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Vegan cafés in Washington, D.C.

51 cafés in Washington, D.C. keep vegan food on the menu, ten of them fully vegan. South Block has two branches here, listed together at the end.

Start with MidnighTreats on College Avenue and PLNT Burger (South Capitol) on H Street SE, two of the ten fully vegan kitchens here. Junction Bakery & Bistro on Mt. Vernon Avenue has Beyond Meat Sausage Patty on the menu.

Most of them are in Washington, Arlington and Downtown.

Where we have read the menu, the row names a few dishes. Slow-Roasted White Sweet Potato at Life Alive Ballston and Vegan Pancakes with Blue Berries at Senbeb Cafe, for a start.

Five do takeaway and nine have tables outside.

Where to go

  • Call Your MotherHas vegan optionsCafe

    701 8th Street Southeast, Washington

    BagelSandwich

    Outdoor seating

  • Dos GringosHas vegan optionsCafe

    3116 Mount Pleasant Street Northwest, Mount Pleasant

    AmericanGrill

    Outdoor seating

  • Eat SproutHas vegan optionsCafe

    4926 Elm Street

  • Joe & The JuiceHas vegan optionsCafe

    400 K Street Northwest, Washington

    Coffee shop

    Takeaway · Outdoor seating

  • MitaHas vegan optionsCafe

    703 Kennedy Street Northwest

    Coffee shopJapanese

    Takeaway · Delivery

  • Mumu CafeHas vegan optionsCafe

    1924 North Uhle Street, Arlington

    Coffee shopPizza

    Takeaway

  • Pearl's BagelsHas vegan optionsCafe

    1017 7th Street Northwest, Washington

    Bagel

    Outdoor seating

  • Sweet LeafHas vegan optionsCafe

    2200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    SaladSandwich

    Takeaway

  • Sweet Leaf Community CafeHas vegan optionsCafe
    Sandwich

    Wheelchair accessible

  • 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

  • MidnighTreatsFully veganCafe

    4513 College Avenue, Downtown College Park

    Bakery

    On the menu: GF Chocolate Chip (Order ahead) · Brownie Munchie

  • 101 H Street SE, Near Southeast

    Burger

    On the menu: For only

  • Senbeb CafeHas vegan optionsCafe

    6224 3rd Street Northwest, Washington

    BrunchCoffee shop

    On the menu: Vegan Pancakes with Blue Berries · Vegan Chicken Cheese Steak · Vegan Crab Cakes

  • Bagel UprisingHas vegan optionsCafe

    2307 Mount Vernon Avenue, Hume

    Bagel
  • Bakeshop ClarendonHas vegan optionsCafe

    1025 North Fillmore Street, Clarendon

    Bakery
  • Beteseb RestaurantHas vegan optionsCafe

    8201 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

  • Café FiliHas vegan optionsCafe

    701 2nd Street Northeast, Washington

    Mediterranean

    Outdoor seating

  • Chercher Ethiopian RestaurantHas vegan optionsCafe

    1334 9th Street NW, Logan Circle

  • Dama Pastry & CafeHas vegan options

    1505 Columbia Pike, Arlington

    CafePastry
  • Dog Tag BakeryHas vegan optionsCafe

    3206 Grace Street Northwest, Washington

    Bakery
  • Elizabeth'sFully veganCafe

    1341 L Street NW, Downtown

  • Fresh BaguetteHas vegan optionsCafe

    1737 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington

    French
  • 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Downtown

  • 1110 Oak Drive SE, Saint Elizabeths

  • Greenberry'sHas vegan optionsCafe

    1805 E Street Northwest, Washington

    Coffee shop

    Outdoor seating

  • Gregorys CoffeeHas vegan optionsCafe

    1101 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington

    Coffee shop

    Outdoor seating

  • Hawwi EthiopianHas vegan optionsCafe

    1125 Queen Street, Braddock Road Metro

  • Highlands CafeHas vegan optionsCafe

    4706 14th Street Northwest, Brightwood Park

    AmericanBrunch
  • Jinya Ramen Bar BallstonHas vegan optionsCafe

    4238 Wilson Boulevard, Ashton Heights

    JapaneseRamen
  • Koma CafeHas vegan options

    8006 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park

    CafeCoffee shop
  • Levain BakeryHas vegan optionsCafe

    3131 M Street Northwest, Washington

    Bakery
  • Life Alive Old TownHas vegan optionsCafe

    400 King St

    Mediterranean
  • Manifest BreadHas vegan optionsCafe

    6208 Rhode Island Avenue, Riverdale Park

    BakeryCoffee shop
  • 110 South Payne Street, Old Town

    BakeryDessert
  • MidnighTreats BallstonFully veganCafe

    4238 Wilson Boulevard, Ashton Heights

    Bakery
  • PLNT Burger Old TownFully veganCafe

    1700 Duke Street, Eisenhower East

  • 833 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring

    American
  • Rooted3Fully veganCafe

    4916 Cordell Avenue, Woodmont Triangle

    American
  • Sankofa Video Books & CafeHas vegan optionsCafe

    2714 Georgia Avenue NW, Pleasant Plains

  • Spice Kraft Indian BistroHas vegan optionsCafe

    2607 Mount Vernon Avenue, Hume

    Indian
  • Sweet Crimes BakeryHas vegan optionsCafe

    1238 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Capitol Hill

    Bakery
  • TeaismHas vegan optionsCafe

    717 D Street Northwest, Downtown

    Bubble teaCoffee shop
  • Three Fifty Bakery & Coffee BarHas vegan optionsCafe

    1926 17th Street Northwest

    Bakery
  • TimgadHas vegan optionsCafe

    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington

    LebaneseMediterranean
  • ToastiqueHas vegan optionsCafe

    1331 4th St SE, Washington

  • Troy's Italian KitchenHas vegan optionsCafe

    2710 Washington Boulevard, Lyon Park

    Italian
  • Turning Natural (Anacostia)Has vegan optionsCafe

    2025 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Historic Anacostia

  • Turning Natural (Takoma)Has vegan optionsCafe

    6837 4th Street Northwest, Takoma

    Juice

The chains

South Block has two branches 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

Which cafés in Washington, D.C. have vegan food?

Start with MidnighTreats on College Avenue, which is fully vegan. PLNT Burger (South Capitol) on H Street SE and Elizabeth's on L Street NW are worth a look too. All 51 are on the list above.

Are any of them fully vegan?

Yes: MidnighTreats, PLNT Burger (South Capitol), Elizabeth's, Fruitive (Penn Quarter), Glizzys Vegan Food Company and five more. Everywhere else here keeps vegan dishes on a wider menu.

Are any of them chains?

South Block has two branches here, listed together at the end.

Which of them have tables outside?

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

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

Washington, then Arlington and Downtown.

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