The Temperance Street burger outpost of the Planta empire makes a patty with a tasty mix of mushroom, black beans, and lentils. Beets help to make the whole thing look like a juicy, medium rare slab of beef, but even the "bacon" is totally meat-free.

This Queen West restaurant offers several varieties of burgers alongside takeout boxes of vegan mac and cheese. Choose from a variety of plant-based patties. If you're an onion ring fan, go for their ring-stuffed portobello burger.

People usually hit this Financial District vegan restaurant for plant-based Mexican staples, but the burger makes it worth a visit too. The Rosaburger patty is made from a mix of rice, black bean, and beets. Served on Wonderbead, it almost tastes like a takeout burger, but healthier.

Parkdale's spot for over-the-top halal burgers has the veggie eaters covered. A menu of three meatless options include a crusted portobello mushroom, and two Beyond Meat burgers to hit the spot when you want to go beef-free.

Brought to the city by the same people behind Kupfert & Kim, this West Queen West restaurant has a few standout veggie patties. Their smashed avocado creation is a walnut, quinoa, and lentil feat, but the star of the show might actually be their pulled pineapple slider.

The intensity of the burgers from this Kensington Market staple is unmatched. With burger names like the AK-Veggie 7 (with a vegan patty) or Battle Fields (a crusted portobello stuffed with cheese), you know they're not playing around.

This casual spot in the Upper Beaches specializes in organic lean beef burgers. Skip the meat for their veggie burger: a super affordable and simple sandwich made from organic quinoa.

There's a handful of veggie burgers available at Fresh locations around the city, including on Spadina, West Queen West, Eglinton, and in the Annex. They've got a Beyond Meat cheeseburger with Chao cheese, and an option to sub their other grain patties with a Beyond Meat one for $4.

Yes, this Upper Beaches mainstay goes hard in the paint with declarations of love for all things meat. But amidst all the peameal bacon, smoked meat, and fried chicken is a proper vegan burger on Ace Bakery buns using Beyond Meat.