Eating out
Restaurants we like
Our favorite spots around San Diego, and the fast food places that do vegan well.
Restaurants
- Thai All vegan
Plumeria & Veganic
Encinitas · North Park
For Thai food, there is Plumeria (Encinitas) and Veganic (North Park). These are both exclusively vegan and have huge menus. The food is so good.
- All kinds All vegan
Loving Hut
Mira Mesa
This is a great vegan restaurant with a lot of variety. American inspired foods, asian inspired foods, and everything else you can imagine.
- Mexican All vegan
Phatties
Escondido
All vegan Mexican.
- Indian
Curry & More
Have great vegan options, just specify no ghee (clarified butter). I order the vegetable pakora, yellow dahl, aloo gobi, chana masala.
- Szechuan
Din Tai Fung
La Jolla Mall
Has a lot of great szechuan vegan options and a great date night spot. We get tons of noodles, dumplings, cabbage, green beans, etc.
- Mexican
Ranchos Cocina
North Park
This place has a great menu with tons of vegan tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc. They also have omnivore / carnivore options so it’s a great spot to go with company that isn’t vegan.
- Breakfast
Honey’s
Encinitas
Honey’s in Encinitas is a great place to go for a nice breakfast with outdoor seating. They have very good açaí and pitaya smoothie bowls, home style potatoes, and “fish” tacos where the fish is made of coconut. Also their freshly squeezed orange juice is the best I have had. Highly recommend checking this place out.
- Breakfast
Breakfast Republic
Breakfast Republic has some great vegan breakfast burritos. They have vegan egg, sausage, breakfast hash and a cashew cheese sauce. Very good.
- Breakfast
Broken Yolk
Has some surprisingly good vegan breakfast options. They have one that’s sliced potatoes, spinach, onions, sausage, salsa. I always ask for tortilla on the side and make myself breakfast burritos
- Coffee
Peet’s
Just egg, sausage, and cheese bagel sandwich
Fast food options
Chipotle
Chipotle has a lot of great options. You can have a burrito / tacos / bowl with their sofritas protein with brown rice, corn, lettuce, guac, pinto beans, black beans, and fajita veggies
Cava
It’s build your own mediterranean bowls. They have many hummuses, harissa, roasted veggies like Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower rice, falafel, lentils… There’s one in La Jolla and one in Del Mar. This place is one of Jenna’s favorites.
Rubio’s
Rubio’s has the veggie burrito especial, and the impossible especial. Both are so good. Just ask for no cream sauce to make them vegan.
Burger King
Burger King has a good Impossible Whopper
Carl’s Jr.
Carl’s Jr. has a really good Beyond Burger
Taco Bell
Taco Bell accommodates vegan food pretty well for example, we usually get
- Bean burritos, no cheese grilled
- Soft tacos with refried beans instead of beef, fresco style
- Chalupas with refried beans instead of beef, fresco style
- Crunch wraps with refried beans instead of beef, fresco style