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Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Toronto (2026)

Our 2026 ranking of Toronto vegan and vegetarian restaurants: tasting menus, plant-forward Michelin rooms (Gia, Ten), casual College and Chinatown staples, junk-food comfort, and neighbourhood cafes. Fully vegan vs plant-forward noted on each.

This ranking is for people booking Toronto vegan and vegetarian rooms in 2026: tasting menus, plant-forward Michelin nights, casual College Street and Chinatown staples, junk-food comfort, and neighbourhood cafes. We ranked on kitchen clarity (fully vegan vs plant-forward), neighbourhood fit, and how useful the room is for a first visit, not paid placement. Choose fast: Avelo or Ten for a tasting night, Gia when omnivores want plant-forward Italian, Hogtown or Guerrilla Burger for comfort junk food, Buddha's / King's / Saigon Lotus for Chinatown and Kensington, Stefano's for a fully vegan diner, Sushi Momo or Tenon for vegan sushi, and Ital Vital or Nunu when you want east-end Ital or Queen West Ethiopian herbivore plates.

Updated for 2026•20 Destinations

No.1

Avelo tasting-menu photography from avelorestaurant.com

Restaurant• Yorkville

Avelo

“Best vegan tasting: daily menu in a Yorkville townhouse, book the second seating for eight courses.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Avelo is the tasting-menu room that replaced Planta as Toronto's plant-based special-occasion default: a 22-seat heritage townhouse on St. Nicholas in Yorkville, fully vegan, with the menu changing daily around seasonal produce, house bread, vinegars, and vegan cheeses. Official avelorestaurant.com: 5- or 8-course downstairs (8-course only at the second seating), optional wine pairing, dinner Wednesday-Sunday with two seatings (5:00-6:15 p.m. and 7:45-8:30 p.m.). 2026 prices: 5-course $70 Wed/Thu/Sun or $85 Fri-Sat; 8-course $115 / $135; pairings +$45 / +$75. Upstairs Bar Avelo does a la carte tapas (lion's mane, vegan cheeses) and cocktails if you do not want the full tasting. Not wheelchair accessible (stairs; washroom on the second floor). Book ahead; $30/person late-cancel. 51 St Nicholas St, Toronto. (647) 643-3132.

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No.2

Pasta photography (Unsplash FLAG — Gia site did not yield a usable official hero)

Restaurant• Trinity Bellwoods

Gia

“Best plant-forward Italian: Michelin pasta room, lion's mane bistecca, book early on weekends.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Gia is the Michelin-recommended plant-forward Italian on Dundas West that omnivores book without being asked to 'do vegan.' Official giarestaurant.ca: handmade pasta, lion's mane bistecca, cashew brie, plant-based meatballs in sugo, focaccia; dishes marked (P) plant-based vs vegetarian (burrata, egg pasta). Hours: Monday-Friday open at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday open at 11:30 a.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Patio when weather allows. Two-hour dining window; no parties larger than 5 Friday-Saturday. (416) 535-8888, info@giarestaurant.ca after 4:00 p.m. 1214 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1X5. First-timers: focaccia, the (P) meatballs, lion's mane bistecca if you want the steak-night analogue. Alliums are non-negotiable in the kitchen.

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No.3

Ten restaurant counter photography from 10restaurant.ca (Unsplash fallback if official CDN 403s)

Restaurant• Brockton Village

Ten

“Best plant-forward counter: ten seats, $155 seasonal tasting, flag vegan 24 hours ahead.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Ten is chef Julian Bentivegna's ten-seat plant-forward tasting in Brockton Village: ten guests at the chef's counter, a seasonal multi-course menu, Michelin-recommended for three consecutive years. Official 10restaurant.ca: Wednesday-Saturday dinner 5:00-10:00 p.m.; tasting $155; 20% service charge in lieu of tips (split FOH/BOH). Not a fully vegan kitchen : plant-forward Canadian, with dairy appearing on some courses unless you flag restrictions 24 hours ahead : so it belongs on a vegan-and-vegetarian list, not a 100% vegan one. 1132 College St, Toronto, ON M6H 1B6. (416) 538-3810. Book through the restaurant's reservation channel; this is not a walk-in. Closed Sunday-Tuesday.

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No.4

Hawker plated vegetable dishes from hawker.to

Restaurant• Kensington Market

Hawker

“Best vegetable tasting you can order a la carte: Kensington, fermented plates, book the counter.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Hawker is Kensington's vegetable-forward small-plate room (chef Leah Steduto): fermented, foraged, and plated like a tasting that you can order a la carte. Official hawker.to: lunch Wednesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; dinner Wednesday-Sunday 5:00-11:00 p.m.; brunch Saturday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; last seating one hour before close, kitchen 30 minutes before close. Six-course chef's-table tasting at the open-kitchen counter when listed. 291 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2M2. (416) 628-1905. First-timers: mushroom wings at lunch, mole or eggplant at dinner, a vegan wine. Patio in season. Closed Monday (and often Tuesday for dinner : confirm hawker.to).

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No.5

Fat Choi plant-based Malaysian plates from fatchoito.com

Restaurant• Ossington Strip

Fat Choi

“Best vegan Malaysian: roti and dahl inside Soos, book Resy, say Fat Choi when you sit.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Fat Choi is the all-vegan Nyonya / Malaysian 'permanent pop-up' inside Soos at 94 Ossington: roti and dahl, Assam cold noodles, sambal, plant-based plates pulled from the same family that still runs the non-vegan Soos menu in the same room. Official fatchoito.com: the Fat Choi menu is entirely plant-based; Soos itself is not : say so when you book. Reservations via soostoronto.com / Resy (up to 5); parties of 6+ info@soostoronto.com. Takeout: call after 5:00 p.m. for same-day pickup, limited on Friday-Saturday. Phone (416) 901-7667. Hours are not printed as a grid on the Fat Choi site; Instagram notes dinner around 5:00-9:00/10:00 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday Mamak 1:00-4:00 p.m. Confirm Resy. 94 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z4.

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No.6

Salad-bowl photography (Unsplash FLAG — Fresh site blocked a usable official hero)

Restaurant• Queen West

Fresh

“Best original Toronto vegan: Crawford since 1999, bowls and juice, patio on Queen West.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Fresh is still the Toronto vegan restaurant people mean when they say 'there's always Fresh': Ruth Tal's juice bar (1991) became Kitchen + Juice Bar in 1999, and the Crawford room at 894 Queen St W is the original restaurant. Official freshkitchens.ca location page: Monday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 10:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; brunch Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; happy hour 3:00-5:00 p.m. and 8:00-10:00 p.m. daily. Phone (647) 789-5490. Patio, reservations, takeout and the Fresh app. Pin this list to Crawford, not the later Bloor / Front / Danforth rooms. First-timers: a power bowl or the house burger, quinoa onion rings, a juice. 894 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G3.

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No.7

Japanese cafe food photography (Unsplash FLAG — Tsuchi site rate-limited a scrape)

Cafe• Little Italy

Tsuchi Cafe

“Best vegan Japanese cafe: College Street sando, karaage, tiramisu, kitchen closes mid-afternoon weekdays.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Tsuchi is the vegan Japanese cafe on College that vegans send visitors to for karaage, Tokyo sandos, and matcha tiramisu rather than another bowl. Official tsuchicafe.com: established 2020, 688 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1C1. Store hours Monday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; kitchen Monday-Thursday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Friday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (416) 532-4748. This is lunch and dessert, not a late dinner. First-timers: the sando, karaage, hojicha or miso caramel macchiato, a slice of cheesecake. Frozen ramen is a take-home when they have it. Little Italy, west of Bathurst.

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No.8

Burger photography (Unsplash FLAG — Hogtown site is delivery-first with no usable food hero)

Restaurant• College Street

The Hogtown Vegan

“Best vegan junk-food night: un-chicken and waffles on College, dinner-only midweek.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Hogtown Vegan is the College Street southern-comfort vegan room that is still plating un-chicken and waffles more than a decade on : CP24 filmed the 382 College kitchen in May 2026. Official thehogtownvegan.com/location: Wednesday-Friday 4:00-10:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 2:00-10:00 p.m.; closed Monday-Tuesday. 382 College St, Toronto. (416) 546-7900. Street parking only. First-timers: un-chicken and waffles, the unchicken burger, fries supremacy if you are sharing. This is loud, saucy, and not a tasting menu; it is the junk-food end of the vegan spectrum that Planta never covered. Delivery is cheaper through their webshop link than the apps.

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No.9

Buddha's Vegan Chinese dishes from buddharestaurant.ca

Restaurant• Chinatown

Buddha's Vegan Restaurant

“Best Chinatown vegan Chinese: imitation duck since 1991, closed Tuesday, no fuss.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Buddha's is the Chinatown vegan Chinese room that has been doing mock duck since 1991 (vegetarian then; fully vegan after Sammy Lam took over in 2012). Official buddharestaurant.ca: 666 Dundas St W, Toronto. Sunday-Monday 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; closed Tuesday; Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (416) 603-3811. No-frills, fast, huge portions. First-timers: bean-curd-sheet imitation duck, eggplant and tofu in black bean sauce, Buddha's chow mein. This is the opposite of Avelo : cash-or-card, no tasting, no reservation theatre : and it is still independently the best cheap vegan Chinese downtown. Do not confuse it with Greens a few doors west.

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No.10

Pho photography (Unsplash FLAG — Saigon Lotus site did not yield a usable official hero)

Restaurant• Kensington Market

Saigon Lotus

“Best vegan pho: Kensington, daily 11-11, salad rolls and Hue vermicelli.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Saigon Lotus is the Kensington vegan Vietnamese room for pho, salad rolls, and vermicelli when you are done with mock-duck Chinese next door. Official saigonlotus.ca (verified 2026-08-29 before a later 500): Monday-Sunday 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.; 6 St Andrew St, Toronto, ON M5T 1K6, next to a public lot. (416) 901-1115. Credit cards, reservations, catering. First-timers: vegan pho, fresh salad rolls, spicy Hue vermicelli. Fully vegan kitchen, market produce, less oil and MSG than a typical pho house. This is the casual dinner after Hawker or instead of it.

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No.11

King's Cafe Toronto storefront from kingsvegetarianfood.ca

Restaurant• Kensington Market

King's Cafe

“Best Kensington vegan dim-sum room: wonton soup, 1996 original, earlier close on weekends.”

— Very Toronto Editors

King's Cafe is the 1996 Kensington vegan/vegetarian Chinese-Japanese-Indian room that still sells King's Vegetarian Food products from the same kitchen : wonton soup, dim sum, kung po soy fritters : while the later suburban rooms were branded Zen Garden. Official kingsvegetarianfood.ca: 192 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L6. (416) 591-1340. Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Small room (licence notes a 24-seat cap). First-timers: wonton soup, a dim-sum plate, a noodle. Tea list is part of the point. This is the other Chinatown/Kensington institution beside Buddha's; they are not the same kitchen.

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No.12

Tenon vegan sushi and house duck from tenonvegansushi.com

Restaurant• The Annex

Tenon Vegan Sushi

“Best vegan sushi: Bloor Annex, daily 11-10, soy-fish teriyaki and special rolls.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Tenon is the Bloor vegan sushi room (opened 2020 as the downtown sibling of the Markham original): plant-based rolls, soy-fish teriyaki, house 'duck,' bento. Official tenonvegansushi.com/486-bloor: 486 Bloor St W, Toronto (some directories still say 487 : pin 486). Daily 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (416) 975-5555. First-timers: a special roll, soy-fish teriyaki, a sushi combo. This is sit-down vegan Japanese that is not Tsuchi's cafe hours. Annex / Bloor, a short walk from Bathurst Station.

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No.13

Ital Vital Rastarant photography from italvitalrastarant.com

Restaurant• Clairlea

Ital Vital Rastarant

“Best east-end Ital: Pharmacy Avenue, daily vegan Caribbean board, closed Monday.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Ital Vital is Scarborough's Rastafarian Ital kitchen: 100% vegan since 2011, a different board each day (roti, jerk tofu, callaloo, curry chickpea, rasta pasta) posted to Instagram, more community counter than dining room. Official italvitalrastarant.com: 741 Pharmacy Avenue, Scarborough, ON M1L 3J4. (647) 428-7432. italvitalrastarant741@gmail.com. Hours on the contact page: Tuesday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; closed Monday; the same hours showed as open on Saturday 2026-08-29 : confirm Sunday. Takeout and catering first. This is the east-end reason the list is not only downtown tasting menus.

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No.14

Italian pasta photography (Unsplash FLAG — Bellona site did not yield a usable official hero)

Restaurant• Bloor West Village

Bellona Jane

“Best west-end vegetarian Italian: Jane Street pasta room, closed Monday, book the Cantina for a group.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Bellona Jane is the Bloor West Village vegetarian Italian from Bellona Kitchen: pasta, eggplant, pizza that can go vegan, a room that books like a neighbourhood trattoria rather than a 'vegan restaurant.' Official bellonakitchen.ca/bellona-jane: 276 Jane St, Toronto, ON M6S 3Z2. (647) 724-1385. Tuesday-Thursday 12:00-9:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 12:00-10:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00-9:30 p.m.; closed Monday. Private Cantina upstairs for up to 30 (events@bellonakitchen.ca). First-timers: a pasta or the eggplant, a vegan-marked pizza. This is the west-end vegetarian sit-down that is not Gia's Michelin night.

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No.15

Kupfert & Kim hummus bowl photography from kupfertandkim.com

Restaurant• Yorkville

Kupfert & Kim

“Best vegan weekday lunch: Yorkville bowls, gluten-free house, bring a container.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Kupfert & Kim is the Toronto-born all-vegan quick-service bowl shop (whole foods, in-house sauces and patties, gluten-free as a house rule). Pin this list to the Yorkville room at 83 Critchley Lane (behind 100 Bloor St W), not the PATH counters. Official kupfertandkim.com/locations: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (416) 925-1222. ramin@kupfertandkim.com. First-timers: a tahini burger or a hummus bowl, a smoothie. Bring a container for the 35¢ discount. This is weekday lunch, not date night : keep Avelo for that.

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No.16

Official Stefano's Diner food photography from stefanosdiner.com

Restaurant• Trinity Bellwoods / Dundas West

Stefano's Diner

“Best fully vegan Dundas West diner: Gia's sister room for sandwiches, pasta, and weekend brunch.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Stefano's Diner is the fully plant-based Italian diner at 1265 Dundas Street West from Jennifer Coburn (sister room to Michelin-recommended Gia a few doors down): sandwiches, pasta, and weekend brunch built for vegans and omnivores who want diner comfort without a mixed kitchen. Official stefanosdiner.com posts Monday-Tuesday and Thursday dinner open 4:30 p.m. (last seating 9:15 p.m.), Friday open 4:30 p.m. (last seating 10:30 p.m.), Saturday brunch 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:00-10:30 p.m., Sunday brunch 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:00-8:30 p.m., Wednesday closed; phone (437) 318-8697 and info@stefanosdiner.com. The site states all items are plant-based, with several gluten-free options on request, and lists published a la carte prices (for example focaccia, arancini, rigatoni bolognese, smash burger) plus a rotating prix fixe when offered. First-timers: book ahead for the small room, try a handheld or pasta, and confirm current hours and any temporary schedule notes on stefanosdiner.com before you go. This is the Dundas West fully vegan diner when Gia's plant-forward Italian is the wrong ask.

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No.17

Official Sushi Momo Toronto photography from sushimomo.ca

Restaurant• West Queen West

Sushi Momo

“Best Queen West vegan sushi: Hello 123's successor for chef-driven plant-based maki.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Sushi Momo is Montreal chef Christian Ventura's fully vegan sushi room at 1122 Queen Street West in the former Hello 123 space (with Mark Kupfert): creative maki, snacks, and a chef-driven plant-based Japanese board rather than another soy-fish copy. Official sushimomo.ca/toronto posts Wednesday-Thursday 5:00-10:00 p.m., Friday 5:00-11:30 p.m., Saturday 4:00-11:30 p.m., Sunday 4:00-10:00 p.m., closed Monday-Tuesday; phone (416) 532-3555 and toronto@sushimomo.ca. Press coverage flags rolls like the Big M and sushi-pizza style plates; confirm current menu and any tasting offering on the site or by phone rather than from third-party roundups. First-timers: book a Queen West dinner for inventive vegan sushi when Tenon's Bloor rolls are the wrong commute, and confirm hours on sushimomo.ca/toronto before you go. Hello 123 is closed; this is the room that replaced it.

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No.18

Official Guerrilla Burger photography from Eva's Original / Guerrilla Burger

Restaurant• The Annex

Guerrilla Burger

“Best Annex vegan burger late-night: stacked plant-based burgers inside Eva's on Bloor.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Guerrilla Burger is Toronto's stacked fully vegan burger counter best pinned to the Annex flagship inside Eva's Original at 454 Bloor Street West (with a newer joint Eva's room at Yonge and St. Clair). Official originalchimneys.com/guerrilla-burger posts the Annex open daily 12 p.m.-12 a.m., and St. Clair hours Monday-Thursday 5:00-10:00 p.m., Friday-Saturday 1:00-11:00 p.m., Sunday 5:00-9:00 p.m.; the brand pitches loaded plant-based burgers, fries, and tacos. Pin this list to the Annex room for the densest late-night vegan burger option near Bloor subway. First-timers: go for a loaded burger and fries when Hogtown's College dinner hours do not fit, and confirm which Eva's counter is open on originalchimneys.com/guerrilla-burger before you go. Do not treat Port Credit or out-of-town rooms as Toronto Best Of peers.

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No.19

Official Vegan Danish Bakery photography from vegandanishbakery.wordpress.com

Restaurant• Parkdale / West Queen West

Vegan Danish Bakery

“Best Queen West vegan bakery cafe: Danish pastry and light lunch when you want cake, not bowls.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Vegan Danish Bakery (also known as Copenhagen Vegan Cafe on older listings) is the fully vegan Danish bakery-cafe at 1312 Queen Street West between Brock and Dufferin: pastries, cakes, coffee, and light lunch plates rather than a dinner tasting room. Official vegandanishbakery.wordpress.com/location posts Toronto hours daily 12:00-6:00 p.m. and phone (647) 352-1312; a separate Thornhill room sits outside this Toronto Best Of pin. Use it when you want Queen West vegan pastry and a sit-down cafe counter, not a full dinner service. First-timers: arrive for afternoon pastry or a light lunch, and confirm current hours on the bakery's location page before you go. This is the west-end vegan bakery peer when Fresh and Kupfert cover bowls instead of cake.

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No.20

Official Nunu Ethiopian Fusion photography from nunuethiopian.com

Restaurant• West Queen West

Nunu Ethiopian Fusion

“Best Queen West Ethiopian herbivore platter: vegan vegetable tasting on injera; plant-forward room, not fully vegan.”

— Very Toronto Editors

Nunu Ethiopian Fusion is the Queen West Ethiopian room at 1178 Queen Street West with a proper vegan herbivore lane: the Misto Vegetarian tasting platter of rotating vegetable dishes on injera, using vegetable-based ghee rather than dairy, plus a meat menu that keeps this plant-forward rather than fully vegan. Official nunuethiopian.com posts dining Tuesday-Saturday with kitchen roughly 5:00-10:00 p.m. (room notes run later to about 11:00 p.m.), closed Sunday-Monday; phone (647) 394-4044 and info@nunuethiopian.com. Gluten-free imported teff injera is offered with a published surcharge on the site. First-timers: book or call for the vegan tasting platter, say you want the herbivore lane, and confirm current hours on nunuethiopian.com before you go. Not a 100% vegan restaurant; use it when you want Queen West Ethiopian vegetable plates with clear vegan handling.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Toronto (2026)

Very Toronto's 2026 ranking leads with Avelo, Gia, Ten, Hawker, and Fat Choi, then covers Fresh, Tsuchi, Hogtown Vegan, Buddha's, Saigon Lotus, King's Cafe, Tenon, Ital Vital, Bellona Jane, Kupfert & Kim, Stefano's Diner, Sushi Momo, Guerrilla Burger, Vegan Danish Bakery, and Nunu. Check each blurb for fully vegan versus plant-forward before you book.