This cafe, bar and bistro offers two different dining experiences with its casual cafe and dinner bistro menu. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dishes are marked as such on the menu, where meat-free diners will find dishes like grilled portobello cap stacked with summer squash, peppers, and pesto and the elusive vegetarian Caesar salad.

This bistro in Kennebunkport’s Dock Square offers plenty of organic vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. Standouts include the kale salad with shaved golden beets, candied pecans, and a sesame-tahini dressing and the Vermont cheddar and cavatappi—a rich dish with roasted tomatoes, broccoli and basil. Several vegan dessert options are always available.

Craving Thai? Head to Green Elephant, where veg-lovers can enjoy meat-free curries, noodles, and stir fries. Many dishes are vegan, a rarity in Thai cuisine, while soy meat and tofu are available to add to your entrees.

This popular soup spot in the Public Market House (with another location at the Maine Mall) offers many vegetarian flavors like grilled cheese and tomato soup soup, chili, beer cheddar and jalapeno, and white bean and kale. With a cup of soup and a roll coming in at just over $5, these filling soups are also a bargain.

A combination of a gallery, theater, and cafe, Frontier’s global cuisine offers many options for vegans and vegetarians. A falafel wrap, veggie tacos, mushroom risotto, and even vegan nachos are just the beginning of meat-free fare at Frontier.

This earnest cafe in Western Maine is all about the health aspects of a vegan diet, but that doesn't mean they skimp on flavor. Try comfort foods like vegetable pot pie and spinach lasagna or the intriguing harvest nut roast, a meatloaf substitute.

With its gorgonzola risotto cakes with grilled baby bellas, vegan hummus wraps, and red coconut curry with tofu, A1 Diner isn’t your typical greasy spoon. Perched over the river in Gardiner, this antique diner car is a fun stop for vegetarians and omnivores alike.

This new juice bar is bringing the juice lifestyle to downtown Bar Harbor. Smoothie bowls, a salad, bar, and vegan and gluten-free baked goods offer a healthy pick-me-up before or after some hiking in Acadia.

This cafe on Bangor’s Main Street offers creative and filling vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as an extension juice, smoothie, and coffee menu. Grab a flavor-packed West Meets West salad, with roasted cauliflower, green peas, toasted hazelnuts, chopped dates, and red pepper to go or relax with a BLT made with tempeh bacon.