Local eateries serve up second annual Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week Nov. 2-8

Thirty-six local small businesses from bakeries and distillers to pizzerias and taquerias to host events, offer specials and create new menu favorites to showcase the diversity of Milwaukee’s restaurant scene

Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week is back. To celebrate local vegan and vegan-curious diners, 36 restaurants have teamed to host the second annual awareness week. The grassroots effort, designed to feature small businesses and celebrate the area’s best plant-based menu items and those who love eating them, runs Nov. 2-8.

Timed to the first full week of National Vegan Month, Vegan Restaurant Week 2026, sponsored by Visit Milwaukee, is the dream come true of Café Corazón Owner and Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week Founder Wendy Mireles.

“When we established Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week last year, our hope was simple,” Mireles said. “We wanted to spotlight the many options we have for dining out in our amazing city. Just like we do at Café Corazón, we don’t want folks to eat our vegan menu items because the dishes are vegan. We want guests to love our vegan offerings because they are delicious and just happen to also be vegan.”

Mireles added: “My original dream was an annual tradition that continues to expand and evolve each year. To have 36 different local businesses sign up again this year is a testament to Milwaukee.”

In 2026, Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week welcomes five new participating local small businesses. The only ask of joining restaurants: Offer at least one vegan item on their menus Nov. 2-8. Free for restaurants (and diners) to participate in, there’s no added registration, cover charges, or tickets needed to join most Vegan Restaurant Week activities. “The best part is Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week empowers all of us to support the local food scene one great night out at a time,” Mireles added.

Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week 2026 Participants
Ball ’n Biscuit Catering, Beerline Cafe, Café Corazón, Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen, Classic Slice, Cloud Red, Comet Cafe, Dead Bird Brewing, Easy Tyger, Explorium Distilled, Flour to the People, Forage Kitchen, Haven Cafe, Hen’s Deli, Honeypie Cafe, hoochMKE, Ian’s Pizza Milwaukee, Karma Cafe & Smoothie Bar, Kindra’s Vegan Treats, La Cocina Del Sur, La Mariposa Panaderia, Lucky Ginger, LuLu Cafe and Bar, Num Pang, Paloma Taco & Tequila, Palomino Bar, Plant Joy Deli, Screaming Tuna Sushi, Solful Kitchen, Strange Town, Temple Goddess Cafe, Thai-namite, Tricklebee Cafe, Twisted Plants, Vegan Soul, and Wonderland.

Preliminary 2026 Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week Planned Activities and Specials
Ball ‘n Biscuit Catering will be offering free delivery of their prepped restaurant-quality vegan meals (limited quantities; pre-order only). Online ordering will be open Monday, Oct. 26 through Thursday, Nov. 5, for delivery on Tuesday, Nov. 3 or Friday, Nov. 6. The menu consists of Thai Yellow Curry, Skillet Pesto Vegan Lasagna, Roasted Chickpea & Cauliflower Hummus Bowl, Creamy Onion & Garlic Spaghetti, and Vegan Picadillo. Prepped meals will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis during their pop-up at Haven Cafe’s MKE Vegan Week Market on Sunday, Nov. 8, from noon-4 p.m.

Café Corazón (Riverwest & Brown Deer) will offer a mouthwatering new vegan dish, Cauliflower Ceviche. Loaded with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro, the vegan ceviche will be crisp and cold, and based on Corazón’s traditional seafood ceviche recipe. Bright, lime-forward, and refreshingly savory, Corazón’s Cauliflower Ceviche can be ordered as an appetizer served with chips or as a tostada plate. Simple and classic. Additionally, Corazón will offer a decadent vegan Tres Leches Cake complete with fresh strawberries and dairy-free whipped cream; as well as a specialty vegan cocktail. Additionally, Café Corazón will host an after-hours “Vegan 101” edition of their popular Vegan Meetup for Charity series in Riverwest on Thurs., Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.

Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen (320 E. Clybourn St.) will highlight their vegan brunch substitutes – Soy Chorizo, Vegan Cheese, Tofu Scramble – that make many of their brunch menu items vegan-izable, like the Mexican Skillet, BYO Omelette, and more.
Classic Slice (2797 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) will offer $1 off vegan slices and $2 off all vegan 16” and 20” pies for Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week.

Cloud Red (4488 N. Oakland Ave.) will offer vegan soups all week long and bring back their popular Wonder Burger: Homemade bulgur & veggie burger, tajin-grilled pineapple, chunky guac, baked jalapeño poppers, pickled onion, and cabbage on a brioche bun.

Comet Cafe (1947 N. Farwell Ave.) will offer a new “Chicken” Fried Steak special: House-made beef seitan, dredged and deep-fried, served over creamy mashed potatoes, smothered in country gravy, and served with seasonal vegetables. They’re also adding several new vegan options to their regular menu, launching in October: Vegan Bahn Mi, Lentil Walnut Stroganoff, Harvest Grain Bowl, and Vegan Brooklyn Brawler (deli-style chopped cheese).

Dead Bird Brewing (1726 Dr. William Finlayson St.) will serve up limited-time specials all week long, including Crab Rangoon Pizza: Thin sourdough crust with housemade cream cheese crab, scallions, crispy wonton strips, and sweet chili sauce; White Garlic Wild Mushroom Pizza: Thin sourdough crust with creamy garlic white sauce, wild mushrooms, arugula, and hot agave; and a Lemon Yuzu Tart: Crisp short crust, tangy lemon yuzu curd, torched marshmallow meringue. Flour to the People will also be selling their vegan baked goods at pop-ups over the weekend. More details to come.

Explorium Distilled (333 W. Juneau Ave.) will be highlighting their Soy Chorizo Taco Plate and house-made Black Bean Burger, in addition to a new special for the week: Vegan Chorizo Pinsa made with red sauce, vegan mozzarella, house-made soy chorizo, roasted red peppers, black olives, red onion, and a garlic oil finish.

Flour to the People will be running a few pop-ups during the week: Find their vegan baked goods at Tricklebee Cafe, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Dead Bird Brewing on Friday, Nov. 6, and the Milwaukee Winter Farmer’s Market on Saturday, Nov. 7. (Stay tuned for pop-up times.) They’re also offering a week-long special: An order of a dozen vegan cupcakes for only $20.

Haven Cafe (1201 N. Van Buren St.) will host a Milwaukee Vegan Week Market from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, with vendors Ball ‘n Biscuit Catering, hoochMKE, Kindra’s Vegan Treats, La Marisposa Panaderia, and more. Additionally, they’ll have a vegan sando on special and no upcharge on plant milk substitutes all week long.

Hen’s Deli (209 W. Florida St.) will have a vegan Bahn Mi available for the week.

Honeypie Cafe (2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) will offer four exclusive limited-time vegan specials for the week: Chicken and Waffles, Honeypie Famous Bowl, Vegan French Dip, and local non-dairy vanilla ice cream to accompany their always-vegan Honeypie Bakeshop fruit pies. These dishes are in addition to their staple vegan offerings, like Kids Tenders, Mushroom Stroganoff, Tofu Scramble featuring Milwaukee’s very own Simple Soyman Tofu, and more.

hoochMKE (770 N. Jefferson St.) will be popping up at X-Ray Arcade (Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.) and Haven Cafe (Sunday, Nov. 8, noon-4PM), serving brunch boxes, breakfast sandwiches, Southern comfort foods and select pastries. Preorder menus coming soon.

Ian’s Pizza Milwaukee (East Side, Downtown, & Story Hill) will offer $1 off all Vegan Slices at all Milwaukee restaurants (not including Harbor District).

Karma Cafe & Smoothie Bar (2434 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.), a health-food cafe that sells smoothies, waffles, and coffee, is offering Pumpkin Protein Waffle Bites, Apple Pie Smoothie, and Pumpkin Protein Smoothie as their fall specials, available during Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week.

Kindra’s Vegan Treats will offer a special menu of Pumpkin Cupcakes, Chocolate Salted Caramel Fudge (GF); Cookie Butter Blondies, Lemon Cupcakes, Strawberry Rice Krispies (GF), and Vanilla Bean Cakes. The order deadline is Monday, Oct. 26, for pickup Monday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 8, near Brady Street. Check Facebook (Kindra’s Cakes) or Instagram (@kindrasvegantreats) for details on how to place an order. Kindra’s Vegan Treats will also be at Haven Cafe’s MKE Vegan Week Market on Sunday, Nov. 8 from noon-4 p.m.

La Cocina Del Sur (701 E. Keefe Ave.) will offer two limited-time vegan specials: Roasted carrot and arugula salad topped with raw pistachios and dressed with toasted cumin lemon dressing and garlic cream, and Patacon Pisado: Plantain medallions double-fried, topped with guacamoles, black beans, curtido slaw, chimichurri sauce, pickled onions, and cilantro. The arepas and corn bowls on their regular menu can always be made vegan upon request, as well.

La Mariposa Panaderia will be doing a “Comfort Food Pop-Up” at X-Ray Arcade Saturday. Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., featuring savory food and desserts. Pre-orders will be available from Oct. 16-Nov. 7 with pickup at X-Ray on the 7th. On Sunday, Nov. 8, they’ll be selling homemade sweet treats at Haven Cafe’s MKE Vegan Market, noon-4 p.m. Holiday pre-order menus will be available at both pop-ups.

Lucky Ginger (221 N. Water St.) will showcase their full vegan menu, available daily for dine in, carry out, or delivery: Red curry and Massaman curry (option to add a veggie mix or tofu); Edamame garnished with sea salt; a spicy sour Tom Yum soup; a creamy coconut Tom Kha soup (Both soups available with a veggie base, and an option to add tofu); a classic Pad Thai (made without egg); Drunken Noodles (made with soy sauce instead of oyster sauce); Curry Fried Rice with sweet pineapples and crunchy cashews; Basil Fried Rice with bell peppers and fresh Thai basil.

Num Pang (3rd St. Market Hall, 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) will highlight their delicious Green Curry Tofu Sandwich, made with kroeung, coconut cream, and lemongrass on a fresh French baguette.

Paloma Taco & Tequila (W. North Ave. & Bay View) will offer $1 off all vegan items. Many menu items can be made vegan with vegan cheese and vegan crema, like the quesadilla or taco pocket, and the tofu taco comes vegan as-is.

Plant Joy Deli (6108 W. Bluemound Rd.) will, in addition to their always-vegan menu, offer a BBQ Rib Dinner and Creamy Miso Mushroom Ramen all week long, as well as a free cookie with purchase and mention of Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week.

Screaming Tuna Sushi (106 W. Seeboth St.) will have their Vegan for Two sushi platter, typically only served at their Mequon location, available for the week.

Solful Kitchen (4424 W. North Ave.) will host a Jamaican/Caribbean-themed pop-up, alongside Vegan Soul, at Tricklebee Café on Sunday, Nov. 8, 4-8 p.m. Menu details will be confirmed later.

Strange Town (2101 N. Prospect Ave.) will offer a limited-time special of Sfincione, a Sicilian-style focaccia-like thick crust pizza topped with shaved fennel, onions, breadcrumbs, and cashew crema. Available Wednesday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 7.

Temple Goddess Cafe (1978 N. Farwell Ave.) will be highlighting their 100% vegan menu along with limited-time vegan specials, plus an offer of a free gift with every order over $25.

Trickleebee Café (4424 W. North Ave.) will continue to offer their fully vegan pay-what-you-can menu from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 7, along with hosting pop-ups from Chef T’yannah of Solful Kitchen and Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney of Vegan Soul on Sunday, Nov. 8, 4- 8 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 5, Flour to The People will have cupcakes for sale 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tricklebee Cafe merchandise will also be half off for the entire week.

Vegan Soul (4424 W. North Ave.) will host a soul food pop-up, alongside Solful Kitchen, at Tricklebee Café on Sunday, Nov. 8, 4-8 p.m. Menu details will be confirmed later.

Wonderland (732 E. Burleigh St.) will continue to offer a variety of tasty vegan options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, always available on their regular menu.

A full listing of all Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week events, offers, specials and new menu items will be released leading up to Nov. 2. For the latest updates and developments, please follow the Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week Instagram feed.

Also New for 2026, Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week’s First Sponsor: Visit Milwaukee
Visit Milwaukee, a nonprofit that creates economic impact and supports a stronger, more inclusive community by promoting the Greater Milwaukee area as a premier destination for business and leisure travel, has generously signed on to be the inaugural sponsor of Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week.

“We can’t thank the team at Visit Milwaukee enough. Their support will help us spread the word to even more folks,” Mireles added. “That’s the beauty of the week. It offers all of us a fun and easy way to try something new, discover new favorite spots, and support local small businesses all at the same time.”