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The Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Toronto
The best vegetarian restaurants in Toronto offer up meatless meals that are satisfying, comforting and familiar. While clean eating and spa-like offerings have typically been the norm, Toronto has recently seen a recent influx of eateries that give herbivores the option to indulge in greasy fare, cocktails and even charcuterie boards.
Honourable mentions go out to Sadie's Diner, The Feel Good Guru, E.L. Ruddy, and every raw food, Ethiopian and Lebanese restaurant out there.
Here is the list of the best vegetarian restaurants in Toronto.
See also:
The Best Veggie Burger in Toronto
The Best Salad in Toronto
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Fresh
With multiple locations across the GTA (and a new one soon to open at Yonge and Eg), Fresh is well loved for its fresh juices, healthy bowls and salads ($10-$16), but also various high-protein burger and wrap options ($10-$11). Brunch is offered weekends and take-away orders are welcome. More »
Kupfert & Kim
Meatless and wheatless, this vegan take-out spot located inside First Canadian Place specializes in vegan and gluten-free rice or quinoa bowls as well as healthy breakfast options. Start the day with steel cut oats or sweet quinoa, or stop in at lunchtime for the Kim, a brown rice bowl with organic tofu, bok choy, edamame and more ($11 with tax). More »
Urban Herbivore
Three Urban Herbivore locations situated in Kensington Market, the Eaton Center and inside the Octopus Garden on College at Dovercourt, serve up soups, sandwiches and customized-counterside salads and rice/quinoa bowls. Prices vary per location but hover around the $10 mark. More »
Woodlot
While not exclusively a vegetarian restaurant, the meat free menu at this upscale spot on Palmerston and College never feels like an afterthought. Though most of the offerings change seasonally, the Russet Potato Gnocchi ($16/$23) is so good I suspect that they dare not take it off the menu. More »
Live Raw Food Bar
This longtime fixture at DuPont and Spadina now boasts a second Liberty Village location. I credit this place (and that Woody Harrelson docu) with my own introduction to raw foods and where I first discover spiral sliced zucchini noodles (not currently on the menu). In addition to raw foods, the eatery does hot dishes too like the noteworthy pulled burdock burrito ($14). More »
Hibiscus Cafe
This charming little cafe in Kensington Market offers excellent value for soups, salads and best of all buckwheat crepes ($5.65-$9) wrapped around sweet or savory fillings. Also of note are non-dairy ice creams ($3/one scoop) in flavours like raspberry and Earl Grey. More »
Hogtown Vegan
This cash-only spot on Bloor near Christie Pits reimagines classic diner staples for vegan sensibilities. The licensed dining room does a weekend brunch as well as daily lunch and dinner when they offer crave worthy, comfort foods like the Fried Unchicken & Waffles ($13) and a delicious Reuben sandwiches ($11). More »
One Love Vegetarian
Situated just across from the Bathurst subway station, this meatless Caribbean flavoured take-away spot is known for its Corn Soup ($3/$5), Roti ($5.50/$9) and Curries ($11) along with a selection of daily juices and vegan cupcakes. More »
Grasslands
What was formerly known as Fressen, this new bistro and bar on Queen West offers vegan mains like the Mustard Crusted Tempeh Steak ($18) along with bar snacks like shareable plates of sliders ($11) and a meatless riff on the oh-so-popular Charcuterie Board ($18). More »
Mela Italian Vegetarian Cafe
This Italian cafe in Yorkville offers vegetarian and vegan options including panino and pasta dishes, soups and salads. Everything on the menu is priced under $10 and is prepared in advance for quick take-out or dine-in (though the limited seating is at a premium). More »
Pulp Kitchen
Pulp Kitchen at Queen and Broadview is mainly a juice and smoothie bar but also has vegan to-go menu full of soups, salads and sandwiches like the P.K ($6.50), a gluten free breaded tofu, roasted tomato and avocado sammie served on flax bread. More »
Big Carrot Vegetarian Cafe
The Vegetarian Cafe inside this Danforth grocer offers up a daily spread of certified organic deli selections, baked goods and desserts. Mostly priced by weight, the offerings include cold salads like a quinoa chimichurri (vegan), as well as, hot prepared foods like potato, fennel gratin. More »
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Kupfert & Kim was exceptional, and I highly recommend.
Woodlot is pretty snazzy, it has two menus: an omnivore and vegetarian menu, both of which are quite extensive. Pro tip: book a few weeks in advance if you want a table, it's a busy joint!
Cardinal Rule at Queen and Roncesvalles is brilliant. Mainly vegetarian, vegan, and loads of gluten free. Service is super friendly, true comfort food, so delicious.
I love King's Cafe and get frozen stuff to take home from there as often as I can (try the bbq buns, they're ridiculous).
I recently went to Graceful Vegetarian in Markham and it was SO GOOD. Veggie dim sum to the max. Definitely worth a trip, and you can hit up Pacific Mall.
For other places like Woodlot that are very veggie friendly and higher priced, I enjoy The Atlantic, Ursa & Yours Truly.
Green Earth on Broadview just north of Gerrard - Nice variety of food, fresh juices & desserts, great for vegans. Prices are very reasonable.
Rawlicious - amazing food, smoothies & desserts, all raw, especially love the flaxseed flatbread and the taco wrap.
Vegetarian Haven on Baldwin - love their tofu drumsticks on edible sugar cane, nice seitan dishes & the desserts (gluten free chocolate cake!) are incredible.
Crude Cafe - in the basement of the St Lawrence market, nice selection of raw vegan take out.
Prime Steakhouse Bloor & St Thomas just west of Bay - although this is a steakhouse, their head chef has put together a fantastic gourmet vegan menu! More of a fancy atmosphere & is pricey, but Prime is great for a special night out with anyone who isn't vegan/vegetarian.
+1 for Pulp Kitchen, Sadie's Diner & Hogtown Vegan, they are absolute gems for any Toronto vegans or vegetarians!
Also, Karine's All Day Breakfast at Village by the Grange is great!!
Disgraceland has some great vegan junk food, although their service is often times questionable.
No love for Indian? The new Siddartha has a great Veg buffet and Udupdi Palace has both vegan and gluten free options. They're pretty much across from each other in Little India.
Fresh has turned into a noisy factory crammed with tables just inches apart, serving the smallest, overprice dishes of any vegetarian restaurant in Toronto. Beyond a a bad dining experience, two or three pieces of tofu on top of a bowl of dry rice will run you $15! My opinion.