Tim Hortons: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Tim Hortons is a coffee-and-doughnut chain at heart, so set your expectations the way you would at any bakery counter. There’s no veggie-burger-style hot main on the US menu, but you can still get something warm, like an Egg and Cheese Sandwich with no meat, alongside a solid lineup of drinks and baked goods. The chain’s US footprint is concentrated in the Northeast and Great Lakes, with New York alone holding roughly 40 percent of US locations, so what’s stocked near you may lean more Canadian than what’s described here.

What to order at Tim Hortons

Drinks are the strongest part of the menu: brewed coffee, espresso, cold brew, and lattes made with almond, coconut, or oat milk are all vegan. Plain, 12-Grain, Everything, and Sesame bagels are vegan without butter, and the Maple and Mixed Berry Oatmeal both check out too. Potato wedges, kettle-cooked chips, and Avocado Toast, ordered without butter, round out a real vegetarian lineup.

What to watch out for

Cream cheese, the Egg and Cheese Sandwich, and the Spinach and Feta Savoury Egg Pastry are all vegetarian but not vegan because of the egg and dairy. Anything fried shares oil with egg- and dairy-containing items, so strict eaters should factor that into hash browns and potato wedges. Broccoli Cheddar and other cream-based soups contain dairy, while the Hearty Vegetable Soup is only a maybe on the vegan front.