We all hate making New Year’s Resolutions, but making a commitment to helping the environment is a good one that anyone can embark on. Did you know that food waste is the #1 cause impacting climate change and that adopting a plant-based diet is one of the top solutions to reverse climate change? Decomposing plants and vegetables contribute minimal greenhouse gases while raising livestock for meat, eggs, and dairy contributes over 14% of the methane gas.

A few years ago, Miami vegetarians and vegans had few options for dining out. A few juice bars offered fresh salads and wraps, but enjoying a healthy or plant-based dinner out was non-existent. Today, Miami is a center of creative chefs offering colorful and flavorful vegan and vegetarian dishes even your carnivore loving friend will love. Here are some of our plant-based favorites.

Full Bloom

Tucked inside the Crest boutique hotel a block from Lincoln Rd is the first vegan restaurant in Miami established in 2015 and offers 100% animal-free dining with all locally sourced products and ingredients. The creative and constantly changing menu offers many options for lunch or dinner in an outdoor garden-like setting.

1670 James Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Love Life Cafe

Veronica and Diego are partners in love and in life. Just a few months after they got together, they began creating Love Life Cafe where they get to provide delicious and conscious food to the Miami community. Boasting the BEST Veggie Burger named at Seed Food and Wine Festival, their extensive menu is packed with fresh ingredients in salads, soups, arepas, pizzas, pastas, wraps and bowls.

Temporary Pop Up: Sacred Space Miami

105 NE 24th st Miami FL 33137

(305) 456-4148

Manna Life Food

Superfoods as burgepatties, arepas, fresh juices, wraps and more in this fast casual spot in the Alfred Dupont Building.

80 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132

Planta South Beach

Buzzy South of Fifth plant based spot that offers delicious food that promotes environmental sustainability with creative vegan dishes including an amazing selection of vegan sushi, udon noodles with truffle, pizzas and items that will even fool the carnivore in your life. NOW OPEN: Planta Queen in Coconut Grove.

Planta South Beach- 850 Commerce St, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Planta Queen- 3015 Grand Ave. Coconut Grove

Vegan Cuban Cuisine

Among all the Cuban restaurants in Miami, there’s an all vegan option that offers papa rellena, "ham" croqueta, or the iconic “cubano” sandwich. Visit husband and wife team Steven Rodriguez and Lismeilyn Machado for authentic flavors in this tiny spot. 

9640 SW 72nd St, Miami, FL 33173

Shido Wynwood (a pop up by Love Life Cafe)

Miso Udon and Kimchi Udon soups, and creative vegan sushi rolls in this pop up inside Love Life Cafe. Smoked carrot, cashew cream cheese, avocado and sweet plantains make up the Caribbean Queen roll, Truffled Oyster and Porcini Mushrooms S’room roll, and the Hangry Tomato Roll of spicy tomato tartare, avocado, jalapeños.

Temporary Pop Up: Sacred Space Miami

105 NE 24th st Miami FL 33137

(305) 456-4148

L’Artisane Vegan Cafe

With beautiful new digs, vegan French bakery, L’Artisane now located in Coral Gables offers all day vegan pastries, cakes, salads, soups and breakfast and lunch options. Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef Carolina Molea crafts some of the most beautiful and tasty treats around.

2526 Ponce De Leon Blvd. Coral Gables

So choose vegan for the animals, for your health…and for the environment!