Fort Worth’s 20 Best Vegan, Vegetarian and Healthy Eating Restaurants — Cowtown Isn’t Just About Meats

It might sound like a contradiction in Cowtown ― the home of ranchers, historic cattle drives, the historic Stockyards and a restaurant scene best known for its steakhouses ― but Fort Worth is also home to many vegan, vegetarian and clean eating restaurants. If you’re into healthy eating or have dietary restrictions, you needn’t worry.

But everyone could use a guide. These are Fort Worth’s 20 Best Vegan and Healthy Eating Restaurants:

Righteous Foods

Chef Lanny Lancarte’s clean-eating Righteous Foods was a bit ahead of the curve when it opened in 2014. The sourcing is painstaking and the menu is broken down by dietary restrictions from vegan and vegetarian offerings to gluten-free, lactose-intolerant and keto items.

Pho District

The vegetarian section of the menu at Pho District, a West Seventh area Vietnamese restaurant from Kenzo Tran, offers a crispy avocado fried roll and vegetable-only spring roll. Main courses include wok-fried “shaken veggies” and tofu vermicelli noodles. But don’t overlook the kimchee fried rice or the vegetable pho with fried tofu.

Piatello

We could make a meal of the crispy Brussels sprouts and whipped house ricotta with grilled sourdough slices, but that’s just the beginning at Piatello. The margherita pizza is simply perfection and the fresh pasta dishes like the mafaldine cacio e pepe is one of the best in Fort Worth. On the seasonal menu, vegetarians will love the…