Los Angeles: Top 10 Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants
1. Cru (Silver Lake) – With inspired vegetarian, vegan, and raw cuisine, Cru offers healthy eats without the oven. 2. Real Food Daily (West Hollywood) – The organic vegan cuisine attracts full- and part-time vegetarians — and its fair share of diet-conscious celebrities. 3. Flowering Tree (West Hollywood) – The five-page menu is packed with organic vegetarian and vegan options, as well as a few meats shipped in fresh from family farms for the carnivores.
4. Vegan Glory (Mid-City West) – Vegan ingredients meet Thai fusion for under $11 a plate in this corner café. 5. Govinda’s Natural Foods (Culver City) – The $7 vegan and vegetarian buffet proves that “all you can eat” and “healthy” aren’t mutually exclusive. 6. M Cafe de Chaya (West Hollywood) – The macrobiotic-and-more menu might have you joining the dietary ranks of Princess Paltrow. 7. Inn of the Seventh Ray (San Fernando Valley) – The Inn turns vegan into a white-tablecloth affair — along with a variety of organic meat and meat-free items, they offer alcohol-free wines, but we’re not sure why. 8. Real Raw Live (Hollywood) – Shake it at this smoothie-centric shop serving raw and vegan concoctions, including the infamous Master Cleanse in a bottle. 9. Seed Kitchen (Venice) – Along with vegan and macrobiotic fare, this restaurant is all about ecological sustainability — no microwaves or even nonstick pans here. 10. California Vegan (West Hollywood) – A variety of organic apps, wraps, curries, and specials delivered right to your door.