Washington, DC
For Vegan in Washington, the local food press points to PLANTA Washington DC, Oyster Oyster, and VEGZ. Picks from Washingtonian, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Washingtonian. Updated July 2026.
PLANTA Washington DC · Dupont Circle
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #1 vegetarian. The Dupont and Bethesda plant-based restaurants, plus sibling Planta Queen.
Oyster Oyster · Shaw
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #2 vegetarian. Shaw's Michelin Green Star mid-Atlantic tasting menu, entirely plant-based and bivalve.
VEGZ · Adams Morgan
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #3 vegetarian. The Adams Morgan plant-based kitchen rounding out DC's vegan top three.
Elizabeth's · Golden Triangle
DC's original vegan fine-dining restaurant, an elegant townhouse tasting-menu spot near the White House. The menu leans inventive rather than austere, with dishes like a giant royal-trumpet-mushroom raviolo finished with a flurry of truffles, aimed at diners who want a special-occasion room without meat or dairy.
DC Vegan · Dupont Circle
An Italian-American vegan restaurant built on convincing plant-based versions of classics: crackly fried calamari made from king-trumpet mushroom rings, and cacio e pepe finished with a creamy cashew sauce instead of dairy. A whimsical subterranean spot aimed at proving vegan Italian does not have to feel like a compromise.
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