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Find your next vegan meal in Tacoma
Five current Tacoma stops for all-vegan comfort food, Cuban-inspired vegan dishes, hot dogs, sandwiches and early vegan bakery options.
Tacoma’s plant-based scene changed when longtime vegan restaurant Viva closed in 2025, but the city still has one dedicated vegan restaurant plus several mixed kitchens with unusually large vegan menus. This guide uses current 2026 local coverage instead of repeating closed legacy favorites.
Tacoma is especially strong for vegan comfort food and sandwiches. Quickie Too is the dedicated vegan anchor; Hilltop, Sixth Avenue and South Tacoma add mixed bars whose vegan menus are substantial enough to be destinations in their own right.
Choose your kind of meal
100% vegan comfort food
Quickie Too is the dedicated all-vegan restaurant in this selection, with takeout-only Southern and Jamaican-influenced comfort food.
Vegan sandwiches & bar food
Peterson Bros. 1111, The Red Hot and The Church Cantina all maintain unusually broad vegan choices inside mixed kitchens.
Breakfast & sweets
Corina Bakery opens at 7:30 am weekdays and sells vegan pies, cakes and other vegan baked goods.
Restaurants in this guide
Editorial selection · not a rankingQuickie Too
Hilltop · Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma’s dedicated all-vegan comfort-food restaurant
Quickie Too is Tacoma’s all-vegan anchor, serving plant-based Southern and Caribbean-influenced comfort food such as seitan dinners, tofu steak, burgers, wraps, mac & yease, greens and desserts. The current operation is takeout-only.
Before you order:Hours are deliberately limited and the restaurant is closed Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Order through the current site during the published window rather than relying on old dine-in information.
Highlights: Fully vegan comfort food, Jamaican-inspired flavors and a long Tacoma history.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | 100% vegan. |
| Address | 1324 Martin Luther King Jr Way Tacoma, WA 98405 |
| Published hours | Mon: 3:00–7:30 pm Wed & Fri: 11:00 am–7:30 pm Sat: 12:00–5:30 pm |
| Service | Takeout only; Tue, Thu and Sun closed. |
The Church Cantina
South Tacoma · South Tacoma Way
Cuban-inspired bar food with a substantial vegan menu
The Church Cantina’s goth-horror setting comes with a surprisingly deep vegan selection. Current local coverage highlights vegan nachos, a vegan crunch wrap with vegan chorizo, a seitan Cubano and jackfruit-based dishes.
Before you order:This is a mixed bar and restaurant. Order items specifically identified as vegan and confirm cheese or sauces on tacos and other dishes that also exist in non-vegan versions.
Highlights: Vegan Cubano, vegan chorizo, jackfruit and late-night South Tacoma service.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with many explicit vegan dishes. |
| Address | 5240 S Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98409 |
| Current listed hours | Tue–Sat: about 12:00 pm–2:00 am Sun–Mon: closed |
| Best fit | Lunch, dinner and late-night vegan comfort food. |
The Red Hot
Sixth Avenue District
A beer-and-hot-dog institution with a full vegan section
The Red Hot is a 21+ Sixth Avenue beer and hot-dog bar whose vegan selection goes well beyond one substitution. Tacoma’s 2026 vegan guide notes a dedicated section of vegan hot dogs, burgers and sides, including Field Roast-style franks, vegan bratwursts, baked beans and coleslaw.
Before you order:The kitchen also serves meat. Choose items from the vegan section and confirm toppings or specials if you are changing a standard dog or burger.
Highlights: Vegan franks, bratwursts and sides in one of Tacoma’s best-known casual bars.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed 21+ bar with a dedicated vegan menu section. |
| Address | 2914 6th Ave Tacoma, WA 98406 |
| Planning | Active current site and 2026 vegan coverage; verify same-day kitchen hours before a special trip. |
| Best fit | Casual lunch or dinner on Sixth Avenue. |
Peterson Bros. 1111
Hilltop · South 11th Street
A dive bar with a serious vegan sandwich menu
Peterson Bros. 1111 is a mixed Hilltop sandwich bar with a dedicated vegan side of the menu. Current operator and local coverage feature the Vegan Buffalo Melt, Vegan Reuben, Vegan Philly and other plant-based sandwiches built with seitan or soy curls.
Before you order:The venue is 21+ and the kitchen serves meat and dairy. Stick to the dedicated vegan menu and ask about specials rather than assuming a conventional sandwich can be modified safely.
Highlights: Vegan Reuben, Philly and Buffalo Melt with very late daily service.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed 21+ bar with a dedicated vegan menu. |
| Address | 1111 S 11th St Tacoma, WA 98405 |
| Published hours | Daily: 11:00 am–2:00 am |
| Best fit | Vegan sandwiches, lunch, dinner and late-night food. |
Corina Bakery
Downtown · Fawcett Avenue
Early vegan pastries, pies and specialty cakes downtown
Corina Bakery is not a vegan bakery, but its current shop offers dedicated vegan pies, vegan specialty cakes and gluten-free vegan brownies alongside other plant-based baked goods. It is the earliest-opening profile in this guide.
Before you order:Corina explicitly states that bakery items are made on shared equipment handling eggs, dairy, soy, nuts, seeds, wheat and other allergens. Vegan labeling does not mean allergen-free preparation.
Highlights: Vegan desserts and pastries from 7:30 am on weekdays in downtown Tacoma.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Vegan status | Mixed bakery with dedicated vegan product lines. |
| Address | 602 Fawcett Ave Tacoma, WA 98402 |
| Published hours | Mon–Fri: 7:30 am–4:00 pm Sat: 8:00 am–4:00 pm Sun: 9:00 am–3:00 pm |
| Cross-contact | Shared equipment is explicitly disclosed by the bakery. |
Vegan breakfast and brunch in Tacoma
Earliest stop: Corina Bakery
Corina opens at 7:30 am Monday through Friday, 8:00 am Saturday and 9:00 am Sunday with vegan pies, cakes and other baked goods.
Dedicated vegan food starts later
Quickie Too is fully vegan but its current schedule is limited and begins no earlier than 11:00 am, so it works better for lunch than breakfast.
For a sit-down breakfast rather than pastries, Tacoma has additional mixed cafes with individual vegan dishes, but the five profiles here prioritize the strongest documented vegan menus.
Plan your Tacoma vegan food stops
Hilltop pairing
Quickie Too and Peterson Bros. 1111 are both in the Hilltop area, but their schedules and service styles are very different: takeout-only vegan food versus a late-night 21+ bar.
Know the age restrictions
The Red Hot and Peterson Bros. 1111 are 21+ venues. Quickie Too and Corina Bakery are better choices for travelers who need an all-ages stop.
Do not plan around Viva Tacoma: the former Proctor vegan restaurant closed after service on February 28, 2025 and is intentionally excluded from the active restaurant list.
Frequently asked questions
Which Tacoma restaurant here is fully vegan?
Quickie Too is the dedicated all-vegan restaurant in this guide. The Church Cantina, The Red Hot, Peterson Bros. 1111 and Corina Bakery are mixed businesses with documented vegan choices.
Is Viva Tacoma still open?
No. Viva closed after service on February 28, 2025, so this current guide does not list it as an active restaurant.
Where can I find vegan sandwiches in Tacoma?
Peterson Bros. 1111 has a dedicated vegan menu with a Vegan Reuben, Vegan Philly and Vegan Buffalo Melt. Quickie Too also offers multiple all-vegan sandwiches and wraps.
Where can I get vegan breakfast or pastries?
Corina Bakery is the earliest profile in this selection and sells vegan pies, specialty cakes and other vegan baked goods, with a clear shared-equipment allergen disclosure.
Research notes and image credit
Current restaurant websites, current menus and The News Tribune’s 2026 Tacoma vegan dining guide were reviewed on September 20, 2026. The closed Viva Tacoma was removed rather than repeated from older lists.
Featured image: Downtown Tacoma skyline from Pacific Avenue & 32nd Street (2024) by SounderBruce, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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