Delicious Vegan Options in Bismarck, ND
You or someone in your car may be traveling through Bismarck on your vacation to a national park further west and looking for vegan options at local restaurants. Spoiler alert, it is a little challenging but not impossible to find vegan options at Bismarck restaurants. Read this guide, or share it with a vegan traveler you know, for delicious vegan options in Bismarck, ND
f you’re planning your trip, start with our full guide to the best things to do in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Are there vegan options in Bismarck, ND?
Yes, there are vegan options at restaurants in Bismarck, ND. Are there a lot of options? No, but you will not starve if eating out in Bismarck.
One of the chef-owners we spoke with mentioned they see an uptick in vegan requests in the summer when people are traveling through on summer vacations. We’re thankful for the restaurants that have vegan options!
You can also explore more local dining and attractions in our complete Bismarck travel guide.
Delicious Vegan Options in Bismarck, ND
Anima Cucina
101 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND
Anima Cucina is a lovely place to eat, and the quality and taste will knock your socks off. Anima Cucina is a cafe by day and a Trattoria by night. The owners have embraced a “slow kitchen” philosophy. They choose ingredients that are as local as possible and produced by growers who are passionate about what they do.
We were very pleased with breakfast at Anima Cucina and absolutely enjoyed the jam bar, avocado mash toast, and fell in love with the fruit salad. We ordered the fruit salad, thinking that it was, if we’re honest, boring. It was divine! It was a mixture of finely diced cantaloupe and grapes, with agrumato olive oil pressed with lemons. We’d love to recreate this at home.
Next time we visit, we will go for dinner, as several options have caught our eye. They have a dish marked as vegan on the menu and a few other options that could be modified.
Pirogue Grille
121 N 4th St, Bismarck, ND
This is a great restaurant for a special dinner. We lucked out with the soup of the day on our visit: a chilled melon and cucumber soup. For our dinner entree, we had to modify the only option, a pasta dish. We ordered the chicken pasta, tomato & aromatic herb broth with bell peppers, and artichoke hearts without the chicken.
Our entrees did require some modifications. Dusty did mention to the waitress in private that we were vegan and asked her to omit the Parmesan cheese and the chicken. As we mentioned, this is not a place with any vegan options, and we think they confused vegan with vegetarian. Our meal did arrive with Parmesan cheese. It was an expensive meal that we were not about to waste. Our attitude is that we do what we can, and eating out is not perfect, nor is it how we would eat at home when it comes to being vegan.
We do our best to find vegan options, but we do not expect perfection when eating out. We roll with the punches, and this is just the reality when traveling in areas where little is known about vegan food choices.
Fireflour Pizza
111 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND
Fireflour Pizza serves Neopolitan Pizza and Craft Coffee. Fireflour Pizza started as a mobile pizza truck. Today, it’s a cute little restaurant just a few feet away from their sister restaurant, Anima Cucina.
Fireflour Pizza uses a 3rd generation pizza oven from Italy that lightly chars the crust as it bakes. They use high-quality but simple ingredients such as Bianco Dinapoli tomatoes and, of course, fresh basil. We both ordered the Saucy pizza and made it vegan. They also use Minnesota’s own Herbivorous Butcher meats and cheeses for their vegan options. We LOVE HB products.
We mentioned Fireflour serves craft coffee as well. They have a lovely coffee menu and use a great coffee company from our home state of Minnesota, Dogwood Coffee in Minneapolis.
Note: At the time of our visit, the online menu did not mention vegan pizza options, but they do offer it, so ask your server!
If you love discovering regional food spots like this, check out our guide to vegan dining in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Blarney Stone Irish Pub
408 E. Main Ave, Bismarck, ND
Blarney Stone Irish Pub is, as you could guess, Irish. Not a lot of options, but if you’re dining here, we did find two options. They offer a cauliflower wing option in the appetizer section. The only meal that can be easily modified is the strawberry-pecan salad. It is served with chicken, but we were able to substitute the cauliflower wings for the chicken to make it vegan. It was very tasty!
Stonehome Brewing Company
1601 N 12th St, Bismarck, ND
Stonehedge Brewing Company is a restaurant and brewery. If you visit in the summertime, grab a seat on the patio that overlooks a huge water feature- it looks like a swimming pool, but it’s only a fountain.
We started with a modified Brewhouse Salad, which included romaine lettuce, cucumber, sweet pepper, red onion, and black olive; we omitted the cheese and added croutons and balsamic vinaigrette. The only pizza that really worked was a modified Southern Bird Pizza, with the chicken and bacon left off. The jalapeno and garlic oil with vegan cheese were really good!
Huckleberry House
1700 River Rd, Bismarck, ND
As any traveling vegan knows, research is key when visiting new cities. We saw so many references to Terra Nomad because of their vegan options. They’ve since rebranded as Huckleberry House in a new location on the Missouri River. Fingers crossed they bring in some vegan options in the future.
This is a stunning restaurant with a Nordic theme. We do suggest stopping in for an amazing cocktail in a gorgeous setting with the Missouri River in the background.
The only options that could be modified are the HH Salad and Beetroot-Apple salads. They also have a brunch option- the smoothie bowl. Huckleberry fruit blend, almond butter, hemp milk, rye flake granola- hold the honey.
Bread Poets
106 E. Thayer Ave, Bismarck, ND
We love a good sandwich. The Garden Dakota from Bread Poets was the perfect sandwich to take with you on the Lewis and Clark Riverboat Cruise. The sandwich was on homemade bread and included lettuce, red onion, cucumbers, green hummus, avocado, carrots, and sprouts. Omit the provolone cheese to make it vegan.
Picking up a sandwich from Bread Poets is the perfect grab-and-go option if you’re road tripping west toward Medora or southeast Montana.
The CraftCade
405 N 4th St, Bismarck, ND
The CraftCade is a great stop! Filled with retro video and a self-pour craft beer wall, this is a blast for adults. The best part, except for a few modern video games, is that it’s mostly free to play the games here. FREE SKEE BALL? Sign us up.
Unfortunately, at the time of our visit, there were no vegan pizza options. Yes, you could modify a pizza and hold the cheese.
They do have two delicious salads. For us, the winner was the Double Dragon Salad, which will need to be modified. This salad is Asian-inspired with spring mix, Roma tomatoes, red onion, red pepper & sliced cucumbers, Shanghai-style shredded carrots, crunchy chow mein noodles, and hold the chicken. The dressing is a ‘thai fighter glaze and cilantro. Excellent.
Delicious Vegan Options in Bismarck
Planning a full trip in Bismarck? Pair this guide with our list of the best things to do in Bismarck, plus our Art Alley 5.5 mural guide and Medora travel tips to build the perfect North Dakota itinerary.
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Great options for vegan delicacies! I have not been to Bismark but is good to know that such good vegan options exist here. The double dragon salad looks inviting!
I love posts like this..I always avoid chains and prefer to eat where the locals do when in a new place… I have explored South Dakota but never North Dakota… would love to explore some day.
Nice guide! All the options look tasty and it’s nice to know that Bismarck has such a good number of vegan places. Thanks for sharing.
This all looks so good! Great vegan foodie guide when traveling to Bismarck, ND.