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The 2025 VegNews Restaurant Awards

Vote now for your favorite vegan eateries in the third annual VegNews Restaurant Awards, and you could win amazing prizes!

From everyone at VegNews, THANK YOU for voting in the 2025 VegNews Restaurant Awards! The polls close November 30 at midnight PT. If you love vegan food as much as we do, don’t forget to subscribe to VegNews for the latest plant-based news, recipes, travel, interviews, and so much more. Already a subscriber? You may renew here and even become a VegNews VIP. And don’t miss our go-to restaurant guides here.

And just by voting, you’ve been automatically entered to win one of 10 $100 gift cards to Next Level Veggie Grill! With 20 locations across the country and some of our all-time favorite dishes (think chik’n tenders, a steakhouse burger, the all-hail kale salad, crispy organic tofu, superfood smoothies, and the best-ever carrot cake), a $100 gift card could be yours! And be sure to follow VegNews to find out all the winners of our 2025 VegNews Restaurant Awards.VegNews.RestaurantAwards.2025.Prize.1600.4

 

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