Best Vegan Restaurants in Las Vegas
Last verified: March 16, 2026
The best vegan restaurants in Las Vegas have changed the calculation for plant-based dining in the valley. Finding good vegan food here used to mean settling. A sad veggie wrap from a hotel cafe, an overpriced salad on the Strip, or driving 20 minutes to a juice bar that closes at 3 PM. That's not the situation anymore. The valley now has dedicated vegan restaurants putting out food that converts skeptics, at prices that range from $17 entrees to $75 tasting menus. The question is which ones are actually worth your money.
We scored every dedicated vegan restaurant in the valley using the Real702 Meter (a weighted composite of Google Maps, Yelp, and TripAdvisor ratings). Three cleared the bar as the best vegan restaurants in Las Vegas by score. Two of them are off the Strip, in neighborhoods most tourists never see, and both serve better food at lower prices than the fine dining option on Las Vegas Boulevard.
1. Chef Kenny's Vegan Dim Sum
Ask a vegan who lives in Las Vegas where to eat and the answer, more often than not, starts with Chef Kenny's. Chef Kenny Chye has been cooking plant-based food in this city since before it was fashionable, and his Flamingo Road spot has quietly become the most reviewed vegan restaurant in the valley. Over 2,000 reviews combined across platforms, and a 4.8 on Google Maps with 1,351 ratings. Those numbers don't happen by accident.
The menu is enormous. Dim sum is the headliner: shumai, har gow, egg custard buns, turnip cakes, all built from scratch without any animal products. But the kitchen goes well beyond dim sum into full Chinese, Japanese, and pan-Asian territory. Orange chicken. Mongolian beef. Sushi rolls. Thai curries. A bento box section. The crispy beef is a regular favorite in reviews, and the walnut shrimp gets mentioned constantly. Most entrees run $17 to $19.
The restaurant sits in a strip mall on West Flamingo near Chinatown. It looks modest from outside but opens up into a surprisingly spacious dining room with decor that leans toward a quiet Buddhist-temple calm. Service is attentive and unhurried. Parking lot has those "lock your car" signs you see in this stretch of town, but inside the atmosphere is warm.
What separates Chef Kenny's from the pack is consistency. This isn't a trendy concept that opened last year. It's a working kitchen run by a guy who has spent decades figuring out how to make plant-based Chinese food taste right. The repeat customer base here is real. People don't drive to West Flamingo for the scenery.
Address: 5570 W Flamingo Rd #110, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: (725) 251-3920
Website: http://www.chefkennyslv.com/
What reviewers say:
"We are vegans visiting from NYC and this is some of the best food we have had in Vegas. Definitely try the Orange Chicken, Mushroom Dumplings, Dragon Roll, and Jack Fruit Hand Roll." - Joel R., Google Maps
"Literally everything was absolutely amazing for vegan. Crispy beef was by far the best item. Crispy, flavorful and tasty!" - T B., Google Maps
"The place seems small from the outside but it is actually big inside. It is nicely decorated and gives me a Buddhist temple vibe." - Otap M., Google Maps
2. Tarantino's Vegan
When Tarantino's opened, there was no other fully vegan Italian restaurant in Las Vegas. There still isn't. Yelp ranked it #10 on their national Top 100 Vegan list for 2024. Not #10 in Vegas. #10 in the entire country. For a family-run spot in a strip mall on South Rainbow Boulevard, that placement says something.
The restaurant opened in early 2020, weeks before the pandemic shut everything down. It survived COVID by sheer force of food quality, then built a customer base loyal enough to earn that national ranking. It's woman-owned, and the kitchen makes nearly everything from scratch daily: the vegan meats, the cashew ricotta, the mozzarella, the sauces, the desserts. No shortcuts.
The lasagna with cashew ricotta is the dish reviewers mention most. Chicken parmesan, meatballs, fettuccine, and a build-your-own pizza option round out a menu that reads like any neighborhood Italian joint, except nothing on it came from an animal. The cannoli and tiramisu are made from scratch here, not ordered from a supplier. There's also a gluten-free menu that runs parallel to the regular one.
The dining room is small, maybe 30 seats, with a date-night atmosphere. Dim lighting, Italian music, the kind of place where couples celebrate anniversaries. It's not the spot for a quick lunch with the kids. Bills can run past $100 for two people with drinks. But for a special occasion, or for anyone who has spent years watching friends eat Italian while they pick at a side salad, Tarantino's is the real thing.
Address: 7960 S Rainbow Blvd, Suite 8000G, Las Vegas, NV 89139
Phone: (725) 777-3888
Website: https://tarantinosvegan.com/
What reviewers say:
"One of the best meals I had in Las Vegas. I ordered the Tour of Tarantino's plus a Caesar salad and breadsticks, and every dish was packed with flavor and true Italian comfort." - Ray A., Google Maps
"I am not Vegan. My family member is, and it was their birthday and I wanted to take them somewhere nice. I have been eating more vegan meals as it really helps inflammation for me." - M., Google Maps
"Got to celebrate my wedding anniversary tonight at Tarantino's. The food and service are unmatched. Our waiter Royce made our night extra special." - Holly E., Google Maps
3. Crossroads Kitchen
Crossroads Kitchen is the only entirely plant-based fine dining restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. It opened at Resorts World in May 2022 as an expansion of Chef Tal Ronnen's original West Hollywood location. Ronnen is probably the most credentialed vegan chef in the country. Oprah co-signed him. He co-founded Kite Hill, sits on the Impossible Foods board, and his cookbook The Conscious Cook hit the New York Times bestseller list. The Resorts World location reflects that kind of backing.
The menu leans Italian and Mediterranean. Signature dishes include the Impossible Cigars (Moroccan-style egg rolls served in a wooden cigar box with almond yogurt), stuffed zucchini blossoms, mushroom-based fried calamari, and a grilled lion's mane steak with truffle potatoes. The spicy rigatoni vodka and fig pizza both get regular mentions. There's also a Sunday brunch buffet ($52 to $60) that is the only fully vegan brunch buffet on the Strip. The dining room looks like a Vegas lounge from a different era: red velvet drapes, crystal chandeliers, rock photography on the walls. It's a lot. It works.
So why does the Strip's most high-profile vegan restaurant rank third? The scores. Crossroads pulls a 4.6 on Google and 4.4 on both Yelp and TripAdvisor. Those are solid numbers, but they don't match the 4.8s that Chef Kenny's and Tarantino's carry across platforms. The gap shows up in the reviews too. Several Yelp reviewers note inconsistent service. Some feel the pricing (entrees $32 to $48, tasting menu $75) doesn't always match the execution. A few describe it as more atmosphere than substance.
Crossroads is still a very good restaurant in a hard format. Strip fine dining is brutal, and most vegan restaurants would never try it. If you've never eaten plant-based and want to see what's possible, start here. But the locals eating vegan every night? They're at Kenny's.
Address: 3000 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 (Resorts World)
Phone: (702) 676-7978
Website: https://www.crossroadslasvegas.com/
What reviewers say:
"This was the best dining experience I have had. Hands down the most incredible vegan food I have had in my 11 years of being plant based. Big shout out to our server Juan." - Selma S., Google Maps
"Came here as 2 meat eaters, 1 vegetarian and 1 vegan. All the dishes were good with 1 of them being incredible. The spicy Parmesan chicken special was the highlight of the night." - kingdo22, Google Maps
"As someone who's been vegan for 6 years, this was my first ever vegan buffet, and Crossroads completely exceeded expectations." - Ray A., Google Maps
The Ones That Closed
The Las Vegas vegan scene has taken real hits in the past year. These closures matter because they still show up in search results and older guides.
VegeNation (Downtown and Henderson) was arguably the most beloved vegan restaurant in Vegas. Over 2,100 Yelp reviews, 4.5 stars. Closed. A real loss.
NoButcher (vegan deli) was ranked #16 on Yelp's national Top 100 Vegan list and appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Closed in July 2025. Sales came in 30% below projections.
ChagaRoot (mushroom-based vegan) was ranked #57 nationally on Yelp. Closed in July 2025 after a controversy involving adding a bison burger to what had been an all-vegan menu.
The volatility is real. Seven Las Vegas vegan restaurants made Yelp's 2024 national Top 100, but several of those no longer exist. The three restaurants listed here as the best vegan restaurants in Las Vegas are still open, still cooking, and still pulling high scores. That matters more than it used to.
Honorable Mentions
Tacotarian runs five locations across the valley plus one on the Strip at Miracle Mile Shops. VegNews named it "Best Vegan Taqueria in America" in 2023. Fully plant-based Mexican food with nearly 20 taco options. The jackfruit al pastor is the signature. You can eat well for under $15. The off-strip locations (Downtown/Arts District, Southwest, Henderson) are where locals go. If someone tells you they'd never eat vegan, take them here. The tacos will change their mind.
The Modern Vegan (700 E Naples Dr, near UNLV) has the highest Yelp review count of any vegan restaurant in Vegas at 1,971. Won "Best Vegan Restaurant" and "Best Meatless Burger" in Las Vegas three consecutive years. Big portions, comfort food menu with over 100 items. The Mac Attack Burger is the signature. It also landed on local TV's "Dirty Dining" segment for health inspection issues. Locals remember that.
Daikon Vegan Sushi (two locations: W Lake Mead Blvd and E Windmill Ln) made Yelp's national Top 100 at #74. Traditional sushi technique applied to plant-based ingredients. The konjac-root nigiri and black dragon roll are both worth the drive. Same team runs Basil Vegan Thai & Sushi in Henderson.
How the Real702 Meter Works
The Real702 Meter is a weighted composite score from three platforms:
- Google Maps (50% weight): largest review pool, GPS-verified visits
- Yelp (25% weight): detailed written reviews, active local community
- TripAdvisor (25% weight): cross-checks tourist and local perspective
Each restaurant must hold a 4.0+ rating on all available platforms to qualify. Scores are re-verified monthly.