Lov’n It Live is devoted to serving vegan and raw food dishes made with ingredients from local farms. Start off with a collard roll containing nutmeat, onions, tomatoes, avocado, and field greens or a stuffed avocado filled with nutmeat, peppers, and pico de gallo. Next, order a lentil burger, a slice of lasagne made with zucchini noodles, or a marinated portobello mushroom steak.

The huge success of Slutty Vegan in Atlanta cannot be overstated. Owner Pinky Cole founded the vegan burger business in 2018 as a delivery service, with people contacting her via Instagram to place orders for provocatively named meatless burgers like the One Night Stand and Ménage à Trois. She quickly amassed a large following, eventually leading to a food truck and late night pop-ups around Atlanta University Center. Cole now has six restaurant locations around Atlanta in Westview, the Old Fourth Ward, Georgia Tech, Truist Park, in Duluth, and in Jonesboro. She also owns Bar Vegan at Ponce City Market.

Food stall Hippie Hibachi serves hibachi-style dishes with a selection of vegan proteins, including teriyaki chicken and shrimp, tofu, Impossible meat, and mushrooms alongside items like vegetable fried rice.

Life Bistro serves a variety of foods on its menu, including a seafood gumbo made with konjac shrimp, a portobella mushroom Philly, grilled oyster mushroom carbonara, and a selection of alkaline-only dishes. Weekend brunch is also served here, along with beer and wine, cold-pressed juices, and organic coffee.

Don’t let “vegetarian” in the name fool you, this food is 100-percent vegan. Soul Vegetarian is a longstanding restaurant staple in the West End community. The vegan soul food restaurant is run by an Atlanta chapter of the African Hebrew Israelite Community of Jerusalem. Look for dishes such as a traditional Jerusalem rice platter or takes on Southern comfort foods like barbecue tofu or onion rings. There’s also a location in Poncey-Highland near Fishmonger and Sweet Auburn Barbecue.

This vegan restaurant in Midtown features a selection of Asian-style dishes on its menu. Many lunch and dinner items are also gluten free, like the glazed crispy king oyster mushroom.

This vegan joint serves a meatless version of the McDonald’s Big Mac that tastes like the real thing. Owned by Cornoy Watkins and Talia Jones, the Big As Burger comes served with a six-ounce Beyond meat patty topped with vegan cheddar cheese, vegan mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun. Order GABS sloppy joe cheese fries and a slice of vegan strawberry cheesecake, too. GABS slings its meatless burgers in Summerhill and as part of the pop-up container village along the Eastside Beltline trail under the Freedom Parkway bridge.

La Semilla flexes the flavors of Cuban and Mexican dishes on a menu rooted in veganism and family recipes. Owned by Sophia Marchese and Reid Trapani, La Semilla (or the seed) was forged from a pop-up launched just before the pandemic. This is a flavor-packed triumph of vegan dishes, like meatless versions of vegan chicken tamals steamed in banana leaves served with a punchy ancho sauce, croquetas de jamon stuffed with seitan ham Tranpani makes himself, and bistec de palomilla made with Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Start off with sikil pak (spicy pumpkin seed and tomato dip) served with fresh tortilla chips. And don’t skip the chochoyotes (masa dumplings filled with corn puree) served atop a thin layer of coconut-corn broth topped with a poblano-corn sofrito and matcha oil and fried tortillas for scooping. Reservations highly encouraged.

Billed as “Atlanta’s first vegan pizzeria,” Plant Based Pizzeria on Barnett Street just off of Ponce de Leon Avenue offers everything from vegan calzones to “meat” lovers and Hawaiian pizzas. Plant Based uses spelt flour for all of its pizza crusts and calzones, and includes a gluten-free crust option upon request. The restaurant features raw vegan pizzas, vegan burgers and sandwiches, and vegan desserts on its menu.

Vegan taqueria Chi Chi Vegan Taco Shop opened at the renovated 1 Moreland Avenue complex in 2020. The restaurant, owned by chef Chris Hodge, serves tacos, nachos, burritos, and rice bowls free of dairy, eggs, shellfish, and meat of any kind.

Dulce Vegan in Kirkwood is a 100-percent vegan bakery with gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free baked goods. The cafe also serves coffee, tea, and espresso drinks and sells cakes in a variety of flavors.

Mamak Vegan Kitchen is owned by the same family behind popular Buford Highway Malaysian restaurant Mamak at Asian Square. The restaurant, located on Chamblee Tucker Road, includes a dedicated vegan and vegetarian menu of select Mamak dishes, like mee goreng noodles tossed with fried tofu, a vegan char kway teow, and spicy rendang made with Beyond Meat. There’s also a selection of vegan soups, such as coconut and the tamarind-based assam, as well as appetizers like fried curry potato pies and Beyond Meat satay skewers.

Owned by Terry Sargent, the menu at Grass VBQ Joint serves vegan versions of Southern barbecue dishes, including smoked jerk wings and brisket and sandwiches made with smoked pulled jackfruit, a reuben with corned veef, and an oyster mushroom po’boy. Desserts include mini sweet potato pies and vegan cupcakes.