Denver's five essentials lean dessert-first, with Sweet Izzy, Little Man Ice Cream, and DANG Soft Serve taking three of the five slots before Blue Sushi Sake Grill and Odie B's Rino round out the savory side. Breakfast burrito tops the signatures at 8 venues, ahead of donuts at 5 and soft serve at 4. Across 407 venues American and Mexican each run 10-deep, with Next Level Veggie Grill leading burgers and JINYA Ramen Bar holding the ramen anchor.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the Crunchy Cabbage and Eden rolls for standout vegan sushi.
Get the tiramisu—it’s frequently praised as exceptional
Try the potato-based tofu katsu curry for a flavorful dish
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for donut
Try the vegan dozen for a variety without guesswork
Try the maple cream and raspberry-filled donuts
Try the Portland cream vegan donut
Try the vegan donuts
8 places worth stopping for breakfast burrito
Try the Beso del Chorizo vegan burrito
Try the Vegan Hustler burrito for a flavorful, hearty meal
Avoid relying on vegan labels without verifying ingredients due to inconsistent accuracy
Enjoy the rotating vegan pastries and muffins packed with nuts and fruit
4 places worth stopping for soft serve
Try the crispy French fries—they're a fan favorite
Try the coffee Oreo flavor and housemade waffle cones
Try the vegan Dole soft serve
Expect fresh, hand-made soft serve at farmer's markets
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 407 Denver venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the coffee Oreo flavor and housemade waffle cones
Get the tiramisu—it’s frequently praised as exceptional
Try the custom cakes with personalized designs
Try the potato-based tofu katsu curry for a flavorful dish
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the Crunchy Cabbage and Eden rolls for standout vegan sushi.
Try the mixed vegetable korma, a creamy vegan favorite
Try the Vegan Hustler breakfast burrito
Try the vegan masala made with coconut milk and tofu
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the Crunchy Cabbage and Eden rolls for standout vegan sushi.
Try the crispy French fries—they're a fan favorite
Try the Vegan Hustler breakfast burrito
Try the vegan pad Thai, highly recommended and consistently delicious
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the Crunchy Cabbage and Eden rolls for standout vegan sushi.
Almost any dish can be made vegan
Try the vegan enchiladas and sopa tarasca dishes
Try the creamy vegan ramen
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Try the vegan oatmeal specials like carrot and banana creme chia pudding
Try the housemade cashew ricotta
Try the cinnamon donuts and gluten-free vegan cinnamon buns available on Sundays
Enjoy the all vegan and gluten-free pastries
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the coffee Oreo flavor and housemade waffle cones
Try the vegan chocolate salted Oreo flavor
Try the vegan ice cream flavors like Mint Chip and Cookies and Cream
Try the coconut milk chocolate and passion fruit berry beet flavors
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the coffee Oreo flavor and housemade waffle cones
Try the vegan chocolate salted Oreo flavor
Try the vegan combo platter for a variety of dishes
Try the mixed vegetable korma, a creamy vegan favorite
Cities where the donut signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Denver has 407 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Sweet Izzy, Blue Sushi Sake Grill, Little Man Ice Cream. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Denver scores 67.0/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 50 vegan-friendly venues and 77 high-quality restaurants out of 407 analyzed.
Denver has 16 fully vegan restaurants and 2 vegetarian restaurants. 50 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Denver's top signature dishes for vegans are donut, breakfast burrito, soft serve, and the city also does sushi and ramen well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Denver leans American, Asian, Mexican. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Sweet Izzy is ranked #1 in Denver by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.