Hey!! My boyfriend at the time lived in Riverside so I got to visit for the first time and check out the vegan scene! I was there for less than 24 hours so I don’t have many recommendations but if you ever find yourself in Riverside on purpose or on a pitstop to somewhere like Palm Springs, just know you are in good hands!

I will say, I am only going to post about two of the spots I really liked. We went to one lunch spot that was all vegan but I 1) don’t remember the name 2) Did not like it at all….. so it’s unimportant! Sorry if you end up going there and didn’t get the proper opportunity to be warned by me. But if you’re still blaming other people for your problems, then grow the hell up! (just kidding lmao)

Okay to start

1. Arcade Coffee Roasters

This place isn’t all vegan but they had such good coffee with such unique syrups (like butterscotch) and, if I recall, they do have vegan food items. I got the vegan crunch wrap which is only available certain days of the week (i got lucky hehe) and let me tell you, both were 10/10. SO DELISH. And the vibe of the coffee shop was so trendy. So if you’re hungry and in Riverside, check out this bomb spot. It’s where the cool kids go 😉

2. Cupcake and Espresso Bar

My boyfriend’s mom mentioned this little hole-in-the-wall place that had vegan cookies so we knew we had to check it out!! From the outisde, you would NEVER expect there to be vegan options. It looks like your generic pastry shop. But inside, they had the most delicious vegan cookies (they warm them up too), a vegan Impossible sausage breakfast sandwich , and really fun drinks like a Butterbeer latte (you’d have to ask if it is vegan), really fun teas and fruit shakers, and then just your average lattes and matchas. I got one of the specials but I can’t remember the name. It was so fruity and yummy though. 10/10 recommend this place too. It’s a sleeper hit. Riverside’s vegan dark horse, if you will.