The 12 Greatest Vegan Brunches within the California Bay Space

The California Bay Space is thought for a lot of issues: its burgeoning tech business, foggy coastal climate, culturally various communities, and now, its vegan meals scene. From comforting soul meals to unbelievably tacky, meaty deli-style dishes, you will discover just about something made vegan.  

Vegan meals happenings in California’s Bay Space

Over the previous few years, this area has advanced into fairly the foodie haven, and excellent news for vegans: it has an abundance of plant-based fare on supply past brunch.

Superstar vegan chef and restaurateur Reina Montenegro teamed up with Filipinx restaurant Mama Go’s to carry vegan Filipinx meals to the San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) earlier this yr. The eatery will supply vegan meals resembling OmniPork Lumpia (vegan pork-filled eggless rolls); Tocino (cured mock pork); Lechon Kawali (vegan pork stomach); Kare Kare (greens in peanut sauce with vegan shrimp paste); and a world-famous vegan Leche Flan to busy vacationers. 

A brand new vegan ice cream store additionally simply opened in Marin Nation Mart in Larkspur, CA, which additionally includes a assorted assortment of artisans and retailers. This marks the primary California location for Seattle-based Frankie & Jo’s. Candy-toothed patrons can now bask in scoops of Frankie & Jo’s core flavors resembling Brown Sugar Vanilla, Mint Brownie, and Strawberry Milk. 

IKEA can be set to open considered one of its first plant-based meals halls in San Francisco. IKEA’s Swedish father or mother firm, Ingka Group, is seeking to up its sustainability efforts with the forthcoming launch of Saluhall, a meals corridor centered round Nordic tradition that may initially serve meals that’s 80-percent plant-based—with a watch on going 100-percent plant-based sooner or later. Saluhall is its first fully beef-free meals corridor idea with places in improvement in Changsha, China; Gurugram, India; and sure, San Francisco, CA. 

Vegan brunch within the Bay

However we’re centered on our favourite meal of the day—brunch!—and all of the locations we will get our pancake, scramble, omelette repair sans animal merchandise within the lovely Bay. 

Sarah McLaughlin

1 The Butcher’s Son

Berkeley, CA

In the event you haven’t been to this vegan mecca but, it’s an absolute must-stop. Get there early as a result of the road will stretch out the door, however don’t fear should you’re a late-riser; you may ponder your order in line. Go for the #thisismyaddiction: tender garlic bread with tofu scramble, housemade cashew mozzarella, greasy vegan bacon, avocado, and eggless mayo. And also you completely should order a doughnut-stuffed pancake (you get to decide on the doughnut you need stuffed inside, together with cream-filled)—don’t neglect so as to add chocolate chips. Hit the street with a slice of New York-style cheesecake to go. 
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2 Timeless Espresso

Oakland and Berkeley, CA

Step inside this all-vegan espresso roaster, bakery, and chocolatier store and inhale that candy espresso scent. This perpetually busy, order-at-the-counter store serves up rotating brunch specials on the weekend however all the time gives doughnuts, muffins, cookies, scones, frittatas, quiches, cream cheese danishes, dipped biscotti, and a lot extra. Get a dreamy, creamy oat milk mocha with out the concern of unintentionally getting dairy milk in your drink, and chow down on dishes like gluten-free crispy rooster and waffles, or our private favourite, the moist apple tea cake. 
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3Rad Radish

San Francisco, CA

From the house owners of Wildseed (one other widespread San Francisco-based vegan spot), comes this fast-casual idea that serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Clients can order from kiosks (or workers at a counter) and might dine in or take their plant-based meals to go. Go savory with a filling breakfast sandwich with Simply Egg, American cheese, and herb aioli, or go candy with an order of French Toast made with Levain bread, seasonal fruit, and whipped coconut cream.
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4 Souley Vegan 

Oakland, CA

Serving the Oakland group for over 16 years, this East Bay soul meals establishment feels home-y and lived-in, with partitions coated in images of company and the numerous celebrities who’ve stopped in (we’re speaking Stevie Marvel, Erykah Badu, activist Angela Davis, and NBA-legend JaVale McGee, simply to call just a few). Each Sunday, the eatery serves up their Sunday brunch full with bottomless mimosas, candy potato waffles, okra gumbo, seitan “shrimp” n’ grits, and sausage gravy over rosemary biscuits. 
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5 Nourish Café

Oakland, CA

With two places within the Metropolis by the Bay, this light-filled, millennial-focused eatery is all about healthful dishes like absolutely loaded açai and smoothie bowls, towering avocado toasts, and warming chia and oatmeal bowls which are so fairly, they’re virtually begging to be posted on Instagram. Their menu for toasts alone will name your identify. Go for the peerlessly pink Dragonfruit Bowl with pineapple, buckwheat granola, and coconut. Plus, seize an Espresso date-sweetened shake to go.
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6 Vegan Mob 

Oakland, CA

This Bay Space spot rapidly grew to become an Oakland vacation spot, making a reputation for itself when it bought out in six hours on opening day. And when you strive their meals, you’ll completely perceive why. With solely restricted outside seating, come ready to order and go, or take it to the close by Lake Merritt for a brunch picnic. The California Breakfast Barbequito filled with plant-based nacho cheese, bacon, eggs, fries, guac, bitter cream, and inexperienced onions is sufficient to maintain you full all day lengthy, but when they occur to be serving their peach mobbler, you higher seize a bit to go, as properly! 
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7 St. Francis Fountain 

San Francisco, CA

The oldest ice cream parlor within the metropolis would possibly appear to be an unlikely place to discover a actually nice vegan brunch, however that’s simply the great thing about San Francisco. They serve up diner-style pancakes—sans eggs or dairy—and you’ll add strawberries, chocolate chips, bananas, walnuts, and blueberries to your stack. Craving savory? Go for the vegan jack cheese-stuffed breakfast burrito or black bean-loaded vegan rancheros. 
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8 Crêpes Bistro 

San Jose, CA

This hole-in-the-wall, native favourite crêpe store can veganize nearly any of its menu gadgets—from savory to candy crêpes and buzzy cacao smoothies. In the event you’re actually feeling candy, go for the French Affection with coconut whipped cream and home made caramelized walnuts. And should you’re feeling savory, go for the Royal Veggie with vegan cheese, roasted eggplant, mushrooms, avocado, marinated white onion sauce, and lemon tahini sauce. Even higher? Go for each! 
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9 Wildseed

San Francisco, CA

A stunning, well-stocked full bar awaits behind the glass doorways of this completely plant-based, health-leaning restaurant. Come for the bustling environment and keep for scrumptious eats resembling carrot lox on seeded bread, banana fritters with chocolate-tahini sauce, and JUST Egg omelettes with Past Meat sausage. It may not appear completely brunch-y, however the Donburi bowl with kimchi, avocado, marinated mushroom, and chard is perfection should you really feel such as you want a reset. 
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Seashore’n SF

10Seashore’n SF

San Francisco, CA

The motto at this cozy oceanside spot? “Home-made all the pieces.” You’ll discover basic tofu scrambles alongside floor fennel sausage-stuffed breakfast burritos, and plates of powdered sugar-dusted French Toast. Strive their speciality smothered hash muffins with cashew cheese sauce, ancho crema, or mushrooms and vegan mozzarella for a savory begin to the day. 
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Baia

11 Baia 

San Francisco, CA

This Italian-inspired restaurant made headlines when it took over the bi-level area of Jardinière within the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Baia—which implies “bay” in Italian—is a partnership between famend vegan chef Matthew Kenney and Tracy Vogt, who owns farmed animal sanctuary Charlie’s Acres in close by Sonoma, CA. Strive the savory scrambles, seasonal fruit-topped semolina pancakes, vegan egg-stuffed breakfast sandwiches, and avocado brunch pizza (belief us).
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12 The Completely happy Vegan

San Francisco, CA

You gained’t discover gluten or soy on this pickup-only eatery’s menu, however we will promise you all the pieces is tasty! Some menu stand-outs embody vegan rooster spinach omelettes, carrot lox bagels, pesto-vegan egg-mozzarella breakfast sandwiches, plant-based rooster and waffles, and golden Belgian waffles. Order forward for a brilliant speedy pick-up! 
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Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahmclaughlin) is the New Merchandise Editor at VegNews and is all the time on the seek for the most recent improvements in plant-based meals.