Here is how we decide how vegetarian-friendly a restaurant is, and how we keep it honest. Every restaurant in our directory gets one of five friendliness tiers, plus a written guide to what vegetarians and vegans can actually order there.
The five tiers
- 100% Vegan: the entire menu is plant-based. Order anything.
- 100% Vegetarian: no meat, poultry, or fish anywhere on the menu. Some dishes use dairy or eggs.
- Marks Vegetarian Items: a mixed menu that clearly labels which items are vegetarian or vegan.
- Vegetarian-Friendly: a mixed menu with several solid meat-free options, even if they are not labeled.
- Less Vegetarian-Friendly: few meat-free options, or options that take careful ordering.
How we verify
We build each profile from the restaurant’s own menu and website, cross-checked against public sources. Every profile shows the date we last verified it, plus the sources we used. When menus change, we update the profile and the date.
Our promise
We do not accept payment for inclusion or for a friendliness tier. No restaurant can buy a better rating. The tiers reflect what is on the menu, nothing else.
Data and sources
Some location data comes from OpenStreetMap, used under the Open Database License, and from Wikidata. The rest is our own research. Each profile credits its own sources.
Found something wrong?
Menus change and mistakes happen. If a listing is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will fix it.