Vegetarian Restaurants in Los Angeles: 9 Verified Picks

The vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles that we’ve verified number nine independents, and three of them are fully vegan. Two more are fully vegetarian kitchens. The last four serve meat but label their vegetarian or vegan dishes. You won’t find a clean map here. The spots sit in Echo Park, Los Feliz, Melrose, Culver City, the Valley, Burbank, Montrose, and Brea in Orange County. This page sorts them by area, so you can pick a stretch of the city and stay in it.

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Our editors checked open status, hours, and menus on each profile between June and August 2026. Hours change, so confirm before a long drive. Los Angeles traffic punishes a wasted trip.

Vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles by tier

We rate every restaurant on a five-tier scale. These nine land in three of the five.

100% vegan (3): Green Leaves Vegan, Crossroads Kitchen, and Lotus Vegan. These kitchens use no meat, fish, dairy, or eggs.
Fully vegetarian (2): Govinda’s Natural Food Cafe and Cali Saga cook with no meat or fish. Both use dairy, so vegans should read the labels or ask.
Marks vegetarian items (4): Masa of Echo Park, Toasted, Acai Jungle, and Fratellino’s serve meat but name their vegetarian or vegan dishes on the menu.

Nothing sits in the vegetarian-friendly or less-friendly tiers yet. Los Angeles has plenty of ordinary restaurants with one veggie entree, and we haven’t verified them. For now, we list the places where you won’t have to guess.

Los Angeles at a glance

Restaurant	Area	Tier	Closed
Masa of Echo Park	Echo Park	Marks vegetarian items	Monday
Green Leaves Vegan	Los Feliz	100% vegan	Open daily
Crossroads Kitchen	Melrose	100% vegan	Open daily
Cali Saga	Culver City	Fully vegetarian	Open daily (3 to 4:30 p.m. break)
Govinda’s	Culver City	Fully vegetarian	Lunch only, daily
Lotus Vegan	North Hollywood	100% vegan	Monday
Acai Jungle	Burbank	Marks vegetarian items	Open daily
Toasted	Montrose	Marks vegetarian items	Open daily
Fratellino’s	Brea	Marks vegetarian items	Open daily

Echo Park and Los Feliz: pizza and Thai pancakes

Masa of Echo Park at 1800 Sunset Blvd has made Chicago deep dish since 2004. A separate “For Our Vegan Friends” section runs alongside the regular menu. Build your own Vegan Echo Park pizza with Teese mozzarella from $18, or get a three-topping vegan deep dish for around $30. The same kitchen cooks meat and dairy pies, and Masa’s website doesn’t say whether the vegan pies get separate prep. Call ahead if cross-contact matters. Masa closes Monday and opens at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

A few miles northwest, Green Leaves Vegan sits at 1769 Hillhurst Ave in Los Feliz. The owners opened it in 2006, and the menu runs to more than 100 items, from Thai curries to breakfast burritos. Regulars come back for the tropical pancakes. You order at the counter, daily from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and most appetizers cost under $11. Parking on Hillhurst gets tight at dinner.

Melrose: the special-occasion pick

Crossroads Kitchen at 8284 Melrose Ave is the splurge. Chef Tal Ronnen opened it in 2013, and VegNews named it Best Vegan Restaurant in America in 2024. The menu is Mediterranean, with house pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a Grilled Lion’s Mane Steak. Plan on $60 to $90 a person with drinks, and reserve on OpenTable. Lunch and weekend brunch cost less and book more easily. Crossroads says its gluten-free dishes may share a cooking area or fryer with gluten, so celiacs should call first.

Culver City: two vegetarian kitchens, side by side

Culver City is the one stretch where you can eat at two fully vegetarian places in the same afternoon. Cali Saga at 9609 Venice Blvd serves North Indian food. The Dal Tadka, Chana Masala, and Aloo Gobi carry vegan labels, while the Saag Paneer and Paneer Tikka Masala use cheese. You can eat there daily, with a break between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Govinda’s Natural Food Cafe is the ISKCON temple kitchen at 3764 Watseka Ave. Its cooks make an $8 all-you-can-eat buffet with no meat, fish, eggs, onion, or garlic. The line changes daily, and some dishes use ghee or paneer, so strict vegans should ask. Govinda’s serves lunch only, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. At $8, it’s one of the cheapest full meals on the Westside.

The Valley, Burbank, and Montrose

Lotus Vegan at 4715 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood has served all-vegan Thai and American food since 2007. Get the orange chicken or the hot wings, then the banana beignets with coconut ice cream. Most entrees run under $16. Lotus closes Monday and serves dinner only on Tuesday.

Acai Jungle at 326 N Victory Blvd in Burbank builds its menu on acai bowls ($6 to $12), cashew-based shakes, and salads. Only the sandwich section and one rice bowl bring in chicken, fish, or egg. Treat it as a snack and light-lunch stop, open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Farther north, Toasted at 2420 Honolulu Ave in Montrose is a brunch cafe that labels its vegan dishes: an Avocado Toast, a Vegan BLTA, a Za’atar sandwich, and two salads. The Breakfast Caprese is vegetarian, not vegan. It’s a good compromise for a mixed table, since the menu also has pastrami and tuna. Plates run $12 to $28.

Brea, in Orange County

Fratellino’s at 600 S Brea Blvd is the one listing outside Los Angeles County. The menu names a Vegetarian Sandwich and a Vegetarian Pizza, and you’ll also find a Vegetable Lasagna and an Eggplant Parmigiana. Nearly everything leans on cheese, so vegans have little to choose from. Hours run Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday until 8:30 p.m.

Chains we list but don’t count

Our independent count leaves out chains. They’re still worth knowing: Gracias Madre (all-vegan Mexican on Melrose), The Butcher’s Daughter (vegetarian brunch on Abbot Kinney in Venice), Monty’s Good Burger (vegan burgers in Echo Park), My Vegan (vegan Thai in Pasadena), and Samosa House, a family of three vegetarian Indian counters that includes one on Washington Blvd in Culver City.

What a visitor should know

Monday is thin. Masa and Lotus Vegan close on Monday, and Toasted shuts at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Green Leaves, Crossroads, Cali Saga, Govinda’s, Acai Jungle, and Fratellino’s stay open.
Vegan doesn’t mean gluten-free. Crossroads warns that its gluten-free dishes may share a fryer. Green Leaves isn’t a dedicated gluten-free kitchen. Lotus Vegan builds many of its proteins on wheat gluten. Check Crossroads’ site or Lotus Vegan’s site for current menus.
Group by area. Cali Saga and Govinda’s pair well in Culver City. Masa and Green Leaves fit one trip across Echo Park and Los Feliz. Don’t try the Valley and the Westside in one day.
Coverage has holes. We have no independent listings yet in Long Beach, Santa Monica, or most of the South Bay, and we keep adding restaurants. The full Los Angeles listing shows everything we’ve verified so far.

Los Angeles vegetarian and vegan FAQ

What are the best vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles?

Crossroads Kitchen, Green Leaves Vegan, and Lotus Vegan are the three fully vegan picks on our Los Angeles list. Crossroads on Melrose is the splurge, and VegNews named it Best Vegan Restaurant in America in 2024. Green Leaves in Los Feliz is the budget counter with more than 100 items. Lotus Vegan in North Hollywood cooks vegan Thai and American food.

Where is the best vegan fine dining in Los Angeles?

Crossroads Kitchen at 8284 Melrose Ave is our fine-dining pick. Chef Tal Ronnen opened it in 2013, and the Mediterranean menu runs to house pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a Grilled Lion’s Mane Steak. Plan on $60 to $90 a person with drinks for dinner. Reserve on OpenTable, or go for lunch or weekend brunch, which cost less.

Where can I get a cheap vegetarian meal in Los Angeles?

Govinda’s Natural Food Cafe in Culver City is the cheapest full meal on our list. The ISKCON temple kitchen serves an $8 all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet, lunch only, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Green Leaves Vegan in Los Feliz is another budget pick, with most appetizers under $11. Acai Jungle in Burbank sells acai bowls from $6.

Are there fully vegetarian Indian restaurants in Los Angeles?

Yes, two in Culver City. Cali Saga at 9609 Venice Blvd serves North Indian food and labels its vegan dishes, like Dal Tadka and Chana Masala, while paneer dishes use cheese. Govinda’s Natural Food Cafe runs an $8 vegetarian buffet at the ISKCON temple. Its cooks skip onion and garlic, but some dishes use ghee or paneer.

Which Los Angeles vegan restaurants are open on Monday?

Green Leaves Vegan and Crossroads Kitchen are the fully vegan picks open on Monday. Cali Saga, Govinda’s, Acai Jungle, Fratellino’s, and Toasted also open, though Toasted closes at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Masa of Echo Park and Lotus Vegan both close on Monday. Our hours come from profile checks between June and August 2026, so confirm first.

Where can a vegetarian and a meat eater eat together in Los Angeles?

Masa of Echo Park and Toasted in Montrose work best. Masa serves Chicago deep dish with a separate “For Our Vegan Friends” menu section, so the whole table orders off one menu. Toasted labels its vegan dishes, like the Vegan BLTA, on a menu that also serves pastrami. Masa’s kitchen also cooks meat, so call ahead if cross-contact matters to you.

Where to start

Eating with a meat eater? Try Masa or Toasted. For a splurge dinner, book Crossroads Kitchen. Short on cash, go to Govinda’s or Green Leaves. Staying in the Valley, head to Lotus Vegan. If you only need a quick stop, Acai Jungle has you covered. For other cities, browse the vegetarian restaurant directory.