Features Vegan Vegetarian Highlight Juice Bar Farm To Table Health & Wellness Healthy Eats Guide Homepage Guide To Connecticut Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurants & Bakeries Carly Terzigni January 16, 2026 Connecticut has many wonderful plant-forward restaurants to check out this year. Whether you are looking to eat less meat in 2026 (don’t worry, you can have more than just a salad) or you already follow a vegetarian or vegan diet and want to explore restaurant and catering options in the state, this guide is for you! In addition to restaurants, we included a second section dedicated to plant-forward bakeries. Keep these places in mind the next time you need to order a cake for a special occasion or you’re simply in the market for a plant-based bakery in your area.Restaurants and CafesGreenology-New Canaan, Westport https://greenologykitchen.square.site/Greenology serves plant-based clean food, juices, smoothies, and acai bowls with a full Jack’s Coffee bar and now also featuring Isshiki Matcha. All ingredients are organic, non-GMO and sourced locally and sustainably. Most of their items are gluten-free or available with gluten-free options. The healthy and nutritious menu includes freshly made to order breakfasts now including organic free-range eggs, salads, soups, plant based burgers, tacos, protein bowls, sandwiches and pizzas. The full juice and smoothie bar offers fresh bottled cold pressed raw juices and many options for juices, smoothies and acai smoothie bowls made on demand. Greenology also features a curated marketplace of baked goods, snacks, treats and beverages from local vendors such as Izzi B’s Allergen-Free Bakery, 123Dough Bakery, Badass Bagels, Chocopologie and East Coast Kombucha.Edge of the Woods Market-New Haven www.eotwm.comEdge of the Woods is Connecticut’s largest vegetarian market and a beloved, family-run business for nearly 50 years. Founded by Peter Dodge and his wife Fran, the store is proudly operated alongside their sons, Nathaniel and Justin, and built on a deep commitment to health, integrity, and community. Their passion for serving customers shines through in every department, from the Deli featuring grilled vegetarian sandwiches to a daily hot bar filled with fresh, wholesome, chef-prepared vegetarian meals. Customers also enjoy a full Juice Bar and an in-store Bakery where skilled bakers create breads, cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, and desserts daily, including gluten-free and vegan options. The second floor is dedicated to wellness, featuring a carefully curated selection of high-quality vitamins, supplements, self-care products, bulk herbs, and unique gifts, with knowledgeable staff always available to help. More than a market, Edge of the Woods offers a warm, welcoming community atmosphere that feels increasingly rare and deeply appreciated today.Joylark-Fairfield https://joylarkkitchen.com/Executive Chef Jenna McPartland is the creative force behind Joylark, an all-day dining destination that blends modern plant-based cuisine with warm, old-school hospitality in a vibrant setting. She coaxes bold, full-bodied flavor from approachable ingredients, inspired by Connecticut’s Gold Coast and its seasonal harvests. Standout dishes include Marzipan French Toast with amaretto crème anglaise and caramelized apples; a tofu Banh Mi layered with jalapeño, pickled vegetables, mango, and herbs on a toasted baguette; and Truffle and Whey Bucatini, a decadent nod to Cacio e Pepe. The beverage program features inventive cocktails, mocktails, and “Elixirs, Fizzes, & Blends.” Reset with a Happy Body-Mind Juice Cleanse, or recharge with a latte, smoothie, and freshly baked cookie. As Chef Jenna puts it: Good food is good food.Ayla’s Bagels-Woodburywww.aylasbagels.comThis breakfast & lunch spot believes in having empathy for all living things and promotes plant-based, environmentally sustainable, and ethically sourced food products. Barvida-Darien, New Canaanhttps://thebarvida.com/Organic and Vegan Gourmet Smoothie & Juice Bar, serving everything from smoothies and cold-pressed juices, to gourmet toasts, rice bowls, hand-made açaí bowls, and juice cleanses that are specifically catered to your health and wellness needs.Beastie Burger-Sheltonhttps://beastieburgerusa.com/Their goal is to offer you a healthy option for those plant-based burger cravings. After introducing a Beastie Burger into your life, you will feel daily nourishment and a satisfying feeling so you never feel hungry. Bella Casa Vegana-New Havenwww.bellacasavegana.comAll vegan from their apps of buffalo wings and garlic knots, to pizzas, calzones, pasta, subs of vegan chicken parm and vegan sausage and pepper to vegan red velvet cake and chocolate cheesecake. Botanika Cafe-Ridgefieldhttps://botanikacafe.square.site/Botanika cafe is an organic plant-based + gluten-free restaurant that serves high vibrational food and beverages. Their passion is providing genuine food of superior nutritional integrity and delicious taste. Caribbean Style Vegan-New Havenhttps://www.caribbeanstylevegan.com/Caribbean Style Vegan is New Haven’s neighborhood hub for authentic, homestyle Caribbean cuisine—made entirely plant-based with natural, unprocessed ingredients and cooked with love and intention. Build your perfect meal with favorites like smoky jerk tofu or savory curried chickpeas, then complete the experience with tropical smoothies, vegan patties, desserts, seamoss, herbs, and holistic wellness essentialsCatch a Healthy Habit-Fairfieldhttps://catchahealthyhabit.com/Raw, vegan, and organic smoothies, juices, elixirs with healthful mushrooms, matcha, and adaptogens, crepes, bowls, nori wraps, and desserts that will delight your taste buds, healthily. Chef Sils Vegan Kitchen-Wallingfordhttps://www.chefsilsvegankitchen.com/Catering by Chef Sils Vegan Kitchen brings comfort, culture, and creativity together through beautifully prepared plant-based cuisine. Whether you’re hosting a celebration, wedding, or corporate event, they serve food that feels good, tastes amazing, and leaves everyone satisfied.Claire’s Corner Copia-New Havenhttps://www.clairescornercopia.com/Claire’s Corner Copia is a fifty-year old, family-owned New Haven institution serving joyful vegetarian and vegan comfort food for over 50 years. Rooted in kindness, community, and flavor, everything they make is crafted to nourish both people and planet. Fire and Spice-Hartfordwww.fireandspiceveganrestaurant.comVegan restaurant and sports cafe. Jamaican, Indian and African flavors abound in their entrees of curry seitan, red lentil dahl and jerk tofu to name a few. Dine in or take out. Plenty of gluten free options as well.Green and Tonic-Cos Cob, Darien, Fairfield, New Canaan, Stamford, Westporthttps://greenandtonic.com/A vegetarian and vegan haven since 2021! This local healthy spot offers not only refreshing acai bowls and superfood smoothies, but also hearty seasonal soups, breakfast sandwiches, veggie burgers, the best organic coffee drinks and baked goods! They’re known for their juice cleanses and meal plans. Always 100% gluten-free and scratch-made in-house.Heirloom Food Company-Danielsonwww.eatheirloomfood.comHeirloom Food Company is an organic health food cafe specializing in vegan and gluten free sandwiches, smoothies, soups, salads, and baked goods. 860Kombucha from Mystic is now on tap! Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 5.ION Restaurant-Middletownwww.ionrestaurant.comION stands for It’s Only Natural if you are just meeting these folks. Vegan dining, with gluten, soy and nut-free options, that’s been around for over 35 years. Entrees of surf & turf (grilled seitan, trumpet mushrooms) and mac & cheese, salads, veggies sides and desserts such as their coconut cake. Beer and wine menu available.The Ital Juicery Co.-HartfordIG @ theitaljuiceryThey’re busy transforming food desert landscapes via all-natural and clean ingredients, offering plant-based and flexitarian kitchen inspiration while motivating a sustainable lifestyle. Khemis Vegan Cuisine (food truck)-BridgeportIG @khemis_vegan-cuisineKhemis Vegan Cuisine serves delicious organic farm to table juices and smoothies provided by Park City Harvest Urban Farmers. Each smoothie is infused with wildcrafted sea moss sourced from the crisp seas of St. Lucia. They also serve vegan dishes that rotate weekly: soups, meals, and desserts. Women-owned! Life Bowls-Madison, New Havenwww.lifebowlsct.comSeven vibrant acai bowls and three pitaya bowls to choose from, each one brimming with healthful berries, fruits, nuts, and seeds, fortifying oat bowls, smoothies and toasts to keep you moving through your day with vigor. Vegan and gluten-free options Likkle Patty Shop-Windsorwww.likklepattyshop.comLikkle Patty Shop is an artisan small-batch bakery in Windsor Center. They make signature bold, flavor-forward Jamaican patties and globally-inspired baked treats that just happen to be vegan. Lion’s Den-Hartfordhttps://www.lionsdenrestaurants.com/Serving authentic Jamaican vegetarian food since 2000. Choose your size meal and then pick your items from their diverse menu: Rasta pasta, veg steak or chicken, rice, beans, stew.Love It Vegan-Torringtonhttps://loveitvegan.com/Love It Vegan offers traditional New England diner-style fare 100% plant based. Feel the nostalgia as you indulge in your favorite omelets, scrambles, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, home fries, pancakes, and desserts with none of the cholesterol or cruelty. Mini Munch Sliders-Oxfordhttps://minimunchsliders.com/They believe sliders are more than just a quick bite—they're flavorful, hand-crafted creations designed to delight. Each sandwich is built with care on their signature slider buns, packed with bold, craveable flavors that satisfy every kind of eater. Navaratna-Stamfordhttps://navaratnact.com/All vegetarian Northern and Southern Indian cuisine is brimming with vegetables and flavorful spices; soups, salads, shareable dishes, from the mild to the hot and spicy.Organika-Southporthttps://www.organikact.com/Organika Kitchen wants to help you optimize your health and immunity, and replenish, detoxify and repair from the ever-present toxins in the environment. Think acai bowls and protein bowls, healthy pizza and pasta, mounds of fresh salads, and a long list of smoothies and fresh juices. Plantidote Foods-Norwalkhttps://plantidotefoods.com/Plantidote Foods makes plant-based patties with 10 ingredients in a variety of flavors, like Ginger Lime and Cashew Garlic. The patties have 12-14g of complete protein, and Plantidote's methods focus on easy digestion. Find them at Plantidotefoods.com. Shayna B’s By the Sea-Westbrookwww.shaynabsbythesea.comDedicated gluten-free and vegan eatery, using locally sourced ingredients. Soups and starters such as cashew queso nachos and grilled cheese sliders, bowls and salads, wraps and paninis, pizza and burgers. All vegan! They’ve got a considerable vegan dessert case, too.Soulber Kitchen & Market-Bethelhttps://www.livesoulber.com/In addition to their usual meal prep and cleanse options, they’re thrilled to introduce the new market! They’re serving smoothies, salads, grain bowls, juices, coffee and good vibes all week long: 9am - 7pm during the week and 9am - 4pm on the weekends.Soulfully Vegan-Berlin, Middletownhttps://soulfullyvegan.com/SoulFully Vegan combines great taste with healthy plant-based food served with soulful flare. Making healthier food choices shouldn’t mean denying ourselves the enjoyment of delicious food. Their unforgettable flavors make it fun to eat 100% plant-based food and turn nonbelievers into believers one burger at a time.Supr. Food Kitchen-Greenwichhttps://suprfoodkitchen.com/Supr Food Kitchen is a delicious local destination for wholesome and clean ingredients. You’ll find fresh breakfast/ premium coffee, chef-curated salads, gluten-free pizza, customizable saute bowls, and more! Supr Food Kitchen does not use any seed oils.Teff-Stamfordhttps://www.teffstamford.com/Centered around traditional Eritrean & Ethiopian cuisine, Chef Hadas Mengesha showcases recipes from Northern Ethiopia passed down from generations of talented women. They are grateful to share their culture with you. Three Girls Vegan Creamery-Guilfordwww.threegirlsvegancreamery.comDine-in or get curbside pickup of their cheeses (Havarti Dill, Pepper Jack, Chipotle Cheddar, and more), holiday specials such as their Valentine’s cookie box or beautiful pizza wreaths, homemade lasagna, ravioli, “meatball” parmesan subs, gluten-free scalloped potatoes, and plenty of vegan “meats”. Udupi Bhavan-Middletownhttps://ctudupibhavan.com/Serving delicious vegetarian South Indian cuisine, including curries, fried rice dishes, breads, dosas, and more.Vegan'ish-BridgeportIG @ veganish_ctSimply put, they make veggies taste amazing! Their mission is to make bold, satisfying vegan comfort food. They cater brunch, too!Wild Alchemy Cafe-Wallingfordwww.purealchemyjuice.comThe Wild Alchemy folks want to educate and inspire people to live the best life they can live, and food is a huge component of achieving balance and harmony. Their food is dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and they have many gluten-free menu items; wraps, grain bowls, juices, tonics, and healthful snacks and desserts. Bakeries and Bread The Cake Box-Ridgefield, Westporthttps://www.ctcakebox.com/The Cake Box is a completely gluten, nut and sesame free bakery with vegan options. In addition to cupcakes, cakes and cookies they also now offer bagels. Their chocolate chip cookies have a following all of their own! Dee's One Smart Cookie Bakery-Glastonburyhttps://deesonesmartcookie.com/An allergen-friendly bakery that also sells vegan delights such as chocolate sugar crullers, blueberry muffins, colorful cake pops, cinnamon peach scones. Follow their Instagram page to see what’s baking on any given day.Edge of the Woods Market-New Havenwww.eotwm.comLargest vegan bakery in CT! Vegan cakes (such as maple raspberry, strawberry coconut), fruit pies, cookies and bars, cupcakes and muffins and tea breads, along with scones, tarts, and turnovers.Hard Core Sweet Cupcakes-Southington, Watertownwww.hardcoresweetbakery.comA long list of vegan cupcakes and cakes for your sweet tooth celebrations, from citrus champagne, peanut butter cake, coffee and donuts, cookie dough, and oh, so much more. Buckle up, vegan buttercups. Neil's Donuts-Wallingfordwww.neilsdonuts.comChoose from over a dozen vegan donuts, such as maple frosted, glazed, glazed rainbow sprinkles, black raspberry, Bavarian cream, powdered lemon-filled and more yumminess. NoRA Cupcakes-Middletownwww.noracupcake.comTheir menu changes daily, but you can usually find at least 3 cupcakes on it that are vegan/gluten-free to sink your teeth into! At the time of writing, a few of the vegan cupcakes of the day were Dirt (chocolate cake with ganache), Mounds (chocolate coconut cake with coconut cream filling), and Adult Twinkie (vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles). Pure Love Bakery-Avonwww.purelovegranola.comThey started with vegan and gluten-free granola and quickly expanded into a bakery in 2016! Many of their cookies, cupcakes, muffins, scones, and more, which rotate daily, are available vegan. New products appear weekly, so keep checking in!REAL Cookies-Greenwichhttps://realcookiesco.com/The best healthy cookie on earth! No artificial ingredients you can’t pronounce, NO gluten, grains, dairy, eggs, corn or soy. Taste tested and approved by the pickiest of their friends and family. Take a bite and share some real cookies with the real people you care about. Stylish Spoon-Norwalkwww.stylishspoon.comStylish Spoon is a gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and peanut-free bakery in South Norwalk and their signature is a vegan baked OatMEAL Cup for breakfasts, snacks, or even dessert. They also make vegan cookies, breads, granolas, and other healthy treats.
