Looking for good vegetarian food at Olympia area restaurants? Here are lots of options
Anyone who doesn’t eat meat knows how hard it can be to go out for a simple bite to eat with family or friends. Perhaps you have children who eat vegetarian, and you struggle to find reasonable options for them when you dine out.
Crowd-sourced review sites can provide some guidance on about three dozen Olympia-area restaurants, but vegetarian dining is very loosely categorized. Think steak house in the top 10 local vegetarian options because they serve baked potatoes and steamed broccoli.
In order to find Olympia’s best vegetarian options, we’ve looked at vegetarian food Yelp rankings for:
Olympia’s highest-rated restaurants with vegetarian food
Olympia’s most-reviewed restaurants with vegetarian food
As well as the most recommended listings for vegetarian
Then, we curated top Olympia vegetarian picks and recommendations from:
- Travel website TripAdvisor’s vegetarian-friendly options
- A targeted search on Google maps for vegetarian food
- Roundups and community conversations on social media sites like Reddit and Nextdoor to see which restaurants locals are recommending to each other and to visitors.
But what kinds of vegetarian food do these restaurants serve? And how good are the restaurants overall? You can search our list for recommendations based on type of food, and you can search a specific restaurant’s health inspection records online before dining there. It’s also a good idea to call ahead and confirm specific menu offerings.
Here’s what we found.
Vegetarian food options at Olympia restaurants
When it comes to eating out, not every person in a group will be looking for, or want, vegetarian options. These Olympia-area restaurants each have a reasonable number of vegetarian food options on their menus. They’ve been categorized by type of food served with a link to each establishment’s website or Facebook page. Most restaurants have their menu available online.
Fun and casual
- Wayside Cafe and Deli at 500 Capitol Way S
- Le Voyeur at 404 4th Ave. E
- Locust Cider and Brewing Co. at 222 N. Capitol Way Suite 111
- Andy’s Bistro at 4410 Sixth Ave. SE
- New Moon Cooperative Cafe at 113 Fourth Ave. W
- Pithos Gyros at the Olympia Farmers Market, 700 Capitol Way N #7
- Budd Bay Café at 525 N. Columbia St. NW
- Olympia Baking Co. at 108 SW 22nd Ave.
Iron Rabbit at 2103 Harrison Ave. NW
- The Lucky Lunchbox at 2822 S. Capitol Blvd.
- Vic’s Pizza at 223 Division St. NW and 2822 Capitol Blvd. SE
The Bread Peddler at 222 N. Capitol Way, Suite 102
Rush In Alaskan Dumplings at 205 E. 4th Ave.
Fine dining
- Anthony’s Hearthfire Grill at 1675 Marine Drive NE
- Anthony’s Homeport at 704 Columbia St. NW
- The Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar at 501 Columbia St., Suite B
- Gardner’s Restaurant at 111 W. Thurston Ave. NW
- La Petite Maison at 101 Division St. NW
- Row at 208 State Ave. W
- Swing Wine Bar at 825 Columbia St. SW
- The Park Side Cafe at 1909 Harrison Ave. NW Floor 2
Olympia Oyster House at 320 Fourth Ave. W
Italian & Mediterranean
- Basilico Ristorante at 507 Capitol Way S
- Pellegrino’s Italian Kitchen at 205 Cleveland Ave. SE
- Pizzeria La Gitana of Olympia at 518 Capitol Way S
- Octapas Cafe at 610 Water St. SW
Asian
- Tofu Hut at 119 5th Ave. SW
- Basil Leaf at 235 Division St. NW
- Koibito One at 1707 Harrison Ave. NW
- K-Town at 3959 Martin Way E
- Nom Nom Deli at 513 Capitol Way S
Burgers & Beer
- Cascadia Grill at 200 4th Ave. W
- Red Robin at 600 Cooper Point Road SW
- Halyards at 406 4th Ave. E
- Burgerville at 818 Harrison Ave.
- Eastside Big Tom’s at 2023 4th Ave E
- Steamboat Grill & Greens at 3634 Steamboat Island Road NW
- Well 80 Brewhouse at 514 4th Ave. E
- Uptown Grill at 514 Capitol Way S
- Hops N Drops at 4739 Avery Lane SE
This story was originally published October 13, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
