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Vegan American food in Washington, D.C.

35 places in Washington, D.C. serve vegan American food, four of them fully vegan. Busboys and Poets and Silver Diner each have more than one branch here, and those are listed together at the end.

Start with HipCityVeg on 7th Street Northwest and Planta on Elm Street, two of the four fully vegan kitchens here. Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street Northwest has Chili Fries (Veggie/Vegan) on the menu.

Most of them are in Arlington, Alexandria and Bethesda.

Where we have read the menu, the row names a few dishes. Beyond Meat Sausage Patty at Junction Bakery & Bistro and Slow-Roasted White Sweet Potato at Life Alive Ballston, for a start.

Eight have tables outside and four are wheelchair accessible.

Where to go

  • HipCityVegFully veganFast food

    712 7th Street Northwest, Washington

    American

    On the menu: Southern Fried Maitake Salad · The HipCity Philly Chef Edit · Hand-Battered ONION RINGS

  • Ben's Chili BowlHas vegan optionsFast food

    1001 H St NE, Washington

    American
  • Dos GringosHas vegan optionsCafe

    3116 Mount Pleasant Street Northwest, Mount Pleasant

    AmericanGrill

    Outdoor seating

  • Oyster OysterHas vegan options

    1440 8th Street Northwest, Washington

    American
  • PlantaFully vegan

    4910 Elm Street, Bethesda

    American

    Outdoor seating

  • 3471 Washington Boulevard, Arlington

    American

    Wheelchair accessible

  • The Cheesecake FactoryHas vegan options

    1426 H Street Northwest, Washington

    American

    Outdoor seating

  • True FoodHas vegan optionsTrue Food Kitchen

    7100 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda

    American
  • Ben's Chili BowlHas vegan optionsFast food

    1213 U Street Northwest, Washington

    American

    On the menu: Chili Fries (Veggie/Vegan)

  • Junction Bakery & BistroHas vegan optionsCafe

    1508 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria

    AmericanBakery

    On the menu: Beyond Meat Sausage Patty · California Toast

    Takeaway · Delivery · Outdoor seating

  • Life Alive BallstonHas vegan optionsCafe

    818 North Quincy Street, Ballston

    American

    On the menu: Slow-Roasted White Sweet Potato · Strawberries & Cream Power Chia · Fresh-Pressed Ginger Kombucha

  • Comet Ping PongHas vegan optionsPub

    5037 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington

    AmericanItalian

    Outdoor seating

  • Equinox on 19thHas vegan optionsPub

    900 19th Street Northwest

    AmericanBarbecue
  • Galaxy HutHas vegan optionsPub

    2711 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    AmericanBarbecue
  • Highlands CafeHas vegan optionsCafe

    4706 14th Street Northwest, Brightwood Park

    AmericanBrunch
  • Joe Theismann'sHas vegan options

    1800 Diagonal Road, Alexandria

    American
  • Kraken Bryant StreetHas vegan optionsBar

    514 Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, Washington

    AmericanBarbecue
  • Lyman's TavernHas vegan optionsBar

    3720 14th Street Northwest, Washington

    AmericanBarbecue

    Wheelchair accessible

  • 833 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring

    American
  • Rooted3Fully veganCafe

    4916 Cordell Avenue, Woodmont Triangle

    American
  • Station 4Has vegan options

    1101 4th Street Southwest, Washington

    AmericanBarbecue

    Wheelchair accessible

  • Tap RoomHas vegan options

    608 Montgomery Street, Alexandria

    AmericanBarbecue
  • Ted's BulletinHas vegan options

    4238 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    American
  • Ted’s BulletinHas vegan options

    1818 14th Street Northwest, Washington

    American
  • The Green BeeHas vegan options

    1129 20th Street Northwest, Washington

    AmericanBagel
  • The Park at 14thHas vegan options

    920 14th Street Northwest, Washington

    American
  • The Queen VicHas vegan optionsPub

    1206 H Street Northeast, Washington

    AmericanBarbecue
  • True FoodHas vegan options

    4238 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    American

    Wheelchair accessible

  • WestvilleHas vegan options

    2800 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington

    American

    Outdoor seating

  • Wilson HardwareHas vegan options

    2915 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    American
  • Wingo'sHas vegan options

    2218 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest

    American

The chains

Busboys and Poets and Silver Diner have four branches between them here. Same menu wherever you find them, so they sit here rather than among the places above.

Each place's status comes from a local mapper or from its own menu, and its page says which. How we know

Questions people ask

Where can I get vegan American food in Washington, D.C.?

Start with HipCityVeg on 7th Street Northwest, which is fully vegan. Planta on Elm Street and PLNT Burger (Silver Spring) on Wayne Avenue are worth a look too. All 35 are on the list above.

Are any of them fully vegan?

Yes: HipCityVeg, Planta, PLNT Burger (Silver Spring) and Rooted3. Everywhere else here keeps vegan dishes on a wider menu.

Are any of them chains?

Busboys and Poets and Silver Diner each have more than one branch here, and those are listed together at the end.

Which of them have tables outside?

8 of them, and it says so on each row.

Which part of Washington, D.C. has the most?

Arlington, then Alexandria and Bethesda.

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