What are the best healthy restaurants in Philadelphia?

Vedge in Center City first, because nobody in the city treats vegetables with more skill. Then Bar Bombon in Rittenhouse for flavour, Miss Rachel's Pantry in South Philly for a warm table, HipCityVeg for speed and Charlie was a sinner. for a later evening.

Where can I get a healthy lunch in Philadelphia?

HipCityVeg is my quickest recommendation, with burgers, sandwiches and shakes made without animal products. Bar Bombon does a fuller daytime plate in Rittenhouse if you have longer to sit.

What is the best vegan restaurant in Philadelphia?

Vedge. Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby cook vegetables with more technique than most chefs bring to meat, and the room is a pleasure to sit in.

Where can I eat plant based quickly in Philadelphia?

HipCityVeg. Burgers, cheesesteaks and shakes without a scrap of animal product, made fast and made well.

Is there vegan brunch in Philadelphia?

Bar Bombon in Rittenhouse does a strong all vegan Puerto Rican brunch, and Miss Rachel's Pantry in South Philly is the one to book when you want to be looked after.

Which Philadelphia restaurants have gluten-free food?

Vedge and Bar Bombon are the two I would trust most, because both cook from vegetables, beans and rice rather than leaning on bread. Speak to the kitchen directly if you are coeliac, since a printed label is not the same as a conversation with the chef.

Where should I eat in Center City or Rittenhouse?

Vedge and Charlie was a sinner. are the Center City pair, one for dinner and one for later. Rittenhouse gives you Bar Bombon and HipCityVeg, so you can eat well without walking far.

Do I need to be vegan to use this Philadelphia guide?

No. The guide is plant-forward, not plant-only. Eat how you like, but eat the vegetables while you are here.

Can a Philadelphia restaurant buy a listing?

No. I pick each one myself, and a Gillian's Pick has never been for sale and never will be.

Philadelphia · United States

Healthy restaurants in Philadelphia: where to eat well.

Written by Gillian McKeith

Philadelphia has a reputation built on the cheesesteak, and it does the city a disservice. This is one of the strongest plant-based eating cities in America, and it has been for years, quietly getting on with it while other places talked.

Take it area by area. Center City has Vedge, where vegetables get the seriousness a steakhouse reserves for beef, and it remains the benchmark. Also in Center City, Charlie was a sinner. does candlelit plant-based small plates and good drinks. Rittenhouse gives you Bar Bombon for all-vegan Puerto Rican cooking with real flavour, and HipCityVeg for plant-based fast food made properly. Down in South Philly, Miss Rachel's Pantry sits you at a communal farmhouse table and feeds you like family.

For a healthy lunch in Philadelphia, HipCityVeg and Bar Bombon are the quickest answers. For vegan brunch, Bar Bombon or Miss Rachel's Pantry. For dinner worth dressing for, Vedge, with Charlie was a sinner. when the evening wants to be later and darker.

My standard does not shift for a city with a famous sandwich: purity, wholesomeness, organic where the kitchen can manage it, and an abundance of fresh produce, pulses, grains and seeds. No restaurant has paid for its place here.

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Latin American

Bar Bombón

Philadelphia, United States

All-vegan Puerto Rican cooking in Rittenhouse — mofongo, tacos and strong brunches.

Best for: all-vegan Puerto Rican cooking and a lively Rittenhouse brunch.

Small plates

Charlie was a sinner.

$$$

Philadelphia, United States

Dark, candlelit plant-based small plates and cocktail bar in Midtown Village.

Best for: candlelit small plates and a proper drink later in the evening.

Plant-based

HipCityVeg

Philadelphia, United States

Philadelphia-born plant-based fast food doing burgers, cheesesteaks and shakes.

Best for: a fast plant-based lunch when you have twenty minutes and an appetite.

Plant-based

Miss Rachel's Pantry

$$$

Philadelphia, United States

South Philly vegan kitchen known for its communal farmhouse-table dinners.

Best for: being properly looked after at a communal table in South Philly.

Vegetable fine dining

Vedge

$$$

Philadelphia, United States

Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's Center City restaurant, vegetables treated with steakhouse seriousness.

Best for: a special-occasion dinner where vegetables are the main event.

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Eating well in Philadelphia: your questions

What are the best healthy restaurants in Philadelphia?: Vedge in Center City first, because nobody in the city treats vegetables with more skill. Then Bar Bombon in Rittenhouse for flavour, Miss Rachel's Pantry in South Philly for a warm table, HipCityVeg for speed and Charlie was a sinner. for a later evening.
Where can I get a healthy lunch in Philadelphia?: HipCityVeg is my quickest recommendation, with burgers, sandwiches and shakes made without animal products. Bar Bombon does a fuller daytime plate in Rittenhouse if you have longer to sit.
What is the best vegan restaurant in Philadelphia?: Vedge. Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby cook vegetables with more technique than most chefs bring to meat, and the room is a pleasure to sit in.
Where can I eat plant based quickly in Philadelphia?: HipCityVeg. Burgers, cheesesteaks and shakes without a scrap of animal product, made fast and made well.
Is there vegan brunch in Philadelphia?: Bar Bombon in Rittenhouse does a strong all vegan Puerto Rican brunch, and Miss Rachel's Pantry in South Philly is the one to book when you want to be looked after.
Which Philadelphia restaurants have gluten-free food?: Vedge and Bar Bombon are the two I would trust most, because both cook from vegetables, beans and rice rather than leaning on bread. Speak to the kitchen directly if you are coeliac, since a printed label is not the same as a conversation with the chef.
Where should I eat in Center City or Rittenhouse?: Vedge and Charlie was a sinner. are the Center City pair, one for dinner and one for later. Rittenhouse gives you Bar Bombon and HipCityVeg, so you can eat well without walking far.
Do I need to be vegan to use this Philadelphia guide?: No. The guide is plant-forward, not plant-only. Eat how you like, but eat the vegetables while you are here.
Can a Philadelphia restaurant buy a listing?: No. I pick each one myself, and a Gillian's Pick has never been for sale and never will be.

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Written by Gillian McKeith

I'm Gillian McKeith: television presenter, creator of the global hit show You Are What You Eat, writer, nutritionist, and the editor behind this guide. Every Philadelphia entry here is chosen and written by me. I judge kitchens on the things that actually matter: real ingredients, honest sourcing, vegetables cooked with care, and food you feel better for eating.

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