Pho 68
Pho 68, out in Wilmington, is our top pick — rated 4.9 out of 5 from 853 reviews.
Every spot we track for vegan ramen in Wilmington, ranked by rating and review volume. Search by name, or switch to the map.
13 restaurants on this page
13 restaurants
Pho 68, out in Wilmington, is our top pick — rated 4.9 out of 5 from 853 reviews.
Pho Vanhly Noodle House, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.8 out of 5 from 246 reviews.
Tao Thai - Asian Fusion Restaurant, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.7 out of 5 from 85 reviews.
Ramen Gear
* Affiliate links — we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Fashionable Pan-Asian spot serving sushi & craft cocktails on the 2nd floor of a historic building.
A diverse, Pan-Asian menu served in trendy digs with a Zen rock garden patio & a sleek sake lounge.
Easygoing stop with a bright wall mural offering sushi rolls & other Japanese fare in casual digs.
Masa Sushi & Eastern Kitchen, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.4 out of 5 from 272 reviews.
Nori The Pointe on 17 st - Nori Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.3 out of 5 from 1,144 reviews.
Nigori Gourmet & Sushi Bar, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.3 out of 5 from 732 reviews.
Nori on Market st in Porters Neck, in Wilmington, is next up, rated 4.3 out of 5 from 127 reviews.
Counter-serve chain offering international noodle & pasta dishes from mac 'n' cheese to Pad Thai.
A curated PDF you can keep on your phone — everything worth eating, hand-picked and written up by us. Delivered to your inbox after checkout.
Secure checkout via Stripe. We'll email your guide once payment clears.
When I am after vegan ramen in Wilmington, the list above is where I start. It is already filtered toward vegan ramen, so it is easy to compare ratings, hours, and photos and pick the bowl you actually want — or switch to the map and tap "Use my location" to sort the same list by distance.
Vegan ramen swaps pork- or chicken-based stock for a plant-based broth — usually built on kombu, dried shiitake, and roasted vegetables — while keeping the same springy noodles and layered umami of a classic bowl. The best versions do not taste like a compromise.
My approach is simple: I favor shops that specialize rather than do a little of everything, and I trust a strong rating that holds up across plenty of reviews over a perfect score from just a few. In Wilmington, I open a couple of listings, skim the most recent reviews and the photos, and go with the bowl that looks carefully made. The map keeps everything sorted by distance, so you are never trading quality for a long drive.
Prefer to widen the search? You can browse all ramen in Wilmington, NC or jump to vegan ramen near you nationwide.
The map above shows Wilmington, NC restaurants serving vegan ramen. Enter your ZIP or click "Use my location" to sort by distance from your current location.
Yes — the best shops build a genuinely rich, umami-deep broth from kombu, dried mushrooms, and roasted vegetables rather than just serving a thin vegetable stock. Many vegan bowls now rival their pork-based counterparts.
Traditional ramen noodle dough (wheat flour, water, salt, kansui) contains no animal products, so the noodles are almost always vegan — it is the broth and toppings you need to check.
Also browsing: Vegan Ramen Near Me · Ramen in Wilmington, NC · Ramen in North Carolina
From the community