Are you planning on an enjoyable day eating out with your family? If you are vegan or vegetarian, there are plenty of excellent plant-based restaurant options in the Coppell area that are also family-friendly. Many are ethnic restaurants that serve a range of mouth-watering and healthy cuisine made from fresh, high-quality ingredients and offered at reasonable prices. So, if you are thinking of trying a different type of fare during your trip, consider visiting these places.

You can enjoy the delicious food at the restaurant or order takeout and, at the same time, take the opportunity to introduce your children to different cultures, a new approach toward healthy eating, and the foods that are grown in different parts of the world. Here are some of the restaurants in Coppell that you might want to visit.

1.  Siam Thai Cuisine

The Siam Thai Cuisine restaurant is at 820 S. MacArthur Blvd. and its opening hours are daily from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. It specializes in Thai food and offers a range of vegetarian-friendly options for lunch and dinner. You can enjoy your meals at the restaurant and also order online and have the food delivered to your doorstep. Many of the restaurant’s regular clientele attest to its excellent and fast service.

The varied menu includes tom yum soup, tom yum seafood soup, tom kha soup, wonton soup, tofu soup, and Siam noodle soup. You can try panang curry, Thai pumpkin curry, pineapple curry, green curry, red curry, and jungle curry. Other Thai must-tries are edamame or steamed soybean, steamed jasmine rice, steamed vegetables, veggie tempura, fried tofu, Thai spicy basil, Thai ginger, Siam garlic pepper, Thai Cashew Delight, pad Thai, pad kee mow, and pad woon sen. Additionally, the restaurant serves green papaya salad, cucumber salad, mango sticky rice, sweet corn cake, and coconut ice-cream. For drinks, you can enjoy beverages like Thai iced tea, Thai iced coffee, and strawberry iced tea.

2. Anamia’s

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Anamia’s, which specializes in Mexican and Southwestern cuisine, is located at 106 N. Denton Tap Road Suite 240 and is open Sunday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a vegetarian-friendly restaurant and also includes vegan and gluten-free options on its menu. If you and your children love Tex-Mex food like quesadillas, enchiladas, nachos, tamales, and flautas, this is the place to go. You can try the guacamole en molcajete, which is made using avocado, cilantro, onion, tomato, and jalapeno, and the quesadillas that are served with cheese, spinach, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. There are also tacos consisting of tortilla shells filled with cheese, avocado, tomato, and tortilla strips.

Other popular items on the menu are the chimichanga, where you choose the filling for the tortilla and top it with rice, guacamole, beans, sour cream, and ranchero sauce, and enchiladas picante with spinach, rice, beans, and a spicy queso picante sauce. Additionally, there are fajitas, which you will get with potatoes, bell peppers, onions, guacamole, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, rice, and tortillas. For dessert, try the Tres Leches Napolitano cake.

3.  Black Walnut Cafe

Visit the Black Walnut Cafe at 775 N. Denton Tap Road between 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, and from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and offers American and contemporary cuisine that includes vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. The menu consists of starters, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, pasta, and more. Try the creamy tomato basil soup, the spinach and artichoke dip, and the BWC queso.

The restaurant’s indoor seating arrangement includes booths and tables, and there’s also cafe-style seating out on the patio that’s excellent for relaxed meals during the spring, summer, and fall. If you prefer to order online, they have that option as well.

4.  Kumar’s

Kumar’s is an Indian restaurant situated at 820 S. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100. It serves authentic South Indian food for lunch and dinner, and you will find many vegetarian options on the menu. You can get a veg thali served on a banana leaf for lunch. The veg thali consists of rice, sambar, rasam, kaara kuzhambu, and three vegetable sides. Other items you can order at Kumar’s Indian Food are kaara kolambu (okra or eggplant in a tangy curry), poriyal (vegetables stir-fried with spices), kootu (vegetables in a dal curry), and arisi vadagam (rice crisps with onions). You can also order yogurt, buttermilk, dosa, uttapam, parotta, chappathi, idly, papadum, pickle, and classic South Indian desserts.

The restaurant, which is closed on Tuesday, opens at 11 a.m. on weekdays and at noon on weekends. You can check the different siesta and closing timings on its website.

5. Beijing Brothers

Located at 820 S. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 112, Beijing Brothers is a popular Chinese restaurant that serves a range of Chinese regional cuisine, has vegetarian-friendly options, and changes its menu seasonally. Some of the food items to try when you visit are steamed wontons with red chili oil, wonton soup, vegetable dumplings, scallion pancakes, and traditional hand-pulled noodles.

You can visit the restaurant Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Tuesday to Sunday between 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. It’s closed on Mondays.

6. Spiral Diner & Bakery

To enjoy some good vegan comfort food, head to 608 E. Hickory St. in nearby Denton to the diner-inspired Spiral Diner. It’s about a 30-minute drive from Coppell and a favorite food destination for many Coppell residents. You can get a range of delicious vegan and non-vegan options that include burgers, sandwiches, hot plates, cakes, cookies, ice cream, coffee, and more. Some of the menu highlights are pancakes, grilled portobellos, macaroni and cheese, quinoa, baked potato grilled cheese, and biscuits and gravy. Additionally, you can enjoy banana pudding, carrot cake, lemon cupcakes, chocolate shakes, milkshakes, and PB&J and triple-double burgers.

So, there you have it, six of the best vegetarian and family-friendly restaurants in the Coppell city area. Did you like our list? Would you like us to add any of your local favorites? If so, let us know! Send a quick message to Crème de la Crème on S. Denton Tap Rd in Coppell, TX and we’ll add it to our list.