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No. 385 · Tue May 19, 2026 · 2,400+ verified restaurants · 862+ cities · Source-verified Human-edited · no scraped noise
⚖ City Comparison

Chicago vs Oakland

Which city has the best vegan restaurants? We compared 49 verified spots.

Chicago

26
Verified Spots
4.5
Avg Rating
23,843
Total Reviews
VS

Oakland

23
Verified Spots
4.6
Avg Rating
8,607
Total Reviews
Category Chicago Oakland
Total Listings 26 23
Avg. Rating 4.5 ★ 4.6 ★
Top Rated Spot Frera Desserts The Vegan Mac Lady

🏆 Top Picks in Chicago

  1. 1

    Frera Desserts

    ★ 4.9 · 111 reviews
  2. 2

    Alice & Friends' Vegan Kitchen

    ★ 4.8 · 913 reviews
  3. 3

    Amitabul Simply Vegan

    ★ 4.8 · 850 reviews
  4. 4

    Suffron Cafe

    ★ 4.8 · 202 reviews
  5. 5

    ingrained

    ★ 4.7 · 325 reviews
All Chicago Spots Top 10 List

🏆 Top Picks in Oakland

  1. 1

    The Vegan Mac Lady

    ★ 5 · 11 reviews
  2. 2

    Vegan Chula at 51 & Tel

    ★ 5 · 7 reviews
  3. 3

    Mystical Mixes

    ★ 4.9 · 38 reviews
  4. 4

    Layonna's

    ★ 4.8 · 35 reviews
  5. 5

    Rico Rico Vegano

    ★ 4.8 · 197 reviews
All Oakland Spots Top 10 List

The Verdict

Chicago edges out Oakland with more verified vegan restaurants (26 vs 23), giving food lovers more options to explore.

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