The Plant Eater’s Guide To Indy

Trying to dine meat-free in a traditionally steak-and-potatoes city has its challenges. Till very lately, eating places didn’t know the best way to accommodate—a lot much less impress—clients hungry for scrumptious plant-based sustenance, which makes Indy’s new guard of enlightened cooks, bakers, and burger-flippers such scorching commodities. Whether or not you crave gravy-drenched consolation meals or the fanciest cupcake (or just need to know what a hibiscus taco tastes like), we tracked down the perfect eating spots for vegans, vegetarians, and their veggie allies.

3-in-1

Just like the pupusas and tamales they serve, this tiny Central American–targeted eatery packs rather a lot right into a small area. Pleasant counter employees serve up shatteringly crisp tortilla chips and masa- and tortilla-wrapped edibles to a gentle stream of carryout clients and dine-in regulars. Order a spicy Purple Jumpin Jacks tamale made with vegan masa and guajillo chile–marinated jackfruit, or a pupusa—a stuffed corn-flour disk of El Salvadorian origins—stuffed with creamy vegan cheese and veggies (like asparagus, broccoli, and spinach) or seitan. Wash it down with a bottle of their housemade Salvadorian horchata (a nutty mix of sweetened water, cinnamon, rice, and seeds) or mango juice. And don’t neglect to take a selfie with their cheeky mural of anthropomorphized corn. 1413 W. 86th St., 317-985-5091, 3in1restaurant.com

tenth Road Diner

An indication on the purple brick constructing alongside East tenth Road options a big tomato, the one clue from the skin that this near-eastside restaurant gives an all-vegan menu. Its loyal clientele of vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores who benefit from the meals an excessive amount of to overlook the meat select from the diner’s ever-changing blackboard menu of plant-based consolation meals. Order on the counter and seize a seat whilst you wait in your Reuben stacked with vegan corned beef or fake chorizo chimichanga in its crunchy shell. Saturday brunch encompasses a Monte Cristo, an indulgent breakfast sandwich with vegan bacon and waffles for buns, and huevos rancheros. All the pieces is made in home, guaranteeing no frozen veggie burgers cross the brink right here. 3301 E. tenth St., 463-221-1255

Ash & Elm Cider Co. 

In its shiny new location contained in the gloriously restored Ford Meeting Plant on East Washington Road, Ash & Elm has expanded its unique snacking menu to incorporate full lunch and dinner entrees. Lots of the plates might be retrofitted to satisfy vegan or vegetarian protocol, however there are many meatless decisions already constructed into the menu. A tofu sandwich is dressed with pickled daikon and kimchee aioli. The fried Brussels sprouts and three-bean chili examine the entire vegan containers. And the Farmers Market entree begins with roasted delicata squash and black beluga lentils after which provides in seasonal farmers market finds to create an always-changing feast. 1301 E. Washington St., 317-600-3164, ashandelmcider.com

Axum Ethiopian Restaurant

Positioned throughout the road from downtown’s Central Library, Axum has been serving genuine Ethiopian delicacies since 2015. Daring yellow lettering on the home windows spells out “Vegan,” inviting diners to attempt its many plant-based dishes which might be removed from an afterthought. First-timers will need to go together with the Axum Vegan Deluxe Mixture that encompasses a serving to of every vegan merchandise on the menu. Highlights embody kik alicha (cut up peas simmered with onions, garlic, and ginger) and atakilit wot (chopped cabbage stir-fried with potatoes and carrots). Every dish is served atop heat injera, spongy Ethiopian flatbread used to scoop up bites, no utensils required. 825 N. Pennsylvania St., 317-964-0580, axumindy.com

Bae Latin Meals

The attention-catching shade scheme of purple, white, and black alludes to the daring and shiny flavors at this Carmel counter-service spot. Aspiring to deliver the tastes and smells of Venezuelan meals to the native scene, cousins Luis and Michel Beauperthuy opened the doorways of Bae in March of 2020. By subbing in black beans, avocado, and fried candy plantains in its vegan variations of conventional Latin bowls and arepas, Bae welcomes clients who want to ditch the animal merchandise and boost their supper. “It’s private as a result of we need to introduce a mannequin of quick meals that’s more healthy,” says Luis. “With the vegan merchandise that we’ve, we may open that as much as extra folks.” 14580 River Rd., Carmel,
317-219-6205, baelatinfood.com

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

The Blue Sushi model boasts one of many broadest vegetarian and vegan sushi menus within the nation, having served up a whopping 25,000 kilos of plant-based fish in 2021 by artistic maki and nigiri preparations. The Ironworks location rolls out greater than 15 completely different vegan rolls, with new gadgets consistently launched (such because the vegan Philadelphia roll manufactured from fake smoked salmon and cream cheese throughout its Veganuary promotion earlier this yr). If you wish to go massive, order a showy sesame/ponzu-marinated vegan tuna tower with avocado, sushi rice, and wasabi sprouts. The restaurant additionally gives a build-your-own vegan sushi field for takeout that gives clients with every thing they should DIY 4 fan faves (Inexperienced Goddess, Avo Kaluna, Unami Specific with BBQ eggplant “eel,” and veggie rolls). 2721 E. 86th St., 317-489-3151, bluesushisakegrill.com

Bodhi

Most Thai eating places lack transparency with their menu gadgets or discover problem accommodating sure dietary wants. However Bodhi: Craft Bar + Thai Bistro will go so far as potential to tweak dishes to permit vegans to dine on the scorching new Mass Ave restaurant. Well-liked decisions like pad thai and stir-frys might be made vegan by switching out fish sauce for Wholesome Boy model mushroom soy sauce, for instance. You should definitely begin with the tofu appetizer (dense truffles of tofu on a mattress of sentimental herbs dusted with toasted rice powder), and don’t sleep on the drunken noodles, with its signature broad sheets of rice noodles. The dish comes full of veggies underneath a crown of microgreens and daikon radish. Beneath, Thai basil, purple bell pepper, broccoli, and pops of edamame are ready to be unearthed. Bodhi’s cocktail record is simply as elevated as its easy-to-navigate dinner menu, so pair that spicy plate with a cooling Françoise & Étienne, a tropical gin drink with tangerine ice cubes, sipped on the patio. 922 Massachusetts Ave., 317-941-6595, bodhi-indy.com

Broad Ripple Brewpub

This Midtown Indy favourite has proudly supplied vegan and vegetarian dishes alongside its conventional pub fare and house-brewed beers for greater than 25 years. The Brewpub’s sizable vegan tenderloin sandwich ranks as its second-highest promoting dish, beloved by veggies and omnivores alike. Co-owner Invoice Hannan additionally recommends the Vegan Fish & Chips, Violet’s Vegan Burger (see pgs. 50–51), and the Seitan Reuben—highlights among the many greater than 20 veggie menu choices. The rotation of specials at all times consists of two vegan or vegetarian choices. 842 E. sixty fifth St., 317-253-2739, broadripplebrewpub.com

Burgeezy

When Kadeesha and Antoine Wiggins moved to Indy from Chicago in 2015, they introduced with them the visions for Indy’s first fully plant-based burger joint, Burgeezy. The menu boasts signature gadgets such because the Crispy Chick’n Sandwich and the Traditional Huge Burgeezy, all served with a aspect of crispy fries and signature sauce for dipping. After its debut at Indy’s Kitchen in August of 2021, Burgeezy is making ready to relocate to The Amp meals corridor this month with plans to develop their attain throughout a number of places in Indianapolis. “It’s greater than simply burgers,” Wiggins says. “For us, it’s actually with the ability to give folks a more healthy various.” The Amp, 317-782-5154

Chapati

At each its unique Lafayette Highway flagship and the more moderen Bottleworks Storage offshoot, Chapati prides itself on accommodating a various buyer base by dedicating greater than half its menu to vegetarian and vegan choices. Utilizing the identical considerate intention to provide vegan dishes as she does her halal meat-based gadgets, chef Shani has perfected best-sellers resembling aromatic chana masala, spicy eggplant masala, a hearty potato aloo tarkari, and crispy samosas served with inexperienced and candy chutneys. (The naan and basmati rice are at all times vegan.) To guarantee the fullest taste and authenticity, all vegan recipes undergo an in depth improvement course of with many elements marinating for twenty-four hours earlier than sluggish cooking to order following conventional Pakistani and homestyle Indian strategies. 4930 Lafayette Rd., The Storage; 317-405-9874, eatchapati.com

Divvy

Stroll into Kevin and Richelle Rider’s modern small-plates restaurant in Carmel, and also you’ll really feel such as you’ve entered a tapas-and-cocktail bar in Chicago. Fortunately, that’s what the Riders had been going for after they opened Divvy a few decade in the past. “We liked touring to completely different cities throughout our day off, eating out and getting concepts for what we may do in a different way,” Kevin says. “The idea of small plates was one thing that we actually liked.” Incorporating Richelle’s vitamin and dietetics background, the duo wished to do one thing completely different than their earlier institution, Woody’s, additionally positioned in Carmel. Introducing the city to vegan cheeses and plant-forward eating, they even created a Vegan Tour Board that options a few of their best-sellers: Buffalo cauliflower, roasted Brussels sprouts, and a roasted backyard taco. “It’s all about consuming properly and by no means sacrificing on taste or expertise,” Richelle says. Carmel Metropolis Middle, 317-706-1000, divvycarmel.com

Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe

This Broad Ripple hideaway maintains a best-kept-secret cachet, though its status for exemplary vegan, natural, and gluten-free delicacies is something however hush-hush. No menu questioning wanted—every thing right here is strictly vegan except uncooked honey sourced from native beekeepers. The Buddha Bowl is an ideal instance of what Ezra’s does so properly, a vibrant salad revved up with tasty almond falafel, shredded beets, and kale that’s been massaged into tender submission then topped with a drizzle of lemon tahini dressing. Look ahead to an expanded stock of recent veggies and herbs from Ezra’s personal small farm, together with new desserts and juices, to roll out later this yr. Take in some solar and good vibes on the ethereal patio as you wait in your order. 6516 Ferguson St., 317-255-3972, ezrasenlightenedcafe.com

The Meals Architect

Classically educated chef Corey McDaniel operates a pure drink and sea moss bar inside The Amp meals corridor, the place he sells his branded wellness merchandise and enlightens clients on the therapeutic advantages of the alkaline vegan food regimen—a really particular style of veganism that focuses on how meals have an effect on the physique’s pH. On Saturdays and each different Friday, McDaniel sells ready vegan meals that showcase his experience. Previous feasts have included purple lentil coconut curry soup and nachos comprised of chia seeds topped with a floor meat of walnuts, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, and chickpea flour, adopted by a layer of hemp-seed mozzarella. Considered one of his hottest dishes is kamut spaghetti topped with a Bolognese sauce manufactured from roasted portobello mushroom and purple callaloo. It’s topped with scallions, basil, and applewood-smoked dulse seaweed. McDaniel says he created his recipes by trial and error, gathering lots of his elements from Saraga Worldwide Grocery. “I knew that each one I needed to do was take these elements which might be good for you, after which create methods for them to style like one thing you’re used to consuming,” he says. The Amp, thefoodarchitectindy.com

Futuro

This downtown pizza store is dialed in on perfecting its recipes, all of which might be made vegan with out shedding any of that saucy, gooey taste. Co-owner Sarah St. Aubin recommends the Veglord Detroit-style pizza with vegan cheese and extra vegan Italian crumbles sourced from Nashville, Tennessee’s BE-Hive Deli & Market. The regionally well-known deep-dish pie pairs crispy, tacky edges with a crust sturdy sufficient to assist a layer of melty plant-based mozzarella and a mountain of toppings. If that’s not sufficient carbs for you, Futuro’s fats breadsticks can be made vegan. Keep tuned for an upcoming sister restaurant, Grump’s Slice Cease. 19 Cruse St., 317-360-4725, futuroindy.com

The Backyard Desk

This fresh-focused eatery swings each methods. Customary dishes might be made vegan by substituting Past gadgets for meat and nixing the cheese and eggs, whereas omnivorous diners can be at liberty so as to add a burger or egg to any of the vegan gadgets on the menu. Brimming with cashew granola, recent fruit, and almond butter, the healthful acai bowl is a go-to, though a lately launched spaghetti squash bowl with Brussels sprouts, beet hash, and pickled radish is vying for the vegan prime spot. No matter you order, a cold-pressed Backyard Gate, Hoosier Heater, or Tropic Tonic juice makes the right beverage accompaniment. 908 E. Westfield Blvd., 317-737-2531; 342 Massachusetts Ave., 317-638-0321; thegardentable.com

India Scorching 2

It’s no secret that veganism is having its second. The development is obvious in every thing from Inconceivable and Past burgers showing on fast-food menus to KFC launching a plant-based chik’n nugget bucket. However India Scorching 2 proprietor Madanlal R. Bathe is encouraging a unique sort of vegan way of life. “We’ve non-vegetarian choices, however a few of our hottest dishes are naturally vegan, as is a variety of Indian delicacies,” he says. Bathe’s vegetarian menu was so fashionable that for a couple of years, he even hosted “vegan nights,” slowly increasing to the restaurant’s fashionable dosa buffets that function a number of sorts of the South Indian rice crepe served alongside lentil stew and flavorful chutneys. Though the buffet has been briefly halted attributable to COVID-19, dosa stays one of the vital fashionable dishes amongst clients. “As issues open again up, we actually need to deliver again dosa nights and develop our viewers, not solely to vegans, however to the entire group of Indianapolis,” Bathe says. 4150 Lafayette Rd., 317-297-3050, indiasizzling2madanskitchen.com

King Dough

To meat-lovers, ordering a vegan pizza may sound like asking for no toppings. The 800-degree igloo-shaped oven at King Dough makes room on its rotating flooring for pies you wouldn’t consider are meat-free. The Hive Thoughts, for example, comes totally loaded, polka-dotted with crispy pepperoni comprised of seitan together with sun-dried tomatoes, a handful of purple onion slivers, cilantro, and inexperienced onions on prime of a soy- and coconut-oil–based mostly mozzarella that melts right into a nutty, vinegary romesco sauce. A easy Vegan Pile comes with purple sauce, oregano, garlic, mushrooms, peppadew peppers, arugula, and Kalamata olives. Construct your individual should you aren’t feeling adventurous, however no matter you do, attempt the cashew ricotta. It will get this scrumptious crispy shell from the oven’s scorch that nearly tastes like a white cheddar cheese puff. Ranch-lovers, you’ll need to save your crust to dunk right into a aspect of the candy and nutty vegan model if you realize what’s good for you. 452 N. Highland Ave., 317-602-7960, kingdoughpizzas.com

Mayfair Taproom

Mayfair Taproom’s cozy neighborhood-tavern setting attracts each eastside households and craft-beer sippers. The menu has a couple of vegan and vegetarian treasures that entice yet one more crowd of regulars. A traditional pub meal, the yellow curry is wealthy with coconut milk and garam masala ladled over cauliflower, potatoes, and basmati rice. Beer-battered cauliflower wings might be tossed in both Buffalo or Thai chili sauce, and the hearty falafel burger can barely include its tumble of feta cheese, tzatziki, and pickled purple onions. Even the meat-eaters know to order a aspect of chips and gravy: fats fries crispy on the skin and fluffy on the within with a bit bowl of heat, peppery vegan brown gravy for very satisfying dipping. 2032 E. tenth St., 317-419-2393, mayfairtaproom.com

Flipped Burgers

These patties sub the meat for unusual grounds.

Broad Ripple Brewpub

Indiana’s very first brewpub is thought for its huge veggie menu, so it’s no shock that Violet’s Vegan Burger is among the metropolis’s favorites. An outsized hand-formed patty topped with shredded plant-based cheddar, lettuce, tomato, purple onion, a zipper of thick-cut pickles, and a particular vegan burger sauce is layered excessive inside a brioche bun. Professional tip: Add seitan bacon and improve your aspect to the roasted vegetable chips. 842 E. sixty fifth St., 317-253-2739, broadripplebrewpub.com

At all times Bean

This family-owned kitchen makes use of a housemade Navy Bean Burger as a solidly shaped base that stands up completely to candy barbecue sauce, vegan cheese, summery tomato slices, purple onion, recent spinach, a swipe of spicy Dijon, and plenty of pickles. It’s all piled right into a pillowy vegan bun. 2256 E. thirty eighth St., 317-602-4364, alwaysbeanllc.com

Guggman Haus Brewery

Topped with roasted tomatoes and tangy-sweet pickled radishes, the full-flavored Backyard Burger makes no try to cover its plant-based intentions. Composed principally of beets sure with black beans and barley, it’s offered smashburger-style inside a thick pretzel bun. 1701 Gent Ave., 317-602-6131, guggmanhausbrewing.com

Kuma’s Nook

When you can sub a housemade black bean patty for any of the specialty burgers at Kuma’s, the Heartwork comes vegan as-is and is dressed with plant-based garlicky mayonnaise, cheddar, avocado, cayenne-spiced fried potato strips, lettuce, tomato, and onion on a squishy pretzel bun. If that isn’t sufficient aptitude for you, an in depth record of veggie toppings could make it your individual. 1127 Prospect St., 317-929-1287, kumascorner.com

Cul De Sac Kitchen

This all-vegan restaurant nestled contained in the eastside Plaza Urbana meals corridor gives a singular veggie patty created from walnuts that’s surprisingly sturdy and meaty. The burger is topped with vegan cheddar, agave mayo, and purple onion. 3827 N. Mitthoefer Rd., 317-744-9622

One Trick Pony

The Weed Eater begins with a plant-based Oat Rodeo patty full of mushroom, oats, beets, seitan, and seaweed smashed flat to crispy umami perfection. It’s then topped with Eat Surreal’s Amazeball cheese various, ketchup, pickle, shrettuce, griddled onion, and tomato. The Yard at Fishers District, 317-953-6400, otpburger.com

The Lacking Brick

The sound of hip-hop music pairs with the aroma of freshly baked dough whenever you step inside Que Wimberly’s northside pizza joint. When the place opened in Could of 2019, Wimberly’s intention was to create Indy’s first 21-plus pizza place (youngsters are allowed to dine on the patio outdoors)—a Black-owned restaurant tying in a spirit of collaboration by good eats. “I wished to construct again the group brick-by-brick by inclusion,” says Wimberly. She lately added a vegan choice, The Stripper pizza, topped with savory vegan sausage, roasted purple and inexperienced peppers, and a sweet-and-sour drizzle that may have you ever excessive on life. 6404 Rucker Rd., 317-257-7557, themissingbrick.com

Shalimar 

Within the seventeenth century, the nice Mughal emperor Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal in Agra together with a fantastical royal backyard he referred to as Shalimar, an acceptable namesake for this Northern Indian–targeted Broad Ripple eatery the place diners can discover fragrant delicacies with an inherent emphasis on rice, lentils, greens, and different pure constructing blocks. Lots of the dishes readily lend themselves to vegan interpretations by request, and the lunch buffet is a flavorful (and budget-friendly)option to pattern the wares. Baingan bharta (a grilled and mashed eggplant dish), dal, pakora, chana masala, and aloo gobi with potatoes and cauliflower stay fashionable vegan constants on the menu, all served with aromatic basmati rice and a punchy onion chutney. Ask for additional spicy should you prefer it scorching. 1043 Broad Ripple Ave., 317-465-1100, shalimarindianapolis.com

Tinker Road

Alternatives change regularly and revolve round seasonal elements, giving this tiny gourmand kitchen loads of alternatives to play with veggie-based plates resembling smoked beet ravioli, broccoli-and-carrot curry, and the always-vegan every day soup. The menu is thoughtfully annotated for selective eaters, labeling not solely the vegan and gluten-free choices but additionally these containing dairy, nuts, soy, sesame, and fish. 402 E. sixteenth St., 317-925-5000, tinkerstreetrestaurant.com

Tlaolli

Begin with a cup of charro bean stew sluggish cooked to a chunky broth with soy chorizo, pinto beans, and chiles. Then, combine and match a Styrofoam container filled with Tlaolli’s meatless tacos and tamales full of dense tofu mole, shredded jackfruit cooked in asado spices, and tender hibiscus flower. End with an enormous wedge of vegan chocolate cake. 2830 E. Washington St., 317-410-9507, tlaolli.internet

Twenty Faucet 

Together with historically meaty pub grub, this fashionable SoBro hangout has at all times included half a dozen or so vegan choices on its menu, rib-sticking fare alongside the traces of a completely loaded banh mi, veggie-based Buffalo wings, ramen noodle bowls, and traditional tender pretzels. As well as, the kitchen employees is completely satisfied to adapt different dishes by 86-ing any disqualifying elements like cheese or aioli. Search for a brand new vegan sandwich (an Inconceivable sloppy Joe, maybe?) to hitch the lineup this spring. Within the meantime, clients might be happy to know that most of the craft beers on faucet are additionally vegan. Twenty Faucet’s educated servers can capably information diners and drinkers to essentially the most acceptable decisions. Cheers! 5406 N. Faculty Ave., 317-602-8840, twentytap.com

Union Jack Pub

Buyer requests persuaded the house owners of this conventional beer-and-pizza pub to create a choice of non-meat dishes—taste-tested by a neighborhood vegan meetup group after which tweaked to
perfection earlier than they had been added to the menu. Diners looking for a plant-based feast can tuck in to look at the sport whereas munching on up to date variations of traditional bar snacks, a Buffalo seitan wrap and barbecue pulled-jackfruit sandwich among the many home favorites. In hotter months, catch Union Jack’s meals truck because it takes vegan dishes on the go. 921 Broad Ripple Ave., 317-257-4343; 110 S. Union St., Westfield, 317-399-7454; unionjackpub.co

Upland Brewing Firm

When David Bower opened this informal hangout in Bloomington in 1998, the main focus was on brewing the perfect native beer potential. It nonetheless is, after all, however now (having added 4 Indy-area places), Upland is thought for greater than its craft brews. Bower shortly oriented the menu to a way of life that mirrored his personal. “I’m vegetarian myself, and I at all times wished a spot the place I may have the identical choices that my friends had when going out,” he says. With Bloomington’s excessive demand for vegetarian fare, the event of a plant-based menu was nearly regular to him, a nod to the group’s small-but-underserved vegetarian inhabitants. A tip? Don’t miss the Seitan-derloin sandwich or Bower’s favourite, the Thai Tofu salad, laden with housemade Southwest tofu. “We put as a lot delight into our vegetarian choices as we do our different choices, and I believe that’s what our patrons love most,” Bower says. A number of places, uplandbeer.com

Vida

Although the menus are strictly prix fixe at this polished, James Beard–acknowledged restaurant on the sting of Lockerbie Sq., the multiple-choice four-course tasting menu features a non-meat choice every spherical. The chef works with elements like roasted squash, mushrooms, potatoes, and leeks to create tiny plated artistic endeavors. 601 E. New York St., 317-420-2323, vida-restaurant.com

Candy Somethings

These vegan desserts are baked with care. 

Salamat Cookies

A small household startup through the preliminary COVID-19 shutdowns that was meant simply to make ends meet, this Filipino-owned cookie bakery has now shipped to 43 states and 6 international locations. The stock adjustments consistently, at all times with a vegan alternative within the combine. Order a batch although the web site, and comply with Salamat’s social media platforms for collabs and pop-up places. salamatcookies.com

Brewer Bakes

Tasheka Brewer discovered to bake at her grandma’s knee and has since created her personal recipes for vegan sweets that household and mates begged her to share. Her on-line bakery gives easy cookies with wholesome elements. Order on the Brewer Bakes web site. eatbrewerbakes.com

At all times Bean

This gourmand navy bean–based mostly restaurant has created a magic components for 100-percent vegan oatmeal cream pies that certainly makes Little Debbie cry. The cake stands adorning the counter at all times include a artistic rotation of desserts which might be licensed not solely natural however scrumptious. Transport of most merchandise is accessible. 2256 E. thirty eighth St., 317-602-4364, alwaysbeanllc.com

Sure! It’s Actually Vegan Bakery

When Wendy Brogan perfected her plant-based sweets and began promoting them, she was so typically requested in the event that they had been actually vegan that the identify of her bakery was a no brainer. (The “buttercream” icing that she makes use of is so indulgent that it does beg the query.) Whoopie pies, customized truffles, doughnuts, and extra can be found from her licensed retail bakery. Order by her Fb web page or by cellphone. 317-721-8130

Black Cat Bakery

Audra Stam’s home-based bakery gives toaster pastries, customized layered truffles, decadent cookies, and extra glazed goodness worthy of a spot on any dessert desk. Order on-line or comply with Black Cat’s social media platforms for its occasional farmers market appearances. blackcatbakeryindy.com

JaJustice Bakes

Generally mornings name for an old school, moist, strueselly espresso cake, and that’s simply what this home-based bakery makes a speciality of—together with allergy-safe, gluten-free, vegan choices like fudgey brownies, customized truffles, cheesecakes, and scones. Order on Instagram for native pickup. @jajusticebakes

Landlocked Baking Firm

The early fowl has the largest choice at this Irvington bakery, so make sure you arrive near opening in your milk-alternative latte and first choose of the freshly baked vegan doughnuts, pastries, and cookies. 120 S. Audubon Rd.

Sea Salt and Cinnamon

This fully vegan bakery has a brick-and-mortar location in Muncie, however locals can get their palms on its attractive plant-based cookies, cupcakes, macarons, and muffins at Indy carriers like 9 Lives Cat Cafe, Commissary Barber and Barista, and Bovaconti. You may as well order by Market Wagon or go to their stand on the Garfield Park Farmers Market. 100 S. Walnut St., Muncie, 727-481-4024, seasaltandcinnamon.com