Definitions

Vegan: Contains absolutely no animal or dairy products, including honey.
Vegetarian: Contains no meat, fish, poultry, shellfish, or products derived from these sources but may contain dairy or eggs. 

Tips for Dining
  • Menus and ingredient information can be viewed online at university-of-pennsylvania.cafebonappetit.com. Save time by checking menus before arriving to the café.  
  • Plant-based options can be identified by our vegan and vegetarian icons. Find these icons on our online menus and café signage. 
  • Concerned about cross-contact? Ask your server to change their gloves and use new utensils before serving your food. You can also ask for food to be served directly from the kitchen to avoid cross-contact at the serving line.
  • Have a question? Café managers are available to assist you during your visit. Ask a cashier for assistance locating one. 
  • Grab a Kitchen @ Commons meal kit from Gourmet Grocer for a meal-at-home; a vegan and/or vegetarian option is available every week! 
  • Looking to use your dining dollars? A variety of plant-based soups and frozen meals are available for purchase at Gourmet Grocer.
  • Non-dairy milks are available for coffee and tea at all of our cafes, including Joe’s, Accenture, The Market Café, Starbucks, and Pret A Manger.
  • If there’s an item you want to see on our menus, let us know! Submit your feedback. 

Vegan & Vegetarian Dining On Campus

Houston Market Street Cart

Vegan
Fruit cups, select rotating grab and go salads and hot entrees

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: yogurt parfaits

Joe's Café

Vegan 
Fresh fruit cups, oatmeal, bagel bar with topping choices of peanut butter, blueberry jam, house-made hummus, onion, cucumber, tomato, or capers 
Vegetable sushi roll, stuffed soy pockets

Oat, soy, and almond milks available for coffee beverages

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: bagel bar toppings of cream cheese, Nutella spread, and butter 
Breakfast egg and cheese sandwiches 
Select rotating grab and go sandwiches, soups, ready to reheat meals, and pastries

Accenture Café

Vegan
Fresh fruit cups, bagel with jam, vegetable sushi roll, stuffed soy pockets
Oat, soy, and almond milks available for coffee beverages

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: bagel with cream cheese or butter, yogurt parfaits
Breakfast egg and cheese sandwiches 
Select rotating grab and go sandwiches, soups, ready to reheat meals, and pastries

Residential Dining Tips

Rotating vegan entrees are available daily at all residential cafes. Vegan proteins include tofu, tempeh, seitan, and a variety of legumes. Vegan and vegetarian sides can be found throughout the café.

Vegan breakfast entrees are available daily alongside breakfast potatoes and oatmeal at locations serving breakfast. Eggs and yogurt are available daily for a vegetarian protein option.

Vegan burgers and vegetarian pizza options are available daily at Hill House, 1920 Commons, and English House.

Hill House’s Global Fusion station features a vegan and/or vegetarian version of the main dish.   

Check out Kettles for the vegan and/or vegetarian soup of the day.

Vegan alternative milks are available at all residential dining locations.

McClelland

Vegan
Vegetable sushi roll

La Plancha

Vegan
Build your own tacos on a corn tortilla, burrito on a flour tortilla, or a taco bowl with brown or cilantro lime rice.
Toppings: baja pinto beans, Mexican-inspired black beans, soy chorizo, guacamole, all salsas, onion and cilantro, lavender infused picked red onion, lime roasted cauliflower, caramelized pineapple, lavender infused pickled radish, fajita spiced peppers and onions
Side of corn tortilla chips with guacamole or any salsa

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: all cheeses, sour cream, ranchero sauce, aji amarillo sauce, queso, quesadilla

Café West

Vegan
Fresh fruit cups, bagel with jam,
Oat, soy, and almond milk are available for coffee beverages

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: bagel with cream cheese or butter yogurt, and select pastries

HM Grill

Vegan
Impossible burger on a whole wheat bun, whole wheat tortilla, or steak roll topped with your choice of roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, sweet plantains, charred tomato, house-made pickles, chipotle salsa, pineapple and red chili salsa, lettuce, tomato, onion.

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: seeded potato bread, all cheeses, house-made horseradish coleslaw, house-made honey bourbon bbq, avocado aioli

Side of French fries, tater tots, or sweet potato tater tots

Ivy Leaf

Vegan
Salad, hummus bowl, or wrap with: falafel, tabbouleh, crispy chickpeas, carrot, onion, mushroom, cucumber, broccoli, artichoke hearts, wheat berries, quinoa, classic bruschetta, roasted red pepper, and beet. 
Dressings: extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, spicy harissa drizzle, balsamic vinaigrette 
Side of pita bread

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: feta cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese 
Additional dressing options: mint tzatziki, roasted tomato dressing, , avocado ranch dressing, lemon feta vinaigrette, honey mustard dressing
Select rotating soups

Penn Pi Pizzeria

Vegan
Fettuccine, whole wheat penne, or rigatoni pasta with marinara sauce and garlic, bell pepper, mushroom, red onion, broccoli, spinach, tomato, zucchini, artichoke hearts, banana peppers.

Vegetarian 
All vegan options plus: spinach alfredo sauce, basil parmesan pesto sauce, and garlic parmesan bread
Pizza choices of garlic and spinach pizza, cheese pizza

34th St. Carvery

Vegetarian
Caprese panini, BYO grilled cheese on 8 grain, French hero, or sourdough bread with American, cheddar, or Swiss cheese and tomato, red onion, or horseradish aioli
Select desserts

Bento

Vegan
Veggie miso ramen bowl, tofu bowl with teriyaki sauce, stuffed soy pockets, vegetable sushi roll, edamame, seaweed salad, bento box with teriyaki tofu, vegetable sushi roll, and teriyaki sauce

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: tofu bowl with spicy sauce, bento box with teriyaki tofu, vegetable sushi roll, and spicy sauce

The Market Cafe

Vegan
Fresh fruit cups, bagel with jam, select cookies 
Oat, soy, and almond milks available for coffee beverages 

Vegetarian
All vegan options plus: bagel with cream cheese or butter, yogurt parfaits 
Breakfast egg and cheese sandwiches 
Select rotating grab and go sandwiches and pastries