Your Guide to Vegan Stops in Tennessee

Imagine Vegan Cafe is a laid-back café in Memphis that serves comfort food with a side of compassion. It's been lauded in publications such as Veg News, Forbes, PETA and more.

• Menu Highlights: Enjoy vegan entrees such as raviolis, veggie plate, or The Southern Staple - greens with brown rice and black beans drizzled with a house garlic sauce. Save room for The Bianca dessert - a warm peanut butter brownie stuffed with Oreos and topped with ice cream, chocolate sauce and chopped nuts. Ice cream by the scoop or three is also on the menu as an incredible vegan treat near Memphis.
   
• Parking: Free Street parking is available outside of the cafe.
   
• Hours of Operation:  Open daily at 11 AM, closing at 7 PM Monday through Friday, and at 9 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
   
• Accessibility Options: In addition to catering to plant-based diets, there is a wheelchair accessible entrance, restroom and seating options.

The guess work is taken away at Rock’n Dough Pizza & Brewery in Jackson where you can be sure vegan options are clearly marked on the menu. 

• Menu Highlights: Choose from vegan options like salads like The Underground Burger, a plant-based patty with roasted tomato aioli on pizza bread. The vegan white sauced pizza is a Daiya cheese pizza with zucchini, tomatoes, spinach, roasted red peppers and Kalamata olives.
   
• Parking: There is a free parking lot on-site at Rock'n Dough.
   
• Hours of Operation:  Open Friday from 11 AM to 10 PM; Saturday from 10 AM to 10 PM; Sunday from 10 AM to 9 PM; and Monday through Thursday from 11 AM to 9 PM.

Clean eating is simple at City Silo Table + Pantry in Memphis. The menu is simple to navigate, tailored to vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diners. City Silo strives to make their menu inclusive so they can welcome every eater. With the rising popularity of plant-based entrees in Memphis, this vegan friendly restaurant has expanded to an additional location in Germantown.

• Menu Highlights: Vegan mayo, cheddar or provolone, buns and salad dressing are available for the sandwiches, burgers and salads. Acai bowls, bowls of quinoa and brown rice or grilled zucchini noodles topped with delicious ingredients like avocado, roasted sweet potatoes, pico de gallo, roasted sesame cauliflower and roasted spaghetti squash among other toppings, tacos with portabella mushroom and so much more will have you wanting to make a return trip.
   
• Hours of Operation: Both locations are open 7 AM to 8 PM Friday through Tuesday, 9 AM to 3 PM on Sunday, and 7 AM to 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday.

Juicy’s Wellness Café is an all-vegan restaurant with locations in McMinnville, Murfreesboro and Cookeville, Tennessee. Diners can enjoy a wide array of Vegan main dishes and plant-based entrees near Nashville.

• Menu Highlights: The menu is extensive with craveable dishes like the barbecue sandwich, spicy tuna, salads, sandwiches like the white bean avocado club sandwich, the Peggy Sue sandwich (named after the owner’s mom) with corn, tomato, ranch and greens, BEYOND and IMPOSSIBLE burgers and wraps like the cranberry chickpea wrap. Organic juices and desserts like the peach cobbler and a variety of bars like the chocolate chip/peanut butter bar complete your meal.

Get a taste of the Mediterranean at Café Rakka, the area’s best kept secret, in Hendersonville. Many vegan options are available and you can note the specific dish and your dietary needs. 

• Menu Highlights: Start off with the vegan Mujadarah – Burgul with green lentils topped with pomegranate seeds and crispy onion, or the lentil soup. The Mousakka will have you wanting seconds. Rice bowls, hummus and the falafel wrap round out the menu.
   
• Parking: There is a free parking lot for guests of this vegan restaurant near Nashville.
   
• Hours of Operation: Cafe Rakka is open 11 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Saturday.
   
• Accessibility Options: There is a wheelchair accessible entrance, restroom and parking lot. There is wheelchair accessible seating available.

Step into Southern Squeeze for salads, bowls, wellness lattes and more in Chattanooga. Their slogan is “Health is Wealth” and you can find plant-based options from this vegan-friendly Chattanooga eatery. Explore more Chattanoogan cuisine and find your flavor faves.

• Menu Highlights: Try the Incredible kale salad full of seasonal veggies, dried fruit, sunflower seeds and sauerkraut topped with tahini dressing to the loaded Thai sweet potato bowl and poke bowl. Get an eye-opening wellness latte like the turmeric latter full of cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, black pepper and maple syrup or the High Vibes – a blend of Matcha, cacao, fresh ginger juice and maple syrup. Try the signature Squeeze Latte made with a mushroom blend, cacao, espresso and maple syrup. Iced and herbal teas, local kombucha on tap and more make the Southern Squeeze your one-stop shop to fuel your body.
   
• Parking: Southern Squeeze offers a free parking lot for guests.
   
• Hours of Operation:  Southern Squeeze is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 6 PM and Saturday through Sunday from 9 AM to 4 PM.

The plant-based, vegan café, Cashew Vegan Cafe in Chattanooga offers made from scratch and in-house cuisine full of flavor.

• Menu Highlights: Settle in for Vegan entrées like the Jackfruit Nachos, beet burger, Southwest loaded sweet potato, buffalo bowl with brown rice, pinto beans, buffalo tofu and garlicky kale or the “meatball” sub featuring meatballs made with mushrooms, walnuts and quinoa, marinara and cashew cheese.
   
• Hours of Operation: Cashew is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 AM to 8 PM.
   
• Parking: Parking is available in the convenient parking lot on River Street, only steps from the front door.

Blossom Bowls in Knoxville is predominantly vegan, gluten-free and plant-based. Bowls, smoothies and toast are made with super-food ingredients and fresh produce to help you fuel up and feel your best. 

• Menu Highlights: Try one of their signature bowls like the Blossom Bowl - acai, pitaya and chia pudding topped with banana, strawberry, blueberry, banana, granola, almond butter and coconut flakes or the and the Bowl of Heaven - a pitaya base with strawberry, banana, blueberry, granola, cacao nibs and peanut butter. You can build your own bowl as well with a variety of ingredients. Avocado toast and smoothies packed with nutrients like the Kale Killer - kale, mango, banana, chia and spirulina or the Avo-Cardio - spinach, pineapple, avocado, flax and apple juice make a great start to the morning.
   
• Additional Locations: Explore the three locations spanning Knoxville including Northshore, North Knoxville and Bearden.

For vegan sweet treats, go to Sunflower Bakehouse while in Nashville. The flavors rotate on a regular basis, so every visit can be full of different flavors. In addition to wonderfully vegan desserts, their bakery menu is also completely gluten-free.

• Menu Highlights: Try a vegan Chocolate Dream cupcake; or, a seasonal pumpkin spice cupcake. Maple pecan scones and pumpkin chocolate muffins make each morning great. Sunflower Bakehouse also has salads, burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items, as well as tea and coffee available throughout the day.
   
• Parking: There is a free parking lot located directly behind this vegan Nashville bakery.
   
• Hours of Operation: Open Monday through Friday from 8am to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 9pm, and Sunday from 9am to 3pm.

In Goodlettsville, Healthy Body Bakery helps you indulge with ease, offering dairy-free, gluten-free, low carb, and vegan sweets. Everything is baked fresh and flavors are rotated daily. 

• Menu Highlights: Order a vegan Mandarin Orange slice of cake with dairy-free vanilla frosting, dairy-free carrot muffin, or carb black cocoa peanut butter cookie.
   
• Parking: There is free on-site parking for Healthy Body Bakery guests. 
   
• Hours of Operation: HBB is open Monday through Saturday, opening at 9 AM and closing daily at 6 PM, 5 PM on Saturdays.

Healthy donuts actually exist. You just have to visit Five Daughters Bakery in Franklin (other locations are in East Nashville, at the L & L Market, 5th & Broadway, the Gulch, and 12South neighborhood in Nashville and The Fountains in Murfreesboro). The paleo donuts are free of gluten, dairy, sugars and grains. 

• Menu Highlights: Try the paleo blueberry lemon donut or vegan Purist donut dipped in a vanilla bean glaze. Flavors change monthly, so be sure to check out the menu before visiting.

What started as a beloved vegan food truck is now a brick-and-mortar Frannie's Vegan Cafe in Johnson City. Desserts like cookie cakes, delicious cupcakes and cookies are available daily. 

• Menu Highlights: If you want a sweet smoothie with no added sugars, choose a banana peanut butter, strawberry banana or mango and pineapple concoction. You can even add sea moss gel to your smoothie. The pretzel bites are a fan favorite and entrees like southern barbecue, black bean and pecan tacos, veggie nuggets and heart of palm ‘lobster’ rolls have guests coming back for more.
   
• Hours of Operation: Frannie's is open Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 5 PM.
   
• Parking: There is a free parking lot available for patrons.

First seen on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Cinnaholic serves award-winning, gourmet cinnamon rolls with more than 30 different frosting flavors and toppings. Located in the Lakeside Village of Knoxville, Cinnaholic is 100% vegan and is made with high-quality ingredients. All cinnamon rolls are dairy and lactose-free, egg-free and cholesterol free making them a perfect vegan option near Knoxville. 

• Menu Highlights: Choose from signature flavors like Cookie Monster – cream cheese frosting, cookie dough, chocolate chips and chocolate sauce or the Campfire S’mores – marshmallow frosting, graham cookies, marshmallows and chocolate sauce.
   
• Parking: Cinnaholic has a free parking lot for guests.
   
• Hours of Operation:  Open 8:00 am–9:00 pm Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am–10:00 pm Friday and Saturday, and 12:00 pm–6:00 pm on Sunday.

Jaybear Bake Shop in Bartlett offers specialty sweets that are vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free and low carb. Explore more bakeries across Tennessee.

• Menu Highlights: Vegan offerings include cookies, cake pops and cupcakes like vanilla, coconut, blueberry and pineapple upside down. Low carb peanut butter cookies and coconut cookies as well as keto pound cake and cheesecake are available. 
   
• Hours of Operation: Jaybear is open on Saturdays from 11 AM to 4 PM.