Just starting your plant-based journey? Virginia’s food-fluencers are here to help.
Ray’s Favorite Vegan Dishes in Virginia
Lauren Z. Ray, based in Richmond, shares all the ins and outs of vegan eating across the Commonwealth on YouTube, Instagram, and more. She also covers lifestyle, events, and adventure recs. Her social club, Vegan Club RVA, founded in 2024, hosts regular ticketed events in Richmond and even ventures out of state. Find her @LaurenZRay on Instagram.
Cashwrap from Tiny Vegan
104 S. Sheppard St., Richmond | TinyVeganTakeout.com
Chocolate Vanilla Cream-Filled Cupcake from Cool Cat Cupcakes
1000 Charles St., Fredericksburg | CoolCatCupcakes.com
Cinnamon Roll from My Vegan Sweet Tooth
3916 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach | MyVeganSweetTooth.com
Grandma’s Pizza Slice from Zorch
2923 W. Cary St. | 7524 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond | ZorchPizza.com
Pistachio Gelato from Davvero Gelato
6931 Lakeside Ave., Richmond | DavveroGelatoVa.com
Thomsen’s Favorite Spots for Vegetarian Dishes in Virginia
Not quite ready to go fully vegan? Liz Thomsen, aka @IHeartVeggies to her 125,000 Instagram followers, has you covered. Richmond-based, she’s known for veggie-forward recipes and recs around the state—because it’s literally in her name.
Blue Atlas
1000 Carlisle Ave. #200, Richmond | BlueAtlasRVA.com
Botanical Plant-Based Fare
421 E. Main St., Charlottesville | BotanicalFare.com
Hohl
7961 Richmond Rd., Toano | 219 N. Boundary St., Williamsburg | HohlCo.com
Juan More Taco
304 N. Robinson St., Richmond | JuanMoreTacoRVA.com
The Caboose Market & Cafe
108 S. Railroad Ave., Ashland | CabooseAshland.com
Union Market
2306 Jefferson Ave., Richmond | UnionMarketRVA.com
Featured image courtesy of Hohl Cafe. This article originally appeared in the February 2026 issue.
