Las Vegas named second best city in US for vegans and vegetarians. See who's No. 1.

From eu.rgj.com

As it turns out, they don't call themselves Las Vegans for nothing.

Las Vegas was named the second best city in the country for vegan and vegetarian food by Buycycle, a blog focused on all things cycling.

Buycycle based its study on plant-based restaurants per capita. Las Vegas, which has 507 vegan eateries, was beat only by Portland, Oregon, for density of meat-free food opportunities.

Forbes also named the Southern Nevada city as a top destination for vegan food last year, and WalletHub ranked Las Vegas high on its list of best vegan cities in the country in 2025.

Here's a look at Buycycle's list of the best vegan and vegetarian destinations in the country and what animal product-free restaurants locals recommend.

What are the most vegan- and vegetarian-friendly cities in the U.S.?

Buycycle's list of the most vegan and vegetarian eatery dense cities in the U.S. are ranked below.

It's worth noting Buycycle used the population of the urban cities within city limits, not the major metropolitan area. That means Las Vegas' population does not count Henderson, Paradise or the other various towns and unincorporated areas we commonly refer to as Las Vegas.

1. Portland, Oregon: 639 restaurants for a city with 622,882 population
2. Las Vegas: 507 restaurants, 665,640 population
3. San Francisco: 593 restaurants, 788,478 population
4. Seattle: 571 restaurants, 759,915 population
5. Atlanta: 366 restaurants, 514,465 population
6. Washington, D.C.: 420 restaurants 681,683 population
7. Denver: 438 restaurants, 716,234 population
8. Tampa, Florida: 244 restaurants, 408,510 population
9. Miami: 247 restaurants, 460,289 population
10. Minneapolis: 222 restaurants, 423,250 population
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Highly rated vegan and vegetarian restaurants on the Strip

• Crossroads Kitchen has been featured in Forbes, Yelp and City Cast Las Vegas for its vegan fine dining experience. According to Forbes, Crossroads, which is in Resorts World, is the first ever fully plant-based upscale restaurant. The menu features vegan caviar, grilled lion's mane steak and eggplant filet. Location: 3000 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
• Sinatra is one of the restaurants in the Wynn that was highlighted on Las Vegas Reddit boards as the casino with the best vegan options, as long as visitors are OK with a more expensive experience. Sinatra offers various plant-based options including a vegan chick'n parmesan and mushroom agnolotti. Location: 3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
• Din Tai Fung in the Aria offers vegan buns, vegan wonton soup and a variety of vegan greens. Din Tai Fung was named in Yelp's vegan fine dining in Las Vegas list and featured in Conde Nast Traveler. Location: 3730 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
• Truth & Tonic in the Venetian has options including vegan banh mi sandwiches and red lentil hummus toast. The restaurant was featured in Las Vegas Restaurant Week and Visit Las Vegas. Location: 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Level 4, follow the signs for the Canyon Ranch Spa.
• Slice of Vegas in the Mandalay Bay has a full vegan menu that has typical pizzeria bar food like buffalo cauliflower bites and half Sicilian non-meat lovers pizza. Slice of Vegas was mentioned on Reddit and Vegas Means Business. Location: 3930 Las Vegas Blvd., Suite 120.
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What is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?

A vegetarian does not eat the flesh of an animal, but may eat animal by-products such as milk, cheese or eggs. Vegans do not eat animal flesh or any animal by-products.

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