
Vegan in Los Angeles – The Perfect Food Guide
Last Updated on September 6, 2022 by Lina
If you’re plant-based and heading to LA soon, I have great news for you: It’s super easy to find vegan places in Los Angeles that offer delicious, affordable food. I went there in February and the large choice of vegan restaurants and cafés was really overwhelming.
Fortunately, I had quite a few days to make my way through all the different food spots. Here’s a vegan food guide for you, including the majority of the places I went to:
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1. Fala Bar at Melrose Avenue
Fala Bar is a 100% vegan restaurant serving all different types of cuisines. Whether you’re craving a plant-based burger, wrap, bowl, or just a salad, there’s nothing you won’t get there.
Moreover, the food is not only vegan but free from nuts, soy, and gluten – except for their bread – as well. I had the Fala Sandwich with sweet potato falafel and my sister tried their Avocado Burger.
Both were really tasty and I was a big fan of the sweet potato falafel. However, I liked the avocado burger a bit more so that’s what I recommend you to get.
How to get there:
Fala Bar is located at Melrose Avenue, not far from the famous “Made in LA” wall painting. Furthermore, there’s a bus stop just around the corner or if you go there by car you’ll find available parking spots nearby.
2. Café Gratitude in the Arts District
The next vegan place you should check out to eat amazing plant-based food in Los Angeles is Café Gratitude. Café Gratitude is the perfect place to experience an unforgettable dining experience. Moreover, they only use the finest natural ingredients from local farmers and environmentally friendly products.
Additionally, their whole concept is based on nourishing the body with the healthiest food earth has to offer. From salad and bowls to pizza and wraps, there’s something for everyone.
I chose the Indonesian Grain Bowl with black rice, roasted beets, butternut squash, and more. Whereas my sister decided on trying the Seasonal Pizza which was a combination of tofu and pineapple.

Where to find Café Gratitude:
First of all, there are three different places where you can find the café. We went to the one in the Arts District not too far from Union Station. Even though it’s the same brand, every location has its own menu so it’s definitely worth going to every single one!
3. Grand Central Market in Downtown LA
There’s one thing I absolutely enjoy doing in a city: Visiting food markets. Good for me that LA has a lot of them, for example, Grand Central Market in downtown.
Although it’s not a plant-based food market only, there are still a couple of vegan vendors offering mouthwatering food and refreshing drinks. Press Brothers Juicery is one of them and the perfect address to get healthy and affordable food.
I chose a raw wrap for lunch and couldn’t resist trying one of their vegan lemon


Where is it located?
Grand Central Market is very easy to find because it’s just a short walk away from the metro station Pershing Square and is located between Angels Flight Railway and the Bradbury Building.
4. Tocaya Organica in Venice Beach
If you love Mexican food then Tocaya Organica is your place to go! However, not everything there is plant-based but they offer a wide range of vegan, vegetarian and even gluten-free dishes.
Their cuisine can be described as “Modern Organic Mexican” which is definitely accurate because they only use organic ingredients for their incredibly tasty bowls, burritos, tacos and salads. The dish I chose for myself was the Black Bean & Quinoa Bowl with tofu which I can highly recommend!

How to get there:
First of all, it depends on where exactly in Los Angeles you are. You can find Tocaya Organica almost everywhere in the city including Santa Monica, Venice, Downtown and Hollywood. I went to the one in Venice which is just a few steps away from the famous Venice Sign.
5. Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop in Venice Beach
Honestly, who doesn’t love ice cream, especially when it’s from Ben & Jerry’s? Thank god there’s an entire Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop right at Venice Beach! Luckily they offer three different sorts of non-dairy ice cream including Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough or Caramel Almond Bite. I can guarantee you, it’s worth every penny. 😉
6. Veggie Grill at Sunset Boulevard
Another good place to eat cheap yet delicious vegan food in Los Angeles is Veggie Grill. Some of you may have heard about it already as it’s a famous, plant-based restaurant chain founded in California. Frankly, I’m not a fan of fast-food chains and I don’t visit them very often (not even if they’re vegan), BUT I gave it a try.
I guess it’s not necessary to mention that I was pleasantly surprised and now I honestly wish they would open some restaurants in Austria too. Their menu is full of heartful, vegan/vegetarian dishes like burgers and tacos.
Additionally, if you want to have a light dish you can choose from a great number of bowls or salads as well. Being a huge fan of falafel and similar stuff, I went for the Mediterranean Supergreens Salad with a bunch of healthy greens, falafel, and hummus.

Locations:
You can find the fast food chain all over LA, from Santa Monica to Hollywood and Downtown. Whenever you feel like having a tasty plant-based burger, there’s a high chance a Veggie Grill is somewhere near you!
7. Cocobella Creamery at Vine Street
The following vegan food place in Los Angeles is perfect for all people who have a sweet tooth (including me hehe): Cocobella Creamery. Cocobella Creamery is an all-non-dairy ice cream shop run by two lovely ladies and is located on Vine Street.
With more than 16 flavors offered daily, it’s a true paradise for all ice cream lovers and you can even order a custom-made ice cream cake for special events. Therefore it’s no wonder I simply couldn’t decide which flavor to try. So I went for Coffee Chip which was recommended by the seller.


As you can see in the photo above, not only their ice cream was one of a kind but the interior design and especially the walls were truly awesome as well.
Cocobella Creamery is definitely a place I wish I would have been more often to stuff myself with yummy vegan ice cream. Unfortunately, it’s also the last place in my vegan food guide for Los Angeles.
Tell me, could you imagine a better end of a vegan journey through the city than having the world’s most beloved frozen dessert? 😉
I hope you liked this food guide and if you’re interested in where to find the best sunset spots in LA you should check out this blog post.
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36 Comments
Angie
Ahhh, das sieht alles sooo lecker aus! Und die Fala Bar habe ich selber besucht und musste dann jeden Tag dort hin 😉 so so soooo lecker
worldoflina
Es war auch alles mega gut! Hehe ja genau, da hast du mir ja so vorgeschwärmt 😉 Es war auch super lecker dort! 🙂
Josefine
Yay, this is great news! I’m really working on lowering my meat consumption so I’ll definitely be following this guide when I go in August/September! 🙂
worldoflina
I can really recommend going to these places! A lot of them offer vegetarian stuff too ☺️
Josefine
It all looks so good! Especially the wrap at Press Brothers Juicery. Yumm!
Kathi - Traveldreamfairy
Bin ich froh, dass ich schon gegessen habe 😀 sieht alles super gut aus
worldoflina
Haha ich kann dir gar nicht sagen wie mega lecker alles war ?
glutenfrei essen
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Michael
Wow, these are such great vegan recommendations! Thanks for sharing 🙂
worldoflina
Happy you like them!
Zoe
What a deilcious post to read before my lunch! That Cocobella Creamery location looks amazing, i’d go just for the wallpaper too! Thanks for sharing – now I need to eat haha!
Lina
Haha enjoy! 😀
Emily
All this food is so vibrant and summery, exactly what I picture when I think of LA 🙂 I love that some of these vegan restaurants support farmers too – what a nice way for travellers to support the local economy!
Lina
Yes there are so many great restaurants!
Krista
All of these spots look amazing to eat at. Adding a few to my list for sure!
Lina
They were sooo good!
Katherine
I love felafel and salad, so I’ll definitely be visiting Veggie Grill at Sunset Boulevarde for the Mediterranean Supergreens Salad, it looks so yummy! It’s great that there are so many options for vegan eating in LA!
Lina
It was a really good salad 🙂
Bisola
I’m not vegan but this food looks good!! Especially the veggie grill, is definitely try that! Thanks for sharing!
Lina
You’re welcome 🙂
Josy A
Yuuum! My husband and I are not Vegan but we do eat quite a lot of vegan food as it is often so flipping tasty! LAs vegan scene looks fantastic.
p.s. I think you might like Vancouver too – there is so me great vegan food here too. 🙂
Lina
Oh I’d really really love to discover the vegan food scene in Vancouver!
Nina
Great post and thanks for the tips, which will be very useful when I am back in the LA. 🙂
Lina
Happy you like it! 🙂
Ophelie
The food looks so good! I am sure LA is a great place for vegan food as so many poeple want to eat healthy there!
Lina
Oh yes it’s paradise for vegans!
Kate
Yumm!! These all look amazing! I need to try the Ben & Jerry’s non dairy ice cream! Your post has made me crave their delcious flavors!
Lina
Oh it was seriously SO good!
Sam
I am officially starving! All these places look so good! I will have to forward over to my brother who lives in LA!
Lina
Oh yes he should really check out some of these great places 🙂
Hannah
There are so many awesome foodie places in LA! I loved Grand Central Market and spent hours just wandering around deciding what I wanted to try! I wanted all of it!! I’m gutted I didn’t get to Venice Beach to visit the Ben & Jerry’s store though! Just another excuse to go back! Thanks for the great guide!
Lina
Yes Grand Central Market is a real paradise for foodies 😀
Alex
This is such a great list of options! I’m not vegan but I love vegan food and will save this for when I can (finally) travel again! Thankyou!
Lina
Hopefully you’ll be able to try some of these places soon! 🙂
Nina
I’m not vegan but I love finding good vegan eats around the world. LA would be amazing to visit – especially for that yummy wrap!
Lina
LA is a true paradise for vegans!