A guide to vegan eats in Tacoma, from tofu steak and gravy to vegan egg sandos
Tacoma has a surprising amount of vegan options.
Most restaurants have one or two vegan dishes (not including a sad, plain side salad), and many dishes can be made vegan with substitutions — for example, lots of the pizza joints in this list offer vegan cheese.
We’ve come up with a list of 11 Tacoma restaurants with the best vegan options, including breakfast places, casual fast food counters, burger joints and bars.
Some restaurants offer dishes that are naturally vegan, some offer dishes with imitation meat and cheese, and some can make many dishes vegan upon request.
It’s also relevant to note that vegan food isn’t just for vegans – it of course accommodates vegetarians, but can also cater to those who are lactose intolerant or trying to eat more plant-based in general.
Breakfast/Lunch
The Hob Nob
- 716 6th Ave., Tacoma
- 253-272-3200
- hobnobtacoma.com
With all the eggs, meat, cheese, milk, etc. that go into common restaurant breakfast foods, vegans are often left to choose from some oatmeal, dry toast or a fruit cup. Luckily, the Hob Nob has vegan egg and meat substitutions to fix that problem. The Vegan Egg Breakfast comes with tofu eggs-stitute, vegan apple sage sausage or vegan chorizo sausage. Tofu eggs-stitute also make up a vegan scramble, along with black beans, spinach, mushrooms, onions, pico de gallo and avocado. There’s also a vegan skillet and a vegan bagel sandwich. Plus, the Hob Nob is open to making other dishes vegan upon request.
Howdy Bagel
- 5421 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
- 253-301-1586
- https://www.howdybagel.com/
This beloved and busy bagel joint in South Tacoma offers vegan cream cheese and a sandwich called the Happy Hippie with vegan egg, arugula, spicy tomato jam, vegan cheddar and smashed avocado. Plus, the hand-rolled bagels are vegan themselves.
Happy Belly Eatery and Juice Bar
- 1122 Market St., Tacoma
- 253-365-6706
- happybellytacoma.com
This juice bar in downtown Tacoma, which recently expanded its hours to a pre-COVID schedule of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., has quite a few vegan food and drink options, and they are labeled as such on the menu. There are two types of vegan avocado toast, vegan oatmeal, a vegan breakfast sandwich with vegan egg, sausage and cheese and a vegan breakfast burrito with black beans, vegan cheddar, vegan egg and sausage, housemade hot sauce, avocado and red onion. The West Thai Grain Bowl is also vegan, and comes with salad greens, brown rice, pineapple, cabbage, red onion, black beans, parsley, cilantro, avocado, cucumber and peanuts. Plus, Happy Belly has vegan cream cheese, two types of vegan butter and many vegan snacks (including Port Orchard-based Dude’s Donuts).
Lunch/Dinner
Quickie Too
- 1324 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma
- 253-572-4549
- quickietoo.com
Tacoma’s only all-vegan restaurant, Quickie Too offers plant-based versions of Southern comfort food. The large menu includes dishes like Chix’N Fry Dinner with deep-fried seitan, greens, potato salad and cornbread, and Southern Comfort with tofu steak smothered in gravy, plus greens, mac & yease (vegan mac ‘n’ cheese with nutritional yeast), mashed potatoes and a hush puppy on the side. There are also salads, burgers, sandwiches and wraps with different types of tofu, seitan and blends of millet and quinoa. Vegan sides include chili, spring rolls, fried sweet plantains, cornbread and hush puppies. Vegan cookies and pie round out the desserts.
Note that Quickie Too is takeout-only.
Infinite Soups
- 445 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma
- 253-274-0232
- facebook.com/p/Infinite-Soups
This humble, cash-only soup joint in Tacoma has a rotating variety of vegan soups each day — “vegan” is one of the four main menu categories (along with creamy, non-creamy and vegetarian). Vegan soups include spicy thai tofu, Caribbean red bean, coconut curried potato, French mushroom stew, homestyle vegetable and many, many more. Infinite soups posts the soup selection each day on its Facebook page.
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The Church Cantina
- 5240 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
- 253-292-0544
- https://www.instagram.com/thechurchcantina/
This goth horror-themed bar and restaurant in South Tacoma serves Cuban-inspired eats, many of which are vegan. They include vegan nachos, a vegan crunch wrap with vegan chorizo, a Vegan Cubano with seitan, a wrap with chimichurri jackfruit and more. Plus, you can make other dishes with vegan chorizo or jackfruit.
The Red Hot
- 2914 6th Ave., Tacoma
- 253-779-0229
- redhottacoma.com
This 21+ hot dog joint lets vegans in on the fun, with a whole section of vegan hot dogs, burgers, sides and more. Vegan franks come with an array of toppings, and there are two vegan bratwurst sandwiches. Two types of burgers come with impossible patties, and for sides, there’s vegan baked beans and vegan coleslaw.
Peterson Bros. 1111
- 1111 S. 11th St., Tacoma
- 253-284-1111
- elevenelevenbar.com
This sandwich bar has a vegan menu as well, with plant-based spins on classic sandwiches. The Vegan Reuben comes with vegan seitan, sauerkraut, vegan thousand island dressing and vegan melted cheese. Seitan also serves as the base for the Vegan Philly with onions, peppers, vegan cheese and mayo, and the Vegan Melt with vegan cheese, chimichurri, tomato, onion and lettuce. You can also get a Vegan Buffalo Melt or a Buffalo Ranch Salad with buffalo soy curls and vegan ranch.
At Peaks and Pints, a craft beer bar in Proctor that’s also owned by the Peterson brothers, you’ll find the vegan sandwich called The Rainier, which comes with vegan meat, vegan cheese, herbed vegan mayo, tomato, red onion and arugula on sourdough.
La Cà Bar
- 606 S. Junett St., Tacoma
- 253-267-5540
- https://lacabar.com/
While other Vietnamese restaurants have some tofu or veggie options, La Cà in the Lincoln District has a full vegan section of the menu, including tofu spring rolls, tofu banh mi, veggie pho, a tofu vermicelli noodle bowl, veggie fried rice and a veggie rice crepe.
Dusty’s Hideaway
- 723 E. 34th St., Tacoma
- 253-292-0106
- dustyshideaway.com
This burger bar on McKinley Hill offers two vegan burgers — one comes with a Beyond patty, vegan cheese, tomato, pickles, lettuce, mustard and ketchup on a sesame seed bun, while the other comes with vegan cheese, grilled onions and mushrooms on a brioche bun. There’s also a vegan sandwich with avocado, roasted red peppers, tomato, pickled red onions, arugula and vegan cheese on Texas toast, and a vegan wrap with black beans, arugula, avocado, mushrooms, tomato, red onion and balsamic vinaigrette.
Gateway to India
- 2603 6th Ave., Tacoma
- 253-552-5022
- gatewaytoindiarestaurant.com
This longtime restaurant on Sixth Ave offers casual Indian eats, with an especially large variety of vegan options. Asterisks on the menu denote which items are vegan, and double asterisks mean the dish can be made vegan upon request. Vegan eats include Goa Coconut Curry, Baignan Ka Bartha (eggplant mashed with peas, onion, tomato and spices), Bhindi Bhaji (okra cooked with onions and tomato) and Saag Aloo ( puréed spinach with potato, onions and tomatoes).
This story was originally published March 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM.
