East Bay Vegan Spots

All known vegan businesses in the San Francisco East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa counties).

To qualify for a spot in this list, it has to be entirely or nearly vegan, it’s not enough to offer a few vegan dishes.

Last Update: March 2020

I am leaving the Bay Area and will no longer be maintaining this list.

Albany

• Potala Organic Cafe

Also

• Mr Dewie’s Cashew Creamery — Mostly vegan

Antioch

• Go Vegan

Berkeley

• Animal Place’s Vegan Republic — Formerly, the Republic of V. Not a restaurant, but one of only a handful of vegan grocery stores in the US. I can recommend a visit to their Grass Valley sanctuary too — just not during the height of summer.
• Flacos — Diminutive Mexican spot. The menu is a little limited, but if mexican food is your thing, you ought to check it out.
• Cinnaholic — Desserts to die for. The menu is a bit complicated, but check out awesome ready selections.
• Cha-Ya — Japanese cuisine, including sushi. A touch pricey; I’ve only had take out; I think you really need to dine in to get the full experience.
• The Flying Falafel — Because why not?
• Timeless Coffee — Also see Berkeley location
• The Butcher’s Son — Vegan delicatessen
• Kaffa Ethiopian
• Veggie Grill — Berkeley location

Notable Mention

• Long Life Vegi House — Chinese restaurant that is vegan apart from the fish items.
• Gordito Amigos — Separate vegan menu
• Kiku Sushi — Separate vegan menu

Concord

• The Lettuce Inn — Focus on raw vegan
• Next Level Burger — Inside Whole Foods
• Cinnaholic — Vegan cinnamon rolls. New location opens June 14th.

Notable Mention

• The taqueria in the same Whole Foods has a mostly vegan menu.
• Veggie Today — vegan apart from the wontons.
• Aung Maylika — vegan oriented menu

Emeryville

• Mr Dewie’s Cashew Creamery — this location is 100% vegan

Hayward

• The Vegan Garden
• Veggie Lee — Now newly 100% vegan

Notable Mention

• Razzo’s Pizza and Salads — Full vegan menu

Oakland

Oakland wins the city with the most vegan spots in the East Bay.

100% Vegan

• Millennium — Upscale dining in Rockridge
• Two Mamma’s Vegan Kitchen — Laid back Fruitvale cafe with rockin’ breakfast
• Souley Vegan — Kick ass Southern Food Get the sampler.
• Nature Vegetarian — House made Chinese. Try the dim sum.
• Pepples Donut Farm — The San Pablo Location is donuts and coffee only
• Eternal (Pepples) — Donuts and brunch in Jack London Square.
• Timeless Coffee — Best cake anywhere. Lots of baked goods.
• Oak Harvest Kitchen — Formerly Core Kitchen
• Shangri-La Vegan (Linden Street) — Don’t forget dessert.
• Shangri-La Vegan (Telegraph Avenue) — So good they did it twice.
• Golden Lotus Vegetarian — Vietnamese vegan
• Veg Hub — Dimond district vegan goodness.
• Vegan Donut Gelato — Awesome and cheap donuts.
• Cafe Dareye — Ethiopian on Telegraph
• Vegan Mob — Vegan soul food in the old Merritt Bakery on Lake Park. Previously a pop-up.
• Gay4U Vegan Eats — Regular popup inside Garden House, from former Hella Vegan Eats.

Almost Vegan

Almost vegan. Just a couple of items they could remove.

• Super Juiced — All the smoothies are vegan, just a few non-vegan items.
• Liba — Fantastic mostly vegan falafel.

Honorary Mention

Worthy of mention also.

• Layonna Vegetarian — Mostly vegan market, some of the meat substitutes have egg.
• Analog — This hipster spot has a B side menu that’s all vegan. And the sandwiches are huge.
• Grandeur — Vegan and Halal.
• Bare Knuckle Pizza — Half vegan menu in Chinatown.

Pleasant Hill

• Rooted — Coffee shop

Pleasanton

• Blossom Vegan Restaurant

San Ramon

• Baagan

Walnut Creek

• Veggie Grill

Popups and More

These businesses are in the East Bay or visit regularly

• Helping Food Truck
• S+M Vegan — Oakland-based popup
• Encuentro (restaurant closed) — sometimes runs popup.
• The V-List — Catering and more
• Sound & Savor — Dinner popup
• Teelishes — T-Shirts
• Om Sabor
• Jaguar Baker
• Boogie’s Vegan Kitchen
• Hella Nuts
• Taqueria La Venganza
• Sumaq Vegan
• Biota Vegan
• Drink La Vie — Jack London Square Farmers’ Market