Best of Boston

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor

Boston
Oasis is a refreshing sight in a land- scape of vegetarian restaurants relying on heavily processed faux meats. Here, the menu actually celebrates plants—three cheers [...] read more»
2017 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

By Chloe

Boston
Sounds like virtue, tastes like vice: That's the MO of By Chloe, the quick-service vegan empire that's winning hearts, minds, and Instagram feeds with its [...] read more»
2016 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Whole Heart Provisions

Boston
If you don’t think vegetarian cuisine can be decadent, then you’ve never tried Whole Heart’s falafel dog: two golden-fried chickpea-and-parsley patties “dragged through the garden” [...] read more»
2015 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Life Alive

Cambridge
A new Boston staffer—a meat-loving New York transplant—recently ran into the office, excited after "discovering" Life Alive. It was then that we realized how lucky [...] read more»
2014 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Life Alive

We’d argue that the trend in vegetarian cuisine toward creating foodstuffs that " taste and look just like meat" is a misguided principle. What self-respecting [...] read more»
2013 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

My Thai Vegan Cafe

Boston
A vegetarian diet doesn't have to mean plain kale and quinoa. This Chinatown spot serves up convincing Thai dishes made without any animal products—really. The [...] read more»
2012 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Veggie Galaxy

Cambridge
When you're convinced that bacon makes everything better, dining with vegetarian friends can feel like a major downer. Permit Veggie Galaxy to convince you otherwise. [...] read more»
2011 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

True Bistro

Somerville
Despite the proliferation of earthy-crunchy types in town, only a handful of restaurants here dedicate their menu to meatless meals, and even fewer elevate the [...] read more»
2008 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

OtherSide Cafe

Boston
The extensive vegetarian and vegan offerings here one-up the fakin' bacon and sham ham that dominate most meat-shunning spots. At the OtherSide, tempeh can replace [...] read more»
2007 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

T. J. Scallywaggle’s

Allston
Pay no attention to the crazy name, the mind-bending spellings, or the restaurant's less-than-luxurious digs in the heart of Allston: The vegan menu at T. [...] read more»
1999 Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Centre St. Cafe

Jamaica Plain
Visions of the Moosewood Cafe dance in our heads. This Jamaica Plain eatery isn't quite the famous haven that spawned all those veggie cookbooks, but [...] read more»