Eating healthy can be a challenge, but Silicon Valley offers a variety of restaurants from Asian, Mexican, American and Indian. These restaurants produce vegetarian, vegan and get their ingredients locally for that fresh taste.
Find more options with the SanJose.com Restaurants Directory.
This cool, cozy and dark café in Downtown San Jose offers a variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes. A mix of comfort food includes burritos, quesadillas and tacos to chana masala, Jamaican jerk veggies and Spicy Basil Tofu. The Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café prices are all under $10. While you’re there go ahead and grab an artisan beer this place has a nice selection.
Plant Based Pizza is a game changer when it comes to vegetarian pies. This small yet colorful spot in Willow Glen offers a wide range of pizza options, made completely free of animal products. Each pizza features organic tomato sauce and dairy–free Daiya cheese. Pizza lovers can rejoice with their Vegan Meat Lovers to Hawaiian and know it’s all good.
A Vietnamese restaurant in downtown San Jose, Toofoo Com Chay offers a good quality of vegan and vegetarian options. This place has tasty soup, such as their spicy Bun Hue, to along with simple delicacies like spring rolls. The food combos come at an affordable price all under $10. The place is small and mainly to grab and go.
Happy Hooligans offers a mixture of Asian, Mexican and American vegan dishes, and so much more. The ingredients are organic, fresh and come from local farms. The Mexican plates, such as the veggie carnitas, and traditional Mac and cheese are a smash. This place has it all if you’re craving a variety of ethnic food.
Italian restaurants are all over the place in Silicon Valley, but Paesano in San Jose’s Little Italy district goes beyond the traditional. Located in Downtown San Jose, Paesano serves fresh ingredients to set itself apart from other Italian restaurants. The traditional lasagna comes out fresh and you can taste the love.
Chaat Bhavan offers traditional Indian cuisine, but with a vegetarian twist. The Ras Malai, which is cheese balls with creamy milk, is a good texture and soft. Most Indian foods are spicy, but the food here has a nice balance of spices.
True to its word, Merit Vegetarian is an authentic vegan restaurant with an assortment of Indian, Chinese and Thai dishes to choose from. The price range is a little higher but worth it. The drumsticks, made of soy chicken, are flavorful and really crispy. The Golden Era makes you forget meat.
Mint and Basil does not use MSG in their foods, and they pick their own vegetables to ensure freshness in each plate. This Asian-influenced restaurant in Milpitas gets inspiration from Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian cuisine. Favorites at this location include the autumn rolls and the Rock-n-Roll Beef Salad, which had a surprising strawberry vinaigrette.
