Join us April 1-30, 2026 for an entire month of BRAND NEW vegan options all over Santa Cruz, CA!

During this time, restaurants throughout the Santa Cruz area will feature special vegan menu items. Diners have the opportunity to go out, enjoy meals, review/rate menus, and post photos of the delicious vegan meals they have ordered.

The Santa Cruz Vegan Chef Challenge is hosted by Vegan Outreach and in collaboration with the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce, Santa Cruz Vegfest, and Downtown Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz Vegan Chef Challenge is sponsored by New Leaf Community Markets  and City of Santa Cruz.

For 40 years, New Leaf Community Markets has been making important choices that nourish and sustain our Central Coast communities.

📸 Help support our hard working chefs and their businesses! Win a prize and enter our raffle by sharing your food photos! Submit Google reviews 👉 — we’ll post, tag you,  and shout them out! 🙌🍽️

Scroll down for a list of restaurants and menus.