Updated March 30, 2026
Monrovia is our home, and here we hope to offer you some of our favorite places to eat and to play. Monrovia is about 35 minutes NW of downtown LA and 15 minutes east of Pasadena.
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Monrovia has some great vegan options, and in the almost five years we have been here, we have noticed that the vegan options just keep getting better and better. Grey & Cash offers tofu and vegan egg breakfast burritos. They also have a new breakfast sandwich. I love them! The vegan egg burritos are my favorite! They also have bagels with cashew cream cheese and wonderful coffee selections.
Other vegan options can be found at Mahan Indian and Thai Thyme. All of these spots are on S. Myrtle. Just east of S. Myrtle at 109 E. Lemon is The Diplomat. I love their hummus, grape leaves, and the potato boreg! They offer some of these on their happy hour food menu. Saigon is on Lemon just east of Myrtle and has a whole bunch of vegan/veg options. We love their Pho. Vegan donuts! AM Donut Yogurt at the NW corner of Huntington and Magnolia has a separate vegan donut selection. And yes, we have sampled many of them for you! Delish!
Just west of Monrovia in Arcadia is our favorite place for delish vegan food, White Springs Cafe! The whole team is amazing, and their Thai food is fresh and delicious.
If you like ramen, we like Dashiwa Ramen in Arcadia. Their vegan ramen is packed with flavor! Young’s Gourmet is our favorite Chinese spot, and they are in Duarte. A little further east in Glendora is Papa’s Pizza Pie on Grand south of the 210 (and they will deliver to Monrovia!). They have all of the vegan meats and cheeses, and homemade chocolate cake.
In Pasadena there is ID Eclair, My Vegan, and Veggie Grill. And Millie’s, one of our favorites! They serve breakfast and lunch, and have a separate vegan menu. Plus milkshakes! (see restaurant review)
Our favorite beach is Zuma Beach in Malibu. Northwest of Santa Monica, and plenty of space to play, swim, and surf
LA is the vegan capital of the world, in my opinion. So many amazing options. We have definitely eaten our way around town. I think a great place to start is Gracias Madre in West Hollywood (and a new location in Newport Beach!) and Shojin which is in Culver City. We recently went to Pura Vita in West Hollywood and loved it. Also, in Highland Park, there’s a new vegan sushi spot, Tane Vegan Itzakaya, and their food is amazing!
We both have a huge sweet tooth, and within a few days of living here, found Donut Friend. Oh my. Almost every donut is vegan, and they are delicious. So much creativity with flavors and the selection is endless. They are located in the Highland Park area of LA and definitely worth a stop. Click here for more information. There is a newer location in downtown LA. Also in Highland Park is one of our favorite breakfast spots, Kitchen Mouse! They’re at 5904 N. Figueroa St.
One of my favorite places to eat is at Stuff I Eat in Inglewood. Babette is amazing, and while you order I highly recommend adding to it whatever they are offering at the counter as a special, usually a scrumptious dessert!
Traffic. We are used to it. You really have to plan around it. If a restaurant is five miles away it may or may not take you 30+ minutes to get there!
Beaches, mountains, valleys. There is so much to do here. Pace yourself. And when looking at the weather, keep in mind that the weather breaks down to these three areas.
Los Angeles is a vegan mecca. There are also plenty of places to hike, swim, and work out, so you can keep up with the eating.
These are the political districts we are part of:
California’s 41st State Assembly district (John Harabedian is our current state rep)
California’s 25th State Senate district (Sasha Renée Pérez is our current state senator)
California’s 32nd Congressional district (Gil Cisneros is our current US Congresswoman)