Vegetarian Restaurants in Philadelphia: 13 Verified Spots

We’ve verified 13 vegetarian restaurants in Philadelphia, and none of them serves meat. Eleven are fully vegan. The other two cook without meat or fish but use some dairy. That makes the city easy for vegetarians and vegans, but you’ll need a plan if you’re eating with someone who wants a beef burger. We sorted the list by neighborhood, so you can choose before you head out.

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Twelve are independent, and HipCityVeg is a chain with more than one Philadelphia counter. Our editors checked open status and menu details at each one, and every profile carries a June, September, or November 2026 “last verified” date. On November 6, 2026, we rechecked the hours on nine of the restaurants’ own websites. Where a website and an older profile disagree, we used the website’s hours.

Vegetarian restaurants in Philadelphia by tier

We rate every restaurant on a five-tier scale. Philadelphia lands in two of the five.

100% vegan (11): Pietramala, Vedge, Monster Vegan, Joy Cafe, P.S. and Co, The Nile Cafe, Bar Bombon, Grindcore House, Goldie, 20th Street Pizza, and HipCityVeg. These kitchens use no meat, fish, dairy, or eggs.
100% vegetarian (2): Unit Su Vege and Queen & Rook Game Cafe serve no meat or fish. Unit Su Vege puts egg noodles, milk, or mascarpone in a few items. Queen & Rook marks its dairy dishes with a (D).

We haven’t found a Philadelphia listing yet in any of the three tiers for restaurants that also serve meat. If your dining partner insists on meat, plan a split meal.

Philadelphia at a glance

Restaurant	Area	Tier	Closed
Pietramala	Northern Liberties	100% vegan	Sunday, Monday
Joy Cafe	Northern Liberties	100% vegan	Open daily
Unit Su Vege	Spring Garden	100% vegetarian	Open daily
Vedge	Center City	100% vegan	Open daily
Monster Vegan	Center City	100% vegan	Open daily
P.S. and Co	Rittenhouse	100% vegan	Open daily
Bar Bombon	Rittenhouse	100% vegan	Monday, Tuesday
HipCityVeg (chain)	Rittenhouse	100% vegan	Open daily
Goldie	Rittenhouse	100% vegan	Open daily
20th Street Pizza	Rittenhouse	100% vegan	Call ahead
Queen & Rook Game Cafe	South Street	100% vegetarian	Open daily
Grindcore House	South Philadelphia	100% vegan	Open daily
The Nile Cafe	Germantown	100% vegan	Monday

Northern Liberties and Spring Garden

Pietramala and Joy Cafe sit a few doors apart, at 614 and 630 N 2nd St. They show how wide the all-vegan range runs. Pietramala is fine dining. Chef Ian Graye cooks with fermentation and preservation, and Michelin gave the restaurant a Green Star in its 2025 Northeast guide. Plan on $40 to $100 a person. Pietramala serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. and closes Sunday and Monday. Book through OpenTable a few days ahead for a Friday or Saturday.

Joy Cafe is the daytime counterpart, open every day with a $ price rating. Get the mac and cheese or the vegan Philly cheesesteak wrap. Morning regulars order bagels with house-made vegan cream cheese, and Joy Cafe bakes its gluten-free items from scratch.

Unit Su Vege serves meatless Chinese food from Unit 106 at 2000 Hamilton St in Spring Garden. Every dish is vegetarian, and many are vegan. The cooks build dishes from tofu, seitan, mushrooms, and soy protein. Uber Eats customers rate the General Tso’s Tofu highest, and The Infatuation praised the Vegetarian Shrimp Dumplings in 2020. Vegans should read each description, because a few items use egg noodles, milk, or mascarpone. Unit Su Vege opens daily at 11 a.m. (noon on Sunday) and serves a weekday lunch special from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Center City and Rittenhouse: seven restaurants within a few blocks

You’ll find most of the list in this stretch, with the most variety. Vedge at 1221 Locust St is the city’s benchmark for plant-based fine dining. Chef-owners Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby opened it in 2011. Get the rutabaga fondue with the soft pretzel. Vedge serves dinner only, and its website now lists hours every night from 5 p.m. Book on Resy and expect a splurge.

Monster Vegan at 1229 Spruce St goes the other way. It’s a horror-themed dining room with seitan cheesesteaks, burgers, and wings, and dinner costs $20 to $40 a person. Monster Vegan opens at 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and its Sunday hours end in the late afternoon. This is the safest pick for a table that includes people who don’t care about the diet.

Near Rittenhouse Square, Bar Bombon at 133 S 18th St serves vegan Puerto Rican and Latin food. Regulars order the buffalo cauliflower tacos most. Bar Bombon closes Monday and Tuesday, opens Wednesday at 5 p.m., and serves weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Happy hour runs Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. Book a table through OpenTable.

Nicole Marquis owns Bar Bombon, and she also founded HipCityVeg, our one chain here. The flagship sits at 127 S 18th St, on the same block, and HipCityVeg runs more counters in Center City and University City. Order burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, or cheesesteaks at the register. The flagship is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Goldie at 1911 Sansom St is a vegan, kosher, Israeli-style falafel counter from CookNSolo Restaurants. Falafel plates cost $12 each, and tehina shakes cost $7. Goldie is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. A few blocks east, 20th Street Pizza at 108 S 20th St bakes vegan pies on naturally leavened dough. Mark Mebus opened the shop in 2019. Round 18-inch pies start at $29 for the Plain Cheese, and no pie costs more than $37. The shop is tiny, so most people order takeout. Listings disagree on its hours, so call (215) 398-5748 before you go.

P.S. and Co at 1706 Locust St is an all-day cafe with weekend brunch. The kitchen is organic, kosher, and dedicated gluten-free. The cinnamon rolls get the most praise. Weekday counter service starts at 7 a.m., and the cooks serve hot food from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. On weekends, the staff serves brunch at the table from 9:30 a.m.

South Street, South Philadelphia, and Germantown

Queen & Rook Game Cafe at 123 South Street is a board game cafe with a meatless kitchen. You pay $7 a person for a 2.5-hour table and pick from more than 2,500 games. Start with the seitan wings, then split a wood-fired pizza ($18 to $21), such as the Rekha with chana masala and samosa. Queen & Rook marks dairy (D), vegan (VG), and gluten-free (GF) items. The cafe opens at 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and at noon Friday through Sunday, and the owners recommend booking on Resy.

Grindcore House at 1515 S 4th St has been an all-vegan coffeehouse since 2010. Plan on breakfast or lunch, because Grindcore House opens 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. The music is loud, so don’t count on quiet laptop time. For a savory order, get a bagel or a sandwich.

The Nile Cafe at 6008 Germantown Ave is the trip out of Center City, and it’s worth the ride. It’s Black-owned and one of the oldest vegan restaurants in the city. You’ll find soul food on the menu, including BBQ chic’n, jerk drumsticks, and mac and cheese, and most meals cost under $20 a person. The Nile Cafe runs counter service Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. Get there early, since popular dishes can sell out by late afternoon. The cooks rotate the menu seasonally, so check the cafe’s website before you go.

What a visitor should know

Plan around closures. Pietramala closes Sunday and Monday, Bar Bombon closes Monday and Tuesday, and The Nile Cafe closes Monday. The other ten post hours every day, though listings disagree on 20th Street Pizza. Check the websites for Pietramala and Vedge before you book, because both take reservations and fill up on weekends.
Prices span the whole range. Our profiles give Joy Cafe, The Nile Cafe, and Grindcore House a $ rating, and Vedge $$$$. Goldie’s falafel plates cost $12, and dinner at Pietramala runs $40 to $100 a person.
Meatless doesn’t mean allergen-free. Vegans should read the descriptions at Unit Su Vege and Queen & Rook, the two vegetarian kitchens. The Nile Cafe uses wheat-based proteins in some dishes, so ask about gluten. HipCityVeg is tree-nut free but not a dedicated gluten-free kitchen. P.S. and Co is the dedicated gluten-free one, and Goldie notes nuts in every shake.
Walk Center City, ride out to the rest. Nine of the 13 sit in Northern Liberties, Center City, and Rittenhouse. Plan a separate trip for Germantown, South Philadelphia, or Spring Garden.
Coverage is uneven. We have no listings yet in Fishtown or Camden, and we keep adding restaurants. The full Philadelphia listing shows everything we’ve verified so far.

Philadelphia vegetarian and vegan FAQ

What are the best vegetarian restaurants in Philadelphia?

Vedge, Pietramala, and Bar Bombon are the best-known picks on our list, and all three are fully vegan. Vedge is the Center City fine-dining room on Locust Street. Pietramala in Northern Liberties holds a Michelin Green Star. Bar Bombon serves vegan Puerto Rican food near Rittenhouse Square. For a cheaper meal, try Joy Cafe or Goldie.

Where can vegetarians and meat eaters eat together in Philadelphia?

None of the 13 restaurants on our list serves meat yet. For a mixed table, pick Monster Vegan or Queen & Rook Game Cafe. Monster Vegan cooks seitan cheesesteaks, burgers, and wings. Queen & Rook grills Beyond Meat burgers and wood-fired pizzas while your group plays board games. For a restaurant that also serves meat, browse the full directory.

Which Philadelphia vegetarian restaurants are open on Monday?

Ten of our 13 post Monday hours, including Joy Cafe, Goldie, Unit Su Vege, P.S. and Co, HipCityVeg, and Grindcore House for lunch. Vedge, Monster Vegan, and Queen & Rook open on Monday from 4:30 p.m. or later. Pietramala, Bar Bombon, and The Nile Cafe close on Monday, and 20th Street Pizza’s hours vary by listing, so call first.

Is there a cheap vegetarian meal in Philadelphia?

Yes. Joy Cafe, The Nile Cafe, and Grindcore House carry the lowest price rating in our profiles, and most meals at The Nile Cafe cost under $20 a person. Goldie sells falafel plates for $12 and a bag of falafel balls for $6. Unit Su Vege serves a weekday lunch special with rice, soup, and a spring roll.

Are there vegetarian restaurants in Philadelphia outside Center City?

Yes. Pietramala and Joy Cafe sit on North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties. Unit Su Vege is in Spring Garden at 2000 Hamilton St. Queen & Rook Game Cafe is at 123 South Street, Grindcore House is in South Philadelphia at 1515 S 4th St, and The Nile Cafe is in Germantown at 6008 Germantown Ave.

Do Philadelphia vegan restaurants have gluten-free options?

Several do. P.S. and Co runs a dedicated gluten-free kitchen and is also certified kosher. Joy Cafe makes gluten-free baked goods from scratch. Vedge says its staff can make most of the menu gluten-free, and Bar Bombon marks gluten-free dishes on the menu. HipCityVeg offers gluten-free buns but isn’t a dedicated facility. Call ahead if you have celiac disease.

Where to start

Want a splurge? Book Vedge or Pietramala. For comfort food at a mixed table, go to Monster Vegan. On a budget, try Joy Cafe, Goldie, or Grindcore House. Staying near Rittenhouse Square? Try Bar Bombon, HipCityVeg, or P.S. and Co. A group that wants a game night belongs at Queen & Rook Game Cafe. For more cities, browse the vegetarian restaurant directory.