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Find your next vegan meal in Alexandria
Looking for vegan restaurants in Alexandria, VA? PLNT Burger offers a vegan fast-food menu, Matt & Tony's lists a Vegan Breakfast Burrito, Taqueria Picoso has tacos that can be ordered with careful changes, and Hawwi provides a named Ethiopian Vegan Sampler.
For an Old Town stay, a waterfront outing or a visit that also includes Washington, D.C., choose your food stops by neighborhood. This guide separates Old Town, Del Ray and the West End rather than presenting every Alexandria restaurant as a short walk from the river.
Vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in Alexandria
PLNT Burger is the entirely vegan business in this selection. The other three have mixed menus, but offer different routes to a meal: an explicitly vegan breakfast, modified Mexican tacos, or a vegan Ethiopian combination. The important checks are specific rather than generic. At Picoso, for example, a vegan chorizo filling does not remove the dairy cheese from the standard taco.
A named vegan breakfast
Matt & Tony's serves a Vegan Breakfast Burrito with JUST Egg and plant-based filling. The restaurant opens at 8am and offers all-day breakfast.
A full Ethiopian meal
Hawwi lists a Vegan Sampler with lentils, legumes and vegetables. Choose that combination rather than assuming every mixed platter is vegan.
Vegan burgers without substitutions
PLNT Burger has a fully plant-based menu at its Old Town location on Duke Street.
Restaurants in this guide
Editorial selection · not a rankingPLNT Burger — Old Town
Duke Street · Old Town location
A straightforward vegan burger stop on Duke Street
PLNT Burger's menu is plant-based, with cheeseburger-style burgers, chicken-style sandwiches, fries and dairy-free shakes among its offerings. The Old Town branch provides a useful contrast to restaurants where every sauce and topping needs a substitution. Choose the specific Alexandria location when checking the available menu or placing an order.
Before you order Confirm current stock and collection times for the Old Town branch, especially when you need a particular sandwich or shake. The vegan menu is not a promise that every item suits every food allergy. Treat this as a burger-and-sandwich meal, not an early breakfast service.
Highlights: A complete vegan fast-food meal without changing a conventional recipe.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Fully plant-based vegan menu. |
| Address | 1700 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Current hours | Daily 10am–10pm on the operator's Old Town page. Confirm special-date and pickup availability. |
| Best fit | Vegan burgers, sandwiches and a quick lunch or dinner. |
Sources: Old Town address and opening hours · operator plant-based menu and products.
Matt & Tony's All Day Kitchen + Bar
Mount Vernon Avenue · Del Ray
An explicitly vegan breakfast in an all-day kitchen
Matt & Tony's ordering menu names a Vegan Breakfast Burrito with plant-based Chunk filling, JUST Egg, guacamole, peppers, onions and green-chile sauce, accompanied by home fries. That is a more useful starting point than assuming a vegetarian breakfast can be made vegan by removing its eggs. The wider kitchen is mixed, making this a practical choice for people ordering different kinds of breakfast.
Before you order Request the named Vegan Breakfast Burrito, not a standard burrito with one substitution. Keep the vegan preparation when changing sides or adding ingredients. Check availability before making a special trip, and choose a suitable milk and sweetener separately when ordering coffee.
Highlights: A documented savory vegan breakfast rather than only a pastry or fruit plate.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with an explicitly named vegan breakfast burrito. |
| Address | 1501 Mt Vernon Ave Alexandria, VA 22301 |
| Current hours | Sun–Thu 8am–9pm; Fri–Sat 8am–10pm. The operator offers all-day breakfast; confirm current dish availability. |
| Best fit | A savory vegan breakfast, brunch or an all-day breakfast meal. |
Sources: operator concept, address and hours · Vegan Breakfast Burrito and ingredients.
Taqueria Picoso
North Beauregard Street · West End
Vegan chorizo is a starting point, not the whole order
Visit Alexandria identifies Taqueria Picoso as offering vegan options. The operator's menu includes a vegan-chorizo-and-potato taco and a nopales taco, but their standard descriptions also include Chihuahua cheese. Vegan Mexican rice and suitable guacamole-and-chip choices can help complete the meal once the kitchen has confirmed the requested taco preparation.
Before you order Request no dairy cheese and ask which vegan alternative, if any, is available. Confirm sauces and the complete plate. Do not assume all beans are vegan: the Frijoles Charros include pork. Keep the distinction between a vegan filling and a fully vegan taco when ordering online.
Highlights: A West End Mexican meal with the essential modifications made explicit.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed taqueria with vegan options; standard plant-based-filling tacos need a cheese and sauce check. |
| Address | 1472 N Beauregard St Alexandria, VA 22311 |
| Current hours | Sun 11am–9pm; Mon–Wed 11am–10pm; Thu–Sat 11am–11pm. Recheck kitchen and holiday service. |
| Best fit | Veganized tacos, Mexican rice and a meal in Alexandria's West End. |
Sources: operator taco and side ingredients · address and opening hours · destination vegan-options listing and neighborhood.
Hawwi Ethiopian Restaurant
Queen Street
A varied vegan combination based on legumes and vegetables
Hawwi's menu lists a Vegan Sampler combining lentils, yellow split peas, chickpeas, greens and cabbage with carrots, served with injera or rice. It provides a complete meal to ask for by name rather than trying to infer the contents of a general combination platter. The restaurant also serves non-vegan dishes, so the specific sampler is the relevant choice.
Before you order Confirm the current sampler and any changes to its accompaniments. Explain that substitutions must remain vegan, including cooking fats and sauces. For a takeaway dinner, check the carryout cutoff rather than arriving at the restaurant's final closing time.
Highlights: A substantial Ethiopian vegan meal with several different vegetable and legume preparations.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed Ethiopian restaurant with a specifically named Vegan Sampler. |
| Address | 1125 Queen St Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Current hours | Tue–Sun 11am–9pm; Mon closed. Published carryout service ends at 8:30pm; confirm before ordering. |
| Best fit | A vegan sampler, an Ethiopian lunch or a planned dinner. |
Sources: operator menu and Vegan Sampler · current address, hours and carryout service.
Vegan breakfast and brunch in Alexandria
Matt & Tony's for a savory breakfast
The named Vegan Breakfast Burrito makes this the clearest breakfast option in the selection. Its 8am opening can suit an earlier start, and all-day breakfast helps when your first meal is later. Confirm the chosen dish before traveling to Del Ray.
Do not confuse lunch with brunch
PLNT Burger opens at 10am, while Picoso and Hawwi start at 11am on operating days. These can provide a substantial later meal, but their inclusion does not establish a traditional vegan breakfast menu.
Plan your Alexandria vegan food stops
Choose by neighborhood
PLNT Burger uses a Duke Street address and Hawwi is on Queen Street. Matt & Tony's is in Del Ray; Picoso is in the West End. Save the full restaurant address and compare it with your hotel rather than assuming every listing is beside the Old Town waterfront.
Keep a different dinner option ready
Hawwi closes on Mondays and finishes carryout before the restaurant closes. Picoso needs an explicitly modified vegan order. Check the actual collection window or preparation before committing to a meal after a day out.
For a stay that combines Alexandria with Washington, D.C., plan the restaurant journey separately from sightseeing. These are Alexandria businesses, not substitutes for a meal elsewhere in the capital region. Ask your accommodation about vegan breakfast and food storage directly; proximity to a suitable restaurant does not establish the hotel's own catering.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a fully vegan restaurant in this Alexandria guide?
PLNT Burger's menu is entirely plant-based. Matt & Tony's, Taqueria Picoso and Hawwi have mixed menus with vegan dishes or specific vegan modifications.
Where can I get a vegan breakfast burrito in Alexandria?
Matt & Tony's lists a Vegan Breakfast Burrito with JUST Egg and plant-based filling. Request that named preparation and confirm any changes to the order.
Is Picoso's vegan-chorizo taco vegan as served?
The standard description includes dairy cheese. Request a fully vegan preparation without that cheese and check the sauces and sides; vegan chorizo alone is not enough.
Are all four restaurants in Old Town?
No. The guide includes Old Town-area addresses, Del Ray and the West End. Check each profile's address before planning a walk, ride or pickup order.
Research notes and image credit
Research updated September 24, 2026 using linked operator menus, ordering pages, branch information and Visit Alexandria. This is desk research, not personal restaurant testing. A fully vegan menu is distinguished from vegan dishes in mixed kitchens and tacos requiring changes. Menus, hours and ingredient availability can change.
Featured image: Old Town Alexandria waterfront by Duane Lempke, CC0 1.0. Historical destination photograph from 2019; display size or crop may vary with the layout.
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