Even amidst an industry-shifting global pandemic, for plant-based eaters, there’s still no place quite like Los Angeles. There’s the all-vegan burger shop serving up double stacks and tahini milkshakes in Chinatown. The Armenian bakery and café making buttery croissants and lavash tacos out in East Hollywood. In the glitzy Beverly Grove neighborhood, diners flock to Crossroads Kitchen for to-go orders of chestnut foie gras with a cabernet demi-glace and Georgian khachapuri cheese bread with vegan egg yolk. Head toward the ocean and take your pick of gluten-free brownie-sprinkled softserve, vegan barbecue pulled pork, or sophisticated pizza pies created with a coveted, superfine flour imported from Italy.
From east to west, among glittering skyscrapers and tucked away in family neighborhoods, some of the best vegan food in the world can be found in the City of Angels. But