Mouthwatering Vegan in Oakland

Shangri-La Vegan

★★★★☆ 4.4 (723) • $$

"The food was very good. They only have one meal option available each day. You can choose to have it in a large or medium portion. I was a little disappointed because I was craving broccoli. It's the first time I had seen this type of menu at a sit down restaurant but the food they had was very good. Friendly service and plenty of seats.(Please be careful about hiding all the valuables in your car if you park in the area. The car we used to get there was broken into and items were stolen.)"

Donut Farm

★★★★☆ 4 (755) • $

"This delightful donut shop offers an array of fantastic flavors that are sure to impress. Friendly service. The matcha and coconut chocolate donuts are a perfect 10/10!"

Happiness Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.4 (470) • $$

"This spot has been here a long time, decade or so? I try to stop by more often to support this tiny vegan shop. The owner lady is this nice Taiwanese lady who drags her retired and reluctant husband to work every day. Poor guy, great health and food but so ready to die. LOL. Anyway, the food is enjoyable. I mainly order the noodle dishes as I can make everything else myself easily. It's nice to kick it here with my dog and a book in the post lunch quiet."

Nature Vegetarian Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (491) • $$

"I am very happy to dine at this restaurant tonight. I have been reluctant to eat at restaurants since the pandemic and am pleased we stepped out of our comfort zone. The place was sparkling clean, service excellent and offered many healthy choices. The meals my wife and I ate were fresh, delicious and large. Do not hesitate to step inside to enjoy the tasty, healthy and plentiful food served here. You will not regret it."

Vegan Donut Gelato

★★★★★ 4.6 (359) • $

"First time here and I really enjoyed it! The ambience has a nice modern chic but warm/inviting with the wood benches and the menu with movable type, even the fonts feel modern. But the donuts are the real deal. Thoroughly enjoyable as a non vegan. I tried:cinnamon crumb- very tasty, lots of textural contrast, even better than they lookDonut holes: soft and fluffy, lightly glazedGuava: you know they're not messing around when they use guava frosting!!! Very surprising, I thought it was strawberry at first but delighted to taste guava. Chocolate glazed: as good as it lookedAlso special shoutout to Victoria the worker, she was super nice and friendly! My only wish would be if this place had more content on Instagram, even something simple and fun and relatable like the workers making lattes, I think it could be a lot more popular. So glad to find this gem!"

Tane Vegan Izakaya

★★★★★ 4.5 (373) • $$

"Ate here last night and everything was AMAZING! We made a reservation for 4:30pm and were seated promptly with the table already set for our arrival (an extra special touch) The service was great! Our waitress came and checked on us frequently and food came out fast. I loved this quaint little place in Oakland and loved the coziness of it. We ordered a few things off the menu.Gyoza KatsuGarlic edamame Pokai rollPassion fruit cheesecake Everything was super good and I absolutely loved my roll. As a newer vegan and former sushi lover, this is one of the best rolls I've ever had. We will definitely add this to our rotation for date night."

Green Lotus

★★★★☆ 4.1 (430) • $$

"We came around 1:45pm on a Tuesday, and the place was empty so we didn't have to wait in line or anything. Service was good. Ambiance is fine. Parking might or might not be difficult to find depending on the day and time you come.For the food, I tried the Crispy Oyster Mushroom and the Shaken Beef. They were both pretty good. I don't like mushroom, but I kept eating their crispy oyster mushroom. It really doesn't taste like mushroom. Overall, pretty good. I will probably come here again."

Everest Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.6 (341) • $$

"One of my favorite places to go if you want amazing food and now has an amazing HH menu and craft cocktails. Can't wait to both dine in with the HH nibbles or grabbed takeout and have a lovely drink at the bar."

Dalian

★★★★☆ 3.8 (476) • $$

"Nice restaurant very accommodating staff. There were 7 in our party, 4 vegans, a vegetarian, and 2 "regular" eaters. The menu had a vegetarian section, and I asked if the food was vegan. The server told me she could have any of the menu items prepared vegan by subbing tofu and they had a "clear" broth for the soups. We ordered one of the house made noodle soups with pickled cabbage (normally spicy beef) but had it with tofu instead. It was delicious! We also had the veggie clay pot, Kung Pao tofu, and 2 chicken and veggie dishes with a few sides of rice. Generous portions and excellent flavor. Everything tasted freshly made and nothing was too oily. Service was great and very clean restrooms."

Rāw Superfood Café - Fremont

★★★★☆ 4.4 (351) • $$

"Pretty nice! Came here to try the matcha. The inside is fairly small, with a few tables for sitting and a counter where you order. They actually have quite a few options, but I only got the matcha when I came. It was really good. I want to return to try the açaí bowls and burgers some time."

Guru Curry House

★★★★★ 4.5 (335) • $$

"What a wonderful experience.Easily accessible location near Lake Merritt, Oakland. The establishment is clean, spacious, and beautifully decorated. Comforting colors and esthetics with a picturesque mural on the back wall. Looks like a geat location for a family meal.I can tell this a small operation however I am sure if the owner will prepare for large groups when contacted ahead of time. Anyway, I was there for lunch.We ordered Samosa Chaat to start, which I found to be very good. Those Samosas were well made and the different textures of the dish complemented each other well. The other dishes we ordered were Baingan Bharta (eggplant), Prawn Karahi, Garlic Cheese Naan, basmati rice, and (for fun) Acher. The prawn dish, spice level (optional) "hot", delicious !!!! Two stars there. The rice was perfectly cooked, the Naan was hot and tasty. Now, the eggplant was pounded or processed into almost a paste, seasoned well, but once I tasted that prawn dish, the eggplant came second. I love eggplant and missed the bite of it that I usually get. Overall, a very good meal with great customer service.The server was so nice he gave me four quarters for my meter when I asked for change which I thought was very sweet. He insisted that I keep my dollar bill-super sweet. He also guaranteed that the Prawn Karhari dish would be good and said to let him know if it wasn't however it was! He made good on that!Oh, Complementary Chai Self Serve station! Awesome"

Sushi Ken

★★★★☆ 4.2 (363) • $$

"Excellent options for veggie lovers for sushi/rolls. Great staff and the quality and taste of the food here is amazing."

Sakana Sushi and Roll

★★★★★ 4.8 (245) • $$

"Ok, so imagine a sushi restaurant inside an Ace Hardware store. And then, imagine a small, casual room. And then, imagine the best sushi you've had -- rolls and nigiri and specialty rolls that are meals inandof themselves. You have pictured Sakana!!The location up in Kensington protects this spot from over-exposure and there's rarely much of wait (if there's a wait at all). If you're looking for casual, easy, authentically well-crafted sushi, Sakana will hook you up!!"

Ugadi

★★★★☆ 3.6 (405) • $$

"The food is good.The prices are great. ( 2 unlimited Thalis for $26)Service is fast and friendly.First things first, the food.The thali came with Bhindi Kurkure, Fry, Chole, Saag, Dal, Sambar, Rasam, Chutney, Lemon rice, Yogurt, and the star of the show 2 hot, freshly made pooris. The food is on the tart side and I really loved it. It's just very simple vegetarian food. Of course, the simplicity didn't stop me from pigging out.I was a bit taken aback when the total came out to $26 for the two thalis and they didn't even give me a chance to tip them. This makes it the most reasonably priced place. The only thing negative about the place is that it needs a deep cleaning. They got the tough part, the food, right... a deep cleaning of the place will fix everything wrong( ...and that's very little) with the place."

Señor Sisig

★★★★☆ 4.1 (301) • $$

"I am a huge fan of the food truck. Usually I get some right before a Giants game! Sometimes we just look for them wherever there are trucks.Today was the first visit to the actual building. Clean, open and welcoming!The food is as tasty as ever. I did not expect that bar. I wonder if I can watch the Tyson fight here!"

Humbowl

★★★★★ 4.8 (207) • $$

"Came by for Sunday lunch with a friend and enjoyed the experience! I had the Togarashi 2.0 with mixed legumes, and it was so delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked, and everything was perfectly seasoned. The overall meal tasted so fresh and thoughtfully prepared. The waiter was also very kind and provided us with cucumber infused water. Would definitely return again!"

Shangri-La Vegan On Telegraph

★★★★★ 4.7 (199) • $$

"This restaurant came highly recommended by two people - one vegan, one not. My colleague and I needed a good lunch after a day of networking, glad-handing and greeting strangers at a grand opening event, and since we didn't know the area, came to rely on the two aforementioned people's advice on places to go.The restaurant was actually close to closing by the time we walked in, but the owner still met us with a smile and invited us to pick a table. The drinks - water and tea - were self-serve and the menu is fixed, so it was easy to settle in and wait for the food.I should clarify: the menu being fixed refers solely to the food items you're served that day. You do get a chance to choose the serving size. We both went with the half or regular plate, and it was more than enough food to fill us up.We were first served a lentil soup, and I knew from the first slurp that I'd love everything coming out of that kitchen. The soup was delicious, spiced but not spicy, warm but not hot. And the serving size was generous, given the amount of food you got for the main dish.The main dish had a wide variety of plant-based options, from a fresh green salad to roasted veggies to boiled greens to lentils prepared a different way to rice. Everything was delightful, but my favorites were the green salad (the dressing was phenomenal) and the other lentils, which were so tasty. I also put a hurtin' on the greens in a cream sauce, because cream. Haha.The owner was super friendly and accommodating, and seemed genuinely pleased when we gushed over the flavor, quality and freshness of the meal. This is definitely worth the drive and a visit, even if you're not a vegan!"

Rico Rico Vegano

★★★★★ 4.7 (185) • $$

"Visited on a Saturday around 2:00pm with a friend. There were a few groups waiting for food and one waiting to order but team moves quickly so wait times were pretty short maybe 5-10min. Seating is all outdoors, there were about 7-8 tables we grabbed one to eat there most people were doing takeout. Food: Chips and Salsa - comes with a generous bag of chips and a red and green salsa, chips were medium thickness, nice and crunchy with no greasiness, red salsa was spicy but not crazy hot, green was a bit more mild with more cilantro and herb notes both very tasty, would recommend adding to your orderAl Pastor Taco - saucey, the stewed hibiscus was savory in an almost mole like sauce, topped with grilled pineapple which added sweetness, guacamole which was creamy and rich, onions and cilantro, good overall wish there was something to added a little more texural contrast ate a bit soft, an extra tortilla would have helped as well Tinga - really good, the king oyster mushrooms had a great shredded meat texture and was flavorful, the lettuce and cabbage added a fresh crunchiness, cream and queso added creaminess, salsa provided a little heat, well balanced would definitely order again Service was good, quick and efficient order at the register, team brought out food to our table when it was ready which was a nice touch. Overall really enjoyed rico rico vegan, impressed by all the options to choose from, all the dishes had great flavor. Would definitely give this spot a try if you're looking for great vegan Mexican."

Thaibodia Bistro - Milpitas

★★★★☆ 4 (249) • $$

"We ordered the papaya salad and thai bbq sliced pork dish for dine-in on a Sunday evening. There were plenty of tables available to seat ourselves and order using the qr code at our table. Staff provided friendly and attentive service. These were large servings, the salad particularly piled high. The food was made fresh, the salad with a nice saltiness to it. The bbq pork was tender, slightly charred on the outside, and sweet in flavor. There were two large TV screens in the dining area, and random music playing in the background, including oldies like My Girl by the Temptations and some Ed Sheeran tunes. We appreciated the casual and laid back atmosphere while enjoying our meal."

Rajwadi Thali Chaat & Sweets - Fremont

★★★★☆ 3.6 (292) • $$

"Delcious unlimited Thali's!!!!! My boyfriend and I had a an amazing time at Rajwadi Thali Chaat and Sweets. Since it's unlimited, you can literally get refills on anything! My favorite was their shahi panner, I love how creamy it was. I just ended up drinking it at the end haha With your unlimited Thali, it also comes with dessert! My boyfriend loved the mango ras!!!I highly recommend this place, not only was the food amazing. The staff was so friendly and very attentive. They came around bringing out refills of the thali's, roti's, samosas,... and more!Thank you so much for inviting me to come enjoy delcious Thali's. I had an amazing time"

RĀW Superfood Café - San Jose

★★★★★ 4.5 (178) • $$

"My first time at RAW Superfood Cafe and it did not disappoint! The decor is really cute and there is lots of natural light. My daughter used the kiosk to place our order. She ordered the koji salami sandwich us to share and 2 magic matcha drinks. The sandwich was a good portion to share and drinks were yummy. Service was fast and friendly. I would definitely come back or visit another location closer to home :)"

Petit Cafe

★★★★★ 4.6 (155) • $$

"Adorable sunny cafe with the best coffee I've had in a very long time. Staff is the nicest in Oakland. Plus so many gluten free options. I love it here."

Razzo's Pizza and Salads

★★★★☆ 3.8 (193) • $

"I'm always looking for a really good salad spot and I finally found one. I'm very picky with my salad dressings, in particular with ranch and they have restaurant style ranch which is delicious. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are great. They also have Pesto wings and fries which blew my mind. I feel like more restaurants should have more pesto options and they definitely have a great pesto sauce. I've tried pizza, wings, fries, salads and everything is 10/10. The service is also very friendly and quick."

Zenful Juice

★★★★★ 4.7 (104) • $$

"I ordered the Mondays juice. So good. I woke up the next day thinking about it. We also got two toasts: the avocado (I don't remember which one) and the peanut butter & banana. Both were good, but that avocado? I'm driving back to Oakland to get more. They seasoned it so well! And not the sprinkling of everything bagel shit other places do. They forreal seasoned it. Loved it. 10/10. Also, it's Black woman owned. So happy to see new investments in the city. Oakland deserves that love."

Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.6 (89)

"Great food and ambience. Food presentation was awesome. The naans were super flaky and layered. The rest of the food was great too"

Joyheart Cafe

★★★★★ 4.6 (78) • $$

"Thank you Yelpers. This place is located deep in a business park. No where near regular retail areas but it has the best vegetarian food around. I think it's associated with the temple next door. In either case the food was both filling, delicious and very healthy. I didn't feel run down like I do eating fast food or a quick burrito. The staff is super friendly and it's quiet with plenty of parking. Place is clean, spacious and had a very strong zen feel. Overall, a wonderful find with many more visits to come."

Pressed Juicery

★★★★☆ 3.5 (57)

"I've been visiting Pressed Juicery when I lived in Los Angeles. And I come here every couple months or order delivery.Man and I went to do some errands and came here as we were all out of fresh juice. We also happened to be hungry but didn't want a full meal so we decided to try out their bowls.The young lady was very helpful and as we were struggling with our near sightness to read the menu on the wall, she offered the hand held menu.We ordered our juices and shots and then our light nutritious snack. I decided on the blueberry muffin chocolate freeze and he got an acai protein bowl.Guy commented on how clean and simple this store was. It is just like the locations in LA (Glendale Americana) There is not place to eat inside but you can go around the corner by the Safeway and there are some tables.The bowl and freeze where filling and nutritious. Will try them again. Customer service was great to. The young lady ask if I had membership with out me telling her and I gave her number and she told me I had 3 free shots.If you are trying to eat/drink healthy try this place."

Thin Pan Vegetarian And Vegan

★★★★☆ 3.9 (8)

"Thin Pan Vegetarian And Vegan is a cloud kitchen at Jingletown Eats in East Oakland. It's menu features vegetarian Thai food. FYI, a cloud kitchen is a restaurant with no dining room. All transactions are done thru apps like GrubHub or Seamless. Everything is pickup or delivery. I tried to do some research, to see if this cloud kitchen has a parent restaurant. Based on similarities in menus, I will guess and say.....this is the vegetarian menu of Banana Blossom Thai.On Dec 29, I ordered Imperial Rolls and Pad Se-Ew. In general, the food is good. The Imperial Rolls are not greasy or oily. The rolls are deep-fried, wrapped with vegetables, taro, and bean thread noodle.Pad Se-Ew is fried flat rice noodles with tofu, soybean, broccoli, carrot, and egg. This dish resembles chinese chow fun. But takes a step up when tofu is added. Also, the veggies aren't cooked tender, they're a little crunchy. This dish is loaded with broccoli and carrots.The takeout boxes are simple white cardboard, so the fried rice noodles don't get too soggy as the container allows steam to escape."

Pineapple Whips

★★★★★ 5 (3)

"Another successful trip I drove from Fremont and they didn't disappoint . I got the paradise peach and the owner's husband was super nice"

Golden Lotus Vegan Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4 • $$

"I've been here numerous times, so this review covers many different dishes:Crispy chow mein: Generous portion of crispy noodles, and I enjoyed the texture of it. But overall I felt it was weak in flavor so I'd rate it 4/5.Sautee broccoli soy beef: I was not a fan of the zucchini or carrots, the broccoli was ok and tasted decently seasoned. I do like the soy beef, as a vegetarian who enjoys eating plant-based meat alternatives. The sauce gave it a good amount of flavor. I'd give it 4/5.5-spice tofu over rice: The first time, I selected for brown rice in my order, and found that they gave me wild rice or purple rice, rather than standard brown rice (I see this as a good thing). The tofu was thin, almost tasted eggy like an omelette or pancake. The other cakey part of the dish had a lot of black pepper in it which I love. Overall it was delicious, I'm not sure what I was expecting but it was very filling. Not sure what the sauce was, it was a bit sour and kind of sweet. I decided to order this a second time, but unfortunately on my second time ordering ahead for takeout, it was only when I arrived at the store that they informed me they were out of brown rice and asked if white rice was okay - wish they would've told me ahead of time. But I'd still give this dish a 5/5 since it's very yummy and unique.Spicy sweet potato curry: I asked in the special requests to make it mild when ordering takeout online, since I am weak to spicy. Overall it is quite rich, thick, had quite a bit of carrots. I think it goes well with a carb, though I personally would prefer a crispier texture but I know that's practically impossible once the vegetables have already been cooked and soaked in the curry. I'd torn whether to rate this a 4 or 5.Sweet and sour chicken: They separately packed the sauce from the chicken so it wouldn't get soggy. I liked that it was crispy, fried, savory, had a good texture. I'd give this a 5/5.FYI, as of the last time I visited, they don't take Discover credit cards.Also, there is a small picnic table/bench which seems to just be open for the public, close to the restaurant, if you want to eat outdoors."

Millennium

★★★★☆ 4.1 • $$$$

"Food was EXCELLENT, service was excellent, ambiance was excellent. This restaurant is my top 2 favorite vegan spot (other would be wild seed in sf). The menu is seasonal and the dishes are paired so well with the flavor. 10/10 will be back soon :)"