Vegan Restaurants

No compromises are made at these hotspots powered by plants.

• Mattie's Foods: Find comfort in plant-based breakfast and lunch dishes ranging from biscuits and pancakes to nachos and burritos, all available in a cozy shop along E 63rd Street.
• Gigi's Vegan + Wellness Cafe: This sustainable shop in Westport prepares a menu of noodles, burgers, salads and a collection of nutrient-rich juices.
• Mud Pie Vegan Coffeehouse and Bakery: This funky hangout sets the bar high for vegan baked goods in Kansas City. Find it in Overland Park.
• Happy Apple Café: Treat yourself to seasonal menus featuring cozy meals—such as plant-based burnt ends—at Happy Apple Café on Troost Avenue.
• The Fix: Found on the blossoming E 31st Street, The Fix offers a laid-back menu in its cozy, sunlight-filled space. 
• Café Gratitude: With self-affirming dish names like I Am Fulfilled and I Am Magical, everything about this Crossroads Arts District restaurant is a feel-good experience.

Vegetarian-Friendly Spots

While not entirely vegetarian or vegan, these restaurants make great selections thanks to a wide variety of veggie menu items.

• Baba's Pantry: An award-winning Palestinian-American restaurant on E 63rd Street, the majority of menu items at Baba's Pantry are accommodating to vegan diets.
• Swagat Fine Indian Cuisine: Travel to Zona Rosa to enjoy a huge offering of vegetarian menu items made from Northern Indian culinary traditions, including paneer masala, vegetable curry and more.
• Billie's Grocery: Take a peek inside the dazzling pastry case for a lineup of vegan cookies, donuts, cakes and more.
• Blue Nile Café: Sample vegetarian and vegan Ethiopian dishes like shimbera watt and sambusas right in the heart of The City Market.
• Vietnam Café: An extensive menu of vegetarian options makes this authentic Vietnamese restaurant ideal for plant-based diners.

• Café Sebastienne: Tap into your inner artist at Café Sebastienne, a creative concept that not only serves as the resident restaurant at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, it's also dedicated to elevating plant-based dining options.
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill: The vegan menu at Blue Sushi's locations in Power & Light and Westwood keep sushi lovers satisfied with creative takes on traditional styles, including barbecue eggplant eel and tomato tuna.
• Mesob: Midtown's beloved Ethiopian hotspot prepares a variety of plant-based entrees fueled by mushrooms and lentils, ensuring plates are friendly to vegetarian and vegan diners.
• True Food Kitchen: Find this trendy national name on the Country Club Plaza to enjoy vegan and vegetarian salads, pizza, grain bowls, sandwiches and more.

• Seven Swans Creperie: Make the journey to this Westside hideaway for a bright, colorful selection of crepes that match the restaurant's vibrant interiors. A full vegan menu makes ordering easy.
• The Russell: Fire-roasted veggies never tasted so good. With an expansive menu of salads, soups, shareables and sandwiches, there’s almost no going wrong at The Russell.
• Beer Kitchen: The build-your-own macaroni and cheese is enough to satisfy any vegetarian, but with a full vegan menu featuring items like jackfruit tamales, Westport’s Beer Kitchen is one of the more accommodating restaurants in the metro. 
• Mildred's: One of the most popular breakfast destinations in the city promises to delight all kinds of guests. Stop by for a vegan breakfast wrap or hash.

Plant-Based Barbecue Options

Even Kansas City’s celebrated barbecue scene offers smoked delicacies for vegetarian diners.

• Char Bar Smoked Meats & Amusements: With its famous smoked jackfruit sandwich (as well as other meatless mains, sides and appetizers), Char Bar deserves credit as KC’s most vegetarian-friendly barbecue joint.
• Jazzy B’s BBQ: Fans of smoked portabella need look no further than Jazzy B’s in Lee's Summit, which features both tacos and burgers for vegetarian guests.
• Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que: Try the portabello Z-Man for a veggie twist on one of the most renowned barbecue dishes in the entire city.