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Where to go and what to eat and drink at the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in LA this year.
Cafe Gratitude
Be grateful for this brain-boosting activated charcoal latte, which contains coconut oil, essential oil of lavender and your choice of sprouted almond milk or coconut milk with life-reviving espresso. You can get the same latte at the eatery’s upscale big sister, Gratitude, in Beverly Hills.
Crossroads Kitchen
Master chef Tal Ronnen’s artichoke oysters—artichoke purée, crispy oyster mushroom,yellow tomato béarnaise and kelp caviar—are fan favorites at this upscale vegan eatery.
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Erven
Try the Piquillo Peppers stuffed with goat cheese and saffron tonnato at this veggie and vegan-friendly Westside hotspot.
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Gracias Madre
Try the Sopes Con Mango— potato-masa cakes, mango habanero salsa, guacamole, black beans, cashew crema and escabeche—at this magical WeHo spot, which you can wash down with one of the city’s first cannabis cocktails.
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PYT
Josef Centeno creates dishes for all of the pretty young things of L.A., including this brunch masterpiece: ricotta, figs, honey and chocolate mint on butter brioche toast.
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Plant Food and Wine
Vegan chef Matthew Kenney’s Plant Food + Wine on Abbot Kinney serves up his delicious Plant Bowl: spouted lentil and quinoa, patty pan squash, kale, avocado, preserved lemon tahini and piquillo romesco.
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Real Food Daily
You’d best hope this plant-based cherry pie is the special of the day at this healthy and delicious L.A. chain.
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Shojin
You NEED to order the Purple Treasure—tender, buttery eggplant and kale on an asparagus roll topped with sweet tahini miso at this beloved Japanese vegan and macrobiotic eatery.
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Little Pine
Moby’s Los Feliz vegan eatery serves up a delicious piccata—Panko crusted scallopini served with garlic butter, lemon, white wine, capers, parsley and mashed potatoes.
Mohawk Bend
It’s uncanny how much this buffalo cauliflower dish at Mohawk Bend—served with a faux bleu cheese dressing—tasted like buffalo chicken.
By Chloe
You won’t believe the guacamole burger—a black bean and sweet potato patty served with corn salsa, gaucamole, tortilla strips and chipotle aioli—isn’t the real meat deal.
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Butcher’s Daughter
Try theMediterranean Bowl of farro, kalamata olives, arugula, heriloom tomatoes, burrata, basil pesto and rosemary focaccia at this chic westside spot.
