Plant is a vegan fine-dining restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina.[5]
Plant | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2011[1] |
Owner(s) | Jason Sellers, Leslie Armstrong, Alan Berger[2] |
Head chef | Jason Sellers |
Pastry chef | Leah Edwards[3] |
Street address | 165 Merrimon Avenue |
City | Asheville |
State | North Carolina |
Postal/ZIP Code | 28801 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 35°36′17″N 82°33′10.2″W / 35.60472°N 82.552833°W |
Seating capacity | 47[4] |
Website | plantisfood.com |
Plant was opened in 2011[2] by chef Jason Sellers and investors Leslie Armstrong and Alan Berger.[6] It was Asheville's first all-vegan restaurant.[6]
Food & Wine named them to a list of the best 19 vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the U.S.[7] Food Network named them one of the top 20 vegan restaurants in the United States.[8]
In 2013 Travel + Leisure named them one of the best vegetarian restaurants in the U.S.[9] In 2015 Plant was named one of the top six vegan fine-dining restaurants in the United States by PETA[5] and BuzzFeed named them one of 24 "bucket list" vegan restaurants.[10] In 2017 Tasting Table[11] and The Daily Meal named them one of the best vegan restaurants in the United States.[12] In 2018 USA Today named them one of the ten best vegan restaurants in the country, [13] and Insider named them the best vegan restaurant in North Carolina.[14] In 2019 Thrillist named Plant one of the 22 best vegetarian restaurants in the United States.[15] In 2023 VegOut Magazine said, "prepare to be amazed".[16]