Here are the best spots for plant-based nachos in LA.
Luckily, Los Angeles is full of great spots to grab vegan nachos. Whether you’re looking for a restaurant with the hottest homemade salsa, most delicious house-made vegan meats, or creamiest cashew queso, this list has it all. Here are eight places for vegan nachos in Los Angeles.
Cena Vegan
Lincoln Heights
Cena’s Nacho Boat is one of the best in the game. A big pile of warm chips comes topped with your choice of any of their six vegan meats (the carne asada is a crowd favorite), beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and house-made chipotle crema. Choose mild, medium, or hot salsa to finish it off.
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Seabirds Kitchen
Long Beach & Costa Mesa
What once started as a food truck has now become Long Beach’s most popular vegan restaurant. Seabirds’ Jackfruit Nachos are served on a bed of house-made tortilla chips with al pastor-style shredded jackfruit, red onion, house-made almond feta, black beans, cilantro, house chipotle sour cream (order an extra side of that, trust us on this one!), and ancho salsa.
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El Cocinero Restaurant
Van Nuys
El Cocinero is the first vegan Mexican restaurant in the San Fernando Valley. Their Super Nachos come loaded up with house cashew cheese, refried beans, pico de gallo, avocado crema, cashew crema, pickled jalapenos, and your choice of meat.
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SunCafe
Studio City
Whether you’re in the mood for some classic vegan comfort food or a raw vegan dessert, SunCafe has it all. The Super Sun Nachos come with their house chorizo—made from sunflower seeds and sun-dried tomatoes—nacho cheese, guacamole, onions, jalapenos, and cashew sour cream. If you’re looking to enjoy the nachos as a raw dish, simply order them with sliced jicama chips instead of tortilla chips.
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Sugar Taco
Fairfax, Sherman Oaks, & Long Beach
This sustainable Mexican food restaurant has a simple menu of tacos, burritos, nachos, and quesadillas—but don’t think that simple means boring. Their nachos can be ordered in a half size or full size and come loaded with black beans, queso, pico de gallo, and your choice of vegan meat. Don’t forget to add on a side of their chunky guac or habanero pineapple hot sauce.
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Doomie's NextMex
Hollywood & City Terrace
The Doomie's Hollywood location is the perfect stop for late night munchies, with the kitchen staying open until midnight during the week and 24 hours on weekends. Their nachos can be ordered at either location and come with smoky refried beans, homemade queso and crema, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and pickled jalapenos. You get to choose what protein option you’d like—options include asada, carnitas, and mole chicken.
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O’cado
Sherman Oaks
This plant-based American fusion restaurant is full of dishes inspired by Mediterranean and Latin cuisine. Their Spicy Nachos come with oven-baked chips drizzled with cashew queso, grilled jackfruit, black beans, avocado, pico de gallo, and a house-made cilantro-lime crema.
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Gracias Madre
West Hollywood & Newport Beach
The Gracias Madre in West Hollywood has a happy hour from 3-6pm during the week, where you can get a smaller version of their nachos for just $7! The plate comes with soy chorizo, beans, pico de gallo, cashew crema, and cashew nacho cheese over chips. If you miss happy hour, the full plate of nachos on the lunch and dinner menu also comes with cauliflower and guacamole.
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