Vegan Restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio: Food & Brunch Guide

Nourish Wellness Cafe sits inside Pop Life and is a 100% plant-based wellness cafe built around grain bowls, wraps, salads, smoothies and herbal drinks. The same kitchen also offers vegan ready-made meals for next-day pickup.

Before you orderSunday is closed and Saturday has shorter hours. Meal-prep orders follow a separate pickup flow from the regular cafe menu, so use the appropriate ordering page. Whole-food positioning does not remove common allergens; check individual ingredients.

Highlights: A fully plant-based cafe with both same-day food and a structured vegan meal-prep program.

Beet Jar is the earliest city stop in this selection, pairing cold-pressed juices and smoothies with signature sandwiches and takeaway food. The current Cleveland Vegan Society guide classifies the Ohio City location as all vegan.

Before you orderThe shop is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday, Thursday and Friday start at 7am; weekends start at 8am. Use the operator’s current Ohio City menu because the concept is built around a smaller daytime selection rather than an all-day restaurant schedule.

Highlights: An early-opening Ohio City juice-and-sandwich shop with current all-vegan classification.

Cloak & Dagger is the late-night cocktail-and-dinner option. Its food program has long been entirely vegan, paired with an elaborate rotating cocktail “book.” The venue remains active in 2026 with current reservations, reviews and published hours.

Before you orderThis is an adults-only cocktail lounge: the house rules say no children, strongly recommend reservations, prohibit substitutions on signature items and add a 5% service fee to food. The kitchen closes at 10pm even though the bar remains open later.

Highlights: Vegan bar food and highly designed cocktails in a reservation-friendly Tremont lounge.

Boaz is a mixed Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant where bowls, pita rolls, hummus, falafel, vegetables, grains and sauces make a vegan meal relatively easy to assemble. The Cleveland Vegan Society currently categorizes it as ultra vegan-friendly.

How to order veganBoaz also serves meat and dairy, so build the meal deliberately: choose falafel or plant-based components and confirm sauces, dressings and toppings. The Ohio City location is the remaining Boaz restaurant after the University Heights branch converted to another concept.

Highlights: A customizable Ohio City lunch/dinner option with many vegan-friendly Mediterranean components.

Empress Taytu is a mixed Ethiopian restaurant with a particularly strong vegetable-and-legume side of the menu. Current business information says more than half the menu is vegan, while the Cleveland Vegan Society classifies the restaurant as ultra vegan-friendly.

How to order veganMeat dishes and dairy also appear on the menu, so order the vegetarian/vegan lentil, legume, greens and vegetable preparations and confirm whether a specific bread, appetizer or shared platter contains dairy. Gluten-free injera is available by request.

Highlights: A culturally immersive Ethiopian dinner with multiple vegan stews and vegetable plates for sharing.

Cleveland Vegan is the strongest nearby fully vegan cafe-and-bakery option, but its address is in Lakewood — a separate municipality west of Cleveland. The cafe serves breakfast plates, burritos, salads, sandwiches, smoothies and a full vegan bakery case.

Before you orderKeep the Lakewood address in your route plan. Monday is closed, Sunday ends at 3pm and reservations are only accepted Tuesday–Friday for parties of six or more. The cafe is not gluten-free, although many items can be adapted.

Highlights: A fully vegan cafe, coffee bar and bakery with substantial breakfast options just outside Cleveland city limits.