Vegan Chinese Restaurants in New York
Chinese cooking traditions — especially Buddhist cuisine and regional Cantonese, Sichuan, and Yunnanese dishes — offer some of the world's most developed plant-based repertoires. Mock meats made from wheat gluten and soy go back centuries, and dishes like mapo tofu (vegan version), stir-fried greens, and vegetable dumplings are staples. The Chinese restaurants in this New York guide are Nourii-verified for reliable vegan ordering, with attention to places that skip oyster sauce and fish stock on request, run dedicated vegan Buddhist menus, or serve a consistent plant-based section. Track, save, and score each dish inside the Nourii app.
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Top Chinese spots in New York
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Nourii logs plant-based meals in seconds — and keeps your 30-plant weekly diversity on track.
More Chinese restaurants

Vegan Ginger Root
Manhattan

Lucky Vege House
Brooklyn

Spicy Moon East Village
Manhattan

Luanne's Wild Ginger Fort Greene
Brooklyn

Chun Vegetarian
Brooklyn

Bodhi Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant
Manhattan

W4 NOODLE HOUSE
Manhattan

Vegetarian palate
Brooklyn

Takahachi
Manhattan

Spicy Moon Chelsea
Manhattan

RedFarm
Manhattan

BODAI 菩提 Vegan
Manhattan

Macao Trading Company
Manhattan

Spicy Moon West Village
Manhattan

Zen Vegetarian
Brooklyn

RedFarm
Manhattan

Lotus Vegetarian
Brooklyn

The Original Buddha Bodai Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant 佛菩提
Manhattan

Wild Ginger
Brooklyn

Panda Harlem
Manhattan
Frequently asked
Is Chinese food vegan-friendly in New York?
Chinese cooking has a range of naturally plant-based dishes, and the restaurants listed here have been verified by the Nourii team for reliable vegan menus. Many of them either run dedicated vegan sections or will happily prepare classics without animal-derived ingredients on request.
How many vegan chinese restaurants are on this list?
Only restaurants with verified plant-based options are included. Each listing passes Nourii's quality checks — no empty stubs or speculative entries — so the list is short when the city's coverage is thin and long when it's dense.
Can I track chinese meals for macros and micronutrients?
Yes — every restaurant here connects to the Nourii app, where a single photo or a short description logs macros, micronutrients (B12, iron, zinc, omega-3, vitamin D), and counts toward your weekly Plant Score.
Are these restaurants fully vegan or mixed-menu?
Both. The list surfaces dedicated vegan chinese restaurants first, followed by mixed-menu spots where the vegan options are strong and clearly marked. Menu flags on each listing indicate which category a restaurant falls into.




