Top 10 Vegan Restaurants in St. Pete, Florida

This past Saturday, we got up early – as usual, with the baby. However, unlike our usual weekend plans, we then packed up the car and hit the road, so that we could get to Valkyrie Doughnuts for their grand opening.

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I’ve made my love for donuts clear, with my ode to Voodoo Doughnut a couple weeks ago, so I didn’t want to miss out on these new treats right down the road from us. The donuts at Valkyrie Doughnuts are yeast-raised, egg-free and dairy-free. While I prefer a cake donut, these were quite delicious, and I never would have guessed that most of their flavors were vegan. Which led me to do some research – what other great vegan places have I been missing out on in St. Pete?

Here are just a few of the other vegan and plant-based restaurants in the area, giving you ten awesome options to choose from:

• Valhalla Bakery and Freya’s Diner are Valkyrie Doughnuts’ sister restaurants. As Celine Duvoisin shares on the Valhalla website, “We search out the best ingredients, and make sure that we know what is in everything so you can rest assured that your favorite desserts remain egg-free and dairy-free, as well as Vegan-approved.”
• The Cider Press Café is the perfect spot for vegan comfort food. While they originally specialized in raw dishes, their cooked dishes have won over the hearts of locals – especially their vegan burgers!
• Love Food Central is both vegan and gluten-free, and they use organic, local and non-GMO ingredients whenever they can. While their menu is expansive, with plenty of “cheeze” options, you don’t want to miss out on their desserts.
• Ray’s Vegan Soul takes a plant-based approach to foods you never thought could be vegan, like vegan BBQ pulled pork. While they’ve popped up in several places in St. Pete, their new home will be inside the brand new 22 South Food Hall.
• Golden Dinosaur Vegan Deli is technically in Gulfport, but right next door to St. Pete, and they’ve been voted “Best of the Bay” for best vegan Tampa Bay restaurant by Creative Loafing readers. All their menu items are 100% vegan and most are made from scratch.
• Lotus Vegan Restaurant is Pinellas Park’s only 100% vegan restaurant, focusing on Vietnamese dishes. On the third Saturday of every month, you can enjoy their vegan buffet for only $16.99 – get more updates on the buffet here.
• Plant+Love Ice Cream offers premium, dairy-free ice cream, made from organic coconut milk. They’re always bringing in new flavors, so you never know what’s going to be available – only that it’ll be tasty!
• Nah Dogs is actually a vegan hot dog cart, and you can find them in various spots throughout St. Pete. Follow them to find out where their latest pop up will be, but note: they are closed for a couple weeks, returning on July 31, 2021.

Looking for some other tasty places in the area to try? These are 10 local restaurant options in St. Pete and 10 great eats in Tampa that I’ve enjoyed recently. Plus, I always recommend The Library.