100 Vegan + SIBO-Friendly NYC Finds Under $25
Whether you eat entirely plant-based, are navigating SIBO, or simply want a meal that feels a little gentler, New York has considerably more to offer than another sad side salad.
Editor’s Note: Vegan and SIBO-friendly are not interchangeable. We’ve identified fully vegan finds alongside restaurants offering low-FODMAP, garlic-free, onion-free, gluten-free, or customizable options. Individual tolerances vary; when in doubt, confirm ingredients directly with the restaurant.
GREENWICH VILLAGE
1. Vegan Soul Food — Red Bamboo | $25 & Under
A longtime Greenwich Village vegan institution specializing in plant-based comfort food.
Best For: Vegan Comfort Food
Diet Note: VEGAN + SIBO-FRIENDLY OPTIONS. Red Bamboo maintains a dedicated no-onion/no-garlic menu in addition to its gluten-free menu.
2. No-Onion/No-Garlic Vegan Dinner — Red Bamboo
This is one of the more valuable addresses in the entire guide precisely because you don't have to interrogate the server about every sauce; the restaurant has already developed a separate no-onion/no-garlic menu.
Diet Note: SIBO-FRIENDLY OPTION
3. Vegan French Pastries — Délice & Sarrasin | Under $25
French pâtisserie without the butter, milk, or eggs. The restaurant and bakery are entirely plant-based.
Best For: Croissants, Pastries & Dessert
Diet Note: VEGAN
4. Vegan French Dessert — Délice & Sarrasin | Under $25
Come for a pastry rather than committing to the full French restaurant experience.
Best For: Afternoon Dessert
Diet Note: VEGAN
UNION SQUARE / EAST 11TH STREET
5. Vegan Bakery Case — Peacefood | Under $10
Peacefood's downtown location combines a casual vegan restaurant with a proper vegan bakery; daily specials include muffins, scones, biscuits, buns, cakes, and other rotating pastries.
Best For: Vegan Pastries
Diet Note: VEGAN; GF OPTIONS
6. Daily Vegan Scone — Peacefood | Under $10
The bakery rotates its daily scone flavor rather than treating vegan pastry as an afterthought.
Best For: Coffee + Pastry
Diet Note: VEGAN
7. Gluten-Free Vegan Biscuit — Peacefood | Under $10
Peacefood regularly includes a gluten-free biscuit among its daily bakery offerings.
Best For: Vegan + Gluten-Free Breakfast
Diet Note: VEGAN + GF
8. Vegan Soup of the Day — Peacefood | Under $15
A rotating house-made vegan soup; recent selections have included potato-cauliflower-spinach and corn chowder.
Best For: Light Lunch
Diet Note: VEGAN; ASK ABOUT GARLIC/ONION
9. Vegan Cake Slice — Peacefood | Under $15
One of the better places downtown when what you actually want is a slice of vegan cake rather than a health bowl.
Best For: Dessert
Diet Note: VEGAN
EAST VILLAGE
10. Vegan Sichuan Happy Hour — Spicy Moon | Under $25
Spicy Moon's West Village and East Village orbit has helped turn vegan Sichuan food into something decidedly more interesting than steamed vegetables.
Best For: Spicy Vegan Food
Diet Note: VEGAN; NOT inherently low-FODMAP
11. Vegan Chili Oil — Spicy Moon | $14.95
Their house vegan Sichuan chili oil is sold by the jar for $14.95.
Diet Note: VEGAN; contains aromatics including onion
12. Vegan Sesame Paste — Spicy Moon | $14.95
A simple sesame-based sauce made from sesame paste, corn oil, and sesame oil.
Diet Note: VEGAN; unusually simple ingredient list
13. Protein-Rich Sliced Noodles — Spicy Moon | $12.95
A five-pack of the restaurant's noodles; ingredients are simply wheat, water, and salt.
Diet Note: VEGAN
LOWER EAST SIDE
14. Vegetable Salad — May Kaidee | $14
Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrot, tomato, cucumber, chickpeas, and avocado at one of downtown's fully plant-based Thai restaurants.
Diet Note: VEGAN + CUSTOMIZABLE
15. Custom Low-FODMAP Thai Meal — May Kaidee | Under $25
The unusually useful part: May Kaidee says its dishes are made to order and ingredients can be excluded. It also offers Jain and Swaminarayan-friendly menus.
Diet Note: SIBO-FRIENDLY CUSTOMIZATION
16. Carrot Salad — May Kaidee | $14
Shredded carrot, tomato, tofu, cashews, lime, and soy sauce; request it without garlic for a gentler modification.
Diet Note: VEGAN + CUSTOMIZABLE
17. Green Papaya Salad — May Kaidee | Under $25
A classic Thai som tam made entirely plant-based; ask the kitchen to omit garlic when necessary.
Diet Note: VEGAN + CUSTOMIZABLE
FLATIRON
18. Passion Fruit Dessert — Sentir | $8
Perhaps the easiest entry point into one of NYC's polished vegan restaurants: passion-fruit jam with crushed pecans for $8. Sentir's entire menu is vegan and kosher certified.
Diet Note: VEGAN
19. Salsa de Mango — Sentir | $12
Mango, habanero, tomato, cilantro, jicama, and red onion.
Diet Note: VEGAN; onion present
20. Salsa de Tomate — Sentir | $12
Heirloom tomato, white onion, cilantro, serrano, and lime.
Diet Note: VEGAN
21. Roasted Tomato Tortilla Soup — Sentir | $12
A fully vegan roasted-tomato soup finished with plant-based crema and cilantro.
22. Arroz y Frijoles — Sentir | $12
Jalapeño-braised black beans with Sinaloa rice.
23. Plátanos Maduros — Sentir | $12
Sweet plantains with black-bean purée and vegan queso fresco.
24. Yuca Fries — Sentir | $12
Yuca fries served with chipotle aioli and avocado mousse.
25. House Salad — Sentir | $12
Grilled romaine, cherry tomato, pecans, vegan queso fresco, lime, and olive oil.
Diet Note: VEGAN; potentially one of the simpler modifications
26. Chorizo Tostada — Sentir | $13
Plant-based chorizo, black-bean purée, avocado, crema, habanero, radish, and herbs.
27. Citrus Tres Leches — Sentir | $15
Vegan vanilla-citrus cake with condensed oat milk, dulce de leche, pecans, and toasted meringue.
28. Cinnamon Churros — Sentir | $16
Served with vegan dulce de leche, hot chocolate, and condensed-milk dipping sauces.
29. Chocolate Chili Tart — Sentir | $16
Chocolate ganache, mousse, pecan praline, caramel tuile, and cayenne.
30. Elote Asado — Sentir | $16
Grilled corn with plant-based cotija, crema, and smoked chile de árbol.
31. Pescado Tacos — Sentir | $16
Banana blossom stands in for fish with black garlic, pumpkin romesco, avocado mousse, and herbs.
32. Chipotle Mushroom Tacos — Sentir | $17
Crispy oyster mushroom, avocado mousse, chipotle-lime sauce, radish, and vegan queso fresco.
33. Sentir Guacamole — Sentir | $18
Avocado, jalapeño, cilantro, tomato jam, plant-based chicharrones, and vegan queso fresco.
34. Carne Asada Tacos — Sentir | $19
Plant-based steak with tomato, avocado, chile broth, and vegan queso fresco.
35. Plancha Caesar — Sentir | $20
Fire-grilled baby gem lettuce with tortilla crunch and vegan Caesar dressing.
CHELSEA
36. Za'atar Pita Chips — Anixi | $9
A polished vegan Mediterranean restaurant where even the breads, cheeses, seafood stand-ins, and meats are plant-based.
37. Vegetable Crudité — Anixi | $9
The simplest order on the menu and a useful option when you need to control ingredients.
Diet Note: SIBO-FRIENDLIER STARTING POINT
38. Za'atar Pita — Anixi | $10
Fresh house-made pita with za'atar.
39. Fire-Roasted Eggplant — Anixi | $12
Eggplant, mint, pomegranate molasses, and olive oil.
40. Muhammara — Anixi | $12
Roasted peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses, Aleppo pepper, and olive oil.
41. Taramasalata — Anixi | $12
A completely vegan reinterpretation made with seaweed caviar and plant-based yogurt.
42. Lemon Confit Potatoes — Anixi | $13
Potatoes with lemon zest, parsley, plant-based parmesan, and garlic chips.
43. Rose Malabi — Anixi | $14
Cardamom-rose custard with coconut, pistachio, and strawberry rose-water syrup.
44. Ekmek Kataifi — Anixi | $16
Phyllo, vanilla cream, kataifi, halva, and lemon-rose syrup.
45. Medjool Date Cake — Anixi | $17
Dark-chocolate cream cheese, warm ganache, figs, pecans, and vegan vanilla ice cream.
46. Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake — Anixi | $18
White, dark, and oat-milk chocolate with pistachio, cashew, and kataifi.
47. Crunchy Cabbage Salad — Anixi | $19
Cabbage, seeds, almonds, herbs, pomegranate, lemon, and date honey.
48. Crispy Cauliflower — Anixi | $19
Cauliflower with elderflower glaze, harissa, and plant-based labneh.
49. Scorched Broccolini — Anixi | $19
Broccolini with lemon harissa, almonds, Aleppo pepper, and lemon zest.
50. Fire-Roasted Carrots + Turnips — Anixi | $20
Finished with fermented cashew ricotta and mint.
51. Raw Tahini Kale Salad — Anixi | $21
Kale, raisins, sesame, sunflower seeds, endive, lemon, and sumac.
52. Fattoush — Anixi | $21
Romaine, radish, cucumber, tomato, parsley, mint, pomegranate, and pita crisps.
CHELSEA / WEST VILLAGE
53. Garlic-and-Onion-Free Roasted Carrots — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $16
One of the strongest actual SIBO finds: Urban Vegan Kitchen explicitly lists a garlic-and-onion-free preparation of its roasted carrots.
Diet Note: VEGAN + GARLIC/ONION-FREE
54. Coconut Konjac Shrimp — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $18
Can be ordered without the dipping sauces or pico as part of the restaurant's garlic-and-onion-free modifications.
Diet Note: VEGAN + GARLIC/ONION-FREE MODIFICATION
55. Egg McNuthin' — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $18
Tofu, avocado, hollandaise, shiitake bacon, and house-made bread; the restaurant specifically advises omitting red onion and Old Bay for its garlic/onion-free version.
56. Soy-Free Burrito Bowl — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $18
Turmeric rice, vegetables, black beans, avocado, and pico with a soy-free modification available.
Diet Note: VEGAN + SOY-FREE OPTION
57. Golden Child French Toast — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $17
French toast with fruit compote, almonds, powdered sugar, and maple syrup.
Diet Note: VEGAN + SOY-FREE
58. Potato-Leek Soup — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $14
House-made, gluten-free, and soy-free.
59. Wild-Style Zucchini Scallopini — Urban Vegan Kitchen | $23
Zucchini with lemon-caper sauce, mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and parsley; a gluten-free version is available.
NOMAD / MIDTOWN WEST
60. Build-Your-Own Vegan Plate — Little Beet | From $12.10
The build-your-own format is far more useful for restricted diets than a fixed composed dish; choose your base and sides individually.
Diet Note: VEGAN POSSIBLE + HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE
61. Quinoa Custom Plate — Little Beet | From $12.10
Start with quinoa, then select tolerated vegetables and toppings.
Diet Note: SIBO-FRIENDLIER CUSTOMIZATION
62. Field Greens Custom Plate — Little Beet | From $12.10
An even simpler base for building around individual tolerance.
63. Basmati Rice Custom Plate — Little Beet | From $12.10
Basmati rice gives you another straightforward base before adding vegetables and protein.
64. Sweet Potatoes — Little Beet | $4.35
Simply prepared with olive oil and Maldon salt according to the menu.
Diet Note: VEGAN; portion size matters for low-FODMAP
65. Low-FODMAP Bowl — Little Beet | $17.90
The clearest SIBO-oriented find on the list: salmon, quinoa, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and seeds, explicitly sold as the Low FODMAP Bowl. It is not vegan, which is precisely why the guide needs the two-label system.
Diet Note: LOW-FODMAP / NOT VEGAN
MIDTOWN
66. Vegan Gyro — Vegan on the Fly | $16.99
A completely plant-based version of the NYC halal-cart experience.
67. Vegan Chicken Sandwich — Vegan on the Fly | $15.99
Plant-based chicken, vegan mayo, and shredded lettuce.
68. Nashville Hot Chicken — Vegan on the Fly | $16.99
Tindle chicken with pickles, ranch, and Nashville hot sauce.
69. Impossible Chopped Cheese — Vegan on the Fly | $17.99
A vegan version of the New York bodega staple.
70. Vegan Rice Platter — Vegan on the Fly | $18.99
Plant-based meat over basmati rice with salad and white sauce.
71. Vegan Drumsticks — Vegan on the Fly | $10.99
Plant-based drumsticks with sauce and vegan ranch.
72. Buffalo Cauliflower Nuggets — Vegan on the Fly | $7.99
One of the cheapest savory vegan snacks in Midtown on this list.
73. Vegan Mac & Cheese — Vegan on the Fly | $9.99
House-made vegan mac and cheese.
74. Oat-Milk Soft Serve — Vegan on the Fly | $7.99
Oat-milk vanilla soft serve by the cup or cone.
75. Vegan Milkshake — Vegan on the Fly | $10.99
An oat-milk-based shake with rotating flavor choices.
UPPER WEST SIDE
76. Vegan Bakery Stop — Peacefood | Under $10
Peacefood's original Upper West Side location is particularly useful because you can stop in solely for something from the vegan bakery case.
77. Vegan Muffin — Peacefood | Under $10
Daily flavors rotate; recent examples include orange cream cheese and coconut raspberry jam.
78. Gluten-Free Vegan Biscuit — Peacefood | Under $10
A rotating gluten-free savory biscuit.
79. Vegan Cinnamon Bun — Peacefood | Under $10
One of the bakery's rotating specials.
80. Vegan Soup + Bakery Lunch — Peacefood | Under $25
Combine the soup of the day with something from the bakery and you still have a genuinely inexpensive vegan lunch.
UPPER EAST SIDE
81. Himalayan Vegan Lunch — Himalayan Vegan Organic Restaurant | Under $25
One of 2026's particularly interesting openings: a Sacramento transplant founded by a former Tibetan monk. The restaurant's menu is entirely vegan, sugar-free, and gluten-free.
Diet Note: VEGAN + GLUTEN-FREE + SUGAR-FREE
82. Gluten-Free Vegan Meal — Himalayan Vegan Organic Restaurant | Under $25
This deserves a separate place in the guide because the entire menu is gluten-free rather than requiring substitutions.
83. Sugar-Free Vegan Meal — Himalayan Vegan Organic Restaurant | Under $25
Another unusually restrictive-diet-friendly NYC option; the entire menu is also sugar-free.
FORT GREENE
84. Spring Rolls — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $7
Cabbage, green beans, carrot, mushroom, onion, and tofu.
85. Miso Soup — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $8
Shiitake, tofu, and wakame.
86. Pumpkin Soup — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $8
White bean, sweet potato, and kabocha pumpkin.
87. Vegan Dumplings — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $9
Steamed or pan-fried dumplings filled with vegetables and soy protein.
88. Mixed Vegetable Tempura — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $10
Kabocha pumpkin, broccoli, beets, and lotus root.
89. Cold Green-Tea Noodles — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $10
Cold noodles with sesame-peanut sauce.
90. BBQ Tempeh — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $11
Grilled plant-based tempeh.
91. Rice-Paper Summer Rolls — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $11
Available with tofu, lettuce, basil, and jicama or a fruit-and-avocado variation.
92. Silken Coconut Tofu — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $12
Water-chestnut-flour battered tofu with coconut, mango salsa, and coconut chutney.
93. Grilled Miso Eggplant — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $13
Eggplant with mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
94. Kimchi Fried Rice — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $17
Jasmine rice, tofu, broccoli, kimchi, sunflower seeds, goji berries, and avocado.
95. Steamed Macro Bowl — LuAnne's Wild Ginger | $18
Kale, kabocha, adzuki beans, seaweed, broccoli, silken tofu, and mixed rice.
Diet Note: VEGAN; ask about simplifying the dressing/beans if needed
BED-STUY
96. Vegan Mushroom Tacos — Renegade Vegan | $20
Three mushroom tacos from Brooklyn's alkaline vegan food truck.
97. Fried Vegan Chicken Sandwich — Renegade Vegan | $20
A scratch-made vegan fried-chicken sandwich from a business that emphasizes whole plant ingredients rather than conventional animal products.
98. Vegan Chicken + Waffles — Renegade Vegan | $22
Still beneath our $25 ceiling.
FLATBUSH
99. Vegan Chicken-Mushroom Burger — Starving Vegan | $13
A completely plant-based neighborhood restaurant where most of the comfort-food menu sits comfortably below $25.
100. Vegan Lemon-Blueberry Cake — Starving Vegan | $8
And we finish exactly where a civilized guide should: cake. A slice of vegan lemon-blueberry cake is currently $8.
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