Created by chef Sharde Jackson, Voodoo Vegan is serving traditional Southern food with a plant-based twist.

Mateo’s Ice Cream & Fruit Bars is the Oaxacan-style paleta palace of your dreams.

Zhengyalov Hatz is an Armenian bakery in Glendale serving traditional, herb-filled flatbreads.

Marouch is an iconic Armenian/Lebanese restaurant in East Hollywood that does amazing things with mezze.

Monty’s Good Burger brings their vegan food to Echo Park that’s bigger, better, and blue-r than ever.

Double Zero is a plant-based pizza spot in Venice that’s way better than you’d think a plant-based pizza spot would be.

Mizlala West Adams is a more casual, order-at-the-counter version of the Sherman Oaks location, but with the same excellent Israeli food.

Nic’s On Beverly is a good vegan spot in Beverly Grove with a gorgeous patio.

Honeybee is the all-vegan spot in Los Feliz serving excellent fast food that actually tastes the way you want fast food to taste.

Sqirl is a perpetually-crowded cafe/bakery in Virgil Village and our favorite brunch spot in LA.

Elf Cafe is a good place for a vegetarian Mediterranean dinner in Echo Park - as long as you order the right things.

Hasiba is a hummus restaurant in Pico-Robertson that doesn’t feel like it was created by an algorithm.

Shojin is a vegan sushi restaurant in Little Tokyo and a unique dining experience from start to finish.

Sage is a vegetarian chain restaurant serving some of the better vegetarian food in LA. Which is obviously saying something.

Botanica is an all-day healthy neighborhood spot in Silver Lake with an excellent back patio.

Kismet, the Mediterranean-Middle Eastern restaurant in Los Feliz, is the kind of restaurant all of LA wants to be hanging out in.