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  • Vegan food in Bloomington: what each place actually serves

    Vegan food in Bloomington: what each place actually serves

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    Vegan food in Bloomington

    Where to eat vegan in Bloomington, from fully vegan bakeries and food trucks to pizza, bagels and ice cream. Every place below lists vegan dishes on its own menu, and each card shows which ones, so you know what to order before you go.

    This list is not complete. If we missed a place that labels dishes vegan, tell us.

    Not sure where to start?

    Rainbow Bakery

    Everything is vegan: donuts, cupcakes, savory hand pies, ice cream.

    Pizza X

    Vegan pizza, cheese and plant-based meatballs.

    Bloomington Bagel Company

    Bagel sandwiches with plant-based sausage and vegan cream cheese.

    🌱

    100% vegan kitchens

    The whole menu is vegan.

    Rainbow Bakery logo

    Rainbow Bakery

    🌱 100% vegan

    All-vegan bakery in the Historic I. Fell Building at 4th and Rogers, making donuts, cupcakes, hand pies and cinnamon rolls, with special orders.

    • baked goods
    • donuts
    • cupcakes
    • savory hand pies
    • ice cream

    201 S Rogers Street

    Planted Bloomington

    Planted Bloomington

    🌱 100% vegan

    Plant-based restaurant, food truck and caterer at 400 W. 6th St., known for open-faced "flat" sandwiches, with no single-use plastic and local seasonal produce.

    • flats
    • ice cream
    • catering

    400 W 6th St

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    Pizza

    Each lists vegan pizza and vegan cheese on its own menu.

    Avers Pizza

    Avers Pizza

    🌿 Vegan options

    Locally founded gourmet pizza shop with signature pies, build-your-own pizzas and vegan crust.

    • pizza
    • cheese
    • breadsticks

    North · 1837 N Kinser Pike

    South · 317 E Winslow Road

    Bucceto's Smiling Teeth East

    Bucceto's Smiling Teeth East

    🌿 Vegan options

    • pizza
    • cheese
    • sausage

    115 E State Rd 46 Bypass Ste B

    Cardinal Spirits

    Cardinal Spirits

    🌿 Vegan options

    Bloomington craft distillery on the B-Line with a tasting room, cocktail bar, restaurant, patio, tours and a bottle shop.

    • pizza
    • cheese

    922 S Morton Avenue

    Pizza X logo

    Pizza X

    🌿 Vegan options

    Local pizza company delivering Bloomington pizza since 1982.

    • pizza
    • cheese
    • plant-based meatballs
    • breadsticks

    Dishes vary by location. See each listing for details.

    West · 4621 West Richland Plaza

    East · 877 S. College Mall Rd.

    North

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    Breakfast, bagels and cafes

    Bloomington Bagel Company

    Bloomington Bagel Company

    🌿 Vegan options

    Scratch bagel bakery, hand boiling and baking bagels in Bloomington since 1996.

    • bagel sandwich
    • cream cheese
    • plant-based sausage
    • veggie burger
    • smoothies

    Downtown · 113 N Dunn St

    East · 913 S College Mall Rd

    On Morton · 238 N Morton St

    Gables Bagels

    Gables Bagels

    🌿 Vegan options

    New York-style bagels, sandwiches and coffee from owner Ed Schwartzman, with shops on E. 3rd Street and E. Kirkwood Avenue.

    • breakfast sandwich
    • cream cheese
    • bagel sandwich

    421 E 3rd Street, Suite 10

    Hopscotch Coffee logo

    Hopscotch Coffee

    🌿 Vegan options

    House-roasted coffee, from a B-Line Trail cafe and a take-away roastery counter.

    • sandwiches
    • tofu dishes
    • sausage
    • breakfast
    • non-dairy milks
    • tofu scramble

    Dishes vary by location. See each listing for details.

    Main cafe · 235 W Dodds Street

    To-Go & Roastery · 212 N Madison St

    Feta Kitchen + Cafe logo

    Feta Kitchen + Cafe

    🌿 Vegan options

    Counter-service Mediterranean bowls and flatbreads, with a cafe for coffee and smoothies, on East Hillside Drive since 2018.

    • smoothies
    • granola

    600 E Hillside Dr

    Hive logo

    Hive

    🌿 Vegan options

    Counter-service comfort food with an international flair from One World Enterprises, known for roast chicken, bowls and smashburgers, with a dog-friendly patio.

    • sandwiches
    • soup
    • fries & tots
    • cookies
    • tofu dishes

    2608 E 10th Street

    The Runcible Spoon logo

    The Runcible Spoon

    🌿 Vegan options

    Eclectic downtown cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner since 1976, and one of Indiana's oldest coffee roasteries, by its own account.

    • plate

    412 E. 6th St.

    The Elm Restaurant logo

    The Elm Restaurant

    🌿 Vegan options

    Seasonal dinner restaurant in the former Elm Heights Bloomingfoods, with Sunday brunch, a morning coffeehouse and a cocktail bar.

    • soup
    • small plates
    • entree
    • dessert

    614 E 2nd Street

    🥣

    Soup, smoothies and the co-op

    Darn Good Soup logo

    Darn Good Soup

    🌿 Vegan options

    Longtime Bloomington soup brand, back since late 2025 with eight rotating from-scratch soups sold inside The Chocolate Moose.

    • soup

    405 S. Walnut Street

    Smoothie King logo

    Smoothie King

    🌿 Vegan options

    Smoothie King is a national smoothie franchise in the Shoppes on S. College Mall Road, open since November 2024, with smoothie bowls, toasts and flatbreads.

    • smoothies
    • plant-based protein smoothies

    925 S College Mall Rd

    Bloomingfoods Market & Deli

    Bloomingfoods Market & Deli

    🌿 Vegan options

    Local co-op grocery and deli with a hot bar, salads and local and organic groceries.

    • breakfast sandwich
    • veggie burger

    Dishes vary by location. See each listing for details.

    East · 3220 E. Third St

    West · 316 W 6th Street

    FARMbloomington logo

    FARMbloomington

    🌿 Vegan options

    Chef Daniel Orr's seasonal restaurant in the historic Oddfellows Building on Kirkwood Avenue since 2008, with the Root Cellar Lounge below.

    • curry
    • fries
    • hummus
    • salad
    • soup

    108 East Kirkwood Avenue

    🍛

    Global kitchens

    India Garden logo

    India Garden

    🌿 Vegan options

    Halal Indian and Pakistani restaurant at 420 E 4th Street with a large menu, vegetarian and vegan dishes, takeout and delivery.

    • curry
    • dal
    • chickpea dishes
    • okra
    • potato dishes

    420 E 4th Street

    Taste Of India logo

    Taste Of India

    🌿 Vegan options

    Family-owned Indian restaurant on E 4th Street serving Northern and Southern dishes, halal meats, tandoor breads and vegan-friendly options.

    • curry
    • dosa
    • soup
    • appetizers

    316 E. 4th Street

    Do 道 Korean Restaurant logo

    Do 道 Korean Restaurant

    🌿 Vegan options

    Korean restaurant at 404 E 4th St serving bibimbap, Korean-style ramen, dumplings and curry rice, with daily hours noon to 11:30 p.m.

    • japchae
    • tofu dishes
    • ramen
    • udon

    404 E 4th St

    🍔

    Brewpubs and burgers

    Upland Brewing Company

    Upland Brewing Company

    🌿 Vegan options

    Upland's original brewpub, brewing beer on W 11th Street since 1998, with a locally sourced menu, weekend brunch and a dog-friendly patio.

    • sandwiches
    • seitan sandwich
    • impossible chorizo tacos
    • bun

    350 W 11th St

    BRU Burger Bar Bloomington logo

    BRU Burger Bar Bloomington

    🌿 Vegan options

    BRU Burger Bar opened near the IU campus in February 2024, serving signature burgers, shakes, local beer and cocktails, with a covered patio.

    • plant-based burger
    • cheese

    229 S. Grant Street, Suite 1

    🍨

    Ice cream and sweets

    The Chocolate Moose

    The Chocolate Moose

    🌿 Vegan options

    Bloomington's ice cream shop and cafe at 405 S Walnut St, with roots in a 1933 cafe, house-made ice cream, a vegan line and coffee.

    • ice cream
    • shakes
    • sundae
    • float

    405 S Walnut St

    Ordering vegan: a few tips

    • Check the label. “100% vegan” means the whole menu is vegan. “Vegan options” means the business names specific vegan dishes, or says it can make them vegan.
    • Ask about the small stuff if it matters to you, like honey in baked goods and sauces. We record what a business says, not every ingredient.
    • Look at the menu first. Menus change with the season, so use the Menu button before you go.

    Want every vegan listing in one place? Open the restaurant list and tap “Vegan options” or “100% vegan” at the top.

    How we checked

    For each business we read its own menu pages, PDFs or ordering page and recorded what it labels vegan. Local resources pointed us to places to check: Visit Bloomington (its dining guide marks vegan options), BloomingVeg, Spoon University, the Indiana Daily Student and HappyCow. Menus change, so look for the “Vegan options” and “100% vegan” filters on any food category in the directory. Logos and photos belong to their businesses and appear for identification. If something is out of date, use “Claim or update this listing” on its page. Out late? See late-night food near IU.

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