Best Vegan Restaurants in British Columbia

"The Acorn is a vegetable-forward restaurant and bar at the heart of Vancouver’s Main St. They are inspirational when it comes to their vegan options. This is the sort of place you would happily dine in every day for the rest of your life – it’s just that tasty. In fact, it’s so good that we even named it the best vegan restaurant in the world!"

"A post shared by With the Locals📍 (@withthelocals) on Apr 10, 2017 at 7:41am PDT. They’re cooking using the best of the season at Vancouver’s elegant The Acorn, so their menu is always evolving with the calendar. Their dishes are all vegetarian as a base, with most adaptable to suit vegan diners."

"It’s easy to embrace being vegan in Vancouver BC. So many choices abound and Heirloom is one place you’re going to have to revisit in order to sample all the menu items. This vegetarian restaurant makes every item on their menu vegan and gluten-free. The Korean Fried Cauliflower and Cashew Coconut Curry are top-notch!"

"A post shared by Renee Yeung | Food & Travel (@thebellydiaries) on Dec 4, 2019 at 2:18pm PST. A favourite for weekend brunch (although they serve it every day), Heirloom excels in providing beautiful, airy spaces and a mouth-watering menu. Dishes are full of colour and taste, and portions are refreshingly large."

"Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. Something exciting is happening Wednesday nights at Heirloom . Introducing BOGO Wednesdays ."

"A post shared by Renee Yeung | Food & Travel (@thebellydiaries) on Dec 4, 2019 at 2:18pm PST. Offering an excellent selection of vegan pizzas and dairy-free ice cream, Virtuous Pie has made a name for itself over the last few years. Now boasting two Vancouver locations, you can try pizzas such as Ultraviolet (walnut and arugula pesto, cashew mozzarella, tomatoes, kale, caramelized onion, and pine nuts), and Superfunghi (wild mushrooms, potato cream and, mozzarella) to name a few."

"A big meal here doesn’t leave you feeling regretful, bloated or like you need to go run 10km. Tip: Stranger Wings is the cult favorite. Order with all the dipping sauces!!"

"A post shared by The NAAM Restaurant (@naamrestaurant) on Mar 13, 2017 at 10:53am PDT. Considered a staple for vegetarian and vegan eats in Vancouver for, well, what seems like forever, eating at Kitsilano’s The Naam is pretty much a rite of passage. Their calling card dish is their Sesame Fries with an add-on of Miso Gravy, but you’ll also find an array of noodles, bowls, veggie burgers, Mexican-inspired fare, salads, appies, and much more here."

"A post shared by Hanna McLean (@hannamclean_) on Oct 23, 2016 at 2:19pm PDT. Considered a staple for vegetarian and vegan eats in Vancouver for, well, what seems like forever, eating at Kitsilano’s The Naam is pretty much a rite of passage. Their calling card dish is their Sesame Fries with an add-on of Miso Gravy, but you’ll also find an array of noodles, bowls, veggie burgers, Mexican-inspired fare, salads, appetizers, and much more here."

"Vancouver's oldest natural foods restaurant with a lengthy menu and generous portions. Go for a bowl and a cashew bliss ball for dessert. Expect a line-up at this 24-hour restaurant."

"Location: 436 Richards Street, Vancouver (Gastown)Category: Raw / VeganDescription: Vegan restaurant that focuses on offering raw food, but with an extensive Ukrainian menu and high tea. Lots of salads, soups, entrees, and baked goods to choose from in a funky location in Gastown.Website: https://indigoagecafe.com"

"The kind of woodsy subterranean cave a health-minded hobbit would enjoy, this small vegan and raw-food restaurant has legions of local fans. Snag a table (peak-time reservations recommended) and dive into hearty,... Canadian in Yaletown & Granville Island"

"Location: 3667 W Broadway, VancouverCategory: VeganDescription: Tasty vegan fare that’s served with complimentary cucumber water and chai tea. Focuses on salads, Tempeh burgers, and rice bowls.Website: www.dharmakitchen.ca"

"Launched in late 2016, Kitsilano's Chi Restaurant - now Chi Vegan - is the work of Chi Le, who was once named runner-up on TV's MasterChef Vietnam. This summer, however, Chi switched things up completely - the restaurant is now completely plant-based. So what's on the new menu?"

"Chi is one of those restaurants where you almost forget that you’re eating a plant-based version of a meat dish. It is in my opinion one of the best vegan restaurants in Vancouver. The chef, Chi, was the runner-up on the show MasterChef Vietnam."

"Copper Branch is a 100 per cent plant-based quick-serve chain and they've opened their first Vancouver location. Photo: Copper Branch/Facebook. This Montreal-based quick-serve and fully vegan restaurant chain opened their first-ever Vancouver location in early March...right before COVID forced everyone to close down."

"Our mission is simple: serve our community quality, whole foods and offer the world real food as fast-food for a change. Try: General Copper Bowl, Aztec Power Bowl, Italian Flatbread Cauliflower Crust"

"Want to feel like you've turned the corner and landed in Paris?. Seek out this little cafe right in the middle of the French Cultural Center and your wallet will thank you in more ways than one; no airfare for starters, and a great value on well-prepared dishes. You'll need a rudimentary knowledge of French to make a selection from a menu that includes classics such as carnard confit and lapin grille entrees and for dessert creme brulée du jour or decadent gâteau ganache."

"If there’s anything about Salade de Fruits Cafe that’s more than enough to bowl me over, it’s the fact that even if it’s quite a small cafe, it offers good food and great ambiance. So, since it’s pretty small and quaint, it might be a good idea to get your reservations ahead of time. We tried their most popular dish: the moules frites."

"The delightful Café Salade de Fruits, owned by Antoine Bonard and Balendran Rameshan, is wonderfully French, with their rotating selection of table d’hote (chef’s choice) and a la carte items, like salade de saumon fumé and poisson du jour. Location: 1551 W 7th Ave."

"J-C Poirier’s elevated, Québécois-inspired restaurant is known for its unapologetically decadent menu, featuring rich sauces redolent with butter, impeccable pâtés en croûe, and desserts worth every delicious calorie. Now, with the launch of St. Lawrence à la Maison, family-style meals can be picked up curbside from the Railtown eatery on designated dates. A full meal, including main, sides, dinner rolls, and dessert, is offered on a rotating menu for $47 per person, with partial proceeds donated to Union Gospel Mission."

"St Lawrence feels like small Quebec café, complete with silky sauces and serious culinary technique. Thematically riffing off French Canadian cuisine, the restaurant doesn't put on any airs—neither in the kitchen nor the space itself. The decor—blue painted wainscoting, an assortment of tchotchkes, and Quebecois nostalgia—is by turns quirky and rustic."

"Resembling a handsome wood-floored bistro that's been teleported straight from Montréal, this sparkling, country-chic dining room is a Railtown superstar. The Québecois approach carries over onto a small menu of..."

"At The French Table, you'll find traditional French food prepared by master chef Hervé Martin, the former chef and owner at The Hermitage on Robson St, which had a run of 24-years-strong. The restaurant’s “uncomplicated but innovative French cuisine” features items like the marinated salmon with baby dill, creme fraiche and crostini, and sweet breads grenobloise with capers, parsley, lemon butter and celeriac remoulade. Location: 3916 Main St."

"Here’s a restaurant whose charm is held intact by the fact that the founder and owner of the restaurant comes from a tradition of excellence in French cuisine. Chef Herve Martin is mighty proud to share with Vancouver (and the rest of the world) all of his creations, through The French Table. What that means, then, is a food experience that is not just charming, but also delicious."

"Jericho Beach is a lovely stretch of sandy oceanfront between the Kitsilano and West Point Grey neighborhoods—but it's so much more than that. It's home to some of Vancouver's posher facilities, like the members-only Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Jericho Tennis Club, as well as tennis courts that are open to the public. While Vancouver's beaches can be enjoyed from shore or by taking a dip in the ocean, one of the most exciting ways to experience them is to get way out in the water."

"My all-time favourite place to photograph families in Vancouver. Jericho Beach gets truly beautiful light and has multiple places we can photograph until the sun is almost down, at which point we can move to the beach. Jericho is located on Vancouver’s west side, just west of Kitsilano and a short drive from downtown."

"An activity-lover's idyll, Jericho is great if you just want to putter along the beach, clamber over driftwood and catch stunning views of downtown. It's popular with locals on summer evenings, so expect..."

"Spanish Banks is one of the Vancouver beaches that will simply amaze you!. Perhaps a favourite of locals, this beach will take you away from the busyness that you may find downtown and transport you somewhere that feels far away — even though you will still be able to see the stunning Vancouver skyline. For families, this is a great spot in the morning or early afternoon when the tide is far out, leaving extremely long stretches of sand with small tidal pools to play in."

"Set just fifteen minutes’ drive to the west of town are the scenic and serene sands of Spanish Banks Beach. Lying alongside the shores of English Bay, it has an outstanding array of outdoor activities, as well as epic views over both the nearby coastline and Vancouver in the distance. Aside from lounging on the beach and swimming in the sea, visitors can play volleyball or soccer, and there are cycle paths, picnic areas and park benches dotted about."

"Spanish Banks is nestled between Jericho and Pacific Spirit Park, near the University of British Columbia. It has both a rocky beach covered in logs, perfect for climbing on, and sandy flats accessible when the tide is out. Spanish Banks is for you if… you’re looking for a beach session out on the flats with bare feet."

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