Welcome to Sunlight Cafe

We proudly serve Seattle’s best vegetarian food. We’re also the longest standing vegetarian restaurant in the city. We’ve been offering delicious and healthy vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes for over 35 years.

Located in Seattle’s Roosevelt district, Sunlight offers both dine-in and take-out service. Come enjoy some of our tasty fare and see what you’ve been missing!

Our full menu is here.

Happy Hour at Sunlight

Buck Off Beer! Buck Off Wine!

From 4pm – 6pm Monday through Friday we feature a delightful Happy Hour menu full of scrumptious small plate selections. Enjoy a delicious additive-free beer or a glass of fine wine with us here in the Roosevelt District.

You can explore the Happy Hour menu here.

Fresh Baked Goods

Sunlight Cafe bakes multi-grain whole wheat bread & buns, wheat-free cornbread and a variety of specialty desserts including cinnamon rolls, cookies, cheesecakes, fruit pies, and of course, our delicious sweet potato pie. All of our menu items are prepared without refined sweeteners. We use honey, maple, fruit sweet, brown rice syrup, and molasses instead of cane sugar. Our cafe is free of trans fats & we are proud to use olive and safflower oils, both considered healthful for the heart. Try our fresh baked goods!

Yes, we have espresso…

…and some of the finest around at that. Kalani coffee is organic, shade grown, fair trade and roasted right here in Seattle. This being said, most Seattleites know that it’s not just the bean that makes good espresso, but the person pulling the shots. Rest assured Sunlight has some wonderful baristas.

Kalani also supplies the bean for our drip coffee. The Meso-Americana blend continuously prompts rave reviews here at the Cafe.

We proudly serve Seattle’s best vegetarian food. We’re also the longest standing vegetarian restaurant in the city. We’ve been offering delicious and healthy vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes for over 35 years.

Location

What’s New

Attention! We currently have new hours of operation. Monday through Friday we will now be opening at 8:30am. What's good about this? We'll be serving our full breakfast menu right away at that time. The full weekend brunch menu will still be starting at 9am as usual.

We are the longest standing vegetarian restaurant in Seattle. We are working on an array of brand new specials - check to see if there's somethings new! Come on in and try something delicious!

We hope this site is able to answer any questions you have about our establishment. Visit our FAQ page for more detailed information.

Want Lemon Tahini at Home?
Do you crave our legendary dressing while away from Sunlight Cafe? We sell it for take-away. A healthy 12 oz. bottle is just $5.50!

Did you know that we have free wi-fi?
It's true!

Hours

Open Daily 8:30am - 9pm.
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 8:30am - 3pm
Lunch: 10am - 9pm
Dinner: 4pm - 9pm

Saturday & Sunday
Brunch: 9am - 2pm
Dinner: 3pm - 9pm

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Seattle's Vegetarian Restaurant
since 1976.

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."

ALBERT EINSTEIN, quoted in Sinfully Vegan