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Best Vegan Restaurants in New Orleans (2026)

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

#1 MUST GO
★ 5.0
Soul Food, Fully Vegan, Bread Pudding

“Try the sweet heat cauliflower and bread pudding — frequently praised as standout dishes”

#1 FOR FRIED CAULIFLOWER IN NEW ORLEANS 100% Vegan Soul Food cauliflowerfried cauliflower
Sneaky Pickle & Bar Brine, restaurant in New Orleans #2 MUST GO
American Restaurant, Vegan Menu, Mac & Cheese

“Try the vegan Mac & Cheese with cashew cheese, broccoli, and kale.”

#1 FOR REUBEN IN NEW ORLEANS American reubenmac and cheese
Habana Outpost, restaurant in New Orleans #3 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Cuban Restaurant, Vegan Po'boy

“Try the vegan po'boy sandwich, a standout favorite among visitors.”

Latin American eggplant tacotacos
The Daily Beet, cafe in New Orleans #4 MUST GO
★ 4.9 B
Health Cafe, Vegan Bowls

“Try the Rainbow Bowl for a fresh, filling meal”

#1 FOR BOWL IN NEW ORLEANS American bowlsmoothie
Sukho Thai - Marigny, restaurant in New Orleans #5 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Thai Restaurant, Vegan Menu, Authentic

“Try the vegan green curry, pineapple fried rice, and drunken noodles.”

Thai drunken noodlespad thai
Thaihey NOLA, restaurant in New Orleans #6 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Thai Curry, Vegan Menu, Jackfruit

“Order the pumpkin tofu curry or jackfruit massaman for standout vegan entrees.”

Thai tofu sataycheesecake
Sweet Saint, ice_cream in New Orleans #7 MUST GO
★ 5.0 B
Ice Cream Shop, Vegan Sorbets

“Sampling is encouraged—ask to taste any flavor before buying.”

#1 FOR ICE CREAM IN NEW ORLEANS Dessert ice creamsorbet
Queen Trini Lisa, restaurant in New Orleans #8 MUST GO
★ 5.0 B
Caribbean Vegan Plate, Doubles, Takeout

“Try the doubles box with scotch bonnet pepper sauce served on the side.”

Caribbean platebowl
1000 Figs, restaurant in New Orleans #9 MUST GO
★ 4.8 A
Falafel, Vegan Menu, Mediterranean

“Try the falafel feast with baba ghanouj and kale salad for a satisfying vegan meal”

#1 FOR FALAFEL IN NEW ORLEANS Mediterranean falafelbread
Good Catch, restaurant in New Orleans #10 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Thai Restaurant, Vegan Options

“Try the tofu summer rolls with fresh veggies and herbs, highly praised for their sauce.”

Thai pad thaispring rolls
Athenian, restaurant in New Orleans #11 MUST GO
★ 5.0 A
Greek Vegan Menu, Vegan Wrap

“Try the vegan wrap with roasted veggies and vegan mayonnaise in pita”

Greek wrapfries
Breads on Oak, bakery in New Orleans #12 MUST GO
★ 4.9
Bakery, Fully Vegan, King Cakes

“Try the Biscuit Tower with layers of biscuit, vegan cheese, garbanzo bean sausage, and tofu scramble”

100% Vegan American quichechocolate cake
Honey’s, cafe in New Orleans #14 MUST GO
★ 4.9 B
Cafe, Vegan Pastry

“Try the strawberry pandan muffin, a popular vegan pastry here”

Cafe coffeepastry
La Macarena, restaurant in New Orleans #15 MUST GO
★ 4.8 A
Salvadoran Pupusas, Vegan Menu, BYO

“The entire back side of the menu is dedicated to vegan dishes—try the vegan pupusas and tamales.”

#1 FOR PUPUSA IN NEW ORLEANS Salvadoran pupusabeans
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Questions about vegan the 15 essential in New Orleans

What are the best vegan the 15 essential in New Orleans?

1. Sweet Soulfood (5.0★, Soul Food). 2. Sneaky Pickle & Bar Brine (5.0★, American). 3. Habana Outpost (5.0★, Latin American). 4. The Daily Beet (4.9★, American). 5. Sukho Thai - Marigny (5.0★, Thai).

Which is the #1 pick for the 15 essential in New Orleans?

Sweet Soulfood — Soul Food, Fully Vegan, Bread Pudding.

How does Spinach rank these?

Composite = Spinach rating × 0.6 + signature dish strength × 0.25 + reviewer food rating × 0.15. We cap at 15 and dedupe brand chains.

All 15 venues refreshed 2026-06-19. Photos via Google Maps.

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