VegNews - The Restaurant Issue 2026: The 19 Best Vegan Restaurants In America, The Food Lover's Holiday Gift Guide, Where To Eat In Rome, Michelin Dining In London, San Diego's Newest Hot Spot & More!

The 2026 Restaurant Issue is here, and it’s filled with the best plant-based products, recipes, food trends, vegan personalities, media, and so much more.

More of what’s inside:

• Faithful to the Animals
  Alan Cumming isn’t just your favorite fashion icon. He’s a veteran vegan who isn’t afraid to stand up for the animals, and he’s sounding off with VegNews.
  
• The VegNews Restaurant Awards
  It’s the fourth annual celebration of all the plant-based spots keeping us all well fed, and these 20 winners show why vegan dining is hotter than ever.
  
• Why Trader Joe’s Has You Hooked
  No other grocery store can keep us in suspense like Trader Joe’s (seriously, who else is on  Turkey-less Stuffed Roast watch this year?), and that’s exactly how the retailer likes it.
  
• More Cozy, Less Cooking
  PlantYou’s Carleigh Bodrug has the market cornered on quick and comforting meals, and these recipes—like red curry dumpling soup and Marry Me chicken pasta—prove it.
  
• The Art of the Holiday Cake
  Crisp aquafaba meringues, European buttercream frostings, glass-like candy hazelnut shards—these jaw-dropping vegan cakes aren’t simple, but they’re 100-percent worth the extra effort.
  
• Hot Mango Summer
  Sweet, juicy, and sipped straight from a can? There's more than one way to get your mango on.
  
• White Chocolate Wonder
  We’re dreaming of a white Christmas, and these bars, bites, and baking essentials are making our sweet-toothed dreams come true.
  
• When in Rome
  Italy’s capital city is full of mouthwatering vegan eats, you just need to know where to look. Start here
  
• VegMedia
  Our favorite cookbooks you can't miss
  
• The VegNews Food Lover's Gift Guide
  From adorable cannoli candles to lab-grown gemstones made from discarded produce, there’s a vegan gift for everybody. Here are our 15 faves this season.
  
• Fantasy Served
  San Diego’s secret vegan bar is moody, magical, and unlike anything you’ve ever seen.