⭐ Top RatedLocation: Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
Open now4.9(2386)
32
🌱 Vegan Restaurants in NYC
🔄 Data from NYC DOHMH. Updated May 2026.27 active restaurants.
What is Vegan?
Vegan restaurants serve food that contains no animal products whatsoever — no meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, eggs, or honey. Restaurants tagged vegan in this directory either exclusively serve vegan food or have a substantial vegan menu.
New York City is one of the best cities in the world for vegan dining, with hundreds of dedicated vegan restaurants spanning every cuisine and price point. From upscale plant-based fine dining in Manhattan to budget-friendly vegan soul food in Brooklyn, NYC's vegan restaurant scene is thriving and constantly growing. This directory lists every vegan and vegan-friendly restaurant in all five boroughs, complete with health inspection grades and neighborhood-level filtering.
27 dedicated options — a smaller pool, which honestly makes it easier to find the standouts. We've tagged each one with health grades so you can compare apples to apples.
27 restaurants|4 boroughs|Avg rating: 4.6/5
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⭐ Top RatedLocation: Chelsea, Manhattan
Open now4.8(1958)
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Location: Chinatown, Manhattan
Open now4.6(2210)
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Location: Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Open now4.6(1744)
Grade A72
Vegan Restaurants by Borough
Our vegan restaurant listings are drawn from a dataset of 27 verified NYC establishments, each tagged conservatively. Use our neighbourhood health comparison tool to see which NYC neighbourhoods have the highest concentration of vegan restaurants.
Related guides: healthiest neighbourhoods in NYC for dining, and NYC restaurant health inspection grades.
How we tag restaurants:We apply the “vegan” tag conservatively. A restaurant only gets it if they explicitly identify as vegan-friendly or if their menu clearly supports it. We don't guess. If you think we're missing a spot, let us know.
FAQ
Vegan Restaurants in NYC — FAQ
Everything you need to know about finding vegan restaurants across New York City.
NYC has hundreds of dedicated vegan restaurants across all five boroughs, with the highest concentrations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The East Village, Chelsea, and Williamsburg consistently rank as the top neighborhoods for vegan dining in NYC.
Vegan restaurants in NYC range from very affordable to upscale. Many budget-friendly options exist, particularly in Brooklyn and Queens, with meals available from $10-15 per person.
Many vegan restaurants in NYC also offer gluten-free dishes. Use the combined vegan and gluten-free filter to find restaurants that accommodate both needs.
Yes — several vegan restaurants in NYC stay open late, particularly in Manhattan neighborhoods like the East Village and Midtown.