Vegan in the city: Favorite veg restaurants across the country

Vegan in the city: Favorite veg restaurants across the country
When you live in the sticks as I do, access to vegetarian or vegan restaurants - or even restaurants that carry veg menu items - can be hard to come by.  More often than not, it’s dinner at home.  That doesn’t mean I haven’t had some amazing vegan restaurant meals (most recently at Millennium in San Francisco!). Deciding [...]

Ann Wheat, owner of San Francisco's Millennium Restaurant, Lani Muelrath, & Stephanie Roston, R.D., Millennium Sous Chef

When you live in the sticks as I do, access to vegetarian or vegan restaurants - or even restaurants that carry veg menu items - can be hard to come by.  More often than not, it’s dinner at home.  That doesn’t mean I haven’t had some amazing vegan restaurant meals (most recently at Millennium in San Francisco!).

Deciding it would be fun to post locations for good vegan restaurant meals wherever you may find them, I decided what better way to get a collection of answers from all over the world than posing the question on facebook?

Replies poured in, most with links and with a few recommendations.  Hitting Orlando or Bisbee, AZ any time soon?  Here are some potential answers for your vegan meal quest.  No guarantees on ‘healthy’ vegan, though some will fit that bill.  For as we all know, just because it’s vegan doesn’t meant it’s healthy.

Arizona

Bisbee:  “It’s a treat to eat at POCO. Very fresh, delicious and EVERYONE likes it, omnis, veggies, and vegans. It’s a fantastic quirky spot, in a fantastic, quirky town. RUN, don’t walk to POCO!  ~ Naomi T.

California

Berkeley:  “I like The Herbivore in Berkeley Ca. They have many items on menu. A lot of creative salads, and the desserts are yummy. Best part is their prices are so reasonable.”  ~ Pamela Z.A.

San Francisco:  “Millennium Restaurant  in San Francisco is the best ever! The inventiveness of California cuisine (and drinks!) with amazing local ingredients. They even make meat eaters happy without serving anything that pretends to be meat or meat-centric. “  ~ Ashley

Santa Monica:  Golden Mean Cafe.  “…love their gluten free pizza!”  ~ Darshana T.

Florida

Orlando: Ethos Vegan  100% vegan, you don’t have to ask any questions about ingredients. I have never eaten anything there that wasn’t awesome. Daily specials – Monday is a vegan Reuben – better than my memories of the meat and cheese loaded version.  ~ Vicki C.D.

Illinois

“Chicago Diner because the food is awesome and fills a desire to have something familiar and “normal.” A meat-eating friend of mine said, after eating the buffalo wings salad, “If I could have stuff like this all the time, I would never eat meat again.” ~ Susan F.

Maryland

“Great Sage in Clarksville, MD. Sooooo good!!”  ~ Deborah T.

Michigan

“Inn Season Cafe in Royal Oak, MI (metro Detroit area). Fabulous choices, never disappointing.”  ~ Andrea H.

Missouri

St.  Louis:  My favorite in St. Louis is VegaDeli. Everything is fresh and tasty and healthy.  ~ Susan F.

Another in St. Louis is PuraVegan -it is absolutely anazing! And I understand that we’re getting a new vegetarian/vegan-friendly deli soon called Frida’s Deli (http://fridasdeli.com/).  ~ Kim H.W.

New Jersey

“Kaya’s kitchen, Belmar, NJ. Not 100% vegan, but mostly.”  ~ Kathy D.A.

New York

NYC:  “Candle 79. They have exquisite dishes like lobster ravioli, tomato and zucchini lasagna and other dishes that make me wonder why I didn’t go vegan decades ago! ♥ it! ” ~  Christine

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia:  Vedge, in Philadelphia, at 12th & Locust, close to City Hall. “This is for fancy pants dinners. Most beautiful restaurant, too!”  ~ Charlann G.

Woodstock:  “I know of one, but it’s not in a big city… Garden on the green cafe in Woodstock, NY… I like it because the food is excellent and it’s 100% vegan, so I can choose anything I want on the menu. =)    ~ Love D.

Tennessee

Nashville:  “The Wild Cow in Nashville is good but it’s NOT esp healthy. All the food is full of oil. It’s the only vegan place in town, but I go there on feast days only because otherwise I would gain weight!”  ~ Elizabeth

Texas

Fort Worth:  Spiral Diner  “MMM…” ~ Sally

San Antonio:  “San Antonio Texas, Vegeria. Two maybe 3 words , vegan tex- mex. Out of this world good. Also, The Green vegetarian, Both are so good, don’t know which one I like best.”  ~ Annette L.

Toronto

Fresh Restaurants, “Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Salads, wraps, veg burgers, rice bowls, juices, smoothies, own cookbooks. Great balanced veg food! “  ~ Liane G.

Washington

Seattle: ” Chaco Canyon Cafe in Seattle, WA. Great selection of vegan sandwiches, soups, breakfasts, raw entrees, juices, smoothies and desserts!”  ~ Denise L.

Tacoma:

AmeRAWcan Bistro (pronounced American Bistro) is an organic bistro that offers local sustainable produce, organic meats and cheeses, locally roasted espresso and coffee and fresh locally made bread. Raw food cuisine is comprised of nuts, seeds, vegetables, sea vegetables, and fruits. ~ Birgit U.D.

More suggestions to add to the list?  Please post them in comments below!

Lani Muelrath, M.A. is Vegan Mainstream’s Health & Fitness Expert. Watch for regular articles from Lani on how to be a strong, healthy, fit vegan. Articles, videos, and more from Lani at www.lanimuelrath.com.

Lani is also “The Plant-Based Fitness Expert” and creator of Fit Quickies™., The Body Transformation Formula, and Boot Camp Mind: Top 10 Motivational Tools for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness Success. She has a Master’s Degree in Physical Education and over 30 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and trainer. She has received awards for her instruction, created and starred in her own CBS TV Show, and her expertise in the area of health and fitness is called upon by examiner.com, Dr. John McDougall’s Health and Medical Center, Dr. Neal Barnard’s 21-Day Vegan Kickstart and VegRun programs, the CHIP Program, and Engine 2 Diet.com. She is Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition Certification through Cornell University and speaks nationally to all things healthy, fit vegan.

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