As a vegetarian, I crave a burger from time to time. Here are my top 3 favourite places to get a veggie burger:

Bin4

Bin4 is a British Columbia restaurant with locations in Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Kelowna. Bin4 specializes in burgers and a handful of them are veggie burgers. Bin4 is one of my favourite places to get a veggie burger because they have a variety of veggie burgers and they also give you the option to switch out the patty from any meat burger to a veggie patty. Bin4’s veggie patty options are:

  • Mr. Bean (chickpeas, black beans, quinoa, fresh cilantro, almonds, and corn)
  • Ginger Soy Tofu (Fried Tofu)
  • Plant One on Me (lentils, wild mushrooms, rosemary, thyme, almond flour, oats, and sunflower seeds)

I love that Bin4’s veggie burgers are made from whole ingredients, not soy or pea protein.

Earls 

Earl’s Impossible Burgers are my favourite veggie burgers that come from a large restaurant chain. Often, at large restaurant chains, the veggie burger is not a priority so the way they are seasoned and cooked is just not very good. Earls does a really great job of making their veggie burgers taste very similar to a traditional burger and, with locations all across Canada, they are a good, accessible veggie option when you’re craving a burger. 

A&W

As a cheaper, fast food, veggie burger option, A&W is a great choice. A&W was one of the first fast food restaurants to introduce the Beyond Meat Burger to their menu and I think it is the best fast food veggie burger. A&W’s Beyond Meat Burger was the first veggie burger that I had after becoming vegetarian and it is still one of my favourites. The way that they season and cook their veggie burgers is really done right, making them taste very similar to their traditional burgers. 

Honorable mention:

Cactus Club

Although I have never tried a veggie burger at Cactus Club, as a restaurant, their vegetarian menu options are great. Their menu has a whole “Plant-Based” section and provides the option of replacing the meat in most dishes with crispy tofu. My favourite dish from their menu is the Chicken Pesto Quesadilla but I replace the chicken with crispy tofu. It is so good! Cactus Club is a great option for vegetarians, and convenient too as they have many locations across Canada.