Luring in thirsty guests with its widely acclaimed avocado margaritas, Avo packs a punch for vegetarians with abundant brunch, lunch, and dinner menus. Plant-based plates here include kimchi spring rolls, lion’s mane mushroom “crab” cakes, and nachos blanketed in coconut queso and walnut chorizo.

Popular fake meat purveyors BE-Hive opened up a deli and market back in 2018, and even the most dedicated meat maniacs flock for a taste of their rotating crunch wraps and steak and chz and hot Italian sandwiches. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week, the market sells all of its popular proteins, from the famous seitan to vegan takes on to pepperoni, bacon, and chorizo.

The chefs over at Butcher & Bee showcase their vegetable wizardry way in dishes like avocado crispy rice, an undeniable fire-roasted carrot mezze and turnips pomodoro, making vegetarian dining a breeze for even the most devout meat-eaters. A roomy patio dotted with plants opens seasonally.

This South Nashville Ethiopian standout’s vegetarian menu section features traditional dishes like shiro wet — ground, seasoned chickpeas with onion and garlic. The cabbage sauteed with garlic, ginger, and turmeric and the vegetarian combo are also favorites.

Owned by the same folks as the Wild Cow, Graze also serves up a plant-based menu for dinner and weekend brunch. Menu highlights include the hot tempeh sandwich — a vegetarian take on hot chicken; a burrito stuffed with seitan chorizo and potatoes; and a mock tuna melt. The Wild Cow, also worth of visit, dishes buffalo tempeh strips, queso-topped nachos, and sweet potato and black bean tacos.

This North Nashville restaurant is 100 percent vegan and manages to combine classic unhealthy favorites with slightly better-for-you, cruelty-free ingredients. Think loaded barbecue jackfruit nachos, mac and cheese, and a convincing vegan take on Nashville hot chicken that people say tastes remarkably like the real thing. As of March 2022, the Southern V’s dining room is closed, but online ordering and curbside pick-up are available. Limited opening hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Find Mexico City-style vegan tacos brimming with seitan al pastor, chipotle carrots tinga, and soy asada alongside esquites and black beans at Nashville’s first-ever plant-based taqueria. Founded by Adriana Ortega and Ronald Cerdas, who moved to Nashville more than two decades ago from Mexico City and Costa Rica, respectively, Succulent is open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch inside the Nashville Farmers’ Market.

Nestled in a cute cottage in Berry Hill, Sunflower Cafe offers a wide variety of veggie burgers, salads, vegetarian barbecue (yes, that is a thing), and more. Visit sister restaurant Sunflower Bakehouse in Donelson for additional options: completely vegan and gluten-free baked goods like cupcakes, scones, cookies, and upside-down cakes.

The North Nashville vegan restaurant opened in summer 2018 — serving its own meatless versions of hot chicken, lasagna, burgers, and Philly cheesesteaks. Find totally vegan-friendly takes on mac and cheese, and even cheesecake here, too. There’s a second location in Antioch.

Fresh Vietnamese restaurant Vui's Kitchen in Berry Hill, Franklin, and East Nashville offers many vegetarian-friendly options. Most of its menu can be made vegetarian upon request, like the lemongrass tofu banh mi or the pho with tofu, mushrooms, and vegan broth.

The Indian vegetarian fare at Woodlands is some of the more well-loved vegetarian-friendly food in town. The weekend lunch buffet offers a way to sample a bunch of dishes. Favorites a la carte items include the aloo gobi and the vegetable korma.