Today we are going to be going on a deep dive into where to find healthy food and restaurants in Raleigh. We will try to cover all of the best places to get nutritious food in your area so that you can feel as good as possible after your meal.
Kicking things off will be the best local vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Mom always told you to eat your vegetables, well you certainly will be able to at these great venues.
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Then we will get into some other healthy restaurants near you, plus discuss good salad bars and restaurants with good soups. Raleigh health food stores and markets will follow them up, buying nutritious foods and cooking meals yourself is a great way to know just how good your diet really is.
Smoothies and juice shops will come next, and we will get you out of here with a few gluten free bakeries that should also have plenty of low sugar sweets and treats. Stick around for our local healthy foods map at the end that will have all the places we mention throughout the post pinned on it.
Plus you are welcome to read our other posts on the Southeast at that link if you are interested.
Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants
Some of the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Raleigh would be:
- The Fiction Kitchen at 428 S Dawson St
- Irregardless Café at 901 W Morgan St
- Neomonde Mediterranean at 3817 Beryl Rd
- Aladdin’s Eatery Brier Creek at 8201 Brier Creek Pkwy #107
The Fiction Kitchen is a vegan and vegetarian restaurant made that has a 50-seat dining area with many little tables and 12 bar chairs. Since 1975 Irregardless Café has been serving farm-to-table dishes sourced from local Triangle farmers. OpenTable rated them one of the Top 50 vegetarian restaurants in the country, and INDY Week awarded them the best salad in your area.
Since the late 1970’s Neomonde Mediterranean has proudly served wonderful, gourmet-quality meals at an affordable price, prepared fresh every day from their family’s distinctive recipes. At their restaurant you’ll find a delightful mix of classic, contemporary Mediterranean food, and a variety of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free alternatives.
Over the last three decades Aladdin’s Eatery has grown to more than 30 locations in four states delivering healthy Lebanese-American cuisine. There’s plenty for everyone on the menu with over 40 vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dishes. Their dessert cooler contains cakes, cheesecakes, truffles, a variety of smoothies, raw juices, and natural herbal teas.
Raleigh Healthy Restaurants
More healthy restaurants in your area are:
- Happy + Hale at City Plaza at 443 Fayetteville St
- Clean Eatz at 7461 Six Forks Rd
- Diced at 1028 Oberlin Rd #234
Meal plans, catering, smoothies, gift cards, spices, snacks, and supplements are some of the more popular items at Clean Eatz. Diced specializes in salads, wraps, bowls and has gluten-free, vegan, and allergen-friendly options.
Salad Bars Near You
These local salad bars should have plenty of nutritious foods to choose from:
- Chopt Creative Salad at 420 Daniels St A0116
- Chow Pizza Bar at 8311 Creedmoor Rd
- Milton’s Pizza and Pasta at 14520 Falls of Neuse Rd
- Glenwood Grill at 2603-151 Glenwood Ave
You should be able to find a wide variety of healthy salads near you at any of the above. If you are after any particular salad check the links we gave and see if they are on their menu.
Spicy Caesar and gochujang crunch salads are some of the favorites at Chopt Creative Salad. Blackened chicken Caesar, wedge, cobb, Greek, and simple salads are available at Chow Pizza Bar.
Pan of Caesar and pan of house are some of the favorite salads at Milton’s Pizza and Pasta. Head to Glenwood Grill if you like salads with hicken, salmon, chopped vegetables, southern Caesar, Asian chicken, side beets, and arugula. Diced is also known for their salads.
Soup Restaurants
These restaurants are known for their great soups:
- Players’ Retreat at 105 Oberlin Rd
- Glenwood Grill at 2603-151 Glenwood Ave
- Sono Japanese Restaurant at 319 Fayetteville St
- Noodle Blvd at 919 N. Harrison Ave
- Tonbo Ramen at 211 S. Wilmington St
- Thai Villa at 1319 Buck Jones Rd
- Ni Asian Kitchen at 8817 Six Forks Rd
Ramen cheese, Tonkotsu, shoyu, miso, vegetarian, shellfish, and roasted pork belly are some of the more popular soups at Tonbo Ramen. Thai Villa offers many healthy Asian soups and other dishes.
Hot and sour, bamboo shoot, mushroom, tofu and egg, wonton, chicken wonton, scallion, chicken rice cup, vegetable tofu, and Thai spicy soups are some of the dishes served at Ni Asian Kitchen. Glenwood Grill is also known for their soups.
Health Food Stores & Markets
Pick out your own produce at these Raleigh health food stores and markets:
- Sprouts Farmers Market at 9414 Falls of Neuse Rd #120
- Weaver Street Market at 404 W Hargett St
- Harmony Farms Natural Foods at 5653 Creedmoor Rd
- Whole Foods Market at 8710 Six Forks Rd
Smoothies & Juice Shops
There are plenty of smoothie and juice shops near you:
- Nature’s Juice Bar and Cafe at 2808 Hillsborough St
- Raleigh Raw Juice Bar & Cafe at 7 W Hargett St
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe at 1028 Oberlin Rd #232
You can expect to find a wide variety of healthy smoothies and juices in your area at any of the above. If you are after any particular juice, smoothie, bowl, or other healthy food check out the links we gave and see if they are on their menu.
Smoothies and fresh juices are available at Nature’s Juice Bar and Cafe. Raleigh Raw Juice Bar & Cafe has a gluten-free and soy-free menu with many juices, smoothies, and chocolates available.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe offers vegetable balanced smoothies, fusions, fruit blends, tropical sweets, and children’s supplements.
Gluten Free Bakeries In Your Area
Enjoy some fresh baked goodness at these gluten free bakeries:
- Sweetheart Treats at 10930 Raven Ridge Rd #105
- The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery at 104 Glenwood Ave
- Burney’s Sweets & More at 4500 Falls of Neuse Rd #100
- Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Cafe at N Hills St
- Neomonde Mediterranean at 3817 Beryl Rd
Breads, cinnamon rolls, buns, pizza dough, waffle cones, and bowls are some of the more popular gluten-free items at Sweetheart Treats. The Cupcake Shoppe offers daily cupcake flavors, celebratory cakes, pastries, confections, and custom order goods including gluten-free options.
Every day Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Cafe offers is known for their great gluten-free cupcakes. Gluten-free vegetarian meals are available at Neomonde Mediterranean Raleigh. Gluten-free burgers are available at Burney’s Sweets & More.
You can also read our posts on:
- Vegetarian Restaurants in Charlotte
- Vegetarian Restaurants in Winston-Salem
- Vegetarian Restaurants in Asheville
- Vegetarian Restaurants in Columbia
Enjoy Eating Healthy In Raleigh
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all of those local vegan and vegetarian restaurants, other healthy restaurants, salad bars, places to get great soup, health food stores and markets, smoothies and juice shops, and gluten free bakeries in your area it shouldn’t be hard for you to grab a delicious and nutritious meal in the near future.
While we try our best to keep these posts updated it isn’t easy, if you noticed anything incorrect on this page please let us know in the comments. Hopefully you enjoy eating healthy food at restaurants in Raleigh.