★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps 
Must go · #2 #2 Try the Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen and Impossible tacos for rich flavors.
Must go · #3 #3 Try the pancake sampler for a fluffy, flavorful breakfast experience.
Must go · #4 #4 Try the breakfast tacos, especially La Lucha and La Macha, for highly recommended flavors and sauces
Must go · #5 #5 Try the vegan pizza with Follow Your Heart mozzarella and vegan pepperoni.
Must go · #6 #6 Try the vegan chili cheese dog and vegan frito pie for popular hearty options
Must go · #7 #7 Try the Colombian and Brazilian inspired vegan flavors like Açaí, Guava, and Passion Fruit
Must go · #8 #8 Request the staff to customize dishes vegan; they are very accommodating.
Must go · #9 #9 Try the mushroom chicharrón tacos for a signature dish
Must go · #10 #10 Try the Buffalo cauliflower mac and cheese, a highly praised comfort dish.
Must go · #11 #11 Try the vegan Soyrizo breakfast taco with red salsa
Must go · #12 #12 Try the vegan pizza with Follow Your Heart mozzarella and vegan pepperoni or sausage.
Must go · #13 #13 Try the pop-tarts, especially the berry flavor
Must go · #14 #14 Try the vegan street tacos made with doubled tortillas to prevent breakage.
Must go · #15 #15 Try the vegan ratatouille and fajita crepes made with separate batter
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
6 places worth stopping for tacos
Try the pancake sampler for a fluffy, flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the vegan street tacos made with doubled tortillas to prevent breakage.
Try the breakfast tacos, especially La Lucha and La Macha, for highly recommended flavors and sauces
Try the mushroom chicharrón tacos for a signature dish
Enjoy the live local music and rooftop seating
Order the vegan tacos which feature flavorful sun-dried tomatoes and black beans.
5 places worth stopping for breakfast taco
Try the jackfruit taco with cashew crema for a flavorful vegan breakfast option.
Try the breakfast tacos, especially La Lucha and La Macha, for highly recommended flavors and sauces
Try the vegan Soyrizo breakfast taco with red salsa
Try the lentil-walnut and papas rancheras vegan tacos
Order coffee with oat milk for a vegan-friendly drink.
4 places worth stopping for donut
Try the maple bar and apple fritter vegan donuts, favorites among many customers
Try the Homer donut and almond croissant, highly recommended by many patrons.
Call ahead to confirm vegan donut flavors and availability on Saturdays
Try the vegan Soyrizo breakfast taco with red salsa
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the Patty Melt and Blissful Burger for standout vegan burger options
Try the pancake sampler for a fluffy, flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the breakfast tacos, especially La Lucha and La Macha, for highly recommended flavors and sauces
Try the Buffalo cauliflower mac and cheese, a highly praised comfort dish.
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen and Impossible tacos for rich flavors.
Try the vegan chili cheese dog and vegan frito pie for popular hearty options
Request the staff to customize dishes vegan; they are very accommodating.
Try the vegan pizza with Follow Your Heart mozzarella and vegan pepperoni.
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the pancake sampler for a fluffy, flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the breakfast tacos, especially La Lucha and La Macha, for highly recommended flavors and sauces
Try the pop-tarts, especially the berry flavor
Try the vegan Soyrizo breakfast taco with red salsa
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the pancake sampler for a fluffy, flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen and Impossible tacos for rich flavors.
Try the Buffalo cauliflower mac and cheese, a highly praised comfort dish.
Try the mushroom chicharrón tacos for a signature dish
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the vegan miso ramen for a flavorful plant-based meal
Try the hummus, spicy plate, and mushroom shawarma for flavorful vegan appetizers.
Try the Impossible potstickers, Brussels sprouts, and garlicy noodles for standout vegan dishes.
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Try the Impossible potstickers, Brussels sprouts, and garlicy noodles for standout vegan dishes.
Request no egg to make many dishes vegan, like Pad Thai and pineapple fried rice
Try the panang curry and pad cashew plate with tofu for flavorful vegan meals
The injera is made with 100% gluten-free teff flour—great for gluten sensitivities.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Try the lentil-walnut and papas rancheras vegan tacos
Try the vegan pastries like pop tarts and almond croissant
Try the vegan scones and cinnamon rolls, especially on Saturdays.
Try the oat milk latte with vegan whipped cream
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the Colombian and Brazilian inspired vegan flavors like Açaí, Guava, and Passion Fruit
Try the creamy Chocolate Chocolate vegan flavor made with dark chocolate and coconut milk.
Try the rotating vegan sorbet flavors like lavender, watermelon, and passion fruit
Try the pop-tarts, especially the berry flavor
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Try the lentil-walnut and papas rancheras vegan tacos
Try the vegan pastries like pop tarts and almond croissant
Try the jackfruit taco with cashew crema for a flavorful vegan breakfast option.
Enjoy café de olla with almond or oat milk
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the Colombian and Brazilian inspired vegan flavors like Açaí, Guava, and Passion Fruit
Try the mushroom chicharrón tacos for a signature dish
Take advantage of the buy one get one free pizza deal, especially on pick-up orders, to get more value with vegan options.
Try the chickpea tuna sandwich and chick’n & waffles dishes
Try the jackfruit flautas and cauliflower wings for flavorful vegan options
Try the Impossible potstickers, Brussels sprouts, and garlicy noodles for standout vegan dishes.
Try the lentil-walnut and papas rancheras vegan tacos
Try the chickpea tuna sandwich and chick’n & waffles dishes
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 204 San Antonio venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Cities where the tacos signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — San Antonio has 204 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Blissful Burgers, JINYA Ramen Bar, Vegan Avenue On Main. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
San Antonio scores 49.7/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 33 vegan-friendly venues and 56 high-quality restaurants out of 204 analyzed.
San Antonio has 18 fully vegan restaurants and 3 vegetarian restaurants. 33 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
San Antonio's top signature dishes for vegans are tacos, breakfast taco, donut, and the city also does ice cream and burger well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in San Antonio leans American. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Blissful Burgers is ranked #1 in San Antonio 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.
