Here is the Ultimate guide for finding vegan food in Duluth and the North Shore in Minnesota. If you’re looking for the best vegan food in Duluth, MN, you’ll find plenty of delicious options as you explore Duluth and the North Shore on Scenic Highway 61. We’ve compiled a list of Duluth vegan food to make your North Shore vacation deliciously easy!

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We love the local restaurants in Duluth and the North Shore area, particularly the focus on using local ingredients whenever possible. The same approach is used when finding Duluth and The North Shore vegan options. If you have a dairy-free, whole-food, plant-based, or vegan sitting at your table, you’ll be pleased to know that it is easy and delicious to enjoy vegan food in Duluth, MN, and the North Shore!

Find the best vegan food in Duluth, MN & The North Shore

We’re not playing favorites, so here is an alphabetical list of the best vegan food in Duluth and the North Shore on the scenic highway 61.

At Sarah’s Table Chester Creek Cafe- Duluth, MN

1902 E 8th St • Duluth • MN •  55812 Website • Facebook • Menu

This is a real gem described as “locally influenced comfort food” with on-site vegetable gardens. The dining room is very cozy.  Sara’sh Table is a delicious spot for vegan food in Duluth that offers multiple vegan dishes.

Kelly ordered the Buddha Bowl with Kimchi and added tofu. There was also an option to add tempeh, which is a rare opportunity in our experience. The bowl included kimchi, kale, edamame, broccoli, brown rice, tahini dressing, sesame seeds, pepitas, and avocado.

Dusty ordered the vegan sliders. They were really good, and we were surprised to hear they were Beyond Meat. We made a Beyond Meat at home and were unimpressed. We discovered these vegan sliders were a mixture of Beyond Meat and other ingredients. It was a delicious surprise! House-cut fries were a special treat, too. 

Burrito Union

1332 E 7th Street • Duluth • MN •  55806 Website • Facebook • Menu

If you love a giant burrito, Burrito Union is your place! They have two menu options that mention vegan. One option is vegan, and one can be modified to be vegan. These are two-hand burritos! You will leave feeling like you got your money’s worth.

They also have Buddha bowls and tacos, and they have a great beer menu! They’re part of the Fitger’s Brewhouse Family, so you can get all of Fitger’s Brewhouse beers on tap.

Pro Tip: Allow extra time to visit Chester Creek Park across the street.

Duluth Grill

I-35 & 27th Avenue West • Duluth • MN •  55806 Website • Facebook • Menu

Each time we go to Duluth Grill, new items are on the menu, depending on the season. Even if you can’t find the particular dishes we ordered, know there will be some good, straight-up vegan options with the ability to adapt other recipes. One cool thing we learned while talking to our waitress is that the restaurant owners grow many vegetables on their property. The employees also help harvest and tend to the garden. We also noticed herbs growing in raised gardens in the parking lot!

Dusty and I each find an item on the menu that we’d like to share with each other. Dusty definitely won this pick—he ordered the Thai spaghetti, which was peanut sauce over zucchini.

Kelly ordered the Buddha Bowl. It was good but not nearly as good as Dusty’s Thai-Ghetti. Pro Tip: request no oil. It was a little overpowering but that’s because we don’t eat oil at home. The oil may not bother everyone. You can always count on delicious vegan food in Duluth if you eat at Duluth Grill.

Juice Pharm

208 E 1st Street • Duluth • MN •  55802 Website • Facebook • Menu

We found Juice Pharm thanks to our Instagram Account. According to their website, Juice Pharm is Duluth’s first juice bar & 100% plant-based bistro. They serve fresh-pressed juices, superfood smoothies, acai bowls & fresh food in a travel-inspired atmosphere.

Of course, we could not resist the avocado toast. It included a smashed avocado on Positively 3rd Street bakery toast and top it off with alfalfa sprouts, cracked lemon pepper, flax seeds, and olive oil.

The special for the week we visited was cauliflower ceviche tacos. We knew we’d be ordering those!

We were blown away by the curried chickpeas + cucumbers, purple cabbage slaw, thinly sliced radishes, cilantro, and creamy siracha on corn tortillas. Head to Juice Pharm for delicious and healthy vegan food in Duluth.

New Scenic Cafe

5461 N Shore Drive • Duluth • MN •  55804 Website • Facebook • Menu

We have driven by many times, but for whatever reason, we have never eaten here before. Our meal was so delectable that it made us wonder what we had missed out on by not eating here before. We loved our experience. We were greeted with toasted pistachios in the cutest little cups and water at a perfect drinking temperature. Our choices were simple because they were the only two vegan options on the menu. This was a case of quality over quantity.

We ordered the Heirloom Tomato appetizer: melon cucumber arugula artichoke hearts Marcona almond sauce vierge tomato shrub. Not only is it a work of art, but it is also delicious.

Our entree was the Marinated Tofu: wakame, miso, ginger, and soy green tea, soba noodles, bok choy, shiitake, hon shimeji togarashi. It is an understatement to say that this tofu was likely the best we’ve ever tasted. 

As we mentioned before, the menu changes frequently because of what is available seasonally. If you plan to dine here, it might be best to call ahead or check an online menu to see if there are any vegan options during your visit.

To say this was a favorite meal is an understatement. There’s something about the North Shore that is magical to us, and this meal completely enhanced our North Shore experience.

Pizza Luce

11 E Superior Street #100 • Duluth •  MN•  55802 Website •  Facebook •  Menu (Other Pizza Luce locations in Minnesota: Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Minneapolis Neighborhoods: Downtown, Uptown, Seward, St. Paul, Richfield, and Roseville

To say we love Pizza Luce is an understatement. There are so many vegan choices at Pizza Luce. You don’t have to comb the menu for that one meal that you can modify. There are plenty of appetizers, sandwiches, salads, and vegan pizza options.

Pizza Luce also offers weekend brunch with plenty of delicious vegan options.

Pro Tip: Follow Pizza Luce on social media. Last year we got in on a deal for a free $25 gift card when you purchase a $100 gift card.

Sala Thai Restaurant

114 W 1st St • Duluth •  MN•  55802 Website •  Facebook •  Menu

Full disclosure: this was not the best Thai we’ve eaten, but it is an option to satisfy a craving!

We ordered our Pad Thai without egg but it arrived with egg. Also, the flavor was just average. We ate around it because it was close to closing time. Most of the lights were off. We didn’t want to bother with a re-order. Sometimes *stuff* happens, amiright?

Toasty’s

Hillside location • 1032 E 9th Street • Downtown location • 220 W Superior Street Website •  Facebook •  Menu

Toasty’s is all about the grilled cheese! There are three vegan cheese options, allowing you to customize any of the sandwich options. We were especially impressed when they asked if we had allergies, which we do not, but they take dietary restrictions seriously. They also use vegan butter.

Since they had three kinds of cheese, we got the Double Decker so we could have all three kinds of cheese (Daiya Swiss, Cheddar, and Jalapeño Havarti). We totally enjoyed it. Hit play on the video below to see the cheesy goodness!

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Zeitgeist Art Cafe

222 E Superior St. • Duluth • MN • 55802 Website • Facebook • Menu

Surprisingly, we’d not been to Zeitgeist Art Cafe before. It was a treat. So much to look at, it’ truly is an art cafe! We opted to share an appetizer and an entree. The Mediterranean Plate included roasted red pepper hummus with naan, Kalamata olives, sliced cucumbers, red peppers, and carrots. It was delicious and also a feast for the eyes.

For our entree, we chose the Thai Chili Bowl. It consisted of Thai chilies, pea pods, shiitake mushrooms, and carrots served in a mushroom broth over rice noodles, topped with roasted peanuts and cilantro. It was divine and the broth was perfect for a chilly Duluth day!

Cedar Coffee Company- Two Harbors, MN

1130 11th Street (just north of Shopko) • Two Harbors • MN • 55616 Website •  Facebook •  Menu

We’ve stopped here several times, and the atmosphere is great. A bike shop is attached. If you’re so inclined, you can sit on the patio tucked into the tall pine trees. It’s a delightful stop.

During one of our visits, we asked, and they’re happy to veganize most items upon request. We opted for fig toast (omitting the salted butter), which was a fun treat.

Grab a coffee or tea for your ride as you continue to enjoy the North Shore’s offerings!

Rustic Inn Cafe- Castle Danger, MN

1130 11th Street • Two Harbors • MN • 55616 Website •  Facebook •  Menu

The menu had a couple of dishes that, with modifications, can be made vegan. We opted for the Hummus/Flatbread Pizza. It was seriously amazing. One Or Two Grilled 8″ Flatbread, Roasted Hummus, and Seasonal Vegetables with a balsamic reduction. We omitted the feta cheese to make the dish vegan.

I can’t say enough about this- the serving size was big enough to be a meal.

Pro Tip: Share an appetizer and a meal for an opportunity to taste more of the menu!

We also shared the Roasted Vegetable Melt, which had grilled mushrooms, peppers, red onions, and tomato with a roasted red pepper vinaigrette topped with sprouts on top of Focaccia Bread. To make this dish vegan, we omitted the Swiss cheese.

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Do you have a favorite spot for vegan food in Duluth? We’d love to add it to our list.