When I moved here a dozen years ago, the very concept of a Nashville vegan restaurant seemed ridiculous. It was really a veg wasteland. Even when I started this website in 2008, the options were few and far between. But times have truly changed and it's exciting.

Over the last few years, Nashville has seen a surge of new vegan and vegetarian restaurants, as well as improved options at "regular" places. There are now many restaurants that offer a vegan entree or two, and some even offer a separate menu. Others have only side dishes that you can piece together into a meal. But I'd say that the vast majority of servers understand veganism and are willing to ask the chef to see what s/he can provide.

We also have two Whole Foods grocery stores and two Turnip Trucks (with an expansion of the East Nashville location on the way), as well as The Produce Place in Sylvan Park. All of them have great vegan food and some prepared food.

This Nashville vegan restaurants guide is organized by category: completely vegetarian restaurants and restaurants with many vegetarian options. I'm also including a section on East Nashville, what I consider the most vegan-friendly area of town.

Khan's Desserts

Right down the street from Wild Cow in East Nashville is the tiny Khan's Desserts. Though it only houses four tables, Khan's makes desserts that are sold all around Nashville. And they're really, really good, beautiful treats. The owner, Karina Khan, used to cook and bake at Wild Cow and you can still find her desserts there.

Khan's also makes awesome vegan sandwiches, like the Mobster, with grilled seitan, Daiya cheese and roasted red pepper.

Above was one of my favorites, a vegan crabcake, but they stopped making it a few years ago.

One of our standard picks is the breakfast burrito with vegan sausage and tempeh.

In 2015 Khan's introduced vegan soft serve that you can order straight-up in a cup or cone, or you can have a sundae with caramel or chocolate sauce and toppings, and even a blizzard-esque frosty delight.

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The Best Nashville Vegan Restaurants Options