Vegan Food & Restaurants in Bay Ridge
This was made for a vegan in our life who complained that Bay Ridge didn’t have food for her…it’s here – you just have to know where to go!
Restaurants in Bay Ridge with food for vegans:
1) Al Vegano Vegan Mexican Grill – 9112 – 3rd Avenue – see Seamless menu (Al Horno made an all vegan menu)
- Vegan breakfast
- Tofu tacos from Al Vegano are spicy and great
- Cactus salad
Vegan Options at Restaurants in Bay Ridge:
1) Saravá – The Modern Bistro 6819 – 3rd Avenue (69th Street) 347-662-6821 See menu
a) Vegan Breadless Quinoa Burger – sweet potato and wild rice patty on a bed of grilled pineapple, lettuce, tomato, onion and avocado.
b) Zucchini Spaghetti with Mushroom “Bolognese” sauce
c) Quinoa salad – black beans, corn, red cabbage, green apples & goat cheese
d) Citrus Salad – greens, oranges, grapefruit, onions & cucumbers
e) Hearts of Palm salad – beets, onions, tomatoes, pomegranate seed, olives, cucumber
2) Kimchi Kooks – Kate’s Kitchen 119 Bay Ridge Avenue. The menu at this new place changes regularly with vegan choices. See here.
Banchan is vegan. It’s made with chives, onions, carrots, green peppers and wheat flour. These tasty bites can be reheated and served hot, or they can be eaten cold, straight from the fridge!
We have tried: vegan kimchi, the pancakes with mushrooms (which were really good), radish banchan which was strong and tasty.
4) Superfresh at 242 Bay Ridge Avenue
Kimbap is in the freezer section.
5) Wheel Bagels at 6907 – 4th Avenue
They have vegan tofu veggie spread and crunchy gluten free bagels.
5) Brooklyn Firefly 7003 3rd Avenue 718-833-5000 They deliver – on Uber Eats.
Brooklyn Firefly makes their own vegan mozzarella cheese now! People who are allergic to dairy, love it.
They also have vegan pepperoni pizza and vegan pizza with prosciutto.
Vegan meatballs are good here.
Vegan San Gennaro:
Vegan garlic aioli sauce with potatoes – this is really good.
Boozy vegan egg cream with oat milk
5) Frankies Of Bay Ridges 279 71st Street (Website)
Pizza made with vegan cheese – (Daiya) – it’s delicious.
Vegan calzone
* They will do a half vegan pie and half not vegan if you need that.
6) Happy Garden 7211 – 3rd Avenue. Order here.
*General Tso’s tofu is fantastic!
Vegetarian chicken with broccoli is good.
Veg. BBQ spare ribs
7) Piccante 7214 3rd Avenue 718-833-3919
Spaghetti with butternut squash, mushrooms and spinach4
They are known for their amazing risotto. They have a vegetarian risotto.
Sides:
8) Blue Agave 7215 3rd Avenue 718-439-0808
Vegetable tacos, burritos and fajitas.
9) Amuni Restaurant at 7217 – 3rd Avenue – panelle sandwich without ricotta cheese – then add roasted pepper
10) Hazar 7224 5th Avenue 718-238-4040 On Seamless
a) Falafel kabobs – (made from chickpeas)
b) Falafel sandwich
c) Hummus
d) Babaghanoush
e) Lentil soup
f) Ezme
g) Sauteed eggplant
h) Sauted giant beans
i) Shepherd’s salad
10) Taj Mahal (Indian Food) 7315 – 3rd Avenue
Vegetable pakora, banana pakora, Begun Bhaji (eggplant fritters)
Chana Bhaji (fried chick peas), Mushroom salad, vegetable soup, fresh bread
11) Schnitzel Haus (German Restaurant) at 7319 – 5th Avenue 718-836-5600 On Seamless
Vegan sauerkraut and mushroom perogies
b) Reibekuchen Pancake – these are just like latkes and are served with a little apple sauce and a little sour cream (Lee loves them)
e) French fries
f) Potato Dumpling
g) Red Cabbage
h) Sauerkraut
i) House salad – tossed lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, carrots and green onions with choice of dressing
j) Pretzel (Brezeln)
k) If you call ahead, you may be able to get vegan sausages as well! 718-836-5600
11) Cup of Joe at 7407 – 5th Avenue.
They have soy, oat, coconut and almond milk.
a) Chai – no dairy or honey used
b) Vegan carrot muffin
12) Nature’s Grill 7417 3rd Avenue 718-680-6900
a)Protein vegetarian wrap
b)Beyond Buffalo Burger
c) Beyond Bella Bowl
d) The Nature Bowl – quinoa, kale, avocado, pumpkin seeds, tofu, beets and cucumbers.
d) Beyond Bella Wrap
13) Birria Mania at 7508 – 3rd Avenue
Tacos, burritos, tostadas, fajitas and quesadillas with vegan birria, which is made from cauliflower, peppers and onions and corn on top.
14) Salty Dog 7509 3rd Avenue
a) Impossible Burger
b) Pasta dishes
14) Tanoreen 7523 – 3rd Avenue 718-748-5600 Get the ChowNow app to see daily vegan specials *If a friend is visiting, this is a nice restaurant with a lot of choices.
Pictured (clockwise): Potato Kibbie, Makdous Peppers, Beet Salad, Orzo Salad, Fatoush Salad.
a) Potato Kibbie
b) Makdous Peppers
c) Beet Salad
d) Orzo Salad
e) Fatoush Salad
f) Peppers stuffed with walnut “meat” and harissa
g) Falafel platter
h) Vegan eggplant
i) Koshari – they don’t have this every day, so call and ask if you are interested. Koshari is small pasta, lentils, rice, onions, cabbage with a red pepper sauce.
i) Vegan ice cream – Republic of Booza brand
15) Something Greek 7616 – 3rd Avenue
a) Vegetarian Souvlaki consists of lemon potatoes with chopped up lettuce, tomato and onion.
b) Grape leaves
c) Awesome rice (it has small pieces of noodles in it)
16) Greenhouse Cafe 7717 – 3rd Avenue
Secret: Vegan Chicken Francese – it’s not on the menu though
17) Pita and Olive – 7720 – 3rd Avenue – they run out easily because their food is so good, so call before you go
Plant based gyro
Vegan mac and cheese
Hummus
falafel
spinach pie and vegan spinach pie
18) Brooklyn Brew 310 – 79th Street
a) Coconut curry with sweet potatoes and chickpeas, topped with crispy onions!
b) Creamy, vegan broccoli soup!
c) Vegan Mediterranean lentil with Italian kale soup.
d) Vegan roasted butternut squash soup
19) Bagel Boy at 8002 – 3rd Avenue
Bagel boy now has vegan cream cheese spread.
20) Istanbul Bay 8002 – 5th Avenue
Istanbul Bay has a spinach pie with no cheese, hummus, baba, grape leaves and falafel
21) Tacos Por Favor at 8125 – 5th Avenue
Some nice vegetarian options:
22) Polonica Restaurant (Polish Food) 8303 – 3rd Avenue 718-630-5805 On Seamless
a) Many Soups – barley, mushroom, bean, tomato and cucumber soups
b) Spinach and potato pierogi
c) Sauerkraut and mushroom potato pierogi
d) Potato cutlet
e) Potato dumplings
21) New Athens Market – 8313 – 3rd Avenue
- Vegan feta cheese
23) Zio Toto 8320 – 3rd Avenue
a) Vegan vegetable ravioli
b) Portobella mushroom panini
c) Panino Con Vegetalia Alla Griglia – Made with grilled eggplant, tomato, zucchini and mozzarella. served with mesclun salad and soda.
d) Linguine Primavera – made with mixed vegetables and sautéed in garlic and extra virgin olive oil. served with soda.
e) Zio Zip Toto Pizza – ask them to hold the cheese. Roasted zucchini and eggplant
24) Blue Door – 8413 3rd Ave 917-905-4041
Their salads are great, but you have to ask for them without the feta cheese.
The Tiganito Kolokithi is fried zucchini chips and they are delicious. We dipped them in pantzari which is a beet paste and it was sooo good.
Piperies – Long Green peppers char grilled served with garlic and balsamic vinaigrette.
Vegetable platter
Lemon potatoes
Grilled vegetables as a side – mushrooms, onions, peppers, zucchini, eggplant
Penne pasta with roasted garlic and eggplant tossed in a light tomato sauce (remember to tell them to leave out the cheese)
25) Leo’s (formerly Casa Calamari) 8502-3rd Avenue 718-921-1900
Zucchini Sticks – they are fried, but good. They come in a large round black plastic tray (like what you get when you order a large salad) and there are two marinara dipping sauces and 3 slices of lemon.
Vegetali Pizza $23.00 Fresh sauteed broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, oven roasted peppers, mozzarella and a tomato and basil sauce. (just ask him to make it without the mozzarella cheese – you can put that on the seamless order – they listen)
A lot of good salads – you just have to ask for it without the feta cheese.
I am not sure if this sandwich is vegan – it was in the news as a vegan sandwich.
26) Ayat Restaurant at 8504 – 3rd Avenue. There are a lot of vegetarian choices at Ayat.
27) Red Bowl Restaurant – 8518 – 3rd Avenue Many Vegetarian choices. They can make dishes gluten-free also! *Nice restaurant to go to with visitors who are vegetarian.
27) Karam 8519 4th Avenue – Karam is known for their amazing falafel. They sell eggplant salad, stuffed peppers, stuffed squash, grape leaves, tabouleh salad, moujadara (lentils and rice) and fried eggplant and cauliflower. Their zaatar and spinach pies are amazing! Hummus is good. I don’t like baba ghanouj at most places, but it is amazing here.
29) Pippins at 8614 – 3rd Avenue – they have the Beyond Burger
30) Pho Hoai 8616 – 4th Avenue (86th Street)
Veggie pho with veggie broth
30) Chipotle – 86th Street
Chipotle has sofritas (a spicy tofu) or vegetables. You can get he sofritas or just vegetables in a bowl, burrito, or tacos. The chips and salsa are also vegan, as are their rice, beans, and guacamole.
31) Hana Sushi – 524 – 86th Street
a) Peanut Avocado roll
b) Sweet potato roll
c) Asparagus roll
d) Cucumber roll
e) AAC – Avocado, Asparagus and Cucumber roll
f )Edamame
g) Vegetable gyoza
h)Baked eggplant with miso
i) Steamed asparagus
j) Sticky purple rice
k) Oshiko – pickled radish
l) Avocado salad
m) Vegetable fried rice
32) Burger Fi at 719 – 86th Street has the Beyond Burger and fries cooked in vegetable oil (not animal fat)
33) Carvel at 8612 – 3rd Avenue has strawberry, vanilla and chocolate Oatly soft-serve
33) Hobrah 8618 3rd Avenue 718-680-8226
Veggie taco
Veggie burrito
J-Bay Salad
33) Cebu – 8801 3rd Avenue 718-492-5095 They have a lot of vegetarian options for lunch (see here) and dinner (see here)
a) They used to have a Beyond Burger (now they have their own)
b) Cebu has the best Beyond Burger
34) Kettle Black 8622 3rd Avenue 718-680-7862
Their catering menu has thai veggie pot stickers which I’ve had and they are good.
36) Al Horno Lean Mexican Kitchen 9112 – 3rd Avenue Seamless
Vegetarian burrito – kale, cauliflower, falafel or tofu
Black bean soup
Salads
Tofu or cactus tacos
Vegetarian empanadas
37) Panentico at 9124 – 3rd Avenue
Panentico added vegan sandwiches, artichoke and bean salad and desserts (donuts)
38) First Oasis 9218 4th Avenue 718- 238-4505 – On Seamless
Vegan combo platter
See menu
39) Lockyard 9221 5th Avenue 718-333-5282
a) Veggie hot dogs
b) Buffalo cauliflower
Used to have the Beyond burger and sausage (call before you go on this part)
40) Suki Sushi 9208 3rd Avenue
a) Peanut avocado rolls with brown rice
b) Asparagus roll
c) Cucumber avocado roll
d) Shitake spinach roll
e) Sweet potato roll
f) Thai curry with vegetables and salad
41) Delia’s at 9224 – 3rd Avenue
Salads, homemade hummus, edamame and grilled mushrooms.
43) Pep Bakehouse and Coffeeshop 9413 – 3rd Avenue has Pep has oat and almond milk and a vegan croissant.
44) Baya Bar 9417 – 3rd Avenue Acai bowls and Kale bowls. Kale bowls have honey so remember to tell them to leave it out. They also sell date bars which are vegan.
44) Mr. Bagels 9419 – 3rd Avenue has tofu cream cheese
45) Wicked Monk 9510 3rd Avenue 347-497-5152
a) Beyond Burger….not the Impossible Burger (it comes on the challah roll which is not vegan – ask for the gluten free roll because it’s vegan)
b) Portabello sandwich with no cheese (ask about bread)
c) Potato leek soup
d) Crispy fried balls
e) Roasted cauliflower in buffalo sauce
f) Spinach and beet salad
g) Cork salad (Ask them for it without the feta)- Mixed greens, feta cheese, sliced apple, toasted pecan, dried cherries, and slice red onion tossed in a Maple cider vinaigrette
46) Beet and Carrots – 9905 – 3rd Avenue
*Tell them you are vegan and the chef will make you a great meal!
a) Vegan beet bucatini
b) Carrot and beet hummus
c)Gluten free pancakes
d) Gluten free pastas
45) Burger King has an Impossible Burger. Here’s the problem – is it cooked separate from their beef burgers? If it is cooked separately, do all the workers take that seriously?
They run them along the same conveyor belt as the meat, unless you ask for them to be microwaved.
Also have mayo – so ask for it without it.
Burger King has been serving a veggie burger for many years.
Vegan Desserts in Bay Ridge
1) Baya Bar 9417 – 3rd Avenue – date bars
2) Panentico – vegan pastries, donuts, sticky buns and Pignoli cookies
3) Little Cupcake Bakeshop 9102 3rd Avenue vegan chocolate chip cookie and a vegan, gluten-free chocolate chip muffin!
a) Vegan brownies
b) Vegan cupcakes – different flavors on different days –
1) Gluten-free chocolate chip muffin
2) Strawberry (delicious)
3) Chocolate (also gluten free – not great)
4) Red velvet
5) Carrot cake – good
b) Vegan cookies – chocolate chip and 7 layer cookie (it’s good)
c) Peanut butter chocolate bar
d) Raspberry Coconut Almond Bar
e) Vegan chocolate cake
4) Bay Ridge Bakery 7805 – 5th Avenue
Vegan desserts in their freezer section – also bread and rolls.
5) Villabate – 8218 – 13th Avenue has marzipan and sorbetto
6)Tasty Pasty 8216-18 13th Avenue 718-833-9493 – Makes vegan cakes
7) Miss American Pie in Bensonhurst makes vegan pies
8) Whole Foods in Park Slope – vegan cupcakes
Vegan Treats birthday cakes -or you can call Vegan Treats and have them deliver a cake 610-861-7660 info@vegantreats.com
11) Clementine Bakery – 395 Classon Avenue – cronuts, sheet cakes and cookies.
12) Ladybird Bakery 1112 – 8th Avenue Brooklyn
13) Babycakes NYC makes vegan sheet cakes. Call during the week – they don’t take orders on the weekends 855-462-2292
Restaurants in Other Areas of Brooklyn
Dyker Heights
1) Burger Fi 86th Street and 7th Avenue
a) The Beyond Burger – plant-based burger
b) VegeFi – our vegan likes this veggie burger the best.
c) Cajun fries
2) Baby Olive – 1402 86th Street – Smoothies and salads
3) Blue Agave 7201 – 16th Avenue Vegetable tacos, burritos and fajitas.
3) Lioni’s Hereos has a vegan hero now! Info here Lioni’s is at 7803 15th Avenue – their number: 718 232-1411.
Bensonhurst
1) Panentico Rustico -8222 17th Avenue – on Seamless
Vegan meatball hero – everyone loves this!
Make your own pannini – Roasted Peppers, Arugula, avacado, grilled balsamic eggplant and zucchini with fig glaze
2) Papa Mikes Brick Oven Pizza – 7416 – 20th Avenue 718-513-3696 – Across the street from St. Dominic Church makes a good vegan pizza.
Coney Island
1) Holy Vegan on Coney Island Avenue. They deliver to Bay Ridge on Uber Eats. Burgers, fries and wings are good. Flatbread too! Avoid the mac and cheese.
2) Jalsa Indian – 786 Coney Island Avenue. They deliver to Bay Ridge via Door Dash.
3) Carls Jr. 1201 Surf Avenue
a) Beyond Burgers
b) Rice beans and chips
Industry City
Brooklyn Brine)– 67 – 35th Street. Pics here
Park Slope
1) Bogota Latin Bistro 141 5th Avenue (and DeGraw) – good brunch
2) Bricolage -Vegetarian Vietnamese Crepe (it’s vegan without the egg!)
3) Bar Crudo at 412 – 5th Avenue has vegan fish and chips and vegan paella
4) The V Spot at 156 -5th Avenue. They have guacamole, chips and vegan meat – it taste like regular meat!
Cobble Hill
Wild Ginger – Pan Asian Vegan Cuisine
Crown Heights
Ras Plant Based – Ethopian Restaurant at 739 Franklin Avenue
Chavelas – Mexican restaurant
Red Hook
Ikea has veggie meatballs (ew) and veggie hotdogs (this guide was made for someone who loves Ikea so it had to go on here)
Flatbush
Four Seasons Bakery and Juice Bar – 2281 Church Avenue – good food – see yelp
Williamsburg
Butchers’ Daughter – pizza with Daiya – good
Amituofo Vegan 19 Bogart Street
Champs Diner 197 Meserole Street – 70’s diner with vegan comfort food
Bunna Cafe 1084 Flushing Avenue. Ethiopian restaurant – inexpensive
Manhattan
May Kaidee, Vegan Thai in Chinatown
Hangawi Vegan Korean
XYST (Mediterranean tapas)
PlantFood and Wine (upscale)
Double Zero (pizza)
Delice And Sarassin, French restaurant in The Village
Nix- The Village
Grocery Stores to Get Vegan Items in Bay Ridge
Appletree Natural Market 7613 3rd Avenue
Keyfood – 7414 3rd Avenue
a) Beyond meat burgers and Beyond Sausages
b) Just Mayo
C-Town – 5th Avenue and 76th Street
Satur Farms items
Forager cheeses
Nuggs vegan nuggets
Blackbird frozen pizza
Hu vegan dark chocolate
Brooklyn Market 8102 – 3rd Avenue Sells:
a) Miyokos vegan butter
b) Eat Pastry – vegan cookie dough in the dairy section (blue container)
c) Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
d) Vegan tzatziki sauce
Foodtown 9105 – 3rd Avenue Sells:
a) Kite Hill cream cheese
b) Miyokos vegan butter
c) Miyoko hard cheese wheels
d) Miyoko Mozz, Sundry Tomato & Herb chees
c) Beyond burgers and sausages
d) Seitan
e) Smoked Jackfruit – it’s in the produce section on the 1st floor
f) Jackfruit bowls
f) Lightlife bacon alternative
g) Hilary’s veggie burger
h) Gardein – like chicken tenders
i) Just Eggs
j) Vegan Pesto by the hummus
k) Wayfare spreadable cheese at Foodtown. It’s delicious, and much cheaper than other vegan cheeses. (Douglas recommended)
k) Wayfare butter – one of the few vegan butters that doesn’t use palm oil and it’s delicious (Douglas recommended)
l) Wayfare pudding
m) Wayfare ream cheese… but Trader Joe’s cream cheese is much cheaper. (Douglas recommended)
n) Ben and Jerry’s non-dairy frozen dessert
Met Fresh – 9606 – 3rd Avenue
a) Violife cream cheese and cheddar cheese like slices
b) Just egg
c) Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese, which they also carry at Met Fresh
d) Vegenaise
e) Vegenaise tartar sauce
f) Beyond meat burgers, ground and Beyond Sausages – brats
g) Blackbird Pizza $9.99
Bagel Shmagel 3rd Avenue
a) Tofu cream cheese spreads
Stores Outside of Bay Ridge
Riverdel Fine Foods – vegan cheese shop by grand army plaza
La Bella – 7901 – 13th Avenue
a) The Beyond Burger – it’s back near the the bubba burgers, prepackaged things and chicken
b) Just Mayo
Whole Foods on 3rd Ave in Park Slope – order on through Amazon or on their app – they deliver
a) White bean sauce
b) Alfredo sauce
c) vodka sauce
d) Pesto sauce is near the ketchup and condiments
e) Beyond sausage
Trader Joes
a) Trader Joe’s vegan crab cakes
b) Wayfare cheese
c) Miyoko’s Butter for less than everywhere else – $5
Vegan Gifts
Kitchening at 8003 – 3rd Avenue has vegan leather tote bags and or cork bags.
Hugs,
marlene
Topics: Bay Ridge | 3 Comments »
October 11th, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Thank you! This is awesome! Pho Hoai on 86th also has a veggie pho with veggie broth that’s delish.
October 13th, 2019 at 10:54 am
Great list! You should mention Wayfare spreadable cheese at Foodtown. It’s delicious, and much cheaper than other vegan cheeses. Ditto for their butter–delicious and cheaper. And it’s one of the few vegan butters that doesn’t use palm oil. They also have Wayfare pudding and cream cheese… but Trader Joe’s cream cheese is much cheaper.
August 22nd, 2021 at 4:18 pm
wow! thank you so much!!!