Visit the ISKON Hare Krishna Temple and stay for the all-vegetarian lunch and dinner buffet (available for dine-in and to-go) at Govinda’s on the property. Dishes like saag paneer, daal makhani and chana masala revolve throughout the week, but visit on a Sunday, Wednesday or Friday and find a completely vegan menu.

No craving will go unsatisfied at this 100% plant-based restaurant helmed by vegan chef extraordinaire Stephanie Hoban. Dig into the ‘Chikn’ Parmesan, butternut quesadillas, and the famous Bistro burger built with an organic lentil-walnut mushroom patty.

Flower Child is a reliable healthy-fresh dining destination with plenty of vegetarian plates to choose from in the way of wraps, rice bowls and salads. Go for avocado hummus to start, and then either salads or bowls like the “Glow Bowl” with spicy sweet potato noodles, bok choy, zucchini, onion, jalapeño, shiitake mushroom, coconut milk, and sunflower butter.

Sweetgreen is popular for its menu of warm hearty bowls, including the meatless Shroomami which packs in fresh flavor with chunky ingredients. Roasted sesame tofu and warm portobellos are added in with bright raw beets, cucumber, basil and sunflower seeds atop a bed of warm wild rice then tossed with miso sesame ginger dressing.

Like its name suggests, this fast-casual eatery proudly promotes farm-fresh ingredients from local purveyors, and there are plenty of solid vegetarian options. The quinoa burger makes for a hearty lunch, while the Winter Harvest bowl, loaded with beets, Brussels sprouts, Texas grapefruit and Texas goat cheese can be made even more filling with the addition of tofu.

There is pasta… and there is Bellagreen’s paleo spaghetti squash Bolognese. In lieu of a meatless pizza or veggie burger — both of which are top notch here — opt for a plate of the saucy Bolognese, tossed together in a fiery chipotle-pepper infused marinara with roasted vegetables.

Enjoy a number of Indian delicacies sans meat at the hands of chef Kiran Verma, a true master at her craft. There is vegetable and paneer biryani, a festive mix of saffron basmati rice with apricots, cranberries, cashews and yogurt and the masala dosa, a spiced-potato stuffed lentil and rice crepe presented with sambar and coconut chutney.

Clean eats café H.S. Green is a standout for all things fresh, so naturally there are prime vegetarian picks. The veggie wrap is generously stuffed with eggplant and sauteed chickpeas, while the veggie power bowl with quinoa is loaded with superfoods. Like to snack? Find tasty snackables sans meat, like the “guacamame” — a creamy mix of guacamole and edamame.

Do vegan victoriously at Green Seed Vegan where the 100% vegan menu touts fresh-pressed paninis with vegan cheese and portabella cheesesteaks, plus raw vegan choices like the Raw-rrito made with seasoned coconut meat, zucchini bacon and cashew cream.

This all-vegan restaurant is a one-stop shop for Asian food cravings of all types. Begin with vegan cream cheese wontons and fried dumplings and continue the journey with vegan sushi rolls, coconut shrimp and spicy Mongolian beef.

Score some of the best vegetarian eats in Houston at Sunshine’s Health Food Store where comforting plates like vegan spaghetti, vegan enchiladas, BBQ mushrooms and the spicy black bean Tex-Mex burger with chipotle veganaise are worth stopping for after you shop.