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Louisville’s plant-based scene continues to grow, offering everything from globally inspired street food to comfort-style vegan cafés. Whether you’re a lifelong vegetarian or just exploring meatless options, these local spots serve up bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and creative takes on classic dishes.

In Season Harvest Kitchen At 324 W Main St., Downtown Louisville, this farm-to-table café offers seasonal bowls, salads, smoothies, and hearty breakfast items with vegan-friendly choices. (Vegetarian-friendly with vegan options) In Season Harvest Kitchen
Heart and Soy/Roots Locally owned and located in the Highlands, Heart and Soy is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant known for upscale pan-Asian dishes, house-made tofu, noodle bowls, and shareable small plates at 1216 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40204. (Strictly vegan/vegetarian) Heart and Soy/Roots
Half‑Peach Bakery & Cafe Located at 170 Sears Ave., St. Matthews, this all-vegan bakery and café offers pizza by the slice, drumsticks, sweet treats, and grab-and-go sandwiches. (Strictly vegan) Half‑Peach Bakery & Cafe
Shahar Cafe Located at 1127 Logan St., Shelby Park, this all-vegan café is known for its burgers, fries, coffee, and house-made baked goods. (Strictly vegan) Shahar Cafe
Naïve Kitchen + Bar At 1001 E Washington St., Butchertown, this plant-based eatery features Latin-inspired vegetarian and vegan dishes from Mexico, Cuba, and Peru. (Strictly vegetarian with vegan options) Peter Morrell
Ramsi’s Café on the World Located at 1293 Bardstown Rd., Cherokee Triangle, this global café offers strong vegetarian and vegan options like vegan bahn mi, focaccia, and seasonal salads. (Vegetarian with vegan options) Ramsi’s Café on the World
Full Stop Station At 1132 E St. Catherine, Germantown, this café and market offers coffee, vegan-friendly pastries, toasts, and locally sourced breakfast and lunch items. (Vegetarian-friendly with vegan options) Full Stop Station
The Grape Leaf On 2217 Frankfort Ave, this Mediterranean spot features mezze boards, veggie-packed salads, and plant-forward entrees with vegetarian and vegan options. (Vegetarian with vegan options) The Grape Leaf
Eat A Pita With multiple Louisville locations, this casual Mediterranean-style counter serves customizable pitas, wraps, salads, and vegan falafel options. (Vegetarian-friendly with vegan options) Eat A Pita
Queen of Sheba Located at 2804 Taylorsville Road in St. Matthews, this Ethiopian restaurant offers traditional communal platters of injera with both meat and an array of vegetable stews like misir wot, atakilt, kik wot, and gomen wot (vegetarian- and vegan-friendly spot but not strictly plant-based) Louisville Tourism
Shreeji Indian Vegetarian Street Food At 1987 S Hurstbourne Pkwy., this vegetarian Indian street-food counter serves chaat, momos, curries, and many vegan-friendly options. (Vegetarian with vegan-friendly offerings) Shreeji Indian Vegetarian Street Food

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Shelby Brown is a multimedia journalist and producer with a focus on entertainment news. While attending Indiana University, she has produced digital and on-air stories under deadline for PBS, NPR, and...