★ 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 Nashville Hot Sandwich
Must go · #3 #3 Try seasonal featured ice cream flavors to experience unique tastes.
Must go · #4 #4 Try the Cowgirl and Shiitake To Me vegan rolls for creative and flavorful options
Must go · #5 #5 Don't miss the gluten-free vegan cupcakes and muffins.
Must go · #6 #6 Try the breakfast bowl with tofu scramble and tempeh bacon for a flavorful start to the day
Must go · #7 #7 Try the vegan ceviche, highly praised for its fresh and vibrant flavors.
Must go · #8 #8 Try the Hot Chick’n sandwich and BBQ bowl for local favorites
Must go · #9 #9 Try the mango and kesar pista vegan ice cream flavors.
Must go · #10 #10 Try the Al Pastor seitan taco with fresh pineapple salsa for a standout flavor.
Must go · #11 #11 Try the Soul Food Plate with candied yams, collard greens, and vegan mac and cheese for a classic experience.
Try the vegan breakfast wrap with vegan sausage and cheese
Must go · #13 #13 Try the fish sandwich or hot chik’n fries—they are repeatedly praised.
Enjoy the gochujang cauliflower wings — a highly recommended dish
Must go · #15 #15 Try the tofu chorizo bowl or portobello mushroom taco for flavorful vegan choices
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for donut
Visit early in the day for the best selection of vegan donuts before they sell out
Look for donuts marked with a 'V' for vegan options.
Try the lemon poppy vegan donut, highly praised for its moist texture and flavor.
Try the apple fritter, a rare vegan option praised repeatedly by customers
Try the vanilla bean glaze for a consistently praised vegan donut flavor
5 places worth stopping for breakfast sandwich
Try the cherry jalapeño biscuit for a spicy-sweet flavor.
Try the lemon poppy vegan donut, highly praised for its moist texture and flavor.
Don't miss the gluten-free vegan cupcakes and muffins.
Try the vegan biscuit sandwich with the quinoa-based sausage patty for a flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the tofu scramble and vegan breakfast sandwich for flavorful morning options
4 places worth stopping for biscuit
Try the cherry jalapeño biscuit for a spicy-sweet flavor.
Try the vegan breakfast burrito or avocado toast for filling vegan meals.
Try the vegan breakfast wrap with vegan sausage and cheese
Order the vegan muffins for a delicious plant-based pastry.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the cherry jalapeño biscuit for a spicy-sweet flavor.
Try the Nashville Hot Sandwich
Try seasonal featured ice cream flavors to experience unique tastes.
Try the breakfast bowl with tofu scramble and tempeh bacon for a flavorful start to the day
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the Cowgirl and Shiitake To Me vegan rolls for creative and flavorful options
Try the Ancient Grains Bowl or Teriyaki Quinoa Bowl with tofu add-in for filling plant-based meals
Try the vegan 'Earth Mother' slice with vegan pepperoni and sausage
Try the falafel wrap for a large and tasty vegan meal
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Don't miss the gluten-free vegan cupcakes and muffins.
Try the cherry jalapeño biscuit for a spicy-sweet flavor.
Try the pumpkin chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies
Try the vegan breakfast wrap with vegan sausage and cheese
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the Cowgirl and Shiitake To Me vegan rolls for creative and flavorful options
Try the breakfast bowl with tofu scramble and tempeh bacon for a flavorful start to the day
Try the vegan ceviche, highly praised for its fresh and vibrant flavors.
Try the Soul Food Plate with candied yams, collard greens, and vegan mac and cheese for a classic experience.
The reason you planned the trip.
Try the vegan ceviche, highly praised for its fresh and vibrant flavors.
Try the Cowgirl and Shiitake To Me vegan rolls for creative and flavorful options
Enjoy the gochujang cauliflower wings — a highly recommended dish
Try the vegan pinsa, it receives praise even from non-vegans.
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Try the pumpkin chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies
Try the vegan biscuit sandwich with the quinoa-based sausage patty for a flavorful breakfast experience.
Try the avocado toast without egg or bacon for a vegan breakfast option
Try the vegetable wrap made vegan by request
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try seasonal featured ice cream flavors to experience unique tastes.
Try the pumpkin chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies
Try the apple fritter, a rare vegan option praised repeatedly by customers
Look for donuts marked with a 'V' for vegan options.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Order the vegan muffins for a delicious plant-based pastry.
Try the avocado toast without egg or bacon for a vegan breakfast option
Try the Be Hive Mash vegan dish with portobello mushroom instead of vegan sausage for a tastier experience.
Try the classic açaí bowl, their most popular vegan dish
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the Cowgirl and Shiitake To Me vegan rolls for creative and flavorful options
Try the vegan ceviche, highly praised for its fresh and vibrant flavors.
Enjoy the gochujang cauliflower wings — a highly recommended dish
Plan your visit on Friday nights to enjoy live jazz and the full vegan menu.
Try the vegan 'Earth Mother' slice with vegan pepperoni and sausage
Try the black bean burger with rosemary fries
Try the customizable acai bowls with vegan protein additions
Try the soy veggie dog with customizable toppings.
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 221 Nashville 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 — Nashville has 221 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Guerilla Bizkits, The BE-Hive, KOKOS Ice Cream. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Nashville scores 53.3/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 29 vegan-friendly venues and 51 high-quality restaurants out of 221 analyzed.
Nashville has 16 fully vegan restaurants and 9 vegetarian restaurants. 29 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Nashville's top signature dishes for vegans are donut, breakfast sandwich, biscuit, and the city also does sushi and ice cream well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Nashville leans American. American is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Guerilla Bizkits is ranked #1 in Nashville 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.
