Houston used to have a rap as being a steakhouse city – a place that vegetarians would avoid while en route to hippie, vegan-friendly Austin. Recently, with the food movement in our city, vegetarian options are becoming more and more prevalent. I’ve made a list of my favorite healthy vegetarian options at some of the best restaurants in Houston. You’ll notice there’s no pizza or pasta options, as I don’t eat either!
Adair Kitchen (Galleria) – Black Bean Quinoa Burger (Lunch), Kale Salad (Dinner)
Baba Yega (Montrose) – Portabella Burger
Backstreet Cafe (River Oaks) – Portabella Burger, Spectacular Veggie Platter
Barnaby’s (Various) – Garden Salad (Without Bacon) and Falafel Patty
Benjy’s (Rice Military and Rice Village) – Curried Quinoa
Cafe Brasil (Montrose) – Hummus and Falafel Plate, Goat Cheese Salad
California Pizza Kitchen (River Oaks) – Roasted Veggie Salad, Quinoa and Arugula Salad
Canopy (Montrose) – Baby Spinach Salad (Substitute Quinoa for Chicken)
Carrabas (The Original on Upper Kirby) – Ensalata Fiorucci
Coppa (Rice Military) – Burrata appetizer, Insalata Tricolore
Corner Table (River Oaks) – Earth Burger (without the bun), sub fries for side salad
The Counter Burger (Rice Military) – Build-Your-Own Vegan Veggie Burger
Harvest Organic Grille (Memorial) – Harvest Eggplant, Veggie Mixed Grill, Chard o Yay
Indika (Montrose) – Paneer and Eggplant Chaat, Vegetarian Tasting Dish
Kiran’s (Highland Village) – Organic Kale Salad, Baby Eggplant, Pindi Channa
Latin Bites (Memorial) – Quinoa Salad
Maryz (Richmond) – Hummus (Best in Houston), Falafel
Pondicheri (Upper Kirby) – Curried Popcorn, Barley Salad, Vishnu Thali
Radical Eats (Montrose) – Knocked Up Avocado Salad
Relish (River Oaks) – Beet Salad
Roost (Montrose) – Fried Cauliflower, Ma Po Tofu
Ruggles Green (CityCentre, Upper Kirby) – Texas Goat Cheese Salad
Uchi (Montrose) – Uchi Salad, Brussels Sprouts
Zoe’s Kitchen (Various) – Vegetarian Kabobs (Hummus Side)
images via Sprouted Kitchen
2 Comments
your houston guides are so great, and you’re giving me lots of ideas! i’m not strictly vegetarian, but i do seem to gravitate towards vegetarian dishes when we go out.
oooh, well in that case, you should definitely try some of those dishes if you haven’t already! 🙂 and thank you!