tables.

River town coffee and a vegan-capable bakery case in the old Milton Schoolhouse.

Downtown Belleville juice, bowls, and a plant plate without crossing the river.

California Avenue Cambodian cooking where most of the menu was vegan before it was fashionable.

South City's deli counter and butcher case for people who cook vegan at home and eat sandwiches out.

1 fully vegan

A vegetarian cafe-market on Jackson Street, 113 miles down I-57. Labeled On the road — a real drive, not a St. Louis dinner.

Vegetable-forward fine dining and a leafy urban core between Forest Park and Midtown.

Cherokee's long-running cafe tables, still a safe bet for a plant plate.

A breakfast counter with a vegan pizza in the window.

A food-hall stop for groups that need a fully vegan plate in the mix.

1 fully vegan

Monroe County’s Main Street, 15 minutes south of the Arch — Mexican plates and a regional Italian room. Inside the 100-mile drive.

Walk-up comfort food and unfussy plates on Meramec.

1 fully vegan

Takeout-first vegan soul food on Hampton.

1 fully vegan

A suburban international market for sauces, produce, and pantry staples.

Lindell's revived corridors, including SweetArt's flagship inside the Coronado.

1 fully vegan

Mexico Road Thai — the west-county weeknight when you will not drive to South Grand.

West County comfort — smash burgers, loaded fries, and a truck that still books events.

1 fully vegan

North County soul food, cooked with intention by a mother-and-daughter team.

1 fully vegan

Board games, beer, and a vegan-friendly kitchen next to the brewery.

Illinois’s capital, 107 miles up I-55: sourdough cafe plates with vegan builds. Labeled On the road.

Veterans Memorial Parkway falafel and Levantine plates in St. Charles County.

South County's whole-food vegan cafe and weekly meal-prep hub.

1 fully vegan

Manchester Avenue nights — bars that bother to put plants on the menu.

Delmar's northern Thai rooms and student-friendly vegetable cooking.

Wood-fired Balkan cooking with a vegan build that actually satisfies.