If you're traveling by plane to visit family and friends or for a holiday, these big American airports offer excellent vegan options to make you happy while you travel. If you enjoy healthy vegan food, get the Food Monster App. It contains over 15,000 delicious vegan recipes for every taste and lifestyle!
1. Los Angeles International Airport (Los Angeles, CA)
LAX has Real Food Daily, a vegan eatery in Terminal 4 featuring brunch staples such as Butterscotch Pancakes, tofu scramble, and cashew cheese melt. Terminal B features Asian Street Eats, which features vegetable potstickers and tofu bowls. Pret A Manger's Vegan Rainbow Salad and Ford's Filling Station's Urban Herbivore sandwich (minus the mayo) are some of the others.
2. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (Grapevine, TX)
Texas also has some great vegan grub! You can get a Grilled Tofu Banh Mi (aioli-free) at Banh Shop (Terminals C & D), or enjoy a Beyond Burger at TGI Fridays (Terminals A–E). UFood Grill has a veggie burger and vegan chili available at Terminal B. For treats, you can enjoy coconut milk-based sweets from Pinkberry in several terminals.
3. John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York, New York)
You can order the Grilled Vegetable Bowl or Vegan Sushi at Kobeyaki (Terminal 7). Palm Bar & Grille offers a decent black bean burger. At Dunkin airport stores, the Beyond Sausage Sandwich (just omit the egg and cheese) and almond milk lattes are available.
4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Atlanta, GA)
Sample the Tofu with Vegetables or Cucumber Roll at Asian Choa. Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh (Terminal D) offers build-your-own vegan bowls. Veggie sandwiches without cheese or dill sauce are offered at Atlanta Bread Company (Terminal C), or a BBQ-style veg patty at Bobby's Burger Palace.
5. O’Hare International Airport in Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Burrito Beach has veggie tacos and filling Veggie Chili. Terminal 5's Goddess and Grocer has the Garden Goddess Wrap. Sushi lovers can enjoy veggie rolls, miso soup, or edamame at Wicker Park Seafood and Sushi Bar in Terminal 3.
6. Denver International Airport (Denver, CO)
At Big Bowl (C Gates), cucumber rolls and Emperor's Tofu can be found. Cantina Grill (B Gates) has a vegetarian burrito without crema, and City Wok has spring rolls and Buddha's Feast. Don't forget Root Down (Gates C) for superfood slaw, fried tofu, and veggie burgers.
7. San Francisco International Airport (San Francisco, CA)
The Plant Cafe Organic (Terminal 2) has delicious options such as Buffalo Cauliflower Sandwiches and Miso Bowls. Amy's Drive Thru has vegan burgers, pizza, milkshakes, and so much more, all made with plants. Don't miss ordering their signature mac and cheese with cashew sauce!
8. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, TX)
Blaze Pizza (Gate A7) allows you to load lots of veggies, vegan cheese, and hot chorizo. Bullritos (Gate B1) offers burrito bowls and guacamole. Beyond chili at Freshii (Terminal B) or a juice at World Nectar (Gate E1) is also an option.
9. McCarran International Airport (Paradise, NV)
At Pei Wei (Terminals 1 & 3), you can have tofu teriyaki bowls, spicy noodles, or spring rolls, among others. Baja Fresh offers vegan bowls and tacos that you can customize. For dessert, you cannot afford to miss Red Mango's "Fro-No" in caramelized pineapple or blood orange.
10. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (Charlotte, NC)
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar (Concourse C) has a decent black bean burger. Panera Bread (Concourse A) has many vegan soups and sandwiches (no cheese). In The Atrium, Veggie Rolls or Inari can be requested at Hissho Sushi.
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