★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Buenos Aires runs sweet before savory: cake shows up at 20 venues, empanadas at 12, and churros at 5, with Ainara Helados Veganos anchoring the ice cream pick and Craft Vegan Bakery Palermo Hollywood leading the croissant lane. The five-star anchors lean cross-cuisine rather than purely Argentine, with Guille Veggie running Peruvian fusion and Vuena Comida Casera Vegana Belgrano covering Western-Mexican. Italian and American both sit 10 deep, so the real density is dessert and global comfort, not parrilla substitutes.
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 Try the spicy cauliflower and nut bolognese vegan empanadas for standout flavors
Try the medialunas and croissants, especially the dulce de leche filling
Save room for vegan pastries and cakes like the dulce de leche croissant and chocolate mousse alfajores
Must go · #5 Try the sándwich de gírgolas with guacamole for a highly recommended staple.
Must go · #7 Try the Nutty Alfajor vegan ice cream, a popular and highly recommended flavor.
Try the vegan milanesa napolitana and empanadas for iconic Argentine flavors.
Must go · #9 Try the vegan milanesa sandwiches and empanadas for iconic Argentinian flavors
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Must go · #13 Try the vegan dulce de leche filled churros made from almonds
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Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
10 places worth stopping for empanada
Try the spicy cauliflower and nut bolognese vegan empanadas for standout flavors
Try the vegan milanesa sandwiches and empanadas for iconic Argentinian flavors
Try the vegan empanadas; they come in various flavorful fillings and are a popular favorite
Save room for vegan pastries and cakes like the dulce de leche croissant and chocolate mousse alfajores
6 places worth stopping for churros
Try the vegan dulce de leche filled churros made from almonds
Try the almond and avocado-filled vegan churros
Try the almond and avocado-filled vegan churros
Try the almond dulce de leche and chocolate vegan churro fillings
11 places worth stopping for pastry
Try the lemon pie, medialunas, alfajores, and banana budín
Try the chausson de manzana and the roll de arándanos
Try the vegan medialunas and croissants, highly praised for their texture and flavor
Try the croissants rellenas and facturas fillings, praised for their rich flavors
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 404 Buenos Aires 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 sándwich de gírgolas with guacamole for a highly recommended staple.
Try the seitan dishes like lomo saltado for hearty protein
Arrive early to avoid long waits and menu sell-outs, especially on weekends.
Save room for vegan pastries and cakes like the dulce de leche croissant and chocolate mousse alfajores
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the spicy cauliflower and nut bolognese vegan empanadas for standout flavors
Try the Nutty Alfajor vegan ice cream, a popular and highly recommended flavor.
Try the vegan tofu dumplings and vegetable mushroom bao
Try the vegan poke with avocado and edamame
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Enjoy your coffee with plant-based milk alternatives at no extra cost.
Try the vegan milanesa sandwiches and empanadas for iconic Argentinian flavors
Try the vegan media lunas from the pastry counter
Enjoy the wide selection of vegan pastries including almond croissants and vegan toast
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the vegan milanesa napolitana and empanadas for iconic Argentine flavors.
Try the sándwich de gírgolas with guacamole for a highly recommended staple.
Try the vegan tofu dumplings and vegetable mushroom bao
Save room for vegan pastries and cakes like the dulce de leche croissant and chocolate mousse alfajores
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the spicy cauliflower and nut bolognese vegan empanadas for standout flavors
Try the tasting menu for a wide variety of dishes and flavors
Try the hummus, praised as the best by multiple reviewers
Try the vegan Portobello sandwich and mushroom milanesa.
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the Nutty Alfajor vegan ice cream, a popular and highly recommended flavor.
Try the creamy vegan chocolate ice cream and the maracuja sorbet.
Try the Pistachio and Chocolate Black flavors
Try the vegan banana split, chocolate, raspberry, and lemon ice cream flavors
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Try the lemon pie and alfajor pastries
Try the hummus, praised as the best by multiple reviewers
Try the vegan brownies and alfajores, which are mentioned frequently as delicious.
Try the vegan ramen, frequently praised as a standout dish
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Try the vegan brownies and alfajores, which are mentioned frequently as delicious.
Try the vegan medialunas and croissants, highly praised for their texture and flavor
Enjoy the wide selection of vegan pastries including almond croissants and vegan toast
Try the vegan Mushroom Girgola toast and lemon vegan cake
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the spicy cauliflower and nut bolognese vegan empanadas for standout flavors
Try the mushroom pate and wood-fired vegetable pizza
Arrive early to avoid long waits and menu sell-outs, especially on weekends.
Try the vegan poke with avocado and edamame
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Try the vegan milanesa napolitana and empanadas for iconic Argentine flavors.
Try the dulce de leche and pistachio flavors
Try the vegan Mushroom Girgola toast and lemon vegan cake
Try the vegan brownies and cookies
Try the Doble Cuarto De Libra Con Queso burger for a filling and flavorful meal.
Try the tofu empanada and raw nut burger for vegan options
Try the vegan fugazza pizza, a popular choice among vegans.
Try the vegan brunch platter for a generous variety of dishes including falafel salad and avocado toast
Enjoy the beautiful plant-filled patio seating, which is pet-friendly
Try the daily special with starter, main, dessert, and drink for good value
Try the vegan mushroom and olive pizza with their acclaimed vegan mozzarella.
Enjoy the variety of unique flavor combinations like onion and caramel
Try the vegan ramen, frequently praised as a standout dish
Try the vegan poke with avocado and edamame
Try the Thai-style gyozas, popular and highly recommended by many returning customers
Try the ramen dishes, especially the seitan ramen and spicy ramen.
Cities where the empanada signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Buenos Aires has 404 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Tita La Vedette, Virens & Arriera, Vake up. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Buenos Aires scores 62.9/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 96 vegan-friendly venues and 75 high-quality restaurants out of 404 analyzed.
Buenos Aires has 78 fully vegan restaurants and 49 vegetarian restaurants. 96 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Buenos Aires's top signature dishes for vegans are empanada, churros, pastry, and the city also does ice cream and cake well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Buenos Aires leans American, Italian, Japanese. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Tita La Vedette is ranked #1 in Buenos Aires 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.
