It’s already hard being Vegan, Plant-Based, Meat-Free in today’s society.

You deal with:

1. People’s bizarre questions
2. Limited food options (store’s not carrying vegan options)
3. Finding Restaurants aka Food Scavenger Hunt
4. Prices of Food (even though it’s just plants & veggies)
5. The list goes on………………………

However, I am writing this list to help my fellow Chicagoans with finding Vegan Restaurants(3) & Stores with Amazing Vegan/Plant-Based Choices(2).

Vegan/Plant-Based Restaurants in Chicago I Recommend:

(some of these places I recommend are on my bucket list for Food Restaurants to VISIT.)

*places I’ve been to

1. Kitchen 17
2. HandleBar
3. Munch *
4. Uptons Natural
5. Pick Me Up Cafe
6. Urban Vegan
7. Chicago House of ZA
8. The Chicago Diner *
9. Alice & Friends Vegan Kitchen
10. Amitabul
11. Jerusalem Cafe *
12. Veggie Grill *
13. Vegan Plate
14. Chicago Raw
15. Native Foods Cafe
16. Karyn’s Raw Bistro
17. Molly’s Cupcakes
18. Loving Heart
19. Kāl’ish
20. Pick Me Up Cafe
21. Panadería Nuevo Leon
22. Soul Vegan

Food Stores w/ Vegan & Plant-Based Food Options

1. Pete’s Fresh Market *
2. Jewel Osco *
3. Trader Joe’s *
4. Aldi *
5. Foodsmart
6. The Dill Pickle Food Co-op
7. Mariano’s *
8. Morse Fresh Market
9. Chicago Health Foods
10. Green Grocer Chicago
11. Harvest Time Foods
12. Walmart (kind of) *
13. Fresh Market Place