Looking for 7 Brew vegetarian options? The drive-thru coffee chain runs almost entirely on customizable drinks. Most of the menu is vegetarian by default, and a good chunk of it is vegan too once you know which flavors to skip. Here’s what to order at What’s Vegetarian and what to watch out for.
A Quick Look at 7 Brew
7 Brew started in 2017 in Rogers, Arkansas, when co-founder Ron Crume opened a single two-lane drive-thru stand. The name comes from the original menu of seven signature drinks: Blondie, Brunette, Smooth 7, Cinnamon Roll, White Chocolate Mocha, German Chocolate, and Triple 7. There’s no dining room and no walk-up counter. You order at the window or on the app, and the “Brewista” hands you a drink built one of thousands of ways.
Growth has been fast. Brew Culture LLC bought the brand in January 2020. In March 2021, Jimmy John’s founder Jimmy John Liautaud and Lone Star Steakhouse founder Jamie Coulter backed Drink House Holdings. It took a majority stake and built out the franchise program from just 9 units. Blackstone Growth made a minority investment in February 2024, when the chain had grown to roughly 190 stands. Today 7 Brew is almost entirely franchised. It had about 604 US locations at the end of 2025 and nearly $1.2 billion in US system-wide sales that year, a 138 percent jump from 2024. That makes it the fourth-largest coffee chain in the country by sales, behind only Starbucks, Dunkin’, and Dutch Bros.
7 Brew Vegetarian Options: What to Order
This is a drinks-first menu, so the vegetarian question mostly comes down to dairy and a couple of flavor sauces, not meat. Here’s how the main categories break down.
| Menu Item | Vegetarian | Vegan |
|---|---|---|
| Lattes, mochas, macchiatos, cappuccinos (regular milk) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (dairy) |
| Same drinks made with oat, almond, or coconut milk | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes* |
| Caramel, White Chocolate, or Dark Chocolate flavors (any milk) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (dairy in the sauce) |
| 7 Energy drinks (Brewberry, Heatwave, Nightshade, Sunrise, etc.) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| 7 Fizz Sodas (Blood Orange, Pink Mermaid, Peaches ‘n Cream, etc.) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Black, green, or Earl Grey teas, plain or with dairy-free milk | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Salted Honey Chai Latte | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (honey and dairy) |
| Matcha lattes | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Check (dairy base, ask for a swap) |
| Lemonades (Cocoberry, Key Lime Pie, Pink Paradise, etc.) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Smoothies | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Check (may use a dairy yogurt base) |
| Shakes (Birthday Cake, Cookies & Cream, etc.) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (dairy soft-serve) |
| Whipped cream and cold foam | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (dairy) |
| Muffin tops (Blueberry 470 cal, Chocolate Chip 560 cal, Lemon Poppyseed 480 cal) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (egg and dairy) |
*Dairy-free milk gets you most of the way to vegan, but a few flavors still won’t work. More on that below.
Coffee, Tea, and Energy Drinks
The core menu runs on seven categories: 7 Originals, 7 Classics (latte, mocha, macchiato, breve, cappuccino, americano, cold brew), 7 Energy, 7 Fizz Sodas, teas and chai and matcha, lemonades, and smoothies and shakes. Every coffee base is vegetarian on its own, including the espresso-based Americano and Cappuccino. Dozens of named combinations make up the Classics line, like the Blondie Breve or the White Chocolate Mocha, and most come in a sugar-free version too. Each one comes hot, iced, or as a frozen chiller. 7 Brew builds its flavors from Torani syrups and sauces, and that’s part of why the caramel, white chocolate, and dark chocolate options behave differently from the rest when you’re checking a drink for vegan status.
The 7 Energy lineup (Brewberry, Heatwave, Nightshade, Ocean Breeze, Pixie Stick, Sunrise) and the 7 Fizz Sodas are carbonated, non-dairy drinks built on flavored syrup and caffeine. There’s no milk to swap out, so they’re vegan by default. Tea, chai, and matcha make up a bigger lineup than it looks: black, green, Earl Grey, decaf, cinnamon spice, and Paris teas, plus named combos like Cherry Blossom and Georgia Peach, and a chai line that includes the Salted Honey Chai Latte and a Sugar Cookie Chai Latte. Chai and matcha drinks default to dairy milk, so ask for oat, almond, or coconut if you want them vegan, and skip the Salted Honey version since honey isn’t vegan.
Smoothies and Shakes
Smoothies come in flavors like Mango, Peach, Strawberry Banana, Wildberry, and Piña Colada. Several menu trackers report that the smoothie base includes a vanilla yogurt, though 7brew.com itself doesn’t confirm this. Treat it as likely rather than certain, and ask your Brewista whether a dairy-free version is possible. Shakes (Birthday Cake, Cookies & Cream, Orange Sherbet, Rocky Road) are built on dairy soft-serve and aren’t vegan. Both are vegetarian either way.
What’s Vegan at 7 Brew?
Going dairy-free at 7 Brew is easy on paper. The chain’s official policy is straightforward: “We currently offer Califia Farms oat, almond, and coconut milk for our dairy-free milk options” at no extra charge. You can swap the milk in any drink. Some customers report a small upcharge at individual locations anyway, so don’t be surprised if a store charges 50 cents to a dollar despite the official no-fee policy.
The catch is the flavor sauces, not the milk. 7 Brew’s own support page says it can make “any of our flavors except for caramel, white chocolate, and dark chocolate” dairy-free. Those three use a condensed-milk-based sauce rather than a syrup. That rules out the original Blondie, Brunette, and White Chocolate Mocha as vegan drinks even with oat milk. Your safest vegan bets are the 7 Energy drinks, the 7 Fizz Sodas, a tea or lemonade, or a Classic built with a non-chocolate, non-caramel flavor and dairy-free milk. Whipped cream and cold foam are dairy in every case, so ask to leave them off.
Special Dietary Requirements and Allergies
7 Brew publishes a nutrition guide that lists a “Contains” line for milk, soy, egg, and wheat on most drinks and the three muffin tops, but the company doesn’t have a separate allergens page on its site, and there’s no public breakdown of how dairy-free substitutions change the allergen profile. Every stand should keep an in-store allergen chart and staff who can answer questions, so ask at the window if you’re managing a strict allergy rather than just a preference. Cheese, meat, and other common restaurant allergens mostly don’t apply here since there’s no hot kitchen. Shared blenders and syrup pumps still mean cross-contact between dairy and non-dairy orders is possible.
Tips for Vegetarians at 7 Brew
- Every coffee, tea, energy drink, and soda on the menu is vegetarian. There’s no meat or gelatin anywhere on this menu, so vegetarians can order almost anything without a second thought.
- For vegan, start with a 7 Energy drink or a 7 Fizz Soda. They’re dairy-free by default and don’t need any customization.
- If you want a latte or mocha vegan, ask for oat, almond, or coconut milk and pick a flavor other than caramel, white chocolate, or dark chocolate.
- Skip the Salted Honey Chai Latte if you’re avoiding honey.
- Ask before ordering a smoothie if you want to confirm whether the location’s base includes dairy yogurt.
- Say “no whip” and “no cold foam” if you’re going vegan. Both are dairy-based, and 7 Brew doesn’t offer a substitute.
- Menus change by location and by season, so double check with your local stand before assuming every listed flavor and add-in is available.
Conclusion
7 Brew’s whole menu is vegetarian by default, and going vegan just takes a little know-how: free dairy-free milk, a caramel-and-chocolate flavor to skip, and a request for no whip. For more on eating vegetarian and vegan at restaurants, or to browse more chains, visit our restaurant guides. If you’re curious how other coffee chains compare, check out our guides to Dutch Bros, Starbucks, and Caribou Coffee.
