Best Vegan Michelin Star Restaurants Worldwide 2026 Guide

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Vegan Michelin Star Restaurants: The Best Plant-Based Tables in the World

Vegan Michelin star restaurants used to be a punchline. I remember mentioning “vegan fine dining” to a chef friend years ago and literally getting laughed at. That reaction does not really happen anymore. There are now vegan and fully plant-based kitchens holding Michelin stars on three continents, and the cooking at these places stands on its own, no asterisks needed.

I have spent a good chunk of the last few years tracking which of these restaurants are actually still open, still vegan, and still worth the flight, because this list changes more than you would think. A few well-known names on other roundups have quietly gone non-vegan or closed for good, so I have double and triple checked everything below against current Michelin listings, restaurant sites, and recent diner reviews.

Below are six vegan Michelin star restaurants around the world, including two in the US, that are open right now and serving genuinely exciting plant-based food.

What Makes a Restaurant a Vegan Michelin Star Restaurant

A Michelin star recognizes cooking quality, not diet. So when a restaurant with a star also happens to be 100% plant-based, that is the kitchen choosing to make every course, every sauce, and every dessert without animal products and still hitting Michelin’s standard. That is a much higher bar than a restaurant simply offering a vegan tasting menu on request.

I have sorted the restaurants below into two groups. The first group is fully vegan by default, meaning you do not need to specify anything when you book. The second is a restaurant where the standard menu is vegetarian, but the kitchen will prepare the entire tasting menu vegan if you ask ahead of time. I think that distinction matters enough to spell out clearly, since a couple of older “vegan Michelin” roundups blur it and send people to restaurants that actually use fish stock or dairy by default.

Fully Vegan Michelin Star Restaurants

Plates, London, United Kingdom Plates made history in 2025 as the UK’s first fully vegan restaurant to earn a Michelin star, and it has kept the momentum going since. Chef Kirk Haworth trained in classical kitchens before going vegan, and it shows in the technique. Expect a seven-course tasting menu built around seasonal produce, things like barbecued maitake mushrooms with black bean mole, plated with the kind of precision you would expect from a traditional fine dining room. The wait list has stretched to several months at times, so book as early as your travel dates allow.

Seven Swans, Frankfurt, Germany Seven Swans sits inside Frankfurt’s narrowest building, seven stories tall, with river views through floor to ceiling windows. Chef Ricky Saward runs his own permaculture farm and builds the menu almost entirely around what that land produces each season. This was the restaurant that earned the first vegan Michelin star anywhere in the world, and it also holds a Michelin Green Star for sustainability. The dinner runs long, often around five hours, with the chef explaining each course personally. Reservations are limited to just a handful of tables, so plan ahead.

Bonvivant, Berlin, Germany Bonvivant started life as a “bistronomy” concept mixing serious food with an equally serious cocktail program, and picked up its Michelin star in 2023. Early in 2026, the kitchen dropped the last of its eggs and dairy from the brunch menu and became fully vegan across the board. It is the only vegan starred restaurant in Germany currently doing a full sit-down brunch service, alongside dinner, which makes it a nice option if you would rather eat earlier in the day.

Mita, Washington, D.C., United States Mita brings Venezuelan and broader Latin American cooking into fully plant-based territory, and it is one of the more approachable vegan Michelin star restaurants on this list price-wise. Chefs Tatiana Mora and Miguel Guerra serve arepas with a rotating lineup of dips, a chontaduro fruit sauce among them, plus dishes like watermelon crudo and an arracacha soup layered with mushroom dashi and fava beans. There is a shorter menu available at the bar if you want the experience without committing to the full multi-course tasting.

Shizen, San Francisco, United States Shizen is a little different from the others on this list. It holds a Michelin Plate rather than a star, which is Michelin’s way of flagging a restaurant with genuinely good, deliberate cooking, just not quite at star level. I am including it anyway because it is the only fully vegan sushi and izakaya in San Francisco with any Michelin recognition, and the food earns it. Tofuna rolls, tempura shiitake stuffed with a faux crab filling, and a full robata menu, all built from mountain yam, konjac, and tofu instead of seafood. No reservations for the sushi bar, so budget extra time to wait.

Légume, Seoul, South Korea Légume opened in 2023 and became Asia’s first fully vegan restaurant to receive a Michelin star just two years later. Chef Sung Si-woo spent a decade at a two-star restaurant before striking out on his own, and it shows in how confidently the menu handles technique. Expect around ten courses built on zero-waste principles, with a tea pairing option alongside the usual wine list if you want something non-alcoholic that still feels considered.

Vegan on Request

King’s Joy, Beijing, China King’s Joy currently holds two Michelin stars, down from three a couple of years ago, plus a Michelin Green Star for sustainability. The standard menus are lacto-ovo vegetarian, meaning eggs and dairy are used by default. That said, the kitchen has a strong track record of preparing the full ten-plus course tasting menu completely vegan when you flag it at booking, and diner reviews consistently confirm the kitchen follows through. If a fully vegan meal matters to you here, mention it when you reserve, not when you arrive.

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A Few Notes Before You Book

Reservations at most of these restaurants open weeks or months in advance, and several run through their own booking systems rather than third party platforms. I would build your travel dates around the reservation rather than the other way around, especially for Plates and Seven Swans, where the wait can stretch long.

Dress codes tend toward smart casual rather than strict formal wear, but it is worth checking each restaurant’s site before you go, since a few (Seven Swans especially) run long, multi-hour dinners where comfort matters.

I like packing one slightly dressier outfit specifically for a splurge dinner like this, since some of these rooms lean more polished than a typical vegan cafe. A steamer or a small travel iron earns its space in the suitcase if you are coming straight from a flight.

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Getting Around to Each City

If you are building a full trip around one of these dinners, it is worth pairing the reservation with a day or two of sightseeing. I have separate city guides for London and other vegan-friendly cities in Europe that go into where else to eat while you are there.

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