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10 Exceptional Veggie Burgers in NOLA

If you don't eat meat, or are maybe just not in the mood, check these places out for a vegetarian alternative that still tastes like real food.

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The black bean burger at Liberty's Kitchen
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While beef is delicious, there are some instances when a regular ole burger isn't going to hit the spot. Say, for someone who doesn't think that beef is delicious, or isn't in the mood for beef. More and more places are getting creative with veggie burger preparation, making the patties in house with ingredients like beets, beans, mushrooms, oats, and even prunes. Several of the below have popped up on other burger lists, which makes sense. If a restaurant makes a beef burger with care and pride, then it stands to reason that attention will be equally bestowed on the less carnivorous version.

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Junction

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Junction GM Lloyd Miller says that he wants to make sure that people who don't eat meat are comfortable at his beer and burger joint, so they offer a house made black bean burger topped with monterey jack, avocado, sprouts, and housemade salsa.
3021 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 272-0205
(504) 272-0205

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Cowbell

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Cowbell's Harvest Burger combines red beans, rice, and roasted veggies to make for a delicious and nutritious patty.
8801 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 866-4222
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Kukhnya

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Tucked into the back of Siberia, this Slavic soul food purveyor offers a beet burger made with roasted beets and lentils and topped with mixed greens, cucumber, carrots, goat cheese, and a honey dill vinaigrette.
New Orleans, LA 70117

Houston's Restaurant

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If you're going upscale, Houston's on St. Charles has a fantastic veggie burger option made from oat bran, black beans brown rice, diced prunes and jalapenos.
1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-1578
(504) 524-1578

Sneaky Pickle

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This vegetarian/vegan haven on St. Claude offers the Patt Burger, which is a multigrain and legume patty served with smokey tomato jam, charred veg, pickles, and caper roasted garlic "veganaise thing" on your choice of bread.
4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 218-5651
(504) 218-5651

13 Bar & Restaurant

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Open late and on Frenchmen, this is a great place to take your vegetarian friends while partying. 13's veggie burger is black bean based and made in house.
517 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 942-1345
(504) 942-1345

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Capdeville

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Less a burger than a portobello mushroom sammich but close enough!
520 Capdeville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 371-5161
(504) 371-5161

Trūburger

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Chef Aaron Burgau combines beets, beans, rice, and mushrooms and then fries the patty up for customers to order with any of the burger topping combinations like the Uptown with arugula, garlic aioli, roasted tomatoes, and goat cheese or the Deep South with fried green tomato and pimento cheese.
8115 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 218-5416
(504) 218-5416

Dat Dog

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Veggie burgers pop up in the strangest places sometimes. At Dat Dog, they take a veggie burger patty and cram it into one of their sourdough buns, and the fixings are up to you. It's called the The ‘Not Dog’ Veggie Patty Dog. Quite apt.
5031 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 899-6883
(504) 899-6883

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Liberty's Kitchen

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The folks at Liberty's proudly serve up a hell of a veggie burger. It's a housemade black bean patty, with melted vheddar, guacamole, cilantro-lime mayo, romaine and tomato on a toasted potato bun. Clean living never tasted so good.
300 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 822-4011
(504) 822-4011

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Junction

3021 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Junction GM Lloyd Miller says that he wants to make sure that people who don't eat meat are comfortable at his beer and burger joint, so they offer a house made black bean burger topped with monterey jack, avocado, sprouts, and housemade salsa.
3021 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 272-0205
(504) 272-0205

Cowbell

8801 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Cowbell's Harvest Burger combines red beans, rice, and roasted veggies to make for a delicious and nutritious patty.
8801 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 866-4222
(504) 866-4222

Kukhnya

New Orleans, LA 70117
Tucked into the back of Siberia, this Slavic soul food purveyor offers a beet burger made with roasted beets and lentils and topped with mixed greens, cucumber, carrots, goat cheese, and a honey dill vinaigrette.
New Orleans, LA 70117

Houston's Restaurant

1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
If you're going upscale, Houston's on St. Charles has a fantastic veggie burger option made from oat bran, black beans brown rice, diced prunes and jalapenos.
1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-1578
(504) 524-1578

Sneaky Pickle

4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
This vegetarian/vegan haven on St. Claude offers the Patt Burger, which is a multigrain and legume patty served with smokey tomato jam, charred veg, pickles, and caper roasted garlic "veganaise thing" on your choice of bread.
4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 218-5651
(504) 218-5651

13 Bar & Restaurant

517 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Open late and on Frenchmen, this is a great place to take your vegetarian friends while partying. 13's veggie burger is black bean based and made in house.
517 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 942-1345
(504) 942-1345

Capdeville

520 Capdeville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Less a burger than a portobello mushroom sammich but close enough!
520 Capdeville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 371-5161
(504) 371-5161

Trūburger

8115 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Chef Aaron Burgau combines beets, beans, rice, and mushrooms and then fries the patty up for customers to order with any of the burger topping combinations like the Uptown with arugula, garlic aioli, roasted tomatoes, and goat cheese or the Deep South with fried green tomato and pimento cheese.
8115 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 218-5416
(504) 218-5416

Dat Dog

5031 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Veggie burgers pop up in the strangest places sometimes. At Dat Dog, they take a veggie burger patty and cram it into one of their sourdough buns, and the fixings are up to you. It's called the The ‘Not Dog’ Veggie Patty Dog. Quite apt.
5031 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 899-6883
(504) 899-6883

Liberty's Kitchen

300 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
The folks at Liberty's proudly serve up a hell of a veggie burger. It's a housemade black bean patty, with melted vheddar, guacamole, cilantro-lime mayo, romaine and tomato on a toasted potato bun. Clean living never tasted so good.
300 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 822-4011
(504) 822-4011

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