★ 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 Come early in the day to avoid selling out of popular vegan donuts
Must go · #3 #3 Order vegan Mango Lassi, a popular dairy-free specialty
Must go · #4 #4 Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Must go · #5 #5 Try the bac’n cheddar turnover, a popular savory vegan pastry.
Must go · #6 #6 Arrive early to avoid sell-outs, as many popular items run out by late morning.
Must go · #7 #7 Try the pie flight to sample multiple flavors.
Must go · #8 #8 Enjoy vegan and gluten-free labeled pies including banana cream and whiskey peach flavors
Must go · #9 #9 Try the Holy Guacamole or Big Zac Burgers for classic flavors
Must go · #10 #10 Try the CAPRICCIOSA pizza featuring a housemade crust with brownish hue from unrefined flour.
Must go · #11 #11 Expect friendly and attentive service from the owner who customizes bowls
Must go · #12 #12 Try the Dragon Roll, Volcano Roll, and Crispy Taco for flavorful vegan options
Must go · #13 #13 Try the vegan empanadas, a favorite among repeat customers
Must go · #14 #14 Try the drunken nachos with house-made chips and drunken pinto beans
Must go · #15 #15 Try the vegan al pastor tacos and the soyrizo burrito for hearty vegan meals.
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 donut
Try the filled donuts like crème brûlée and espresso cream for standout flavors
Come early in the day to avoid selling out of popular vegan donuts
Try the vegan donuts, highly praised for taste and freshness
Visit earlier in the day to get a good selection of fresh donuts, as popular items like apple fritters sell out.
Arrive early to avoid sell-outs, as many popular items run out by late morning.
Try the vegan donuts for a perfect coffee pairing
5 places worth stopping for burrito
Order vegan Mango Lassi, a popular dairy-free specialty
Try the vegan breakfast burrito, recommended repeatedly by customers for flavor and quality.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Try the vegan al pastor tacos and the soyrizo burrito for hearty vegan meals.
Try the vegan breakfast burrito praised for its authentic taste.
5 places worth stopping for breakfast burrito
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Try the vegan empanadas, a favorite among repeat customers
Try the vegan breakfast burrito praised for its authentic taste.
Try the Holy Guacamole or Big Zac Burgers for classic flavors
Enjoy seasonal creative lattes such as the Heartbreakers Latte and Orange Cardamom Oat Milk Latte.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the Mexicali burger for a flavorful, spicy option
Try the bac’n cheddar turnover, a popular savory vegan pastry.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Arrive early to avoid sell-outs, as many popular items run out by late morning.
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the pie flight to sample multiple flavors.
Try the vegan curry shrimp roll and tempura bowl
Try the Vegan Fling pizza with Calabrian peppers for a spicy kick
Try the soyrizo and blackened mushroom tacos
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Arrive early to avoid sell-outs, as many popular items run out by late morning.
Try the Holy Guacamole or Big Zac Burgers for classic flavors
Try the bac’n cheddar turnover, a popular savory vegan pastry.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Try the pie flight to sample multiple flavors.
Order vegan Mango Lassi, a popular dairy-free specialty
Try the vegan al pastor tacos and the soyrizo burrito for hearty vegan meals.
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the vegan birria and al pastor tacos for authentic flavor
Try the CAPRICCIOSA pizza featuring a housemade crust with brownish hue from unrefined flour.
Menus clearly mark vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free items for easy ordering
Try the falafel, hummus, and mutabbal for standout vegan starters
Date night. Birthday. Tell them you're celebrating.
Try the vegan birria and al pastor tacos for authentic flavor
Request vegetarian dishes to be made vegan; staff is accommodating.
Try the vegan curry shrimp roll and tempura bowl
Try the crispy rice cake skewers and vegan bulgogi for standout flavors
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Customize your drink with vegan milks such as oat or soy and add espresso shots.
The vegan pizzas, including the "New Flower" and "El Matador", are highly recommended
Try the chocolate sea salt vegan donut, a popular choice among regulars.
Enjoy a Chai latte with a unique proprietary spice blend
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Come early in the day to avoid selling out of popular vegan donuts
Try the pie flight to sample multiple flavors.
Try the filled donuts like crème brûlée and espresso cream for standout flavors
Arrive early to avoid sell-outs, as many popular items run out by late morning.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
The vegan pizzas, including the "New Flower" and "El Matador", are highly recommended
Try the chocolate sea salt vegan donut, a popular choice among regulars.
Try the vegan donuts for a perfect coffee pairing
Try the vegan chocolate cake and vegan donuts available on rotation
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Try the vegan birria and al pastor tacos for authentic flavor
Request vegetarian dishes to be made vegan; staff is accommodating.
Try the vegan empanadas, highly praised by multiple guests
Menus kids recognize, staff who don't flinch at strollers.
Order the Waffle Deluxe for one of the best vegan waffles in town
Try the filled donuts like crème brûlée and espresso cream for standout flavors
Try the Holy Guacamole or Big Zac Burgers for classic flavors
Try the CAPRICCIOSA pizza featuring a housemade crust with brownish hue from unrefined flour.
Try the avocado toast made with fresh sliced and mashed avocado on thick toasted brioche
Customize your drink with vegan milks such as oat or soy and add espresso shots.
Try the Vegan Fling pizza with Calabrian peppers for a spicy kick
Try the soyrizo and blackened mushroom tacos
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 168 Long Beach venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Cities where the donut signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Long Beach has 168 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Nice Burger, Sweet Retreat Donuts, Appus Cafe - Palo Verde Ave. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Long Beach scores 58.2/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 41 vegan-friendly venues and 41 high-quality restaurants out of 168 analyzed.
Long Beach has 28 fully vegan restaurants and 9 vegetarian restaurants. 41 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Long Beach's top signature dishes for vegans are donut, burrito, breakfast burrito, and the city also does burger and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Long Beach leans American. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Nice Burger is ranked #1 in Long Beach 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.
