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Best Vegan Restaurants in Chicago (2026)

Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.

Pie Pie My Darling, bakery in Chicago #1 MUST GO
★ 5.0
Vegan Bakery, Cakes & Pies

“Try the carrot cake and chocolate hazelnut cake, often highly recommended by customers.”

#1 FOR CAKE IN CHICAGO 100% Vegan Bakery cakecookie
Yvolina's Tamales, restaurant in Chicago #2 MUST GO
★ 5.0 B
Mexican Tamales, Vegan Mole

“Try the vegan tamales with spicy mole for a flavorful meal”

#1 FOR TAMALES IN CHICAGO Mexican tamalestamale
Bartleby's Ice Cream, ice_cream in Chicago #3 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Ice Cream, Vegan Cakes

“Try the vegan ice cream cakes and pies for special occasions”

#1 FOR ICE CREAM IN CHICAGO Bakery ice creamice cream cake
Beacon Doughnuts, bakery in Chicago #5 MUST GO
★ 5.0
Donuts, Fully Vegan, Bakery

“Try the Boston Cream and vanilla bean cronut”

#1 FOR DONUT IN CHICAGO 100% Vegan Bakery donutblueberry pancake doughnut
Cafe 53, cafe in Chicago #6 MUST GO

Cafe 53

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★ 4.9 A
Cafe, Vegan Sandwiches

“Try the sandwiches on Dutch Crunch bread for a crunchy experience”

#2 FOR SANDWICH IN CHICAGO American sandwichchicken sandwich
Blue Sushi Sake Grill, restaurant in Chicago #7 MUST GO
★ 4.9 A
Japanese Sushi, Vegan Sushi

“Try the creative vegan maki rolls like Cowgirl and Spicy Kaluna Crunch.”

#2 FOR SUSHI IN CHICAGO Japanese sushicowgirl
Soul Veg City, restaurant in Chicago #9 MUST GO
★ 5.0
Vegan Soul Food, Comfort

“Try the hot bar buffet for a variety of flavorful soul food dishes.”

100% Vegan American friesmac & cheese
Awash Ethiopian, restaurant in Chicago #10 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Ethiopian, Veggie Combo

“Try the vegetable combo platter to sample a variety of vegan dishes with injera”

Ethiopian veggie combobowl
Urban Vegan, restaurant in Chicago #11 MUST GO
★ 4.8
Vegan Thai Restaurant

“Try the orange chicken and steamed curry dumplings”

#1 FOR DUMPLING IN CHICAGO 100% Vegan Thai dumplingorange chicken
Fry Like An Eagle, restaurant in Chicago #12 MUST GO
★ 4.8
Vegan Fast Food, Hot Dogs

“Try the variety of vegan hot dogs including the corn dog, Chicago dog, and pretzel dog.”

#1 FOR HOT DOG IN CHICAGO 100% Vegan American hot doghush puppies
#14 MUST GO
★ 4.9 B
Balkan Burek, Vegan Pastry

“Try the vegan burek with cabbage and onion or sweet fillings like apple cinnamon.”

#1 FOR BUREK IN CHICAGO Eastern European burekkefir
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Questions about vegan the 15 essential in Chicago

What are the best vegan the 15 essential in Chicago?

1. Pie Pie My Darling (5.0★, Bakery). 2. Yvolina's Tamales (5.0★, Mexican). 3. Bartleby's Ice Cream (5.0★, Bakery). 4. Loaves & Witches (5.0★, Bakery). 5. Beacon Doughnuts (5.0★, Bakery).

Which is the #1 pick for the 15 essential in Chicago?

Pie Pie My Darling — Vegan Bakery, Cakes & Pies.

How does Spinach rank these?

Composite = Spinach rating × 0.6 + signature dish strength × 0.25 + reviewer food rating × 0.15. We cap at 15 and dedupe brand chains.

All 15 venues refreshed 2026-07-03. Photos via Google Maps.

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