The Dirty V brings Downtown Raleigh's best vegan desserts to Glenwood South. Our thick, dairy-free milkshakes come in over a dozen creative flavors, and our bakery offerings include decadent cakes and brownies — all 100% plant-based. Whether you're satisfying a post-dinner sweet tooth, grabbing a mid-afternoon treat, or looking for the perfect end to a night out on Glenwood, our desserts deliver the kind of indulgent satisfaction you won't find anywhere else in Downtown Raleigh.
If you're searching for vegan milkshakes in Downtown Raleigh, The Dirty V is your destination. Our shakes are thick enough to eat with a spoon, made with premium dairy-free ice cream and creative mix-ins. We offer over a dozen flavors including S'mores (chocolate, graham, toasted marshmallow), Cookie Monster (cookie crumbles, rich chocolate base), Strawberry Shortcake (fresh strawberry, vanilla cake), Biscoff Turtle (caramel, Biscoff cookie), Nannerpuddin' (banana, vanilla wafer), Matcha Strawberry (earthy-sweet perfection), and Strawberry Jalapeño (sweet heat). Plus classics like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
The Dirty V in Downtown Raleigh serves 12+ vegan milkshake flavors including S'mores, Cookie Monster, Biscoff Turtle, Strawberry Jalapeño, and more. All dairy-free. Located at 301 Glenwood Ave.
Had dinner at The Dirty V or another Downtown restaurant? Cap your meal with one of our desserts. Our Death By Chocolate Cake is a multi-layer chocolate experience that's rich, moist, and intensely satisfying. The Dulce De Leche Cake delivers caramel sweetness in every bite. And Dakota's Fudgy Brownies are dense, chewy, and perfect for sharing. All desserts are 100% plant-based and pair beautifully with our craft cocktails or a coffee.
On Friday and Saturday nights, our kitchen stays open past midnight, which means our entire dessert and shake menu is available when most other Downtown Raleigh dessert options are closed. A thick S'mores milkshake at 1am hits different, and our late-night crowd knows it. Come for the bars, stay for the shakes.
Our dessert menu is designed for variety and indulgence. Each milkshake is made to order, so it arrives fresh, cold, and perfectly blended. For the best experience, pair a shake with a burger — the sweet-savory combination is what The Dirty V is known for. Sharing a milkshake makes a great date night move, while our cakes and brownies work well for tables that want to sample multiple desserts. If you're torn on a shake flavor, ask our staff for their current favorite — they've tried them all.
The Dirty V sits at the center of Glenwood South's nightlife and dining scene. Our desserts make a natural transition between dinner and drinks — or a sweet close to a night out. The Downtown Raleigh dessert ecosystem includes dedicated dessert lounges and cafes, but The Dirty V is one of the few that's fully vegan, open late, and serves both savory and sweet. We're the bridge between dinner and nightlife on Glenwood Avenue.
The Dirty V at 301 Glenwood Ave in Glenwood South serves vegan milkshakes in 12+ flavors, plus cakes and brownies — all 100% plant-based.
Flavors include S'mores, Cookie Monster, Strawberry Shortcake, Biscoff Turtle, Nannerpuddin', Matcha Strawberry, Strawberry Jalapeño, plus vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry classics.
Yes. On Fridays and Saturdays our full menu, including all desserts and shakes, is available until 2am.
Yes. Every dessert, milkshake, and baked good at The Dirty V is 100% dairy-free and plant-based.