Tacos dominate Mexico City at 29 venues, and the essentials read like a taco manifesto: Gatorta, Malportaco, Taco Santo Vegano, and A Darle Que Es Taco Vegano - Churubusco. Paxil - Plant Based Seafood is the outlier, and chilaquiles back up the breakfast story at 10 venues. The 5-deep ramen list with Vegan Ramen Mei Del Valle on top shows where the city's Asian crossover actually lands.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the Taco Placero (hoja santa) and Flor Enchilado (zucchini blossom)
Must go · #3 Try the green chickpea chorizo and jackfruit tacos
Must go · #4 Try the fish taco and zarandeado taco, both made with mushrooms
Try the arrachera and pastor tacos
Must go · #6 Bring a container or cooler to take home ice cream
Must go · #7 
Must go · #8 
Must go · #11 Try the "Big Planty Planty" burger, a customer favorite
Must go · #15 Try the birriamen, a fusion ramen with Mexican birria flavors
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
29 places worth stopping for taco
Try the fish taco and zarandeado taco, both made with mushrooms
Try the Taco Placero (hoja santa) and Flor Enchilado (zucchini blossom)
Try the tacos with mole poblano
Try the green chickpea chorizo and jackfruit tacos
10 places worth stopping for chilaquiles
Try the chilaquiles, a highly recommended signature dish
Must try the conchas and cinnamon rolls
Enjoy the housemade vegan donuts and brownies
Try the mole dishes, especially the chilaquiles encacahuatados
8 places worth stopping for tacos
Try the birriamen, a fusion ramen with Mexican birria flavors
Try the tacos, especially the seitan and soy-based ones
Use the salsa bar to customize your tacos with fresh salsas and nopales
Try the mixiote taco, a customer favorite
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 418 Mexico City 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 Taco Placero (hoja santa) and Flor Enchilado (zucchini blossom)
Try the green chickpea chorizo and jackfruit tacos
Try the Cubana torta with multiple vegan proteins; consider sharing as portions are huge
Try the arrachera and pastor tacos
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Must try the conchas and cinnamon rolls
Try the chilaquiles for a satisfying vegan Mexican dish
Try the pain au chocolat and pizza roll
Try the tofu bagel, highly recommended for protein and flavor
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the mole dishes, especially the peanut mole and coastal mole
Order the 3 taco sampler, especially the pastor taco
Try the Cubana torta with multiple vegan proteins; consider sharing as portions are huge
Must try the conchas and cinnamon rolls
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the mole dishes, especially the peanut mole and coastal mole
Try the watermelon tartare
Try the Taco Placero (hoja santa) and Flor Enchilado (zucchini blossom)
Try the lentil burger for a hearty plant-based option
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Try the tofu bagel, highly recommended for protein and flavor
Enjoy the housemade vegan donuts and brownies
Enjoy the cozy atmosphere and board games during your visit
Enjoy a variety of sweet and savory pastries like the lemon tart and vegan lotus roll
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the mazapán and horchata ice cream flavors
Try the pain au chocolat and pizza roll
Bring a container or cooler to take home ice cream
Try the cacao and passionfruit vegan ice creams
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Try the handmade vegan calzone with eggplant and caramelized onions
Don’t miss the vegan desserts like red velvet and three milks cakes.
Try the chilaquiles for a satisfying vegan Mexican dish
Try the set menu with salad, soup, rice, sides, and dessert
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Enjoy the variety of vegan pastries and cakes
Try the chilaquiles for a satisfying vegan Mexican dish
Enjoy the cozy atmosphere and board games during your visit
Enjoy a variety of sweet and savory pastries like the lemon tart and vegan lotus roll
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the mazapán and horchata ice cream flavors
Bring a container or cooler to take home ice cream
Try the falafel and hummus dishes
Try the quesabirrias, highly recommended by many reviewers
Try the chilaquiles for a satisfying vegan Mexican dish
Try the tofu bagel, highly recommended for protein and flavor
Try the lentil burger for a hearty plant-based option
Try the Goy and Poyo burgers with housemade sauce
Cities where the taco signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Mexico City has 418 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Gatorta, Malportaco, Taco Santo Vegano. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Mexico City scores 64.3/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 141 vegan-friendly venues and 111 high-quality restaurants out of 418 analyzed.
Mexico City has 133 fully vegan restaurants and 45 vegetarian restaurants. 141 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Mexico City's top signature dishes for vegans are taco, chilaquiles, tacos, and the city also does ice cream 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 Mexico City leans Mexican, American, Italian. Mexican is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Gatorta is ranked #1 in Mexico City 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.
