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15 essentials · 3 signature dishes

Best Vegan Restaurants in Seattle

541 places · 36 fully vegan

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15 essentials

Where to eat first in Seattle

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

  1. Worth ordering: #1 Ice cream

    Number 1. Frankie & Jo's University Village

    Vegan Ice Cream, Creative Flavors

    5.0$$$

    Photo via Google Maps

    Sample several flavors before choosing; reviewers say staff let them taste multiple options.

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3 signature dishes

What Seattle cooks best

The dishes Seattle's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.

signature #1

Best donut in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 12
  4. Number 4. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 03
2 more
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signature #2

Best banh mi in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Time Bistro Listed above as essential 08
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signature #3

Best breakfast sandwich in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Cafe Red

    4.4

    Vegan Pesto Sandwich, Mac

    $$

    Worth ordering: #1 Breakfast sandwichWorth ordering: #5 Sandwich

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Vegan & omni

2 lists Fully vegan · Omni standouts

10 places

Fully vegan in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 03
  2. Number 2. Harvest Beat Listed above as essential 14
  3. Number 3. Frankie & Jo's University Village Listed above as essential 01
  4. Number 4. Georgetown Liquor Company Listed above as essential 11
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10 places

Omni standouts in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Maharaja Cuisine of India Listed above as essential 07
  2. Number 2. Time Bistro Listed above as essential 08
  3. Number 3. Uptown China Restaurant Listed above as essential 15
  4. Number 4. Gyro SABABA Northgate Listed above as essential 05
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By occasion

11 lists Breakfast spots · Lunch & brunch · Dinner destinations · Worth the occasion · Coffee masters · Sweet treats · Cozy hideaways · Work-friendly cafes · Group night out · Budget eats · Family friendly

8 places

Breakfast spots in Seattle

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  4. Number 4. Bang Bang Cafe Listed above as breakfast sandwich 04
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8 places

Lunch & brunch in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Time Bistro Listed above as essential 08
  2. Number 2. World Pizza Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. Uptown China Restaurant Listed above as essential 15
  4. Number 4. Other Coast Cafe Listed above as essential 06
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8 places

Dinner destinations in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Harvest Beat Listed above as essential 14
  2. Number 2. Peloton Cafe Bike Shop Listed above as breakfast spots 02
  4. Number 4. World Pizza Listed above as essential 10
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6 places

Worth the occasion in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Cafe Flora Listed above as dinner destinations 03
  4. Number 4. Peloton Cafe Bike Shop Listed above as breakfast spots 02
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10 places

Coffee masters in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Cloud City Coffee Listed above as breakfast sandwich 02
  4. Number 4. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 03
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10 places

Sweet treats in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Frankie & Jo's University Village Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 2. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 03
  4. Number 4. Mighty-O Donuts Listed above as donut 03
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8 places

Cozy hideaways in Seattle

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  3. Number 3. El Cerro Listed above as coffee masters 02

8 places

Work-friendly cafes in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. El Cerro Listed above as coffee masters 02
  2. Number 2. Cocoa Legato Listed above as breakfast spots 01
  3. Number 3. Bang Bang Cafe Listed above as breakfast sandwich 04

10 places

Group night out in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Harvest Beat Listed above as essential 14
  2. Number 2. Georgetown Liquor Company Listed above as essential 11
  3. Number 3. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 12
  4. Number 4. World Pizza Listed above as essential 10

10 places

Budget eats in Seattle

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  2. Number 2. Time Bistro Listed above as essential 08
  3. Number 3. World Pizza Listed above as essential 10
  4. Number 4. Maharaja Cuisine of India Listed above as essential 07

8 places

Family friendly in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Frankie & Jo's University Village Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 2. Dough Joy Listed above as essential 03
  3. Number 3. Frankie & Jo's Listed above as essential 04
  4. Number 4. Uptown China Restaurant Listed above as essential 15

By dish

9 lists Best pizza · Best ice cream · Best falafel · Best sandwich · Best coffee · Best bagel · Best ramen · Best sushi · Best bowl

16 places

Best pizza in Seattle

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  2. Number 2. World Pizza Listed above as essential 10

14 places

Best ice cream in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Frankie & Jo's University Village Listed above as essential 01
  4. Number 4. Frankie & Jo's Listed above as essential 04

14 places

Best falafel in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Gyro SABABA Northgate Listed above as essential 05

12 places

Best sandwich in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Other Coast Cafe Listed above as essential 06

10 places

Best coffee in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. El Cerro Listed above as coffee masters 02
  3. Number 3. Cloud City Coffee Listed above as breakfast sandwich 02

7 places

Best bagel in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Hey Bagel Listed above as breakfast spots 03

6 places

Best ramen in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Ramen DANBO Capitol Hill Listed above as budget eats 01
  2. Number 2. Ooink Capitol Hill Listed above as essential 09

5 places

Best sushi in Seattle

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  1. Number 1. Queen Anne Coffee Co. Listed above as breakfast sandwich 05

6 places

Best bowl in Seattle

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By cuisine

3 lists American · Mexican · Japanese

10 places

American in Seattle

  1. Number 1. Georgetown Liquor Company Listed above as essential 11
  2. Number 2. Harvest Beat Listed above as essential 14
  3. Number 3. Peloton Cafe Bike Shop Listed above as breakfast spots 02
  4. Number 4. Bang Bang Cafe Listed above as breakfast sandwich 04

10 places

Mexican in Seattle

  2. Number 2. Rojo's Mexican Food Listed above as essential 13

10 places

Japanese in Seattle

  1. Number 1. Queen Anne Coffee Co. Listed above as breakfast sandwich 05
  2. Number 2. Ramen DANBO Capitol Hill Listed above as budget eats 01
  3. Number 3. Kamakura Japanese Cuisine Listed above as sushi 02
  4. Number 4. Irashai Sushi Listed above as sushi 03

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Questions about eating vegan in Seattle

Are there vegan restaurants in Seattle?

Yes — Seattle has 541 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Frankie & Jo's University Village, Honey Crumb Cake Studio, Dough Joy. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.

Is Seattle good for vegans?

Seattle scores 77.7/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 85 vegan-friendly venues and 110 high-quality restaurants out of 541 analyzed.

How many vegan restaurants are in Seattle?

Seattle has 36 fully vegan restaurants and 17 vegetarian restaurants. 85 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.

What dishes is Seattle known for?

Seattle's top signature dishes for vegans are donut, banh mi, breakfast sandwich, 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.

What are the best cuisines for vegans in Seattle?

The vegan scene in Seattle leans American, Asian, Italian. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.

What's the best vegan restaurant in Seattle?

Frankie & Jo's University Village is ranked #1 in Seattle by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.

How does Spinach rank these venues?

Spinach ranks vegan venues by formula: 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.

How fresh is this data?

The last refresh is stamped at the foot of this page. Rankings come from public reviews on Google Maps and HappyCow, read by Spinach's own analysis. We never republish the reviews themselves.