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Where to Eat Vegetarian and Vegan Food Around Boston

11 of the area’s best meat-free options

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It’s not too difficult to dine well as a vegetarian or vegan in Greater Boston. The number of great strictly vegan restaurants in and around the city is growing, and plenty of restaurants that aren’t meat-free also offer substantial meatless options, satisfying any appetite.

From a Newbury Street ramen shop to an all-vegan pub in Kendall Square, here are 11 of the best Boston-area restaurants for vegetarian and vegan diners.

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Taco Party

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Taco Party, which began as a food truck, is located in Somerville’s Ball Square. The vegan restaurant specializes in tacos, as the name suggests, like chorizo seitan and lentils al pastor, and rounds things out with a few sides including nachos, bean dip, and tortas.

Koshari Mama

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Vegan Egyptian restaurant Koshari Mama is a graduate of Somerville’s Bow Market, now open in its own space just a little bit outside of Union Square. The restaurant features its namesake dish, koshari, which layers rice, lentils, pasta, and chickpeas with deep-fried onions and a variety of sauces, like the spicy tomato and garlic sauce shatta. You’ll also find treats like mushroom shawarma, a spinach and split pea stew, and moussaka, plus beer and wine.

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Koshari Mama.
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Red Lentil

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This sit-down spot in Watertown offers lunch, dinner, and brunch dishes from around the world, including paella, Jamaican jerk tempeh, and nutty lasagna. Many vegetarian dishes can be ordered vegan or gluten-free. You can also choose from a long list of vegan smoothies, juices, or organic wines.

PlantPub

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In Cambridge’s Kendall Square, PlantPub serves meatless takes on burgers (either Impossible or a house veggie blend), pizza, soft serve, and more. It’s “pub food for the modern world,” as the team describes it, with well-curated beer and wine lists to match.

Veggie Galaxy

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A classic diner sans meat, Veggie Galaxy has a full breakfast menu with the likes of pancakes slathered in caramelized banana butter, plus soups and salads, veggie burgers, and assorted entrees, including a variety of hearty sandwiches like a BLT with tempeh bacon. But save room for pies, frappes, cheesecake, and other all-vegan desserts.

Madras Dosa Company

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Gigantic dosas are the move at this casual, counter-service spot in the Seaport. There’s a wide variety of veggie options — spicy potatoes, green chiles, and Lays potato chips, to name a few — and each dosa comes custom-stuffed with however many fillings you want.

Red White

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Vegan Japanese restaurant Red White features several styles of ramen, such as the Yuzu Sesame with vegan meat and tofu, corn, onion, and arugula. Aside from ramen, you’ll find a rice bowl with black rice and avocado and a few sides, including spicy mac and beets.

Stoked Pizza

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Stoked Pizza — which now has Brookline and Cambridge locations — isn’t meatless, but it does offer a full vegan menu with appetizers and a range of pizza options, some without cheese and some with a vegan mozzarella alternative. Be sure to check out the fun tropical cocktail list, too.

A mushroom pizza ($9) is sliced inside the Stoked Pizza Company food truck at Dewey Square.
A mushroom pizza from Stoked.
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Blue Nile

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Blue Nile, a handsome Ethiopian restaurant in JP, offers plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, many of which you can sample all at once via a combo plate, which includes split yellow peas and plenty of tangy injera bread. Also worth a visit: Blue Nile’s sibling, Ethiopian Cafe, just a few doors down at 377 Centre Street.

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Blue Nile in Jamaica Plain.
Blue Nile

Walnut Grille

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Located in Newton Highlands, The Walnut Grille features an all-vegetarian and vegan menu. Stop by for lunch or dinner and enjoy hearty dishes like arancini, pizza, “chicken” piccata, and portobello steak. For to-go orders, you can add one of their wines for the perfect pairing. 

Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor

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Vegan Dorchester restaurant Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor has comfort food locked down, serving items such as Ethiopian stews, African couscous bowls, curry chickpea wraps, and mac and cheese pie, as well as an assortment of invigorating juices and smoothies with ingredients like moringa, cayenne, and mango.

Taco Party

Taco Party, which began as a food truck, is located in Somerville’s Ball Square. The vegan restaurant specializes in tacos, as the name suggests, like chorizo seitan and lentils al pastor, and rounds things out with a few sides including nachos, bean dip, and tortas.

Koshari Mama

Vegan Egyptian restaurant Koshari Mama is a graduate of Somerville’s Bow Market, now open in its own space just a little bit outside of Union Square. The restaurant features its namesake dish, koshari, which layers rice, lentils, pasta, and chickpeas with deep-fried onions and a variety of sauces, like the spicy tomato and garlic sauce shatta. You’ll also find treats like mushroom shawarma, a spinach and split pea stew, and moussaka, plus beer and wine.

An exterior of a restaurant with bright red lettering spelling out the name of the restaurant and two red benches out front.
Koshari Mama.
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Red Lentil

This sit-down spot in Watertown offers lunch, dinner, and brunch dishes from around the world, including paella, Jamaican jerk tempeh, and nutty lasagna. Many vegetarian dishes can be ordered vegan or gluten-free. You can also choose from a long list of vegan smoothies, juices, or organic wines.

PlantPub

In Cambridge’s Kendall Square, PlantPub serves meatless takes on burgers (either Impossible or a house veggie blend), pizza, soft serve, and more. It’s “pub food for the modern world,” as the team describes it, with well-curated beer and wine lists to match.

Veggie Galaxy

A classic diner sans meat, Veggie Galaxy has a full breakfast menu with the likes of pancakes slathered in caramelized banana butter, plus soups and salads, veggie burgers, and assorted entrees, including a variety of hearty sandwiches like a BLT with tempeh bacon. But save room for pies, frappes, cheesecake, and other all-vegan desserts.

Madras Dosa Company

Gigantic dosas are the move at this casual, counter-service spot in the Seaport. There’s a wide variety of veggie options — spicy potatoes, green chiles, and Lays potato chips, to name a few — and each dosa comes custom-stuffed with however many fillings you want.

Red White

Vegan Japanese restaurant Red White features several styles of ramen, such as the Yuzu Sesame with vegan meat and tofu, corn, onion, and arugula. Aside from ramen, you’ll find a rice bowl with black rice and avocado and a few sides, including spicy mac and beets.

Stoked Pizza

Stoked Pizza — which now has Brookline and Cambridge locations — isn’t meatless, but it does offer a full vegan menu with appetizers and a range of pizza options, some without cheese and some with a vegan mozzarella alternative. Be sure to check out the fun tropical cocktail list, too.

A mushroom pizza ($9) is sliced inside the Stoked Pizza Company food truck at Dewey Square.
A mushroom pizza from Stoked.
Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Blue Nile

Blue Nile, a handsome Ethiopian restaurant in JP, offers plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, many of which you can sample all at once via a combo plate, which includes split yellow peas and plenty of tangy injera bread. Also worth a visit: Blue Nile’s sibling, Ethiopian Cafe, just a few doors down at 377 Centre Street.

A long, narrow restaurant features tables with white tablecloths, dim lighting, and pale green walls.
Blue Nile in Jamaica Plain.
Blue Nile

Walnut Grille

Located in Newton Highlands, The Walnut Grille features an all-vegetarian and vegan menu. Stop by for lunch or dinner and enjoy hearty dishes like arancini, pizza, “chicken” piccata, and portobello steak. For to-go orders, you can add one of their wines for the perfect pairing. 

Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor

Vegan Dorchester restaurant Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor has comfort food locked down, serving items such as Ethiopian stews, African couscous bowls, curry chickpea wraps, and mac and cheese pie, as well as an assortment of invigorating juices and smoothies with ingredients like moringa, cayenne, and mango.

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