Top 20 - US Cities With The Most Vegan Restaurants Per Capita

Eating plant-based can be hard enough. Between being asked to explain WHY you’re doing it and the serious lack of option on 99% of menus, it’s hard out here for a plant-based scavenger. It’s always refreshing to end up in a city where there’s actually some vegan restaurants, let alone some GOOD ONES. We dove into the data and found the top 10 cities for vegan restaurants. This list is based on how many vegan restaurants in comparison to total population, which really matters because it means there will actually be room for you to dine at these plant-based havens.

1. Santa Fe, NM

   Restaurants: 19

   Population: 148k

   Per Capita: 12.8

2. Bend, OR

   Restaurants: 19

   Population: 175k

   Per Capita: 10.8

3. Eugene, OR

   Restaurants: 38

   Population: 362k

   Per Capita: 10.5

4. Portland, OR

   Restaurants: 150

   Population: 2.3mm

   Per Capita: 6.3

5. Ann Arbor, MI

   Restaurants: 22

   Population: 358k

   Per Capita: 6.1

6. Boulder, CO

   Restaurants: 19

   Population: 319k

   Per Capita: 5.9

7. San Francisco, CA

   Restaurants: 247

   Population: 4.6mm

   Per Capita: 5.3

8. Seattle, WA

   Restaurants: 184

   Population: 3.7mm

   Per Capita: 4.9

9. Santa Cruz, CA

   Restaurants: 11

   Population: 274k

   Per Capita: 4

10. Los Angeles, CA

    Restaurants: 494

    Population: 13.3mm

    Per Capita: 3.7

11. Santa Maria, CA

    Restaurants: 16

    Population: 444k

    Per Capita: 3.6

12. Austin, TX

    Restaurants: 71

    Population: 2mm

    Per Capita: 3.5

13. Las Vegas, NV

    Restaurants: 67

    Population: 2.1mm

    Per Capita: 3.2

14. Albuquerque, NM

    Restaurants: 28

    Population: 907k

    Per Capita: 3.1

15. Asheville, NC

    Restaurants: 14

    Population: 446k

    Per Capita: 3.1

16. Lincoln, NE

    Restaurants: 10

    Population: 323k

    Per Capita: 3.1

17. Myrtle Beach, SC

    Restaurants: 12

    Population: 431k

    Per Capita: 2.8

18. New York, NY

    Restaurants: 563

    Population: 20mm

    Per Capita: 2.8

19. Salt Lake City, UT

    Restaurants: 33

    Population: 1.1mm

    Per Capita: 2.8

20. San Diego, CA

    Restaurants: 94

    Population: 3.2mm

    Per Capita: 2.8

There you have it! These 20 cities are prioritizing the vegan community in a very real way. Killer chefs with a farm to table mindset, are whipping up plant-based creations that can match up against any restaurant in the world. We might just have to make all of these cities part of our bucket list; who wants to travel with us?!