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Portland's Essential Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants, Spring 2018

A guide to Portland's most fun and delicious plant-based foods (aka 16 ways to convert carnivores).

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Vegans already know that Portland is where to be when it comes to legit meat-free food; the city's best vegan and vegetarian restaurants spotlight vegetables and grains with style and sophistication, skipping the lazy tofu substitutions and bizarre fake cheese. No more vegan specials like fries and a salad; in fact, this map specifically favors restaurants without a touch of meat on the menu.

Eater's latest update highlights some of Portland's newer vegetarian and vegan restaurants, with additions like Capitol, Ichiza Kitchen, Maruti Indian Restaurant, and an all-vegan food truck from Los Gorditos. Exiting with the latest update are Canteen, Harlow, Vtopia Cheese Shop, and Sweetpea Baking Company: all lovely, but it's time for the new gang to shine.

—Michelle DeVona

All photos by Dina Avila unless otherwise noted

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Brewer's Poutine @ Hopworks BikeBar

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[Photo: Yelp/Hai—Yen D.]

Bourgee Burger @ Black Water Bar

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[Photo: Michele DeVona/EPDX]

Harvest Hash Barbeque @ Harvest at The Bindery

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Chef Sean Coryell joined Harvest at the Bindery this past spring, and among his new dishes is the standout Harvest Hash Barbeque. It's smoked mushrooms, roasted lilies, and Padrón peppers on a rosemary skewer with lapsang-sherry barbeque, achiote rub, and a few accompanying sauces. Note the menu rotates regularly, but a similar version of a barbecue dish is usually available.

Charquican @ Epif Restaurant & Pisco Lounge

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[Photo: Katherine Liljegren]

The Sudra

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[Photo: Facebook/The Sudra.]

Vegan Drumsticks @ Fire on the Mountain

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[Photo: Yelp/Sherry S.]

Vegan Omakase @ Biwa

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Image credit: Yelp/Gordan H.

Snacks @ Farm Spirit

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For some, the idea of "snacks" conjures images of packaged chips. Not so at Farm Spirit, chef Aaron Adams’s vegan fine-dining chef's counter opened in 2015. At the beginning of each meal, Adams prepares a platter of snacks like red kuri squash-stuffed buns, carrot jerky, and Ratte potato steeped in rosemary vinaigrette. The menu changes weekly.

Gobi Manchurian @ Bollywood Theater

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[Photo: Yelp/Matt E.]

Cumin Roasted Carrots @ The American Local

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Beet Tartare @ Portebello Vegan Trattoria

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[Photo: Yelp/Jen B.]

Caramelized Fennel Dashi @ Boke Bowl

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Veggie Brat @ Altengartz German Sausages Food Cart

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[Photo: Yelp/Cara S.]

Brûléed Banana Split @ Petunia's Pies & Pastries

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[Photo: Yelp/Jerylyn D.]

Macnocheeto Burrito @ Homegrown Smokehouse and Deli

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[Photo: Yelp/Natalie M..]

Caprese Panino @ Vtopia Cheese Shop and Deli

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[Photo: Yelp/Vanessa S.]

Brewer's Poutine @ Hopworks BikeBar

[Photo: Yelp/Hai—Yen D.]

Bourgee Burger @ Black Water Bar

[Photo: Michele DeVona/EPDX]

Harvest Hash Barbeque @ Harvest at The Bindery

Chef Sean Coryell joined Harvest at the Bindery this past spring, and among his new dishes is the standout Harvest Hash Barbeque. It's smoked mushrooms, roasted lilies, and Padrón peppers on a rosemary skewer with lapsang-sherry barbeque, achiote rub, and a few accompanying sauces. Note the menu rotates regularly, but a similar version of a barbecue dish is usually available.

Charquican @ Epif Restaurant & Pisco Lounge

[Photo: Katherine Liljegren]

The Sudra

[Photo: Facebook/The Sudra.]

Vegan Drumsticks @ Fire on the Mountain

[Photo: Yelp/Sherry S.]

Vegan Omakase @ Biwa

Image credit: Yelp/Gordan H.

Snacks @ Farm Spirit

For some, the idea of "snacks" conjures images of packaged chips. Not so at Farm Spirit, chef Aaron Adams’s vegan fine-dining chef's counter opened in 2015. At the beginning of each meal, Adams prepares a platter of snacks like red kuri squash-stuffed buns, carrot jerky, and Ratte potato steeped in rosemary vinaigrette. The menu changes weekly.

Gobi Manchurian @ Bollywood Theater

[Photo: Yelp/Matt E.]

Cumin Roasted Carrots @ The American Local

[Photo: The American Local]

Beet Tartare @ Portebello Vegan Trattoria

[Photo: Yelp/Jen B.]

Caramelized Fennel Dashi @ Boke Bowl

[Photo: Facebook/Boke Bowl]

Veggie Brat @ Altengartz German Sausages Food Cart

[Photo: Yelp/Cara S.]

Brûléed Banana Split @ Petunia's Pies & Pastries

[Photo: Yelp/Jerylyn D.]

Macnocheeto Burrito @ Homegrown Smokehouse and Deli

[Photo: Yelp/Natalie M..]

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Caprese Panino @ Vtopia Cheese Shop and Deli

[Photo: Yelp/Vanessa S.]

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