Vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the St. Louis area

Enhanced listing: mother-and-daughter vegan soul food in Pagedale — po’boys, greens, cobbler.

Enhanced listing: more than 80% vegan Cambodian and Thai plates in Benton Park.

Enhanced listing: fully vegan bakery and breakfast in the Coronado since 2023.

Enhanced listing: patio brunch and vegan-ready dinner on South Grand’s plant strip.

James Beard-recognized wood-fired Balkan cooking. Say vegan when you order — they mean it.

Carbondale’s vegetarian cafe-market (the old Longbranch) — breakfast all day, vegan builds, house bread. 113-mile drive from Clayton.

Columbia, Illinois Main Street Mexican — fajita vegetables, beans, and rice. Ask for no dairy, no lard.

A University City vegetarian room from Natasha Kwan and Rick Roloff — vegan-ready, patio-friendly.

Rolla’s independent coffeehouse — plant milk, Bob’s vegan oat bars, and a room for S&T students.

Family-owned Levantine kitchen on Veterans Memorial — falafel, hummus, and a vegan plate that is not an afterthought.

A fully vegan French cafe and tea room on historic Main Street in St. Charles.

Festus Main Street pizza shop that also sells bikes — Neapolitan pies. Hold the cheese for a vegan plate.

Edwardsville’s plant-forward Main Street cafe — vegetarian plates, vegan builds, local coffee. The Metro East brunch habit.

The city’s annual free vegan festival — vendors, talks, and a full day of plants at the World’s Fair Pavilion. Next: Sunday, October 11, 2026, 10am–5pm.

St. Louis’s all-vegan BBQ festival — smoke, sauce, and no meat on the grounds. Next: Sunday, September 13, 2026, noon–3pm.

Scratch vegan meats, hot sandwiches, bagels, and a freezer case in South City.

A nationally watched vegetable-forward kitchen on Forest Park Avenue. Vegan with a conversation.

Falafel, hummus, and Levantine plates near SIUE — a vegan-capable Mediterranean room in Edwardsville.

Rolla pizza since 1964. No vegan cheese on the board — sauce, veg, and hold the dairy is the honest build.

Rolla tacos — beans, rice, fajita veg. Ask them to skip dairy and lard-cooked beans.

Katy Trail bike shop and cafe — vegan-friendly plates next to the river, plus a bakery on North Second.

From food truck to Page Avenue storefront: smash burgers, birria, loaded fries.

Springfield IL sourdough cafe — vegan-capable plates in the capital. 107-mile drive from Clayton via I-55.

West Coast cafe energy on Edwardsville’s Main Street — vegan and gluten-free plates beside an omnivore board.

Sofritas burrito or bowl. National chain — hidden unless you turn Include chains on.

West county Chipotle — sofritas, beans, rice. Chain listing; off until you toggle chains on.

Highway K bowls with vegan builds. Regional chain for St. Charles County.

Build-your-own bowls and wraps with vegan proteins. Regional chain — Watson Road.

A flexitarian cantina from the Frida's team — vegan taco and enchilada builds without a speech.

Walk-up window, scratch-made junk food: burgers, Trash Wings, carrot dogs.

Northern Thai in The Loop with a long vegetarian/vegan tradition — ask, they already know.

Kirkwood's international market — sauces, produce, tofu, and the long aisle that makes home cooking work.

A Chippewa breakfast counter with vegan plates and a vegan cheese pizza later in the day.

A serene vegan tea and coffee house next to Seedz — the calmest room in the scene.

The South Grand pantry: tofu, spices, produce, and sauces from everywhere.

Regional Italian on Columbia IL Main Street — marinara pasta, salads, hold the cheese. Chain listing.

A Grove bar with falafel shawarma, a Beyond burger, and kale you will actually finish.

A south-city grocer for local produce, bulk bins, and a deli that can pack a vegan lunch.

A fully vegan Maplewood cafe: all-day breakfast, pastries, and non-dairy coffee.

Independent roaster in Alton’s Milton Schoolhouse — vegan baked goods and a rotating vegan savory (the sweet potato curry is the tell).

Downtown Belleville juices, açaí bowls, and a plant plate that does not require a trip into Missouri.

Three floors of coffeehouse, a vegan-friendly kitchen, and a Sunday breakfast buffet.

Mediterranean veggie, bagels without dairy spreads, sofritas-adjacent salads. National chain.

A thousand board games and a vegan-friendly kitchen in South Soulard, next to the brewery.

New York slices with no meat on the menu — dairy or vegan cheese, ready in minutes.

South County's fully vegan cafe — cashew cheeses, rotating plates, Sunday meal prep.

Fully vegan Italian from the Bombay Food Junkies team — pasta, sauces, pickup.

Impossible protein, fajita veg, rice, beans. National chain on Forest Park Avenue.

Takeout-only vegan soul food: gravy-heavy plates, fish sandwiches, rib tips.

Maplewood donut counter with a dedicated vegan lineup — ask for the vegan case.

SweetArt's City Foundry counter — cupcakes, sliders, and a vegan lifeline inside a food hall.

Bean burrito, hold cheese and sour cream. The I-44 chain when Rolla independents are closed.

A South Grand Lebanese counter where falafel, hummus, and platters make an easy vegan lunch.

Family-recipe Thai on Mexico Road — tofu, vegetable curries, and a kitchen that will make it vegan when you ask.

Crystal City Thai — tofu, vegetable curry, and a kitchen that will make it vegan when you ask. The JeffCo weeknight.

Cherokee Street's long-running cafe — tofu scrambles, vegan baked goods, strong coffee.