These restaurants are redefining vegan fine dining with innovative dishes and luxurious experiences across America!
Looking to elevate your next plant-based dining experience? From coast to coast, these vegan fine dining spots serve up innovative dishes that prove luxury and compassion go hand in hand. This list, curated as part of the 2024 VegOut Awards, highlights reader-voted favorites, ensuring every spot is a crowd-pleaser.
1. Kusaki
Los Angeles, CA
Kusaki dazzles with Japanese-inspired dishes that are as visually stunning as they are delicious. With an emphasis on seasonal ingredients and innovative techniques, Kusaki brings together traditional flavors with modern culinary twists. The restaurant’s omakase tasting features artfully presented dishes like avocado crispy rice, vegetable nigiri, and more. And you won’t want to miss their new plant-based steak dish!
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2. Crossroads Kitchen
Los Angeles, CA & Las Vegas, NV
Crossroads Kitchen offers an elevated dining experience that proves plant-based cuisine can be both luxurious and accessible. Known for its sophisticated, seasonally-inspired dishes, Crossroads serves up everything from Artichoke Oysters and Calamari Fritti to their signature house-made vegan pastas and decadent desserts. The sleek, modern ambiance complements the innovative menu, making Crossroads a go-to destination for both vegans and non-vegans alike looking for a high-end dining experience.
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3. Astera
Portland, OR
Astera offers a multi-course tasting menu that celebrates Oregon’s seasonal and local ingredients. The plant-based restaurant provides a lively and semi-communal dining experience, offering an approachable take on fine dining while championing sustainability and low-waste practices.
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4. Eleven Madison Park
New York, NY
Eleven Madison Park, located in the heart of New York City, redefined its legacy by transitioning to a fully plant-based menu in 2021. Helmed by Chef Daniel Humm, the restaurant offers an exquisite dining experience with hyper-seasonal tasting menus that showcase the potential of plant-based cuisine. As the first vegan restaurant to earn three Michelin stars, Eleven Madison Park combines culinary innovation with a commitment to sustainability, serving beautifully crafted dishes in an elegant Art Deco setting​.
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5. Vedge
Philadelphia, PA
Vedge in Philadelphia elevates plant-based dining with globally inspired plates crafted from seasonal, local produce. Set in a historic brownstone, it combines creative dishes like Smoked Portobella Carpaccio with natural wines and craft cocktails.
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6. Plant
Asheville, NC
Plant delivers innovative vegan cuisine with a focus on organic, locally sourced ingredients. Open since 2011, this chef-driven restaurant crafts nearly everything in-house, offering a creative menu that is mostly gluten-free and free from soy and corn oils. Plant has earned acclaim for its bold flavors and sustainable practices, making it a standout in the national vegan dining scene.
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7. Anixi
New York, NY
Anixi offers a fresh take on Mediterranean cuisine with a vegan twist. The menu celebrates flavors from Greece, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey, featuring dishes like whipped “ricotta” dip, kabocha squash dip, and kofta kabobs made from plant-based proteins. Anixi embraces inclusivity with options that cater to vegan, gluten-free, and kosher diets, providing a vibrant, delicious dining experience for all.
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8. Millennium
Oakland, CA
Millennium has been a pioneer in the vegan fine dining scene for over 25 years. Known for its artful presentation and bold flavors, this upscale eatery offers a seasonal, plant-based menu crafted with organic ingredients. Millennium is celebrated for its innovative dishes that transform traditional fine dining into a completely vegan experience.
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9. Fabrik
Austin, TX
Fabrik is redefining the vegan dining scene with its fresh, modern approach to plant-based cuisine. This sleek, modern restaurant showcases a seven-course tasting menu focused on locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients, offering a range of bold and beautifully presented dishes.
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10. Twelvemonth
Burlingame, CA
Twelvemonth is a culinary gem that brings high-end vegan dining to the Bay Area with a commitment to sustainability and locally-sourced ingredients. The restaurant focuses on creating an immersive dining experience, offering a seasonal eight-course tasting menu that showcases the best of plant-based cuisine.
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