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Find your next vegan meal in Indianapolis
Five current stops for vegan diner food, soul food, burgers and Mexican dishes — with four dedicated vegan concepts plus one clearly labeled mixed restaurant.
Older Indianapolis vegan favorites are not carried forward automatically: Three Carrots closed permanently in 2023 and Soulshine Vegan Cafe was reported closed in 2024. This guide focuses on currently verifiable 2026 options.
Indianapolis has several dedicated vegan comfort-food kitchens but relatively few early-morning options. Saturday at 10th Street Diner is the clearest brunch-style service in this shortlist; most other profiles start around lunch.
Choose your kind of meal
Diner & brunch
10th Street Diner is 100% vegan and opens at 10:00 am Saturday.
Soul & comfort food
Black Leaf Vegan, Cul De Sac Kitchen and Good Vegan Bad Vegan cover burgers, soul-food flavors and hearty plant-based meals.
Mexican vegan options
Tlaolli is a mixed restaurant but publishes a strong vegan section including birria, jackfruit and tofu-mole tacos.
Restaurants in this guide
Editorial selection · not a ranking10th Street Diner
Near Eastside · East 10th Street
A family-owned vegan diner with classic comfort food
10th Street Diner is an entirely vegan Indianapolis diner serving comfort-food dishes such as reubens, burgers, pot pie, veggie lasagna and fried Brussels sprouts. Visit Indy currently lists it as 100% vegan.
Before you order:Saturday opens earlier than the weekday schedule, making it the clearest brunch-style option here. Sunday and Monday are not part of the currently published service schedule.
Highlights: Vegan diner classics, beer and wine, plus Saturday morning service.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | 100% vegan fare. |
| Address | 3301 E 10th St Indianapolis, IN 46201 |
| Published hours | Tue–Fri: 12:00–8:00 pm Sat: 10:00 am–3:00 pm |
| Best fit | Lunch, dinner and Saturday brunch-style dining. |
Black Leaf Vegan
Downtown / Canal area · West 9th Street
A family-run vegan cafe that grew from a food truck
Black Leaf Vegan is a family-owned Indianapolis vegan business known for burgers, loaded nachos, mac and cheese, smoothies and other plant-based comfort food. Its current storefront is on West 9th Street.
Before you order:Current local listings agree on the West 9th Street address but show small differences in opening time. This guide uses the most consistent current window—daytime service Monday through Saturday—and recommends checking before a special trip.
Highlights: Vegan burgers, loaded nachos, smoothies and a central location.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Vegan cafe / all-vegan concept. |
| Address | 335 W 9th St Indianapolis, IN 46202 |
| Published hours | Current listings: roughly Mon–Sat 10:00 am–6:00 pm; Sun closed. |
| Planning | Verify same-day hours because current third-party listings vary slightly. |
Cul De Sac Kitchen
East Indianapolis · Mitthoeffer Road
Plant-based soul food with raw and comfort-food options
Cul De Sac Kitchen’s current ordering page describes the restaurant as 100% plant based, soy-free, organic and non-GMO. Its menu mixes familiar comfort-food formats with raw and whole-food options.
Before you order:Monday is closed, and opening times vary slightly through the week. Use the live Toast page for the current day’s window before driving across town.
Highlights: 100% plant-based soul food, soy-free positioning and raw-food options.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | 100% plant based. |
| Address | 3827 Mitthoeffer Rd Indianapolis, IN 46235 |
| Published hours | Sun: 12:00–5:00 pm Mon: closed Tue & Thu: 12:00–6:00 pm Wed, Fri & Sat: around 12:30–6:00 pm |
| Concept | Plant-based comfort food plus raw selections. |
Good Vegan Bad Vegan
North Harding Street · Indianapolis
A 100% vegan kitchen with big comfort-food portions
Good Vegan Bad Vegan currently operates from North Harding Street and describes itself as a 100% vegan kitchen. The menu includes burgers, oyster-mushroom chik’n, vegan skrimp, salads and raw vegan options.
Before you order:The weekly schedule is compact and varies by platform, with service concentrated Thursday through Sunday. Use the live delivery/order page for same-day pickup times.
Highlights: 100% vegan kitchen, burgers, oyster-mushroom sandwiches and raw options.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | 100% vegan kitchen. |
| Address | 2401 N Harding St Indianapolis, IN 46208 |
| Published service | Current platforms show service primarily Thu–Sun, with different windows by day. |
| Format | Food-truck / pickup-oriented vegan comfort food. |
Tlaolli
East Washington Street · Near Eastside
Mexican food with an unusually deep vegan section
Tlaolli is not a fully vegan restaurant, but its current menu includes vegan birria tacos, hibiscus tacos, jackfruit, tofu mole, a vegan entrée, vegan beans and rice, and vegan sides. Meat and dairy are also served.
How to order vegan:Choose dishes explicitly labeled vegan and avoid the meat, cheese and crema preparations. The current claimed business listing shows Tuesday and Wednesday evening service and Thursday through Saturday lunch/dinner service.
Highlights: Vegan birria, jackfruit tacos, tofu mole and Mexican sides.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with extensive clearly labeled vegan options. |
| Address | 2830 E Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46201 |
| Published hours | Tue–Wed: 3:00–8:00 pm Thu–Sat: 11:00 am–8:00 pm Sun–Mon: closed |
| Ordering detail | Use vegan-labeled tacos, entrées and sides; conventional meat and dairy are also on the menu. |
Vegan breakfast and brunch in Indianapolis
Saturday diner brunch
10th Street Diner opens at 10:00 am Saturday and is fully vegan, making it the most straightforward brunch-style choice in this selection.
Mostly lunch-oriented elsewhere
Black Leaf is primarily daytime café service, while Cul De Sac Kitchen, Good Vegan Bad Vegan and Tlaolli generally start later.
Former brunch favorite Soulshine Vegan Cafe is excluded because it was reported closed in November 2024.
Plan your Indianapolis vegan food stops
Check limited schedules
Cul De Sac Kitchen and Good Vegan Bad Vegan have compact weekly schedules, so same-day ordering pages are more reliable than assumptions from older reviews.
Mixed kitchen at Tlaolli
Tlaolli serves meat and dairy as well as vegan dishes. Follow the explicit vegan labels rather than treating the whole menu as plant-based.
Indianapolis spans a large area. Downtown, East Washington Street and Mitthoeffer Road are separate destinations; use the map rather than treating all five as a walkable cluster.
Frequently asked questions
Which featured restaurants are fully vegan?
10th Street Diner, Black Leaf Vegan, Cul De Sac Kitchen and Good Vegan Bad Vegan operate as vegan or 100% plant-based concepts. Tlaolli is mixed but has many clearly labeled vegan dishes.
Where can I get vegan brunch?
10th Street Diner is the clearest current option in this shortlist, opening at 10:00 am on Saturday.
Why are Three Carrots and Soulshine not included?
Three Carrots permanently closed in 2023, while Soulshine Vegan Cafe was reported closed in 2024.
Is Tlaolli fully vegan?
No. It serves meat and dairy, but its current menu has an unusually broad set of explicit vegan tacos, entrées and sides.
Research notes and image credit
Current city listings, active ordering pages, restaurant websites and current menu sources were reviewed on September 19, 2026. Closed legacy restaurants were removed rather than repeated from older vegan guides.
Featured image: Indianapolis skyline from White River Trail Bridge by TheWxResearcher, released under CC0 1.0.
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