The vegetarian restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth that we’ve verified number ten: two fully vegan kitchens, one vegetarian acai shop, and seven places that serve meat but cook full vegetarian meals. All ten are independents. They sit in different corners of a metro that takes a long drive to cross. So pick your area first and your restaurant second.
Our editors checked open status and menus on each profile in August 2026. Hours shift at independents, so confirm before you go.
Vegetarian restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth by tier
- 100% vegan (2): Vegan Food House in Dallas and Spiral Diner and Bakery in Fort Worth.
- 100% vegetarian (1): Bowl Mami in Carrollton.
- Marks vegetarian items (2): India Palace and Latin Deli, both in Dallas.
- Vegetarian-friendly (5): Seven Doors Kitchen & Cocktails, Edmond’s Burgers & More, Zenna, Paisano’s Italian Restaurant, and Bop Joa.
- Less vegetarian-friendly (0): none so far.
We apply the tiers strictly, because each one is a promise. “Vegetarian-friendly” means you can order a full meal without asking the kitchen to improvise. It doesn’t mean the kitchen is meat-free. Only the vegan and vegetarian tiers guarantee that.
Dallas-Fort Worth at a glance
| Restaurant | Area | Tier | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegan Food House | Bishop Arts, Dallas | 100% vegan | Monday, Tuesday (call) |
| India Palace | Preston Road, Dallas | Marks vegetarian items | Open daily |
| Latin Deli | East Dallas | Marks vegetarian items | Open daily |
| Spiral Diner and Bakery | Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth | 100% vegan | Monday |
| Paisano’s | Benbrook | Vegetarian-friendly | Monday |
| Bowl Mami | Carrollton | 100% vegetarian | Open daily |
| Zenna | Plano | Vegetarian-friendly | Open daily |
| Edmond’s | Plano | Vegetarian-friendly | Sunday, Monday |
| Seven Doors | The Colony | Vegetarian-friendly | Open daily |
| Bop Joa | Sachse | Vegetarian-friendly | Monday |
Dallas: Bishop Arts, Preston Road, and East Dallas
Three of the ten sit in Dallas proper. Each covers a different need.
In Bishop Arts, Vegan Food House cooks Creole and Southern comfort food with no animal products at all. Owner Elizabeth Anderson has cooked vegan food since 1995 and opened this spot in 2019. Order the Fried Lasagna, or the Big Creole Basket, a plant-based riff on shrimp and grits, at $17. Got one vegan meal in Dallas? Make it this one. At our last check it closed Monday and Tuesday, though one 2026 review says it now opens daily, so call first.
Up Preston Road, India Palace has served North Indian food from the same strip mall since 1990. Meat fills much of the menu. But the vegetable section alone runs about twenty dishes, and the kitchen also prints a separate vegan menu and a Jain menu. Get the Malai Kofta Kashmiri or the Palak Paneer, both $20 to $21. Bring the meat eaters here.
On Abrams Road in East Dallas, Latin Deli prints a section labeled “Vegetarian” on its menu. The Green Sandwich (avocado, spinach, basil, and cheese on ciabatta) and the Vegetarian Crepes are the standouts. Expect a Cubano at the next table, since this Peruvian and Mexican-inflected cafe mostly serves meat. Go for breakfast or a casual lunch.
Fort Worth and Benbrook: the west side
Spiral Diner and Bakery on Magnolia Avenue has been fully vegan since 2002. You can order breakfast all day. The Spiral Burger is a cashew-quinoa patty, and the Biscoff Cookie Butter and Strawberry Cheesecake shakes have a following. Spiral once ran three locations, with sister diners in Dallas and Denton. Both closed, so the Fort Worth flagship is the one left. It closes Mondays.
Benbrook rounds out the west side with Paisano’s, a family-run red-sauce Italian place. Eggplant parmigiana ($17.50), manicotti ($14.50), and baked ziti ($14.50) are all full vegetarian entrees. Nothing on the menu carries a label. Vegans get a thin choice, mostly spaghetti with tomato sauce ($13.50), so treat it as a vegetarian pick.
The northern suburbs: Plano, Carrollton, and The Colony
Four of the ten sit in the north. You can drive between them in far less time than it takes to get there from Fort Worth.
Carrollton has Bowl Mami, a family-owned acai bowl and smoothie shop open since 2018. Nothing on the menu contains meat or fish. Order the Mami Bowl, or the Avo Good Day toast with an agave drizzle. Most items skip honey, but not all, so ask if you eat vegan.
Plano adds two more. Zenna is a Thai and Japanese spot open every night until 3 a.m. You can ask for tofu and vegetables in the Green Curry or Yellow Curry. Thai cooks often season with fish sauce, though, so confirm the sauce base if you’re strict. Across town, Edmond’s Burgers & More is a family burger counter with a $10.49 Veggie Burger, a Greek Salad, and Avocado Toast. The veggie patty almost certainly shares a flat-top with the beef. Skip it if cross-contact matters to you.
Up in The Colony, Seven Doors Kitchen & Cocktails sits inside the Grandscape development. Steaks and sushi fill most of the menu. Two vegetarian mains stand out: the Eggplant Rollatini ($19.50) and a roasted corn and chickpea Veggie Burger ($16.75). The menu labels neither one, so read the ingredients and ask about the fryer.
East of Dallas: Sachse
Bop Joa opened as the first Korean restaurant in Sachse. The Vegetable Soondubu ($21), a soft tofu stew, makes a full meal. So do the Veggie Fried Rice ($18) and the Vegetable Pancake ($16.80). Korean cooks often build stews and kimchi on anchovy stock or fish sauce. Neither the menu nor reviews say what Bop Joa uses, so ask before you order if you’re strict.
What to know before you go
- Plan by area. Fort Worth to Plano is a long drive, and rush hour makes it longer. Don’t book two restaurants on opposite sides of the metro for one day.
- Cross-contact varies. Vegan Food House and Spiral Diner have no meat in the building. At the seven places that serve meat, assume vegetarian dishes share surfaces with it unless staff tells you otherwise.
- Vegans have two easy options. Vegan Food House and Spiral Diner. India Palace’s vegan menu makes a third, and Bowl Mami works if you skip the honey.
- Call ahead on hours. Owners of independent restaurants change hours often. Spiral Diner has already shrunk once. You can check Spiral Diner’s site and Vegan Food House’s site before you drive.
Dallas-Fort Worth vegetarian and vegan FAQ
Where the map is thin
Ten is a start. We have nothing yet in Arlington, Irving, or Garland, or in Fort Worth beyond Magnolia Avenue. We add a place only after we confirm it’s open and check what a vegetarian can order. That takes time, so the list grows slowly.
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