Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge

Can you eat your way through 28 local restaurants in one month?

Join us for the 2026 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge, happening August 1–31 across the Twin Cities! Whether you're a local foodie, vegan, vegetarian, veg-curious, or simply love amazing food, this is your chance to discover incredible plant-based creations from some of the area's best restaurants.
Each participating restaurant has created a limited-time vegan special available starting August 1. Visit your favorites, explore new neighborhoods, bring friends, and help decide who takes home the title of 2026 Vegan Chef Challenge Champion!

🍽️ Participating Restaurants & Featured Dishes
🧄 Barbette — Roasted Garlic Linguine
🥟 Black Duck — Silesian Dumplings with Coconut Milk and Summer Vegetables
🥖 The Block Food + Drink (Rogers) — Vietnamese Lemongrass Bánh Mì
🌮 The Block Food + Drink (St. Louis Park) — Seitan Birria Tacos
🥢 Book Club — Chow Mei Fun
🫓 Channa Trinidadian Kitchen — Doubles
🥟 The Copper Hen — Jamaican Curried Lentil Pierogis
👨‍🍳 Crasqui Restaurant — Arepas Chaguaramos
🍚 Duke's on 7 — Korean BBQ Bowl
🥩 Food on the Fly — Bulgogi Plate
🍉 Gardens of Salonica — Greek Savory Watermelon & Grape Tomato Salad with Mint & Basil Coulis
🌮 Gatherings Cafe — Wild Harvest Taco
☕ Gigi's Cafe — Summer Bowl
🥡 Golden Chow Mein — KPCT (Kung Pao Cola Tofu)
🌶️ Hard Times Cafe — Kimchi Tteokbokki
🍣 Heal MPLS — Sushi Bae Bowl
🍟 The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar — Vegan Style Poutine
🍟 Lutunji's Palate — Chorizo Sweet Heart
🥬 Namaste Cafe — Golden Schnitzel with Spicy Masala Cream & Pickled Cabbage
🥪 Pat's Tap — Fried Tofu Sandwich
🧆 Pub 819 — Sesame Chickpeas
🥕 Reverie Cafe + Bar — Parsnip Confit
🍛 Sawatdee Thai (Minneapolis & Saint Paul) — Gaeng Som (Thai Sour Curry)
🥦 Stanley's NE Bar Room — Crispy Cauliflower Chimichurri Tacos
🌯 Starling — Harissa Marinated Tofu Enchiladas
🍜 Tori Ramen — Korean BBQ Mushroom Ssam
🧋 Vivi Bubble Tea (Apple Valley) — Spicy Saigon Bánh Mì
🥨 WELLS Roadside — Pretzel Jack Stack

📍 View restaurant locations, hours, allergen info, and more:
https://caa.mn/2026-participating-restaurants/

🗳️ Vote for Your Favorites
Tried a dish from the Challenge? Cast your votes -- rate all the dishes you tried to help determine this year's winners!
Vote here.

🎉 Win Prizes All Month Long!
The more you participate, the more chances you have to win!
✨ Random prize drawings every week in August for Instagram posts.
✨ Random prize drawings every week in August for Facebook posts.
✨ One lucky voter will also be randomly selected every week to win a prize!

Invite your friends, plan a restaurant crawl (or three!), support local businesses, and celebrate the incredible variety of vegan cuisine the Twin Cities has to offer.

RSVP now and make August your most delicious month yet! 🌱