Chicago - Restaurants - Vegetarianvegan

1484 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 60622
773-489-8480

Native Foods Cafe

This California-based vegan restaurant chain has staked its territory in Chicago with three neighborhood locations (Wicker Park, Lakeview and the Loop) opening in mid-to-late 2011. Healthy options ... read more

111 W. Illinois St., Chicago 60654
312-477-7657

Bombay Spice

Adjacent its sister restaurant, Roka Akor Sushi & Steak, this River North Indian establishment touts its healthy approach to Asian cuisine. Say goodbye to ghee and butter and hello to olive oil... read more

130 S. Green St., Chicago 60607
312-226-6155

Karyn's on Green

As misnomers go, a gourmet vegan menu might be up there with social conservatism. But Karyn Calabrese (Karyn's Raw and Karyn's Cooked) dares you try her vegan interpretations of chorizo sliders, cr... read more

2629 W. Devon Ave., Chicago 60659
773-262-5280

Uru-Swati

It’ll take a moment to realize the generic cityscape painted on the inner walls here are three dimensional - that skyscraper could effectively stop your chair leg once you've decide to run ou... read more

1460 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60622
312-243-7100

Green Zebra Restaurant

No matter how many ingredients are listed for any particular menu item, its total size will be no larger than something you could hold in the palm of your hand. But if you're a veg-friendly foodie ... read more

2311 W. North Ave., Chicago 60647
773-384-9546

Handlebar

This bike-messenger-themed restaurant has bar stools made from bicycle tires and walls lined with Critical Mass flyers. But the crowd isn't just stinky dudes with dreadlocks and heavy-duty chains. ... read more

5812 N. Broadway St., Chicago 60660
773-275-8797

Alice and Friends Vegetarian Café

This small veggie/vegan restaurant specializes in making convincing soy-based versions of the sorts of Asian dishes that you'd probably eat more often if they didn't lead to a serious case of gut r... read more

1655 W Cortland Street, Chicago 60622
(773) 862-5263

Jane's

Long-lived Bucktown fixture. Homey cornflower blue façade and peaked roof are comforting reminders of a time when the hood served broke-ass musicians instead of condo associations. Cozy, narrow mai... read more

2100 W. Roscoe St., Chicago 60618
773-665-0227

Victory's Banner

One of the city's best breakfast spots. Just ignore the fact that it’s run by followers of deceased cult guru Sri Chinmoy, whose likeness adorns the walls along with his childlike paintings and med... read more

1901 N. Halsted St., Chicago 60614
312-255-1590

Karyn's Fresh Corner

Legendary in vegetarian, vegan and raw food circles, Karyn Calabrese' raw food temple offers entrées, salads and wraps. There is a "meatless meatloaf," and the fresh juice cocktails and elixers are... read more

3411 N. Halsted St., Chicago 60657
773-935-6696

Chicago Diner

The slogan of this Boystown staple is meat-free '83, and they mean it. Famous for their soy, vegan, organic and veggie-friendly items -- from tofu scramble to seitan Reubens. Desserts are sweet... read more

7000 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago 60626
773-465-8005

Heartland Café

So what if some of the vegetarian fare at this Bohemian cafe can be sawdust-dry, and certain servers may leave a trail of patchouli in their path? There's something about this 30-year-old mainstay ... read more

1955 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago
773-327-6934

The Bleeding Heart Bakery

This USDA-certified organic bakery run by dynamic husband-and-wife duo Michelle and Valentin Garcia feels like your sexy vegan girlfriend's last apartment. Y'know, the one who started the craft cir... read more