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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism
Canada1
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The 9 parts of this guide contain a world list of vegetarian
restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores,
vegetarian organizations, etc. Each part is posted on an independant
schedule. Instructions on how to obtain all the latest posted parts
of the guide are appended to the end of this posting.

** Please send us any new listings or corrections, but be sure to **
** format them in the same format as is used in this guide. Keep **
** comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point. **

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Canada part 1
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| This section has listings for the following:
|
| Restaurant Chains Mail-Order Companies
| National Organiazations
|
| New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Quebec
|
|
| The Canada1 coordinator is: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>

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Restaurant Chains
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Thanks to the Toronto Vegetarian Association for the following
information.

These are by no means vegetarian, they are just listed here to make
you aware of what is, or what may soon be, available to you in fast
food restaurants, and also what is to be avoided.

You may also want to refer to the Fast Food Restaurants section at the
start of the USA listings for an idea of what to expect at the places
which are not listed below.

Baskin Robbins
- The Ices are vegan and they're excellent.

Burger King
- At this moment Burger King is selling a vegetarian Whopper, which is
just a regular Whopper with the meat pattie removed. Beware, the bun
may contain lard, so ask at the restaurant you are at before
ordering. Vegans hold the mayo. This whopper is not on the menu, but
they have a button for it on their cash registers.
- French fries are vegan. However the onion rings may be fried
alongside sausage patties.

Dairy Queen (Brazier)
- French fries are ok. Buns conatin animal fat.

Harvey's
- You can get a burger without the meat pattie, but with all the
works, for $0.85. This is the newly set official price. This
'burger' is not on the menu, but they have a button for it on their
cash registers. (This button is labelled 'bun'. Some employees may
not know about it.) If these people need to be 'reminded' that such
an offering exists, tell them to look at memorandum (or whatever)
H13, dated February 19, 1992. It clearly states that such a burger
is to be made available for $0.85.
- All frying is done in 100% vegetable oil.

KFC
- French fries are fried in the own vats in 100% vegetable oil.
- The breads, dressings, and desserts are vegetarian (but not vegan).
- Vegetarian soups are offered seasonally. Check ingredients.
- They are getting ready to launch a vegetarian battered product.
- Head office gets a 10 out of 10 for their interest in vegetarians.
They are recognizing us a growing consumer force.

McDonalds
- Stay away from the french fries and hash browns. They are pre-fried
in beef tallow before they reach the store where they are refried in
vegetable oil.
- Their vegetarian pizza contains a derivative of hair and the sauce
contains cheese.
- The head office will send you a complete guide to their products if
you call. (416) 443-1000.

Mr. Submarine
- Buns are made with 100% vegetable oil. Salad dressings may contain
hidden animal products. The ingredients list is available at all
stores.

Olive Garden
- Soups contain animal stock. Italian dressing contains cheese. Pasta
is made with eggs.

Subway
- Stay away. They don't seem to want to answer our questions.

Swiss Chalet
- French fries are fried in beef tallow. Soups contain animal stock.
Pie crust contains lard. Salad dressings may contain bacon and/or
anchovies.
- Gravy is vegetarian.

Taco Bell
- The soft burrito tortillas are not vegan, they contain non-fat dry
milk. The corn tortillas however are vegan, as are their refried
beans.
- They don't use lard, tropical oils, MSG, sulfites, yellow dye #3.
- Vegan items: Bean Taco (order without cheese, lettuce and tomato
can be added as an option), Nachos (order without cheese), Pintos
'n Cheese with Red Sauce (order without cheese), Cinamon Twists.
- They have a "no meat" button on their cash registers which can be
applied to any menu item.
- Their phone number is 1-800-TACO-BELL.

Wendy's
- The french fries are reportedly fried in beef tallow.
- Baked potatoes & salad are ok.

National Organiazations:
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Canada EarthSave Society
Suite 103, 1093 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6H 1E2, (604) 731-5885
or P.O. Box 34277 Station `D', Vancouver, BC, V6J 4N8
- An educational non-profit organization that promotes awareness of
the environmental and of the health consequences of our food
choices.

| Canadian Vegans for Animal Rights
| Suite 2504, 620 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2R8
| (416) 924-1377

Mail-Order Companies:
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| Old Fashion Foods, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1-800-667-3334
| - Mail-order natural foods.

The Animal Rights Catalog
#205 - 1857 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6J 1M4
| Tel: either (604) 328-4747 or (604) 737-7185. Let me know.
- Free catalog. Books, cookbooks, cruelty-free items, clothing, shoes,
fake leather jackets, vegetarian pet food, household and personal
care products, gift items, buttons, stickers, posters.

| Rainbow Natural Foods
| 1487 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 6R9, (613) 726-9200

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New Brunswick

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarian Society of New Brunswick
c/o Sue Giberson, 08 Edinburgh Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
E3B 2C9, (506) 457-0980

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Nova Scotia

Antigonish
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| Sunflower Natural Foods Store, 194 Main Street, 863-1194
| - Natural foods store. Sunshine Cafe located inside offers sandwiches,
| chili, salads, tabouleh, baked things, desserts, etc. Open Mon-Sat.

Baddeck
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The HerringChoker Deli, in Nyanza (about 10k before Baddeck)
- Store that serves big veggie sandwiches on fresh home-made bread,
interesting salads, soups, various bakery goodies, and other
munchies.

The HighWheeler Cafe, on the main street in Baddeck.
- Also a store that serves big veggie sandwiches on fresh home-made
bread, interesting salads, soups, various bakery goodies, and other
munchies.

Halifax
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Satisfaction Feast, 1581 Grafton Street, 422-3548 (422-3540?)
| - Large selection of appetizers, entrees, sandwiches, salads. Really
| good soup! Vegan options. Full service. Open Mon-Sun.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

King Spring Roll, on Barrington Street
- Vietnamese restaurants with some very good vegetarian offerings.

Saigon de la Nuit, on Argyle Street
- Vietnamese restaurants with some very good vegetarian offerings.

Curry Village, on Clyde Street
- An Indian restaurant (mentioned in Where to Eat in Canada, 1991 or
1992) with a good selection of vegetarian things. Also, if you ask
the waiter, you can get a vegetarian version of non-veg things.

The Granite Brewery, on Barrington Street
- Doesn't have very many veggie items, but if you are in the mood for
vegetable chili, this place has the best I've ever had.

Samosa Plus, on Quinpool Road
- Has daily vegetarian specials and good, spicy samosas.

Natural Foods Stores:

Mary Jane's Alternative Tastes, on Hollis Street

Wolfville
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The Taj Mahal, Main Street, 542-1500
- East Indian vegetarian restaurant. Family owned & operated. Daily
lunch special (a curry).

EOS Natural Foods (or something), Front Street

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Ontario

Hamilton
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Vegetarian Organizations:

Hamilton Vegetarian Association
74 Alpine Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, N2J 2T5 (?), (416) 575-4818

Kitchener-Waterloo
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Vegetarian Organizations:

Kitchener-Waterloo Vegetarian Association
103 Marshall Street, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 2T5 (?), (519) 746-5275

London
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Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Mexicali Rosa, 215 Piccadilly, 434-7672
- "South Californian dining" with many vegetarian dishes on the menu.

T.J. Baxters, 660 Richmond
- Vegetarian burgers (Yves'), fries in vegatable oil, vegetarian
pizza.

Lal Qila, 748 Richmond (at Oxford)
- Indian Tandoori

Waldo's, 215 Picadilly
- Not a vegetarian restaurant, but they are more than able to whip up
something that is vegetarian or vegan. If you want vegetarian "fine
dining" then this is the place.

Mistros, north side of Dundas, between Wellington and Waterloo
- Upscale restaurant that will modify dishes to make them vegetarian
or vegan. Lovely meal with great quality.

Hellas, east side of Richmond just north of Dundas
- Greek restaurant with some vegetartian appetizers and a vegetarian
meal. Filling.

The East & West African Restaurant, 934 Dundas Street E, 433-5079
(East London)
- Ethiopian dishes, at least 3 vegetarian and one special each day.
The eating utensil is injera a tasty soft flat bread.

The Abyssinia, 640 Dundas Street E, 432-8897 (East London)
- Ethiopian dishes. Usually 3 vegetarian items on the menu. Ethiopian
wine.

Say Cheese, 246 Dundas, 434-0341 (Downtown)
- Probably not suitable for vegan, but usually a number of selections
for the ovo-lacto vegetarian. Excellent cheese soup.

Strange Angels, 129 Albert Street, 432-8484 (near downtown)
- Usually a few (good) items that you have never heard of on the
menu. Great (but strange) atmosphere! Strange food, good prices,
strange hours (Closed Monday and Tuesday I think -- we tried to
visit 3 times before finding it open!)

Mykonos, 572 Adelaide Street N, 434-6736
- Greek. For the lacto-vegetarian an excellent spanokopito and
eggplant/zuccinni in phylo pastry. Good service, small dining area
decorated with posters and prints, with patio seating in the summer.

Natural Food Stores:

Grains Beans and Things, 268 Piccadilly
Field Fare Co-operative, 577 Hamilton
Foot for Thought, Wetown Plaza
London Co-Op Store, 621 Princess Avenue
Quarter Masters Natural Food Store, 176 Wortley

There is a farmer's market near Richmond and Dundas. Ask someone for
directions when you get to this corner. The market is somewhat
hidden.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Forest City Vegetarian Association
30 Buttermere Road, London, Ontario, N4G 4L1, (519) 434-1552

University of Western Ontario Vegetarian Society
University Community Centre, University of Western Ontario, London

Niagara Falls
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Coming soon (1994):

Maharishi Veda Land
- A $1.5 billion vegetarian theme park, built within audio range of
the Falls, by vegetarian magician Doug Henning. Featuring 33
"wonderous" hi-tech attractions including the world's only
levitating building, floating 15 feet over water. Will also contain
a business conference centre, health centre, 1000 unit residential
complex, Tower of Peace for reconciling international conflicts,
even a proposed university able to accomodate 7000 students of
yogic flying. The theme park will be "completely climatized" to
provide a veritable heaven on earth year-round. Henning expects
20,000 visitors per day at Veda Land. Plans are also now in the
works for similar facilities in Florida, Holland, and Japan.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Niagara Vegetarian Association
94 Autumn Place, St. Catherines, Ontario, L2P 3W8

Ottawa
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Le Pois Chic, 125 rue Wellington, Hull, Quebec, 770-CHIC
- Buffet style restaurant with a very good choice of entrees and
desserts. The foods are well marked with symbols indicating
which have dairy and which do not. Lots of vegan choices. Also,
the setting or atmosphere is very congenial with separate, well
lit rooms for intimate dinning. Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm. Closed
Sun.

Green Door, 198 Main Street, 234-9597
| - Pay by weight buffet, about $1.40 per 100 grams. Vegan and
| macrobiotic options. Organic items used when possible. Sugar and
| honey free baked goods. Very popular. Open Tue-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun
| 11am-3pm.

The Pantry Vegetarian Tea Room, Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon
- Food is organic where possible. Open Mon-Fri noon-3pm.

Govinda's, 212 Somerset E. (near U of Ottawa), 565-3328
- Run by Hare Krishnas. Full course meal with salad buffet, $8.50.
Open Wed-Sat, 5pm-8pm.

Peace Garden Cafe, 47 Clarence Street, Times Square, Byward Market,
562-2434
- Vegetarian gourmet coffee house and juice bar with international
vegetarian cuisine. Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-8:00pm.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Madras Cafe, 66 Wylie Avenue, across from Brittania 6 movie theatre,
828-2696
- Half menu vegetarian. South Indian food. Fairly cheap. Get the
Masala Dosa lunch special. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-8pm.

The Roses Cafe, 523 Gladstone, 233-5574
- Small. Reasonably priced. Good food. Mostly Indian food. Open
Mon-Sat 8am-2pm & 5pm-10pm.

Mahal restaurant, 292 Albert Street, downtown, 563-1500
- Excellent Indian restaurant with plenty of vegetarian choices

Chahaya Malaysia, 749 Bank Street, 237-4304
- Fabulous Malaysian/Thai food. Lots of vegetarian dishes. They are
willing to make vegetarian substitutions in non-vegetarian dishes.
Ask for their spring rolls without the crab meat... phenomenal,
though not on the menu.
- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

The Horn of Africa, 364 Rideau Street, 789-0025
- Ethiopian. Vegetarian section on menu. Located in someone's house.

Dar Tajine, 256 Preston, 232-4300
- North African, Morrocan. Try the veggie couscous.

| Silk Roads, 300 Sparks Street Mall, 236-4340
| - Afghan. Full service. Expensive. Open Mon-Sun.

The Falafel House, 169 Charlotte (corner Rideau), 789-2235
- Small cafe style place with low priced Lebanese haute cuisine.

Haveli's, 87 George Street, Market Mall, Byward Market, 230-3104
- Indian. Excellent $9 lunch buffet Mon-Fri, $11 on Sun. Good service.
Nice decor.

Sitar restaurant, 417 Rideau Street, downtown, 230-2222
- Indian.

| New Delhi, 417 Bank Street, 237-4041
| - Indian. Full service.

| Domus Cafe, 269 Dalhousie Street, 235-4586
| - Natural foods cafe in the back of a kitchen-wares/cookbook store.
| Eclectic gourmet foods prepared with fresh local produce. Menu
| changes daily. Full service/take-out. Open Mon-Sun for breakfast &
| lunch.

Hacienda Dos Gringos, 594 Rideau Street, 230-1185
- Separate vegetarian menu. Small and pleasant.

Yangtze, 700 Somerset W. (in Chinatown), 236-0555
- Vegetarian selection better than most oriental restaurants.

Yan's, 222 Besserer, 236-4166
- Malaysian & Chinese. Buffet with good vegetarian selection on
Wednesday nights, $9.50.

Glebe Cafe, 840 Bank Street (corner 4th Avenue), 235-1289

Singapore Restaurant, 2280 Carling Avenue, in the west end, 820-4119

Mamma Teresa, 300 Somerset W. (at O'Connor), downtown Ottawa, 236-3023
- Italian.

Natural Food Stores:

Central:
Green Village Fine Foods, 860 Bank, 232-5147
Herb and Spice, 375 Bank, 232-4087
Herb and Spice, 1310 Wellington, 722-5747
Kardish, 47 Clarence, Times Square, Byward Market, 236-6937
Karla's Natural Food Store, 37 William, Byward Market, 236-2706
Natural Food Pantry, 87 George, Market Mall, Byward Market, 232-6629
Sante Natural Foods, 121 O'Connor, 233-9972
Vogel, Rideau Centre, 230-0034
Wheat Berry, 206 Main, 235-7580 (Organic produce year-round)

Ottawa South:
Kardish, Herongate Mall, 1670 Heron, 523-5797
Kardish, 2515 Bank, corner Hunt Club, 737-0305
Natural Food Pantry, Billings Bridge Plaza, 737-9330

Ottawa West:
Rainbow Nat.Foods, Britania Shopping Plaza, 1487 Richmond, 726-9200
- Very well stocked. Make their own soya milk with a natural process,
dubbed "Soya Cow", which makes is taste non-beany. Also have a
vegetarian deli-bar.
Kardish Specialty Foods, Carlingwood Mall, 2121 Carling, 722-8251
Natural Food Pantry, Westgate Mall, 728-1255
Peter's Health Foods, 2525 Carling, 829-1122

Nepean & Kanata:
Kardish, Merivale Fair, 1568 Merivale, 226-7317
Kardish, Ikea Centre, 10 Stafford, corner Robertson, Bells Corners,
820-4339
Kardish, Barrhaven Town Centre, 825-5890
Mother Hubbard's, Greenbank Square Shopping Centre, 820-3178
Natural Food Basket, 150 Robertson Road, Bells Corners, 820-3178
Natural High Health & Bulk Foods, 1778 Tartan Drive, 825-7394
Granny's Natural Foods, Hazeldean Mall, Kanata, 592-4558

Outaouais (Quebec):
Fringale Nature, 50-1 rue Fortier, Hull, 770-7726
- Take-out counter. Catering.
Gagne Au Kilo, Les Promenades De L'Outaouais, 1100 Boul Maloney O,
Gatineau, 561-6729
La Boite A Grains, 129 Boul St Joseph, Hull, 771-3000
La Mere Nature, 920 Boul Maloney O, Gatineau, 561-5036
O Naturel, 202 River, Wakefield, 459-3518
Sol Natural Foods, 195 rue Principale, Aylmer, 684-0512
Vogel, Le Village Place Cartier, Hull, 595-9349
Vogel, Les Promenades De L'Outaouais, Gatineau, 568-1830

Orleans:
Kardish, Place D'Orleans, 837-8266
Pantry Plus, 2451 St Joseph, corner Orleans, 830-5790
- Largest bulk food store in Eastern Ontario.

Vanier:
Eatmor Natural Foods, 64 Beechwood, Vanier, 741-1572

Gloucester:
Sheila's Natural Foods, Gloucester Centre, 1980 Ogilvie, 748-9147
Spice Of Life, Beacon Hill Shopping Centre, 2339 Ogilvie, 745-1217

Stittsville:
Kardish, Stittsville Mall, 831-4084
Nature's Basics Bulk Foods, 1488 Main, 831-2695

Other Areas:
Alexandra's Food Shop, 5542 Ann, Manotick, 692-3580
Almonte Natural Food Centre, 108 Queen, Almonte, 256-1833
Apple & Spice, 110 Bearbrook, Blackburn Hamlet, 830-2488
Le Tournesol, 847 Notre-Dame, Embrun, 443-2206

What the Supermarket Chains have to offer:

Loblaws - An ever growing small selection of their own President's
Choice vegetarian products.
Your Independant Grocer - Same company as Loblaws, so same selection.
LOEB IGA - Some have impressive stock of health foods, including
Tofutti fake ice cream.

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Ottawa Vegetarian Society
| P.O. Box 4477, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B4, (613) 521-0443
- Holds potlucks the third Sunday of each month at the Sandy Hill
Community Centre, 250 Somerset Street East, 6pm-9pm. Bring a dish
of vegetarian (preferably vegan) food, your own plate and utensils,
and $2 towards the rental of the facilities.

Carleton University Vegetarian Club
c/o CUSA, 401 Unicenter Building, Carleton University, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1S 5B6

Owen Sound
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Vegetarian Organizations:

Grey-Bruce Vegetarian Association
545 1st Street West, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 5Y2, (519) 371-4684
or c/o Whole Foods, 941 2nd Avenue, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 2H5,
(519) 371-1172

St. Catharines
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Vegetarian friendly restaurants:

Bansaree Indian Restaurant, 342 St. Paul, 684-3411
- Excellent food, moderately priced and pleasant atmosphere. Vegans
need to request that they omit the butter from some dishes.

Talk of the Town, 165 King Street, 685-1442
- Lebanese. Moderately priced, nice setting. Vegetarian section on
menu. I lunch here at least once a week.

Samara, 165 King Street, 687-3427
- Middle Eastern. Inexpensive. Rather plain surroundings.

Cellar Bench, 101 King Street
- Delightfully eccentric chef offers a unique menu. Vegan friendly.
Wine bar.

North-Central, just south of the QEW (the main highway between
Buffalo, N.Y. and Toronto, Ontario)

The Gourmet Health Diner, 396 Ontario Street
- Just opened (Dec. 92). Vegan soups and sandwiches. Ovo-lacto pizza,
quiche, and more. Hearty portions, very reasonably priced and good
quality. Atmosphere/decor is awful |-(.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Niagara Vegetarian Association
94 Autumn Place, St. Catherines, Ontario, L2P 3W8

Toronto
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

The Vegetarian Restaurant, 4 Dundonald, 961-9522 &
The Vegetarian West End, 2849 Dundas Street W, 762-1204
- Interesting food that tastes good!! Very friendly & courteous staff,
relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. Soft entertainment Thursdays after
7:30 p.m.

Annapurna Vegetarian Restaurant, 1085 Bathurst Street, 537-8513
- Primarily South Indian dishes.

Govinda's Dining Room, 243 Avenue Road, 922-5415

Lotus Pond Vegetarian Restaurant, 3838 Midland, Scarborough, 412-3140
- Excellent Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Large new restaurant.

The Buddhist Vegetarian Kitchen, 3290 Midland, Scarborough, 292-7095
- Buddhist Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Also sell assorted gluten
(mmm... delicious) for take-out.

Hare Krishna Dining Room, 243 Avenue Road, Toronto, 922-5415
- All you can eat for $6. Good Indian food, if you don't mind the
rather unpleasant smell of their incense. (At least I think it's
incense!)

Kensington Kitchen Cafe, 124 Harbord Street, Toronto, 961-3404
- Primarily vegan, no eggs, some dairy. Daily specials with mostly a
middle eastern influence. Nice outdoor patio in summer.

Earth Tones, 357 Queen Street West, Toronto, 977-8044
- Located in trendy Queen Street area, natural foods, interesting
salads. Closed Sunday.

Vegi Garden, 328 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, 881-2388
- Chinese vegetarian restaurant.

Chinese Vegetarian House, 39 Baldwin Street, 599-6855
- Has dim sum. Closed Mondays.

Juice for Life, 238 Queen Street West (in the Market), 408-3581
- Natural fruit juices, including wheat grass juice. Typical, average
food which is sometimes good sometimes not. Staff is very laid back,
be prepared to wait. Very small, basically take-out!!

East West Cafe, inside Noah's Natural Foods, Bloor @ Spadina, 530-1571
- Small version of East West Cafe.

Hey Good Cooking, 238 Dupont Street, 929-9149

Lime & Spice, 45 Baldwin Street, 586-9849

Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants:

The Moghal, 3 locations:
33 Elm Street between Yonge & Bay Streets, 597-0522
563 Bloor Street W, 535-3315
1190 Eglinton Avenue W, 782-0494
- Good Indian Food, plenty of vegetarian dishes.

The Rivoli, 332 Queen Street West, 597-0794
- Trendy Queen Street crowd occupies one of Toronto's busiest sidewalk
patios. Closed Sunday.

The Queen Mother Cafe, 208 Queen Street West, 598-4719
- Excellent food. Nice backyard patio in summer. Closed Sunday.

Yofi's Restaurant & Cafe, 19 Baldwin Street, 977-1145
- Salads, pita sandwiches, falafels, veggie lasagna. Fresh frozen-
fruit yoghurt and fresh carrot juice. Across from Baldwin Natural
Foods.

Arax, corner of Lawrence and Warden
- Armenian food.

Natural Food Stores:

Noah's Natural Foods, 322 Bloor Street West (at Spadina), 968-7930
- Good selection of bulk products and frozen food, small selection of
organic fruits & veggies. Great sesame seed bagels. TVA memebers
receive 10% discount.

Baldwin Natural Foods, 20.5 Baldwin Street, 979-1777.
- Complete selection of organic fruits & vegetables, vitamins &
mineral supplements, bulk foods, etc.

The Big Carrot, 348 Danforth Avenue, 466-2129.
- Best organic produce in Toronto, also the priciest. Fresh,
unprocessed oils available, along with all other 'health' foods.
Salad bar in back makes an excellent quinoa salad with fresh
cilantro.

Green Vegetarian Mart, 23 Milliken Blvd, B-21, Scarborough, 609-0443
- Oriental vegetarian store. Mostly oriental vegetarian goods of the
variety not found in oriental groceries. Also sell TVP chunks and
Worthington food products.

Taste of Nature, 380 Bloor Street West, 925-8102

7th Day Adventist vegetarian store, in the complex next to Branson
Hospital on Finch W just west of Bathurst

Vegetarian Organizations:

Toronto Vegetarian Association
736 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2R4, (416) 533-3897
- Canada's oldest & largest vegetarian organization. They publish the
Toronto Vegetarian Handbook which lists over 100 restaurants with
vegetarian listings. To get it send them $4.

Jewish Vegetarian Society of Toronto
113 Balliol Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 1C2, (416) 485-9164

| Canadian Vegans for Animal Rights
| 620 Jarvis Street, Suite 2504, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2R8
| (416) 924-1377

The Toronto Vegetarian Association presents an Annual Vegetarian Food
Fair. In 1992 this was Sept 12-13 at the York Quay Centre and over
5000 people attended. It featured over 40 exhibits, informative
lectures, 14 cooking demonstrations, free food samples, a vegetarian
marketplace, educational videos, an international vegetarian cafe, a
meatless barbeque, and an organic food market, and free admission. The
1992 contact was Nancy Kelly, (416) 533-3897.

Waterloo
--------

See Kitchener-Waterloo.

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Quebec

Hull
----

See Ottawa, Ontario.

| Ladysmith
| ---------
|
| Au Grand Bois, c/o Lenny & Arleen Prost, Ladysmith, Quebec, J0X 2A0
| (819) 647-3522
| - A non-profit vegetarian camp located on 565 acres of rolling hills,
| woods, fields, streams, and ponds. Meals are mostly vegan with some
| dairy used. Fully vegan and macrobiotic meals are available. An
| organic garden supplies fresh greens and vegetables. The camp
| accomodates children between the ages of 8 and 16. It is a small
| camp with about 50 children per session. Camp activites try to
| encourage friendships, respect for others, and an understanding of
| our natural environment.

| Lafebvre
| --------
|
| Vegies Story Land, 169 St. Jean D'Arc, (514) 738-9062
| - Vegetarian. Reservation appreciated (may be closed otherwise).
| Cafeteria style. Inexpensive. Is also a bed & breakfast place. Open
| on weekends during the summer.

Montreal
--------

Thanks to McGill for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (META), the
vegetarian student organization at McGill University, and especially
Steve Leckie for the bulk of the information on Montreal.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Manbo, 81 La Gauchetiere W, Chinatown, 392-7778
- Buddhist Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Supposedly vegan but the
fortune cookies contain eggs.

Bouffe Nature Resto-Vegetarien, 4571 St. Denis, 982-0049
- Small. Uses only high quality ingredients. Daily specials. Homemade
tofu ice cream and desserts. Catering available.

Au Paradis du Vege, 3620 St-Dominique, 499-9941
- Lacto-vegetarian. "Exotic vegetarian gourmet cuisine. Low calorie.
Low fat. No eggs. Restaurant a la carte. All you can eat buffet,
Lunch $6.95 - Dinner $9.95. NO SMOKING, NO ALCOHOL." Exactly as
advertised, they had a well stocked and varied salad bar and about
18 different hot-bar gourmet items. I would guess about half were
not vegan, making use of butter, etc. Many were 'international'
recipes and so varied with something to satisfy any tastes. Located
| just off Prince Arthur which is a pedestrian-only street with
| outdoor cafes and street performers.

Bimbo, 58 Fairmount W, 495-4543
- Large menu. Pizza. Macrobiotic dishes. Courtyard in back.

Cafe Gigi, 6922 Sherbrooke W, east of Loyola campus, 485-3924
- Delicious food and a homey atmosphere. Outdoor terrace in front.
Closed Sunday. Catering. Personal cooking instructions available on
request.

Bouffe Nature - Le Comptoir, 1212 St. Denis, 844-8049
- Counter-style. Open Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm.

Cafe Kaballah, Galerie Fokus, 68 Duluth E, 284-7731
- Combination art gallery and inexpensive cafe that offers soup,
sandwiches, tofu hot-dogs, and daily specials. No eggs used.

Kumar, 705 Beaumont, 272-7730
- Traditional Indian cuisine at reasonable prices. Masala Dosas
offered on weekends. No eggs used. Catering available.

Pushap's, 2 locations:
5195 Pare near Namur metro station, 737-4527 (small)
11999 Gouin W, Pierrefonds, 683-0556 (larger)
| - Excellent Indian vegetarian food. Family-run. Catering available.
| Full service. Open Mon-Sun.

Pheonix Cafe, St. Laurent close to Pine, upstairs
- Vegetarian co-op. Cheap and good.

Take-Out Only (all vegetarian):

La Boulange du Commensal, 5043 St. Denis, 843-7741
- Bakery. Take-out meals. Catering available.

La Chaudron Magique, 5702 St. Laurent, 279-2028
- Vegan. Lunch-time take-out. Macrobiotic dinner & lecture Friday at
6:30pm. Closed Saturday.

Homa, 3685 St. Laurent, 842-4571
- Sandwiches, salads, buffet, and fruit smooties.

Mission Sante Thuy, 1138 Bernard W, 272-9386
- Hot and cold buffet for take-out during the day.

Vegecuisine, 1048 Van Horne, 495-3439
- Bakery, take-out, and small natural food store. No eggs used.
Catering available.

Chloe Fox, Snowdon, 484-0338
- Vegan. Weekly meal service: main courses, salads, desserts. Catering
available.

Vegetarian Caterers:

Sri Ganesh, 499-0752
- Vegan. Fine, authentic Indian cuisine for catering.

Vege-Traiteur (Ferme A.B.C.), 1243 Rte Ste-Genevieve, Roxton-Falls,
(514) 548-2752

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Basha, 3 locations:
930 St. Catherine W., 866-4272
2140 Guy, 932-6682
Carrefour Angrignon, 364-5243
- Middle Eastern restaurant. Great falafel.

A Novo, 4135 St. Denis, 844-4575
- Chic St. Denis restaurant with a sunny outdoor terrace.

Cafe Les Entretiens, 1577 Laurier E, 521-2934
- Lively cafe with high ceilings.

Cafe Santropol, 3990 St. Urbain, 842-3110
- Cosy atmosphere & beautiful outdoor garden.

Paragraph Bookstore Cafe, 2065 Mansfield, 845-5811
- Popular spot for nearby McGill University students.

Pizza Pita, 5710 Victoria Avenue, 731-PITA
- Kosher. Totally amazing falafel. $3.10 gets you a huge ball shaped
falafel with great stuff inside, not your usual lettuce, etc. Also
spaghetti and lasagna. Take-out or eat-in. Closed Friday nights &
Saturdays.

Foxy's Kosher Pizza and Falafel, 5987 Victoria Avenue, 739-8777
- Kosher. Also lasagna, hummus, soup. Take-out or eat-in. Covered
outdoor area in front. Closed Friday nights & Saturdays.

| Cuillere D'or, 5217 Decarie, 481-3431
| - Kosher. Burgers, falafel, blintzes, lasagna, pizza, stuffed grape
| leaves. Vegan options. Full service.

Pita Royal, 5897 Victoria Avenue, 341-9486
- Kosher pita bakery with totally amazing pita and an assortment of
baked take-out foods. Closed Friday night & Saturday.

Woodlands, Guy below St. Catherine
- Good Indian food. Large quantities.

Le Commensal Gastronomie Vegetarian, 4 locations:
2115 St. Denis, 845-2627
680 Ste. Catherine W, across from Eatons, 871-1480
5122 Cote des Neiges, The Old Wax Museum, 733-9755
141 St. Charles, Ste. Therese, Autoroute 15, exit 23, 433-0505
- Mostly vegetarian but many deserts are made with gelatin. Pay by
weight buffet. Moderately expensive. Note: Twice I got severe food
poisoning (stomache ache for nearly a week) after eating there (2
different locations), and I rarely get sick otherwise. Bit into a
pebble in the salad once. I never eat here anymore. Open Mon-Sun.

Natural Food Stores:

Downtown:
Optima, on Sherbrooke Street across from McGill University
- Large, 2 floors. Good selection, deli counter with take-out items.
Also have books, bath stuff, magazines, music, etc.

East-End:
Aliment Natura, 1451 Gilford, 529-6328
Bio et Cetera, 4660 St. Laurent, 849-4118
Frenco, 3985 St. Laurent, 285-1319
Homa, 3685 St. Laurent, 842-4571
Kilo-Vrac, 1366 Ontario E, 525-2215
Le Plateau, 4487 de la Roche, 523-4272
Mission Sante, 1138 Bernard W, 272-9386
Rachelle-Bery, 505 Rachel E, 524-0725 - Semi-large.
Rachelle-Bery, 2510 Beaubien E, 727-2327
Tau, 4238 St. Denis, 843-4420 - Very good.
Vrac en Vrac, 3974 Ontario E, 524-5135

West-End:
A La Source, 3537 Lacombe, 342-0726
A Votre Sante, 5122 Sherbrooke W, 482-8233
Harvest, 1695 de Maisonneuve E, 932-1844
Nature et Sante, 6929 Sherbrooke W, 482-0262
Sesame, 5550 Sherbrooke W, 488-9886
La Fleur Sauvage, 5561 Monkland, 482-5193
Teva, 5209 Decarie Blvd, 486-5542

North-End:
L'Aube, 7901 St. Denis, 382-2917
La Grosse Carotte, 311 Henri Bourassa E, 385-3028
IHA, 1332 Fleury E, 388-5793
Pural, 7494 St. Hubert, 274-7079

Suburbs:
La Butinerie, Marche de l'Ouest, D.D.O., 683-0346
Pura, 908 Decarie, St-Laurent, 744-6148
Source de la Sante, 103a Concorde W, Laval, 667-9729
Tau, 6845 Taschereau, Brossard, 433-9922

Kosher Quality Bakery, 5855 Victoria Ave., 731-7883
- Not a health food store, but, they are the only place in the
Montreal/Ottawa area at the moment that sells Tofutti Better Than
Creamcheese. They buy it bulk and package it themselves to get
around the Canadian packaging laws that made Better Than Creamcheese
illegal. They also sell Tofutti dairy-free sour cream and an
assortment of fruit ices and other hard to find items.

Vegetarian Organizations:

McGill for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (META),
c/o SSMU, 3480 McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8
Tel: (514) 345-5679, Fax: (514) 398-7490
- A McGill University student organization.

Animal Lib Collective
5295 Westmore, Montreal, Quebec, H4V 1Z6

For More Information:

META (see above) publishes a pamphlet titled "Montreal's Guide to
Vegetarian Eating". Send them a dollar and a SASE to get it. It
contains non-food related info too.

Quebec City
-----------

Le Mille Feuville
- very good food, and the prices very reasonable.

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

Canada2
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Canada part 2
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

| Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Saskatchewan
|
|
| The Western Canada & Manitoba coordinator is:
| Mike Eisele <Mike_...@mindlink.bc.ca>

______________________________________________________________________
Alberta

Many thanks to Mike Eisele for co-ordinating the Western Canada
listings.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarians of Alberta
c/o Dave Parker, 9211 72nd Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 1Y8
Tel. (403) 469-1448 or (403) 426-6682
or 10257 95th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 2B3, (403) 429-3679

Banff
-----

| Michael's Cafe, in High Country Inn, 415 Banff Avenue, 762-9339
| - Very vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Vegan options. Tofu dishes,
| stirfrys, pastas, burgers, etc. No refined sugar used. Organic
| produce/rice when available. Open Mon-Sun for breakfast, lunch, &
| dinner.

The Turning Point, 111 Banff Avenue
- Natural foods store.

Calgary
-------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Community Natural Foods, 1403 10th Avenue S.W., 229-2383
- Take-out counter in natural foods store. Soups, salads, hummus.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Beirut Restaurant, Stephen Avenue Mall, 112 8th Avenue S.W., 264-8859
| - Lebanese restaurant serving falafel, dholmas, hummus, baba ghanouj,
| tabouleh, and fatoosh.

Cafe Med, 2204 4th Street S.W., 245-0352
| - Popular restaurant with mediterranean vegetarian dishes, such as
| falafel, hummus and many other specialties.

Cedars Restaurant, 2 locations:
1009a 1st Street S.W., 264-2532
University of Alberta Campus Food Court
- Award winning Lebanese restaurant. Has many vegetarian and vegan
| selections, such as falafel, hummus, fatoosh and tabouleh. Owner is
| author of an award winning cookbook. Take-out available.

| Chili Club Thai House
| - Thai restaurant with a small vegetarian section on their menu.
|
Falafel Plus, 150 6th Avenue S.W. (2nd floor), 265-6672
- Lebanese fast food place in shopping area downtown. Open Mon-Fri
8am-3:30pm.

Grain Exchange, 811 1st Street S.W., 261-7958
- New restaurant in downtown Calgary. About 2/3 of their menu is
| vegetarian. Daily specials are served as well as soups, salads, and
| a wide variety of fresh juices. Vegan selections are available.

The King and I Thai Cuisine, 820 11th Avenue S.W., 264-7241
- Thai restaurant with vegetarian/vegan selections. Beware of fish
sauce.

Meelen Lounge and Omar Khayam Restaurant, 1935 32nd Avenue, 291-3188
- Indian restaurant with good selection of vegetarian dishes. The
very friendly staff will gladly cook without butter or ghee upon
| request. Delivery available free of charge in the Northeast part of
| the city. A service charge applies to all other areas. Open Sun-Thu
| 5:30pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm.

| Rajdoot Indian Restaurant,
| - Indian restaurant serving a good variety of tasty vegetarian dishes.
|
Shamiana Restaurant and Lounge, 411 5th Street S.W., 261-999(?)
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

| Skylark Restaurant, #15-5315 17th Avenue, 272-6313
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

Taj Mahal Restaurant, 4860 McLeod Trail South, 243-6362
- Indian restaurant with many vegetarian selections. They will
veganize their dishes if possible.

Tandoor Restaurant, 1147 17th Avenue S.W., 245-5553
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

Thai Sa-On, 351 10th Avenue S.W., 264-3526
| - Thai restaurant with a large selection of delicious vegetarian/vegan
| selections. Beware of fish sauce.

A Touch of Ginger, 514 17th Avenue S.W., 228-9884
- Thai/Vietnamese restaurant with vegetarian/vegan selections. As with
all Thai restaurants, watch for fish sauce. Beautiful decor.

Natural Foods Stores:

| Community Natural Foods, 1304 10th Avenue S.W., 229-2383
Earth Harvest Co-Op, 102 10th Street N.W., 283-4656

Edmonton
--------

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarians of Alberta
c/o Dave Parker, 9211 72nd Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 1Y8
Tel. (403) 469-1448 or (403) 426-6682
or 10257 95th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 2B3, (403) 429-3679

Vegetarian Restaurants:

ABC Health Shoppe Cafe, 10550 82nd Avenue, 432-7885
| - Small vegetarian cafe in health food store. Vegan daily specials
| available. Sandwiches and dairy-free fruit shakes. Open Mon-Thu
| 9:30am-6pm, Fri 9:30am-8pm, Sat 9:30am-5:30pm. CLosed Sun.

Veggies International Vegetarian Cuisine, 10331 82nd Avenue, 432-7560
- Full service, licenced restaurant in Old Strathcona. Excellent menu
| which changes frequently. Includes burgers, pizza, and ethnic
| entrees. Many vegan selections. This is the best vegetarian
| restaurant in the province. Smoke-free environment. Open Tue-Wed
| 11am-8pm, Thu 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm.
| Closed Mon.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Agadir Morrocan Dining, 10125 115th Street, 448-0395
- Serves couscous and vegetable specialties.

Ashoka Curry House, 10109 101 Street (basement), 424-7500
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

Blue Nile of Ethiopia Restaurant, 8217 109 Street, 439-8730
- Serves several vegetarian Ethiopian specialties.

Bombay Food Experience, 10320 102 Avenue, 426-0699
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

Cafe India, 9250 34 Avenue, 450-9596
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

El Moroc, 7908 104 Street, 439-2270
- Serves several couscous and vegetable specialties.

High Level Diner, 10912 88 Avenue, 433-0993 or 433-1317
| - Environmentally responsible natural foods eatery. Very popular. Has
| several vegetarian selections, including a vegan chili. Open Sun-Mon
| 9am-11pm, Tue-Sat 9am-midnight.

The King and I Thai Cuisine, 10160 82nd Avenue, 433-2222
| - Thai restaurant with vegetarian selections. Accepts special
| requests. The Vegetarian Bird's Nest is great. Be sure to specify
| no fish sauce or animal fat. Open Mon-Fri for lunch. Open "late" on
| Fri & Sat.

New Asian Village Restaurant, 8230 103 Street, 433-3804
| - Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections. Friendly staff. Open
| Mon-Sun.

Sidney's Restaurant, 10416 118 Avenue, 471-1560
- Don't let the sign saying "steak house" fool you. It's owned by a
Lebanese family, and they have a separate vegetarian section on
their menu. Vegan selections are available.

Taj Mahal Restaurant, 5640 104 Street, 435-4285
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

| Terra Natural Foods, 10313 82nd Avenue, 433-6807
| - Small cafe in health food store. Mostly vegetarian food. Sandwiches,
| soups, and salads. Specials available on weekends. Not great for
| vegans. Closed Sunday.

Natural Foods Stores:

ABC Health Shoppe, 10550 82nd Avenue, 432-7885
Excel Food Market, 6523 111 Street, 434-1020
Terra Natural Foods, 10313 82nd Avenue, 433-6807

______________________________________________________________________
British Columbia

Many thanks to Mike Eisele for co-ordinating the Western Canada
listings.

The phone area code for all of BC is (604).

Abbotsford
----------

Barney's Beach Hut, 33787 South Fraser Way, 850-6575
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Tofu burgers, veggie burgers,
falafel and salads. Closed Sundays and Holidays.

| Burnaby
| -------
|
| Vegetarian restaurants:
|
| Fiji Islands Guru Lucky Sweets and Restaurant, 2 locations:
| 7521 6th Street, 525-9370
| 7898 6th Street (Take-out snacks only)
| - Gujarati Indian cuisine. Completely vegetarian. Their cheeses are
| rennet free. Vegan selections available.
|
| Govinda's, 5462 SE Marine Drive, Burnaby, 433-2454
| - Lacto-vegetarian. All-you-can-eat buffet. Located in a very
| interesting small Hare Krishna community. Open Mon-Sun for lunch
| 11:30am-2:30pm ($5.95) and dinner 5pm-8pm ($7.45).
|
|
| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurant:
|
| Cactus Club Cafe, 4653 Kingsway, 431-8448
| - Trendy restaurant. Has small "cow friendly" section on their menu
| which includes a vegan chili, veggie burgers and burritos.

Campbell River
--------------

Mother Nature Health Foods, 870A 13th Avenue, 287-4843
- Health food store. Has light vegetarian meals for take-out.

Clearbrook
----------

Gian's Sweet Shop and Restaurant, 31831B South Fraser Way, 850-6774
- Indian restaurant with several vegetarian options.

Northwest Natural Foods, 4-32700 Dahlstrom Avenue, 852-5959
- Small cafe located in a health food store. Lunch served Monday to
Friday. Soups and sandwiches.

Shiva Sweet Restaurant, 2420 Clearbrook Avenue, 850-2399
- Indian restaurant with several vegetarian options.

Courtenay
---------

The Bar None Cafe, 244 4th Street, 334-3112
| - Vegetarian restaurant with many vegan selections at lunch time and
| early evening. It becomes a decidedly non-vegetarian, Vietnamese
| restaurant at night. The vegetarian express is available until food
| runs out at night. Pay by weight.

Edible Island Whole Foods Market, 244 4th Street, 334-3116
- Natural foods store.

Cranbrook
---------

Nu-Way Cafe, 822 Baker Street, 426-6001
- Vegetarian restaurant.

| Delta
| -----
|
| Himalaya Restaurant, 9285 120th Street, 581-6960
| - Indian restaurant.
|
| Koh-L-Noor Restaurant, 9261 120th Street, 583-3677
| - Indian restaurant.
|
| Earth's Good Harvest, 1077 56th Street, 943-3035
| - Natural foods store.

Gibson's
--------

Dar Lebanon Restaurant, 105-1100 Sunshine Coast Highway, 886-3572
- Lebanese restaurant serving several vegetarian and vegan options.
Falafel, hummus, tabouleh, and other choices.

Grand Forks
-----------

Grand Forks Hotel, 7382 2nd Street, 442-5944
- Borscht and other Russian vegetarian foods.

Pal's Restaurant And Deli, 7320 4th Street, 442-5660
- Borscht and other Russian vegetarian foods.

Harrison Hotsprings
-------------------

The Copper Room, Harrison Hotsprings Hotel, 100 Esplanade, 796-2294
- Up-scale dining room. Their menu has a very small vegetarian
section. They will accomodate vegans.

Kamloops
--------

Goldie's Gourmet Chicken, 563 Seymour Street, 374-0340
- Small fast food restaurant serving several Indian vegetarian
dishes. Very casual. Take-out or eat in.

The Zone Organic market, 444 Victoria Street, 828-7899
- Small cafe located in a good natural foods store. Serves some
vegetarian sandwiches, soups, salads, and larger meals. Some vegan
selections available.

Kelowna
-------

The Bohemian Bagel Cafe, 363 Bernard Avenue, 862-3517
- Small cafe serving soups, sandwiches, salads, and lasagna.

Cafe Beano, 467 Bernard Avenue, 860-3318
- Small cafe serving soups, sandwiches, salads, and lasagna.

Shalimar Restaurant, 538 Leon Avenue, 862-3400
- Indian restaurant with decent vegetarian section on menu. Vegans
need to request that vegetable oil be used instead of butter. Closed
Sundays.

Kimberley
---------

The Snowdrift Cafe, Located in the Bavarian Platzl.
| - Almost entirely vegetarian restaurant. Soups, pizza, pasta,
| sandwiches and chili. Limited vegan selection. Open Mon-Sat
| 10am-11pm.

Langley
-------

Kooldownz Natural Food Bar, 20501 Logan Avenue, 532-0460
- Located inside of Fitness Unlimited. Serves some vegetarian
sandwiches, salads, and shakes.

Maple Ridge
-----------

Sunflower Restaurant, 22266 Dewdney Trunk Road, 467-1711
- Small cafe serving one vegetarian daily special, such as lasagna,
chili, or burgers.

Roots Natural Organic Health Foods, 22254 Dewdney Trunk Road, 467-1822
- Natural foods store.

Mission
-------

The Pantry Natural Foods, 33051 1st Avenue, 826-7561
- Natural foods store.

Nanaimo
-------

The Daily Planet, 99 Chapel Street, 755-1758
- Vegetarian restaurant. Many vegan selections. Pay by weight. Located
in downtown Nanaimo.

Natural Island, 2139A Bowen Road, 756-9898
- Natural foods store.

Nelson
------

The Alleyway Cafe, 620 Heritage Lane, 352-5200
- Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan selections available. Somewhat
difficult to find, it's hidden away in a back alley. Closed Sundays
and Mondays.

The Kootenay Baker, 295 Baker Street, 352-2274
- Organic bakery attached to natural food co-op. Serves sandwiches and
desserts.

Kootenay Country Store Cooperative, 295 Baker Street, 354-4077
- Natural foods store.

New Denver
----------

Wild Rose Cafe, located 5km north of town on Hwy 6 in Roseberry,
358-7744, call for directions and reservations.
- Mexican restaurant located in a rural area. Many vegetarian
selections. Some vegan selections Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
evenings only.

| New Westminster
| ---------------
|
| The Hare Krishna Place, 46 Begbie Street
| - Small vegetarian coffee shop run by the Hare Krishnas. Closed
| Sunday.
|
| Galloways Specialty Foods, 702B West 6th Avenue, 526-7525
| - Natural foods store.
|
|
|
| North Vancouver
| ---------------
|
| Vegetarian Restaurant and Natural Foods Store:
|
| First Street Organics & Natural Foods, 93 Lonsdale Avenue, 985-9328
| - Attached to a natural foods store which caters extensively to
| vegans. Ingredients are mostly organic. Offers a great variety of
| self serve-foods, with emphasis on vegan cuisine, freshly squeezed
| juices, and desserts. Pay by weight. Closed Sunday.
|
|
| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
|
| Cactus Club Cafe, 1590 Pemberton Avenue, 986-5776
| - Trendy restaurant. Has small "cow friendly" section on their menu
| which includes a vegan chili, veggie burgers and burritos.
|
| Flavour of India, 175 East 3rd Street 985-5477
| - Indian.
|
| Moya-Starr Fantasy Treats, 1402 Lonsdale Avenue, 983-0034
| - Small bakery serving bagels, muffins, scones, desserts and
| vegetarian soups. Options include low-fat/low-sugar or egg and
| dairy-free. Specialty coffees. Eat-in or take-out.

Parksville
----------

New Leaf Whole Foods, 142 Alberni Highway, 248-2851
- Natural foods store.

Penticton
---------

Nadine's Vegetarian Restaurant and Teahouse, 3090 Skaha Lake Road,
493-8871
- Vegetarian restaurant. Serves tofu specialties, free range eggs,
and other menu items, as well as desserts.

Turtle Island Cafe, 718 Main Street, 492-0085
- Small non-vegetarian cafe serving veggie burgers, soups, and salads.

Bulk Food Emporium, 1515 Main Street, 493-2855
- Natural foods store.

Port Alberni
------------

Gurmann Punjabi Curry House, 3092 3rd Avenue, 723-0940
- Indian restaurant with several vegetarian options.

| Port Coquitlam
| --------------
|
| Bread Express, 3260 Coast Meridian Road, 945-8145
| - Bakery with several tables serving a good selection of vegan
| pastries and other baked goods.
|
| Poco's Natural Foods, 2329 Whyte Avenue, 942-5612
| - Natural foods store.

Prince George
-------------

Kokamo's Restaurant, 1310 5th Avenue, 562-9065
- Nicely decorated restaurant located downtown. They have a separate
Indian menu which contains several vegetarian and vegan selections.

Other Art Cafe, 1148 7th Avenue, 561-1553
- Popular cafe in downtown Prince George. Live performances on
selected days. Salads, soups, sandwiches, hummus, and pasta.

| Richmond
| --------
|
| Bo Kong Vegetarian Restaurant, 80-8100 Ackroyd Road, 278-1992
| - Chinese Buddhist vegetarian restaurant. Mostly vegan. Good Dim Sum
| selection. Lunch buffet and take-out available.
|
| Wild West Co-Op, 150-2471 Simpson Road, 276-2411
| - Natural foods store. Bulk buying only.

Rossland
--------

Sunshine Cafe, 2116 Columbia Avenue, 362-7630
- Non-vegetarian cafe serving several vegetarian options. Soups,
salads, sandwiches, and veggie burgers.

Red Mountain Marketplace, 2123 Columbia Avenue, 362-5556
- Natural foods store.

Salmon Arm
----------

The Golden Pantry
- Natural foods store.

Sidney
------

Sidney Natural Foods, 2473 Beacon Avenue, 656-4634
- Small cafe located in a health food store. Mostly vegetarian. Soups,
sandwiches, pizza, and soysage rolls.

Rejuvenations Natural Foods, 304-9810 7th Street, 656-8806
- Natural foods store.

Squamish
--------

Quinn's Espresso Cafe, 38105 Second Avenue, 892-5560
- Bright, simple, non-vegetarian cafe serving veggie burgers,
sandwiches, salads, and light meals.

| Surrey
| ------
|
| Indian Restaurants:
| Clayoven Restaurant, 9386 120th Street, 589-7622
| India Palace Restaurant, 9180 120th Street, 589-5712
| Raja Indian Cuisine, 107-7028 120th Street, 590-8821
| Spicey Naan Kebab, 107-10761 King George Highway, 581-7223
| Tandoori Palace, 12041 88th Avenue, 594-1455
|
| Lebanese Restaurant:
| Sahara Restaurant, 7159 King George Highway, 597-5651
|
|
| Natural Foods Stores:
|
| The Corner Stone, 101-15240 102A Avenue, 583-2274
| The Organic Grocer, Surrey Public Market, King George and 64th

Tofino
------

Organic Matters, Campbell Street
- Vegetarian restaurant and natural foods store.

Alley Way Cafe, 305 Campbell Street, 725-3105
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Mexican and international dishes
available. Prepared with mostly organic ingredients.

Common Loaf Bake Shop, 180 First Street, 725-3915
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Pizza, pasta, quiche, soups, and
baked goods. Friendly coffee shop atmosphere.

Vancouver
---------

| See also: Burnaby, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey,
| West Vancouver.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Annapurna, 1812 West 4th Avenue, 736-5959
| - Vegetarian cuisine of India. Vegan selections available.

| Arms Akimbo Vegetarian Food and Juice Bar, 1110 Denman Street,
| 669-2767
| - Small vegetarian cafe serving roll-ups, soups, desserts, and
| breakfasts. Many vegan selections available.

| Bodai, 337 East Hastings Street, 682-2666
| - Nearly vegan. Chinese Buddhist restaurant. Good Dim Sum selection.
| Over 130 items (e.g. veg. "duck" made from bean curd skin, deep
| fried taro roots, take-out cold cut glutens, etc.) Smoke-free.
| Closed Tuesdays.

| Bodhi, 5701 Granville Street (at 41st Avenue), 261-3388
- Nearly vegan. Only 2 of 129 menu items contain dairy. Chinese
Buddhist restaurant. Very highly recommended. Fancy looking place.
Pricey. Great Dim Sum selection 11am-3pm daily. Excellent buffet on
Sundays 5pm-7:30pm & 7:30pm-10pm but phone to make a reservation.
Buffet costs about $10.80. Open 11am-3pm & 5:30pm-10pm.

Bo-Jik Vegetarian Restaurant, 820 W Broadway Avenue, 872-5556
| - Mostly vegan. Chinese Buddhist restaurant. Excellent meals at
| affordable prices. Vast variety of tasty vegan options. Open Mon-Sun
| for lunch & dinner only.

Circling Dawn Organic Foods, 1045 Commercial Drive, 255-2326
- Vegan. Totally organic. Juice bar and espresso coffees, including
soyamilk lattes. Offers the only organic cappuccinos in town. Open
| Mon-Sun for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also a natural foods
| store.

| Evergreen Vegetarian Food Service, 4166 Main Street, 879-3380
| - Packaged Shanghai & Taiwanese vegetarian foods at reasonable prices.
| Mostly vegan. Several tables are available to eat on location, but
| they cater mainly to the take-out business. Closed on Sunday.

Greens and Gourmet, 2681 West Broadway, 737-7373
| - Pay by weight buffet. Vegan & macrobiotic options. Items cooked in
| purified water. Claims to use organic ingredients whenever
| possible. Open Mon-Sun.

Kewal Cafe, 235 East Broadway Avenue, 876-0424
| - Small, simple cafe serving dinners, sandwiches, and soups. Vegan
| selections available.

| Miu Jay Garden, 363 East Hastings Street, 687-5231
| - Vegan. Chinese and Taiwanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. Formerly
| the Bhuddist Vegetarian Restaurant. Closed Wednesday.

Montreal Bagel Factory, 2908 West 4th Avenue, 734-4525
| - Bagels, potato knishes, fresh breads, and other goodies. Take-out
| available.

The Naam, 2724 W 4th Avenue, 738-7151
| - Open 24 hours a day! Vegan & macrobiotic options. Ethnic dishes,
| burgers, etc. Daily specials. Live dinner music. Has open air patio
| in the summer and fireplace in the winter. Large selection of
| home-baked breads, muffins, and desserts. Very popular. Licensed to
| serve alchohol.

| Pita Plus Bakery and Deli, 2967 West Broadway Avenue, 733-9900
| - Pita breads, pita bagels, soups and exotic salads. Vegan selections
| available. Closed Sundays.

| Surat Sweets, 6665 Fraser Street, 322-9544
- Absolutely the best, most incredibly spiced, Indian food (Gujarati)
that I've ever had. The Bateta Wada are heavenly. Small with a
casual atmosphere. No eggs used, mostly vegan (milk in only a few
selected desserts). Unique in its judicious use of delicate spicing
and cooking with little oil. Open Tue-Thurs noon-8:30pm, Fri-Sat
noon-9:30pm, Sun 1pm-7:30pm. Closed Mondays, except open on long
weekend Mondays and closed Tuesday.

Sweet Cherubim, 1105 Commercial Drive, 253-0969
| - Lacto-vegetarian. Serves hearty soups, burgers, salads, stuffed
| chapatis, and hot daily specials. Vegan selections available.
| Natural foods store attached.

Woodlands & Atrium, 2582 West Broadway, 733-5411
| - Lacto-vegetarian. Vegan options. Pay by weight buffet OR fine dining
| in the Atrium. Salad greens are organic. Bake their own breads,
| pastries, and desserts daily. Special breakfast menu. Good natural
| foods store below. 10% off for students & seniors. Open Mon-Fri
| 7am-10pm, Sat-Sun 8am-10pm.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Afghan Horsemen, 445 West Broadway Avenue, 873-5923
| - Meals may be eaten seated on pillows in the Afghan Room or at
| conventional tables. No eggs used. Vegan selections available.
| Closed Sundays.

| Akbar's Own, 3629 West Broadway, 739-8411
| - Indian vegetarian cuisine. Approximately 40% of their menu is
| vegetarian.

| Allium Fine Foods, 1885 Commercial Drive, 253-4224
| - Serves salads, soups, sandwiches and hummus. Closed Sundays.

| Benny's Bagels, 2503 West Broadway Street, 736-4686
| - Very popular. Open 24 hrs a day. Eat in or take-out. Bagels,
| pretzels, and desserts.

| Bishop's Restaurant, 2183 West 4th Avenue, 738-2025

| Clearwater Cafe, 1030 Denman Street, 688-6264
| - Almost vegetarian. Only two dishes are not vegetarian. Good
| selection of fresh juices. Vegan selections available. Nice decor
| and atmosphere.

Earth Harvest Foods, 2132 Western Parkway (at UBC village), 224-3015
| - Small cafe located in a health food store. Serves sandwiches, veggie
| burgers, soups, and salads.

| Grand View Restaurant, 60 West Broadway Avenue, 879-8885
| - Offers Chinese vegetarian dishes. No animal fats used. Vegan
| selections available.

| Isadora's, 1540 Old Bridge Road, Granville Island, 681-8816
| - Co-op. Burgers, tofu stir-fry, and soups.

| Lalibela Restaurant, 2090 Alma Street, 732-1454
| - Menu has 9 vegan Ethiopian dishes. Closed Mondays.

| La Quena Coffee House, 1111 Commercial Drive, 251-6626.
| - Popular spot for the political left. Many vegetarian and vegan
| selections.

| The Noodle Makers, 122 Powell Street, 683-9196
- Upscale and elegant Chinese restaurant. A separate vegetarian menu
is available. Closed for lunch on weekends.

| Nyala Restaurant, 2930 West 4th Avenue, 731-7899
- Ethiopian and African vegetarian dishes served with choice of
| injera, fufu, ugali, or rice. Vegan options. No dairy products or
| animal fats are used. Live music on selected nights. Open Mon-Sun.

| O-Tooz, The Energy Bar, 3 locations
| 242-1055 West Georgia (in Vancouver Centre), 684-0200 (closed Sun)
| 1068 Davie Street, 689-0208
| 900 Canada Place Way (Waterfront Centre Food Fair)
| - Small cafe serving several vegetarian dishes. Soups, salads,
| tortilla wraps, and rice pots.

| Ouzeri, 3189 West Broadway, 739-9378
| - Greek restaurant with a good vegetarian and vegan selection.

| Picasso Cafe, 1626 West Broadway Street, 732-3290
| - Almost entirely vegetarian cafe serving international dishes. Vegan
| selections are available. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

Slice of Gourmet, 2 locations
1152 Denman Street, 689-1112
3144 West Broadway Avenue, 731-9636
| - Pizzeria catering to vegetarians and vegans. Their menu contains 5
| or 6 vegetarian and 2 vegan pizzas (one with herbal tofu). Open
| Sun-Thurs 11:30am-midnight, Fri-Sat 11:30am-1am.

SUB (Student Union Building) at UBC, 822-2901
- Vegetarian option available during lunch.

| Taste of Thyme, 728 West Broadway, 872-1823
| - Small almost entirely vegetarian cafe with several vegan selections.
| Casual atmosphere. Also serves as a small store. Closed Sunday.

| Tio Pepe's Restaurante Mexicano, 1134 Commercial Drive, 254-8999
| - Mexican restaurant serving Yucatan specialties. Plantain dishes,
| succulents, and other exotic dishes. Heavy emphasis on eggs and
| dairy. Closed Sunday.

| Lebanese Restaurants:
| Babylon Place, 2972 West Broadway, 739-0608
| Cedar of Lebanon, 818 Howe Street, 683-7972
| Dar Lebanon, 809 Seymour Street, 682-7000
| Little Dar Lebanon, 1188-1050 West Pender Street, 669-0500

Natural Foods Stores:

| Agora Co-Op Food Association, 3420 West Broadway, 733-3505
| Bailey's Choice Foods, 3493 Cambie Street, 876-4640
| Central Gourmet Produce, 1901 West 1st Avenue, 731-2818
| Choices Market, 2627 West 16th Avenue, 736-0009
Circling Dawn Organic Foods, 1045 Commercial Drive, 255-2326
| East End Food Co-Op, 1034 Commercial Drive, 254-5044
| Galiano Natural Foods, 2600 West 4th Avenue, 737-2666
| The Grainry, 1689 Johnston, 681-6426
| The Healthy Gourmet, 1689 Johnston, 685-6639
| Hearts Groceries, 3002 Granville Street, 732-4405
Kitsilano Natural Foods, 2582 W Broadway, 734-1822
Sweet Cherubim, 1105 Commercial Drive, 253-0969

| Vegetarian Daycare Centres:

| Grandview Terrace Childcare Centre, 2005 Woodland, 255-0513
| Sunset Area Day Care Centre, 8064 Buscombe, 325-3817

Vegetarian Organizations:

Lower Mainland Vegetarians
660 West 24th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V9C 3G8, 478-8477
- Social and informational group. Potluck dinner once a month.

Canada EarthSave Society
P.O. Box 34277 Station `D', Vancouver, BC, V6J 4N8, 731-5885
- A chapter of John Robbins' organization. Potluck dinners held 2nd
Saturday of each month (non-members welcomed), conferences,
newletter for members.

Vernon
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Sunseed Natural Foods and Cafe, 2919 30th Avenue, 542-7892
- Vegetarian restaurant & natural foods store. Counter service. Daily
specials available (one is usually vegan). Closed Sundays.

Victoria
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Green Cuisine, 5-560 Johnson Street, Market Square, 385-1809
| - Mostly vegan with the exception of butter on the side, cream for
| coffee and honey in some desserts and dressings. Pay by weight
| buffet. Organic ingredients used whenever possible. Open Mon-Sun.

Gwen's Health Foods and Light Meals, 6002 W Saanich Road, 652-3132
- Open on weekends only. Vegetarian cafe.

Rising Star Whole Foods Bakery, 1320 Broad Street, 386-2534
- Cafeteria style or take-out. Soysage rolls, Jamaican pasties,
falafel, burgers, sandwiches and desserts.

Viteway Foods, 1019 Blanshard Street, 384-5677
- Vegetarian cafe located in a natural foods store. Sandwiches,
burgers, salads, soups, and main meals. Closed Sunday.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Burrito Express, 140-560 Johnson Street, 381-2333
- Fast food place serving vegetarian burritos.

Da Tandoor Restaurant, 1010 Fort Street, 384-6333
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian section on menu. All vegetarian
choices can be veganized by ommiting the butter.

Eugene's Snack Bar and Take-Out, 1280 Broad Street, 381-5456
- Small cafeteria style restaurant serving greek food.

Futaba Japanese Restaurant, 1420 Quadra Street, 381-6141
- Japanese restaurant emphasizing healthy additive free cuisine. Half
of the menu is vegetarian. Vegan selections available.

Guru's Indian Cuisine, 1692 Douglas Street, 382-4878
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections. Closed Sundays.

India Curry House, 2561 Government Street, 384-5622
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections. Closed Sundays.

India Tandoori Hut, 1548 Fort Street, 370-1880
- Indian restaurant. They seem to put a heavy emphasis on dairy
products.

| Jack Lee's Chinese Village, 755 Finlayson, 384-8151
| - Chinese restaurant. Extensive vegetarian menu. Uses vegetable oils
| and no MSG. Special requests accepted. Open Mon-Sun.
|
Le Petit Saigon, 1010 Langley Street, 386-1412
- Thai/Vietnamese restaurant serving vegetarian meals. They claim not
to use fish sauce in their vegetarian dishes.

Mediterranean Maza Bar, 411 Victoria Eaton Centre, 361-9594
- Open during mall hours. Located in shopping mall. Falafel and other
Middle Eastern foods.

Pita Pocket, 69-560 Johnson Street, Market Square, 382-4432
- Food stand serving vegetarian pita sandwiches, Hummus, etc.

Pluto's, 1150 Cook Street, 385-4747
- Burgers, salads, stir frys and rice.

| Re-Bar Modern Food, 50 Bastion Square, 361-9223
| - Vegetarian restaurant all but one day of the week when it serves one
| non-vegetarian item. Some vegan selections. Very popular with the
| downtown lunch crowd. Minimal use of refined ingredients. Organic
| produce used when available in the summer. Uses filtered water. Open
| Mon-Sun for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Taj Mahal Dining Lounge, 679 Herald Street, 383-4662
- Indian restaurant with vegetarian selections.

Thai Siam Restaurant, 1314 Government Street, 383-9911
- Thai restaurant serving so called vegetarian meals (all their
"vegetarian" dishes contain fish sauce or oyster sauce.) They can
cook without these sauces upon request.

Viteway Foods, 1019 Blanshard Street, 384-5677
- Sandwiches, burgers, burritos, salads and soups. Closed Sundays.

Natural Foods Stores:

Colwood House of Nutrition, 6-310 Goldstrea Avenue, 478-3244
Good Nature Market, 109-3995 Quadra Street, 727-9888
Nature's Fare Natural Foods, 6-1516 Fairfield Road, 592-3136
One World Health Foods, 250-777 Royal Oak Avenue, 727-2474
Viteway Natural Foods, 1019 Blanshshard Street, 384-5677

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association
529 Stornoway Drive, Victoria, BC, V9C 3G8, (604) 478-8577

| West Vancouver
| --------------
|
| Capers, 2496 Marine Drive, 925-3316
| - Cafe with sea-view. Vegetarian and limited vegan selections
| available. Attached to the largest natural foods store in Greater
| Vancouver.

Whistler
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Araxi's Ristorante, Located in Main Village Square, 932-4540
- Large Italian dining room serving several vegetarian pizzas,
pastas, and many vegetarian starters.

Blackcomb Mountain
- The Rendezvous on top of the mountain, as well as the main
cafeteria at the base of the Wizard Express, offer several
vegetarian and vegan selections.

Ingrid's Village Cafe, 4305 Skier's Approach, Village Square, 932-7000
- Very small deli serving vegetarian soups, sandwiches, lasagna, and
organic lentil burgers.

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Manitoba

Winnipeg
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Wheat Song Cafe, 578 Broadway

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Desserts Plus, 1595 Main Street, 339-1957

Falafel Place and Deli, 612 Academy Road, 489-5811

Moti-Mahal Curry Place, 998 St Mary's Road, 257-8218

Princess Deli, 172 Princess, 943-0162

Persian Palace Kabob House, 177 McDermot Avenue, 943-6865

| Le Couscous, 135 Marion Street, 237-3775
| - North African.

| Messob, 106 Osborne Street, 475-0106
| - Ethiopian.

Thai:
Bangkok Thai, 100 Osborne, 474-0908
House of Thai, 715 Ellice Avenue, 775-8424
Rorie Street Mandarin, Rorie and Bannatyne, 942-2660

There are many Indian and other ethnic restaurants in Winnipeg. Check
the Yellow Pages for listings.

Natural Foods Stores:

Harvest Collective, 877 Westminster Avenue, 772-4359
| - Membership in co-op required.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Manitoba Animal Alliance
255 Montgomery Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 1T3

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Saskatchewan

The area code for all of Saskatchewan is (306)

Regina
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| Ina's Health Foods Store, 522-9121

| Saskatoon
| ---------
|
| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
|
| Adonis Mediterranean Food, Midtown Plaza Food Court, 1st Avenue and
| 21st Street, 668-4489
| - Falafel, hummus, and sandwiches. The Tahini sauce contains yoghurt,
| so vegans beware.
|
| Genesis Family Restaurant, 901 22nd Street West, 244-5516
| - Chinese restaurant with many vegan macrobiotic dishes. They use no
| MSG, and only filtered water is used for cooking. The food is
| somewhat bland and uninspiring but the Rice Dream dessert is
| delicious. Smoke-free environment.
|
| La Curry, 727 22nd Street West, 242-3182
| - Indian cuisine. Open Tue-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-10pm,
| Fri 11:30am-11pm, Sat-Sun 5pm-11pm.

Mark Wisdom

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Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/usa1
Last-modified: 14 Nov 1993

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

USA1
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USA part 1
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

| Restaurant Chains Vegetarian Magazines
| National Veg. Organizations Mail-Order Companies
| Other Organizations Other Vegetarian Services
|
| Alabama Arkansas Delaware Georgia
| Alaska Colorado DC Hawaii
| Arizona Connecticut Florida Idaho
|
|
| The USA part 1 coordinators are:
|
| Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <cor...@bechtel.colorado.edu>
| Washington DC & area: Andrea Shettle <red_...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
| Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>

Many thanks to Andrea Shettle for providing lots of help with the USA
listings.

Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
_Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (301) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
info compiled by Sally Clinton and Deborah Wasserman, published by
Avery Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.

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Restaurant Chains
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Thanks to the North American Vegetarian Society for the following
information.

These are by no means vegetarian, they are just listed here to make
you aware of what is, or what may soon be, available to you in fast
food restaurants, and also what is to be avoided.

Arby's
- Vegan items: Apple Turnover, Arby's Sauce, Blueberry Turnover,
Buns (Junior, Regular, Super), Cherry Turnover, Chocolate Syrup,
Jamocha Syrup, Lite Italian dressing, Potato Cakes, Side Salad,
Sub Dressing. French fries which would otherwise be vegan may be
deep fried in the same oil as non-vegetarian items.

Baskin Robbins
- The Ices are vegan and they're excellent.

Burger King
| - The test marketting of their Veggie Burger has been expanded to
| about 30 NY state locations. The Watkins Glen location was the first
| place they sold it. Call Burger King's "customer comment hotline" at
| 1-800-YES-1-800 and ask to have it made available in your area.
- At this moment all Burger Kings sell a vegetarian Whopper, which is

just a regular Whopper with the meat pattie removed. Beware, the bun
may contain lard, so ask at the restaurant you are at before

ordering. Vegans hold the cheese and mayo. This whopper is not on

the menu, but they have a button for it on their cash registers.

- Vegan items: Mushroom topping, Barbecue Dipping sauce, French Fries,
Tater Tenders, Side Salad, Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar
Dressing, Newman's Own Reduced Calorie Light Italian Dressing.

Domino's Pizza
- Their pizza crust still contains animal products. The sauce is ok.

Hardee's
- Vegan items: Salad, French fries.

KFC
- Vegan items: Corn on the cob (order without butter), French fries.

Little Caesars
- Vegan items: Pizza crust & sauce, Crazy Bread (order without
cheese), Crazy Sauce, Veggie Sandwich (order without cheese), Tossed
Salad, Greek Salad (order without cheese), Italian dressing, Greek
dressing, Lite Italian dressing.

Long John Silver's
- Vegan items: Con Cobbette (order without butter) Salad, Lite Italian
Dressing.

McDonald's
- They are testing two "non-meat" entrees, including pasta with a
meatless marinara sauce.
- Vegan items: French fries, Barbeque Sauce, Sweet and Sour Sauce,
Lite Vinaigrette, Hotcake Syrup, Hash Browns, Grape Jam, Strawberry
Jam, Cheerios, Wheaties, Strawberry Topping, Chocolate Flavored
Syrup, Strawberry Flavored Syrup, Vanilla Flavored Syrup

- Their vegetarian pizza contains a derivative of hair and the sauce
contains cheese.

Taco Bell
| - They are now temporarily offering a '7 Layer Burrito' which is
| vegetarian. It contains beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole,
| lettuce, and tomatoes. Unfortunately it can't be veganized because
| the tortilla contains non-fat dry milk.

- The soft burrito tortillas are not vegan, they contain non-fat dry

| milk. The hard corn tortillas however are vegan, as are their
| refried beans.
| - They don't use lard, tropical oils, MSG, sulfites, yellow dye #3 in
| any products.

- Vegan items: Bean Taco (order without cheese, lettuce and tomato
can be added as an option), Nachos (order without cheese), Pintos
'n Cheese with Red Sauce (order without cheese), Cinamon Twists.
- They have a "no meat" button on their cash registers which can be
applied to any menu item.

- Their phone number is 1-800-TACO-BELL. (Works in Canada too.)

Taco Time
- Has a company policy of using vegetarian refried beans, but some
franchisees use beans with lard, so you still need to ask at each
outlet.

Pizza Hut
- Items to avoid: Pan Crust contains whey, Pizza sauce contains cheese
flavor and parmesan.
- Vegan items: Thin N Crispy Crust, Hand Tossed Crust. The only vegan
option: Thin N Crispy or Hand-Tossed Crust with vegetables, no sauce
or cheese.

Wendy's
- They have removed the lard from their refried beans, and the meat
flavor from their pasta sauce.
- Vegan items: French Fries, Plain (baked) Potato, Broccoli & Potato
(order without cheese).
- Vegan salad bar items: picante sauce, taco chips or shells, refried
beans, Sanish rice, Pasta Medley, Rotini Three Bean Salad, Three
Bean Salad, breadsticks, chowmein noodles, garbanzo beans, green
peas, jalapeno peeppers, black olives, peaches, pineapple, Golden
Italian or Reduced Calorie Italian Dressing, oil and vinegar.

National Vegetarian Organizations
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American Vegan Society (AVS)
P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, (609) 694-2887
- Membership includes subscribtion to "Ahimsa". Has a very complete
list of vegetarian books/cookbooks. Order thru them! Annual
convention. Founded by Jay and Freya Dinshah in 1960. Oldest
American Vegetarian Organization.

North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)
P.O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329, (518) 568-7970
- Membership $18/yr, includes subscription to "Vegetarian Voice".
Annual convention.

Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG)
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (301) 366-VEGE
| Internet contact: Brad Scott <73052...@compuserve.com>
| - Membership $20/yr, includes subscription to "The Vegetarian
| Journal". Their phone number is also a vegetarian's questions
| hot-line.

Vegetarian Awareness Network
1-800-USA-VEGE. (615) 558-VEGE in Nashville, TN.
- National vegetarian info hotline run by the Tennessee Vegetarian
Society. (Don't abuse the 800 number.)

EarthSave
706 Frederick Street, Santa Cruz, CA 96062, (408) 423-4069

Vegan Action
P.O. Box 2701, Madison, WI 53701

Vegetarian Education Network (VE*Net)
P.O. Box 3347, West Chester, PA 19381, (717) 529-8638
- Membership $10/yr, includes subscription to "HOE! (How on Earth!)",
a publication for teen vegetarians.

Vegetarian Life, Special Interest Group of MENSA
P.O. Box 3425, Shell Beach, CA 93448

Vegetarian Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 34427, Los Angeles, CA 90034, (619) 492-8803 / (714) 647-5590

Afro-American Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 46, Colonial Park Station, New York, NY 10039

Friends Vegetarian Society of North America
P.O. Box 6956, Louisville, KY 40206
- Quaker organization.

Jewish Vegetarians of North America
P.O.Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
or 6938 Reliance Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632, (410) 754-5550

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 686-2210
Fax: (202) 686-2216
- Membership $20/yr, receive: Good Medecine. Headed by Dr. Neal
Barnard.

Association of Vegetarian Dietiticians & Nutrition Educators
(VEGEDINE)
3674 Cronk Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865, (607) 535-6089

Vegetarianism Promoting Animal Rights / Environmentalist Groups
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| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
| P.O. Box 42516, Washington, DC 20015, (301) 770-PETA
| - Largest AR organization in the U.S.. Publishes "Cruelty-free
| Shopping Guide".

Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM)
PO Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824, (301) 530-1737
- Organizers of The Great American Meatout & other annual events.

No Compromise, Ricardo Jomarron
173 Jackson Street, Madison, WI 53704, (608) 249-9845
- An organization started by Ricardo Jomarron who broke off from
Greenpeace when it made the calculated decision not to address
animal agriculture as an environmental issue.

Vegetarian Magazines
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Vegetarian Times, 1-800-435-9610

Vegetarian Journal, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-VEGE

Veggie Life, PO Box 57159, Boulder, CO 80322-7159

| Vegetarian Gourmet, PO Box 7641, Riverton, NJ 08077-7641 (08077-9141?)

| Good Medicine, PCRM, P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015
| (202) 686-2210

The Animal's Agenda, 456 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, CT 06468
(203) 452-0446

Mail-Order Companies
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The Mail Order Catalog
P.O. Box 180, Summertown, TN 38483, (800) 695-2241
- Free catalog. Great collection of vegetarian cookbooks, TVP (flakes,
granules, & super chunks), instant gluten flour, nutritional yeast,
tempeh starters. Have a separate Canadian catalog.

Harvest Direct
P.O. Box 4514, Decateur, IL 62525, (800) 8FLAVOR, (217) 422-3324
- TVP, sauces, herbs, mixes. Will ship to Canada.

| Garden Spot Distributers
| Route 1 Box 729A, New Hollare, PS 17557, (800) 829-5100
| - Bulk foods, speciality items.

| Foods of India, Sinha Trading Co. Inc.
| 120 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10026, (212) 683-4419
| - Will not ship to Canada.

| Walnut Acres, Penns Creek, PA 17862, (800) 433-3998
| - Non-vegetarian, but sell organic foods. Expensive.

| EarthSave, (800) 451-0303 ext. 61
| - Can someone please tell me what they sell.

The Animal Rights Catalog
#205 - 1857 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6J 1M4

Tel: (604) 328-4747

- Free catalog. Books, cookbooks, cruelty-free items, clothing, shoes,
fake leather jackets, vegetarian pet food, household and personal

care products, gift items, buttons, stickers, posters. Will ship out
of Canada.

| Don't Be Cruel Inc, PO Box 46504, Chicago, IL 60646-0504
- Mail order.

Aesop Unlimited, PO Box 315, North Cambridge, MA 02140
| - Mail order non-leather shoes and accessories

Heartland Products, Box 218, Dakota City, IA 50529, (515) 332-3087
- Mail order non-leather shoes.

| Humane Street USA, 467 Saratoga Avenue, #300, San Jose, CA 95129

| Vegan Street Company, Rockville, MD
| - Anyone have their address & phone number?

| Amberwood, Route 2 Box 300, Milner Rd, Leary, GA 31762, (404) 358-2991

| Humane Alternative Products, 8 Hutchins Street, Concord, NH 03301

| Beauty Without Cruelty, 2 contacts:
| 175 W. 12th Street, New York, NY 10012
| P.O. Box 19373, San Rafael, CA 94913, (415) 382-7784

| Compassionate Consumer, P.O. Box 27, Jericho, NY 11753, (718) 445-4134

| Heart's Desire, 1307 Dwight Way, Dept C, Berkeley CA 94702

| Spare the Animals, P.O. Box 233, Tiverton, RI 02878

Out Of The Blue, PO Box 619, Absecon, NJ 08201
- Cotton handbags to weekender packs.

Yuval, 651 S. Wells Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60607,
(312) 937-1163
- Purses, briefcases and portfolios.

Seventh Generation, (800) 456-1177
- "Products for a Healthy Planet."

Contact PETA for a free cruelty-free shopping guide.

Other Vegetarian Services
-------------------------

Environmental Travel, 1-800-929-3005
- A travel agency for vegetarians/vegans, environmentalists, and
animal rights activists. This agency is operated by Jed and Susan
Civic, who are vegan.

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Alabama

Birmingham
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Golden Temple Natural Grocery & Cafe, 1901 11th Avenue South, 933-6333
- Vegetarian cafe. Vegan options. Open Mon-Sat. *VRG

Hoover
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Custom Foods International, 3309 Lorna Road, 823-7002 *VRG

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Alaska

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarians of Alaska
2604 Fairbanks Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, (907) 278-4737

Anchorage
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The Marx Brothers Cafe, 627 W. 3rd Avenue, 278-2133
- Some vegetarian options. Can provide special meals for vegetarians.
*VRG

Fairbanks
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There is a health food restaurant near the corner of College and
University which serves vegan food, and there are several other
restaurants near the University of Alaska campus which serve one or
two vegan entrees.

I tend to eat out of grocery stores rather than restaurants. Most of
the grocery stores in Fairbanks have a very good selection of
vegetarian food, and restaurants are very high priced during the
summer.

Cafe de Paris, 801 Pioneer Road, 456-1669
- Vegetarian friendly. Lunch only. *VRG

Gambardella's Pasta Bella, 706 2nd Avenue, 456-3417
- Vegetarian friendly. Veggie options marked as such on menu. *VRG

Juneau
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Fiddlehead Restaurant & Bakery, 429 W. Willoughby Avenue, 586-3150
- Natural foods place. Has vegan options. Weekend jazz band. *VRG

Petersburg
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Helse Restaurant, #17 Sing Lee Alley, 772-3444
- Natural foods restaurant. Homemade bread and soups. Has vegan
options.

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Arizona

Phoenix Area Vegetarians
c/o Vivian Ofr-Steingroot, 4232 E. Siesta Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024,
(602) 569-6924

Flagstaff
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Cafe Express, 16 N. San Francisco, 774-0541
- "Arizona's largest natural foods restaurant". Has vegan options.
Seasonal outdoor seating. Child friendly. Open Mon-Sun for
breakfast, lunch, & dinner.

Pasto, 19 E. Aspen Street, 779-1937
- "Health conscious Italian food. Warm, friendly, neighborhood
restaurant. Great food." Open Mon-Sun lunch & dinner.

Dara Thai Restaurant, 1612 E. Santa Fe Avenue, 774-0047
- Vegetarian and vegan options. Willing to make a vegetarian version
of any non-vegetarian dish on the menu. *VRG

Prescott
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Super Carrot Natural Food Market & Cafe, 236 S. Montezuma, 776-0365
- Vegetarian restaurant. Has vegan options. *VRG

Lynette's ... Enchanted Cafe, 111 Grove Avenue, 778-3616
- Natural foods restaurant. Some vegetarian and a few vegan options.
*VRG

Scottsdale
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Marche Gourmet, 4121 N. Marshall Way, 994-4568
- Natural foods restaurant. Has vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

La Mediterranee de Sedona, 2515 N. Scottsdale Road Suite 12, 990-0602
- Has vegetarian options (probably vegan options too, but double check
then e-mail the list coordinator so this entry can be updated) *VRG

A Jewel of the Crown, 4141 N. Scottsdale Road, 840-2412
- Vegetarian-friendly Indian restaurant.

Sedona
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La Mediterrannee de Sedona, Atop the Quality Inn, Hwy. 179, 282-7006
- Veggie options (double check on vegan and email coordinator so
this entry can be updated) *VRG

Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina, 231 N. Hwy. 89A, 282-4179
- Mexican. Vegetarian and "heart healthy" options offered. *VRG

Sedona Salad Co., 2370 W. Hwy. 89A, 282-0299
- American. Salad bar with organic options. *VRG

Sun City
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Trader Joe's, Thunderbird Plaza, 13602 N. 99th Avenue (at
Thunderbird), 972-0599
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Phoenix
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Trader Joe's, 2 locations:
Town & Country Plaza, 20th Street at Camelback Road
Metro Power Center
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Tempe
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Gentle Strength Deli, 234 W. University, 968-4831
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian, vegan, and macrobiotic options. *VRG

Healthy Heart, 6340 S. Rural Road, 831-6464
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Delhi Palace, 933 E. University Dr., 921-2200
- Vegetarian-friendly Indian restaurant.

Trader Joe's, Guadalupe & McClintock
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Tucson
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El Adobe Mexican Restaurant, 40 W. Broadway, 791-7458
- Mexican. Vegetarian versions of traditional dishes offered. Has
vegan options. *VRG

Good Earth Restaurant & Bakery, 6366 E. Broadway, 745-6600
- American. Has vegetarian options. *VRG

La Indita, 2 locations:
622 N. 4th Avenue, 792-0523
8578 E. Broadway, 886-9191
- Mexican. Vegetarian options indicated on menu. Has vegan options.
*VRG

Selamat Makan Restaurant, 3502 E. Grant Road, 325-6755
- Malaysian. Has vegetarian options. *VRG

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Arkansas

Eureka Springs
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Dairy Hollow House, 515 Spring Street, 253-7444
- Natural foods. This inn has won awards. Soups are vegetarian.
Vegetarian options are always available, but vegans should give
notice. *VRG

Little Rock
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Beans, Grains, & Things, 300 S. Rodney Parham Road, 221-2331
- Natural foods deli. Located in health food store. *VRG

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California

See the separately posted California listings.

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Colorado

Many thanks to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern
states listings.

Vegetarian Society of Colorado
P.O. Box 6773, Denver, CO 80206, (303) 777-4828

Alamosa
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Carnitas, 529 Main Street, 589-0745
- Southwestern. Vegetarian and vegan options. Low fat and whole grain
foods. *VRG

Aspen
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Explore Coffeehouse, 221 E. Main Street, 925-5336
- Gourmet vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. *VRG

Aurora
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Wild Oats Market, 12131 East Iliff Avenue, 695-8801
- Health-food-store deli. Has vegetarian dishes, ethnic foods. *VRG

Denver Salad Co., 14201 E. Public Market, 750-1339
- American. Big salad bar. *VRG

Fong Lynn, 1780 S. Buckley Road, 745-9111
-Chinese. *VRG

Boulder
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Creative Bakery & Cafe, 1837 Pearl Street, 449-1952
- A *MUST* for a Boulder visit. It is ALL vegetarian, with everything
made fresh daily. Vegan food always available. Patio dining as well
as indoors. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Inexpensive. Marked as
"Reviewers' Choice in the _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural
Foods Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada_.

Wild Oats Vegetarian Market, 1825 Pearl Street, 440-9599
- Vegetarian/health-food-store deli. Same as Wild Oats Market but ALL
vegetarian.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Alfalfa's Market, 1651 Broadway, 442-0082 or 442-0909 (cafe)
- This is a great natural foods market, and they have a little cafe in
the back. They also have a great bakery. It's deli style dining, not
totally cheap, either. Vegan options.

Alexander's New Mexican Style Food, 1650 Broadway, 444-6699

Attuso's of Brooklyn, 1739 Pearl Street, 442-2262

Bagel Bakery, 950 Pearl Street, 447-9290

Beau Jo's Pizza, 1600 28th Street (Crossroads Mall), 444-5135

Boulder Salad Co., 2595 Canyon Blvd, 447-8272

Cafe Antica Roma, Pearl Street Mall
- Great pasta and desserts. Small and cozy atmosphere.

Cafe Central, 2100 Central Avenue, 443-8855

Chez Thuy, 2655 28th Street, 442-1700

China Gourmet, 3870 N. Broadway, in shopping center, 440-3500
- Definitely recommended!

D'Napoli Ristorante, 835 Walnut, 444-8434

Dot's Diner, 799 Pearl Street, 449-1323

Golden Buff, 28th Street & Canyon, 442-2800
- Wide variety of vegetarian and vegan selections for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. Emphasis on healthy food. GREAT black bean chili.
Moderate.

Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 1738 Pearl Street (at 17th)
- Just redone in Boulder. They have a revamped menu, I hear so don't
know if the emphasis changed. But I'm pretty sure it still has lots
of vegetarian items. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Moderate.

Harvest Express, 2000 Broadway, 449-6225
- Health-food-store deli. *VRG

Healthy Habits, Meadows Shopping Center, Baseline & Foothills Pkwy.
- Salad bar, soup bar and pasta bar. You can have 1, 2, or all .
Always vegetarian selections at soup and pasta bar. Pasta is
identified as eggless. All meals come with unlimited muffins, fruit
and dessert. I like the tomato sauce with capers and olives. Family
restaurant. Inexpensive.

Himalayas, 2010 14th Street, 442-3230
- Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan food. Wonderful lunch buffet, great
Chai. Everything is delicious. They serve these Nepalese nut balls
with a red pepper sauce that are wonderful. Moderate.

Jalino's Pizza, 1647 Arapahoe, 443-6300

Jose Muldoon's, 1600 38th Street, 449-4543

La Estrellita, 2037 13th St, 1/2 block north of Pearl St. Mall
- Mexican, not much on the menu is strictly vegetarian but they
will accomodate vegetarians. Inexpensive.

Market Grill, 1265 Alpine Avenue, 440-9511

Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant, 2226 Pearl Street, 440-4167

Mediterranean, 1002 Walnut, 444-5335

Moe's Bagel Bakery, 2650 Broadway, 444-3252

Nancy's, 825 Walnut Street, 449-8402

Narayan's Nepal Restaurant, 921 Pearl Street, 447-2816
- Inexpensive, wonderful food! Particularly liked the stuffed jumbo
roti. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Lots of food and cheap.

Pablo's Mexican Cafe, 2865 Baseline (at 28th), 442-7512
- Santa Fe style Mexican food with a healthy bend. Moderate.

Ras Kassa's Ethiopian, South Broadway at Eldorado Springs Drive
(Intersection of 93 & 170)
- Definitely recommended. Best Ethiopian food in Colorado! Everything
is so tasty. Tiny place, expect to wait; it is very popular. And
as their ad says "No forks or reservations." Lots of food and very
reasonably priced.

Rocky Mountain Joe's Cafe, 1410 Pearl Street, 442-3969
- Tempeh and "garden" burgers, usually a vegetarian special or two
at lunch (not open for dinner). Moderate.

Royal Peacock, 5290 Arapahoe Avenue, 447-5290
- Indian. Monday and Tuesday they have a live Sitar player. They have
great Malai Koftas, and plenty of vegetarian dishes. I used to live
a block from this place, so I was there all the time!

Rudi's, 4720 Table Mesa Dr, 494-5858
- I've had trouble with vegan stuff here, but the food is great in
general. Previously a vegetarian restaurant but now serves meat.
Emphasis on healthy food and use of natural and organic products.
Moderately expensive.

Senor Miguel Mexican Cafe, 2555 28th Street, 449-3964

Tra-Ling's Oriental Cafe, 1305 Broadway, on the Hill
- Inexpensive and healthy Chinese food.

Walnut Cafe, 3073 Walnut, 447-2315
- Natural foods. *VRG

Wild Oats Market, 2584 Baseline, 499-7636
- Health-food-store deli. Mostly vegetarian. Vegan options.

Young's Place Asian Cuisine, 1083 14th Street, 447-9837
- Asian. Various vegetarian options. *VRG

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Bangkok Cuisine, 2017 13th St, 1/2 block north of Pearl St. Mall
- Excellent Thai food. Good wine list. Moderate.
Siamese Plate, 1575 Folsom Avenue, 447-9718
- Another excellent Thai restaurant. Moderate.
Sawadee Restaurant, on the Pearl St Mall on 1400 block
- Yes, another excellent Thai restaurant. Moderate.

Shish-Kabob
- Chain of restaurants.

Falafel King
- Chain of restaurants.

Falafel Man
- Chain of restaurants.

Natural Food Stores:

Alfalfa's Market, 1651 Broadway, 442-0082
- The ultimate in Yuppie Natural Gourmet grocery stores. This is a
great vegetarian food market. Boulderites bring out-of-towners
here to show it off (and I'm one of them). Great deli, salad bar,
bakery and take-out. Everything on the shelves has been carefully
screened, e.g. environmentally friendly, cruelty-free, organic if
possible.

Wild Oats Market, two locations:
Basemar Shopping Center, 2584 Baseline at Broadway, 499-7636
1825 Pearl St, about 5 blocks east of Pearl Street Mall, 440-9599
- The Wild Oats on Pearl used to be Crystal Market. It is strictly
vegetarian while the other one isn't. Runs a close second to
Alfalfa's.

Breckenridge
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Amazing Grace Natural Foods, 213 Lincoln Avenue, 453-1445
- Health-food-store deli. *VRG

The Red Orchid, 206 N. Main Street, 453-1881
- Chinese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Summer Health Classic, (800) 275-3732
- Vegetarian camp for adults & children.

Cherry Creek
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Alfalfa's, 201 University, 442-0909
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Colorado Springs
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Dale Street Cafe, 115 E. Dale Street, 578-9898
- Natural foods. *VRG

Golden Dragon Restaurant, 903 S. 8th Street, 632-3607
- Chinese/American. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Jose' Muldoon's, 222 N. Tejon Street, 636-2311
- Mexican. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

The Olive Branch, 2 locations:
333 N. Tejon Street, 475-1199
2140 Vickers Drive, 593-9522 (breakfast and lunch only)
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian and "heart healthy" options. *VRG

Denver
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Surrounding area includes Aurora, Englewood, Littleton, Westminster,
and Wheatridge.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Govinda's Buffet, 1400 Cherry Street, 333-5462
- Lacto-vegetarian. Pure vegan on Thursdays. This is an all-you-can-
eat buffet at the Hare Krishna Temple. The food is WONDERFUL, it's
inexpensive and they always have vegan stuff, too.

Rosewood Cafe, Porter Hospital, 2525 S. Downing Street, 778-5881
- Vegetarian. Some vegan options. *VRG

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Annie's Cafe, 4012 E. 8th Avenue, 355-8197

Beau Jo's Pizza, 2 locations:
2700 S. Colorado Blvd, 758-1519
7805 Wadsworth, 420-8376
- Vegan options (incl. pizza with tofu).

Denver Salad Co., 3 locations:
2700 S. Colorado Blvd, 691-2050
14201 E. Public Market Drive, 750-1339
2010 E. County Line Road, 798-3453
- American. Big salad bar.

City Spirit, 1434 Blake, 575-0022

Delhi Darbar, 1514 Blake, 595-0680
- Wonderful Indian food. Several vegetarian choices. Service can be
slow.

Ethiopian Restaurant, 2816 E. Colfax Avenue, 322-5939
- Inexpensive. Wonderful food.

Gemini, 4300 Wadsworth Blvd, 421-4990

Genesis, 1119 S. Washington, 778-7822
- Inexpensive, informal, a little hard to find (it's off the
frontage road of I-25), but WELL worth the search).

Goodfriends, 3100 E. Colfax, 399-1751
- Try the eggplant fajitas!

Golden Bowl, 406 E. Colfax, 832-8440

Golden Tempura Bowl, 1448 Market Street, 534-3370
- Japanese. *VRG

Green's Natural Foods Cafe, 320 E. Colfax, 831-1315
(2 blocks east of the Capitol)
- Yuppie prices, *lovely* food, well worth it. Be sure and try the
Strawberry mint lemonade. They have heavenly tempeh dishes, and
great desserts, too! Vegan options.

Greens Market Deli, 1312 E. 6th Avenue, 778-8117
- Take out only.

Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 2 locations:
430 S. Colorado Blvd, 399-6652
5056 S. Wadsworth, 933-2011
- Mexican/health foods. Vegetarian and vegan options.

Healthy Habits, 2 locations:
865 S. Colorado Blvd, 733-2105
14195 W. Colfax Avenue, 277-9293
- Salad, pasta, soup bar - comes with muffins and dessert. Best for
lunch - they raise the dinner prices.

Holly Inn, 2223 S. Monaco Pkwy, 758-9623

India's, 333 S. Tamarac, Tamarac Shopping Center, 755-4284
- Wonderful Indian food, a bit expensive, a bit more formal.

Jasmine, 203 W. Hampden, 781-8899

Jay's Noodles, On Federal approx. 2 miles North of Hampden (285)
- Thai food, well made. Jay will make anything on the menu for
vegetarians. Voted best Thai restaurant in Denver.

Jerusalem Restaurant, 1890 E. Evans, 777-8828
- This is kind of like "fast" Middle Eastern Food, but it is really
inexpensive and they give you generous portions of tasty food.

Josephina's, 7777 E. Hampden Avenue #120, 750-4422
- Italian. Vegetarian, vegan, and "heart healthy" options. *VRG

La Casa Loma, 710 W. 120th Avenue, 450-6906

Little Shanghai Cafe, 460 S. Broadway, 722-1292

Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant, 4609 E. Colfax, 399-9282
- Call ahead for vegetarian reservations - and they will make you a
special fruit b'stella, which is the amazing second course.

Mediterranean Health Cafe, 2817 E. 3rd Avenue, 399-2940

Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, 294-9281
- An ecclectic, inexpensive place.

Mid-East Feast Restaurant, 6265 E. Evans, 759-9778

New Saigon, On Federal approx 1.5 miles North of Hampden (285)
- This is a Vietnamese Restaurant. They have several veggie dishes,
but in my opinion the best is the tofu & noodles!

Old Mexican Cafe, 730 E. 6th Avenue, 778-7999

Oriental Start Cafe, 12203 E. Iliff Avenue, 337-4482

Paradise Chinese Restaurant, 9350 W. Cross Dr, 972-8889
- This is a wonderful place. If you ask for Kung Pao tofu, they will
know I sent you!

Paul's Place, 3 locations:
1st & Steele Cherry Creek Shopping Center
6818 S. Yosemite, 771-8855
8000 E. Quincy, 220-0167

Pour La France, 730 S. University Blvd, 744-1888

Seoul Cafe, 701 E. 6th Avenue, 837-1460

Siamese Twins, In the Mission Trace Shopping Center at Hampden (285)
& Wadsworth
- Thai food, very good. They have vegetarian spring rolls, and if
you ask, will make you vegetarian green curry, instead of red.
Great service, inexpensive.

T-WA Inn, 555 S. Federal Blvd (very near New Saigon)

Twin Dragon, 3021 S. Broadway, 781-8068

Wolfe's BBQ, 333 E. Colfax, 831-1500

Wynkoop Brewing Co., 1634 18th Street, 297-2700

Strings
- Several vegetarian pasta choices. Moderate to expensive. Great
service, and quite popular.

Today's Gourmet, On 6th Avenue (around Humboldt?)
- Small restaurant serving new American. Moderate to expensive.

The Black-Eyed Pea, 5 locations
- Southern food. Reasonably broad choice of veggies.

Pasquinis, 2-3 miles south of the downtown area on Broadway
- Italian. Wonderful garlic bread and pizzetas (small pizzas).

Walnut Cafe, 338 E. Colfax Avenue, 832-5108
- Natural foods. Tofu available as substitute for non-vegetarian
and dairy items. *VRG

Natural Food Stores:

Alfalfa's Market

Englewood
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Paul's Place, Southgate Shopping Center, 6818 S. Yosemite, 771-8855
- Gourmet fast food. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Twin Dragon Restaurant, 3021 S. Broadway, 781-8068
- Mandarian/Szechuan. 15 vegetable/tofu options. Vegan options. *VRG

Estes Park
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Molly B's, 200 Moraine Avenue, 586-2766
- Natural foods. Vegtarian and vegan options. *VRG

Evergreen
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River Sage Resaurant, 4651 S. Hwy. 73, 674-2914
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Fort Collins
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Rainbow, Laurel west of College, 221-2664
- The closest thing Fort Collins has to a vegetarian restaurant.

Avogadro's Number, 605 South Mason, 493-5555
- A college-hangout sandwich shop. Has a good Tofu sandwich called
the Big To. Also had a Tempeh burger and veggie chili.

Young's Cafe, On South College, 223-8000
- Good Vietnamese food. Selection of vegetarian items.

Joe's Fireside Cafe, 238 S. College

Cuisine! Cuisine!, 330 S. Mason (130 S Mason?), 221-0399
- International. Vegetarian and vegan options.

Marsannes Cafe, 400 S. Meldrum

Cozzola's Pizza, 241 Linden (near Old Town square), 482-3557
- Great gourmet pizza with vegetarian sauces and wide range of veg
toppings. Have non-dairy cheese (probably has dairy casein). Try
Salsa del Drago, hot tomato based sauce with pinto beans. Vegans
should inquire about cheese in sauces.

Coopersmith's, in downtown Old Town
- A brew pub. 3-4 vegetarian entrees and 2-3 appetizers, clearly
marked. I like their vegetarian pot pie.

Chow's Garden, 23 Old Town Square #100, 484-6142
- Chinese. *VRG

Fort Collins Food Co-op, 250 E. Mountain Avenue, 484-7448
- Natural foods deli. *VRG

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, 143 W. Mountain Avenue, 224-5428
- Mexican. Vegan options. *VRG

Spudwords Restaurant, 626 S. College Avenue, 484-5400
- Some vegetarian potato toppings available. Vegan options. *VRG

Summit Subs, on west Elizabeth
- 5 varieties of vegetarian sandwiches, though most have cheese.

Natural Food Stores:

Alfalfa's Market

Grand Junction
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Sundrop Grocery, 741 Main Street, 243-1175
- All-vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG

River City Cafe & Bar, 748 North Avenue, 245-8040
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Good Pastures Restaurant & Lounge, 733 Horzon Drive, 245-7200
- International. Vegan options. *VRG

Greenwood Village
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Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 77330 E. Belleview, 779-4111
- Mexican. Vegetarian, vegan, and low-fat options. *VRG

Idaho Springs
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Beau Jo's Pizza, 1517 Miner Street, 567-2792
- 16 vegetarian toppings. Vegan pizza with tofu available. *VRG

Lafayette
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Efrain's Mexican Restaurante & Cantina, 101 E. Cleveland, 666-7544
- Mexican. Vegetarian items marked on menu. Vegan options. *VRG

Littleton
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Alfalfa's, 5910 S. University, 798-9699
- Natural foods store. *VRG

Denver Salad Co., 2010 E. County Line Road, 798-3453
- American. Big salad bar. *VRG

Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 5056 S. Wadsworth Blvd, 933-2011
- Mexican/health foods. Vegetarian, vegan, and low-fat options. *VRG

Longmont
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Ichi Ban Japanese Restaurant, 1834 N. Main Street, 772-6882
- Japanese. Vegetarian options. *VRG

Louisville
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Karen's Kitchen, 700 Main Street, 666-8020
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Manitou Springs
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Adam's Mountain Cafe, 733 Manitou Avenue, 685-1430
- Natural foods. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Telluride
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Athenian Senate, 123 S. Spruce, 728-3018
- Greek/Italian. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Gregor's Bakery & Cafe, 217 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-3334
- Natural foods w/vegetarian options. *VRG

Natural Source, 124 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-4833
- Health-food-store deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Westminster
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La Casa Loma Cafe, 710 W. 120th Street, 450-6906
- Mexican/American. Vegetarian and vegan options on menu. Can
accomodate "special requests". *VRG

Gemini Restaurant, 7155 W. 88th Avenue, 423-3577
- Natural foods/ethnic. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Wheatridge
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Bridgeport
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Bloodroot, 85 Ferris St, (203) 576-9168
- It's one of the best vegetarian/natural food restaurants in the
Northeast (and better than Kung Food in San Diego). Run by a
feminist collective. There is a small bookstore and t-shirt vendory
attached. It's about a mile off I-95 on the harbor. Take exit 25
turning south onto Fairfield Ave, at the third stop light take a
left onto Ellsworth Street, take the second left onto Thruston
Street, right onto Harbor Ave, left onto Ferris. Call first to make
sure they are open. Last time i was there, their hours were:
Lunch: 11:30 to 2:30, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Dinner: 6 to 9 Tues and Thurs, 6 to 11 Fri and Sat.
Brunch: 11:30 to 2:30 Sun.

Canton
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Tangiers Mediterranean Cafe, 140 Albany Turnpike, 693-6668
- Middle Eastern. Vegetarian and vegan options. Closed Tuesdays. *VRG

Danbury
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Seasame Seed, 68 W. Wooster Street, 743-9850
- Natural foods. Includes Middle Eastern dishes. Closed Sundays. *VRG

Hartford
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Cafe at Reader's Feast, 529 Farmington Avenue, 232-3710
- Cafe and bookstore. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Congress Rotisserie, 7 Maple Avenue, 560-1965
- Bistro. Two vegetarian options, but "special diets can be
accomodated". *VRG

Kashmir Restaurant, 481 Wethersfield Avenue, 296-9685 *VRG

Hartford Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 271502, West Hartford, CT 06127, (203) 666-5872
or c/o Leslie Gordon, Noah Webster House, 227 S. Main, West Hartford,
CT 06107, (203) 521-5362

Middletown
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It's Only Natural, 686 Main Street, 346-9210
- Gourmet vegan. Owners have won an international culinary award.
Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-3pm, Wed-Thu 5pm-8pm, Wed-Fri 5pm-9pm. Soup &
sandwiches Wed-Fri 3pm-5pm. Brunch Sun 11am-2pm.

New Haven
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

State Your Grain, 1012 State Street, 865-5370
- Vegetarian restaurant with vegan options. *VRG

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Edge of the Woods, 379 Whalley Avenue, 787-1055
- Health food store deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Rainbow Garden, 1022 Chapel Street, 777-2390
- Natural foods. Vegetarian sandwhiches. Vegan options. *VRG

Avanti's, 45 Grove Street, 777-3234
- Italian restaurant and pizzeria, but has "several" vegan options.
*VRG

Claire's CornerCopia, 1000 Chapel Street, 562-3888
- International. Vegan options. *VRG

House of Chao, 898 Whalley Avenue, 389-6624
- Chinese. Vegan options. Can adjust menu for vegetarians. *VRG

India Palace, 65 Howe Street, 776-9010
- Indian. Vegetarian menu section. Vegan options. *VRG

Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant, 85 Howe Street, 562-8444
- Middle Eastern. Vegan options. *VRG

Simsbury
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Panda Valley Chinese, 570 Hopmeadow Street, 651-9700
- Chinese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Southbury
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Natural Merchant Cafe, 142 Main Street, 264-9954
- Natural foods. Vegetarian options. *VRG

West Hartford
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Pacific Restaurant, 206 Park Road, 236-6639
- Vietnamese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Tapas, 1150 New Britain Avenue, 521-4609
- Mediterranean. Vegetarian & vegan options. *VRG

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Delaware

Dover
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El Sombrero, 655 N. D Hwy, 678-9445
- International. Vegetarian menu includes fajita, samosa, etc. Vegan
options. *VRG

Dover Vegetarians, 940 Buck Drive, Dover, DE 19901, (302) 734-8976

Hockessin
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Capriotti's, 120 Lantana Square Shopping Center, Route 7 & Valley
Road, 234-2322
- Deli. Several vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

New Castle
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Cellar Gourmet, 208 Delaware Street, (302) 323-0999
- Vegetarian friendly. Touristy breakfast and lunch cafe in historic
New Castle offers many vegetarian and several vegan options. Menu
of mostly light fare includes a "Vegetarian-Low Cholesterol" page
with seven items, including a veggie burger, a mock BLT, a
vegetarian salad, tofu chili, soy club, and even a non-dairy waffle.
Rest of menu includes many other non-meat items.

Tribeni Indian Restaurant, 216 N. Dupont Hwy, 322-2260
- Indian. Lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Vegetarian buffet on
Sundays. *VRG

Capriotti's, 708 W. Basin Road, 322-6797
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Newark
------

King's Chinese Restaurant, 2671 Kirkwood Hwy, 731-8022
- Chinese. Extensive vegetarian menu includes mock meats, exotic
mushrooms. Vegan options. "Flexible" staff will provide "whatever"
you request. *VRG

Newark Co-op, 280 East Main Street, 368-5894
- Food co-op with deli. Vegan options. Closed Sundays. *VRG

Capriotti's, 614 Newark Shopping Center, 454-0200
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Rehoboth Beach
--------------

Health-O-Rama Restaurant, 10 Shoppes of Camelot, Route 1, 227-3814
- VEGETARIAN restaurant w/ethnic foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Wilmington
----------

Capriotti's, 2 locations:
510 N. Union Street, 479-9818
2124 Silverside Road, Barba Plaza, 454-0200
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

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District of Columbia

Many thanks to Andrea Shettle for co-ordinating the DC section, and
also to Tara McDermott and the Vegetarian Society of D.C. for
supplying many of the listings.

People in the Washington, D.C. area can hear Gabe Mirkin from 3-4pm
at 980 AM WRC radio.

Area-Wide Vegetarian Organization:

Vegetarian Society of D.C.
PO Box 4921, Washington, DC 20008, (301) 589-0722
- Very helpful organization. They put out a restaurant list for the
greater DC/MD/VA area, hold potlucks, dinners, etc. One year
membership for an individual is $15, which includes a bi-monthly
newsletter, a 10% discount on vegetarian entrees at 19 resturants
in the DC area, and other services. Family, student, and senior
memberships are also available.

Washington
----------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Agradut-Hiya-Rabi, 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, 332-8989

Eat for Strengh Vegetarian Cafe, 1917 9th Street NW, 332-7604

Indian Delight, 3 locations:
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 371-2295
Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., 842-1040
2815 M St. NW, 338-6450

Madurai Vegetarian Room, 3318 M Street NW (upstairs), 333-0997
- Indian. Never seem to be open on weekend late afternoons.

Nature's Food Basket, 1515 17th Street NW, 462-7066

Paru's, 2010 S Street NW, 483-5133
- Indian.

Siddhartha, 1379 K Street NW, 682-9090
- Indian.

Your's Naturally Health Food and Soul Vegetarian Deli, 2 locations:
1523 L Street NW, 347-3518 (457-0175?)
1014 14th Street NW, 628-1865
- Take-out

Vegetarian-Friendly:

Adams Morgan Spaghetti Garden, 2317 18th Street NW, 265-6665
Cheesecake Factory, 5345 Wisconsin Avenue NW, 364-0500
Food For Thought, 1738 Connecticut Avenue NW, 797-1095
Gairsan Natural Foods, 1368 H Street NE, 396-0034 (Take-out)
Good Health Natural Foods, 325 Pennsylvania Ave SE,543-2266 (Take-out)
Heartland Cafe, 637 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, 543-3287
Holocaust Museum of the Smithsonian Museum
- Most food available in this museum is vegetarian.
Ice in Paradise, 615 Pennsylvania Avenue, 547-1554
Kalorama Cafe, 2228 18th Street NW, 667-1022
Peacock Restaurant, 5031 Connecticut Avenue NW, 364-4444
Red Sage, 605 14th Street NW, 638-4444
Zorba's Cafe and Carry Out, 1612 20th Street NW, 387-8555

Burmese:
Burma Restaurant, 740 6th Street NW, 364-1280

Caribbean:
Islander Caribbean, 1762 Columbia Road NW, 234-4955

Chinese:
City Lights of China, 1731 Connecticut Avenue NW, 265-6688
McHuang's China Cafe, 1042 Wisconsin Avenue NW, 337-3553

Ethiopian:
Fashika's, 2447 18th Street NW, 797-7673
Massawa, 2341 18th Street NW, 483-6661
Meskerem, 2434 18th Street NW, 462-4100
Red Sea, 2463 18th Street NW, 483-5000
Sheba, 2224 18th Street NW, 483-4407
Zed's Ethiopian Cuisine, 3318 M Street NW, 333-4710

Greek:
Stoupsey's, 1825 I St. N.W. (International Square), 223-1169
- Carryout.

Indian:
Aditi, 3299 M Street N.W., 625-6825
Bombay Club, 815 Connecticut Ave. N.W., 659-3727
Bombay Palace, 1835 K St. N.W., 331-0111
India Gate, 2408 18th St., N.W., 332-0141
India Grill, 2100 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 232-5932
India Kitchen, 3506 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,966-2541
Katmandu, 1800 Connecticut Avenue NW, 483-6470 (Nepalese)
Kusam Indian Cafe, 915 21st St. N.W., 466-5567
Madras, 3506 Connecticut Ave. N.W., 966-2541
- Carryout with limited seating.
Royal Frontier, 1823 L St. N.W., 785-0785
Taj Mahal, 1327 Connecticut Ave. N.W., 659-1544

Indonesian:
Sarinah Satay House, 1338 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., 337-2955

Japanese:
Cafe Japone, 2032 P Street NW, 223-1573

Lebanese:
Bacchus, 1827 Jefferson Pl. NW, 785-0734
Lebanese Taverna, 2641 Connecticut Avenue NW, 265-2681

Middle Eastern:
Al-maqha, 3289 M Street NW, 342-6140
Skewers, 1633 P Street NW (upstairs), 387-7400 or 387-4005

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Pad Thai, 1639 Wisconsin Avenue NW, 342-3394
Thai Flavor, 3709 Macomb Street NW, 966-0200
Thai Room, 5037 Connecticut Avenue NW, 244-5933
Two Vikings, 2513 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 822-0862

Vegetarian Organizations:

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
P.O. Box 6322, Washington, D.C. 20015, (202) 686-2210
- Membership $20/yr -- Receive: Good Medecine

Maryland side of Washington DC area
-----------------------------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Vegetable Garden, North Bethesda, 468-9301
| - ** CLOSED until December. In the process of moving.
- Vegan except that their fortune cookies have eggs in them. Chinese.
The food there is delicious! 10% discount available to VSDC members.
The White flint Mall is a bit south of the White Flint Metro stop on
the red line.

Berwyn Cafe (aka Beautiful Day), 5010 Berwyn Road, College Park,
345-6655
- In Beautiful Day Trading Co. building. A natural food store that has
a vegetarian cafe in the back. All natural ingredients, often mostly
organic. VERY casual cafe. Beans and brown rice, two entrees cooked
every day.

Columbia Union College Cafeteria, 7600 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park,
891-4103

Edgewood Inn, Route 198 & Oak Hill Rd, Spencerville, 421-9247

Leland Memorial Hospital Cafeteria, 4400 Queensberry Road, Riverdale,
699-2264
- Limited hours.

Siddhartha, 8241 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, 585-0550
- 10% discount available to VSDC members.

Washington Adventist Hospital Cafeteria, 7600 Carroll Avenue,
Takoma Park, 891-7600
- Limited hours.

Your's Naturally Health Food and Soul Vegetarian Deli,
9133 Central Avenue, Capital Heights, 499-0375
- Take-out.

Raju's Cafe, College Park Campus Village, 474-8684
- North & South Indian vegetarian cuisine. Open Mon-Sun 11am to 9pm.

Vegan-Friendly Restaurants:

California Pizza Kitchen, Bethesda
- Fantastic cheeseless pizza: Roasted eggplant with sun-dried tomatos,
garlic and fresh spinich on a whole wheat crust, served with a light
honey-mustard dressing.
Hard Times Cafe, 1117 Nelson St, Rockville, 294-9720
Mark's Kitchen, 7006 Caroll Ave, Takoma Park, 270-1884
Olney Ale House, 2000 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Olney, 774-6708
Tauraso's & Victor's Saloon & Raw Bar, 6 East St, Frederick, 663-6600
Wild Honey Market, 3470 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Olney, 774-3210

Afghan:
Kabul West, 4871 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, 986-8566

Chinese:
Mr Wang's Hunan, 675 Main St, Laurel, 317-8888
- Not all veg but has extensive vegetarian menu, mostly vegan etc.
One or two items (like moo-shi) have eggs in them as a default
(just ask them to leave them out).
China Chef, 11323 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, 949-8170
China Gourmet, 3739 University Blvd, Kensington, 946-9400
China Pearl, 7701 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, 441-8880
- 10% discount available to VSDC members.
China Royal, 8472 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, 585-3371
House of Chinese Gourmet, 1485 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 984-9440
- 10% discount available to VSDC memebers.
House of Hunan, 7429 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, 345-0500
- 10% discount available to VSDC memebers.
Lang Lin, 1331 University Blvd E, Langley Park, 434-0515
Seven Seas, 8503 Balto. Blvd, College Park, 345-5807
Silver Palace, 11311 Lockwood Dr, White Oak, 681-9585
Tony Lin's Kitchen, 12081-A Rockville Pike, Rockville, 468-5858

Ethiopian:
Amsal Injera, 8402 Fenton St, Silver Spring, 608-2644

Greek:
Marathon Deli, 2462 Ennals Ave, Wheaton, 933-4542

Indian:
Maharaja, 8825 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, 552-1600
- North Indian food, not all veg but alot of lacto-veg and some vegan
dishes. Proprietress is a vegetarian.
Bombay Bistro, 98 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, 762-8798
Exotic India, 593 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, 340-9345
Natraj, 1327-F Rockville Pike, Rockville, 340-7373
- Indian. 10% discount available to VSDC members.
Royal Bengal, 6846 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, 270-6054

Indonesian:
Ivy's, several locations: Bethesda & Adams Morgan in DC
- Good vegetarian and vegan options.
Sabang, 2504 Ennals Ave, Wheaton, 942-7859

Italian:
Tugio's, 8737 colesville Rd, Silver Spring, 495-5930

Jamaican:
Negril, 965 Thayer Ave, Silver Spring, 585-3000

Japanese:
Hinode, 4914 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, 654-0908
Tako Grill, 7756 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, 652-7030

Lebanese:
Bacchus, 7945 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, 657-1722
Mediterranean Deli, 4910 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, 652-1855

Mexican:
Casa Rico, 18143 Village Mart Dr, Olney, 570-8827

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Ivy's, several locations: Bethesda & Adams Morgan in DC
- Good vegetarian and vegan options.
Phuket, 8241 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, 495-9191
Thai Amarin, 11125 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, 946-8636
Thai Derm, 939 Bonifant St, Silver Spring, 589 5341
Thai Orchid, 8519 Fenton St, Silver Spring, 587-2192
- 10% Discount available to VSDC members.
Thai Sa Mai, 8369 Snouffer School Rd, Gaithersburg, 963-1800

Natural Food Stores:

Fresh Fields, in Rockville (supermarket sized)
Co-op at the Univ. of MD, College Park campus
Berwyn Cafe (aka Beautiful Day), 5010 Berwyn Rd, College Park,345-6655
Bethesda Co-op
Takoma Park Co-op
GLUT co-op, Mt. Rainier

Virginia side of Washington DC area
-----------------------------------

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Hard Times Cafe, 1404 King Street, Alexandria, 683-5340
Hard Times Cafe, 3028 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 528-2233
Hard Times Cafe, 394 Eldon Steet, Herndon, 318-8941
Lite & Luscious, 6230 Rolling Road, Springfield, 451-4040
Mya's, 22360-D103 Sterling Blvd, Sterling, 450-0166 or 450-0167
Naturally Yours, 330 Maple Avenue, West Vienna, 938-4485
Ollie's Deli, 8253-C Backlick Road, Loton, 550-7797

Afghan:
Ariana Afghan, 283 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon, 435-0151
Bamiyan, 300 King Street, Alexandria, 548-9006
Kabul Caravan, 1725 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 522-8394
Pamir, 561 South 23rd Street, Arlington, 979-0777
Panjshir, 924 West Broad Street, Falls Church, 536-4566
Panjshir, 224 Maple Avenue, West Vienna, 281-4183

Indian:
Aarathi, 409 Maple Avenue East, Danor Plaza, Vienna, 938-0100
Bombay Curry House, 2529 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 528-0849
- 10% Discount on vegetarian entrees available to VSDC members.
Haandi, 1222 West Broad Steet, Falls Church, 533-3501
India Curry House, 305 N. Glebe Rd, Arlington, 841-0791
Kohinoor, Brighton Mall, 6243 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria,
256-6080
Mahal, 10418 Main Street, Fairfax, 591-1477
Tandoor, 719 King Street, Alexandria, 548-1739

Lebanese:
Dfouny, 815 King Street, Alexandria, 549-3444

Mexican:
Anita's Mexican Food, 10880 Lee Highway, Fairfax, 385-2965
Anita's Mexican Food, 147 Maple Avenue, West Vienna, 938-0888

Oriental:
Atami, 3155 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 522-4787
Cheasapeake Seafood Crab House, 3607 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, 528-8888

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Chengmai, 4004 University Drive, Fairfax, 273-1021
- 10% discount on vegetarian entrees available to VSDC members.
Little Place Called Siam, 328 Elden Street, Herndon, 742-8888
- 10% discount on vegetarian entrees available to VSDC members.

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Florida

Altamonte Springs
-----------------

Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Goodlings Plaza, 1086 Montgomery Road,
774-8866
- Natural foods. Salad bar. Vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Casselberry
-----------

Chamberlin's Natural Foods, 1271 Semoran Blvd, Ste 105, Lake Howell
Square, 774-8866
- Natural foods. Salad bar. Vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Clearwater
----------

Bunny Hop Cafe, 1408 Cleveland Street, 443-6703
- Natural foods. International and macrobiotic foods. Vegan options.
*VRG

Coconut Grove
-------------

The Last Carrot, 3133 Grand Avenue, 445-0805
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Oak Feed Market & Restaurant, 2911 Grand Avenue, 448-7595
- Natural foods/macrobiotic. Vegan options. *VRG

Fort Lauderdale
---------------

Bread of Life, 2388 N. Federal Highway, 565-7423
- Vegetarian restaurant & natural foods market. Gourmet vegetarian
cuisine. Art-deco atmosphere. Deli, bakery, organic produce. Vegan
options.

Nature Boy Health Foods, 220 East Commercial Blvd, 776-4696
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Nature's Delights, 1544 E. Commericial Blvd, 776-7321
- Natural foods. Closed Sundays. *VRG

Fort Myers
----------

Vegitable, 5245-7 Ramsey Way, Fort Myers, FL 33907
- The first in a chain of all-vegetarian fast-food restaurants.

Sangeet of India Restuarant, 12375-25 S. Cleveland Avenue, Villas
Plaza, 278-0101
- Indian. All menu items can be made vegetarian on request. Jewish
menu on Jewish holidays. Closed Mondays. *VRG

Gainsville
----------

Ivey S. Grill, 3303 W. University Avenue, 371-4839
- Natural foods. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Falafel King Sandwiches, 2 locations:
12 NW 13th Street, 374-9830
3252 SW 35th Blvd, 375-6342
- Middle Eastern. Counter service. Vegan options. *VRG

High Springs
------------

The Great Outdoors Cafe, 65 N. Main Street, 454-2900
- Natural foods. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Hollywood
---------

Harvest Village Natural Foods, 1928 Harrison Street, 921-5149
- Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Melbourne
---------

Natureworks! Deli, 461 N. Harbor City Blvd, 242-0772
- Natural foods. Deli. "Mostly vegetarian" with vegan options. *VRG

Miami
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Mark Wisdom

unread,

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Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/usa2
Last-modified: 14 Nov 1993

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

USA2
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USA part 2
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|
| Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <cor...@bechtel.colorado.edu>

| Boston: John Orthoefer <j...@bbn.com> &
| Caroline Azelski <caze...@bbn.com>

| Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>

Many thanks to Andrea Shettle for providing lots of help with the USA
listings.

______________________________________________________________________
Illinois

| Arlington Heights
| -----------------
|
| Chowpati, 1035 S. Arlington Heights Road, (708) 640-9554
| - Gourmet vegetarian restaurant. Family run. International foods.
| Vegan options. Full service. Closed Mondays.

| Champaign
| ---------
|
| Fiesta Cafe, 216 S. First Street, (217) 352-5902
| - Mexican. *VRG

Chicago
-------

| See also: Arlington Heights, Downers Grove, Evanston, Glen Ellen,
| Oak Park, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, St. Charles, Skokie,
| Villa Park, W. Dundee, Westmont

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Chicago Diner, 3411 N. Halsted, 935-6696
- The best vegetarian restaurant in the Midwest. Not all vegan, but
very vegan friendly. Tofu burgers, good soy shakes, etc. Some
really good vegan pasta cream sauces, various vegan specials like
seitan stroganoff, cabbage rolls w/artichoke sauce, a terrific
Paella and fairly creative tofu roulades. All desserts vegan.
Open Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm. Near the Addison 'el'
station.

Soul Vegetarian East, 2 blocks east of I-94's 75th Street exit.
- Vegan. Great lentil soup and "roast beef" sandwich. Very
inexpensive. Try the appetizer-combo platter to experience the
chef's full range. Homemade dairyless ice-cream. On Sundays you'll
get a fixed meal, down-home style.

Country Life, 17 W. 717 Roosevelt, Oakbrook Terrace, (708) 629-2454

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Govinda's, 1715 W. Lunt
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Have vegan desserts.

Annapurna, 2608 W. Devon
- Indian. In USA's most bustling Indian district.

Natraj, 2240 W. Devon
- Indian. In USA's most bustling Indian district.

Udupi Palace, 2543 W Devon, 338-2152.
- Newly opened South Indian vegetarian restaurant. Most of the fare
is vegan. Exceptionally prepared. Excellent food quality & service.
Large portions.

Standard India Resaurant, on Belmont
- Indian Vegetarian. All-you-can-eat buffet.

The Bread Shop
- Near the Addison 'el' station.

| Cafe Voltaire, 3231 N. Clark Street, 528-3136
| - Very small cafe. Sometimes features plays in a downstairs room (does
| anyone know if it's wheelchair accessible?). Open late.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Ethio Cafe, one block south of Mama Desta's on Clark
| - As modest as Mama Desta's is showy, this tiny restaurant revolves
| almost entirely around its $5.99 all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet,
| a feast of various textures and degrees of heat that will leave you
| fat and happy.

| The Lucky Platter, on Main St. in Evanston just E of Chicago Ave
| - Vegetarian ragout and Mexican polenta are just two of a half-dozen
| delectable vegetarian items on their innovative menu. Inexpensive.

| Lulu's on Davis and Orrington in downtown Evanston
| - "Dim Sum and Then Some" is the slogan for this converted hot-dog
| stand that serves a variety of Oriental dishes at excellent prices.
| One side of the menu is vegetarian, the other non.

Charlie Trotter's, 816 W. Armitage
- The best restaurant in Chicago. Has a vegetarian degustation menu,
and you can get a vegan version by asking when you make
reservations. The place is mondo expensive, expect dinner to cost
anywhere from $100 to $200 per person. You also must wear a jacket
and tie and make reservations at least a few days in advance, but
the food is a sensual experience of orgasmic proportions.
Unbelievable.

Heartland Cafe, on Lunt.
- Several vegetarian dishes. Next to the Morse 'el' station.

| A Natural Harvest, 7122 S. Jeffery Blvd, 363-3939
| - Natural foods. Specialties are vegetable protein foods such as
| burgers, hotdogs, and steaklets. Also sold by the pound. Closed
| Sundays.

| The Original Mitchell's Restaurants, 101 W. North Avenue, 642-5246
| - Natural foods. Vegan options. Delicious breakfasts. Daily lunch and
| dinner specials. Full service. *VRG

| Pattie's Heart-Healthy, 520 N. Michigan, 645-1111
| - Heart-healthy fast food. Vegan options. Fat and calorie content of
| foods listed on the menu. *VRG

| Pegasus, 130 S. Halsted, 226-4666
| - Greek. Excellent all-vegetable entrees. Good vegan variety. Full
| service. *VRG

lo-calzone, 912 rush street, 943-9060
- Hummus burrito is $3.99, SO BIG you need a crane to lift it. Veggie
or tofu burgers $4.15. Also veggie chili.

Moti Mahal, on Belmont and Kenmore
- Great Indian food. Near the Kenmore 'el' station.

| Gaylord, 678 N. Clark Street, 664-1700
| - Indian. Meals freshly prepared without canned or proccessed
| ingredients. Vegan options. *VRG

Mama Desta's Red Sea, near the corner of Clark and Belmont
- Ethiopian. Very reasonably priced and the food is delicious. I
suggest the "sandwiches" of lentils, spinach, and something else
(it escapes me at the moment). Highly recommended. The atmosphere
is really cool inside, too.

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Star of Siam, 11 E. Illinois St
The Bangkok, on Halsted and Addison
Penny's Noodle Shop

King Wah, on Wentworth Avenue, just south of the Chinatown bridge.
- Chinese. Good vegetarian options.

University Gardens, 1373 E. 53rd St
- Middle Eastern.

| The Magical Tortoise, 1600 W. Morse Avenue
| - Juice bar/coffeehouse. Organic whole grain muffins and baked goods.
| *VRG

Casbah, on Diversy
- Upscale/expensive.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Chicago Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 6154, Evanston, IL 60204, (312) 764-VEGY

Purdue Animal Rights & Diet Information Service (PARADISE)
4216 Tod Avenue, East Chicago, IL 46312

| Downers Grove
| -------------
|
| Old Country Buffet, 1410 W. 75th Street, Grove Shopping Center,
| (708) 810-0150
| - All-you-can-eat buffet. Many vegetarian items. Vegan options. *VRG

| Elgin
| -----
|
| Al's Cafe & Creamery, 43 Fountain Square, (708) 742-1180
| - Imaginative soups and sandwiches. *VRG
|
| Bangkok House, 11 N. Grove, (708) 742-1460
| - Thai/Chinese. Many vegan options. *VRG
|
| Jalapenos, 7 Clock Tower Plaza, (708) 468-9445
| - Authentic Mexican. Mostly vegetarian, but limited vegan options.
| *VRG

| Evanston
| --------
|
| Blind Faith Cafe, 525 Dempster Street, (708) 328-6875
| - Vegetarian. Variety of ethnic & American dishes. Bakery. Organic
| produce. Environmentally responsible environment. Vegan and
| macrobiotic options. Marked as "Reviewer's choice" in the
| _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Food Restaurants in the U.S.
| and Canada_. Smoke-free. Full service. Just a block east of the
| Dempster 'el' station.
|
| Dave's Italian Kitchen, 906 Church Street, (708) 864-6000
| - Italian. Vegan options. *VRG

| Geneva
| ------
|
| Soup to Nuts - The Natural Grocery, 425 Hamilton St, (708) 232-6646
| - Natural foods store with deli. Cafeteria style. Special diets
| accommodated. Organic ingredients used when possible. *VRG

| Glen Ellyn
| ----------
|
| Prairie Star Cafe & Coffeehouse, 538 Crescent, (708) 790-1993
| - Small cafe serving primarily vegetarian food. Open for lunch several
| times during the week, and for dinner (with live entertainment) on
| Fri and Sat. *VRG

| Moline
| ------
|
| Le Mekong, 1606 Fifth Avenue, (309) 797-3709
| - Southeast Asian/French. Traditional curry dishes, mock meats, etc.
| Vegetarian section on menu. Vegan options. *VRG

| Oak Park
| --------
|
| Chip & Dale's Natural Market & Deli, 109 N. Oak Park, (708) 524-0406
| - Natural foods store with vegan deli. Closed Sundays.

| Palatine
| --------
|
| Fit Inn Charlie Club, 1500 E. Dundee, (708) 934-4900
| - Buffet. Low fat/cholesterol dishes. *VRG

| Rockford
| --------
|
| Dwaraka, 6921 E. State Street, (815) 397-2265
| - Indian. 11 vegetarian options. Vegan options. *VRG

| Rolling Meadows
| ---------------
|
| Old Country Buffet, 1400 E. Golf Road, (708) 981-8996
| - All-you-can-eat buffet. Many vegetarian items. Vegan options. *VRG

| Skokie
| ------
|
| La Salad, 3938 W. Dempster, (708) 679-6190
| - All-you-can-eat buffet. Cafeteria style. *VRG
|
| Slice of Life, 4120 W. Dempster, (708) 674-2021
| - Italian/kosher restaurant. Mostly vegetarian foods. Wide variety of
| appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and entrees. Full service.
| *VRG

| St. Charles
| -----------
|
| Al's Cafe & Creamery, 105 N. 2nd Avenue, (708) 584-5120
| - Imaginative soups and sandwiches. Open Mon-Sun. *VRG

| Urbana
| ------
|
| Red Herring, 1209 W. Oregon, (217) 344-1176
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Primarly vegan. Red Herring is a nonprofit
| educational food service. International dishes and baked goods. All
| foods are made from scratch. Organic ingredients used when possible.
| Cafeteria-style. Closed Sundays. *VRG

| Villa Park
| ----------
|
| Better Living, 100-25 E. Roosevelt, (708) 782-5433
| - Vegan restaurant. Entrees, salad bar, sandwiches. Open Mon-Fri for
| lunch, Wed-Thu for dinner. Also Sunday brunch, but by reservation
| only. *VRG

| West Dundee
| -----------
|
| China Palace, 840 W. Main Street, (708) 428-8888
| - Chinese. Can substitute tofu into any dish. Vegan options. *VRG

| Westmont
| --------
|
| Shree, 655 N. Cass Avenue, (708) 655-1021
| - Indian vegetarian restaurant. Well prepared food. Varied and
| extensive menu. Open Thu-Sun. Reservations required Fri-Sun. *VRG

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Indiana

Bloomington
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Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Ashenda International Restaurant, 420 E. Fourth Street, 333-5070
- Ethiopian restaurant with a large variety of vegetarian dishes.
Also has a Tapas bar.

Bloomingfoods, 3220 E. 3rd St. and 419 E. Kirkwood Avenue, 336-5400
- Natural foods store with deli/restaurant section.

Encore Cafe, 316 W. 6th, 333-7312
- Excellent variety of vegetarian sandwiches, main dishes and salads.
Try them all!

Lennie's, 1795 E. Tenth Street, 323-2112
- Best pizza in a town that prides itself on pizza. Try the garlic
sauce on your pizza. Recently became non-smoking environment.

Positively Fourth Street, 111 1/2 E. Fourth Street, 323-1055
- American-style restaurant with a variety of vegetarian and vegan
dishes.

Siam House, 430 E. Fourth Street, 331-1233
- Thai restaurant with a variety of vegetarian dishes, but be
careful in ordering, especially the appetizers (fish sauce).

Snow Lion, 113 S. Grant Street, 336-0835
- Tibetan restaurant. Offers a few vegetarian dishes. The food is
FANTASTIC!

Village Deli, 409 E. Kirkwood, 336-2303
- Good vegetarian sandwiches.

Crown Point
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Twin Happiness Restaurant, 1188 N. Main Street, 663-4433
- Chinese. Can accomodate requests for low fat foods, etc. *VRG

Indianapolis
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Anarkali, 4213 Lafayette Road, 298-0773
- Indian. *VRG

Consulate House, 245 S. Meriden Street, 637-1688
- Chinese; Has vegetarian menu. *VRG

Koerys Restaurant, 1850 E. 62nd Street, 253-2252
- Greek. *VRG

Mexicana Rose, 1850 E. 62nd Street, 251-1355
- Mexican. *VRG

Pesto, 303 N. Alabama Street, 269-0715
- Italian. *VRG

Patriot
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I CARE (Intramovement Coalition for Animal Rights and the Environment)
P.O. Box 127, Patriot, IN 47038, (812) 594-2374

South Bend
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Cornucopia Restaurant, 303 S. Michigan Street, 288-1911

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

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Iowa

| Ames
| ----
|
| The Grubstake, 2512 Lincoln Way, (515) 292-9852
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Wide selection of vegetarian dishes, Mexican,
| and other ethnic foods. Near Iowa State University. *VRG
|
| The Pizza Kitchens, 120 Hayward Avenue, (515) 292-1710
| - 2 vegetarian pizzas. 2 vegetarian pasta dishes. Near Iowa State U.
| *VRG
|
| Vegetarian Society of Central Iowa
| P.O. Box 761, Ames, IA 50010, (515) 292-0950

| Carlisle
| --------
|
| Animal Lifeline of Iowa, Inc.
| P.O. Box 12, Carlisle, IA 50047

| Davenport
| ---------
|
| The Greatest Grains On Earth, 1600 Harrison Street, (319) 323-7521
| - Natural foods deli. Vegan options. *VRG

| Des Moines
| ----------
|
| A Taste of Thailand, 215 E. Walnut Street, 282-0044
| - Thai. Extensive vegetarian menu section. Vegan options. *VRG
|
| Campbell's Nutrition Center, 4040 University Avenue, 277-6351
| - Health food deli. Features vegetarian pita sandwiches. *VRG
|
| El Patio, 611 37th, 274-2303
| - Mexican. Closed Mondays. *VRG
|
| Sheffield's Restaurant, 3 locations:
| 2724 Ingersoll, 274-2303
| 216 6th Avenue, 288-7687
| 10201 University, 224-6774
| - Natural foods. *VRG
|
| Vegetarians Establishing Greatest Good for Iowa's Environment (VEGGIE)
| 1535 29th Street, Des Moines, IA 50311, (515) 255-0213

| Fairfield
| ---------
|
| Bonnie's China Deli, 51 N. Second Street, 472-7587
| - Natural foods Chinese style. Tofu & gluten dishes. Vegan options.
| Open Mon-Sat. *VRG

Iowa City
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For those driving through: take I-80 to exit 244, go south on Dubuque
Street 1 mile to downtown Iowa City, then turn left on Iowa Avenue.

New Pioneer Cooperative, 22 South Van Buren Street, 4 blocks east of
Old Capital, (319) 338-9441
- Natural foods store with good vegetarian & vegan take-out counter.
Store has large selection of flours and grains in bulk. Open
Mon-Sun 9am-9pm.

Cottage Bakery, 14 South Linn Street (corner Iowa Avenue), 2 blocks
east of Old Capital, (319) 351-0052
- Vegetarian-friendly. Freshly baked bread on premises. Sit-down lunch
with veggie sandwiches. Open Mon-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 7am-5pm.

The Kitchen, 9 South Dubuque Street (corner Iowa Avenue), 1 block east
of Old Capital, (319) 337-5444
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Specializes in pasta with several
vegetarian and vegan pasta sauces daily. Open 11am-9pm.

| Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co., 126 E. Washington Street, 337-7243
| - Ice cream/sandwich shop. Some vegetarian soups and sandwiches.
| Smoke-free. *VRG

| Urbandale
| ---------
|
| New Delhi Palace, 3225 NW 86th Street, 278-2929
| - Indian. 8 vegetarian entrees plus appetizers and soup. Fresh Indian
| breads baked in clay ovens. Vegan options. Open Mon-Sun. *VRG

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Kansas

Vegetarian Society of Kansas
3709 SW Stonybrook Drive, Topeka, KS 66610, (913) 273-3652

| Lawrence
| --------
|
| Cornucopia Restaurant & Bar, 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, 842-9637
| - Natural foods. Huge salad bar. Limited vegan options. *VRG
|
| Paradise Cafe, 728 Massachusetts Street, 842-5199
| - Natural foods. Ethnic dishes. Vegan options, including at breakfast.
| *VRG

| Olathe
| ------

People for Animal Rights
P.O. Box 2928, Olathe, KS 66062

| Overland Park
| -------------
|
| Mother India, 9036 Metcalf, 341-0415
| - Indian. Many vegetarian specials. Vegan options. *VRG

| Prarie Village
| --------------
|
| Manna House, 5313 W. 94th Terrace, 381-9615
| - Natural foods. *VRG

| Shawneee Mission
| ----------------
|
| Shawnee Mission Medical Center, 9100 W. 74th Street, 676-2496
| - Hospital cafeteria. Vegetarian entrees and side dishes available
| every day. *VRG

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Kentucky

Louisville
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Vegetarian Society of Louisville, Maria Lavely
P.O. Box 23294, Louisville, KY 40223, (502) 569-1876

Friends Vegetarian Society of North America
P.O. Box 6956, Louisville, KY 40206
- Quaker organization.

Jewish Vegetarians form Abroad Society
230 Stratford Drive, Richmond, KY 40475, (606) 624-8675

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Louisiana

Baton Rouge
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Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Essen ?ane & I-10, 763-9100

New Orleans
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Old Dog New Trick Cafe, 307 Exchange Alley, 522-4569
| - Excellent gourmet vegetarian. Nice decor though tables small.
| Outdoor tables too. Open Mon 11am-4pm, Tue-Sat 11am-9pm.

All Natural Foods and Deli, 5517 Magazine Street, 891-2651
- Nice place w/ good selection of vegetarian food such as sandwiches.
TLT sandwich (tempeh bacon, lettuce, tomato, tofu mayonnaise; $3.50.
Also a natural food store. Open Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 9am-7pm,
Sun 10am-5pm.

Whole Foods Market, 3135 Esplanada, 943-1626
- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.
Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended.

Spunto Ristorante, 534 St. Louis Street, 522-7455
- Italian. Found a few vegetarian selections including good wood-fired
pizza and a bean paste + olive oil soup; beautifully decorated and
excellent service, but tables quite close.

Tio Pepe's, 511 Toulouse Street, 529-5380
- Supposed to be one of top 100 Mexican restaurants in the US.

Apple Seed Shoppe, 346 Camp Street, 529-3442
- Natural foods with free delivery. Open Mon-Fri 10:30am-3pm.

Old Calcutta, 724 Dublin Street, Riverbend, 861-0565
- Okay food. A bit expensive. Try the mango daquiris.

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, 2 locations:
2800 Esplanade, 488-2800
95 French Mkt Place, 522-9500

Ciao Pizza, 1118 Decatur, 525-2426
- Traditional and gourmet style pizza. Free delivery. Open Sun-Thurs
11am-midnight, Fri-Sat 11am-3am.

Pastabilities, 721 Common Street, 522-4619
- Includes vegetarian specials.

Bagel Works, 132 Carondelet Street, 523-7701

Bella Luna, along the river
- An up-scale contemporary creole restaraunt with vegetarian options.

Mr. B's Bistro
- Up-scale creole restaraunt with vegetarian options.

Vegetarianism Promoting Organizations:

Animal Peace
P.O. Box 4430, New Orleans, LA 70178, (504) 865-9792

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Maine

Maine Vegetarian Resource Network
RFD2 Box 194, Belfast, ME 04915, (207) 338-1861

Vegetarian Society of Maine
P.O. Box 310, Standish, ME 04084

Brunswick
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The Great Impasta, bottom of Maine Street
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

Kennebunkport
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Me Khong Thai, 967-8827
- Vegetarian-friendly. 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for

flesh'. Be sure to insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

White Barn Inn, Beach Street, 967-2321
- 5 star American haute cuisine using seasonal ingredients. Call ahead
to check for availability of vegetarian food. Chef willing to share
recipes.

Ogunquit
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Valerie's Restaurant, on Route 1 in the heart of town, 646-2476
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

Wing Dynasty, route 1, 646-1112
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

Arrows Restaurant, Berwick Road, 361-1100
- Beautifully presented food. Call to be sure vegetarian food is
available.

Bread and Roses Bakery, on Route 1 in the heart of town, 646-4227
- No one wearing fur is allowed inside.

Portland
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Pepper Club, 78 Middle Street, 772-0531
- Mediterranean food. Warehouse-funk ambiance.

Bob's Seaside Cafe, 366 Fore Street, 761-0166
- Garlicky hummus salad sandwich.

European-style farmers' market, Monument Square
- Wednesdays. Organic produce.

Raymond
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Northern Pines Resort, off route 85, near Sabago Lake, (207) 655-7624
- Vegetarian resort. Log cabins. Swimming, hiking, canoeing, yoga,
etc.

Wells
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Hayloft, route 1, 646-4400?
- Offers flavorful stir fried veggies with rice and a mellow hot
sauce.

Litchfield's, route 1, 646-4400?
- Vegetarian entrees, mostly of the pasta primavera variety.

Tatnic Bed & Breakfast, Wells Road, (207) 676-2209
- The breakfast can be a hearty organically grown vegetarian
breakfast.

York Village
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Frankie & Johnny's Natural Foods Restaurant, 363-1909 (1 mile north of
York Village on route 1, look for the Haagen-Dazs banner.)
- The owners use fresh, Maine grown ingredients to create an ever
changing menu of hearty, whole-food dishes, including terrific
soups.

Sesame Tree, 23 Woodbridge Street, 363-5033
- Natural foods store with different vegetarian sandwiches daily.

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Maryland

See District of Columbia for Maryland listings near Washington, DC.

State Vegetarian Organization:

Vegetarian Society of Maryland, Inc.
P.O. Box 1478, Bowie, MD 20717, (301) 249-7926
3 branches so far:
Bowie Area Vegetarian Society
Southern Maryland Vegetarian Society
Gaithersburg Vegetarian Society
- Formed in 1991 to bring together vegetarians in Maryland. VSM is
aiming to promote vegetarianism in Maryland to it's fullest extent.
They plan to be at every health fair and at every community festival
in the state, even to the extent of selling vegi-burgers. Publish
a bi-monthly newsletter entitled "Vegetarian Celebrations". They
work closely with the Vegetarian Society of DC and the Vegetarian
Resource Group (Baltimore). Always looking for new volunteers.

Baltimore
---------

Thanks to Ruth and Ed Goldstein for much of the restaurant listings.

PETA has saturated the area with "V" stickers, so vegetarians know
it's safe to eat at local restaurants sporting the "Vegetarian Meals
Served Here" decal.

Restaurants:

Golden Temple Cafe, 2322 N. Charles St., Charles Village, 235-2225
- Juice Bar. Lacto-vegetarian lunch menu in casual dining room.

Harvest Moon Cafe, 11 W. Preston St., 685-7110
- Macrobiotic. Authentic Food in an attractive setting.

Health Concern, 28 W. Susquehanna Ave, Towson, 828-4015
- Juice Bar. Lacto-vegetarian lunch menu; counter only.

Puffins, Rt 3 and 450 Crofton, 793-3929
- Natural Food

Puffins, 1000 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, 486-8811
- Innovative and Fresh

Health Cupboard

Juice Bars:
Green Earth, 823 N. Charles St., downtown, 725-1705
- Lacto-vegetarian lunch menu; take-out counter only.
Health Department, 8719 Liberty Rd., Bradlees's Plaza 655-6618
- Lacto-vegetarian lunch menu; counter only.

Indian:
Akbar, 823 N. Charles St., 539-0944
Akbar, 3541 Brenbrook Dr., Randallstown, 655-1600
Jai Hind, 5511 York Rd., Govana, 323-8440
Taj, 622 Frederick Rd., Catonsville, 744-4422
- All you can eat. Luncheon buffet with several vegetarian selections.
Tandoor, Pratt St. Pavilon, harborplace, 547-0575
Bombay Grill, 2 E. Madison St. downtown 837-2973

Oriental:
Bamboo Inn, 1111 N. Rollling Rd., Catonsville, 788-4777
- 31 vegetarian entrees plus veggie eggrolls.
Pinebrook, 1101 W. 36th St., Hampdem, 467-2499.
- Unbelievably cheap and unusual vegetarian entrees.
Dragon House, 10349 Reisterstown Rd., Owings Mills, 363-0744
Uncle Lee's, 3313 Greenmount Ave., Waverly, 366-3333
Uncle Lee's, 44 South St., Harborplace, 727-6666
Tony Chang's, 801 N. Charles St., 539-6666
Seoul, 321 York Rd., Towson, 823-6650
- Vegetarian appetizers, soups and entrees. All you can eat lunch
buffet.

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Thai Restaurant, 3316 Greenmount Ave., Waverly, 889-7303
- Will substitute tofu in most dishes on the menu.
House of Siam, 1724 Woodlawn Dr., Pace Plaza, Woodlawn 944-7777

Philippine:
Sony's, 324 Park Ave., 539-2466
Sony's, Pavilon, Harborplace
Sony's, The Conservatory, Owings Mills Mall

Kosher:
Tov Pizza, 6313 Reisterstown Rd., Plaza area, 358-5238
- Italian, Middle Eastern (dairy); diner.
Chaps, Pamona Square, Pikesville.
- Chinese
Royal, 1630 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, 482-3544
- Falafel platter.

Mexican: (no lard in the beans)
Haceienda, 4840 Belair Rd., 488-9447
- Mexican decor for gringos with hugh appetites.
Marty's Magnificient Mexican Restaurant/Mencken's Cultured Pearl Cafe,
1114 Hollins St., Union Square, 837-1947
Gringo's Casa Mexicana, 200 S. Haven St., 327-1474
Nino Taco, 9022 Liberty Rd., Randallstown, 655-7344
Nino Taco, Pace Plaza, Woodlawn
Sancho's, 504 Winters Lane, Catonsville, 744-7458
Taco Burrito, 109 York Rd., Towson, 299-0185
Taco Burrito, 5723 Westview Mall, Westview, 744-9116
Pancho's, Lexington Market, 752-7177
- Stand-up counter

Natural Food Stores:

Golden Temple, 2322 North Charles Street, 235-1014
Kousouris Organic Grocers, Belvedere Square in Towson, 345-8918

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD, 21203,
(410) 366-VEGE
- Previously The Baltimore Vegetarians. They're an extremely well-
informed group and have a significant national presence through
their (excellent) bi-monthly Vegetarian Journal. They also hold
a Vegetarian Expo every year in Baltimore.

Jewish Vegetarians of North America
P.O.Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
or 6938 Reliance Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632, (410) 754-5550

Elkton
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Eclectic Vegetarians Club
27 Norman Allent Street, Elkton, MD 21921, (301) 392-0383

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Massachusetts

Boston
------

Many thanks to John Orthoefer and Caroline Azelski for co-ordinating
the Boston listings.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 112 Broad Street, near Rowe's wharf, 350-8846
- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist. Good food. All you can eat(?) buffet
$5.75. Also $13.00 will buy you a dinner for 2 that includes soup,
salad, entree. Open for lunch 11:30-3:00 daily, dinner 5:00-8:00
Tues,Wed,Thurs,Sun, and brunch 10:00-3:00 Sun. Menu line: 350-8625
T-stop: State or Aquairum on the blue line.

Buddha's Delight, 5 Beach Street, Chinatown, 451-2395
- Vegan. Consistent rave reviews. Specializes in temple cuisine, a
very impressive traditional Chinese vegetarian cuisine. Sample
dishes: BBQ gluten, huge Two-noodle soup, all sorts of strange
drinks. Open Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri&Sat 11am-11pm.
T-stop: Chinatown.

| Masao's Kitchen, Porter Exchange, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge,
| 497-7348
| - Vegan macrobiotic. Very good. The service was friendly and prompt.
| About 10 tables. 10% surcharge for take-out. Closed Mondays. Free
| validated parking. T-stop: Porter Square? on red line.

| Shang Chai Delight, 404 Harvard Street, Brookline, 566-9043
| - Vegetarian Oriental Kosher cuisine.

Milk Street Cafe, Cambridge
- Cafeteria style, great food, good pastas and soups and healthy-ish
stuff. Not too expensive. Kosher. (Maybe closed I'm looking into it)

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Sultan's Kitchen, Broad Street, downtown, Bullfinch Building, 338-8509
- Great Turkish vegeterian foods. Try imambayildi(imam fainted),
zeytinyagli turlu (mixed veggi cooked w olive oil), zeytinyagli
dolma (stuffed grape leaves). Turkish style baklava contains eggs.

Kayo & Company, 10 Fawcett street, Cambridge, 354-3090
- Open for breakfast and lunch. For lunch several vegeterian salads.
T stop: Alewife.

Grendel's Den, 89 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, 491-1050
- Try the salad bar: homemade taboule, extensive fruit salads, pasta
salads, vaggie lasagna, etc. T stop: Harvard Square. Bit pricy.

India Pavilion, 17 Western Avenue, Cambridge, 547-7463
- T stop: Central Square. Central Square has many Indian Restaurants,
all within close proximity of each other.

Johnny D's, Somerville
- This is a music club owned by vegetarians. The menu has some vegan
options, but most veg dishes contain some form of dairy. The menu
is NOT strictly vegetarian, though. The music tends to be blues,
cajun, and folk. T stop: Davis Square.

The Five Seasons, 66-1/4 Centre Street, Jamaica Plains
- Mostly vegan menu with some non-vegetarian items. T Stop: Green
Street.

Troyka, Mass Avenue, Cambridge
- A charming Russian cafe with several veggie selections. One of the
least expensive places to eat in Cambridge.

Stuff Its, in a little shopping center called The Garage, Cambridge.
- I know, the name is horrible, but they have very good veggie
rollup sandwiches, with ingredients like tofu, wheatmeat, and
avacodo.

Indian:
India Pavilion, 17 Western Avenue, Cambridge, Central Square T stop,
547-7463
Shalimar, Mass Avenue, Cambridge, Central Square T stop
Oh Calcutta, Mass Avenue, Cambridge, Central Square T stop
Kebab & Kurry, Mass Avenue, near Newberry Street
Bombay Club, 57 JFK Street, Janus Galleria, in Harvard Square
India Quality, Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, near Fenway Park

Middle Eastern:
Nikki's, Campus Trolley
Kenmore Cafe, Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, near Fenway Park
Skewers, in a basement on the street behind Au Bon Pain in Harvard
Square
Taha's, Prospect Street, Cambridge, near Central Square subway stop
Middle East Restaurant, Mass Ave, near Central Square subway stop
- They have a great vegetarian Kibble.

Natural Food Stores:

Bread and Circus
- Supermarket chain with lots of organic & vegetarian stuff. Great
deli counter. A yuppie whole foods store.

Nature Food Centers
- Chain.

Arlington Food Coop, 7A Medford Street, Arlington, 648-3663. In
Arlington Center.

Harvest Co-operative Supermarket (aka Boston Food Coop):
- 449 Cambridge Street, Allston, near Union Square in
Brighton/Allston, 617-787-1416. Great Deli Counter.
- 581 Mass. Ave. in Central Square, Cambridge, 661-6978
Great Deli Counter. Previously known as Cambridge Food Coop. and/or
Central Square Market.

| AEsop Store, 285 Washington Street, Somerville, 628-8030
| - Non-leather shoes & accessories.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Boston Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 1071, Cambridge, MA 02238, (617) 625-3790

Citizens to End Animal Suffering & Exploitation (CEASE)
P.O. Box 440456, Somerville, MA 02144, (617) 628-9030

For More Information:

New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS) publishes a pamphlet
titled "Vegetarian Dining in the Boston Area". Send them a dollar
and a SASE to get it. Address: 333 Washington Street, Suite 850,
Boston, MA 02108. Tel. (617) 523-6020.

Cape Cod
--------

Napi's, Provincetown
- They have quite a good menu with lots of veg selections (I seem to
remember that there are vegan selections). For the lacto-ovo crowd:
TWO THUMBS UP to a dish they call Vegetarian Steak. It's a
nut/grain/cheese thing shaped like a swiss stack and served with
vegetable gravy, potatoes and veggies. It was to DIE for.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Cape Cod Vegetarians
P.O. Box 243, Sagamore Beach, MA 02562, (508) 888-2106

Watertown
---------

Sepal, 555 Mount Auburn Street, 924 5753
- Middle-Eastern. Strongly recommended. A new place with incredibly
good baba, falafel, hommos... and if you think all falafel are
created equal, wait until you try these!! Best for take-out, with
only two small tables. They are happy to provide samples and
information about ingredients, preparations, best ways to re-heat
and serve, etc. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8pm.

Miscellaneous Vegetarian Organizations
--------------------------------------

Advocates for Animals
96 Fisher Hill Road, Cheshire, MA 01225, (413) 743-1448

Vegetarian Education Group
P.O. Box 895, Groton, MA 01450, (508) 448-0966

North Shore Vegetarians
50 Tracey Street, Peabody, MA 01960, (508) 531-6547

F.E.A.R (Friends Enforcing Animal Rights)
Apt 8B3 Bridgewater St. Coll., Bridgewater, MA 02325

Jews for Animal Rights
255 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA 01945, (617) 631-7601

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Michigan

State Vegetarian Organization:

Michigan Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 66006, Roseville, MI 48066-6006, (313) 774-1161

Ann Arbor
---------

Seva, 314 E. Liberty, 662-1111.
- Vegetarian. Excellent quality, and reasonable prices, and it is
vegan friendly too (egg and dairy clearly indicated). It is very
popular, and so reservations would be a good idea.

Almost all restaurants in Ann Arbor have substantial vegetarian
selections, and will often modify dishes to make them vegatarian.

Vegetarianism Promoting Organizations:

CHEETAH
(Caring Humans Engaged in Effort to Treat All Animals Humanely)
P.O. Box 1401, Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Washtenaw Citizens for Animal Rights
P.O. Box 2614, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, (313) 426-2492

Berrien Springs
---------------

Dairy Queen
- This Dairy Queen serves vegeburgers and veggie hotdogs.

Detroit
-------

Most restaurants in Metro Detroit are NOT vegetarian friendly;
here are some wonderful exceptions:

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Govinda's, 383 Lenox Avenue, 331-6740
-Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Pure N' Simple, 2791 Rochester Road, Troy, just north of I-75
entrance, (313) 528-0840
- Good food, big menu. Slow service, but worth the wait if you have
some time. Seventh Day Adventist. Open Sun 12-8; Mon-Thurs 11:30-8;
Fri 11:30-3; closed Saturday.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Inn Season, 500 E. 4th Street, downtown Royal Oak, (313) 547-7916
- Good food, almost all vegetarian except for a fish special. Very
popular; may have to wait on the sidewalk for 30 minutes during
peak hours (so dress warmly in winter).

Taste of Thailand, 2755 University Drive, Auburn Hills, close to I-75
entrance, (313) 373-4422
- Most Thai restaurants around Detroit have practically no vegetarian
entrees on the menu. Taste of Thailand offers most of its entrees
with the option of tofu. Food is superb. However keep in mind that

'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Sweet Lorraine's Cafe, 29101 Greenfield, Southfield, (313) 559-5985
- Has a variety of vegetarian entrees and sandwiches on the menu.
Food is creative and tasty.

Anita's Kitchen, 110 W. Maple Road, Troy, (313) 362-0680
- Middle Eastern cuisine, with many Middle Eastern vegetarian dishes,
as well as a great veggie lasagna, and, best of all, several really
good vegetarian soups.

Good Food East, 74 W. Maple Road, Troy, (313) 362-0886
- Probably the largest health food store in Metro Detroit, with a deli
which I believe is entirely vegetarian, and a small cafe area.

Lansing
-------

Hearthstone Bakery & Vegetarian Cafe, 2003 E. Michigan, (517) 485-8600
- Vegetarian restaurant. Good vegan variety. Salad bar.

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Minnesota

Minneapolis/St. Paul
--------------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Delites of India, 1123 W Lake Street
- Good food. Also sells spices, chutneys, Indian music and books.

Mud Pie, 2539 Lyndale Ave. S (near 26th), 872-9435

New Riverside Cafe, 329 Cedar Ave. S, 333-4814

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Chau's, on Washinton Avenue, 2 blocks east of U of Minn. Med School.
- Has some great vegetarian dishes. 'Hot and Spicy Mock Duck' is
highly recommended.

Lotus Vietnamese, 4 locations

Sri-Lanka Curry House, 2821 Hennepin Ave. S (near 26th), 871-2400

Sawatdee Thai Restaurant, 607 Washington Avenue S, 338-6451

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Cafe Brenda, 300 1st Ave. N, 342-9230

Village Wok, 2 locations:
Near U of Minn. Med School on Washington Avenue
In Golden Valley
- Good vegetarian entrees. Golden Valley location has a great dim
sum brunch on Sundays (but perhaps with fewer vegetarian items).

Q-cumbers, 2 locations:
7465 France Ave South, Edina
1655 West County Road B2, Roseville
- Veggie friendly (not vegan). Lots of salads.

The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka

Natural Food Stores:

The Wedge Community Co-op, 2105 Lyndale Ave. S, 871-3993

Seward Coop Grocery & Deli, 2201 Franklin Ave. E, 338-2465

Tao Natural Foods, 2200 Hennepin Ave. S, 377-4630

East Calhoun Coop, 3255 Bryant Ave. S, 827-4145

Hampden Park Foods, 928 Raymond Ave, St. Paul, 646-6686
- Coop.

Rainbow Foods, over 20 locations
- Has a pretty decent health food section.

Lakewinds, 17507 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka
(Corner of Hwy 101 and County Road 5)

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarian Information Service of Minnesota
5049 Thomas Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410, (612) 920-6412

Miscellaneous
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Vegetarian Society of Southern Minnesota
P.O. Box 1225, Mankato, MN 56002, (507) 625-4448

Vegetarian Society for EARTH
(Environment, Animal Rights, & Total Health)
721 Second Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379, (612) 252-5370

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| Mississippi
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| Jackson
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| High Noon Cafe, 4147 Northview Drive, 366-1602
| - Vegetarian cafe. All vegan Monday through Friday. Menu changes
| daily. Open Mon-Sat. *VRG

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Missouri

Overland
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Missouri Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 2345, Overland, MO 63114, (314) 429-2786

Springfield
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Springfield Community Foods, 300 N. Waverly Avenue, (417) 866-1337
(1/2 block NW of intersection of Glenstone Ave and St. Louis Street.
About 3 miles south of I-44 exit 80)
- Whole foods grocery and lunch counter. The only completely
vegetarian restaurant in town. Three creative cooks surprise and
delight me every day. Always available vegan items: brown rice with
deliciously spiced beans & huge salads with perfect dressings.
Variety of sandwiches. Daily specials such as pastas, Indian foods,
unique soups such as kombu, eggplant. Food served Mon-Fri 11:30am-
2pm, Sat 9:30am-2pm. Store open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm.

St. Louis
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Govinda's, 3926 Lindell Blvd, 535-8085
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Sunshine Inn, 8 1/2 S. Euclid Avenue, 367-1413
- Vegetarian friendly. Will substitute soy-cheese for dairy-cheese.
Slightly pricey. Closed Mon. Open Tue-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-10pm,
Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 10am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm.

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| Montana
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| Missoula
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| The Black Dog, 138 W. Broadway Street, 542-1138
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Menu changes daily. Organic ingredients used
| whenever possible. Soups, entrees, tempeh sandwiches, lentil
| burgers. Many vegan options. Full service. Open Mon-Fri for lunch
| only, Sat for lunch & dinner. *VRG

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Nebraska

Vegetarian Organizations:

Nebraska Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 30631, Lincoln, NE 68503, (402) 476-7252

Nebraska Vegetarian Society, Omaha Chapter
P.O. Box 715, Omaha, NE 68101

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Nevada

Many thanks to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern
states listings.

Las Vegas
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| Rainbow's End, 1120 E. Sahara Avenue, 737-0323
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Does not use sugar, white flour, hydrogenated
| oils, artificial ingerients, or preservatives. Vegan & macrobiotic
| options. Full service. Buffet on Sunday. Open Mon-Sun.

General Health Foods, 3661 S. Maryland Parkway
- A natural foods store that serves lunch only.

Green Goddess, 953 Sahara
- It's at the back of the Rainbow's End Natural Food store.
Supposed to have a good salad bar, and has wheatless and eggless
entrees available. I quote, "Extremely accommodating chef."

Kathy's Ranch Market, 3455 E Flamingo Road (at Pecos), 434-8115
- Grocery store with organic food and an a health food cafe. Wheat of
Meat burgers, save-the-chicken salad sandwich, vegetarian sandwiches
and salads, vegetable burrito. Organic rice and organic vegetables
when available. No preservatives. A complete natural food market
featuring organic produce, natural groceries, supplements, cruelty
free body care and cosmetics, bulk, books.

The Beach Cafe(?) in the Rio Hotel, off of flamingo and I 15
- Fruit plate (large) was quite good.

Good Asian restuarants in town:
Diamond China (Chinese) - Spring Mtn at Fashion Show Mall
Diamond Sahara (Chinese) - West Sahara ave.
Emporers Table (Chinese) - Decatur near Tropicana
Dacau (Vietnamese) - Twain near Maryland Parkway
Touch of Ginger (Vietnamese) - Maryland Pkway and Flamingo
Nippon (Japanese) - Convention Center Drive near the Stardust hotel

There are a number of Indian restuarants around town, but I've never
been impressed with any of them.

Reno
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The Blue Heron, 1091 S. Virginia Street, 786-4110
- Vegetarian restaurant. This is a pleasant place, with a mostly
organic sort of menu. The service is so laid back as to be almost
horizontal. I think the restaurant's closed on Sundays.
Virginia street is the "main" street that most of the casinos are
on--the restaurant is a mile or so south of the casinos.

Taj Mahal Restaurant, 2255 Glendale Ave, 355-9119
- Very nice lunch buffet every day except Sunday.

Sapna Indian Restaurant, 3374 Kietzke Ln, 829-1537

Mi Casa, on Second Street.
- Mexican restaurant

Vegetarian Organizations:

Sierra Vegetarian Society
15425 Fawn Lane, Reno, NV 89511, (702) 849-9566

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New Hampshire

Concord
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New Hampshire Animal Rights League
8 Hutchins Street, Concord, NH 03301, (603) 224-1361

Keene
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Country Life,15 Roxbury Street, Keene, (603) 257-3975
- Vegan restaurant. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

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New Jersey

Restaurants:

Garden of Eden, North Routh 73, Ramblewood Centre, Mt. Laurel,
(609) 778-1971
- Vegetarian restaurant. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch.

Park and Orchard, in East Rutherford
- Vegetarian-friendly? Gourmet. Voted as the best restaurant in
Northern New Jersey by readers of New Jersey Magazine.

Vegetarian Organizations:

American Vegan Society

P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, (609) 694-2887

Animals Need You Kindness Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 65, West New York, NJ 07093

Vegetarian Society of South Jersey
P.O. Box 272, Marlton, NJ 08053, (609) 983-3964

Jersey Shore Vegetarian Network
908 Richmond Avenue, Pointe Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742, (908) 892-3588

Universal Symbol Committee/Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club
17 Drexel Hill Drive, Kendall Park, NJ 08824

Central New Jersey Jewish Vegetarians
256 Handy Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Clergy & Friends for Animals & Earth
P.O. Box 1376, Summit, NJ 07902, (908) 273-7762

Beaver Defenders
P.O. Box 765, Newfield, NJ 08344
- Newsletter for 6-13 yr olds, a compassionate version of Ranger Rick.

New Jersey Animal Rights Association (NJARA)
PO Box 174, Englishtown, NJ 07726

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New Mexico

Vegetarian Society of New Mexico
HC #30, P.O. Box 369, Mesilla Park, NM 88047, (505) 524-7849

Santa Fe
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Thanks to Patricia Rathbone & the Sangre de Cristo Animal
Protection, Inc., of Santa Fe for the following listings.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Healthy David's, 418 Cerillos Road 982-4147
- Totaly vegetarian, mostly vegan.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Becker's Delicatessan, 403 Guadalupe, 988-2423
- Vegetable soups, nut burgers.

Chicken Express, 315 Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-9888
- 50% of menu is vegetarian; environmentally-friendly.

Julian's, 221 Shelby 988-2355
- 40% of menu is vegetarian.

Natural Cafe, 1494 Cerillos Road, 983-1411

Wild Oats Market Deli, 2 locations:
1090 St. Francis Drive, 983-5333
on Cerillos Road close to I-25

Asian:
Fortune Cookie
Hunan Chinese Restaurant
Karen's Asian Cafe
Peking Palace
Shohko Cafe
Star of Siam
Szechwan Chinese Cuisine
Yin Yang

East Indian:
Delhi Palace
India Palace

Italian:
Como's
La Traviata
Tony's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Mexican and Spanish:
Baja Tacos
The Burrito Company
Casa Margarita
Casa Sena
Cordelia's
Don Jose's
Diego's
El Comal
El Farol
Guadalupe Cafe
Jackalope Cafe
La Plazuela
Maria Ysabel
Molly's Kitchen & Lounge
Pepper's
Tapas Papa Frita
Tia Sophia's
Tomasita's Cafe
Tortilla Flats

Variety:
Alfredo's
The Atrium
Aztec Cafe
Carlos's Gosp'l Cafe
Celebrations Restaurant
423
How On Earth Deli
Mucho the Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe
The Noon Whistle
Manana the Restaurant
O.J. Sarah's
Ore House on the Plaza
Palace Restaurant
Pasqual's
Patis CorBae Bakery & Cafe
Plaza Cafe
Santa Fe Gourmet
Toushie's
Zia Diner

Organizations:

Sangre de Cristo Animal Protection, Inc.

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New York

Albany
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Dahlia's, 858 Madison Ave, (518) 482-0931
- Vegetarian restaurant. International gourmet including pasta pesto,
falafel, enchiladas, gado gado. Casual dining.

Ithaca
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Thanks to Judith Underwood (un...@cs.cornell.edu) for supplying the
section on Ithaca.

Generally a very good place for vegetarians. Few restaurants have
nothing vegetarian on the menu, though some Chinese places have little
more than mixed vegetables and vegetable chow mein.

Vegetarian restaurants:

ABC Cafe, 308 Stewart Ave, (607) 277-4770
- Different ethnic/theme dinner specials every night.

Cabbagetown Cafe, 404 Eddy St., (607) 273-2847
- One of the best. Mexican and middle eastern food. Vegan friendly.

Vegetarian friendly:

Aladdins Natural Eatery, 100 Dryden Road (607) 273-5000
- Middle eastern food.

Collegetown Bagels, 413 College Ave, (607) 273-9655
- Has a good salad bar, usually at least one vegetarian hot entree.
Another location at 203 N Aurora only has bagels and bagel
sandwiches.

The Chariot, 420 Eddy St, (607) 273-0081
The Nines, 311 College Ave, (607) 272-1888
- Pizza etc. Chariot is very flexible about their menu -- if they can
put it together in the kitchen, they'll serve it. The Nines is run
by the same people but I have less personal experience with it.

Joe's Restaurant, 602 W Buffalo, (607) 273-2693
Little Joe's, 410 Eddy, (607) 273-2771
- Italian. Several choices of vegetarian sauces for pasta, including a
very nice pesto. LOTS of food. Moderately priced. Packed on
weekends.

Just a Taste, 116 N Aurora, (607) 277-9463
- Wine and tapas bar. Many options for tapas (appetizer sized dishes
-- make a meal from two or three), fewer for entrees. Good spinach
salad.

Moosewood, Dewitt Mall, (607) 273-9610
- Of the Moosewood cookbooks fame. Not in the vegetarian restaurant
category because they serve fish. Overrated in my opinion --
Cabbagetown is better and cheaper.

Sangam, 424 Eddy, (607) 273-1006
- Northern Indian. Lunch buffet with at least two vegetarian main
dishes.

Thai Cuisine, 501 S Meadow St, (607) 273-2031
- Good selection of vegetarian dishes, moderately formal, extremely
tasty food. Hot dishes can be made with varying degrees of hotness;
the "medium" level is about the hottest food I can stand.

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Natural food stores:

Greenstar Co-op, 701 W Buffalo, (607) 273-9392
- Non-members can shop but pay extra.

Oasis Natural Grocery, Dewitt Mall, (607) 273-8213
- Grocery, bakery, deli, organic vegetables. Book section.

New York City
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Angelica Kitchen, 300 East 12th St, (212) 228-2909
- Vegan restaurant. At any time, 95% of its 260 ingredients are
organic. Excellent food.

Zen Palate, 2 locations:
400 W. 46th St, (212) 582-1669 (more formal)
On 9th Avenue. (less elegant, better dishes)
- Vegetarian restaurant. Ellegant. Very clean. Specialties include
mock meats of the asian variety, eg: pressed smoked tofu as ham.
An emphasis on low fat. Excellent fried dumplings. Reservations
required.

Annam Brahma, 84-43 164th Street (Queens), 523-2600
- Huge selection, everything is excellent. Won award
for best vegetarian restaurant in Queens.

Living Springs, 116 E. 60th, (212) 319-7850
- Vegetarian restaurant. (7th Day Adventist? Vegan?) Features the kind
of food your mother would have made had she been a vegetarian.
Friendly atmosphere. Children welcome. Closed Monday night, Friday
night, and Saturday.

Smile of the Beyond, 86-14 Parsons Blvd. (Queens), 739-7453
- Luncheonette, for breakfast and lunch only.
Excellent food. People call it the "Smile".

Madras Woodland, 308 E. 49th Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave) 759-2528
- Vegetarian South Indian. Excellent.

Metro Lifestyle Ministries, 116 East 60th Street, (212) 319-7850

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Temple in the Village, in Greenwich Village
- Cafateria-style. Excellent macrobiotic & vegetarian food.

Gourmet Cafe, Brooklyn
- Kosher vegetarian. They have great soups, chopped vegetarian liver,
stuffed cabbage and chicken-like schnitzel.

Vegetarian Paradise, Manhattan
- Chinese vegetarian.

House of Vegetarian, 68 Mott Street, (212) 226-6572
- Chinese vegetarian?

3 Chefs Chinese Restaurant, 242 W. 56th Street, between 8th and
Broadway, (212) 586-3666

Pumpkin Eater, upper West side

Mana, upper West side

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Afghan Kebab House, 764 9th Avenue (between 51st & 52nd). 307-1612
- Not vegetaraian but has a vegetarian section of the menu.

Topaz, 127 W. 56th St, (212) 957-8020
- Thai with a wide assortment of vegetarian dishes.

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Vegetarian Food Distributors:

Super Elephant Inc, 35-30B Farrington Street, Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 353-5090, Fax: (718) 359-3882.
- Distributor of Asian vegetarian mock meats. (Vegetarian ham,
chicken, hot dogs, etc.)

Vegetarian Organizations:

New York Vegan Society
63-09 108th Street, Apt 3A, Forest Hills, NY 11375, (718) 997-0314

Vegetarian Society of New York
P.O. Box 1518, New York, NY 10028, (212) 535-9385

Island Vegetarians
P.O. Box 1146, Huntington, NY 11743-0660, (516) 543-8350

Afro-American Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 46, Colonial Park Station, New York, NY 10039

Afrikan Wholistic Network
P.O. Box 881, New York, NY 10035

Coalition to Liberate Animals Worldwide (CLAW)
P.O. Box 81, Staten Island, NY 10312, (718) 317-5303

Vegan Society of Queens
150-39 75th Avenue, #2A, Flushing, NY 11367, (718) 263-7160

Women & Animals Activist Archive/Vegetarian Activist Collective
184 Seeley Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218, (718) 435-3998

Feminists for Animal Rights
P.O. Box 964 Cathedral Station, New York, NY 10025, (212) 866-6422

Oneonta
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In the "small" town of Oneonta there are about 20 pizza joints where
you have no problem ordering pizza sans cheese.

They have one restaurant that (used to be exclusively) serves
vegetarian and vegan meals (I had scrambled tofu w/whole wheat toast
and home fries for breakfast the other day). This place is ALWAYS
packed.

There are restaurants that cater to a vegetarian clientelle, and
rarely look askance when you ask for something sans meat or query them
about the soup stock, etc. I was at one place a few weeks ago and
happen to be an acquaintance of the manager. I told him that the
dinner menu needed more vegetarian, low-fat (not cheese laden) meals.
The salad bar is excellent there, so at least that's something. He
said they tried a veggie burger at lunch, and it was wildly
successful, so they are going to add things to their dinner menu as
well.

Rochester
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BTB (Blessed Thistle Bakery), 1?? University Avenue
- Vegetarian. Has a small cafe that is pretty good. The bread is
excellent!

Aladdin's, on Monroe
- Middle-Eastern. Falafel, etc.

Oscar's, Monroe Ave. near Goodman
- Though the last time I recommended this place, they had a Hepatitis
alert!!

Hong Kong, on Alexander St. between Park and East
- Will make almost any dish vegetarian. Moo Shu No-Pork is very good.
Chinese Vegetable with Garlic Sauce is my all time favorite.

Alexi's, on Monroe near Aladdin's
- Excellent Veg Pizza and Pasta.

Alvin Ord's, on Monroe across from Aladdin's
- Excellent Veg Sandwich. Tofu burgers.

Big Apple, Park Ave. btwn Culver & Berkley
- Some excellent veg dishes. Great atmosphere, a little expensive.

Thai Taste, Mt. Hope plaza
- _Cheap_ food. They'll do most of their dishes vegetarian on request.

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Raj Mahal, corner of Monroe and Alexander

Wildseeds Bookstore and Cafe, 7?? University Avenue
- Not a huge selection but pretty good.

Hmm. I wonder if the Dunkin' Donuts in Brighton, NY (Rochester, NY)
does things in a special way? They're certified kosher.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Rochester Area Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 20185, Rochester, NY 14602, (716) 381-2208

Syracuse
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It has been extremely frustrating trying to eat vegetarian in
Syracuse. Eating out is a real problem. I am not all that crazy about
salad and I have been actually lectured by people when I ask for
things that are not specifically on the menu. The two Mexican joints I
have tried both appear to put bacon in their beans. It is REALLY
difficult to find Italian foods here that are not laden with cheese
and/or meat.

However...

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Cafe Margeaux, 317 West Fayette Street, 472-5498
- Very good, if somewhat expensive. In yuppie area of downtown. Large
menu. Many vegan dishes. Good soup. Good stuffed squash. Mediocre
salad bar.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Syracuse University for Animal Rights
126 Schine Center, 303 University Place, Syracuse, NY 13210,
(315) 425-9362

Miscellaneous
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North American Vegetarian Society

P.O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329

- Membership $18/yr -- Receive: The Vegetarian Voice

Hudson Valley Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 289, Stony Point, NY 10980, (914) 429-1071

Adirondack Foothills Vegetarian Society
RD1 Box 651, Cold Brook, NY 13324, (315) 826-7405

Binghamton Area Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 614, Vestal, NY 13850, (607) 757-9463

Corning Area Vegetarian Society
27 Split Rail, Painted Post, NY 14870, (607) 936-1239

Bay Club Vegetarian Society
2 Bay Club Drive, Suite 6F, Bayside, NY 11360, (718) 961-4268

Jewish Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 144, Hurleyville, NY 12747, (914) 434-6335

| Farm Sanctuary
| P.O. Box 150, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, (607) 583-2225

Animal Rights Action League
P.O. Box 1323, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 587-6742

Association of Vegetarian Dietiticians & Nutrition Educators
(VEGEDINE)
3674 Cronk Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865, (607) 535-6089

Animal Rights Advocates of Western New York (ARAWNY)
P.O. Box 475, Amherst, NY 14226

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North Carolina

Triangle Area Vegetarian Organizations:

Triangle Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 61069, Durham, NC 27705-1069
Tel: Raleigh: 834-4793 Lisa Finlay
Durham: 471-4453 Bill
Chapel Hill: 942-3280 Laurie
E-Mail: t...@aren.org
- Sponsor potlucks and vegetarian dinner outings.

There's a small but active PETA group in the area.

The Hare Krishnas have a free vegetarian dinner on Thursday nights
from 5pm-7pm at Duke's East Campus (near tennis courts and general
administration building.

Chapel Hill / Carrboro
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Pyewacket, 431 W. Franklin Street, 929-0297
- "Nouveau" again. $8-15.

Penquin's Cafe, between Franklin St. and 15/550 in a mall
- Cafeteria style. Always have vegetarian options. Okay.

Columbia Street Bakery
- Casual vegetarian food w/ music many evenings.

Hardback Cafe
- Some vegetarian sandwiches.

Oriental Garden
- Chinese and Thai.

Passage to India, 1301 E. Franklin, 967-6622
- Indian.

Cucina Rustica, 143 W. Franklin Street (lower level Univ. Square),
929-3999
- "Multi-ethnic cuisine from the Mediterranean, all moderately
priced", "a World Class Cafe and Tapas Bar".

Margaret's Rock & Roll Cafe, 506 W. Franklin Street, 942-4745
- Owned by Jon Noyes (built Frank Zappa's P.A. in 1974, did sound
for James Brown, XTC, and Wayne Newton, and has built a stage at
the Restaurant for live music) & Margaret Lundy (the chef; grew up
in Arizona cooking Mexican). 1400 sq.ft. Has a 30 foot pterodactyl
hanging from ceiling! Bright colors on walls. Crayons for kids.
All furniture handmade by Jon. All side dishes, and some main
dishes, are vegetarian. Nachos, fries, hommus, lasagna, enchiladas,
salads, sandwiches. Open 5pm-9pm/10pm for dinner, Sat noon-9pm.
Live bands Fri,Sat night till 3:30am!

Sunshine Cafe, 102 E. Main St. (Carrboro), 968-0708

Weaver Street Market, downtown Carrboro by Carr Mill Mall
- Food counter with vegetarian options.

Durham
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Anotherthyme, 109 N. Gregson Street (next to Brightleaf Square),
682-5225
- Assorted "nouveau" foods. $8-15. Open for lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-
2:30pm, supper Mon-Thurs 6pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm, & Sun 6pm-9pm.
Late night menu 11pm-1am daily. Jazz on Thurs and Sat nights
10:30pm-1:30am. Phone for reservations.

7th Street
- Heartier "nouveau" foods. $7-13.

Suman's Indian Take-Out, 2300 Chapel Hill Road, 493-9369
close to Duke & S.Sqr Mall
- Open for lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm, dinner Sun-Thurs 5pm-9pm, Fri-
Sat 5pm-9:30pm.

Yoko's Grill
- Japanese. Have vegan, vegetarian, & macrobiotic items. $7-10.

Marco Polo, between Durham & Chapel Hill
- Italian-Chinese.

El Rodeo, in Brightleaf Square
- Mexican.

Ninth Street Bakery
- Casual vegetarian food with music many evenings.

Pizza Inn, 2 locations:
3906 Duke Street, 471-1575
3648 Chapel Hill Blvd, 489-9109
- Buffet 11am-2pm (NY Style Pizza, Chicago Pan, original thin, salad
bar, soup, dessert stromboli, bread sticks, "pizzert") $3.99.
Mon-Wed night buffet $4.18.

Raleigh / Cary
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Irregardless Cafe, 901 W. Morgan Street, 833-8898
- Phone 833-9920 to hear menu for the day recording. Hands-down winner
year after year in the local surveys of vegetarian food. Chef Arthur
Gordon puts a huge emphasis on using the freshest ingredients
available, and thus the menu is different every night. The
atmosphere is casual, but nice, and the close seating has a real
feel of community. Good wine selection, locally roasted coffee and
the most EVIL desserts you have ever tasted. I cannot say enough
good about this restaurant. It is located near the NC State campus.
Ask anybody for directions to Charlie Goodnight's Comedy Club and
you will find the Irregardless right next door. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Darryl's, next to NCSU on Hillsborough

Easy Street, 119 E. Hargett Street (Moore Square district), 755-0404
- Vegetarian specialties. Live music and art. Open 5pm-midnight.

Yamazushi, RTP on 54, Durham on 54
- Vegetable tempura and vegetarian sushi!

Rathskeller, Hillsborough St. across from NCSU
- Large vegetarian selection. Some vegan dishes. The best tofu dish
I've ever had: grilled tofu w/ asparagus! Wow!

Bombay Grille, 6026 Falls of Neuse Road in N.Ridge Shopping Center,
872-3148
- North Indian. Tandoori charcoal clay ovens. Open daily 11:30am-
2:30pm & 5:30pm-10:30pm. Mystical guitar music Fri evenings.
Egyptian belly dancing Sat nights. Will cater.

Epicurean Gardens, Atlantic Avenue & Springforest Road, 878-7735
- Vegetarian dishes. Claim to use no additives, preservatives, or
anything artificial. 100-item salad bar: "endless gourmet buffet
bar" $6.95 lunch, 9.95 dinner.

Dalat, in shopping center across Mission Valley Inn near McKimmon
Center
- Vietnamese. Some vegetarian dishes.

Nur Grocery & Deli, near Record Exchange in Mission Valley Mall
- Middle-Eastern food. Pretty good falafel, good baklava.

Soup Exchange, North Raleigh
- All you can eat salad bar, soup, fruit, dessert.

Bombay Grille, North Raleigh
- Indian

TGIFridays, North Raleigh
- Pastas, veggie burgers, salads.

Gaulart & Maliclet French Cafe, 957 N. Harrison Avenue, 469-2288
- Almost always one if not more vegetarian soups, steamed veggies,
pizza baguette, salads, etc. Lots of vegatarian options. Half the
staff is vegetarian. Open Mon for lunch, Tue-Sat lunch & dinner.

Other
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Regulator Cafe, nearby Hillsborough
- There's supposedly an excellent line of vegetarian sauces called
Wizard's.

Sahara, 15 W. Salisbury Street, Pittsboro
- Middle Eastern. Open Mon-Sat 11am-2pm & Tue-Sat 6pm-9pm.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Western North Carolina Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 368, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Vegetarian Society of the Lower Cape Fear
P.O. Box 3411, Wilmington, NC 28406, (919) 791-4907

Very Vegetarian Society
620 Bellview, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, (919) 765-2614

Mecklenberg Vegetarian Association
7302 Lancashire Drive, Charlotte, NC 28227, (704) 545-3796

North Carolina Network for Animals
P.O. Box 3551, Gastonia, NC 28053, (704) 865-4788

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| North Dakota
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| Bismarck
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|
| Green Earth Cafe, 208 E. Broadway, 223-8646
| - Vegetarian-friendly cafe. Daily vegetarian specials. Open Mon-Thu
| for lunch, Fri-Sat for lunch & dinner. *VRG

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Ohio

Cincinnati
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Everything Vegan, 2037 Madison Road, 321-6227
- All vegan grocery. Will deliver to local hotels.

Ulysses Whole World Foods, 350 Ludlow Avenue, Clifton (near U of C),
281-5050
- Vegan.

Chin Dynasty, 4609 Vine Street, St. Bernard, 641-2888
- Solid vegetarian menu.

Alpha, 204 W. McMillan, Clifton (near U of C), 281-6559
- Natural foods with macrobiotic on request.

The Choice Is Yours, 825 Delta Avenue, Mt. Lookout, 871-8680
- Natural foods restaurant and store.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Clifton Natural Foods, 207 W. McMillan, Clifton (near U of C),
651-5288
- Grocery with vegetarian deli.

Jerusalem Cafe, 235 W. McMillan, Clifton (near U of C), 241-2323
- Middle Eastern.

New World, 347 Ludlow Avenue, Clifton (near U of C), 861-1101
- Middle Eastern with macrobiotic specials.

Mayura, 3201 Jefferson Avenue, Clifton (near Zoo), 221-7125
- Good Indian.

Mullane's Parkside Cafe, 723 Race, downtown, 381-1331
- American menu with vegetarian options.

Arnold's, 210 E. 8th Street, downtown, 421-6234
- American menu with some vegetarian entrees. Neat ambiance.

Bacchus, 1401 Elm Street, 421-8314
- International menu. Call and ask which Elm Street!

Taco Casa, 318 New (between Sycamore & Broadway, S of 7th), downtown,
381-3111
- Mexican with vegetarian re-fried beans.

Myra's Dionysus, 121 Calhoun, Clifton (near U of C), 961-1578

Natural Foods Stores:

Everything Vegan, 2037 Madison Road, 321-6227
Ulysses Whole World Foods, 350 Ludlow Avenue, Clifton (near U of C),
281-5050
Alpha, 204 W. McMillan, Clifton (near U of C), 281-6559
The Choice Is Yours, 825 Delta Avenue, Mt. Lookout, 871-8680
Goodness Within, 4506 Bridgetown Road, 574-6097
Clifton Natural Foods, 207 W. McMillan, Clifton, 651-5288

Vegetarian Organizations:

Cincinnati Vegetarian Resource Group
PO Box 31455, Cincinnati, OH 45231, (513) 542-6810

Cleveland
---------

Network for Ohio Animal Action
P.O. Box 21004, Cleveland, OH 44121, (216) 321-6222

Columbus
--------

King Avenue Coffeehouse, 247 King Ave, just south of OSU campus,
294-8287
- Vegetarian restaurant. Mostly vegan. Huge selection of teas &
| coffees. Traditional, contemporary, and ethnic recipes. Wide menu.
| Organic ingredients. Art exhibits. European atmosphere. Wonderful
| place.

| Whole World Bakery, on North High Street, Clintonville
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Almost entirely vegetarian. Everything here is
| fabulous. Wonderful soups, whole wheat pizzas, lots of tofu based
| items. Their brocolli burger is terrific. Closed Mondays.

Taj Mahal, on North High Street, a few blocks north of OSU campus.
- Indian.

Dehli Palace, on North High Street, a few blocks north of OSU campus.
- Indian.

Firdous, on North High Street, a few blocks north of OSU campus.
- Middle Eastern. Good, cheap food.

| Sinbad's, corner of North High & Duncan
| - Middle Eastern. Good selection.

The Dell, downtown
- Tapas bar with good eats.

North Market
- Indoors (in an old quanset hut). There is a natural foods store
(Northwest Natural Foods), several coops, short-order counters, a
baker, several local & organic produce stands, etc.

Ohio State University Vegetarian Society
Ohio Union Business Office, 1739 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

Dayton
------

Vegetarian Society of the Greater Dayton Area
P.O. Box 404, Englewood, OH 45322, (513) 429-9163

Toledo
------

Vegetarian Society of Toledo & Northwest Ohio
2655 Calverton Road, Toledo, OH 43607, (419) 536-4073

Miscellaneous
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Vegetarians of the Greater Youngstown Area
1631 Price Road, Youngstown, OH 44509, (216) 799-7237

Vegetarian Club of Canton
P.O. Box 9079, Canton, OH 44711, (216) 456-8733

Vegetarian Society of Northeast Ohio
Good Earth Market, 26 W. Main, Norwalk, OH 44857, (419) 668-6596

Norfolk Vegetarian Society
c/o Don Mossman, 50 E. Main St, Norfolk, OH 44857

Vegetarian Connection
4826 Ridgebury Boulevard, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, (216) 381-1385

Fit for Life Study Group
12521 Indian Hollow Road, Grafton, OH 44044, (216) 458-5551

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Oklahoma

| Norman
| ------
|
| Love Light, 529 Buchanan Street, 364-2073
| - Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Best vegetarian selection in town.
| Bright airy atmosphere. Patio dining. Sandwiches, salads. Vegan
| options. Counter service. Open Mon-Sun. *VRG
|
| The Earth Natural Foods & Deli, 309 S. Flood Street, 364-3551
| - Natural foods store with take-out deli. No seating available. Open
| Mon-Sun. *VRG

Oklahoma City
-------------

| The Earth Natural Foods & Deli, 1101 NW 49th Street, 840-0502
| - Natural foods store with deli. Many vegetarian selections. Open
| Mon-Sun. *VRG

Vegetarians of Oklahoma City
c/o Carolyn McGarraugh, 7724 NW 20, Bethany, OK 73008, (405) 789-3506

Vegetarians for Life
409 NW 33rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, (405) 524-7989

Mark Wisdom

unread,

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Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/usa3
Last-modified: 14 Nov 1993

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

USA3
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USA part 3
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|
| Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <cor...@bechtel.colorado.edu>

| Washington state: Phil Hughes <fo...@fylz.com>

| Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>
|
|
| Many thanks to Andrea Shettle for providing lots of help with the USA
| listings.
|
| Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
| _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
| and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
| Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (301) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
| info compiled by Sally Clinton and Deborah Wasserman, published by
| Avery Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.

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Oregon

Ashland
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Northern Lights
- Vegan? (Vegetarian in any case) restaurant.

Astoria
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The Columbian Cafe
- Vegetarian restaurant. Cheap. Great owner.

Beaverton
---------

McMenamin's Pub, Cedar Hills and Jenkins
- Vegetarian-friendly. Always has great vegetarian selections,
including Spicy Tofu Burritos, Pasta with Black Beans, Salsa and
Peanuts, and Paul's Famous Stirfry. And to top it off the entire Pub
is non-smoking!

Bend
----

Central Oregon Friends of EarthSave
2119 NW Cascade View Drive, Bend, OR 97701, (503) 388-6806

Corvallis
---------

Nearly Normal's, across from the Clodfelter's pub just off of Monroe.
- Vegetarian restaurant. No vegan selections.

First Alternative, south of town on highway 99.
- Food coop with organic produce.

Corvallis Vegetarians
145 NW 16th Street, #303, Corvallis Plaza Apartments
Corvallis, OR 97330, (503) 753-2265
- Vegetarian Organization.

Eugene
------

Govinda's, 4?? W. 7th (right across from the WoW hall)

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Mekala's, Fifth Street Public Market
- Vegetarian-friendly. Thai restaurant. Has a vegetarian menu.

Portland
--------

Many thanks to Therese Baumberger for supplying much of the
information used in the Portland listings.

Seems pretty much anywhere you go in Portland you'll find veggie
food on the menu!

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Marco's, off Multnomah Blvd.
- One of Portland's top 3 vegetarian restaurants.

Song of the Rose, 1328 NW 23rd, 224-0863
- Pretty good, but a bit pricey. Lunch and dinner on weekends.

Baba Roots, 1429 SE 37th
- Vegan. Very good, fresh foods, interesting and beautiful
presentation, moderately priced. Good veggie sushi.

The Daily Grind, 4026 SE Hawthorne, 233-5521
- It also has a natural food store and six blocks west of Hawthorne
there are lots of "neat stores". Mixed reviews - one contributor
says this place is boring but cheap, another says it's wonderful
and the food is "out of this world"

Portland Adventist Medical Center
- Food is pretty good. Limited hours.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Old Wives Tale, 1300 E. Burnside, 238-0470
- Run by a women's collective. Great for families. Has playroom for
kids. Has a lot of veggie (new age) food.

Vinnies, 824 SW 1st, downtown, 222-9818
- Has a vegan chef and a 'veggie' menu.

Indigine, 3723 SE Division, 238-1470
- One of the best restaurants in the NW.

Cup and Saucer Cafe, 3566 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 236-6001

Hands On Cafe, 8245 NW Barnes, 297-1480
- Very good for lunch.

Happy Bowl, 937 SW 5th, 223-0809
- Has some good offerings. Takeout.

Ethiopian:
Jarra's Ethiopian, 1435 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 230-8990
- Pyrocuisine. HOT food!

Indian:
India House, 1038 SW Morrison, 274-1017
- Excellent lunch buffet.
Kashmir, 1705 NE Couch, 238-3934
- North Indian & Pakistani
Plainfields Mayur, 852 NW 21st, 223-5517
- Spendy but Worth It. Best Indian food in Portland.
Swagat Indian Restaurant, 4325 SW 109th, Beaverton, 626-3000

Japanese:
Mr. Moto, NW 21st at (Davis?), west side of street, small walk down,
no phone.
- Cheap Japanese box food.

Mexican:
Macheezmo Mouse, several locations:
723 SW Salmon, 228-3491
3553 SE Hawthorne, 232-6558
811 NW 23, 274-0500
Pioneer Place, 700 SW 5th
10719 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, next to Target.
- Best quick and healthy Mexican (Mayan) restaurant. Some think it's
weird.
Bullring NW, 2 locations:
1900 NW 27th, 274-4096
2627 SE 82nd, 775-2855
- Mild mexican.
Santa Fe Taqueria, 831 NW 23rd, 220-0406
Mayas Taqueria, 1000 SW Morrison, 226-1946
Casa-U-Betcha, 2 locations:
612 NW 21st, 222-4833
1700 NE Broadway, 282-4554
- Funky Mexican. Over-priced.
Taco Time
- Fast food. Better than Taco Bell. Vege-burrito contains beans, rice,
lettuce, tomato, olives, sunflower seeds, cheese & sour cream on a
whole wheat tortilla.

Middle-Eastern:
Al-Amir, 223 SW Stark, 274-0010
- Lebanese. Excellent food.

Oriental:
Chin Yen, 28th and NE Burnside
Yen Ha, 8640 SW Canyon Road, Beaverton. (Vietnamese)

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Bangkok Kitchen, 2534 SE Belmont, 236-7349
Tara Thai House, 4545 Watson, Beaverton, 626-7258
The Saigon Kitchen, 835 NE Broadway (Vietnamese/Thai)

Pubs:
McMenamin's Pub, many locations (16?), 4 of which are:
Ram's Head, 2282 NW Hoyt & 23rd, 221-0098
Blue Moon Tavern, 432 NW 21st & Glisan, 223-3184
Mission Theatre and Pub, 1624 NW Glisan, 223-4031
Edgefield Theatre and Pub, 2126 SW Halsey, Gresham (off 84), 669-8610
- Pubs with great beer and vege burgers! They have other vegetarian
selections at times.
Bridgeport BrewPub, 1313 NW Marshall, 241-7179
Moloch/Heathman Bakery & Pub, 901 SW Salmon, 227-5700.
- Excellent bread, pizza and more
Portland Brewing Co., 1339 NW Flanders, 222-7150

Natural Food Stores:

Nature's Fresh Northwest, 4000 SW 117th (Beaverton 1.0 mi), 646-3824
- Best natural grocery, also deli.

Food Front, 2375 SW Thurman, 222-5658
- Grocery deli.

Miscellaneous:

Powell's City of Books, 1005 West Burnside, downtown
- If you like bookstores at all, be 100% sure to go here.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Portland Vegetarians
P.O. Box 19521, Portland, OR 97219, (503) 223-5596

Salem
-----

Salem Vegetarians, Salem
1930 Hampden Lane, NE, Trailor 16, Salem, OR 97305

Sandy
-----

Elusive Trout Pub, 39333 Proctor Blvd, Sandy, (503) 668-7884
- Vegetarian-friendly. Good beer, big food for cheap. Great soups.

Tillamook
---------

Art-Space, on Rt 101 north of Tillamook
- Vegetarian-friendly. Mid-price. Gallery.

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia
------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Govinda's, South Street west of Broad Street (new location), 829-0077
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Buffet. Pay by weight or $12.95
for all you can eat. Good food, though buffet selection is small for
the price. Great homemade bread. Friendly.

Singapore Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant(?), on Race Street between
10th and 11th, Chinatown
- We had one of the best vegetarian meals ever. The resaurant has
copied a regular Chinese menu, but substituted ALL the meat with
TVP, wheat gluten, etc. Dim sum items. Friendly owner. Great food,
quality, service, surroundings.
- I dislike this restaurant because the menu only has typical Chinese
restaurant dishes with TVP substituted for meat. There are no
creative vegetarian dishes.

1010 Cherry Street, 10th & Cherry, betw Arch & Race
- Chinese Kosher vegetarian restaurant. Serves some gourmet fare.
Delicious Sesame Lemon "Beef," Watercress with Tofu Soup. Have
blintzes.

Harmony, 9th & Arch, in Chinatown
- Chinese vegetarian restaurant.

There is a kosher Chinese vegetarian restaurant in the North-East of
Philadelphia.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

New Delhi, (I think that it is located at Walnut & 42nd (!!)).
- Indian restaurant with buffet lunches and dinners which comprise of
a good number of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. The food is
very good. If you don't like spicy food, then stay away.

Taco House, 12th & Pine
- Not too fancy, just basic cheap vegetarian student food.

Afreeya's, on Germantown Avenue in the Germantown section
- African. Very good. Specialize in raw vegetarian foods.

SouthEast Chinese Restaurant, 10th & Arch Street
- Has full variety of mock-meat (seitan) as well as `normal'
vegetarian food.

Sala Thai, at 5th and Bainbridge
- Has a very tasty vegetarian menu.

Nice falafel place near South Street.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarians of Philadelphia
P.O. Box 24353, Philadelphia, PA 19120, (215) 276-3198

Pennsylvania Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
P.O. Box 28599, Philadelphia, PA 19149, (215) 332-PAWS

Pittsburgh
----------

Pittsburgh Vegetarian Society
106 Cobb Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, (412) 922-1329

Animal Advocates, Inc.
P.O. Box 6887, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, (412) 321-9606

Miscellaneous
-------------

Natural Food Stores:

Briggs Bulk Foods, P.O. Box 290, Rt. 53, Baker Hall, Madera,
PA 16661-0290, (814) 378-8916
- Natural/organic foods.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarian Society of Central Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 11066, State College, PA 16805, (814) 238-2239

Vegetarian Society of Northeast Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 1724, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, (717) 825-3069
P.O. Box 139, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, (717) 586-3130

Alleghany Foothills Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 1233, Indiana, PA 15701, (412) 349-2192

Lehigh Valley Vegetarian Club
P.O. Box 3072, Allentown, PA 18106, (215) 437-3278

The Happy Vegetarian's Society
RD 1 Box 456, Barto, PA 19504, (215) 845-8289

Vegetarian Education Network (VE*Net)
P.O. Box 3347, West Chester, PA 19381, (717) 529-8638

- Membership $10/yr -- Receive: HOE! (How on Earth!), a publication
for teen vegetarians.

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Rhode Island

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Hot Pockets, near campus, Providence
- Middle Eastern store which sells really good falafel. Open until
1am, later on weekends.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Rhode Island Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 716, N. Scituate, RI 02857

Rhode Island Animal Rights Coalition
P.O. Box 28514, Providence, RI 02908, (401) 783-1574

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South Carolina

South Carolina Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 1093, Lexington, SC 29072, (803) 957-8155

Greenville Vegetarian Association
10 Terramont Drive, Greenville, SC 29615

Kindred Spirits Vegetarian Collective
1914 Huntington Place, Rock Hill, SC 29732, (803) 328-5977

Charleston
----------

Angelfish, 520 Folly Road, James Island, 762-4722
- Vegetarian restaurant. Unique decor. Full service. About 15 minutes
from the city (considering traffic etc.)

| ______________________________________________________________________
| South Dakota
|
|
| Yankton
| -------
|
| Body Guard, 2101 Broadway Mall, 665-3482
| - Natural foods bakery. Open Mon-Sun. *VRG

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Tennessee

Tennessee Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 854, Knoxville, TN 37901, (800) EAT-VEGE

East Tennessee Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 1974, Knoxville, TN 37901, (615) 522-5555

Chattanooga
-----------

Country Life, 2748 Ringgold Road, (615) 622-2451

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Ethridge
--------

Nature's Nuggets, 559 Brace S'town Road, 829-2895
- Natural foods store.

Lawrenceburg
------------

Nature's Nuggets, 1011 W. Gaines Street (Hwy 64), 762-2895
- Natural foods store. Sells Emes vegetarian marshmellows.

Memphis
-------

Country Life, 103 N. Main Street, (901) 526-4590

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Nashville
---------

Country Life, 1917 Division Street, (615) 327-3695

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Slice of Life Restaurant and Bakery
- Have spinach lasagna and sugar free desserts.

| Natural Foods Stores:

| Sunshine Grocery, on Belmont Blvd
| - Plenty of homemade vegetarian foods, desserts, drinks. Books. My
| favorite store.

Savannah
--------

Gina's Country Health Vegan Shoppe, 1315 Wayne Road (Hwy 64),
(901) 925-7220, home 925-7302
- Small vegan restaurant, food & book store. Excellent food at
great prices. She seems to make everything from scratch: bread,
gluten, etc. Gina's a very friendly person. Don't miss this place
if you're near town.

Summertown
----------

The Farm, 156 Drakes Lane, (615) 964-3574
- An ex-vegetarian-hippie-commune located on 3 square miles of land
just outside of Summertown. They call themselves a cooperative
nondenominational religious community. Among the businesses located
on The Farm is 'The Store' which is a small store that sells
vegetarian food, tie-dyed t-shirts, and non-vegetarian marshmellows
(the only non-vegetarian item I could find). Also located on The
Farm is a soy dairy, but there are no restaurants or other places
where one can get a meal. You can stay at their campground for $5 a
night. The Farm is an interesting place for a quick visit, but it
did not meet my expectations. To get there, take route 20 west just
out of town to Drakes Lane, go a mile or so to a fork in the road,
take the right side fork, it will take you to the gate into The
Farm.

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Texas

Thanks to Sheri Slattery for doing a great job keeping me up to date
with the Texas listings.

Texas Vegetarian Society
| c/o Joe Dinoffer, 5416 (5419?) Gurley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75223
| (214) 823-3078

Austin
------

Thanks to Carol Gabele for lots of help with the Austin listings.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Mother's Cafe & Garden, 4215 Duval, near University of Texas campus
- Great! Won best vegetarian restaurant in Austin; good soups and
entrees; brunch on weekends; good selection.

West Lynn Cafe, 1110 West Lynn St. (C)
- Great! Casually upscale atmosphere; wonderful food. Highly, highly,
highly recommended. A MUST for an Austin visitor. Same owner as
Mother's Cafe but a little more 'yuppie' atmosphere. The desserts
just went eggless.

Mr Natural, 1901 E. 1st St. (E)
- Bakery, juice bar, food store, vegetarian food to go. Owned by a
couple who specialize in Tex-Mex vegetarian food. Lots of
vegetarian things including some desserts, but this place is VERY
casual with folding chairs, etc. Recommended by Austin Vegetarian
Society. Vegetarian breakfast buffet once a month.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Whole Foods Market, 3 locations:
9070 Research Blvd, Crossroads Center
4006 S. Lamar
914 North Lamar (Central) (actually Martin Bros. Cafe)

- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.

Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended. A little pricey for
lunch ($7-8).

Martin Bros. Restaurant, 2815 Guadalupe (Central) (near U of T)
- Veg. and non-veg. They have very good food with clearly labelled
menu items re lacto-ovo content. Meals usually run us about $13-$15
for two. Large vegetarian selection.

Bangkok Cuisine, 9041 Research Boulevard (183 & Burnet Rd.), 832-9722
- Thai. Great food. Separate vegetarian menu. Some veg items on
buffet. Homemade raspberry tea. Caution: Fried vegetarian items are
fried in the same oil as the non-vegetarian items.

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Kerbey Lane Cafe, 3 locations:
12602 Research (NW) Open 24 hours weekends
3704 Kerbey Lane (W Central) Open 24 hours always
2700 South Lamar (S) Open 24 hours always
- Several items. Pleasant atmosphere. Beans OK.

Bombay Grill, 3249 Bee Caves Road (SW)
- Indian.

Taj Palace, 2 locations:
6700 Middle Fiskville (E Central)
4141 S. Capital of Texas Hwy (SW)
- Indian. $$ Dinner. Good lunch buffet. Naan bread has egg in it. In
a strip center, but nice.

Chuy's Mexican, 2 locations:
1728 Barton Springs Rd (S)
10520 North Lamar (N)
- Mexican. Beans OK. Ranchero sauce OK. Rice has chicken stock. Very
interesting place.

Trudy's N. Star, 8800 Burnet (N)
Southern Star, 1000 South Lamar (S)
Texas Star, 409 W. 30th (Central)
- Mexican food with vegetarian selections. Casual.

Shanghai River, 2700 W. Anderson Ln (N)
- Vegetarian Menu. Veg. Buffet on Wed & Sun nights. Even the spring
rolls, soups, and fortune cookies are eggless.

Schlotzsky's, locations all over town.
- Local sandwich shop. Hot cheese sandwiches. Bread locally made.
Fast.

Thundercloud Subway, locations all over town.
- Sub shops. Fast.

Souper Salads, several locations:
2438 W. Anderson (N)
4211 South Lamar (S)
10710 Research (NW)
7414 Burnet (N)
1302 S. 1st (S)
- GREAT salad bar. Usually one soup is veg, but all breads have eggs.
Baked potatos and sandwiches. Crowded at lunch.

Black-eyed Pea, 2 locations:
9041 Research (183 & Burnet) (N)
3909 South Lamar (S)
- Broccoli Cheese soup & salad Vegetable Plate. Cobblers & Crisps
have eggs. Southern style cooking. Crowded at lunch.

Threadgills, 6416 N. Lamar (N)
- Southern style cooking. Vegetable plate. Eggless chocolate cake!

Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, 211 Congress (Central)
- Good breakfast tacos and coffee. Ecletic atmosphere. Very small
place. Casual.

Magnolia Cafe, 2 locations:
2304 Lake Austin Blvd (W Central)
1920 S. Congress (S)
- Various selections.

Satay, 3202 W. Anderson Ln. (N)
- Thai food. Separate vegetarian menu. Great chocolate tofu pie.
Pleasant atmosphere.

The Omelettry, 4811 Burnet (N)
- In an old A&W Rootbeer bldg. Several veg. no egg choices. Scones
and chili or tacos. Laid back, ex-hippie owners.

Good Eats Cafe, 3 locations:
1530 Barton Springs (S)
6801 Burnet Rd. (N)
10508 North Lamar (N)
- Southern style cooking. Vegetable plate. Fruit pies OK. A little
pricey.

Fonda San Miguel, 2330 W. North Loop
- Interior Mexican Food. Wear nice dress. Pricey, but very unique.
Ask waiter on each item.

Casita Jorges, 2203 Hancock Dr. (Central)
- TexMex. A bit heavy, but the rice & beans are veg. Long waits
possible weekends. Casual. Lots of families.

Luby's Cafeteria, several locations.
- This is a really decent cafeteria chain. Long lunch lines. Bread &
pies are brushed w/ eggwhite? Take-out too.

The Oasis, 6550 Comanche Trail (Lake)
- The food is nothing to recommend, but the view is stupendous with
seating on outside decks. With some work vegetarians can make a
meal. Long waits at sunset time!

El Azteca, 2600 E. 7th (E Central)
- Great greasy TexMex! Separate vegetarian menu.

Brick Oven Restaurant, 2 locations:
1209 Red River (Central, orig.)
10710 Research Blvd. (183N) (NW)
- Gourmet Pizza & stromboli

Conan's Pizza, 5 locations all over town.
- Deep Dish Chicago style pizza.

Little Italy, 8127 Mesa (in Northwest Hills)
- Some veg. Italian dishes. Expensive dinners, Cheap lunch.

There is a macrobiotic restaurant near Barton Springs and S. Lamar.
It's fairly new. Sorry, I can't remember the name.

Natural Foods Stores:

Whole Foods Market, 2 locations, see above.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Austin Vegetarian Society
PO Box 2335, Cedar Park, TX 78613
- Contact: Pat Tierra (512) 331-5287. I think they meet quarterly.

League of Vegetarian Enthusiasts
P.O. Box 7382, Austin, TX 78713, (512) 467-8516

Dallas / Fort Worth
-------------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Kalachandji's, 5430 Gurley Ave, 827-6330
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. They serve an all-you-can-
eat buffet twice a day. Dinner's ~$8, lunch is cheaper. BTW:
Kalachandji's is a favorite with visiting veggy musicians, many of
whom have left autographed pictures and letters of recommendation
to be displayed in the lobby. Among them are Crissie Hynde(sp?),
Annie Lennox, and the B-52's.

Paisley Palace, 6106 Luther Lane at Preston, 368-2456
- Really good veggy-Indian cuisine. Now only open for lunch. Lunch
buffet Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm. Order off the menu until 3:30pm.
This place is great, please go there!

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Phil`s Cafe, 2815 Elm Street, 761-8400
- Not strictly veggy, but close. Basically Tex-Mex, with lots of
interesting items like black bean nachos, and spinach enchilladas.
Good budget food. Open late.

La Suprema Tortilleria, 2 locations:
7630 Military Parkway, 388-1244
???, 506-0988
- Vegan? Organic. Macrobiotic. Tex-mex. 11 flavors of chips &
tortillas. Recipient of 8 awards.

Whole Foods Market, 2218 Lower Greenville Avenue, 824-1744

- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.

Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended. Expensive.

Fresh Choice, soon to open (if not open already).
- All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan
options but the marinara pasta sauce is not one of them. Their
nutritional information pamphlet lists all menu items and it even
has a column that indicates those that are vegan. Great place even
for those who normally don't like eating salads.

Thai Soon, on lower Greenville Avenue

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Kebab 'n' Kurry, 401 N Central Expwy, 231-5556
(N Central Expwy just north of Beltline - west side)
- Above average Indian fare. This place has recently changed chefs and
has suffered as a result. Moderately expensive.

Shalimar, 35 Richardson Heights Shopping Center, 437-2858
(N Central Expwy just south of Beltline - west side)
- South Indian, great Masala Dosa.

El Gallo De Oro, on Maple
- Hole in the wall Mexican/Guatamalan. Mostly omnivorous, but good
Chile Rellenos and beans.
- My memory of this place suggests to me that the food touches no
fats other than the purest lard. I'd caution vegetarians to be
careful. The owners/employees tend to speak little English.

Akbar (at Northeast Corner of COIT & Beltline)
- Indian food.

India Palace, 12817 Preston Road (corner LBJ), 392-0190
- Touted as the "best" Indian food in Dallas. Typical, but very good
Indian food. They have a vegetarian thali plate (ovo-lacto), this
is a full meal for one price. Expensive.

Bombay Cricket Club (Downtown Dallas)
- This is the sister restarant to India Palace. Not as good and more
expensive.

ZuZu, 6 locations in the Dallas/Plano area
- Very fresh Tex-Mex food. They have a bean burito plate that you can
order sans dairy. I order with double rice, corn tortillas and a
salad. They have the best chips and salsa in Dallas. Inexpensive.
- ** Note: They may use chicken broth to make their rice.

Cafe Greek, SW corner LBJ and Preston
- Vegetarian platter comes with humus, baba ganoush, falafel,
spanikopita, tabouli, a salad (I ask them to 86 the feta cheese)
and bread. Good, but moderately expensive.

Sinbad's Palace, Skillman and Abrams, 340-4445
- Middle-eastern food. Their "1st Voyage" is a vegetarian meal of
baba ganoush, falafel, salad, couscous, pita bread, and baklava
(delicious). Ask them to go light on the oil. If your are lucky, you
might get to see the belly dancer! Moderately expensive.

River Nile, 7001 Fair Oaks, 363-1128
(just east of upper Greenville near Park Lane)
- Ethiopian. There are two vegetarian dishes on the menu. Both are
good. You eat with your hands using large rounds of flat bread to
scoop up the food. The waitstaff is slightly incompetent. I
recommend you pay with cash. Inexpensive.

The Dream Cafe, 2828 Routh Street, 954-0486
(near Downtown in the Quadrangle)
- Very popular with the yuppie crowd, but casual. Good breakfasts.
Moderately expensive.

Joey Tomato's, 3232 McKinney Avenue, 754-0380
- Italian food. Very good veggie pizza. Made with grilled veggies.
They don't think you are weird for ordering without cheese (it's on
the menu that way). Inexpensive.

Cafe Panda, 7909 Inwood Road, 902-9500
- Chinese. They have a great vegetarian egg roll and veg moo shu that
you can order without eggs. Very good. I don't recommend the cold
noodles (they are frozen and taste that way). This is a classy
restaurant. Expensive.
- ** Note: Their "vegetarian" soup is made with chicken broth. I had
asked about this specifically before and they told me it wasn't,
but the last time I was there the "vegetarian" soup had chicken
in it!

If you're stuck with a group of carnivores who want to go to
one of the popular places, Tia's (Tex-Mex), Chili's (Southwestern)
and Houstons and TGI Fridays (steak/burgers) all offer veggie
alternatives, though the best dish at Houstons, the California Salad
is off the menu but still available.

Natural Foods Stores:

Whole Foods Market, 2 locations:
2218 Lower Greenville Avenue, 824-1744
60 Dal-Rich Village, 699-8075

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Dallas Vegetarians
| c/o Ricky Burke, 19 Willow Creek Place, Richardson, TX 75080
| (214) 997-1936

Fort Worth Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 24008, Fort Worth, TX 76124, (817) 261-0313

| Texas Vegetarian Society
| c/o Joe Dinoffer, 5419 Gurley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75223, (214) 823-3078

Texas Animal Protection Society
P.O. Box 48464, Fort Worth, TX 76148, (817) 277-8854 or (817) 281-8607

Denton
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Denton Area Vegetarian Organization
2040 W. Oak, Denton, TX 76201, (817) 383-3858

Houston
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Wonderful Vegetarian Restaurant, 7549 Westheimer (at Hillcroft),
977-3137
- Vegan. Chinese Buddhist. Kosher. Very highly recommended. The
only vegetarian restaurant in town. Many of the dishes may be
too meat-like for some.

Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants:

Hobbit Hole Cafe
- Rumored to be once all-vegetarian. Many dishes are lacto-vegetarian
that can be easily made vegan. Also several vegan dishes. The black
bean nachos are incredible. Special bonus is the Tolkien-related
decor and recipe names.

Hungry International, 2356 Rice Blvd, 523-8652

A Moveable Feast, 3827 Dunlavy (2202 W. Alabama?), 528-3585
- Macrobiotic restaurant. Casual, upscale. Innovative cuisine. Brunch
on weekends.

Whole Foods Market, 2 locations:
2900 S. Shepherd, 520-1937
11145 Westheimer Road, 784-7776

- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.
Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended.

Baba Yega
- Kinda like the Hobbit Hole but less veg. Serves a veggie burger.

Souper Salad, 5460 Weslayan, 660-8950

Star Pizza, 2111 Norfolk, 523-0800
- Have veggie pizzas.

Macrobiotic Center, 2815 Garrott, 523-0171
- Not a restaurant, but caters vegetarian food.

Natural Foods Stores:

Whole Foods Market
- An excellent chain of grocery stores. Not entirely vegetarian, but
lots of good stuff veggies look for.

Animal Rights Group:

Houston Animal Fights Team (HART)
P.O. Box 440304, Houston, TX 77244, (713) 522-5131

San Antonio
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Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Adelante, 21 Brees, 78209, 822-7681
- Health Tex-Mex cuisine. Great food. Nice atmosphere. Vegan-friendly.
Good vegetarian/vegan tamales. No lard used. Take-out. Highly
recommended.

Twin Sisters Bakery & Cafe, 6322 North New Braunfels, 822-2265
- Casual. Daily specials. Vegan-friendly. Wonderful soups and bakery
items.

La Fiesta Patio Cafe, 1421 Pat Booker Road, Universal City, 658-5110
- Natural Mexican food. Vegan-friendly. Organic vegetables. Homemade-
style salsa. Free sprouts. *Great* puffy tacos.

Whole Foods Market, 3711 Colony Drive (IH-10 & Wurzbach)

- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.
Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended.

Mamacita's, 6322 San Pedro Avenue, 340-0774
- Mexican low-fat food. Vegetarian menu section. Don't let the outside
of the building scare you!

Taco Cabana, locations all over the city
- Fast food place that does not use lard. Lacto-ovo vegetarians will
like their breakfast tacos and cheese enchiladas.

Vegetarian Organizations:

San Antonio Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 790391, San Antonio, TX 78279

West Columbia
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South Texas Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 314, West Columbia, TX 77486, (409) 345-5453

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Utah

Many thanks to Johnn Tan <AT...@cc.weber.edu> for supplying the Utah
listings. If you go to any of the below listed or other vegetarian
restaurants in Utah, please send Johnn a review. If you have *any*
questions or comments, send them to Johnn as well. Also, many thanks

to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern states listings.

The phone area code for all of Utah is (801).

Alta
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Shallow Shaft, Little Cottonwood Canyon, 742-2177
- Varies with the season. Always have pesto pasta, veggie pizza. Often
have a vegetarian pasta special (pasta made on premises). Use local
products whenever possible, organic when possible, most items
broiled or baked, saute in olive oil mostly. Dinner, $11-$25.

Holladay
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Great Harvest Bread Company, 4667 S 2300 E, 277-3277
- Delicious varieties of bread made from stoneground (on premises)
100% whole Montana red wheat.

Layton
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Great Harvest Bread Company, 96 N Main, 543-0304
- Delicious varieties of bread made from stoneground (on premises)
100% whole Montana red wheat.

Moab
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Honest Ozzie's, 60 N 100 W, 259-8442
- Quiche, three-bean chili, French lasagna, Ozzie Oriental,
overstuffed baker, sesame noodle spaghetti, Greek salad, high desert
vegetable pie, more. We support local organic growers and co-ops,
always use the freshest fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc. Deli
& Bakery also. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, $3-$10. Call for winter
hours.

Centre Cafe, 92 E Center Street, 259-4295
- Vermicelli with dried tomato pesto, pear & goat cheese salad topped
with warm pinenut dressing. Fresh ingredients prepared daily. Fine
desserts. Dinner, $10-$20.

Catarina's, 51 N Main, 259-6070
- Lasagna, pasta dishes, pizza, and specials. Local fruit and veggies
in season. Nothing deep-fried. No tropical oils. Fresh spices.
Outdoor dining heated in spring and fall. Dinner, $4-$16. Call for
winter hours.

Midvale
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Good Earth Natural Foods, 7206 S 900 E, 562-2209
- Organic produce, natural food deli, refrigerated bulk room, baked
goods and dairy products, natural skin and body care, groceries &
vegetarian products.

Chung's, 1086 Fort Union Boulevard, 565-8181
- Tofu roll, pan-fried noodle, vegetable fried rice, Buddha-Supreme
with tofu in a clay pot, braised tofu, Perfect Health vegetable,
vegetables with fresh rice noodle, lo mien. Most items are
stir-fried. Fresh... Lunch and dinner, $5.95.

Murray
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Wasatch Broiler, 4927 S State, 266-3311
- Vegetarian-friendly. Our vegetarian dishes include vegetable pasta
& green salads. Potatoes & rice are steamed not fried. We use only
fresh, low-calorie ingredients, with little salt & sugar. Lunch
and dinner, $4-$8.

Ogden
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Green Leaf Cafe, 952 28th Street (inside Bright Day Health Foods),
394-7503
- 18 vegetarian entrees. Daily specials, 100% vegan, under $4! Pocket
burritos. More. Excellent vegetarian chili. No refined sugar or
white flour. Healthy food to please your pocketbook. Lunch, $3-$5.

Wildflour Bakery, 4387 Harrison Boulevard, in Harrison Depot, 479-3335
- Pesto pizza. Stuffed bread sticks (w/ herb cream cheese, cukes,
sprouts, & other goodies). Calzones: spinach ricotta, fresh
mushroom, cheese. Quiches. More! Everything is made from scratch. No
preservatives. Our soups have a vegetarian consume base (tomato
pesto, leek chowder, fresh mushroom). Breakfast and lunch, $3-$5.

J&S Health Food Store, 341 27th Street, 621-1627 or 621-1629
- In-store restaurant serves wholesome food daily from 9 am to 6 pm.

Great Harvest Bread Company, 272 Historic 25th Street, 394-6800
- Delicious varieties of bread made from stoneground (on premises)
100% whole Montana red wheat.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Wasatch Vegetarians, 1195 West 5050 S., Ogden, Utah 84405, 393-8349

Park City
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Ziggy's, 1384 Lowell Avenue, Park City Resort, 649-2776
- Veggie lasagna, vegetarian soups, manicotti, ravioli, salads,
spaghetti, veggie dips, fruit plate, pasta salad, pizzas. Specials
available. All items baked or broiled. Espresso, cappucino served.
Jazz music atmosphere. State liquor licensee. Lunch and dinner.

Pastabilities, 330 Main Street, 645-8898
- Four-cheese & garden lasagnas, 3-cheese & spinach baked manicotti,
fettucini primavera, pasta w/ fresh basil pesto, pasta marinara,
pasta w/herb butter parmesan, cheese-filled. Fresh dark greens.
Excellent sources of complex carbohydrates. Low-fat, low-cholesterol
items available. Lunch and dinner, $4-$15.

Nacho Mama's, 1821 Sidewinder Drive, 645-TACO
- Enchiladas w/spinach, peppers and cream cheese in a verde sauce,
cheese enchiladas, all vegetarian burritos, tacos & enchiladas,
tostadas, salads. All sauces made fresh daily. All vegetarian-based.
Dinner, $6-$13.

Morning Ray Cafe, 268 Main Street, 649-5686
- Continental breakfasts, homemade granolas, pancakes. Artichoke
croissant, veggie sandwich, falafel plate, bean burger, veggie
Reuben. Fresh pastries, desserts, breads, and croissants daily.
Fresh roasted coffee & espresso. Organic ingredients used whenever
possible. Liquor licensee. Breakfast and lunch, $2-$6.
This place becomes Evening Star Dining for dinner. See below.

Main Street Pizza &, 530 Main Street, 645-8878
- Calzone #3, vegetarian pizzas, gourmet pizzas vegetarian style,
garlic bread and salads, vegetarian oriental stir-fry. We bake,
broil, or saute everything. You won't find a deep fat fryer here.
All ingredients are as fresh as imaginable. Lunch and dinner,
$4-$10.

Leger's Produce, 1351 Kearns, 649-5678
- Veggie sandwich with your choice of Haas avocados, lettuce,
tomatoes, onions, sprouts, mustard, and cheese. Come on in. We'll
make you a good sandwich. Lunch, $3.

Fairweather Natural Foods, 1270 Ironhorse (just off Bonanza), 649-4561
- Groceries, herbs & supplements, soups & sandwiches, total body care.

Evening Star Dining, 268 Main Street, 649-5686
- Veggies sauteed in sesame oil w/ ginger root, tempeh sate, sesame
ginger tofu w/ snow peas, veg lasagna, tostada grandes, pasta
specials, homemade bean burger & more! Creatively prepared wholesome
entrees, organic whenever possible. Homebaked breads & desserts.
State liquor licensee & smoke-free. Dinner, $7-$14.
This place becomes Morning Ray Cafe for breakfast & lunch. See
above.

Cafe Des Artistes, 227 Main, 649-4442
- Gallettes: crepe-like 100% French organic buckwheat batter, all
fresh fillings (spinach & feta, four-bean & avocado, broccoli,
cauliflower, carrot w/ vinaigrette). "This is how Paris was in the
early days, when we were very poor, and very happy." - A Moveable
Feast. Breakfast and lunch, $4-$7.

Provo
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Govinda's Buffet, 260 North University Avenue, 375-0404
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Lasagna, spinach fillo,
enchiladas, eggplant steak, quiche, saurausjo potatoes, shepherd's
pie, tamale pie, coconut yams, nolesras, bharatas, etc. Bake or
broil most items, fresh dark greens in salads, bake our own bread,
make our own salad dressings. Best cheesecake, soups. Lunch and
dinner, $4-$6.

Good Earth Natural Foods, 384 W Center, 375-7444
- Organic produce, natural food deli, refrigerated bulk room, baked
goods and dairy products, natural skin and body care, groceries &
vegetarian products.

Salt Lake City
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Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Park Ivy Cafe, 878 S 900 E, 328-1313
- Black bean tostada, veggie plate, macro plate, pasta, brown rice
sushi. The best animal-free burger in town. We use all organic beans
& grains. All our lettuce is also organic. 'Our entire menu is
vegetarian.' (But they have a fish dish!) Lunch and dinner, $3-$7.

Long Life Vegi House, 1353 E 3300 S, 467-1111
- Potstickers, eggrolls, eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, mu-shu
vegetables with pancakes. Lemon & cashew "chicken", sweet & sour
"pork" made with soy beans. 'Vegetarian restaurant with no MSG.'
(But they do have a shrimp dish!) Most of the food is made with
Szechwan spicy sauce, steamed or sauteed. Lunch and dinner, $3-$12.

Cafe Meditteranean, 542 E 400 S, 364-4914
- House special: red lentil & spinach soup w/ falafel sandwich,
mujadara (lentil & rice dish), vegetarian couscous, Middle Eastern
plate, tabouleh, hommous. Patio. Espresso, cappuccino, disgustingly
fine pastries. We make everything daily from scratch. Lunch and
dinner, $4-$8.

Wasatch Pizza, 800 E 3300 S, 466-7777
- Eggplant parmesan, pizzas, salads, 30 veggie toppings. Whole wheat
crust, extra virgin olive oil, romaine lettuce, yummy desserts,
catering available. Everything is homemade. Lunch and dinner,
$2-$13.

Treasures of the Orient, 1919 E 4800 S, 272-4545
- Stir-fry vegetables. Wok-fried noodles: fettucini with cabbage,
carrots & peapods. Vegetarian chow mein. Hot & spicy pasta:
fetuccini w/ mild peppers & sesame seeds. All of our entrees are
made fresh after the customer orders. No MSG. Lunch and dinner,
$4-$17.

Star of India, 177 E 200 S, 363-7555
- Lunch buffet is $4.95. Mostly vegetarian. All fresh fruits and
vegetables, mostly baked items. Lunch and dinner, $5-$16.

Shenanigan's I & II, 2 locations:
274 S West Temple, SLC, 364-3663
7176 S 900 E, Midvale, 565-8400
- 7-layer dip & chips, confetti pasta salad, house salad, Caesar
salad. The "Birkenstuff" sandwich, cheese enchilada. We offer a wide
variety of items suited for a wide variety of tastes, and are more
than happy to accommodate any special dietary needs. Lunch and
dinner, $4-$12.

Santa Fe, 2100 Emigration Canyon, 582-5888
- Vegetarian 7-layer dip, Mexican pizza, quesadilla, cheese enchilada,
relleno platter, sweet corn tamale, black bean tostada, Cajun pasta.
We are open to substitutes. In our Sunday buffet brunch, half of 50
items are vegetarian. Lunch and dinner, $4-$19.

Ruth's, 2100 Emigration Canyon, 582-5807
- Taco, Greek, spinach, pasta salads, veggie sandwiches, quesadilla,
enchilada con queso, chile relleno. No preservatives. Prepared
fresh. Lettuce is mix of 4 or 5 different kinds. Breakfast, lunch,
and dinner, $5-$12.

Ruby's, 564 E 3rd Avenue, 532-7829
- Vegetarian enchilada with black beans, vegetarian lasagna with lots
of spinach, wonderful veg quiche, soups & appetizers galore. Also
catering. Everything is fresh. Produce fresh daily. NO
preservatives. Lunch, $3-$7.

Robert's Deli, 1071 E 900 S, 355-8141
- Falafel, homous, baba ghanouch, tabboule, pasta, eggplant, salads,
sarma, mouhamara, fatder spinach pie w/ pine nuts, moujadara &
vegetarian kebab. Daily specials. No cholesterol. We use 100% extra
virgin olive oil. Grilled kebab. Fresh vegetables all chopped by
hand. Lunch and dinner, $1-$8.

Rio Grande Cafe, 270 S Rio Grande, 364-3302
- Black beans, Rio Grande salad, vegetable enchilada (although
tortillas are currently made with lard). We offer a "healthier"
menu with our vegetable enchilada w/ tomatillo cream sauce. We use
shortening whenever possible. Lunch and dinner, $6-$8.

Red Butte Cafe, 1414 Foothill Drive, 581-9498
- Continental breakfast (granola, yogurt, fruit), grilled veggie hash,
etc., cold veg sandwich, grilled eggplant sandwich, salad w/ grilled
veggies, French onion soup. Breakfast focuses on fresh fruit,
grilled veggies. Most everything made and baked from scratch. Dark
greens w/ salads, grilled lunch items. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
$3-$5.

Pierre's, 3239 E 3300 S (just west of REI), 486-0900
- French goat cheese sandwich w/ greens, pesto, radish sprouts,
tomatoes on homemade herb bread. Fabulous vegetable tarts. Soups and
salads. Rustic breads. No preservatives. Highest quality
ingredients. Food with integrity for health conscious eaters on the
Wasatch Front. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, $3.50 up.

Pie Pizzaria, 1320 E 200 S (downstairs), 582-0193
- Vegetarian Zappi - our version of Italian calzone without meat.
Pizza: your favourite veggies. Great veggie sandwich. Open until 1am
weekdays and 3am weekends. Live music Sun-Tues. Wide variety of
bottled beer. 23" pizza has 16 slices - good for large groups.
Homemade soup. Lunch and dinner, $1-$20.

Peery Pub & Cafe, 110 W 300 S, 521-8919
- Four-cheese cannelloni with vegetable stir-fry pesto cream.
Vegetarian sandwich. We also adjust to different tastes. We
specialize in fresh food cooked from scratch. Our French onion soup
has the only MSG. Will improvise at your request. Lunch and dinner,
$3-$19.

Park Ivy Cafe, 878 S 900 E, 328-1313
- Black bean tostada, veggie plate, macro plate, pasta, brown rice
sushi. The best animal-free burger in town. We use all organic beans
& grains. All our lettuce is also organic. Our entire menu is
vegetarian. The Conscious Art of Nourishment. Lunch and dinner,
$3-$7.

Park Cafe, 604 E 1300 S, 487-1670
- Vegetarian stir-fry, vegetable hash, garden pasta, salads
(Southwest, Caesar), vegetarian sandwich, fresh fruit plate. No
preservatives. Red leaf lettuce. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
$5-$15.

New Frontiers Deli (AVENUES),1026 E 2nd Avenue, 355-7401
- Bowl of Plenty (steamed veggies on rice), veggie Reuben, burrito,
three-bean chili, pasta salads, soups are almost always vegetarian.
Green leaf lettuce and red cabbage in salads. Brownies!

New Frontiers Deli, 2 locations:
2454 S 700 E, 359-7913
800 E 200 S, phone number unknown
- Spinach lasagna w/ basil, tempeh and garden vegetarian burgers, 19
different vegetarian salads, three kinds of enchiladas. Some
organic, some commercial produce & herbs. Red and green leaf salad.

Nature's Way, 416 E 900 S, 531-7572
- Avocado sandwiches with tomato, cucumber, mushrooms, watercress,
sprouts, onions & cheeses (cheddar, swiss, jack & feta). Served in
favourite combinations. Homemade vegetarian soups and chili,
smoothies and fresh juices. Also, Kite Shop and Tao Foods Co-op.
Lunch, $3.

Mill Creek Inn, Mill Creek Canyon (3800 South), 278-7927
- Steamed vegetable plate, vegetable fettucini in a white cream sauce
or tomato sauce. We use fresh dark greens in salads and are happy to
make substitutions for vegetarians. Dinner & Sunday brunch, $12-$28.

Midado Restaurant, 67 W 100 S, 328-0929
- Vegetable tempura. Vegetable sushi. Dinner, $10-$17

Leger's Produce, on East Broadway, 578-1752
- Veggie sandwich with your choice of Haas avocados, lettuce,
tomatoes, onions, sprouts, mustard, and cheese. Come on in. We'll
make you a good sandwich. Lunch, $3.

L'Hermitage, 1615 Foothill Drive, 583-5339
- Can request any special arrangements, complete dinners. We will take
care of any special needs. Most food sauteed in classic French
style. Butter mainly used instead of oil. Full liquor licensee (wine
also). Dinner, $13-$18.

Kathy's Ranch Cafe & Market, 4695 S Holladay Boulevard, 278-8242

- Grocery store with organic food and an a health food cafe. Wheat of
Meat burgers, save-the-chicken salad sandwich, vegetarian sandwiches
and salads, vegetable burrito. Organic rice and organic vegetables
when available. No preservatives. A complete natural food market
featuring organic produce, natural groceries, supplements, cruelty

free body care and cosmetics, bulk, books. Lunch and dinner, $3-$5.

Juice, etc., 2042 S 2100 E, 466-5992
- Natural juice bar features 2 complete fresh juice menus, fabulous
fruit salads, gourmet sandwiches, frozen "fruti" bars, juice
extractors & books.

Java Jive, 2132 S Highland, 486-8066
- Cheese & onion sandwich on French bun, vegetarian eggroll, lasagna.
Live entertainment and art gallery. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
$1-$4.

Inti Restaurant, 2124 S State, South 466-4350
- Peruvian and South American cuisine. Vegetarian dishes made to
order.

India Unlimited, 1615 S Foothill Drive, 583-3300
- A store that offers everything from India. Full line of Maharishi
Ayur-Veda products, cooking classes, spices & condiments, classical
Indian audio tapes & CD's, gifts, one-of-a-kind art, much more.

Helen's Garden Cafe, 6055 S 900 E, 265-0205
- Sunday brunch, mushroom and noodle dish (pappardelle), pirogie can
be made vegetarian, potato pancakes. All made with fresh
ingredients. Bib lettuce and red cabbage. No frozen or canned foods.
Most items are baked or grilled.

Great Harvest Bread Company, 900 E 900 S, 328-2323
- Delicious varieties of bread made from stoneground (on premises)
100% whole Montana red wheat.

Giovanni's, 12 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon, 364-4484
- Grilled polenta w/ fennel marinara sauce, topped w/ asiago & fresh
steamed veggies, Florentine raviolis w/ variety of sauces, many
pastas, vegetable primavera & spaghetti. European-style dining.
Special vegetarian requests handled regularly. Liquor licensee.
Dinner, $12-$18.

Gandhi's Cuisine, 1615 Foothill Boulevard, 581-0222
- Vegetable kurma, eggplant curry, channa masala, vegetable biriyani,
dosas. Nutritious Indian cuisine. Dinner, $7-$10

Free Wheeler Pizza, 1624 S 1100 E, 486-3748
- Veggie pizza & superveggie. Veggie specialty items: broccoli,
spinach, red peppers, pesto, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, fresh
garlic. Whole wheat & sourdough crusts. Fresh vegetables.
Everything prepared fresh daily. Lunch and dinner, $10-$15.

El Patio, 1800 S West Temple, 487-7706
- Lasagna alla Florentina, spinach canneloni, spaghetti alla
primavera, spinach fettucini alfredo, spinach fettucini mushroom,
jumbo cheese ravioli with pink sauce and more. We only use fresh
and home-made products. We offer different sauces with our dinners
and we have a family environment. Lunch and dinner, $4-$7.

Della Fontana, 336 S 400 E, 328-4243
- Eggplant with supreme sauce or mushroom sauce, spaghetti with garlic
butter sauce or mushroom sauce, vegetable lasagna, fettucini. Lunch
and dinner, $4-$18.

Cowboy Grub, 2350 Foothill Drive, 466-8334
- Steamed veggie plate, vegetarian pot pie, veggie sandwich, earthy
sandwich, salad, salad, salad. No additives whatsoever. Over 40
items on salad bar (over half are fresh veggies). We make our own
dressings; in-house bakery. Family-owned and run since 1975. Lunch
and dinner, $6-$12.

Christy's, 212 E 500 S, 532-3701
- Veggie burger, garden burger, grilled veggie sandwich, vegetarian
soups, fruit & cheese plate, veggie plate, steamed veggies with
brown rice, fresh spinach salad. 'All items are 100% vegetarian and
homemade with the freshest ingredients.' (Except for the
non-vegetarian items!) Outside dining when weather permits.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, $4-$6.

Charlie Chow, Trolley Square, 575-6700
- Buddha's Feast, steamed vegetable plate, mu shu vegetable, salads
without chicken upon request. Cantonese vegetable spring roll,
vegetable cashew. All dishes prepared fresh to order. No MSG. Great
variety of desserts! Lunch and dinner, $8-$12.

Cedars of Lebanon, 2 locations:
152 E 200 S, 364-4096
154 E 200 S, 364-4097
- Falafel, tabboule, homous, mousaka, baba-ghanouj, stuffed grape
leaves, couscous, moujaddara, all kinds of salads. We don't use
canned vegetables. We have fresh dark greens. No deep-frying. We use
olive oil and sesame seed oil all of the time. Lunch and dinner,
$3-$7.

Le Cafe Trang, 818 S Main, 539-1638
- Spicy? Just ask. Vegetarian roll-ups, vegetarian stir-fry over rice/
noodle, Trang's Vegi Special, vegetarian broth, saute vegetarian
noodle, black bean tofu. We use vegetable oil to stir fry or
without. We can make strictly vegetarian. Tell us your preferences,
we'll gladly help. Lunch and dinner, $3-$9.

Burrito Baby, 221 E. 300 S.
- A great vegan burrito.

Brumby's. 224 S 1300 E, 581-0888
- Veggie lasagna, arrancini, tabouli, ratatouille, tomato & basil
pasta, stir-fry pasta, vegetarian pizza, hot vegetarian pasta.
Aoili, potato salads, rice salads, vegetarian chili. Most breads
low in fat, high in fibre. Lots of healthy salads. Vegetarian soup
daily. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, $1-$6.

Bangkok Thai, 1400 Foothill Boulevard, 583-7840
- Veggie tempura, mushroom soup, pad tofu, pad won, rice noodle
vegetable w/ peanuts, mixed veggies, red curry vegetables. Thai
cuisine is mostly stir-fried with very little oil. Unique herbs and
vegetables are in most dishes to present a flavourful, non-typical
meal. Lunch and dinner, $5-$12.

Baci Trattoria, 134 W Pierpont Avenue, number unknown
- Italian.

Sandy
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Gucci's, 8256 S 700 E, 566-1022
- Six veggie-only pasta items. We bake or broil most items. Lunch and
dinner, $5-$10.

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Vermont

Vermont Vegetarian Society
RR #1, Box 1797, N. Ferrisburg, VT 05473, (802) 453-3945

| Burlington
| ----------
|
| Freddy's, 171 Church Street, 863-7171
| - Lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Burgers, subs, sandwiches. Vegan
| options, dishes with dairy products indicated as such on the menu.
| Bright & cheerful atmosphere. Open Mon-Sun.
|
| Origanum, 227 Main Street, 863-6103
| - Natural foods store with lacto-vegetarian cafe. Excellent selection
| of hot dishes, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads. Use many organic
| ingredients. Vegan options. The store is large and well stocked.
| Open Mon-Sun.

| Newport
| -------
|
| Newport Natural Foods / Dana's Bakery, 66 Main Street, 334-2626
| - Natural foods store with vegetarian restaurant. Menu changes daily.
| Entrees, sandwiches, soups, salads, fresh baked goods. Open Mon-Sat.

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Virginia

See District of Columbia for Virginia listings near Washington, DC.

Alexandria
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Citizens Helping Animals in Israel (CHAI)
P.O. Box 3341, Alexandria, VA 22302, (703) 533-8366

Newport News
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Tidewater Vegetarians
349 Chesapeake Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607, (804) 851-7235

Point Republic
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Valley Vegan Society
Route 1 Box 343, Pt Republic, VA 24471, (703) 249-4801

Richmond
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Richmond Veggie Bunch
1817 Pocoshock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23235, (804) 276-7761

| Roanoke
| -------
|
| The Eden Way Place, 307 Market Street SE, 344-3336
| - Vegan restaurant & natural foods store. Low-fat food. Entrees,
| burgers, falafel, soups. Whole-grain breads & deserts baked fresh on
| the premises. Full service. Open Sun-Fri. Closed Saturdays. *VRG

Stanford
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Shenandoah Valley Vegetarian Society
c/o Marissa Benavente, Stanford, VA, (703) 886-7127

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Washington

Many thanks to Phil Hughes for co-ordinating the section on
Washington state.

Bellevue
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Raga, 556 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 450-0336
- Very impressive. If you like good Indian food, it's worth a trip to
Bellevue to check this place out. There is a nice vegetarian section
on the menu. Dinner is order-off-the-menu, the mostly vegetarian
all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is $6.95, and well worth it.

Public Market, Crossroads Mall, NE 8th and 156th Ave NE
- A food circus with a variety of food booths, many of which have
vegetarian food. A Taste (Bite?) of India features Southern Indian
dosas (savory stuffed pancakes), and lots of other veggie
selections. There are also Middle Eastern, Italian, Chinese,
Japanese, Filipino and a pizza place, all of which have a few veg
selections. Generally inexpensive.

The Twelve Baskets, 201 106th NE, 455-3684
- "Health food" restaurant that has grown up into a fair sized
vegetarian restaurant.

Everett
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The India Palace, 1405 Hewitt Avenue, 252-8543
- Lunch and dinner 7-days a week. All you can eat buffet lunch is
$5.95 and available on weekends too.

Glacier
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There is a WONDERFUL little place that I can't remember the name of,
almost entirely veggie. Its about a mile out of glacier (the foot of
Mt. Baker) right on the "highway". It's very small. On weekend
evenings you will NOT get in without a reservation.

The italian restaurant right in Glacier is incredible, too. Terrific
veggie lasagna and run by super people.

Seattle
-------

The Seattle area has a fair number of vegetarians, and is a pretty
good place for vegetarians to live. There is Puget Consumer Coop, a
natural food coop with 5 area stores (most of which are full
supermarket size). There are several good all-vegetarian restaurants,
many restaurants that have at least a few vegetarian dishes, and most
of those that don't are very accommodating about whipping up something
special.

Public transit is really decent in Seattle and free in the core of
downtown. Off peak bus service to other places (like the U-district)
is $.85, $1.00 at peak times and you can get a transfer good for 2
hours.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Bamboo Garden, 364 Roy Street (Queen Anne area), 282-6616
- They are a kosher vegan Chinese restaurant (really!). They have
excellent vegan "meat" dishes. The only non-vegan item is the the
fortune cookie that has egg in it. Open Mon-Sun 11am-10pm.

Black Cat Cafe, 41st and Roosevelt, 547-3887
- This used to be Morningtown. Just opened the beginning of September.
Redecorated and clean. Menu choices such as garbanzo-dal burritos,
veggie scramble, fresh squeezed OJ. Entrees in the $3.50-$5 range.
| Seems pretty tasty. Vegan options.

Blue Planet, 2208 North 45th, 632-0750
- Organic multicultural cuisine and a juice bar.

Cafe Flora, E. Madison St. (in the heart of the Madison Valley).
- Stay away if things yuppie make you ill, but if you enjoy artsy
food, no alcohol and a pleasant environment that just happens to be
vegetarian, this is a nice place. Dinner entrees run around 8-$15.
Our "Cafe Flora regular" says their food has gone from good to
excellent. She calls it "reasonably priced gourmet". Portions are
good. Some vegan options, which are indicated on the menu. Cafe
Flora is doing *a lot* of business: early evening is always very
busy.

Five Loaves Deli, 2719 E Madison (Madison Park area), 726-7989
- Vegan. A Seventh Day Adventist bakery and deli. Great Sunday brunch.
Closed Friday and Saturday.

Globe Cafe, 1531 14th Avenue, 324-8815
- Simple vegan food, really good baked items, latte with soy milk.
Funky atmosphere; worker owned.

Honey Bear Bakery, 56th and Meridian
- Good bakery with a few lunch choices that are all vegetarian.

Mid City Cafe, 5509 University Way, 623-7979
- Lacto-vegetarian. Formerly located downtown they have relocated to
the U district. Soup, veggie burgers with more choices to come.

Silence Heart-Nest Restaurant, 5247 University Way NE, U-district
- All vegetarian Indian food. Lots of vegan items. Sri Chinmoy fans
usual stuff.

Sunlight Cafe, 64th and Roosevelt
- Seattle's oldest real vegetarian restaurant. Most things have dairy.
They also have additive free beer and wine.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Ali Baba's, 707 E. Pine
- One of Seattle's good Middle-Eastern restaurants.

Arnie's Northshore, 1900 N Northlake Way
- Although there isn't anything vegetarian on the menu, they're really
good about whipping up special stuff, such as stir-fried veggies or
a fleshless pasta. They're very accomodating.

Axum, 42nd & Brooklyn in the U-district
- Good Ethiopian food with reasonable vegetarian choices.

Azteca restaurants (locations throught the greater Seattle area)
- Now serve a non-fat bean dish as an option instead of their refried
beans, and they claim the beans are vegetarian. You can have these
non-fat beans in any of their dishes that contains beans.

Bizzaro Italian Cafe, 1307 North 46th Street, 545-7327
- This is a fairly strange Italian restaurant that has a good
assortment of interesting vegetarian choices. Expect to find things
like artichoke hearts, eggplant and feta cheeze in various dishes.
The atmosphere is as interesting as the food with all sorts of
strange things hanging from the ceiling and waiters that are pretty
strange in their own right. Open for dinner with moderate prices
($7-$12). Wine is available.

| Cafe Illiterati, 5327 Ballard Avenue, 782-0191
- Wonderful vegetarian (ovo-lacto) selections: their vegetable
pot-pie is amazing, and their Saturday and Sunday breakfast menu has
a few selections (such as the eggs florentine) that shouldn't be
missed.

Cafe Loc, 2 locations:
407 Broad (near Seattle Center)
Food Circus at Seattle Center
- Inexpensive good Vietnamese entrees. Lots of vegetarian stuff.

Cafe Long 12517 Lake City Way NE in Lake City
- Good assortment of cheap Vietnamese food, a large percentage of
which are vegetarian.

College Inn Pub, 4006 University Way NE.
- Veggie burger, vegetarian burrito, sometimes lentil soup. (One of
the cooks is vegetarian).

Flowers, 42nd and University (University District)
- Mostly vegetarian. An ex-flower shop that is now a restaurant with a
bar. Many choices are vegan. Excellent vegetarian lunch buffet with
pasta (containing eggs) being the only non-vegan choices.

Grand Palace, 417 2nd Avenue
- Thai restaurant. Curried vegetables and tofu. Noodles and vegetable
soup.

Gravity Bar, 2 locations:
415 Broadway E, (Capitol Hill), 325-7186
113 Virginia, (near Pike Place Public Market), 448-8826
- Mostly vegetarian. To quote their menu, "modern food". All sorts of
rather strange dishes and lots of fresh fruit and veggie drinks.
Maybe more yuppified than some places, but certainly a good juice
bar with many vegetarian choices on the menu. Also, vegan choices.

Julia's, two locations:
in Wallingford, 1714 N 44th, (Wallingford)
Park Place, 5410 Ballard Ave NW, (Ballard)
- Wallingford is probably the better choice for veggie choices. A
mid-priced restaurant with beer and wine. Not hippie, not formal,
just all around pleasant.

Macheezmo Mouse, 4129 University Way & 211 Broadway E
- Burritos and stuff with a reasonable number of veggie choices.
Inexpensive, clean and they have beer. Menu lists calories and
fat as % of calories.

New Orleans Restaurant, 81 Yesler Way, Pioneer Square, 622-2563
- Here's something different for the Pacific Northwest - Creole food.
Gumbo is a delicious okra soup and the New Orleans Restaurant has a
vegetarian variety. They also make a vegetarian eggplant dish.

| The Oasis, 5020 University Way NE, 527-4101
| - Authentic Middle Eastern food. Falafel, maftool, garlic rice,
| imjadarah, Sri-Lankan curry, pesto. Daily rice special (rice with
| some sort of veggie topping such as green beans and a sauce) for
| $3.95. Most meals around $6.

Panchito's, 1st and Cherry, Pioneer Square
- Mexican restaurant. Lardless refried beans, burritos and tacos.

Panko's, 4850 Greenlake Way (south of Greenlake)
- A "stir-fry" sort of place with reasonable vegetarian choices
including tofu tomato curry chow mein. Say hi to Guy, the
cook/owner. He will remember you.

| Pepe's on University Way, 4535 University Way NE, 633-3544
| - Fast Mexican food that is really fast and Mexican. Doesn't look like
| much from the outside but inside it is clean, has a great mural on
| the wall and has nice veggie choices at reasonable prices such as a
| veggie burrito (rice, beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream) for
| $3.75, bean and cheese burrito for $2.75 and a "lunch box" special
| consisting of your choice of burrito, rice, beans and a soft drink
| for $4.50. To top things off, they make their own tortillas, both
| flour and corn, and even use a comal to grind the corn. Yes, you can
| order in Spanish.

Red Robin Burger and Spirits Emporiums (various Seattle locations)
- Meatless burger, veggie primavera, meat-free salad choices. (I was
told -- by a Red Robin employee -- that the veggie burger is
excellent and a great seller.)

Sergio's Poco Loco, 4518 University Way (in the Ave Arcade)
- A fast food window with a counter inside. Monster vegetarian
burritos (beans, rice, tomato, avocado, cheeze) for $3.50, other
vegetarian choices.

Sound View Cafe, Pike Place Market
- A fresh food cafe (ingredients come from the market itself) with
lots of vegetarian choices.

Still Life Coffeehouse in Fremont, 709 N 35th.
- They ususally have at least one vegetarian soup du jour plus salads,
good desserts, and a great veggie submarine sandwich.

Triangle Tavern, 3507 Fremont Place (Fremont)
- They have vegetarian dishes on their menu including a middle eastern
appetizer plate, vegetarian sandwich, vegetarian lasagne and lots of
micro-brew beers on tap. Often their soup de jour is vegetarian.

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

King's Chinese Restaurant, 15th NE and Lake City Way (Maple Leaf area)
- Now Chinese and Thai with lots of vegetarian choices. Healthy: no
MSG, brown rice available.
Little Thai, 4142 Brooklyn Ave NE (On 42nd NE, between University Way
and Brooklyn in the old church building)
- Thai. Very good. Lots of vegan choices. Vegetarian (vegan) lunch
for $3.75.
Phad Thai, 8530 Greenwood Ave N, 784-1830
- Lots of vegetarian choices; no MSG, moderate prices.
Thai Siam, 8305 15th Ave NW
- Good selection of vegetarian entrees (11 on their current menu) and
homemade desserts. No MSG and now all non-smoking.

There are lots of restaurants offering vegetarian choices on
University Way between 42nd and 52nd. Many have menues in the window.
Park and take a stroll.

Natural Food Stores:

Central Coop, 1835 12th, (Capitol Hill)
- Feels more like a real co-op, as opposed to PCC which is more like a
supermarket.

| Puget Consumer Coop, 7 locations
- A natural food coop. Most are full supermarket size.

Rainbow Grocery, 15th Ave E, between Harrison and Republican
- Cute little grocery store with bulk foods, reasonable choices and
some organic produce.

Vegetarian Organizations:

EarthSave Seattle
P.O. Box 9422, Seattle, WA 98109, (206) 781-6602

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West Virginia

Charleston
----------

Society of Activist Vegetarians for an Extended Ethic (SAVE)
21 Estill Drive, Charleston, WV 25314

| Morgantown
| ----------
|
| Mountain People's Kitchen, 1400 University Avenue, 291-6131
| - Vegetarian restaurant & natural foods co-op. Vegan options. Casual &
| funky atmosphere. Cafeteria style. Sunday brunch. Open Sun-Fri.
| Closed Saturday. *VRG

| Moundsville
| -----------
|
| Palace of Gold, Rd 1 NBU #24, 843-1812
| - Indian vegetarian restaurant. Authentic Indian cuisine. Full sevice.
| Open Mon-Sun. *VRG

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Wisconsin

Denmark
-------

Northeast Wisconsin Voice for Animals
P.O. Box 549, Denmark, WI 54208, (414) 863-8709

Madison
-------

You shouldn't run into any difficulties since vegetarianism has
become the latest fad here.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 2465 Perry Avenue, 257-3286
| - Vegan restaurant and natural foods store. 7th Day Adventist. Closed
| Saturdays.

Savory Thymes, 1146 Williamson Street, 256-2292
- Near-vegan restaurant. All menu items are vegan unless otherwise
specified. Entrees are all around $6 and vary daily; there is a
bean, grain, and green of the day, as well. Open Tue-Sat. Next to
the Williamson Street Coop.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Bahn Thai, 2 locations:
944 Williamson Street, 256-0202
2809 University Avenue, 233-3900
| - Thai. Good vegetarian selections. Good squash dishes.

Casa De Lara, 341 State Street, 251-7200
- Mexican.

Himal Chuli, 318 State Street, 251-9225
- Nepali.

Imperial Gardens, 4214 E. Washington Avenue, 249-0466
- Chinese.

Kitchen Hearth, 6644 Mineral Point Road, 833-1320

LuLu's Deli and Food Mart, 2524 University Avenue, 233-2172

Mount Everest, 1851 Monroe Street, 255-1704
- Indian.

Sa Bai Thong, 2840 University Avenue (in University Station), 238-3100
- Thai food. They will substitute tofu for shrimp, etc. in most
dishes, and offer many vegetarian options. Open Mon-Sun.

Pizzeria Uno, 2 locations:
222 W. Gorham (off State Street)
7601 Mineral Point Road
- Excellent vegetarian pizza options in full and individual sizes.

Pasquals Southwestern Deli
- They offer numerous vegetarian options including the best black
bean buritos on the planet.

Monty's Blue Plate Diner, 2089 Atwood, 244-8505
(across from the Barrymore Theatre)
- Features 4 or 5 vegetarian sandwiches, and one of the daily
specials is usually vegetarian, as well.

Radical Rye, on Williamson
- Makes some good veggie sandwiches.

At the University of Wisconsin, the Union South and the Memorial
Union both serve GardenBurger veggie patties in their cafeterias.

| Horn of Africa
| - Ethiopian.

| L'Etoille
| - Expensive but wonderful. One vegetarian entree on the menu each
| might.

| Sunprint Cafe & Gallery, 638 State Street, 255-1555
| - European style cafe. Several vegetarian dishes. Full service. On
| university campus. Open Mon-Sun.

| Sunporch

Natural Foods Stores:

Country Life, 2465 Perry Avenue, 257-3286
- Vegan restaurant and natural foods store.

Magic Mill, 2862 University Avenue (in University Station), 238-2603
- They have a carryout deli bar that includes several vegan dishes.

Mifflin Street Coop, 32 N. Bassett Street, 251-5899

Whole Earth, 817 E. Johnson Street, 256-8828

Williamson Street Coop, 1202 Williamson Street, 251-6776

Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegan Action
P.O. Box 2701, Madison, WI 53701

No Compromise, Ricardo Jomarron

173 Jackson Street, Madison, WI 53704, (608) 249-9845
- An organization started by Ricardo Jomarron who broke off from
Greenpeace when it made the calculated decision not to address
animal agriculture as an environmental issue.

Alliance for Animals, 111 King, 257-6333

Protect Animal Life Inc., 4512 E. Washington Avenue, 249-4156

Vegetarian-Friendly Products:

Green Earth, 2094 Atwood Avenue, 244-9297
- Personal care & household.

The Soap Opera, 319 State Street, 251-4051
- Personal care & household.

Jack's Shoes, 204 State Street, 257-9766
- Canvas tennis shoes.

Mimosa Community Bookstore, 212 N. Henry Street, 256-5432
- Environmental, animal rights books, cookbooks.

EarthCare Paper, PO Box 14140, Dept 656, Madison, WI 54714-0140,
277-2900
- Recycled paper products

ShopKo, Kohl's, and other department stores carry an ever-increasing
line of non-leather shoes at bargain prices. Quality is variable, but
the selection is generally quite high.

Milwaukee
---------

Beans and Barley, North and Oakland Avenue
- Range of good dishes from a $2 bowl of the rice of the day to $12
fancy pasta dinners. Also a health food store & deli counter.

Health Food Stores:

Outpost Coop, around 1st Street and Capitol Drive
- Main natural food store in Milwaukee. Also has a deli counter.

Beans and Barley, North and Oakland Avenue
- Has a great deli counter and a vegetarian restaurant.

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Wyoming

Wyoming Vegetarians,
3251 Brookview Drive, Casper, WY 82604

| Cheyenne
| --------
|
| Twin Dragons, 1809 Carey Avenue, 637-6622
| - Mandarin Chinese restaurant. Ten vegetarian dishes. Open Mon-Sun.
| *VRG

Mark Wisdom

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Last-modified: 14 Nov 1993

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

Europe
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Europe
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

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The Vegetarian Society of the U.K. (VSUK) publishes the "International
Vegetarian Travel Guide", which concentrates on Vegetarian Restaurants
& guesthousts in England & Europe, listing establishments for each
city in every country. Phone & order the 1992 guide. It's about 4
pounds, and you can put it on your Mastercard or Visa. Using a credit
card avoids the conversion problem. ATTENTION: from the USA, be SURE
to specify AIR-MAIL, or it'll take two months by ship. The
International Vegetarian Travel Guide "Lists hundreds of places to eat
out & stayover!". The Vegetarian Handbook "The guide to living a
vegetarian lifestyle!" about 3 pounds. Also, you can become a member
of VSUK via phone, and then you'd receive their [great] magazine "The
Vegetarian" and the Vegetarian Handbook. They also have a children's
quarterly magazine. I think the magazine is 10 pounds. With membership
16 pounds. Airmail delivery is 10 pounds additional. Their phone
number is 44 (061) 928-0793. Mailing address is: VSUK; Parkdale,
Dunham Road; Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4QG; ENGLAND.

The Vegan Society of the U.K. publishes "The Vegan Holiday &
Restaurant Guide". It covers mostly England, Scotland, & Wales. Their
mailing address is: The Vegan Society, Ltd.; 33-35 George Street;
Oxford, OX1 2AY; ENGLAND. Tel. 0865 722166. They also publish the good
quarterly magazine "The Vegan".

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Austria
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Innsbruck
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Country Life, Maria Theresien Str 9

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Vienna
------

Wrenkh, 2 locations:
Wrenkh Vegetarische Vollwertkuche, Bauernmarkt 10, A-1010 Wien
Gasthous Wrenkh, Hollergasse 9, A-1150 Wien
- Vegan. Extremely tasty whole foods, elegantly prepared and *very*
expensive. Silver service, linen tablecloths, but the food is
divine. Wonderful symphonies of spice and herbs.

Siddhartha, Fleischmarkt ?, A-1010 Wien
- Slightly cheaper than Wrenkh's but still expensive, run by the
Buddhist community. Nice food!

Rapunzel
- New vegetarian restaurant.

Volkstheater Cafe
- Offers a selection of excellent vegetarian food at reasonable prices
in the 8th district.

Koh-i-Noor, Marc Aurel Strasse 8
- Indian. Vegetarian-friendly.

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Britain and Ireland
______________________________________________________________________

Many thanks to Geraint Edwards <ge...@inner.demon.co.uk> for
maintaining the listings for Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and
Ireland.

Vegetarian guides are sold everywhere. e.g.: "Vegetarian Guide to the
Scottish Highlands and Islands", "Vegetarian London", etc.

There are several nationally-circulated vegetarian-oriented magazines
available in any big newsagents that have pages and pages of small
ads.

Wimpy, Burger King, and just about every restaurant chain except for
McDonalds serves a bean burger at its stores in Britain/Ireland. Also,
most main-line railway stations have a "Casey Jones" burger shop in
them, selling "Mexican Bean Burgers", which are much the same thing
again.

Phoning from abroad, replace the initial '0' in the area code with the
country code:
Britain (England, Scotland, Wales): +44
Northern Ireland: +44? Irish Republic: +?

Vegetarian Organisations:

The Vegan Society
7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7AA,
(0424) 427393
- Membership includes subscription to "The Vegan" quarterly.

The Vegetarian Society of the U.K.
Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altringham, Cheshire, WA14 4QG, (061) 928-0793
- Membership includes subscription to "The Vegetarian".

International Jewish Vegetarian Society
Bet Teva, 853/855 Finchley Road, Golders Green, London NW11 8LX

'Veggies' email list: subs from veggies...@ncl.ac.uk

Vegetarian Accomodation:

Aunties, 56 Coleshill Terrace, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 3DA,
(0554) 770077
- Aunties is a home-stay accomodation agency specializing in catering
for travelling vegetarians & vegans. The agency was set up in 1984
to help vegetarians worldwide find short-term accommodation in
pleasant private homes, with hosts sympathetic to their guests
chosen way of eating. There are now more than 50 hosts from which to
choose, in many areas of Britain, offering accommodation which meets
the standards set by the British Tourist Authority for comfort and
cleanliness at around #15-17 per person per night. All bookings are
made through Auntie's office.

Vegetarian Products:

Vegetarian Shoes, 36 Gardner St, Brighton, BN1 1UN, UK
Phone: 0273 691913. They take credit cards.
- Makes shoes to order.

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England

Bath
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Demuths Cafe
- Vegetarian coffee/tea house with lunches. Vegan food identified.
Fairly cheap (Soup and roll 2.50).

Tilleys
- Restaurant next door but 2 to Demuths. Meat and Vegetarian, but has
a V. menu, with real choices. Specialises in starters (ie no main
courses; one eats 3 starters). Moderately expensive, but
worthwhile.

Birmingham
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Ginger's Vegetarian Eating House, 7a High Street, Kings Heath,
021 444 0906

Wild Oats Vegetarian Restaurant, 5 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak,
B29 6HJ, 021 471 2459

The Warehouse Cafe, Friends of the Earth (Birmingham),
54 Alison Street, Digbeth, B5 5TH, 021 633 0261

Plus the many Kashmiri/Pakistani/Indian/Balti/Tandoori places always
have at least half a dozen veggie dishes, many have a lot more.

Brighton
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Slims, Churchill Square (lower level), very near the clock tower

Food For Friends, 17 Prince Albert Street, very near the clock tower,
tel. 736236
- Open Mon-Sun 9am-10pm.

Harlequinade, 13 Dyke road, very near the clock tower, tel. 821787
- Closed from 3pm-6pm.

Terre a Terre, 7 Pool Valley, Brighton, tel. 729051
- Vegetarian and vegan food.

Bristol
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Pushpanjali's, Summerhill Road (?), Bristol. (Just by the entrance to
the Bristol Iyengar Yoga centre)
- Looks like a converted fish and chip shop, but the food is very
authentic and unusual. They also do take away, including an enormous
variety of Indian sweets which are sold from a display which looks
uncannily like a converted fried fish display.

Cambridge
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King's Pantry, 9 King's Parade, Opposite main gate to King's College,
Tel: 0223 321 551
- Vegetarian and wholefood restaurant. King's Pantry was a front
runner for Vegetarian Living's Restaurant of the Year. Try it out!
Open Mon-Sun 08:30-17:30 and also 18:30-21:30 Tue-Sat.

Cheltenham
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Peppers, High Street
- Scruffy, food Ok, but avoid the "roast" potatoes - pre fried in oil,
then reheated in microwave. Puddings good. Cheap.

Chester
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The Abbey Green restaurant
- Won an award one year for best veggie restaurant or somesuch.
It's rather more in the gourmet league than most veggie restaurants.
Quite pricey. Now opened a meat-eating restaurant in the same
building. Good cakes.

Francs
- Omnivorous restaurant, but does serve a fairly good selection of
vegetarian food. The set menu is very good value - although it is
omnivorous, they will do an entirely vegetarian version, but you
must tell them in advance! Highly recommended mushrooms baked in
Brie. Not sure about vegan options.

Croydon
-------

Hockneys'
- Used to be full time restaurant, but now only does lunches.
Good, as are the very filling sandwiches from the wholefood shop
nextdoor.

Dunstable
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Norman King, Church Street, 0582 661603
- A pub that offers vegan and vegetarian food, lunchtimes and
evenings. The vegan choice is one main course (chili) and a couple
of snacks, but this is good for a pub.

Coconut Garden, 52-54 West Street, 0582 667837
- A Malaysian restaurant offering a separate vegetarian menu with
vegan food. I have not been here yet, but the food is probably
Buddhist in origin. Open Tue-Sun 6pm-12pm.

Liverpool
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Casa Italia, near Moorfields Station
- Italian restaurant, some vegetarian options. Good food. Not too
expensive. Licensed.

Everyman Theatre, very near the university
- Vegetarian-friendly. It has a restaurant/bar which has wholefood &
vegetarian items. It seems to be open independantly of whether the
theatre is open or not. By all accounts it is very good.

London
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North London Vegetarian Restaurants:

Bibaqc, 2-4 Gillespie Road, Highbury, N5 1LN, (071) 704 0088
- Mainly vegan Indian food. Near Highbury tube station.

Diwana Bhel Poori House, 121 Drummond Street, NW1 2HL, (071) 387 5556
(2nd location in West London). Near Euston tube station.
- The food is good and cheap. Mostly South Indian (Madras area) dishes
but they also have Gujarati (north-west India) dishes. Open
noon-11:40pm.

Spices, 30 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0LU, (071) 254 0528
- Excellent South Indian vegetarian restaurant. I ate vegan and I went
with three flesh eaters who were all absolutely thrilled with the
food. No frills, but the service is spectacular. Dish of the day,
#2.75. Open noon-2:30pm & 6pm-midnight. Sun open noon-midnight.

Chutneys, 124 Drummond Street, NW1, (071) 388 0604
- Food mostly from the Gujarat region of India. Good vegan choices.
The lunchtime buffet is extremely good and cheap at #3.95 plus
drinks (if required). I think 'lunchtime' extends quite late into
the afternoon and the buffet is 'Eat as much as you like'. Open
Mon-Fri noon-2:45pm & 6pm-11:30pm. Near Euston station.

Indian Veg Bhel Poori House, 92-93 Chapel Market Angel, Islington,
N1 9EX, (071) 837-4607. Near Angel tube station.
- Quality Indian vegetarian food at rock-bottom prices. All-you-can-
eat for #2.95. Open noon-3pm & 6pm-11:30pm.

Milward's Restaurant, 97 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16,
(071) 254-1025
- Family restaurant specializing in continental cuisine. They aim to
be treated like a normal local bistro - the only difference is a
subtle lack of meat! Expect to pay #11.50 for a 3 course meal with
wine. Open Mon-Fri 6:30pm-11pm. Sat-Sun noon-11pm.

Sabras, 263 High Road, Willesden Green, NW10 2RX, (081) 459 0340
- Multi-award winning vegetarian Indian restaurant & take-away. An
extensive menu with something (surely!) for everyone. Prices very
reasonable. Open 12:30pm-3pm & 6pm-10pm. Closed Mon.

Surya, 59-61 Fortune Green Road, NW6 1DR, (071) 435 7486
- Authenthic Indian food including many specialties. Mindbendingly
delightful. Open 6pm-11pm. Also noon-2pm Fri-Sun. 3 course meal
around #11. Main course around #6.

The Jewish Vegetarian Society Dining Room, 853-5 Finchley Road,
Golders Green, NW11 8LX, (081) 455-0692. Near Golders Green tube
station.
- Small & friendly. Daily specials. Vegan dishes & Jewish favourites.
3 course meal #7.50. Open Sun-Thu 6pm-10pm. Also noon-3pm Sun.

Rani, Long Lane, N3
- Indian vegetarian restaurant

Suruchi, Theberton St, N1
- Indian vegetarian restaurant

Ravi Shankar Restaurant, 2 locations:
133-135 Drummond Street, NW1, (071) 388 6458. Near Euston station.
422 St. John Street, Islington EC1, (071) 833 5849. Near Angel
tube station.
- Reasonably good. Open Mon-Sun noon-11pm.

South London Vegetarian Restaurants:

Veganomics, 314 Lewisham Road, SE13 7PA, (081) 852 7978. Near
Lewisham tube station.
- Vegan. Great selection of high quality vegan foods. Uses organic
produce whenever possible. Serve organic additive free alcoholic
drinks. They regularily cater for parties including weddings.
The wholefood shop next door sells take-aways. Original Victorian
shop-fittings. Restaurant is gas-lit. Open Thu-Sat from 7pm. Book
ahead Fri,Sat.

Cordon Vert, 136 Merton Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1EH, (081) 543 9174
Near Wimbledon tube station.
- Veggie-bistro - pasta, rich stews, curries, nut roasts, Indonesian
dishes & sauces. Unique & interesting starters & puddings. Cosy
deco-kitch interior. Menu changes daily. At least 2 vegan options.
Daily special #5.30. Open Tue-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-11pm,
Sun noon-3pm.

Health Place Cafe, 17 Strutton Ground, SW1, (071) 233 1701
- Home made food & organic vines & beers. Linked to health-food shop.
Open 9am-9pm Mon-Fri, but Mon-Tue 5pm-9pm women only. #16 for 2
people including wine.

Wilkins, 61 Marsham Street, SW1P 3DP, (071) 222 4038
- Popular lunch spot. Summer outdoor seating. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-
5:30pm.

Windmill, 486 Fulham Road, SW6 5NH, (071) 385 1570. Near Fulham
Broadway tube station.
- Very friendly. Candle-light evenings. Fires in winter. Daily menu
includes a vegan choice. Open noon-11pm.

Kastoori, Upper Tooting Rd, SW17
- Indian vegetarian restaurant

East London Vegetarian Restaurants:

Cherry Orchard, 241-245 Globe Road, Bethnal Green, E2 0JD,
(081) 980 6678. Near Bethnal Green tube station.
- Vegetarian & vegan food from a variety of traditions and cooking
styles (French, Italian, Middle Eastern, Indian). Fast counter
service at lunch time. Candle-lit table service in the evenings.
Attractive & secluded garden in the summer. Open Tue-Fri noon-3pm
& 6:30pm-10:30pm, Sat noon-10:30pm. Closed Christmas to New Years.
Book ahead.

Thai Garden, in Bethnal Green. Near Bethnal Green tube station.
- The only vegetarian Thai restaurant in the UK.

Cranks, several locations:
Unit 31, The Circle, Broadgate, EC2
13-15 Leadenhall Market, EC3
5 Cowcross Street, Smithfield, EC1
43 Leather Lane, EC1
- "Since the early sixties Cranks has pioneered the boom in wholefood
vegetarian cooking and continues to use only the best wholefood
ingredients. The wholemeal flour from which the breads, biscuits,
pastries, and cakes are freshly baked each day, is stone ground and
organically grown, as are many of the grains, seeds, and pulses.
Honey, molasses, and raw sugars are used for sweeteners, and all
eggs are free-range. All fresh fruit and vegetables are carefully
selected and whenever possible these are organically grown. We are
committed to using these ingredients with integrity to produce high
quality wholefood that is both natural and delicious. Cranks
restaurants and take-aways are built using natural materials and
hand-crafted objects which complement our food and make Cranks a
refreshing oasis in this busy world." Cranks are the UK Vegetarian
Society's first corporate members.

West London Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 18 Heddon Street, W1R 7LE, (071) 434 2922
- Vegan buffet. Run by the Seventh Day Adventist church. Approximate
prices #3.25-#4.50. Children eat half price. Also run cooking
courses, stress seminars, 5 day stop smoking plans, etc. Open Mon-
Thur 11:30am-2:30pm, Fri 11:30am-2pm.

Country Life, 123 Regent Street, (071) 434 2922

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Yours Naturally, The London Ecology Centre, 45 Shelton Street, Covent
Garden, WC2E 9MJ, (071) 497 0079. Near Covent Garden tube station.
- Very vegan. Meal for less than #5. Lots of snacks, salads, and
savouries, most under #2. Blackboard menu changes daily. Serve
organic beer. Live music on weekends. Take-away service. Open Mon-
Sat 10am-9pm.

Blah Blah Blah, 78 Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush, (081) 746 1337.
Near Shepherds Bush tube station.
- 50's style vegetarian cafe. Serves capuccino and 3-course meals on
purple floral tablecloths. The lights are old 50's sputniks from a
movie studio. A jukebox plays 50's & 60's hits. Great food but the
trifle is apparently "disgusting". Open Mon-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 10am-
11pm.

Diwana Bhel Poori House, 50 Westbourne Grove, W2 5SH, (071) 387 5556
(2nd location in North London)
- The food is good and cheap. Mostly South Indian (Madras area) dishes
but they also have Gujarati (North-West India) dishes. Open Tue-Sun
noon-11pm.

Food For Thought, 31 Neal Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9PK,
(071) 836 0239. Near Covent Garden tube station.
- Small cheerful restaurant. Has a quick self-service counter for
take-aways. Imaginative & interesting main courses & salads. Menu
keeps changing. 3 courses for about #5. Summer open Mon-Fri 8:30am-
8pm, Sat noon-8pm. Winter open Mon-Sat noon-8pm.

Govinda's, 9-10 Soho Street, (071) 437 3662

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Greenhouse, 16 Chenies Street, WC1E 7EX, (071) 637 8038. Not far from
Euston Square tube station, but another station is probably closer.
- Informal friendly wholefood vegetarian restaurant with counter
service. Very popular at lunchtime and early evenings. Candle lit in
the evenings. Wide range of vegetarian dishes. Vegan dishes may be
limited. (Some say the choices are poor but OK). Everything prepared
daily using organic (where possible) and wholefood ingredients. Main
course #3.15. Open Tue-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 1pm-8:30pm, Mon 10am-6pm.

Mandeer, 21 Hanway Place (off Tottenham Court Road), W1P 9DG,
(071) 323 0660 or (071) 580 3470. Near Tottenham Court Road tube
station.
- One of the most renowned vegetarian/Indian restaurants with an
exclusive and romantic atmosphere in the evenings. The owners are
lifelong vegetarians and have been carefully and consistently
serving authentic excellent food for over 25 years. The array of
dishes is impressive and vegan dishes are included in the menu. Try
a business lunch, a take-away, or a relaxed evening meal. Open Mon-
Sat noon-3pm & 6pm-10:30pm. Reservations advised.

Seasons, Harcourt Street, W1, (071) 402 5925. Near Edgware Road tube
station.
- NOW CLOSED??? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE VERIFY THIS?
- Recently opened vegetarian restaurant. Provide quality food made
from the best & healthiest ingedients. Clean, pleasant, trendy.
Soup #1.20, main meal #3.20-#3.55, sweets #1.20-#1.50. Open Mon-Sun
8am-10pm.

Shan, 200-202 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JL, (071) 240 3348. Near
Leicester Square tube station.
- Authentic (Indian) Gujarati vegetarian restaurant using fresh ground
spices and vegetable products from Uganda, Kenya, etc. Daily menu
changes. Big big menu. "Probably the most economical & good value
restaurant in the UK". People with special dietary needs welcome.
B&B available. Open Mon-Sat noon-10pm. Booking advised.

The Gate, 51 Queen Caroline St., Hammersmith, W6 9QL, (081) 748 6932.
Near Hammersmith tube station.
- Set in the studio of artist Sir Frank Brangwyn. The restaurant is
large, airy, and full of large plants. Exhibitions of colourful
paintings and Mexican wall rugs. The Indo-Iraqi chef offers
Eastern, Middle Eastern, and international cuisine. Located upstairs
in a house. Very relaxed atmosphere. Live music Fri & Sat nights.
Poetry on the last Wed of every month. Dining in the courtyard in
the summer. Open Mon-Sat noon-11:30pm.

ZZZ's Cafe, 238 Gray's Inn Road, WC1, (071) 278 5391
- Busy lunchtime cafe on border of West End & City. Good variety of
salads. Menu changes daily, always includes vegan choices. Self
service, sandwiches prepared while you wait. Gets crowded at
lunchtime. For best selection of food, arrive before 1pm! Eat well
for #2.50-#4.50. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm.

Cranks, several locations:
8 Marshall Street, W1V 1LP, (071) 437 9431
11 The Market, Covent Garden, WC2E 8RB
9-11 Tottenham Cr Road, W1
17-19 Great Newport Street, WC2
8 Adelaide Street, WC2
23 Barrett Street, W1
- See description in the East London section.

Vegetarian Accomodations:

Barrow House, 45 Barrow Road, Streatham Common, SW16 5PE,
(081) 677 1925
- Luxurious quiet non-smoking accommodation for visitors to London.
15 minutes by train from Victoria station. Wholefood B&B.

Mrs Poynter's, 102 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park, SW19 7DT,
(081) 946-0902
- Pleasant family house. Very close to tube station. 2 rooms, with
basins & kettles, shared bathroom. 3 course breakfeasts. Every
effort is made to comply with visitors' needs. Vegans catered for.
Two large family dogs in residence. Children & dogs welcome. Book
ahead. B&B #14. During Wimbledon, #20.

Luton
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Alankar, 276 Dunstable Road, Luton, 0582 410374.
- 'Indian' restaurant offering a wider than normal selection of
vegetable dishes, at a low price (~#2.00) and (unlike some in Luton)
prepared to serve them without being obliged to buy a 'main'
(ie meat) dish.

Shapla Tandoori, 45 Wellington Street, Luton, 0582 481554.
- As above, but slightly less choice.

There are several 'Indian' resaurants on Wellington Street,
all offer vegetable dishes but not all will serve just vegetable side
dishes, you may have to have vegetable byriani.

33 Arts Centre, 33 Guildford Street, Luton.
- The entrance to this arts' centre is a wholefood vegetarian and
vegan cafe. As well as cooked meals (casseroles, chilis etc) there
are veggie sausage rolls, pasties and cakes that are vegan. Small
but good atmosphere, daytimes.

Malvern
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Brief Encounters, Malvern Station.
- Veggie (in evenings). Mid price range, atmospheric - set in old
waiting room of still used station. Entrance is from the platform.
Is a tea shop in day time serving non-vegetarian sandwiches.
Reasonable food.

Manchester
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The Eigth Day, Oxford Road (Opposite Metropolitan Uni)
- Very good vege(taria)n cafe.

The Greenhouse, Great North Western Street, Rusholme
- Excellent vege(taria)n restaurant.

City Art Galary Cafe, Mosley Street
- Very nice, not wholly vegetarian though.

Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street
- Good variety, but again, not wholly vegetarian.

Pie in the Sky, 160b Wellington Rd, Withington
- Vegetarian. OK.

Topkapi, Peter Street
- Turkish cafe and restaurant (next door to each other) offering a
selection of mezeler (starters) and a cheese kofta kebab for the
lactos. Mezeler include, stuffed cabbage, humus, falafel, barbunya,
fasouleh, salads, and several cheese and yoghurt dishes. Great place
for lunches.

Kai's, in Chinatown
- To all intents and purposes this is a standard Chinese restaurant
open until 4am. But it also has a special Buddhist vegetarian menu.
The dishes read: sweet and sour pork, chicken with cashew nuts,
roast duck... around 20 in all with about half being non-'meaty'
eg abalone mushrooms, pot of prosperity. The dishes are designed to
mimic the textures of meat using tofu, gluten and taro, I love them
but some people still feel a bit squeamish ordering such dishes.
Be prepared to queue if you arrive just after pub closing time or
just after club kickout.

There are now a number of restaurants in Chinatown offering this
type of food but, beware, I have been served real sweet and sour
spare-ribs instead of the mock dish in one such place.

Chuni's Indian Cottage, Rusholme
- This is probably the finest Indian restaurant in Manchester,
the owners are Hindu Indians, and, although they do pander to the
meat-eaters, they have one of the most extensive and inventive
vegetarian menus around, but they do include a lot of cream and
cheese. Great surroundings, great service, great food.

There are dozens of 'Indian' resaurants in Rusholme, indeed the
council are promoting it as 'the curry mile'. Just about every place
will offer a wide selection of vegetarian food (it's near the
University) although the quality varies enormously, though the prices
don't --- a cartel seems to operate.

Nottingham
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Hiziki, Hockley
- Briliant food.

Plaistow
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Clements, Plaistow, West Sussex (Near Dunsfold)
- Very Very good. Expensive #20.00 per head for evening meal.
That's for the 5 course with aperative. Normally choice of 4 main
courses. Great quality.

Tewkesbury
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Corse Lawn Hotel, Corse Lawn, Nr Tewkesbury
- Very good, very expensive. French Style - caters well for veggies,
but also has meat floating around.

Ullapool
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The Ceidhl Place, Ullapool
- Restaurant is expensive but good. Menu is vegetarian, but the
restaurant also has non-vegetarian options.

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Ireland

The 'Bridgestone's Irish Vegetarian Food Guide' lists vegetarian
restaurants, wholefood shops, and vegetarian places to stay.

Belfast
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Giros, Belfast Youth and Community, Donegall Lane (off Donegall
Street), 0232-244640
- This youth resource centre has just opened (Summer 93) and its
cafe offers a range of vegetarian and, more often than not, vegan
food. Opening hours are a bit erratic and are limited to office
hours Mon-Sat, I think.

The Spice of Life, 62 Lower Donegall Street, 0232-332744
- Belfast's only veggie restaurant, which unfortunately should
be avoided at lunchtime due to extremely mediocre service and
average food. However Thu-Sat evening experiences have been
bearable with live music sometimes. Bring your own drink.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Angelos Ristorante, 23 Donegall Pass, 0232-246900
- Slightly expensive but very high quality italian NON-VEGETARIAN
restaurant. However, they have a very flexible attitude to their
menu and consequently are very amenable to veg(etari)ans.
Recommended for special occasions.

Cork
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Cafe' Mexicana, off Patrick Street
- Offers a choice of good Mexican food. Cheap too!!

Dublin
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Blazing Salads, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre

Cornucopia Wholefoods, 19 Wicklow Street
- Vegetarian/vegan. Won Walker's Best Vegetarian Restaurant in 1988.

The Golden Avatar

- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

It's Natural, 71 Dame Street

Ayumi-ya Japanese Restaurant, Newpark Centre, Newtownpark Ave,
Blackrock
- Japanese vegetarian option available.

Burger King, Dublin Airport
- Has the infamous "Spicy Bean Burger".

Wexford
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Kelly's Deli, South Main Street
- Offers an excellent vegetarian & vegan choice.

La Riva, The Crescent
- Offer an excellent vegetarian choice on the menu. Not sure about
Vegan fare.

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Scotland

Edinburgh
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Most vegetarians can and do eat in most restaurants. Restaurants
which don't serve any vegetarian food are few and far between, and
don't prosper, as far as I can see.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Seeds, 53 West Nicolson Street
- Vegan. Wholefood cafe. Lots of vegan food. Cheap with huge portions.
Small, cramped, busy.

Henderson's, 94 Hanover Street, Tel. 031-225 2131
- Decades-old vegetarian salad restaurant, always reliable quality,
always busy.

Kalpna, St. Patrick's Square, Tel. 031-667 9890
- Good vegetarian Indian (Gujerati) food. Cheap at lunchtime.

Annpurna Restaurant, 45 St. Patrick Square, Tel. 031-662 1807
- Across the road from the Kalpna.

Helios Fountain

Black Bo's
- Very lacto, but very reasonable prices/high quality.

The Unemployed Worker's Centre
- Very cheap, no great choice.

Pierre Lapin
- Unfortunate name.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Suruchi, 14a Nicolson Street, Tel. 031-556 6583
- Newly opened Indian restaurant serving almost exclusively vegetarian
food. Features dishes from a wide variety of Indian regions.

Glasgow
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The Ubiquitous Chip, near university
- Has vegetarian options, and at least some of the staff are
vegetarian.

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Wales

Aberystwyth
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The Fountain Inn, Trefechan (just over the bridge and opposite the
town fire station)
- Good selection of pub food both vegetarian and vegan. Very
reasonable prices, good beer and friendly barstaff.

Y Graig, Pier Street
- Cafe cum restaurant. Scruffy but friendly. A good range of food,
both vegetarian and vegan. Excellent hummus rolls. Licenced
premises.

The Arts Centre Cafe, Penglais Hill (on the University campus)
- Open for coffee all day, hot food noon-2pm. Has about eight dishes
six of which are normally vegetarian, some vegan. Gorgeous salads,
very reasonable prices. Can get busy.

Jilly Beans, North Road
- Several vegetarian dishes. Good tofu stir fry, for example.

Gannets Bistro
- Vegetarian selection has increased over the last few years. Serve
several vegetarian dishes.

The Welsh Fudge Shop
- Several vegetarian savoury dishes. Renowned for their sweet
pancakes. Good value, can be a little cramped.

Corners, Chalybete Street
- Apparantly does a nice Nut Bake.

Aberaeron
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Hive on the Key
- Apparantly they do a really nice broccoli Souffle. The honey
ice-cream is a must for ice-cream fans.

Cardiff
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Diner 77, 77 Pontcanna Street, (0222) 344628
- 15 minute walk from centre of town, US-style burger menu, licensed,
mid-price, good food. Vegetarian, vegan and omnivore.

Peppermint Lounge, 34 Woodville Road, (0222) 374403
- Vegetarian-friendly. Good food. Varied/home-cooked menu. Vegan
options. Licensed. Low-to-mid-price. 15 minute walk from centre of
town.

Sage Wholefood & Vegetarian Rest't , Wellfield Ct, Wellfield Rd,
(0222) 481223
- 20 minute walk from centre of town, enquire about vegan food.

Kaleidoscope, 31-39 Wyndham Arc, (0222) 396010
- Central, home-cooked menu, mid-price, reasonable, vegetarian and
vegan.

Crumbs, 33 Morgan Arc, (0222) 395007
- Central, large salads and soups, lowish prices, good. Vegetarian and
vegan. Open Mon-Sat 11h15 to 15h00 approx.

The Armless Dragon, 97 Wyeverne Rd, Cathays (382357)
- 15 minute walk from centre of town, licensed, phone for vegan.

The Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Canton (396061)
- 20 minute walk from centre of town, small whole food cafe, bar,
mid/high price, poor. Veggie and vegan.
(snacks, but great for the alternative cinema and exhibits)

Lampeter
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Peppers, High Street, 0570 423 796
- By Lampeter standards, expensive-ish. Excellent meals, pricey
desserts, excellent coffee (Taylors). Nice place. Vegetarian, but
not for the fussiest: They use free-range eggs in cakes etc, rather
than egg substitute, Flora margarine in some things (contains whey).
All their cheese is vegetarian though, and their chestnut and
mushroom pie is exquisite. It has just been awarded a * in Egon
Ronay's guide, and is one of only three places in Wales to be so
highly recommended. (Apr.93)

Llanidloes
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Great Oak Cafe, Great Oak Street
- Good, cheap food. Exclusively vegetarian. Opposite a recommended
bookshop.

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Czechosovakia
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Prague
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Many thanks to Helge Hauglin for the following info.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 2 locations:
Melantrichova 15, near the Old Town Square.
At the corner of Vodickova and Jungmannova streets.
- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant of the fast food variety. The
food is good and cheap. Also contain natural foods stores. The
premade sandwiches may have a sour cream dressing (or a pretty
close soy imitation).

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Austria, Stefanikova 25/18 (Smichov), tel: 54 98 79
- Has vegetarian options (dishes with soymeat etc), but probably
nothing vegan. Inexpensive, OK food. Their onion soup contains
cheese and beef broth.

The next 3 restaurants are not tried. The information about them is
from a tourist flyer from summer 1993:

Adria, Krizikova 27, Prague 1, tel: 22 62 89
- Has "quite a wide selection of vegetarian plates". Medium priced.

U Sixtu, Celetna 2, Prague 1, tel: 236 79 80
- "They serve traditional Bohemian cuisine and a few dishes for
vegetarians". Expensive.

David, Trziste 21, Prague 1, tel: 53 93 25
- "Caters to the business community. Wonderful continental cuisine
with special plates for vegetarians". A little expensive.

Natural Foods Stores:

Country Life, 2 locations:
Melantrichova 15, near the Old Town Square.
At the corner of Vodickova and Jungmannova streets.

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Finland
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Many thanks to Abhay Bulsari for maintaining the Finnish and
Scandinavian listings.

Helsinki
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Aurinkotuuli, Lapinlahdenkatu 25
- Vegetarian. Use cheese and honey at times. Quite good and not
expensive by Finnish standards. Vegans can get a good choice.
Close to the bus station and not far from railway station.

Kasvisravintola, Korkeavuorenkatu 3
- Vegetarian. Use cheese and honey at times. Quite good and not
expensive by Finnish standards. Vegans can get a good choice.

| GreenWay, 6 locations:
Kaisaniemenkatu 2 (across the rautatientori from the train station)
Tapiola (Heikintori, 2nd floor)
Lauttasaari
Malmi
It{-keskus
| and a small stall opposite the bus station in Forum
- Vegan, uncooked food, not very expensive. They have a common phone
number: 70018200.

Animalia (El{insuojeluliitto Animalia)
Porvoonkatu 53, 00520 Helsinki
Tel: 358 (0) 148 4866, Fax: 358 (0) 148 4622
- Animal protection society. 22 regional offices.

H{meenlinna
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GreenWay
| - Vegan restaurant.

Tampere
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Into, Vanha Kirjastotalo, Keskustori 4, Tel. (31) 143162
- Vegetarian, uses cheese. Moderately expensive.

Turku
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Verso, Linnankatu 3
- Vegetarian. Use cheese and honey at times. Quite good and
inexpensive. Vegans can get a good choice. Close to the
centre of the town and the two universities.

Note: GreenWay in Turku is NOT vegetarian

Turun Seesami, H{meenkatu
- Natural food stores. Mostly vegetarian.

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France
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National Organizations:

French Vegan Society
Tel: 1 43.31.82.41 or write to:
Alex Bourke, c/o Godiwalla, 75 rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris, France

Avignon
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Le Pain Bis, Pont Martin
- Vegetarian restaurant.

Lyon
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L'Eau Vive, near 65 rue Victor Hugo
- Vegetarian restaurant. Located in the second arrondisement near
Place Carnot.

Marseille
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Country Life, 14 rue Venture

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Montpellier
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Tripti-Kulai, 20 rue Jacques Coeur, 67.66.30.51
- Vegetarian restaurant.

Paris
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Country Life, 6 rue Danou, 42.97.48.51

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Aquarius, 40 rue de Gergovie (Metro stop: Pernety)
- It's wonderful...probably pretty expensive compared to some US
restaurants but probably pretty reasonable compared to most Parisian
restaurants. Prices are maybe $10-15 /plate. Probably most of the
stuff is ovo-lacto.

La Petite Legume, 36 rue des Boulangers, 75005 Paris
- A lacto-ovo vegetarian restaurant with a health food store. Very
little English spoken.

Aquarius, 54 Rue Sainte Croix de la Bretonnerie
Auberge In, 34 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine
Grain Sauvage, 15 Rue Letellier
Joy in Food, 2 rue Truffant, 43.87.96.79
La Macrobiotheque, 17 Rue de Savoie
Rayons de Sante, 8 Place Charles Dullin
Roselight, 29 Quai de la Cournell

Vegetarian Organizations:

French Vegan Society
Tel: 1 43.31.82.41 or write to:
Alex Bourke, c/o Godiwalla, 75 rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris, France
- Publishes the 'Vegan Guide to Paris'. It explains the metro system,
how to meet fellow vegans in Paris, and other fun facts, as well as
listing vegetarian restaurants and natural foods stores throughout
the city. Single copies US$6.

Tours
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Le Point du Jour, avenue de Grammont
- Vegetarian restaurant.

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Germany
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Germany has a chain of 'health food' stores called "Reformhaus". This
chain is not recommended though because the food is expensive and not
"biological" (i.e. comes from 'normal' farmers), and there's always a
waste of packing material. Look for stores with `Bio-Laden' or
`Naturkostladen' in their names, they're usually better.

There are several guides of vegetarian restaurants in Germany around.
You should get them in almost every `Bio-Laden'.

Berlin
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There are literally hundreds of health food stores in Berlin,
especially in districts like Berlin-Kreuzberg, where the `alternative
culture' is quite popular. There is a health food store or health food
restaurant on every other street corner.

There is also a wealth of vegetarian restaurants in Berlin. In
addition Indian restaurants and pizzerias usually serve several
vegetarian meals. There are numerous Indian restaurants in the center
of Berlin. It might help to have a look into the Yellow Pages under
the section `Gaststaetten'.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Hakuin, Martin-Luther-Str. 1, 1000 Berlin 30
| - Probably the most popular vegetarian restaurant in Berlin. Operated
| by German Buddhist monks. Buddhist atmosphere. Meals are somewhat
| asian and very good. Small. Expensive. Main room is non-smoking.

Restaurant Thuernagel, Gneisenaustr. 57, 1000 Berlin 61 (Kreuzberg)
- Inexpensive, customers are mainly young people.

Restaurant/Cafe Tiago, Knesebeckstr. 15, 1000 Berlin 12
(Charlottenburg)
- Inexpensive, customers are mainly students from the nearby
university. Ex-`Baghwan' restaurant.

Hollyfood, Zossener Str. 61, 1000 Berlin 61 (Kreuzberg)
- Health food snack bar.

| Health Food Stores With Snack Bars:

| Einhorn (Unicorn), Wittenbergplatz ??, Berlin, near Wittenbergplatz
| underground station
| - Bio-Laden. Good food. Open 10am-6pm.

| Zweihorn, Mommsenstr./Knesebeckstr., parallel to the Kurfuerstendamm
| - Bio-Laden. Good food. Open 10am-6pm.

???, Mehringdamm 46, 1000 Berlin 61
- I have forgotten it's name, but it's good.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Maharadscha, Fuggerstr. 21, 1000 Berlin 30
- Indian. Inexpensive. Central location.

Maharani, Fuggerstr. 18, 1000 Berlin 30
- Indian. Inexpensive. Directly opposite of Maharadscha, so if you
don't get a seat in one of them, just cross the road...

India Palace, Leibnizstr. 35, 1000 Berlin 12
- Indian. Very good vegetarian dishes; central location.

Tandoory, Prinz-Georg-Str. 10, 1000 Berlin 62
- Indian.

Katschkol, Pestalozzistr. 84, 1000 Berlin 62
- Afghan cuisine. Central location.

Cafe Campus, Str. des 17. Juni, 1000 Berlin 10 (ASTA-Villa, behind
Math-Dept)
- `Vollwertkost' and always some vegetarian dishes; customers are
mainly students and people working at the university.

Natural Food Stores:

???, Mehringdamm 46, 1000 Berlin 61

There are at least a dozen health food shops within walking distance
of Mehringdamm/Zossener Str./Bergmannstr.

Burgdorf
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Natural Food Stores:

Der Bio-Laden, Neue Torstr. 5, Tel. 05136-85268

Celle
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Natural Food Stores:

Bittersuess Naturkost GmbH, Runde Str. 1, Tel. 05141-28996

Naturkostladen Jaegerstrasse, Jaegerstrasse 24, Tel. 05141-214771

Hannover
--------

There are lots of natural food stores in Hannover - just check the
phone book yellow pages.

Hiller, Vegetarisches Restaurant, Blumenstr. 3, Tel. 0511-321288
- Vegetarian restaurant. High quality, medium prices. Open at lunch
and dinner. Closed on Sunday.

Munich
------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Cafe Gollwitz, Gollwitzerstr, D-8000 Muenchen. (MU-West, Naehe
Mittlerer Ring)
- Viel Auswahl, sehr gutes Essen, Reservierung unverzichtbar.
- Wide choice, very good food, reservation absolutely necessary.
(Western Part of town, close to peripheral annular motorway.)

Jahreszeiten Vollwert Restaurant, Sebastiansplatz 9
- Excellent. Good variety for vegans, just ask. I would consider the
food here to be "local" food.

Restaurant Stefan, Adolf-Kolping-Strasse 14, in the Alpen Hotel

Tofu Restaurant, Hernstrasse 11
- Vietnamese. I think the place is completely vegan. Excellent.

Keyno Vegetarishes Restaurant, Steinstrasse 42
- Very good. A fair number of vegan items on the menu.

Prinz Myshkin, Hackenstrasse 2
- Good, but if you are vegan, be very explicit because they love to
smother things in butter. I would consider the food here to be
"local" food.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Taverna Thessaloniki, Prielmayerstrasse 3
- Greek.

Saarbrucken
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Natural Food Stores:

Marga's Bioladen, Leitzweilerstr. 2, 06853-4423

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Greece
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Athens
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Eden, Flessa 3, in Plaka, right under Akropolis?
- Vegetarian restaurant. Very nice and cheap. They have a ton of
bizarre dishes. You could eat 3 meals a day there, for at least 3
weeks, and never eat the same thing twice.

Goody's, fast food chain
- The Mexican salad w/o dressing is vegan. It has beans, lettuce,
corn, radishes, and some other veggies.

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Hungary
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Budapest
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Vegetarium, downtown
- Vegetarian restaurant. Red apples painted on the ground lead the
way to this restaurant.

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Italy
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Milan
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Govinda's, Via Valpetrosa 3/5, Tel. (2) 862-417

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Rome
----

Govinda's, Via di San Simone 73/A, Tel. (6) 654-1973

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Venice
------

If you cross over from the train station at the Rialto bridge, walk
through the main street vendors, take a left with the major traffic
(and more street vendors), and turn down the next side alley, there is
a Chinese restaurant which has many vegetarian dishes, including
stir-fried gnocchi, a Chinese/Italian treat that is not to be missed!

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Netherlands
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This is probably the only country in the world where McDonald's sells
a vegetarian burger. It's called the "Groenteburger" and it's
available at all of the 84 McDonald's restaurants in the Netherlands.
It is supposedly made of potatoes, peas, carrots, corn, onion, and
spices.

Amsterdam
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Bolhoed Healthfood Restaurant, Prinsengracht 60-62, 1015 DX Amsterdam
Tel: 020-626 1803
- A very pleasant restaurant which is almost totally vegetarian. Has
some vegan dishes. Open 1200-2200.

Golden Globe
- A bit pricey but the woman running it knows her stuff well. A good
plate to try would be the burrito with sauce. EXCELLENT!

Golden Temple, Utrechtsestraat 126, 1017 VT Amst
- Moderately priced. Nice carrot-celery-parsley juice made freshly.
Cheese in most items, few vegan alternatives. Open from 1700. Closed
for lunch for renovation.

Harvest, Govert Flinkstraat 251, 1073 BX Amst
(this street is not shown on most maps, it is a short walk south of
the Golden Temple restaurant, south of Frederikplein.)
- Moderately priced. Few vegan alternatives. Open Tue-Sat 1730-2130.

Vegetarische Bistro t Kombuys, Hogeweg 15, 1098 BV Amst

Beit Hamazon Kosher Restaurant, Anteliersstr. 57/2, 1015 ND Amst
(this street does not appear on official maps)

Maastricht
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Terra, Brusselsestraat
- Mostly vegetarian. By far the best choice in Maastricht.

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Norway
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Many thanks to Abhay Bulsari for maintaining the Scandinavian
listings.

Norwegian products are boycotted by several organisations, industries
and people because of resumption of illegal whaling by Norwegians
inspite of an international ban. Norway is not a good place to visit
for vegetarians.

I had a hard time finding vegetarian food in Trondheim both the times
(in 1990 and 1993). It is difficult almost everywhere except Oslo.

Oslo (Thanks to Helge Hauglin for corrections.)
----

Vegeta Vertshus, Munkedamsveien 3B, not far from the Royal Castle
- Vegetarian restaurant that has vegan dishes. Uses cheese which is
not vegetarian.

Norges Vegetariske Landsforbund, Munkedamsveien 3B, 0161 Oslo,
Tel: 47 66782258, same place as Vegeta Vertshus

Krishna's Cuisine, Kirkeveien 59B, opposite Majorstuen station
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Open Monday-Friday
1200 - 2000. There is nothing for vegans, everything is cooked in
ghee including papads and they can't make anything for you
specially. Vegans stay away, you won't get anything to eat here.

| Bergen
| ------
|
| Kornelia Spisestedet, Fosswinkelsgt. 18, Tel (+47) 55 32 34 32
| - Vegetarian restaurant, close to the railway station. Nice, smokefree
| restaurant.

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Spain
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Barcelona
---------

Self Naturista, Carrer de Santa Anna 11-15
- Cafeteria style vegetarian dishes. Wholesome and filling.

Govinda, Placa Villa de Madrid
- Vegetarian. Indian, pizza, and at lunch: some Spanish dishes.
Rather smoky, slow service.

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Sweden
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Many thanks to Abhay Bulsari for maintaining the Scandinavian
listings.

G|teborg (Gothenburg)
---------------------

Restaurang Solrosen, Kaponj{rgatan 4A, Tel. 11 24 96
- Ligger i Haga och {r den mest k{nda av G|teborgs vegetariska
restauranger. Alltid fullt med folk.

Godbiten, Olivedalsgatan 12, Tel. 143001
- Ligger en bra bit upp p} Linnegatan. De har uts|kt god mat
tycker jag, helt annan typ {n p} Solrosen.
St{mningen {r lite tr}kig. Inte folkliv som p} Solrosen.

Andrum Cafe & Restaurang, \stra Hamngatan 19A, Tel. 136240, 136190
- En ny|ppnad restaurang som ligger mitt emot |stra Nordstan
i centrala G|teborg. Mycket trevligt st{lle med bra mat
till bra pris.

Malm|
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Higher Taste, Amiralsgatan 6, Tel. (040) 970600

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Stockholm
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Govinda's, Fridhemsgatan 22, T-station Fridhemsplan
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Very nice.

Aktuell, Malmskillnadsgatan 50,Tel. 14 91 35

Cafe Pan Vegetarisk restaurang, G|tgatan 11, Tel. 640 10 32, 644 09 10

Cafe Vega, Vasagatan 15, Tel. 31 43 40, 31 64 40

Hermans lilla gr|na, Katarina Bangata 17, Tel. 640 30 10

M{tt & L{tt, Regeringsgatan 91, Tel. 11 58 50

Sun-Rice, Torsgatan 27, Tel. 31 13 33
- This one is good. Moderate price, uses cheese.

The Carrot Cave, Skeppargatan 6, Tel. 663 31 00

Tropic House Cafe', Sankt Eriksplan 9-11, Tel. 31 79 95

Tr{dg}rdsbrunn, Centralbadet, Drottninggatan 88 / Holl{ndargatan 11
Tel. 24 24 04

| \rtag}rden, Nybrogatan 31, Tel. 662 17 28
| - Not expensive for lunch on weekdays (65 kr). Dinner is 90 kr.
| They have a table with a lot of cooked and uncooked dishes.
| Self service. Open also on Sunday. Local train station -
| \stermalmstorg

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Gyllene K{llan (Gyllene Ka"llan), Sibylleg 34, Tel. 660 50 00
- Ex-vegetarian restaurant now with new owners. Go and try to talk
some sense into them. This used to be the best vegetarian
restaurant in Stockholm. They still have some vegetarian dishes
though.

Nya Gr|na Linjen, M{ster Samuelsg. 10, Tel. 611 27 90
- This one is not vegetarian, and the quality is not good either.

| Vegetarian Societies:

Svenska Veganf|reningen, Kl|verv{gen 6, 64700 Mariefred,
Tel: 46 159 12467

Svenska Vegetariska F|reningen, R}dmansgatan 88, 11329 Stockholm,
| Tel: 46 8 324929, Fax: 46 8 322457

Va"stera's
----------

Kusin Vitamin, Vasaparken in between the Central Station and downtown.
- Self service with both raw and cooked vegetarian food. Nice location
in a park, with outside patio in the summer. All you can eat for 57
SEK. Quite inexpensive.

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Switzerland
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Zurich
------

| Hiltl, near the centre of the town
| - The best vegetarian restaurant in Zurich.

Hunger-Satisfaction-Peace-Home, Frohlichstr. 39, 01-422 02 88
- Vegetarian restaurant.

Mark Wisdom

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Other
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Other
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

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Australia
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National Vegetarian Organizations
---------------------------------

Vegan Society of Australia
P.O. Box 85, Seaford, VIC 3198, (03) 786-6192

Fruitarian Network
P.O. Box 293, Trinity Beach, N.Qld 4879
(can be contacted by e-mail via wad...@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au)

Australian Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, (02) 698-4339

Organization For Farm Animal Liberation
P.O. Box E65, East Parramatta, NSW 2150, (02) 683-5991 (AH)

The Australian Natural Hygiene Society, "Hygia"
31 Cobar Road, Arcadia, NSW 2159, (02) 653-1115 or (02) 651-2457

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Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
--------

Parrakeet
- A vegetarian pizza place with great food, not just pizza.

Also a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant somewhere.

Check the yellow pages. Many restaurants advertise "vegetarian menu
avalaible" or "vegetarians welcome."

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New South Wales

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Vegan Society (NSW)
P.O. Box 467, Broadway, NSW 2007, (02) 436-1373

The Australian Vegetarian Society (NSW)
P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, (02) 698-4339

The Jewish Vegetarian Society (NSW)
c/o Tom Kramer 95/97 The Boulevarde, Strathfield, NSW 2135
Tel. (02) 642-3110 (AH), (02) 683-5991 (BH)

Sydney
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Govinda's Upstairs & Take-away, 112 Darlinghurst Road, (02) 357-5162

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Gopal's, 180 Falcon Street, North Sydney, (02) 955-6164

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Queensland

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Australian Vegetarian Society (QLD)
P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, (07) 857-5589

Tableland Vegetarian Society
PO Box 25, Millaa Millaa, QLD 4886

Brisbane
--------

Crossways, 99 Elizabeth Street, first floor

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

The Vegan Society of Brisbane
P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, (07) 857-5589

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South Australia

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Vegetarian Society of South Australia
PO Box 46, Rundle Mall, Adelaide 5000, (08) 261-3194

Adelaide
--------

Crossways, 79 Hindley Street, (08) 272-0488

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Clearlight Cafe, 203 Rundle Street, (08) 223 5994

Mrs Giffords, 82 Kintore Avenue, (08) 223 1935

Peaceful Vegetarian restaurant, 167 Hindley Street, (08) 212 7805
| - Vegetarian Budhist Chinese restaurant. Almost all the dishes are
| vegan. Very nice food. Very reasonably priced.

Vego & Love'n it, 1st floor 240 Rundle St, (08) 223 7411
| - Vegan. Quite cheap.

Violetta Cafe, 199 Hutt street, Adelaide (08) 232 3655
| - Hard to find vegan items on the menu. Rather expensive. Vegans are
| better off going somewhere else.

Sizzlers
- Their soup, salad and pasta bar is very impressive (it's great!).
The variety was most considerable and the freshness of the
vegetables top notch.

Natural Food Stores:

Boundless-Life, 1 Matilda Street, Gilberton, (08) 344-6010

| Clearlight Wholefoods, next to Clearlight Cafe (203 Rundle Street)

| From the Earth, 195 Magill Road, Maylands

| Zuchinna Brothers, across from From the Earth (195 Magill Road)
| - Lots of organic fruit and vegetables.

| Stirling
| --------
|
| Organic Market
| - Specializes in organic food.

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Victoria

Melbourne
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant, 329 Lygon St, Carlton, 347 3848
- Innovative, gourmet food.

Vegetarian Adventure, 665 Nicholson St, Carlton North, 387 3404
- Very good food.

Crossways, 123 Swanston Street, first floor, 650 2939

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Gopal's, 139 Swanston Walk (Street), first floor, 650 1578
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Good, hearty, & cheap.

Mao's Chinese Vegetarian, 34 Ross Street, Toorak, 826 4557

Paul's Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant BYO, 565 Chapel Street,
South Yarra, 826 4929

Rasa's Vegie Bar, 24 Blessington Street, St Kilda, 534 9150
- International Vegetarian Cuisine

Tofu Shop, 78 Bridge Road, Richmond, 429 6204

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Tamarind Vegetarian and Seafood Restarant, 475 Nepean Hwy, Frankston,
Tel. (03) 783-7983
- Frankston is about 1 hour out of Melbourne.

Soulfood Cafe, 273 Smith Street, Fitzroy, 419 2949

Health-Strength-Flights, 160 Bridge Road, 427 1479
- Baked potato cafe.

Bastings on High, 240 High Street, Northcote, 481 0262
- Formerly Caffe Larrikin

Lord Lentil, 320 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, 349 1667

Natural Food Stores:

Purity's Strength Indomitable, 631 Burwood Road, 882 5476

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Western Australia

Vegetarian Organizations:

The Vegetarian Society of Western Australia
PO Box 220, North Perth, WA 6006, (09) 275-5682

Perth
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Magic Apple
- A vegetarian fast food chain. It's been around for as long as I can
remember.

Gopal's, 129 Barrack Street, (09) 325-2168

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Bolivia
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La Paz
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Restaurant Manjari, Calle Potosi 1315, esq. Colon

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Santa Cruz
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Snack Govinda, Av., Argomosa (1` anillo), esq. Bolivar

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Brazil
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Belem, Para
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Sri Krsna Prasada, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, Passagem Mac Dowell, 96
(entre Dr. Morais e Benjamin Constant), Tel. (091) 222-1886

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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El Salvador
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San Salvador
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Govinda's(?), 25 Avenida Norte 1132

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Fiji
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Lautoka
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Gopal's, corner of Yasawa Street & Naviti Street, Tel. 62990

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Suva
----

Gopal's, 2 locations:
18 Pratt Street, Tel. 312259
37 Cumming Street
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurants.

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Guatemala
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Guatemala
---------

Govinda's(?), Callejor Santandes a una cuadra abajo de Guatel,
Panajachel Solola

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Hong Kong
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Supposedly there are over 100 Chinese vegetarian restaurants in
| Hong Kong. If you know of any, please send me a listing.

| Most Chinese and Thai restaurants can make dishes meatless if you ask
| them (Cantonese for vegetarian is Sihk Chai). Make sure you tell them
| you don't eat seafood (or eggs).

Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 9 locations:
| Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 739-2222
| Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 366-8283
| Wan Chai, 573-2155
Mong Kok, 394-6223
Yaumatei, 735-4686
Tsuen Wan, 415-0113
Leighton Road, 890-5565
Tai Koo Shing, 568-7231
Grand Tower, 395-0416

| Lotus Garden, Causeway Bay, Kung Tak Lam at Tsim Sha Tsui

| Healthy Mess, Wan Chai

| Woodlands, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
| - South Indian vegetarian restaurant.

| Sandalwood, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
| - South Indian vegetarian restaurant.

The Higher Taste Vegetarian Dining Club, 27 Chatam Road South,
6/F, Kowloon, 739-6818

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

There is a fantastic juice bar just around the corner from the Park
Lane Hotel. They do all sorts of tropical fruits whizzed up into a
smoothie in front of your eyes. So many fruits! It really was
amazing.

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India
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India was the hardest place to remain a vegan. True, vegetarianism is
common, but veganism is not. I found myself repeating time after time
"we don't eat cheese, yogurt, milk, or ghee (clarified butter)," but
the yogurt and cheese just kept on coming. They explained, "but it's
only in the sauce." Living in such a poor nation, most Indian
restauranteurs usually just take the meal back to the kitchen, remove
the chunks of cheese, stir the yogurt into the sauce, and return the
same dish. As they can't afford to take a loss on the meal, they felt
like they did the best they could.
- Vegan world traveller Jed Civic in an article in the Sept/Oct 1993
Vegetarian Journal.

Bombay
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Govinda's, Hare Krishna Land, Juhu 400 049, Tel. 6206860

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Calcutta
--------

Govinda's(?), Russel Street

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Hardwar
-------

A town in India which is completely vegetarian. Perhaps it is
difficult to enforce it by law, but signboards say that the town is
vegetarian.

Vrindaban
---------

Krishna-Balaram Mandir, Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, Raman Reti,
Mathura Dist. 281 124, Tel. 82478
- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant(s)(?).

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Indonesia
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The following is more or less taken from an article in Vegetarian
Times written by Wayne Caravella.
There is always an abundant supply of fresh tropical fruits, but if
you really want to eat at a restaurant, expect the following
conversation:
You: "I am orang-vegetarian (vegetarian). I do not eat any daging
(meat), ikan (fish), ayam (chicken), or telur (eggs)."
Waiter: "How about nasi goreng (a traditional Indonesian dish of fried
rice with chicken)?"
You: Knowing where this is heading, you switch to plan B. "I would
like to order a plate of sayur direbus (plain boiled
vegetables) and nasi putih (plain boiled rice). No terasi
(shrimp paste), no ajinomoto (MSG), and no oil (they always
use too much coconut oil). Just plain vegetables cooked in
water, not fried."
After a short while you are served plain white rice and a bowl of
vegetables in a clear, oily, salty broth, probably chicken broth with
MSG. Eat only the rice and switch to plan C, which will be successful.
Plan C consists of feigning slight illness. Ethical? Maybe. Logical?
Well, it works. If you choose plan C, you can (to suit your individual
preferences) later order specific local condiments that will liven up
your otherwise bland meal, such as gado-gado (spicy peanut sauce), and
tempeh, which is often often served deep-fried and crispy for dipping
in the gado-gado. Also you can order chop chai tidak telur, tidak ayam
- fried rice and vegetable stir-fry; no egg, no chicken. Be careful
however because the local tempeh, although very tasty, may be full of
small stones.

Kuta, Bali
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Aromas Cafe, Legian Road, (0361) 51003
- International health foods cuisine & bakery.

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Isreal
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Amirim, Isreal
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A vegetarian village that was set up as such.
The greatest vegeterian food is here in Amirim (my village).
- s287...@techst02.technion.ac.il (Eyal Peleg)

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Japan
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It is *very* difficult being a vegan in Japan. Most vegetarian
restaurants include fish in their definition of vegetarianism, and
they include it in *everything*. I was told "but they are only little
fish." They have no understanding of the concept over there since they
do not really classify seafood as meat. They have so many categories
for seafood that it is very difficult to explain all the exclusions
without missing something. Even the restaurants that serve Buddhist
food include fish in the meals. And when I say all these restaurants
include fish, it is not only in the form of flesh but as fish stock,
fish flakes and any other variation you may not think of.

You *may* be able to get true Buddhist (ie. vegetarian) food at some
of the Buddhist temples. I can not vouch for this though. There are
many forms of vegan sushi (Norimaki & Kuppamaki) you can get as well
as Onigiri (rice balls) and so on. Basically all sorts of rice and
seaweed combos some with veggies, umeboshi plums or whatever. Watch
out though since some of the rice balls (they are call balls although
they are shaped like triangles--apparently easier to handle--are made
with a fish stock for flavouring. If the rice looks white it is okay).
The good thing about these is that you can get them almost anywhere.
The bad thing is that you can tire of them very quickly.

You will find that you can buy fruit and veggies at their food
centres. These are like our big grocery stores except that they are
actually a lot of smaller independents under one roof (and I mean one
roof--without walls dividing them so they look like one big store
except you pay as you go from section to section). These food centres
usually contain a multitude of very small sections (like mini-delis)
where you can buy fresh vegan sushi as well.

For a country that does everything with rice it was surprising that
they had never heard of rice milk. Hence I had my Corn Flakes (when I
could find them--which was very hard and only in small boxes) with
orange juice. At least I could have something other than rice for
breakfast. I was unable to find any breads that did not contain eggs
and/or milk.

After four weeks it was a while after returning before I wanted to see
rice again. The whole thing would have been a little easier if I had
access to a kitchen so that I could prepare my own meals. Alas that
was not the case.

- Kevin Pickard

| You can always get raamen wihout any meat, its called yasai dake.

Kyoto
-----

Sujata's Indian Restaurant, 87-28 Nishimachi Kitashirakawa, 781-9720
- Vegetarian restaurant.

Osaka
-----

Country Life, 2-13 Kitahama-Higashiku, 06-943-5943

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Tokyo
-----

| Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Bodejeu, in Roppongi area
| - Most well known vegetarian restaurant in Tokyo.

Transcendence Perfection Beyond, #401 2-2-10 Shimouna, Setagaya
03-3760-1200

| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Samrat, in Roppongi
| - Indian.

| Taj, in Akasaka
| - Indian.

| Ark Hills, in Roppongi
| - Good kinokunia raamen.

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Korea
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Seoul
-----

Country Life, Tel: 785-6429

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

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Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur
------------

16-1 Jalan Bunusenam, Masjid India, Tel. (3) 2986785

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Mexico
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It's **really hard** to be a vegetarian in Mexico. They cook with lard
a lot, everything's really really greasy. The best thing I can say
about Mexico is that the fresh tortillas are killer. It's too bad
because the country is really beautiful.

Hopefully vegetarians in San Diego who know of passable places to eat
in Tijuana, Rosarita Beach, and Ensenada can make contributions to the
list.

Cancun
------

I did not have a very hard time (not as much as I had feared) finding
stuff to eat in Cancun. Most places were very obliging. I ate a lot of
fruit, rice and torillas.

100% Natural, two locations:
Plaza Caracol
Plaza Kulkulcan
- They have a breakfast granola, fruit yogurt bowl that is very good
for lacto-vegs. For lunch/dinner there is a spaghetti plate with a
very light spicy tomato sauce. Tasty. Ask them to give you more
spaghetti.

Savio's, Plaza Caracol
- Upscale Italian. Very nice atmosphere with live music. There are no
vegan dishes on the menu, but there are a few lacto-veg that you can
ask them to leave off the cheese. Use your coupon from the books
they give you at the airport.

Sierra Radisson, Cancun Hotel Zone 10
- I had a very nice lacto-veg sandwich with tomato, lettuce, sprouts,
avocados and cheese (ask to 86 the cheese) with spicy mustard on
whole wheat bread. To go with it I had a generous fruit plate and
some bread.

Planet Hollywood, Cancun North of Plaza Kulkulcan
- Very tasty slightly greasy veg burger with fries. There were other
lacto-veg items on the menu including a vegetarian pizza.

XCARET, 45 miles south of Cancun
- We drove in a rented Beetle to this beautiful spot that offers
snorkeling, dolphin shows, boat rentals, an underground cave, and
the most beautiful scenery on the peninsula (IMHO). This place is
touted as earth/health conscious and I believe it. I had a very nice
buffet with rice, refried beans (no lard), sauteed vegetables,
fruit, corn tortillas and rice milk all to the accompaniment of a
three person miramba. Excellent - not too be missed!

Mexico City
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There are at least two vegetarian places in Mexico City.

Hotel Fiesta Americana, Mexico City Airport.
- If you are stuck in the Mexico City airport looking for something to
eat, take the bridge across (it's near Gate C inside the airport) to
the Hotel Fiesta Americana and check out their restaurant. Lacto-
vegetarians can survive in there and they speak passable English.
Beware of the buffet, it's loaded with meat items and other things
which are cooked in lard.

Playa Carmen (near Cancun in the state of Quintana Roo)
------------

Sabor (Spanish for flavor). Ask locals where it is, they'll know.
- Vegetarian-friendly. As of summer 93, they will have moved to a new
larger location. Vegetarian tortas, killer pastries, etc. A
vegetarian oasis in a country full of meat.

San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
--------------------------

Madre Tierra (Mother Earth), on Avenida Ninos Heroes near Avenida
Insurgentes.
- Great (mostly) vegetarian restaurant with a natural food store.

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New Zealand
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New Zealand Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 77034, Auckland 3, New Zealand

Auckland
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Badger's Cafe, 47 High Street

Belly Button, Century Arcade, Queen Street

Dominos, Fort Street

Elephant House Cafe, 237 Parnell Road

Gopal's, 291 Queen Street, first floor, Tel. (9) 303-4885

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Govinda's Natural Foods Restaurant, 424 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket

On The Run, Plaza Arcade, Queen Street
- Take-out only

Simple cottage, High Street

Dunedin
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Pot Pourri, Lower Stuart Street

Christchurch
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Dux de Lux, Arts Centre

Gopal's, 143 Worcester Street, Tel. (3) 67-035

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Main Street Cafe, corner of Colombo and Salisbury Streets

Invercargill
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Tillermans Health Foods Restaurant, Don Street

Kaiteriteri
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Kimi-Ora, Kaiteriteri, Via Motueka
- Reservations required

Palmerston North
----------------

Truelife Bakery and Takeaways, 47 The Square

Tauranga
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Sunrise Natural Foods Restaurant, 10 Wharf Street

Baywatch
- Not vegetarian, but the chef is willing to prepare a superb vegan
meal if you come during off-peak hours.

Wanganui
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Honey Nut Whole Foods, 172 Victoria Avenue

Wellington
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In Foods Bakery, Constable Street, Newtown
- Take-out only.

Quo Vadis, 145 Victoria Street, 801-9990
- Gourmet vegetarian restaurant.

The Chariot, 15 Kent Tce, 801-8205
- Indian. About %80 of their menu is vegetarian.

Spice of Life, 149 Willis Street, 385-1686

The Globe, Trekkers Hotel, Cuba Street, 385-2566
- Caters for vegan, wheat-free, and gluten-free diets. Has dairy-free
capuccino's.

Mt. Victoria Cafe, 59 Brougham Street, 384 2420

Wellbeing Resource Centre, 236 Cuba Street

Whangarei
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Groundswell,Robert Street

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Nigeria
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Abeokuta
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Govinda's(?), Ibadan Road, Obantoko, behind NET.

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Peru
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Arequipa
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Govinda's(?), Jerusalen 402, Tel. 229523

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Cuzco
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Govinda's(?), Espaderos 128

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Lima
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Govinda's(?), Schell 634 Miraflores

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Phillippines
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Cebu
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Govinda's, 26 Sanchiangko Street

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Puerto Rico
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| Humacao
| -------
|
| Nutrilife, Calle Miguels Casillas #9, Tel. (809) 852-5068
| - Natural foods store and vegetarian restaurant. Fruit shakes. Open
| Mon-Sat.

San Juan
--------

Govinda's, Tetuan 153, Viejo San Juan, Tel. (809) 725-4885

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

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Singapore
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IMHO, the best veg restaurant in Singapore is just around the corner
from the famous Funan Computer centre, near a hotel. It's called
Analakshmi or similar, and is Indian vegetarian -- the food is prasad
(offered), which makes it taste much better! It's run to help fund a
school for Indian dance and music, with volunteer effort, so you're
supporting a good cause!

Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 2 locations:
#03-140 Marina Square, 337-0703
246-B Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 2057, 451-3208

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Taiwan
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Taipei
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Bodhi Garden Vegetarian Restaurant

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Thailand
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Many thanks to Bill Maddex, the vegan gourmet, for supplying the
Thailand listings.

'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to

insist on no fish sauce or other animal products when eating out. In
Thailand, fish sauce is called 'nam pla'.

Bangkok
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

The Whole Earth, 93/3 Soi Lang Suan, Ploenchit Rd., 2525574
- Other than the weekend market pavillion this is the only all
vegetarian place in Bangkok.

There is a vegetarian pavillion at the weekend market that's supposed
to be excellent.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

The Whole Earth
- Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist
monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items).

Lemongrass, 5/1 Sukhumvit 24, 2588637
- Supposed to be fantastic. Vegetarian meals on request.

Ban Krua, 29/1 Saladeng Soi 1, 2336912
- Vegetarian items on menu.

Seven Seas, 14/7 Sukhumvit 33, 2597662
- Vegetarian meals on request.

Once Upon a Time, 167 Soi Anumarachamon, 2338493
- Vegetarian items on menu.

Tumahak Thai Ruchadapisek Rd, 2761810
- Vegetarian items on menu.

Hotels:

Tara Hotel, 183/1 Sukhumvit Soi 26, 2592900
- Actually Siamese twin (sorry) hotels. The cheaper, the Impala,
features a vegetarian section at its buffet.

Dusit Thani Hotel, Rama IV Rd, 2361450/9
- Pavillion Cafe has vegetarian menu.

Regent Hotel, 155 Rajachmri Rd, 2516532
- Vegetarian items on menu.

Ambassador Hotel, 171 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 2515141
- Has a food court featuring a great Chinese vegetarian restaurant and
a Thai vegetarian cafe.

Chiang Mai
----------

The Whole Earth, 88 Sridonchai Rd, 232463
- Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist
monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items).

Miscellaneous
-------------

Kuk Kak Rest Area, 20/1 MU4 Bangpakong, Banga-Trad Rd, Chachiengsao,
038 531856
- All vegetarian inn. On the road from Bankok to the coast.

| ______________________________________________________________________
|
| Airlines
| ______________________________________________________________________

General Notes:

- Vegetarian meals in Business Class are far better than the ones in
Coach.
- Most of the larger airlines also offer fruit plates. If you are
doing several hops on one airline and order vegetarian on all of
them, it is possible to get the same meal several times in one day.

| Air India
| - As in India, it is easy to get vegetarian food, but almost
| impossible to get vegan food. They normally carry extra vegetarian
| food.

Air Vanuatu
- Seemed puzzled by the vegetarian meal request.

ALM (Dutch Antilles)
- Did well on the US-to-Netherland Antilles direction, but lost the
meal on the Netherland-to-US leg.

American Airlines
- Provide Vegan, Hindu Vegetarian, & Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian meals.
- While the veg dinners were comparable in quality to the non-veg, I
thought the breakfast was vastly superior: veg meal was fresh
strawberries & pineapple, and a raisin bagel.
- I thought that the vegetarian food tasted as good as airline food
gets. It was a tomato-veg.-raisin-rice dish that was served with a
salad and some bread.
- Every veggie meal comes with a packet of honey, and a cup of nuts
and raisins.

British Air
- Good.

Cayman Air
- Generally such a short flight that they only serve a rum punch. Good
rum punch.

Continental
- Continental airlines announced in the May 15, 1993 issue of
FoodService Director that they have revamped their vegetarian menu.
They now offer herbal tea and Edensoy beverages.
Breakfast trays include: cranberry and nut filled tortillas, a
vegetarian sausage pattie, and a pear and peach compote; Kashi (a
hot grain cereal), nuts and raisins, scalloped potatoes, and a
vegetarian raisin muffin; a raisin and nut filled tortilla; or a
potato and scallion filled tortilla with a southwestern sauce,
brown rice, and peanuts.
Lunches/dinners include: a vegetarian meatless pattie (soy based)
with Oriental glaze soy sauce and curried couscous medley; a
grilled vegetarian pattie with tofu-stuffed shell, marinara sauce,
and Italian green-bean medley; a stuffed baked potato shell with
chili nut filling, tofu stuffed shells and provencale sauce; or a
stuffed green pepper with chili beans, nuts, and chili sauce.
| - "The vegetarian meal (I think it was vegan, except for the salad
| dressing and margarine, maybe..) was excellent. Just top notch. It
| was a zippy vegetable dish, in a nice sause, just a little spicy.
| By far the best vegetarian meal I've ever had on a plane, and I fly
| quite a bit domestically in the cheap seats. Their new meals are
| quite good.
| - A result of their old vegetarian menu:
"Vegan food is _wretched_. On most flights they serve just
unseasoned cooked vegetables. They give you a miniscule pack of
ground pepper and a miniscule pack of salt. They once served me a
half-raw potato."

Delta
- Vegetarian food is vegan by default. If you want ovo or lacto, you
must specify it. The vegetarian food is consistently much better
(more varied/interesting/quantity) than their regular offerings.

| Finnair
| - Provides reasonable vegetarian meals these days. Vegan meals can be
| requested as "vegetarian food which does not include eggs or milk
| products". This will be noted as SPML instead of the lacto-ovo
| VGML. They did very well on my last few flights.

KLM
- Good.

Lufthansa
- Suprised me by preparing a better vegetarian meal than I had
anywhere in Germany (of course in Germany I mostly ate Italian
food).
- "with some airlines, their vegetarian meal seems to be their regular
meal without the meat. But at Lufthanso, our chefs put as much care
into our vegetarian offerings as they do our regular menu. Which
means everything they use is of the highest quality, and is fresh,
not frozen." Advertisement in May 17, 1993 issue of Fortune
magazine.

Quantas
- Great. Good service too.

| SAS
| - They don't care. They have a policy of not providing vegetarian
| meals on local (Scandinavian) and short (whatever that means, I
| guess it means European) flights. Elsewhere they offer in principle
| 4 possibilities - VLML, VGML, AVML, RVML (lacto, lacto-ovo, Asian,
| and raw).

Solomon Air
- Seemed puzzled by the vegetarian meal request.

Tan Sahsa (Honduras)
- Didn't know what a veggie meal was (1991).

United
- So far very dissappointing.
- Does a good job with veggie meals; they serve curried grain patties,
rice-stuffed peppers, etc. Be careful when ordering Hindu meals; if
you don't specify Hindu vegetarian, you get chicken.

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|
| Rail Lines
| ______________________________________________________________________
|
|
| Amtrak
| - Amtrak always has Nile Spice vegetarian soup mixes (many are vegan),
| carrot sticks, cheese pizza, and granola bars. On long distance
| trips they also offer dry cereal & bagels for breakfast; a fettucine
| dish with tomato and basil, light alfredo, or primavera sauce for
| lunch; and a vegetarian (never vegan) entree at dinner.

Mark Wisdom

unread,

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Last-modified: 21 Jan 1994

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

California1
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California part 1
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

The California coordinator is: Elliot Omiya <eom...@borland.com>

Many thanks to Michael Hummell for providing a good deal of
information on the Bay Area.

| Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
| _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
| and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,

| Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
| info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery

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Town/City/Area to County cross reference:

Town/City County
------------------------------------------------
| Alameda Alameda
Alhambra Los Angeles
| Anaheim Orange
| Arcata Humboldt
Arroyo Grande San Luis Obispo
| Auburn Placer
Bakersfield Kern
Berkeley Alameda
| Beverly Hills Los Angeles
Brea Orange
| Brentwood Contra Costa
Burlingame San Mateo
| Calistoga Napa
Campbell Santa Clara
Canoga Park Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
Capitola Santa Cruz
| Carmel Monterey
| Castro Valley Alameda
| Century City Los Angeles
| Cerritos Los Angeles
Chico Butte
Citrus Heights Sacramento
Claremont Los Angeles
Clovis Fresno
Concord Contra Costa
| Coronado San Diego
| Corte Madera Marin
Costa Mesa Orange
Cotati Sonoma
Culver City Los Angeles
Cupertino Santa Clara
Daly City San Mateo
Danville Contra Costa
Davenport Santa Cruz
| Davis Yolo
| Del Mar San Diego
| Duncan's Mills Sonoma
| El Cajon San Diego
| El Toro Orange
Emeryville Alameda
| Encinitas San Diego
Encino Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
Eureka Humboldt
| Fair Oaks Sacramento
Fairfax Marin
Felton Santa Cruz
Foster City San Mateo
Fremont Alameda
Fresno Fresno
| Fullerton Orange
Garberville Humboldt
Garden Grove Orange
| Glendale Los Angeles
| Goleta Santa Barbara
Granada Hills Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
Guerneville Sonoma
| Hacienda Heights Los Angeles
Half Moon Bay San Mateo
| Harbor City Los Angeles
| Hayward Alameda
Hermosa Beach Los Angeles
| Hollywood Los Angeles
Huntington Beach Orange
Irvine Orange
La Crescenta Los Angeles
La Jolla San Diego
| La Mesa San Diego
Laguna Beach Orange
| Lakeport Lake
Larkspur Marin
| Lemon Grove San Diego
| Leucadia San Diego
Livermore Alameda
| Loma Linda San Bernandino
Long Beach Los Angeles
| Los Alamitos Los Angeles
| Los Altos Santa Clara
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Los Gatos Santa Clara
Manhattan Beach Los Angeles
| Marina Del Ray Los Angeles
Mendocino Mendocino
Menlo Park San Mateo
| Middletown Lake
| Milbrae San Mateo
Mill Valley Marin
Milpitas Santa Clara
Modesto Stanislaus
| Montebello Los Angeles
Monterey Monterey
| Monterey Park Los Angeles
| Moreno Riverside
Morgan Hill Santa Clara
Mountain View Santa Clara
| Murrieta Riverside
| National City San Diego
| Needles San Bernandino
| Nevada City Nevada
Newark Alameda
| Newport Beach Orange
| North Park San Diego
Northridge Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
| Norwalk Los Angeles
Novato Marin
Oakland Alameda
Occidental Sonoma
| Oceanside San Diego
| Ojai Ventura
| Orange Orange
| Oroville Butte
Oxnard Ventura
Pacific Grove Monterey
Palm Desert Riverside
| Palm Springs Riverside
Palo Alto San Mateo
| Palomar Mountain San Diego
| Paradise Butte
Pasadena Los Angeles
Petaluma Sonoma
| Pleasant Hill Contra Costa
Pleasanton Alameda
Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles
Redlands San Bernandino
Redondo Beach Los Angeles
Redwood City San Mateo
| Richmond Contra Costa
| Riverside Riverside
| Rosemead Los Angeles
Sacramento Sacramento
San Anselmo Marin
San Bruno San Mateo
San Clemente Orange
San Diego San Diego
San Francisco San Francisco
San Gabriel Los Angeles
San Jose Santa Clara
| San Juan Capistrano Orange
San Leandro Alameda
| San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo
| San Marcos San Diego
San Mateo San Mateo
San Rafael Marin
Santa Ana Orange
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
Santa Clara Santa Clara
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Santa Margarita San Luis Obispo
Santa Monica Los Angeles
Santa Rosa Sonoma
| Saratoga Santa Clara
Sausalito Marin
Scotts Valley Santa Cruz
Sebastopol Sonoma
Shell Beach San Luis Obispo
Sherman Oaks Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
| Sierra Madre Los Angeles
| Simi Valley Ventura
| Solana Beach San Diego
| Soquel Santa Cruz
| South Lake Tahoe El Dorado
South Pasadena Los Angeles
| St. Helena Napa
Stockton San Joaquin
| Studio City Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
Sunnyvale Santa Clara
| Tahoe City Placer
| Tarzana Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
| Thousand Oaks Ventura
| Topanga Los Angeles
Torrance Los Angeles
| Tustin Orange
| Ukiah Mendocino
Vacaville Solano
| Vallejo Solano
| Venice Los Angeles
Ventura Ventura
| Walnut Creek Contra Costa
| Watsonville Santa Cruz
West Covina Los Angeles
Westlake Village Los Angeles
| Westwood Village Los Angeles
Whittier Los Angeles
| Willits Mendocino
| Woodland Hills Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)
| Yreka Siskiyou
| Yuba City Sutter

Area County
------------------------------------------------
Central Coast San Luis Obispo
East San Francisco Bay Alameda
San Francisco Peninsula San Mateo
Silicon Valley Santa Clara
South San Francisco Bay Santa Clara

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| State-Wide Information
|
|
| State Vegetarian Organization:
|
| California Vegetarian Association
| P.O. Box 6213, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359, (818) 377-4090
| or (805) 529-7519
|
|
| Radio Show:
|
| Dr. John MacDougall has a radio show that is broadcast to all
| metropolitan areas of California on Sunday nights from 8:00 to 10:00.
| It's a very informative program. He has some type of expert on for the
| first hour and then he opens up the phone lines for questions the
| second hour. Stations broadcasting this show include KSRO 1350 AM.
|
|
| Listing of Produce Selling Farmers:
|
| California Farmer-to-Consumer Directory, Northern & Southern edition
| - Free. Call 1-800-952-5272.

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Alameda County ( East San Francisco Bay )

| East Bay Vegetarian Society
| - Meetings on first Sunday of each month at 7pm at the Oakland 7th
| Day Aventist Church near Harrison & 27th Street. Contact: Alex
| (510) 848-4888. (Potluck on 3rd Saturday of each month 654-5621(?)).
| Thanksgiving dinner: John 526-5346.
|
|
|
| East Bay Services:
|
| East Bay Vegan News
| P.O. Box 4353, Berkeley, CA 94704-0353
| - A one page newsletter with brief local stories, upcoming events, and
| news clippings covering local vegan related news. To receive a copy
| of this newsletter, and maybe a pamphlet and/or vegan sticker, send
| a SASE to the above address.
|
| Dave Tester, 530 Liberty Street, El Cerrito, (510) 526-8845 / 222-6706
| - Vegan meals with home delivery to East Bay & Marin County.
|
| Joyce Guthrie, (510) 658-8340
| - Macrobiotic meals to go, cooking lessons, and catering. Special
| monthly dinners one Sunday per month.
|
| For a list of farms selling fresh produce, send a SASE to
| 638 Enos Way, Livermore, CA 94550, (510) 447-1993
|
|
|
| Alameda
| -------
|
| Farmer's market, Central Avenue at Webster, 798-7061
| - Tue 9:30am-1pm.

Berkeley
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegi Food, 2083 Vine Street (near Shattuck), 548-5244
- Vegan. Chinese. Cheap - around $5/entree. Serve brown rice.
Delicious food prepared with much care, and served in a friendly but
unobtrusive atmosphere. Dishes include many kinds of mushrooms,
fungi, bean curd and skin, gluten, and other unusual ingredients.
Many dishes are a bit oily. Most popular dish is the Sweet & Sour
Walnuts. No TsingTao with your meal here, just tea. Open Mon-Fri
11:30am-3pm & 5pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-9pm.

| Elmwood Natural Foods Deli, 2944 College Avenue (corner Ashby),
| 841-3871
- Each morning they make tofu-salad, tempeh & tofu sandwiches,
burrito-wraps (rice, umeboshi,etc. wrapped in burrito), hot soup,
etc. Open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

Smokey Joe's Cafe, 1620 Shattuck (near Cedar), 548-4616
- Food is ovo-lacto, and is largely oriented toward breakfast items.
I like the Holy Mole Frijole Bowl with salsa. 70's tie-dye earth
food, with country or reggae on the radio. Open Mon-Thu 7:30am-3pm,
Fri 7:30am-9pm, Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 8am-3pm
- Mostly refried beans, etc. Very greasy.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Lotus Vegetarian and Seafood, 2272 Shattuck (next to UA Theater),
841-7303
- Chinese. Very generous portions. Have many dishes involving gluten,
beancurd skin, and/or tofu and a variety of fresh vegetables. Open
Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm, Sun 5pm-9:30pm. Discount for San Francisco
Vegetarian Society members.

Anna's, 6420 Shattuck Avenue, 655-5900
- Veg curry & rice, pasta/chickpea salad.

Ay Caramba, 1901 University (corner Grove), 843-1298
- Bean burritos (pinto/black), lard-free. Fresh (carrot, etc.) juice.
Open Sun-Thu 11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm.

Blue Nile, 2525 Telegraph, 540-6777
- Ethiopian. Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 5pm-10pm.

Bongo Burgers, 2 locations:
2505 Dwight, 540-9147
1839 Euclid, 540-9573
- Falafels.

Brick Hut, 3222 Adeline, 658-5555
- Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-2pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm.

Buttercup Bakery Cafe, 3201 College
- Vegetarian buffet. Mon-Fri lunch. Mon-Sun dinner.

Cha Am, 1543 Shattuck Avenue, 848-9664
- Thai. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-9:30pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun 5pm-9:30pm.

Food carts near U.C. Berkeley, on Bancroft (at Telegraph)
- Falafel, etc.

Hung Fu, 2126 Center Street, 845-4020
- Chinese. Open Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm.

Juice Bar Collective, 2114 Vine (corner Shattuck)
- Juice, sandwiches. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm.

Las Palmas, 3221 Adeline, 653-2121
- Burritos. Open Mon-Sat 10:30am-8pm.

Living Foods Deli, 1581 University, 549-1714
- Inside grocery store. Open 9am-8pm.

Long Life Vegi House, 2129 University Avenue, 845-6072
- Chinese. Vegetarian & fish. Open Mon-Sat 11am-9:30pm, Sun
5pm-9:30pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Maharani, 1025 University (near San Pablo), 848-7777
- Indian. Open Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm. Discount for San
Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

O Chame, 1830 Fourth Street, 841-8783
- Japanese, with macrobiotic touches.

Pasand Madras, 2286 Shattuck, 549-2559
- South Indian. Open 11:30am-10pm.

Petrouchka, 2930 College Avenue, 848-7860
- Russian. Open 11am-10pm.

Sujatha's, 48 Shattuck (near University), 549-1814
- Indian.

Tea Spot Cafe, 2072 San Pablo Avenue, 848-7376
- Lentil-millet loaf, tofu salad, homemade biscuits. Open Tue 7:30am-
2:30pm, Wed-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat 8am-9:30pm, Sun 8am-2:30pm.

U.C. Berkeley Men's Faculty Club (on campus)
- Great salad bar has vegetarian chow main, brown rice with veggies,
potato dishes, macaroni. Open to public. Open noon-1pm.

Whole Foods Market's Deli, 3000 Telegraph
- Open 9am-10pm.

Natural Foods Stores:

Berkeley Bowl, 277 Shattuck (near Adelaine), 548-7008
- Open Mon-Fri 9:30am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm.

Berkeley Natural Grocery, 1336 Gilman, 526-2456
- Open 9am-8pm.

Elmwood Natural Foods, 2944 College Avenue (Ashby), 841-3871
- Has a deli. Open 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

Living Foods, 1581 University, 549-1714
- Has a deli. Open 9am-9pm.

Whole Foods Market (old Co-Op), 3000 Telegraph
- Has a deli. Open 9am-10pm.

| Uprisings Bakery
| - Make a whole wheat sourdough and a rye sourdough that are very
| tasty (and organic!). They are a collective and need all the support
| they can get.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Ecology Center, 2503 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702,
(510) 548-2220

| Castro Valley
| -------------
|
| Health Unlimited, 3446 Village Drive, 581-0220
| - Juice bar.

Emeryville
----------

Hobee's, Powell Street Plaza, 5765 Christie Avenue, (510) 652-5944
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| Mon 7:30am-2:30pm, Tue-Fri 7:30am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 8am-3pm.

Fremont
-------

Hobee's, between Walnut & Maury, across from the Hub, (510) 797-1244
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

Fremont Vegetarian Society
- Contact: Lani (510) 429-0858 or Catherine (510) 797-7606. Monthly
potlucks.

| Hayward
| -------
|
| Farmer's market, Chabot College, Hesperian & Depot
| - Every 3rd Sat from 8am-4pm. Year round.

Livermore
---------

Helga's Nut Stand, on Greenville Road at Vaughn, just south of 580,
info: (209) 847-5545
- Fresh shelled Almonds, Walnuts from her orchard in Oakdale. Open
Mon,Thurs,Fri 7:30am-5pm/6pm

Newark
------

Fresh Choice, New Park Mall, 791-6096
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan options but the marinara pasta
sauce is not one of them. Their nutritional information pamphlet
lists all menu items and it even has a column that indicates those
that are vegan. Great place even for those who normally don't like
eating salads.

Oakland
-------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

The Organic Cafe, Macrobiotic Community Center, 1050 40th Street,
(510) 653-6510
Two blocks north of MacArthur Blvd, between Market & Adeline. Just a
few blocks west of the MacArthur BART station.
- Vegan. Organically grown ingredients. Generous servings in a very
informal atmosphere. A typical dinner has soup, bread, brown rice,
cooked greens, a bean or tofu side dish, and several seasonal
vegetable side dishes. Meals can be quite outstanding. Breakfast
Mon-Sat 7am-9am $4.25. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-1pm $7.50. Brunch Sun
11am-1:30pm $7.50. Dinner Mon-Sun 5:30-7:30pm $10. Discount for San
Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Siddha Yoga Ashram, 1107 Stanford Avenue (near San Pablo),
(510) 655-8677
- Open 8am-8:45am, noon-1:30pm, 6:30-7:45pm except: Sat no lunch,
Fri-Sat 6pm-7pm, Sun 9:30am-10:20am & no lunch or dinner.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Alpha Health Foods, 468 20th Street, 465-7410

Asmara, 5020 Telegraph (near 51st), 547-5100
- Ethiopian. Menu includes several vegetarian items, though they may
be made with ghee. Open Sun,Mon,Wed,Thu 11:30am-11pm.

Black Muslim Bakery, 5832 San Pablo Avenue, 658-7080
- Open 9am-9pm. Fri-Sat 9am-11pm.

Cafe Eritrea d'Afrique, 4069 Telegraph, 547-4520
- Open Mon-Fri 9:30am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10:30am-11pm.

Edible Complex, 5600 College, 658-2172
- Cafe. Open Sun-Thu 7:30am-midnight. Fri-Sat 7:30am-1am.

Frieda's Eatery, 3340 Grand (near theatre), 839-4986
- Vegetarian sandwiches. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Granny Feels Great, 5020 WoodminsterLane 530-6723

Great Wall, 6247 College Avenue (near Claremont), 658-8458
- Chinese. Open 11:30am-9:30pm.

Hunan Garden, 5500 College, 655-4060
- Chinese.

Lalibela, 3300 Grand Avenue, 444-5844
- Ethiopian.

Mimosa Cafe, 462 Santa Clara Avenue, 465-2948
- Open Tue-Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 11am-2pm.

Nan Yang, 6048 College Avenue (near Claremont), North Oakland
- Burmese. A large selection of vegetarian dishes at reasonable
prices.

Pizza Rustica, 5422 College Avenue, 654-1601
- Soy-cheese and no-cheese pizzas. Great fresh-fruit drinks (pina-
coladas). Open 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-9:30pm.

Red Sea, 5200 Claremont Avenue (near Telegraph), 655-3757
- Eritrean.

Royal India Cuisine, 1400 Franklin Street, 268-9000

TiBacio Ristorante, 5301 College Avenue (near Clifton/Hodgson),
428-1703
- Macrobiotic entree some nights (Tue, Wed ?), call ahead and ask.
Open 4pm-10pm. Reservations required. Discount for San Francisco
Vegetarian Society members.

Zula's, 4929 Shattuck (Hwy 24 exit & 51st), 654-2830
- East African. Vegetarian special Fri 6pm-10pm. Open Mon 5pm-10pm,
Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sun noon-11:30pm.

Natural Foods Stores:

Food Mill, 3033 MacArthur Blvd, 482-3848
- Open Mon-Sat 8:30am-6pm.

Macrobiotic Center, 1050 40th Street, 653-6510
| - Open 7am-8:30pm. Also offers cooking classes.

Oakland Natural Foods, 2700 Park Blvd, 839-6277

Vegetarian Organizations:

East Bay Vegetarian Society
- Meetings on first Sunday of each month at 7pm at the Oakland 7th
Day Aventist Church near Harrison & 27th Street. Contact: Alex
(510) 848-4888. (Potluck on 3rd Saturday of each month 654-5621(?)).
Thanksgiving dinner: John 526-5346.

Pleasanton
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Fresh Choice, Stoneridge Mall, 2453 Stoneridge Mall Road, 734-8186
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

Trader Joe's, 4040 Pimlico (at Santa Rita Road & Fwy 580), 734-3422

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Pleasanton Vegetarian Dining Group
- Hold a potluck on the first Saturday of every month at a member's
house. The food is usually quite good! About one-fourth of members
are vegan. Contact Shelley Lapkoff, 4190 Peregrine Way, Pleasanton,
CA 94566, (510) 846-9785, or E-mail lap...@qal.berkeley.edu for
more details.

| Farmer's market, (800) 949-FARM
| - Sat 9am-1pm. June 20 to Dec 19.

San Leandro
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Fresh Choice, 15 Bayfair Mall, 278-5404
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

| Farmer's market, Bayfair Shopping Center, Fairmont & E. 14th
| - Thurs 3pm-7pm. May to Oct.

| Casbah, Sahara Natural Foods, 14855 Wicks Boulevard, (510) 352-5111
| - Distributer of dry bulk mixes of falafel, hummus, tahini sauce,
| gyros, and other vegetarian delicacies.

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Butte County

Chico
-----

Cafe Sandino, 817 Main Street, (916) 894-6515
- Tamales, black bean burritos, salads, soups, hibiscus punch.

| Today's Tamales, 2560 Dominic Drive, #1, (916) 893-2646
| - Distributer of wonderful vegetarian tamales, including Spicy Tofu
| and Del Sol (artichoke, black olive, and sun-dried tomato). Free of
| preservatives and colorings.

| Oroville
| --------
|
| Vega Study Center, 1511 Robinson Street, 533-7702
| - A center for the study of vegetarianism and macrobiotics. Open to
| the public by reservation only (call before 9am for lunch and before
| 2pm for supper). Occasionally serve non-vegetarian items.
|
|
|
| Paradise
| --------
|
| Feather River Hospital Cafeteria, 5974 Pentz Road, 877-9361
| - Natural foods. Spansih, Chinese, and American cuisine.

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Contra Costa County

Contra Costa Vegetarian Society
- Contact Diann Seaborg for events, (510) 283-3418.

| Brentwood
| ---------
|
| For a list of farms selling fresh produce, send a SASE to
| P.O. Box 773, Brentwood, CA 94513, (510) 634-3344

Concord
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Fresh Choice, Sunvalley Mall, 486 Sunvalley Mall Road, 671-7222
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

Trader Joe's, The Willows Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd (across
from Hilton Hotel), 689-2990

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Danville
--------

Trader Joe's, 99 Danville Square (Railroad Ave), 838-5757

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Farmer's market, Railroad and Prospect, (800) 949-FARM
| - Sat 9am-1pm. May 30 to Dec 19.

| Pleasant Hill
| -------------
|
| Farmer's market, Hillcrest Shopping Center, Taylor & Morello
| - Sat 8am-1pm. May to Nov.
|
|
|
| Richmond
| --------
|
| Farmer's market, Civic Center (between Nevin & MacDonald Avenues)
| - Fri 2pm-6pm. May to Nov.
|
|
|
| Walnut Creek
| ------------
|
| Farmer's market, Library parking lot at Broadway & Lincoln
| - Sun 9am-1pm. May to Nov.

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| El Dorado County
|
|
| South Lake Tahoe
| ----------------
|
| Grass Roots, 2040 Dunlap, just off Hwy 50, 541-7788
| - Natural foods store with cafe and bakery. Sandwiches, burgers,
| tofu enchiladas, tamale pie, garden quesadilla, soups, salads,
| seed bread, smoothies, and juices. The restaurant is small, so be
| prepared to take-out. Open Mon-Sun.

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Fresno County

Clovis
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Fresh Choice, 10 Shaw Avenue, 297-4272
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

Fresno
------

Fresh Choice, 706 West Shaw Avenue, 221-5091
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

Trader Joe's, 5376 N. Blackstone (at East Barstow)

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

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Humboldt County

| Arcata
| ------
|
| The Tofu Shop, 768 18th Street, 822-7409
| - A deli that specializes in homemade fresh tofu and tofu based
| products such as burgers, cold cuts, salads, and desserts. Open
| since 1980.

Eureka
------

Eureka Health Foods, 307 4th Street (on Hwy 101), 442-6325
- Reasonably large natural foods store. Open Mon-Fri 9am-7pm,
Sat 10am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm.

Garberville
-----------

The WoodRose Cafe
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great breakfasts.

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Kern County

Bakersfield
-----------

Fresh Choice, soon to open (if not already open).
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

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| Lake County
|
|
| Lakeport
| --------
|
| Nature's Bounty, 301 North Main Street, 263-4575
| - Juice and salad bar. Open Mon-Fri.
|
|
|
| Middletown
| ----------
|
| Stonefront, 18424 Harbin Springs Road
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Some lacto-vegetarian and macrobiotic dishes
| available. Open Mon-Sun.
|
| Harbin Hot Springs, PO Box 782, Middletown, CA 95461
| Tel: 1-800-622-2477 in California, (707) 987-2477 elsewhere.
| - Four hot, warm, and cold pools, sun decks, sauna. Has rooms,
| camping, and allows day visits. All meals vegetarian, served
| cafeteria style, or you can use community kitchen.

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Los Angeles County

Vegetarian Organizations:

Los Angeles Vegetarian Association (LAVA)
505 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 690, Beverly Hills, CA 90212,
(213) 964-4FUN
- Among other things, they publish a Vegetarian Dining Guide to
Southern California. Potluck dinners about once a month.

South Bay Vegetarians
| 515 Monterey Boulevard, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, (213) 374-5152

Vegetarian Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 34427, Los Angeles, CA 90034, (619) 492-8803 / (714) 647-5590

| Earthsave L.A. Chapter
| Hotline phone number is (213) 964-4455

Animal Allies
| P.O. Box 35063, Los Angeles, CA 90035, (213) 936-5166

Alhambra
--------

| Ten-In, 640 W. Valley Blvd, (818) 458-9682
- Vegetarian Chinese Buddhist restaurant. Lots of "fake" meat dishes.

| Beverly Hills
| -------------
|
| Breadwinner, 200 South Beverly Drive, (213) 550-0590
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods, salads. Cafeteria style.
|
|
|
| Century City
| ------------
|
| Raja, Century City Market Place, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd,
| (213) 282-CURRY
| - Vegetarian Indian. Buffet lunches. Formal suppers. Potato and
| cauliflower dishes are their specialty. Open Mon-Sun.
|
|
|
| Cerritos
| --------
|
| Madhu's Dasaprakash, 11321 East 183rd Street, (310) 924-0879
| - Vegetarian South Indian. Vegan options. Full service. Inexpenive.
| Closed Mon.

Claremont
---------

Sari Market
- Vegetarian & Middle Eastern. Great food! Prices are ~$5.00 for a
full sandwich and they serve the widest seection of baklava I have
ever seen.

Culver City
-----------

| Govinda's, 9624 Venice Blvd, (213) 836-1269

- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.

Trader Joe's, 10011 Washington Blvd, (310) 202-1108

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Glendale
| --------
|
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center, 1509 Wilson Terrace, (818) 409-8090
| - Vegetarian cafeteria. Salad Bar. Open daily.
|
|
|
| Hacienda Heights
| ----------------
|
| Macrobiotic Living Center, 14426 Cabinda Drive, (818) 330-1246
| - Macrobiotic store with take-out vegetarian food. You can call in
| your order before coming. Store closed Sat. Restaurant closed
| Sat-Sun.
|
|
|
| Harbor City
| -----------
|
| Siam Clift Cuisine of Thailand, 1605 West Pacific Coast Hwy 106,
| (310) 325-0844
| - Thai. Beautiful dining room. Closed Sun.

Hermosa Beach
-------------

The Spot, 110 2nd St, Hermosa Beach, (213) 376-2355
- Vegetarian restaurant. At the beach. Homemade bread.
- IMHO, the all-time best vegetarian restaraunt anywhere.

Farmer's market, location unknown
- Fridays?

| Hollywood
| ---------
|
| I Love Juicy, 7174 Melrose Avenue, (213) 935-7247
| - Vegan. Open 24 hours. One of the premiere vegetarian restaurants in
| the country. A "must go" if you're in the LA area. _Many_ entrees.
| Several appetizers and fresh soups. Lots of salads and sandwiches.
| They even have mochi and manna bread. No salt or preservatives used.
| Distilled water used in all cooking. Everything is made from the
| freshest and finest ingredients available. Counter service.
| Regularly frequented by many celebrities. Catering available.
|
| Parus, 5140 Sunset Blvd, (213) 661-7600
| - Vegetarian South Indian. Most dishes vegan. Patio. Brunch special on
| Sat & Sun. Closed Tue.
|
| Healthpital, on Melrose Avenue next to I Love Juicy
| - A natural and herbal boutique.
|
| Trader Joe's, 7304 Santa Monica Blvd, (213) 851-9772

| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.

La Crescenta
------------

Trader Joe's, 3433 Foothill Blvd, (818) 249-3693

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Long Beach
----------

Trader Joe's, Marina Pacifica Mall, 6378 E. Pacific Coast Hwy,
(310) 598-3740

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Los Alamitos
| ------------
|
| Good Earth, 4232 Katella Avenue, (213) 598-0503
| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.

Los Angeles
-----------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 888 S. Figueroa, (213) 489-4118

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Paru's, 5140 Sunset Blvd, (213) 661-7600
- South Indian lacto-vegetarian. Also have a second location.

| Raja, 8875 West Pico Blvd, (213) 550-9176
| - Vegetarian Indian. Buffet lunches. Formal suppers. Potato and
| cauliflower dishes are their specialty. Open Mon-Sun.

| Fragrant Vegetable, 11859 Wilshire Blvd, (213) 312-1442
| - Chinese Budhist vegetarian restaurant specializing in gluten based
| dishes. Elegant selection. Some dishes contain eggs.
| - Their menu deals almost exclusively with mushrooms and fungus. The
| meal I had there was incredible.

The Artful Balance, 525 1/2 N. Fairfax, (213) 852-9091
- Vegetarian restaurant. Informal atmosphere. Whole-food, macrobiotic,
etc. Call first for reservations, they take weird vacations and are
gone for a week at a time. Food is great, eat early because specials
run out fast.

| Nature Club Cafe, 7174 Melrose Avenue, (213) 931-8994
| - A vegetarian cafe in a yoga & meditation club. Great food that
| doesn't taste bland or overspiced. Vegan items marked as such. On
| Mondays 6pm-9pm, there's the Vegetarian Supper Club, with great
| atmosphere and speakers. Holds special meals on holidays.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Inaka, on LaBrea Avenue, mid-town Los Angeles
- Macrobiotic. Extremely good food.

Souplantation
| - All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60 items. Soup, fruit,
| muffins. Open daily.

| Good Earth, 2 locations:
| 1002 Westwood Blvd, (213) 208-8215
| 11819 Willshire Blvd, (213) 479-0177
| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.

Natural Food Stores:

Trader Joe's, several locations:
2738 Hyperion Avenue, Silver Lake, (213) 665-6774
8645 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Westchester, (310) 338-9238
| 10850 National Blvd, (310) 470-1917

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Manhattan Beach
---------------

Trader Joe's, 1821 Manhattan Beach Blvd, (310) 338-9238

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Marina Del Ray
| --------------
|
| Good Earth, 4730 Lincoln Blvd, (213) 822-9033
| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.
|
|
|
| Montebello
| ----------
|
| Raja, 3414 West Beverly Blvd, (213) 725-8905
| - Vegetarian Indian. Buffet lunches. Formal suppers. Potato and
| cauliflower dishes are their specialty. Open Mon-Sun.
|
|
|
| Monterey Park
| -------------
|
| Fragrant Vegetable, 108 North Garfield, (818) 280-4215
| - Chinese Budhist vegetarian restaurant specializing in gluten based
| dishes. Elegant selection. Some dishes contain eggs.
| - Their menu deals almost exclusively with mushrooms and fungus. The
| meal I had there was incredible.
|
|
|
| Norwalk
| -------
|
| Our Daily Bread Bakery, 12201 Front Street, (213) 863-6897
| - Vegetarian bakery and restaurant with dairy-free, sugar-free, and
| oil-free entrees, soups, and salads. Open Mon-Fri.

Pasadena
--------

Trader Joe's, 2 locations:

610 S. Arroyo Pkwy, (818) 568-9254
1566 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock, (213) 257-6422

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Rancho Palos Verdes
------------------

Trader Joe's, The Terraces, 28901 S. Western Avenue, (310) 832-1241

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Redondo Beach
-------------

Mt. Plate, 403 N. Pacific Coast Highway, (310) 318-8558
- Vegetarian restaurant.

Trader Joe's, Hollywood Riviera, 1761 S. Elena Avenue, (310) 316-1745

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Rosemead
--------

Chamelli, 8752 Valley Blvd., (818) 280-1947
- Vegetarian Indian restaurant. Good food, sometimes live music.
Indian gift shop.

San Gabriel
-----------

Trader Joe's, 7260 N. Rosemead Blvd (at Huntington Drive),
(818) 285-5862

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Santa Monica
------------

Farmer's market, Arizona @ 2nd
- Biggest farmer's market in California, maybe in the USA.
Wed 8am-2pm??

| Sierra Madre
| ------------
|
| Restaurant Lozano, 44 North Baldwin, (818) 355-9900
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant. No lard, hidden animal
| products, or preservatives used. You can get soy cheese on request.

South Pasadena
--------------

Trader Joe's, 613 Mission Street, (818) 441-6263

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Topanga
| -------
|
| Inn of the Seventh Ray, 128 Old Topanga Canyon Road, (213) 455-1311
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Up-scale gourmet natural foods restaurant.
| Acorn squash stuffed with orange, curried stuffing, steamed
| artichokes filled with tofu and mushrooms. Willing to accomodate
| special requests. Smoke-free. Open Mon-Sun for dinner. Mon-Fri for
| lunch. Champagne brunch on Sat-Sun.

Torrance
--------

Farmer's market, Charles H. Wilson Park, Madrona Avenue
- Tue 8am-1pm.

| Van's International Foods, 20318 Gramercy Place, (310) 320-8611
| - Distributer of eggless, dairyless, gluten-free, wheat-free,
| yeast-free, sugar-free waffles. They're absolutely delicious.

Venice
------

Venus Of Venice, 302 Westminster (at Abbot Kinney), (310) 392-1987
- Vegan. Small, friendly. Quality food.

Figtree Cafe, on Venice Boardwalk, Venice Beach
- Vegetarian-friendly. Good vegetarian selection on menu. Scenic.
Crowded on weekends during summer. Bad parking situation.

Farmer's market, Venice Avenue, near the beach
- Fridays.

West Covina
-----------

Trader Joe's, 220 South Citrus, (818) 858-0408

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Westlake Village
----------------

Trader Joe's, 3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, (805) 494-5040

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Westwood Village
| ----------------
|
| I Love Juicy, 10845 Lindbrook Drive
| - Vegan. Open 24 hours. One of the premiere vegetarian restaurants in
| the country. A "must go" if you're in the LA area. _Many_ entrees.
| Several appetizers and fresh soups. Lots of salads and sandwiches.
| They even have mochi and manna bread. No salt or preservatives used.
| Distilled water used in all cooking. Everything is made from the
| freshest and finest ingredients available. Catering service
| available.

Whittier
--------

Trader Joe's, 15025 E. Whittier Blvd (at Colima Road), (310) 698-1642

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

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San Fernando Valley

Canoga Park
-----------

Trader Joe's, Topanga Plaza, (818) 883-4134

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Encino
------

Trader Joe's, 17640 Burbank Blvd, (818) 990-7751

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Granada Hills
-------------

Trader Joe's, 11114 Balboa Blvd, (818) 368-6461

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Northridge
----------

Fresh Choice, soon to open (if not already open).
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

Sherman Oaks
------------

Genmai
- Macrobiotic. Very good vegetarian sushi. Also has regular Japanese
menu. "Genmai" is Japanese for brown rice.

Trader Joe's, 14119 Riverside Drive, (818) 789-2771

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Studio City
| -----------
|
| Vege Gourmet, 11288 South Ventura Blvd, (818) 761-7100
| - Vegan. Lasagna, eggplant casserole, tempeh chop-suey. Open daily.
| Breakfast Mon-Sat only.
|
|
|
| Tarzana
| -------
|
| Armen & Salpy's, 19014 Ventura Blvd, (818) 343-1301
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Ethnic and natural foods. Falafel, salads.
| Smoke-free. Open Mon-Sat.
|
|
|
| Woodland Hills
| --------------
|
| Good Earth, 23397 Mulholland Drive, (818) 888-6300
| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.
|
| Mendocino Summer Retreat, 21109 Costanso Street, Woodland Hills,
| CA 91364, (818) 716-6332
| - Macrobiotic summer camp with classes and workshops. Great vegan
| food. Entire week before July 4th.

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Marin County

Marin Vegetarian Society
12 Rally Court, Fairfax, CA 94930, (415) 459-4668
- Contact: Patti Breitman. Newsletter. Potluck on 3rd Saturday of each
month at 6:45pm at Ross Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church in San
Anselmo.

| Corte Madera
| ------------
|
| Moondoggies, 119 Town Centre Drive, 924-6261
| - Vegetarian-friendly fast-food place. Has veggie burgers. *VRG
|
|
|
| Fairfax
| -------
|
| Marin Vegetarian Society, 12 Rally Court, Fairfax, CA 94930, 459-4668
| - See above for details.

Larkspur
--------

Garden of Eatin' Cafe, 474 Magnolia Avenue, (415) 927-7611
- Vegetarian. Four different vege-burgers, tofu pups, tamales, "air"
fries (organic russet potatoes freshly cut and baked, with no fat,
in hot air oven), cole slaw tossed in homemade non-dairy mayonnaise.
Makers of Garden of Eatin blue corn chips. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8pm.

Perfect Health-Joy-Songs, 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, 461-6455
- Juice bar & health foods.

Mill Valley
-----------

Cairo Cafe, Strawberry Village Shopping Center, Mill Valley,
(415) 389-1101
- Vegetarian-friendly. Excellent Middle Eastern (Egyptian) restaurant.
Various vegan dishes. Very good falafel pitas and red lentil soup.
Belly-dancing on Friday and Saturday nights! Closed Mondays.

Lucille's Cafe, 38 Miller Avenue #10, Mill Valley, (415) 381-4613
- Vegetarian-friendly. Several vegetarian options, including a regular
tempeh special. Good sit-down-and-relax place.

High Tech Burrito, Strawberry Village Shopping Center, Mill Valley,
(415) 388-7002
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great health-conscious Mexican fare, including
a very tasty vegan burrito. Highly recommended for a quick meal.
Try the black beans. Open late on Thurs, Fri, Sat.

Living Foods, 149 Throckmorton, 383-7121
- Natural foods store.

| A Natural Affair, 383-5231
| - Catering.

| Eleonora Manzolini, 383-5231
| - Gourmet natural foods cooking classes.

Novato
------

| High Tech Burrito, Novato Fair Center, 942 Diablo Avenue, 897-8083
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great health-conscious Mexican fare, including
a very tasty vegan burrito. Highly recommended for a quick meal.
Try the black beans. Open late on Thurs, Fri, Sat.

San Anselmo
-----------

Living Foods, 222 Greenfield Avenue, 258-0660
- Natural foods store.

San Rafael
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Milly's, 1613 4th Street, 459-1601
- Best gourmet vegan food I've found. Small, nice atmosphere. Nearly
entirely vegan but serve some lacto dishes. Menu indicates vegan
dishes. Pasta, tofu, and tempeh dishes. Seaweeds. Make the trip;
| it's worth it! Popular, call for reservations. Not cheap. Offers
| catering. Open Sun, Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-9:30pm.
- The BEST vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Northern California. A
MUST!!!
| - Denny & Margarett Malone, the owners of Milly's, offer cooking
| classes.

San Rafael Health Foods, 1132 4th Street, 457-0132
- Juice bar.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

High Tech Burrito, 2042 Fourth Steet (Miracle Mile Plaza), 485-0214
- See description under Mill Valley.

Pasand Madras, 802 B Street, 456-6099
- South Indian.

Okayama, 565 A N 6th

Natural Foods Stores:

Real Foods Co., 770 West Francisco Blvd, 459-8966

Trader Joe's, Montecito Plaza, 337 Third Street, 454-9530

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Farmer's Market:
|
| Marin Civic Center & Fairgrounds
| - Thurs 8am-1pm year round. Sun 9am-2pm May to Nov.

Sausalito
---------

Real Foods Co., 200 Caledonia, 332-9640
- Natural foods store.

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Mendocino County

Mendocino
---------

Ukiah 955
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Expensive, but the flowers taste
great.

| Ukiah
| -----
|
| Arlene's Earthly Delights, Pear Tree Shopping Centre, 538 E. Perkins,
| 462-4970
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Gourmet sandwiches, soups. Vegan options.
| Closed Sun.
|
|
|
| Willits
| -------
|
| Harvest Bounty, 39 S. Main Street, 459-9647
| - Natural foods store with vegetarian deli. Pizza, tamale pie,
| enchilada casserole, chili, mushroom stroganoff. They strive for
| vegan dishes. Very accommodating. Closed Sat-Sun.

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Monterey County

| Carmel
| ------
|
| Royal Taj, 230 Crossroads Blvd, 624-9110
| - Indian. Vegan options. *VRG

Monterey
--------

| David Walton's Beau Thai, 807 Cannery Row, 373-8811
| - Thai. Tofu can be substituted in any non-vegetarian dish.

Pacific Grove
-------------

Tillie Gort's Coffee House, 111 Central Avenue, (408) 373-0335
- Vegetarian-friendly.

New Granary, 173 Central Avenue, 372-2533
- Natural foods store. Open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm.

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| Napa County
|
|
| Calistoga
| ---------
|
| Seed Time & Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 1226 Washington St, 942-5512
| - Vegetarian. Mostly vegan. Many cakes, cookies, and muffins are
| vegan and free of refined sugar and oil. Outdoor dining in
| courtyard. Closed Sat. *VRG
|
|
|
| St. Helena
| ----------
|
| Farmer's market, Dansk Square
| - Fri 7:30am-noon.May-Nov
|
| St. Helena Health Center, 650 Sanitarium Road, St. Helena
| Tel: (707) 963-6214 or in CA 1-800-862-7575, elsewhere 1-800-358-9195
| - Offers a range of health recovery programs, and a 12-day health
| improvement course (based on The McDougall Plan) run by Dr. John
| McDougall. Rooms, gym, pool, sauna, and vegetarian & vegan food.
|
|
|
| ______________________________________________________________________
| Nevada County
|
|
| Nevada City
| -----------
|
| Earth Song Market and Cafe, 727 Zion Street, 265-9392
| - Natural foods store with cafe. All-natural and organic ingredients
| used whenever possible. Daily specials. Vegan options.

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Orange County

Vegetarian Organizations:

Orange County Vegetarian Network
12073 Stonegate Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92645

EarthSave Orange County
P.O. Box 15131, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 835-1775

| Anaheim
| -------
|
| The Greenery Natural Kitchen, 323 S. Magnolla, 761-8103
| - Wide-ranging menu. Quesadillas, burritos, lasagna, sandwiches,
| soups, smoothies. Vegan options. Closed Sun.

Brea
----

Trader Joe's, Brea Imperial Center, 2500 Imperial Hwy (at Kraemer),
(714) 257-1180

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Costa Mesa
----------

Trader Joe's, 103 E. 17th, (714) 642-5134

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| El Toro
| -------
|
| P.J.'s Casa Fiesta, 23696 El Toro Road, 581-2529
| - Mexican. No lard used. Vegan options. Willing to accommodate.
| Counter service only. Open daily.
|
|
|
| Fullerton
| ---------
|
| The Greenery, 119 E. Commonwealth Avenue, 870-0981
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Soups, salads. Open Mon-Sun.
|
|
|
| Garden Grove
| ------------
|
| Souplantation, 5939 Chapman Avenue, 895-1314
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
| items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.

Huntington Beach
----------------

Trader Joe's, 18681-A Main Street, (714) 848-9640

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Irvine
------

Trader Joe's, Walnut Village Center, 14443 Culver Drive,
(714) 857-8108

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Laguna Beach
------------

Gauranga's, 285 Legion Street, Laguna Beach, 494-7029

- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.

Trader Joe's, Oakbrook Village Center, 24321 Ave. de la Carlota,
Laguna Hills, (714) 586-8453

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Newport Beach
| -------------
|
| Good Earth, Fashion Island, 210 Newport Center Drive East, 640-2411
| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.
|
|
|
| Orange
| ------
|
| The Healthy Gourmet, 3505 E. Chapman Avenue #E, (714) 771-1993 *VRG
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Vegetarian and "California Lite" cuisines.
| Low-fat, high energy foods. Vegan options. Smoke-free. Open daily.

San Clemente
------------

Trader Joe's, Ocean View Plaza, 638 Camino de los Mares,
(714) 240-9996

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| San Juan Capistrano
| -------------------
|
| Natural Offering Cafe, (714) 472-1721 *VRG

Santa Ana
---------

Trader Joe's, 1303 North Main Street, (714) 834-0514

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Tustin
| ------
|
| Souplantation, 13681 Newport Avenue, 730-5443
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
| items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.

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| Placer County
|
|
| Auburn
| ------
|
| The Kitchen, 4020 Grass Valley Highway (Hwy 49 at Dry Creek Road),
| 885-9535
| - Vegetarian. International cuisine. A restaurant with a sense of
| humor. Locals sell their herbs and wares. Brunch specials include
| scrambled tofu, burgers, sandwiches, burritos. Dinner specials
| include vegetable curry, Persian tempeh, black-bean enchilladas,
| stroganoff. Vegan options. Only the best and freshest ingredients
| used. Catering available. Closed Mon-Tue.
|
|
|
| Tahoe City
| ----------
|
| Hobee's, Boatworks Mall, 760 N. Lake Blvd, 581-1166
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

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Riverside County

| Moreno
| ------
|
| Dragon House, 22456 Alessandro Blvd, 653-1442
| - Vegetarian-friendly Chinese restaurant. Has a vegetarian menu, with
| many dishes using fake meats. Vegan options. Open daily. *VRG
|
|
|
| Murrieta
| --------
|
| Murrieta Hot Springs Resort and Health Spa,
| 39405 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, (714) 677-7451
| - "A mecca for the healing arts." A family-oriented resort. Three
| natural mineral springs, an Olympic sized pool, mineral baths,
| tule-root mud baths, body wraps, saunas, tennis courts. Has an
| incredible lacto-vegetarian menu. You can drop in only for one meal,
| but this place is so luxurious that you'll want to stay overnight.
| Open daily.

Palm Desert
-----------

Trader Joe's, Palm Desert Town Center, Fred Waring Drive at Town
Center Drive

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Palm Springs
| ------------
|
| Let's Get Juiced, 651 N. Palm Canyon Drive, 327-9112
| - Lacto-vegetarian restaurant, coffeehouse, and art gallery. "A
| meeting place for artists, musicians, yogis, cyclers, storytellers,
| recyclers, writers, neo-bio-revolutionaries and other assorted
| friends of the universe." Organic ingredients used when possible.
| Vegan options. Open daily, but closes early on Tuesdays. Closed in
| August. *VRG
|
|
|
| Riverside
| ---------
|
| Dragon House, 10466 Magnolia Avenue, 354-2080
| - Vegetarian-friendly Chinese restaurant. Has a vegetarian menu, with
| many dishes using fake meats. Vegan options. Open daily. *VRG

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Sacramento County

Citrus Heights
--------------

Fresh Choice, 5419 Sunrise Blvd, 863-5680
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta

| Fair Oaks
| ---------
|
| Blue Iris Cafe, 10118 Fair Oaks Blvd, 961-7675
| - Vegetarian-friendly gourmet restaurant. Has a vegetarian and
| macrobiotic menu. Stir-fries, sautes, noodle and rice dishes,
| vegetarian box lunches. Expensive. Open Tue-Fri for lunch, Tue-Sun
| for dinner.

Sacramento
----------

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Fresh Choice, 2 locations:
Arden Fair Mall, 1689 Arden Fair #1065, 649-3839
535 Howe Avenue, 649-8046

- All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan
options but the marinara pasta sauce is not one of them. Their
nutritional information pamphlet lists all menu items and it even
has a column that indicates those that are vegan. Great place even
for those who normally don't like eating salads.

Trader Joe's, 2 locations:
Town & Country Village, 2601 Marconi Avenue (at Fulton), 481-8797
Quail Pointe Shopping Center, 5307 Sunrise Blvd (at Madison Avenue),
Fair Oaks, 863-1744

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Sacramento Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 163583, Sacramento, CA 95816, (916) 457-4982 / 446-9334
or 823 28 Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Potluck on 3rd Sunday of each month at 5:30pm

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San Bernandino County

| Loma Linda
| ----------
|
| The Soup Stone, 11306 Mountain View, 796-1162
| - Vegetarian restaurant, bakery, and caterer. Salad, soup, potato,
| bread, and dessert bars. Veggie burgers, pasta. Outdoor tables.
| Banquet room available. Open Sun-Thurs.
|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center, Anderson Road at Barton Road,
| 824-4365
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Open 22 hours a day. Cafeteria style.
| Take-out available. Smoke-free.

Needles
-------

| Irene's Drive Inn, 703 Broadway, 326-2342
| - Fast food place which serves vegetarian burgers tacos & burritos.
| Closed Sat.

Redlands
--------

Trader Joe's, Orange Street Plaza, 552 Orange Street, (909) 798-3888

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

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San Diego County

| Coronado
| --------
|
| Stretch's Coronado Cafe, 943 Orange Avenue, 435-8886
| - Vegetarian-friendly cafe. Stretch takes pride in the quality and
| variety of food offered. All food prepared fresh daily. Self-serve.
|
|
|
| Del Mar
| -------
|
| Garden Taste, Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino Del Mar, 793-1500
| - Vegan restaurant. All organic. Raw soups, sprouted salads, sprouted
| veggie burgers, non-wheat pizza. No oil, sugar, or salt used. Open
| daily. *VRG
|
| Souplantation corporate office, (619) 792-0713
| - I get the impression that there is a souplantation restaurant here,
| but it's a bit unclear. Someone please inform me. In any case, if
| there is one, then it's vegetarian-friendly and has an
| all-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60 items, soup, fruit,
| and muffins. This one would be closed on Sundays. *VRG
|
|
|
| El Cajon
| --------
|
| L'Chaim Cafe, 134 West Douglas Street, 442-1331
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Home-style. Pritikin menu. Vegan options.
| Closed Sun.
|
|
|
| Encinitas
| ---------
|
| Shepherd, 1126 First Street, 753-1124
| - Vegetarian restaurant. International menu. Nightly dinner specials,
| monthly dessert specials. Children's menu. Stroganoff, sweet and
| sour veggies. Vegan options. Outdoor seating. Live music nightly.
|
| Fountain of Juice, 1163 First Street, 944-0612
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Wide variety. Curried vegetables, black bean
| burritos, mock meat dishes, smoothies. Vegan options. Counter
| service. Catering. Open daily.
|
| Star of India,
| - Indian restaurant. One of San Diego's top ten rated restaurants.
| Large vegetarian selection. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
| Catering available. *VRG
|
| Colors Cafe, 745 First Street, 944-1447
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Casual, upscale. Organic salads
| and juices. Vegetarian and non-dairy items clearly marked on menu.
| Vegan appetizers. Patio dining. *VRG
|
| Roxy Restaurant & Ice Cream, 517 First Street, 436-5001
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Falafel burger, vegetarian burrito. Open daily.
|
| Trader Joe's, Encinitas Plaza, 115 N. El Camino Real, 634-2114

| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.
|
|

| La Jolla
| --------
|
| Che Cafe, 0323-C Student Center, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, 534-2311
| - Vegetarian cafe. Run by a non-profit vegetarian collective. Most
| items vegan. Live music most weekends. Always open on Wednesdays,
| call for other times. Pretty unreliable for most meals I've tried
| there.
|
| Sandwiched Inn, 927 Silverado
| - Friendly, and lots of vegan sandwiches. Open 8:30am-3:30pm.
|
| Star of India, 1025 Prospect Street #100, 459-3355
| - Indian restaurant. One of San Diego's top ten rated restaurants.
| Large vegetarian selection. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
| Catering available. Expensive, but good.
|
| Choices, Scripps Health Center on Torrey Pines Road
| - Natural foods store.
|
| Trader Joe's, La Jolla Village Square, 546-8629

| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.
|
|

| La Mesa
| -------
|
| Souplantation, 9158 Fletcher Pkwy, 462-4232
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
| items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.
|
| Trader Joe's, Grossmont Trolley Center, 8495 Fletcher Parkway,
| 466-5998

| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.
|
|

| Lemon Grove
| -----------
|
| Optimum Health Institute, 6970 Central Avenue, Lemon Grove, CA 92045,
| (619) 464-3346
| - Founded 1976 by Raychel Soloman. Conducts 21-day body-detoxification
| program based on a raw-food diet and wheat-grass juice. Owns
| "Vegetarian Village", a vegetarian apartment complex. Apartment
| residents do not have to be affiliated with the institute.
|
|
|
| Leucadia
| --------
|
| Vegetarian Express, 1470 North Highway 101, 942-2320
| - Vegetarian fast-food restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.
| Entertainment twice weekly. Closed Mon.
|
|
|
| National City
| -------------
|
| Paradise Valley Hospital, 2400 E. Fourth Street, 470-6311
| - Vegetarian cafeteria. Lunch and dinner specials are only $2. Open
| daily.
|
|
|
| North Park
| ----------
|
| Govinda's, 3102 University (near 30th Street), 284-4826
| - Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.
| Vegan items. Many Indian dishes. Open daily.
|
| Jimbo's Pizza Naturally, 3910 30th Street, 294-9611
| - Vegetarian. Non-dairy and macrobiotic pizza & beer. Saturday
| all-you-can-eat vegetarian breakfast buffet. Also market with
| organic produce/grains.
|
| Grain Country, 3448 30th Street (near Upas), 298-1052
| - Macrobiotic with grocery.
|
|
|
| Oceanside
| ---------
|
| Pacific Yeast-Free Bakery & Macrobiotic Center, 429 S. Hill Street,
| (619) 757-6020 / 967-0710
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Uses organic grains,
| vegetables, fruits, and nuts. All breads vegan and free of sugar,
| honey, oil, yeast, baking powder, and baking soda. Open daily for
| breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dinner by reservation only.
|
| Trader Joe's, 2570 Vista Way, 433-9994

| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.
|
|
|

| Palomar Mountain
| ----------------
|
| Mother's Kitchen, 33120 Canfield Road, Junction of S6 & S7, 742-3496
| - Vegetarian restaurant. A nice little place on a very pretty
| mountainside.

San Diego
---------

Coastal California is pretty vegetarian friendly (which probably
won't suprise anyone). Here in San Diego, veggies are redily
accomodated at most restaurants. Also, the print media, in particular
the weekly "Reader" freebie magazine, considers vegetarians when
reviewing restaurants. When visiting an omnivore restaurant, the
reviewer will add something like "vegetarians will love all the
wonderful options" or "good selection of vegetarian entrees" in her
reviews. I've found a lot of great restaurants this way. If you drive
east, you're on your own. Lots of rednecks east of San Diego.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Faque Burger, 6109 University (at College Avenue), 583-9520
- Vegan. Soy Burgers, fries, shakes & soda. Run by 7th Day Adventists.
Open very late. Closed from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Name
of restaurant is pronounced as 'Fake Burger'.

Kung Food, 2949 Fifth Avenue (at Quince), Hillcrest, 298-7302
- Vegetarian restaurant with a natural food store/new age shop next
door. Considered by some to be an exceptional restaurant. Considered
by others to be a vastly over-rated restaurant with it's share of
unappetizing dishes.

Govinda's At The Beach, 1030 Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach, 483-2500

- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.

Jyoti-Bihanga, 3351 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights, 282-4116
- Sri-Chiminoy vegetarian restaurant. Personally, my favorite, with a
Saturday morning all-you-can-eat vegetarian breakfast buffet
(7:30am-12:00pm) that is the best I've come across anywhere.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Cafe India, 9760-5 Sports Arena Blvd
- Great samosas, and $4.50 all-you-can-eat vegetarian lunch Tues-Sat.

Imperial Wok, 5771 La Jolla Blvd, 454-8625
- I've never been there, but here's a quote from their ad:
"And for our vegetarian friends... Yang's Famous Vegetarian Menu.
We use a special family recipe of exotic spices and careful
preparation to offer you delicious entrees with tastes of chicken,
beef, duck, or scallops, yet completely vegetarian."

| Soup Exchange
| - One or two vegetarian soups each day.

| Soups Unlimited, 660 University Avenue, 296-4030
| - Juice bar. Vegan options.

| Fariouz, 3166 Midway Drive (near Rosecrans Street), 225-0308
| - Middle Eastern.

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Taste of Thai, 527 University Avenue, Hillcrest, 291-7525
- All dishes can be made vegetarian, but watch out... they press and
flavor tofu to resemble duck meat, and it's a bit too realistic for
some of us. :-) The service is the best of any restaurant I've been
in anywhere, and the owner is a man with a true love for the
restaurant business. My SO and I are very frequent customers of
Taste of Thai, and we recommend that anyone stopping in San Diego
give them a try.
Saffron, 3731B India Street, 574-0177
- Good Thai fast food.
Celadon, 5th Ave (between Pennsylvania & Brookes Avenues), 295-8000
Karinya, 4475 Mission Blvd, 270-5050
Thai Chada, 142 University, Hillcrest, 297-9548

Khyber Pass, 3555 Rosecrans Street, 224-8200
- Afghan.

Pasha's, 1110 Torrey Pines Road, 454-9229

Natural Food Stores:

Greentree Grocers, 3560 Mount Acadia Blvd, 560-1975
- Grocery store, deli, bakery, small sandwich/smoothie bar.
They actually have a remodelled restaurant that is excellent.
Prices are very reasonable, unlike the food store section.
- They have a great little restaurant right inside the store. Bright
and airy with a number of very good vegetarian selections each day.
On weekends they have a great vegetarian breakfast.

Trader Joe's:
Carmel Mountain Ranch, 11955 Carmel Mt. Road, 673-0526
Pacific Beach, 1211 Garnet Avenue, 272-7235

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

People's Natural Food Co-op, 4765 Voltaire, 224-1387

Bookstar has a respectable veggie cookbook section.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Club Veg of San Diego
| 6549 Mission Gorge Road, #260, San Diego, CA 92120, (619) 634-1620 or
634-0192
- A very active vegetarian orgnization. Meet 3 to 4 times a month for
restaurant outings and potlucks at members homes or on the beach.
Regularly scheduled educational and informational forums with guest
speakers and/or video presentations. E-mail address:
clu...@netlink.cts.com or sav...@netlink.cts.com

Gay and Lesbian Vegetarians of San Diego
P.O. Box 421462, San Diego, CA 92142

| San Marcos
| ----------
|
| Rocco's Pizza, 1531 W. Mission Blvd, 744-8012
| - Italian restaurant with vegetarian pizza. Vegan options.
|
|
|
| Solana Beach
| ------------
|
| House of Afrika Roots Rock Reggae Cafe, 355 North Highway 101,
| 259-0803
| - Vegetarian cafe. Excellent!!! Highly recommended, for atmosphere if
| nothing else.

Mark Wisdom

unread,

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Last-modified: 21 Jan 1994

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

California2
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California part 2
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| This section has listings for the following:
|

The California coordinator is: Elliot Omiya <eom...@borland.com>

Sub-coordinator:
San Francisco: Robert Blumen <rob...@brt.com>

Many thanks to Michael Hummell for providing a good deal of
information on the Bay Area.

| Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
| _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
| and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
| Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
| info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery
| Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.

______________________________________________________________________
San Francisco County

San Francisco
-------------

Many thanks to Robert Blumen for co-ordinating the San Francisco
section.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Kowloon, 909 Grant (Chinatown), 362-9888
- Vegan. Buddhist Chinese. Excellent gluten dishes. The only place in
town to get vegetarian dim sum, which is quite a unique experience.
Brown rice available. Also has pastry/takeout counter. Open
9am-10pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Lotus Garden, 532 Grant (Chinatown), 397-0707 / 397-0130
- Vegan. Buddhist Chinese. Superb restaurant. Good service. Try the
mu-shu "pork". Lots of gluten and tofu dishes. The menu is awesome
in length. This is a place where locals eat their workday lunches
(3 courses) for $2.95. For a full dinner, it might run $8-$12 per
person. Open Tue-Sun 11:30am-9pm. Discount for San Francisco
Vegetarian Society members.
- The least interesting of Chinatown's three vegetarian restaurants.
No brown rice.
- They have the largest variety of Buddhist foods I've ever seen in
one place! Next door to a large Buddhist temple.

Greens, Fort Mason Building A, corner of Beach & Laguna, 771-6222
- The city's most famous, most overrated, most overpriced gourmet
vegetarian restaurant, with an excellent view of the Golden Gate
| Marina. Mostly dairy. Not exactly vegan friendly. Popular, call for
| reservations. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:15pm & 6pm-9:30pm,
| Sun 10am-2pm.

Vegi Food, 1820 Clement (near 19th Ave), 387-8111

- Vegan. Chinese. Cheap - around $5/entree. Serve brown rice.
Delicious food prepared with much care, and served in a friendly but
unobtrusive atmosphere. Dishes include many kinds of mushrooms,
fungi, bean curd and skin, gluten, and other unusual ingredients.
Many dishes are a bit oily. Most popular dish is the Sweet & Sour

Walnuts. No TsingTao with your meal here, just tea. Open Tue-Fri
11:30am-3pm & 5pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-9pm.

| Ten Thousand Buddhas Chun Kang Vegetarian Restaurant, 608 Geary (near
| Jones), 673-9221
| - Vegan? Chinese. Excellent. Very reasonable prices and a very
| convenient location. Open 7:30am-9pm Wed-Mon. Closed Tue.

Ananda-Fuara, 1298 Market Street (at 9th), 621-1994
- Run by Sri Chinmoys. Specialties: BBQ Tofu Burgers. Simple, solid
but unexceptional meals from an eclectic mix of menu styles (Indian,
Asian, Moosewood). Open Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, except Wed 8am-3pm.

Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Lucky Creation, 854 Washington (near Grant) (Chinatown), 989-0818
- Vegan. Chinese. Cheap vegetarian Chinese dishes served. Buddhist
emphasis. Not as good as Kowloon around the corner. No brown rice.
Open 11am-10pm. Closed Wed.

The Ganges, 775 Frederick (near Arguello), 661-7290
- Indian (Gujarati regional). A different menu than the usual fare
| served in most other Indian restaurants. Menu changes daily.
| Live music Thu-Sat. Reservations recommended. Open Mon-Sat
| 5pm-9:15pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Amazing Grace, 216 Church, 626-6411
- Mainstream vegetarian in the tradition of the Moosewood cookbook.
Vegi burgers, various casseroles, etc. Open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm.

Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Shangri-La, 2026 Irving (near 21st Avenue), 731-2548
| - Northern Chinese. Buddhist. Recommended by several netters. In 1980
| it was the only vegetarian Chinese restaurant to advertise as
| 'without msg'. Lots of specials. Vegan options. Relaxed and peaceful
| atmosphere. Some netters mentioned religious proselytizing by the
| management. Open 11:30am-9:30pm. Discount for San Francisco
| Vegetarian Society members.

| Rainbow Market & Takeout Deli, 1899 Mission (at 15th), 863-9200
| - Daily sandwiches/soups. Falafel patties, eggless tofu spread,
| hommus, salads, etc. One of the best values in town. Mellow
| atmosphere. It's a great store. Open daily 9:30am-7:30pm.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Nyala, 39 A Grove Street, Civic Square, 861-0788
- A terrific Ethiopian restaurant right by the City Hall. Quite
possibly the best food in SF. Interesting uses of spices. They do
an interesting and varied vegetarian buffet for lunch and dinner.
It was very good, pretty cheap and filling. Open Mon-Fri 11am-3pm
& 4pm-11pm (buffet).

Neecha Thia Cuisine, 2100 Sutter St, 922-9419
- No less than 37 vegetarian items on the menu. Daily specials. Open
daily from 11am-3pm & 5pm-10pm.

Silver Moon, 2301 Clement at 24th Avenue, 386-7852
| - Mostly-vegetarian. Chinese. Inexpensive, very good reputation.
| Specialties are imitation seafood, duck, and shrimp. Serve brown
| rice. Open 11:30am-10pm.

Val 21, 995 Valencia Street (21st), 821-6622
- California Cuisine-y organic restaurant with veggie dishes on menu.
Pricey. Nothing vegan. Open Tue-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm.

Bad Man Jose's, 4077 18th Street, Castro, 861-1706
- Delicious burritos with brown rice, black beans, and fresh salsa.
Many vegetarian items.

Sunrise Deli, 2115 Irving at 23rd Ave, 664-8210
- Lebanese. Vegan vegi plate is one of the best deals in town. You
won't make it through the vegi plate in one sitting. Open Mon-Sun
until 8pm.

Salmagundi, Geary @ Mason, in the Union square district
- Soup/salad/sandwich; there is always a vegan soup. Fast, cheap, and
convenient food of no particular distinction.

La Mediteranee, 2210 Fillmore or 288 Noe
- Greek/Lebanese/Isreali style food. Always some vegetarian entrees
available.

Indian:
Pasand Madras, 1875 Union (W of Laguna), 922-4498
| - South Indian. Emphasizes vegetarian cooking. Nightly entertainment.
Maharani, 1122 Post Street (Polk), 775-1988
- Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Sirtaj, 48 5th St/Market, 957-0140
Star India, 3721 Geary, 386-6208
Mela, 417 O'Farrell, 776-7171
Gaylord Indian Restaurant, 2 locations:
Ghiradelli Square, 771-8822
1 Embarcadero Center, 397-7775
India House, 350 Jackson, 392-0744
Indian Oven, 237 Fillmore, 626-1628
Krishna Palace, 700 Post, 775-6708
North India, 3131 Webster/Lombard, 931-1556
Appam, 1259 Folsom, 626-2798
Moghul India, 1956.5 Lombard Street at Buchanan, 928-3868
Scenic India, 532 Valencia, 621-7226
| Vishal, 5625 Geary Blvd (near 20th Avenue), 751-2975
| New Delhi, 1630 Ellis (at Cyril Magnin)
| Gandhi
| - Gujarati Indian. Home-style. Small portions.

Good Earth, 1865 Post (Fillmore) (next to Kabuki Theater, Japantown),
771-0151

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is

| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods. Open 7am-10pm.

Massawa Ethiopian, 1538 Haight, 621-4129

Tacqueria Azteca, 235 Church between Market and 14th, 255-7330
- Burritos with brown rice and choice of beans, and fresh salsa.

All You Knead, 1466 Haight Street, 552-4550
- Natural foods, pasta, pizza.

Amici's Pizzeria, 2033 Union Street, 885-4500
- Non-dairy cheese substitute available on any pizza. Excellent garlic
bread and veggie non-dairy extra garlic pizza. Clean arty decor. One
| hour free parking. Free delivery. Open Sun-Thu 11am-midnight,
| Fri-Sat 11am-1am.

Arabi, Rincon Center, 101 Spear (near Embarcadero), 243-8575
- Falafel, hummus.

Amerasian Cafe, 2165 Union Street (Webster), 563-9638
- Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.

Cafe Paradiso, 1725 Haight Street
- Open Sun-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm.

Canton Winter Garden, 1125 Clement Street, 668-8368
- Chinese. Open 11:30-10(?). Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian
Society members.

Counter Culture, 2073 Market, 621-7488

| Cornucopia, 114 Columbus (near Jackson), 398-1511
| - Deli. Soups and salads. Open Mon-Fri.

Just Like Home, 1924 Irving Street (20th Av), 681-3337
- Middle-Eastern food. Judged best falafel in SF by Jim Wood's
Restaurant Guide. Open Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-8pm.

La Canasta, 2219 Filbert Street (Filmore), 921-3003
- Mexican takeout. Burritos, tacos, tortas. No Lard. Open Mon-Sat
11am-10pm.

Natan's Glatt Kosher Restaurant, 420 Geary Street, 776-2683
| - Falafel, hummous. Vegan plate. Open Sat-Sun 9pm-midnight, Mon-Thu
| 7:30am-11pm. Closed Fridays.

Oaxaca, 2141 Polk Street (across from Real Foods store), 775-1055
- Taqueria.

Owl & Monkey, 1336 9th Avenue, 665-4840
- Open Mon-Fri 8am-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-10:30pm.

Pazazz, 3296 22nd (Valencia), 824-8080
- Veggie Burger & fries, other vegetarian dishes.

| Real Foods, several locations:
| 1023 Stanyan Street, 564-2800
| 2164 Polk Street, 673-7420
| - Natural foods stores with nice delis. Open daily 8am-8pm.

Real Good Karma, 501 Dolores (18th Street), 621-4112
| - A variety of vegetarian styles. Indian and Japanese cuisine. Fresh,
| inexpensive. Have grilled pineapple tofu. Open 11:30am-2:30pm &
| 5pm-9:30pm.

Red Crane, 1115 Clement (12th Avenue), 751-7226
| - Chinese. Vegan options. Inexpensive, very good reputation. Serve
| brown rice. Open daily 11:30am-10pm.

Seventeen O Five Cafe, 1705 Haight Street (Cole), 387-3348
| - International. Half the menu is vegetarian. Vegan options.

Suad's Deli, 500 Divisadero (Fell), 553-8817
- Falafel, hummus.

Taiwan Restaurant, 307 Church Street (So of 15th Street), 863-7121

Temesak, 1555 Clement (17th), 387-6556
- Elegant. Open for lunch Mon-Fri; dinner: nightly.

Tasana Thai, 339 Taraval (14th), 664-3891
- Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:30am, Sun 5:30pm-10pm.

Vicolo Pizzeria, 201 Ivy (Van Ness), 863-2382
- Vegan pizza, with a tantalizing cornbread/wheat crust. Open Mon-Sat
11:30am-11pm, Sun 2pm-10pm.

Cafe Nidal, 2491 Mission Street, 285-4334
- Middle Eastern food. Vegetarian entrees available.

Kabul West Afghan Cuisine, 2800 Van Ness @ Lombard, 931-9144
- Afghani restaurant has a number of vegetarian entrees, some without
dairy.

Pasha, 1516 Broadway (off Van Ness)
- "Superb Middle Eastern and Morrocan Cuisine" (in their own words)
with plenty of vegetarian meals on the menu.

Byblos, 1910 Lombard, 292-5672
- Lebanese food, with an assortment of vegetarian appetizers which
can be combined to make a balanced meal (hoummos, taboulli, baba
ganoush, dolmas, etc).

Cleopatra's, 1755 Noriega, 753-5005
- Egyptian restaurant. Claims to have vegetarian meals.

China-Village, 2263 Chestnut Street (in the Marina district)
- An omnivorous restaurant with several dozen vegetarian dishes on
the menu. This is a great place for mixed parties of vegetarian
(vegan) and meat eaters. Everyone can go away happy. They also
advertise "No MSG!" and "on request, any ingredients may be mottied
such as salt, sugar, oil". Prices are on the cheap side.

Ya-ya's, 1229 9th Avenue, 566-6966
- Mesopotamian, Assyrian, and Northern Iraqi food. Some vegetarian
entrees - dolmas, etc. Comes highly recommneded by my Assyrian-Iraqi
friend.

Noe Valley Deli, 4007 24th Street, 824-8373
- A nice friendly little neighborhood deli with excellent hummous,
falafel, tabouli, dolmas, and other Middle-Eastern staples.

| Golden Turtle, 2211 Van Ness (between Broadway and Vallejo), 441-4419
| - Vietnamese. This restaurant which has had a very good reputation for
| their non-vegetarian menu has recently added a vegetarian menu (Oct
| 93).
|
| New Eritrea Restaurant and Bar, 907 Irving (@ 10th Ave), 681-1288
| - The newest Ethiopian restaurant in town, has gotten some good
| reviews in local papers.
|
| Amira, 590 Valencia, 621-6213
| - A new "Pan-Arabic" restaurant, featuring Arabic, Turkish, and
| Persian cuisine including dishes from Northern Africa, Turkey,
| Libya, Egypt. The menu includes many Middle Eastern vegetarian
| standards as well as a selection of other less common vegetarian and
| non-vegetarian dishes.
|
| Square One, 190 Pacific, 788-1110
| - Upscale California Cuisine. Always have two vegetarian entrees plus
| vegetarian soups, salads, and appetizers. At least one of the
| entrees are vegan or can be prepared vegan by request, and at least
| one of the vegetarian items is prepared according to the new Ornish
| diet (very low fat). This is probably a good place for vegetarians
| as part of a heterogeneous group, who want to experience fine
| dining.
|
| Fleur de Lys, 777 Sutter, 673-7779
| - A fine French restaurant which offers a vegetarian dinner as one of
| its fixed-price menus. Ornish, low-fat, and vegan diets can be
| accomodated by request. Very pricey.
|
| Haven Restaurant, One Post Street, 397-1299
| - In a natural foods store. Open daily 7am-3pm.

Natural Food Stores:

Rainbow, 1899 Mission (at 15th), 863-9200
- Wide selection of bulk grains, beans, pasta, fruits, nuts, cereals,
sea vegetables, and other cooking supplies. Also in bulk are various
liquid items (BYO jar) such as honey, tamari, oils, vinegars, nut
butters, misos, umeboshi plums, olives, and pickles. Bulk fresh
tofu. Large selections of packaged and baked goods, breads, cereals,
etc. Most produce is organically grown and of high quality. Takeout
deli has vegetarian and vegan soups, salads, sandwiches, and other
constructions. There is always brown rice, bean soups, and vegetable
| salads available, and always more vegan than not. Open
| 9:30am-7:30pm.

Real Food Co., 5 locations:
1023 Stanyan (at Carl) (upper Haight), 564-2800. Open 9am-8pm. Deli.
3939 24th Street (at Noe Valley), 282-9500
1240 Sutter, 474-8488
2140 Polk, 673-7420. Open 9am-9pm. Has deli.
- Wide selection of bulk grains, beans, seeds, nuts, and fruits. Many
packaged foods. Take out deli serves high-quality, but rather
expensive baked goods, salads, and prepared foods, including meat
but mostly vegetarian. Wide selection of breads from various local
bakeries. Wide selection of organically grown produce.

The Nature Stop, 1336 Grant (at Filber) (North Beach), 398-3810
- Newly expanded, a neighborhood store with a moderate selection of
bulk and packaged foods. Vegetarian takeout deli. Open 9am-10pm.

Buffalo Whole Foods, two locations:
19th/Castro (The Castro)
1058 Hyde Street (at Washington) (Nob Hill), 474-3053
- Small neighborhood natural foods stores with a selection of bulk and
packaged foods, also offering organically grown produce.

| Inner Sunset, 1319 20th Avenue (at Irving), 664-5363
- Open 10am-8pm.

Other Avenues, 3930 Judah (at 44th), 661-7475
- Open 10am-8pm.

Rima's Green Valley (near Zen Center), 297 Page Street, 431-7250

Thom's Natural Foods, 5843 Geary (at 22nd), 387-6367
- Open Mon-Sun 9am-8pm.

| San Francisco Health Food Store, Sutter and Grant Streets, 392-8477
| - Has a juice bar.
|
| Haven, One Post Street, 397-1299
| - Has a restaurant which is open daily 7am-3pm.

Vegetarian Organizations:

San Francisco Vegetarian Society
1450 Broadway, #4, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415) 775-6874
- Potluck on 2nd Sunday of each month at 3:30pm at Fort Mason,
Building C, 3rd floor. Thanksgiving dinner. Christmas party.

| San Francisco Vegetarian Singles
| - A subgroup of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society (415) 775-6874.
| Various dinners and activities.

Earthsave, 2366 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, (415) 931-0515
- Potlucks & vegan cooking classes.

Living Foods Support Group, San Francisco
- Potlucks & activities. Call the Sproutline at (415) 751-2806 for
events (answering machine). North Bay contact: Ram Pujan
(707) 255-6769.

Bay Area Jewish Vegetarians
303 Adams Street, #201, Oakland, CA 94610, (510) 465-0403

Natural Hygiene Society, San Francisco
- Monthly vegetarian potlucks. Contact: Dave Orner at (415) 665-1060
or 1539 22nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122.

Animal Rights Connection
P.O. Box 410862, San Francisco, CA 94141, (415) 441-4245

Zen Center, 300 Page Street (Laguna), San Francisco, 863-3136
- Vegetarian meals for those attending.

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San Joaquin County

Stockton
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Trader Joe's, Lincoln Center South, 6535 Pacific Avenue (at Benjamin
Holt Drive), (209) 951-7597

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

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San Luis Obispo County ( Central Coast )

Arroyo Grande
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Vegetarian Inclined People
383 Walnut Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, (805) 489-5481

| San Luis Obispo
| ---------------
|
| Hobee's, Royal Oak Motor Lodge, 212 Madonna Road, 549-9186

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

Santa Margarita
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Vegetarian Network
P.O. Box 15, Santa Margarita, CA 93453, (805) 461-1212

Shell Beach
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Vegetarian Life, Special Interest Group of MENSA
P.O. Box 3425, Shell Beach, CA 93448

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San Mateo County ( San Francisco Peninsula )

Vegetarian Organizations:

Penninsula Vegetarians
284 Margarita Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- Newsletter. Potlucks on 3rd Saturday of each month at 6:30pm at
First Baptist Church (North California Avenue & Bryant Street) in
Palo Alto. Contact: Jennifer Raymond (415) 493-0211 or Kay Bushnell
(415) 321-4857.

Earthsave (Peninsula)
- Contact: Ken Greer/Liz Elms (415) 948-0304.

Penninsula Macrobiotic Community
299 California Avenue #305, Palo Alto, CA 94306, (415) 948-6072
- Newsletter. Monday night dinner/lectures, call (415) 857-9560.

| Penninsula Vegetarian Singles
| - A subgroup of Pennisula Vegetarians. "Various activities, and
| usually have dinner together every ... "
| - On hold. Looking for new coordinator. Call Jennifer (415) 493-0211.

| For a list of farms selling fresh produce, send a SASE to

| San Mateo County Farm Bureau, Harvest Trails Map
| 765 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Burlingame
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Sebastian's Takeoutrageous, 1207 Capuchino Ave, (415) 348-8015
- Vegetarian-friendly. Juice Bar/Deli. Open Mon-Sat.

Daly City
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Trader Joe's, Westlake Shopping Center

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Foster City
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Joy
- Chinese restaurant. Will prepare almost any entree without meat.
Use a great tasting substitute for the meat (gluten?) Try their
Singapore Curry Chow-mein (ask them to make it extra spicy); I've
never tasted anything better than that!

Half Moon Bay
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Healing Moon Health Food Store, Main Street
- Small but well stocked and friendly. Has a veggi cafe and a nice
garden to eat in out back.

Pasta Moon, in the Tin Palace, Main Street

Tres Amigos Taqueria, Hwy 1 at Kelly
- Veggie burritos. Good and cheap.

Menlo Park
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St. Bede's Church, 2650 Sandhill Road, (415) 857-9560
- Vegetarian. Dinner Mondays (only) 6:30pm. Macrobiotic. $10. (Reserve
before 9pm Sunday).

Fresh Choice, 600 Santa Cruz Avenue, 323-4061

- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta
bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan options but the marinara pasta
sauce is not one of them. Their nutritional information pamphlet
lists all menu items and it even has a column that indicates those
that are vegan. Great place even for those who normally don't like
eating salads.

Flea Street Cafe, 3607 Alameda de las Pulgas, (415) 854-1226
- Vegetarian-friendly. They are very small, quiet and romantic, the
food is very innovative and well cooked, and many dishes are
| vegetarian or can be prepared without meat. Use organic produce.
| Serve food which is fresh and in season. The menu changes, so ask
| about specials. I suggest reservations. Open for lunch Tue-Fri,
| dinner Tue-Sat, brunch Sun.
|
| Firenze Pasta, 646 Santa Cruz Avenue, (415) 327-3140
| - Vegetarian-friendly.

Late For The Train, 150 Middlefield Road, (415) 321-6124
- Vegetarian-friendly. Closed Mon.

Trader Joe's, 720 Menlo Avenue (3 blocks west of El Camino Real),
323-2134

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Milbrae
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|
| Hong Kong Flower Lounge
| - John McDougall (fatfree guru) did a TV segment here. Because of this
| the restaurant now offers some fatfree vegetarian dishes.

Palo Alto
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

P.A. Meditation Center, 470 San Antonio Road (near Middlefield)
- Ayurvedic (India) cuisine. Fresh chapatis. Non-meditators also
welcome. $6. Open Mon-Fri noon-1pm & 7pm-8pm.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Country Sun Deli, 440 California Avenue, (415) 324-9190 or 328-4120
| - Carries many natural foods store products. GREAT bread. Deli with
| hot and cold foods and a counter inside to eat at and tables
| outside. Vegan options. Open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm.
|
| Good Earth, 185 University Avenue, 321-9449

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is

| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods. Vegan options.
| Bakery. Open daily.
|
| Hobee's, 2 locations:
| 4224 El Camino Real (neat Charleston/Arastradero), 856-6124
| 67 Town & Country Village, 327-4111
| - All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers, vegetarian chili, soups,

| sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open daily.

Fresh Choice, in Stanford Shopping Center, 322-6995

| Homma's Brown Rice Sushi, 2363 Birch (near California), 327-6118
| - Extensive vegetarian selections.
|
| Miyake's, on University
| - Extensive vegetarian selections.
|
| Tokyo, 448 University Avenue, 325-1605
| - Has separate vegetarian menu, but you must ask for it.
|
| Veggie Bar, 1909 University Avenue, 323-2235
|
| Liddicoats, University Avenue
| - Cluster of food counters: falafel, Indian food.

Casa Isabel, 2434 Park Blvd, 853-9700
- Mexican. No lard.

Country Fare, 2680 Middlefield Road, 326-3802
- Breakfast & lunch.

Croutons, 379 University Avenue, 325-2001

Gaylord India Restaurant, 317 Stanford Shopping Center, 326-8761

Nataraja, University Avenue
- Indian. Weekday lunch buffet ~$6. Dinner ~$25.

Ramona's, 541 Ramona, 326-2220
- Pizza restaurant with salad bar.

Natural Foods Stores:

Molley Stones Market, Califoria Avenue

Whole Foods Market, 774 Emerson (at Homer), 326-8666

Country Sun Deli, 440 California Avenue, (415) 324-9190 or 328-4120

| Miscellaneous:
|
| Farmer's market, Gilman Street, behind downtown Post Office
| - Sat 9am-1pm. June to Nov.
|
| Peninsula Takeout Meals, Susan Broad O'Toole, (415) 941-1028
| - Vegetarian and dairy-free meals that you can pick up at several
| locations on Tue, Wed, and Fri.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Penninsula Vegetarians
Earthsave (Peninsula)
Penninsula Macrobiotic Community
- See above, at top of San Mateo County section, for more info.

Stanford Vegetarians
- Contact: Inder Singh (415) 854-6612.

Vegetarian Foundation, PO Box 9470, Stanford, CA 94309
- Organizes World Vegetarian Day event.

Redwood City
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| Joy Meadow Restaurant, 701 El Camino Real, (415) 365-3550
- Vegetarian-friendly. Highly recommended. Asian-inspired California
cuisine. About half of the menu is vegetarian. Many dishes vegan.
Quite simply the best source of vegetarian food I have found in
California. Open 11:30am-9:30pm.

| Arian Intn.Bazaar, 715 El Camino Real, (415) 365-1177
- Vegetarian-friendly. Falafel. Closed Sun.

Molly Stone's Farm Market, 520 Woodside Road, 365-8300
- Natural foods store? Open Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Open on
holidays.

| Farmer's market, city parking lot, Winslow south of Broadway
| - Sat 8am-noon. June to Oct.

San Bruno
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Fon Yong, 130 El Camino, (415) 589-3088
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great! Open Mon-Fri 11am-9:30pm, Sat 12:30pm-
| 9:30pm, Sun 2pm-9:30pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian
| Society members.

Hobee's, 12 Bayhill Shopping Center, (415) 588-9662

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

San Mateo
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Amici's Pizzeria, 69 E. Third Avenue, 342-9392
- Non-dairy cheese substitute available on any pizza. Excellent garlic
bread and veggie non-dairy extra garlic pizza. Clean arty decor.

Fresh Choice, 1952 S. El Camino Real, 341-8498

East Coast West, 2224 San Mateo Fashion Island, 341-4133
- Deli.

Gandhi's, 2299 S. El Camino Real (few blocks south of 92)
- Indian.

Royal India, 147 E. 3rd Street
- Excellent North Indian cuisine.

Trader Joe's, 1820 S. Grant Street, 570-6140

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Peninsula Humane Society, (415) 340-7022 ext. 344
| - Offers vegetarian cooking & nutrition classes in San Mateo taught by
| Jennifer Raymond, the president of Penninsula Vegetarians.

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Santa Barbara County

| Goleta
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|
| Good Earth, 5955 Calle Real, 683-6101

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.

Santa Barbara
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| The Main Squeeze, 138 E. Canon Perdido, 966-5365
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Sandwiches, soups, salads, fresh juices.
| Nightly vegetarian special. Vegan options. Organic produce used
| whenever possible. Have sugarless deserts. Counter service. Live
| music on weekends. Open daily.
|
| Sojourner Coffeehouse, 134 E. Canon Perdido, 965-7922
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Mexican, Italian, and American
| dishes. Very affordable.

Fresh Choice, 740 State Street, (805) 965-6599

Trader Joe's, 29 S. Milpas Street, (805) 564-7878

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

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Santa Clara County ( South San Francisco Bay / Silicon Valley )

South Bay Vegetarians, (408) 995-6664
- Potluck on first Sunday of each month at 5:30pm at 260 Brooklyn
Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128. (Take "Alameda" exit off 880).

| For a list of farms selling fresh produce in Santa Clara and Santa
| Cruz counties, send your request with a SASE to:
| San Jose Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 6178, San Jose, CA 95150

Campbell
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Bread of Life, 1690 S. Bascom (at Hamilton), (408) 371-5000
| - 'Alternative' foods store with vegetarian-friendly deli. Vegan
| options. Salad bar. More than 35 prepared salads, 20 sandwiches, and
| 20 desserts. Naturaly sweetened cookies and pastries. Open Mon-Fri
8:30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm.

Fresh Choice, Hamilton Plaza, 1654 S. Bascom Avenue, 559-1912

| Royal Taj, 1350 Camden Avenue, 559-6801

| - Indian. Vegan options. *VRG

Trader Joe's, Pruneyard Shopping Center

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Cupertino
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| Sun 'N' Soil, 20700 Stevens Creek Blvd, 257-8887
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Closed Sun.

Bread of Life, 10983 N Wolfe Road (North of 280), (408) 257-7000
| - 'Alternative' foods store with vegetarian-friendly deli. Vegan
| options. Salad bar. More than 35 prepared salads, 20 sandwiches, and
| 20 desserts. Naturaly sweetened cookies and pastries. Open Mon-Fri
8:30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm.

Good Earth, 20807 Stevens Creek Blvd, (408) 321-9449

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is

| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods. Open daily.

| Hobee's, Oaks Shopping Center, 21267 Stevens Creek Blvd, 255-6010

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts.
| Open daily.

Fresh Choice, Vallco Shopping Center, 10123 N. Wolfe Road, 253-1605

| Los Altos
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|
| Smart Alex, Village Court-Inner Circle, 4546 El Camino Real, 949-4737
| - Vegetarian-friendly deli-type restaurant with many vegetarian
| choices. Veggie burger, tofu burger, falafels, burritos and
| quesadillas, pizza, salad bar, fresh juices, etc. Open Mon-Fri
| 11am-8pm, Sat 11am-4pm.

Los Gatos
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| Richard's Natural Foods, 111 E. Main Street, 354-0588
| - Vegetarian natural foods store with deli. Organic salad bar, soups,
| dairy-free cakes and pies. Counter service. Closed Sun. *VRG

Good Earth, 206 No. Santa Cruz, (408) 395-6868

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.

| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, New Town Center, 15525 Los Gatos Blvd, 358-ROOH
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG

Live Oak Kitchen, 15531 Union Avenue, (408) 371-7600
- Vegetarian-friendly.

Milpitas
--------

Fresh Choice, Milpitas Town Center, 555 E. Calaveras Blvd, 262-6604

| Sugandh India Imports, Abel Plaza, on Abel Street off Calaveras Blvd,
| 956-9509
| - Indian food store. Cleanest Indian store in the bay area. Indian
| CDs. Large collection of Indian dresses. Next to Swagat Indian
| Restaurant.

Morgan Hill
-----------

South Valley Vegetarians
13810 Sheila Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, (408) 779-2577

Mountain View
-------------

| Garden Fresh, 1245 W. El Camino Real (at Shoreline), (415) 961-7795
| - Vegetarian Chinese. Highly recommended. Excellent food, very
| enjoyable restaurant. Especially good are the steamed dumplings, the
| basil rolls, and the hot and sour soup. The Orange Beef and the
| stuffed tofu are very good. However stay away from the Sweet And
| Sour Pork, it is very bitter and is in a very bad sauce (I have
| received many bad reports). Be aware that the lunch specials are not
| available on weekends. Low-fat, no-MSG. Very pleasant proprietress.
| Open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 5pm-10pm.

| Blue Sky Cafe, 336 Bryant Street, 961-2082
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Many of the fruits and veggies are freshly
| picked from the backyard garden. Vegan options. Patio dining. Closed
| Mon.

| Hobee's, 2312 Central Expressway, Mountain View, 968-6050

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, 650 Castro Street, 969-6393
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG

| Country Gourmet, 2098 El Camino Real, 962-0239
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Veggie burritos, taco salad,
| pasta. Counter service. Open daily.
|
| Indian Cookhouse, on Castro
| - Indian resturaurant. Pretty good food. However, very slow service,
| little respect for customers (make sure that you get everything you
| order, and then check the bill before paying), and you may find it
| hard to find someone who speaks English.
|
| Narayan Market, at the corner of California and Showers
| - Indian food store. Owner is a solemn type, but he's very helpful.
| Well stocked in exotic Indian ingredients. Well stocked in general.
| Reasonable prices.
|
| Marcella Lynch, 969-9838
| - Macrobiotic cooking classes.

San Jose
--------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

White Lotus Vegetarian, 80 N. Market Street, 977-0540
| - Vietnamese. Mostly vegan. While there are many "meat" dishes on the
| menu, our waiter claimed everything was vegetarian. He said, and I
| quote, "it all tofu." Anyway, it was deeeee-licious and *cheap*
| (c. $4/entree). Food is extremely flavorful. Highly recommended.
| Ambiance is pleasant and airy and the service is friendly.
| Smoke-free. Open Tue-Fri 11am-2:30pm & 5:30pm-9pm, Sat 10:30am-10pm,
| Sun 10:30am-9pm. Closed Mondays.
- Excellent, but the dishes are kind of oily. The food there is
fantastic. Even my vegetarian challenged friends like their dishes.

Veg-Out, 5524 Monterey Road, 972-9700
| - A small vegetarian restaurant chain.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Fresh Choice, 2 locations:
Westgate Shopping Center, 1600 Saratoga Avenue, 866-1491
Almaden Plaza, 5353 Almaden Expressway #39A, 723-7991

Hobee's, 920 Town & Country Village, Stevens Creek Blvd, 244-5212

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
| daily.

| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, Metro Plaza, 25 Metro Drive, 441-ROOH
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG
|
| Royal Taj, 118 E. Santa Clara Street, 993-0661

| - Indian. Vegan options. *VRG
|

| Falafel Drive In, 2301 Stevens Creek Blvd, 294-7886
| - Great falafels. Open Mon-Sat 9am-7:30pm, Sun 11am-6pm.

Willow Street Pizza, 971-7080
- Vegan pizza available.

Natural Food Stores:

Bread of Life
| - 'Alternative' foods store with vegetarian-friendly deli. Vegan
| options. Salad bar. More than 35 prepared salads, 20 sandwiches, and
| 20 desserts. Naturaly sweetened cookies and pastries. Open Mon-Fri
| 8:30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm.

Trader Joe's, 2 locations:

| 5985 Almaden Expressway (1 mile south of Blossom Hill Rd), 927-9091
| 5269 Prospect Road (between Lawrence Expressway and Saratoga Ave),
446-5055

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Bharat Bazaar, on El Camino at Lawrence Expressway, in the K-Mart
| shopping center
| - Indian food store. Lots of imported jars of chutney and achar. Many
| bins of dal, rice, and other bulk items. Fresh and frozen produce.
| Fresh turmeric root. Have a pink variety of turmeric that is more
| fragrant and subtle than the yellow variety. Indian cookware,
| dishes, music. Next to other Indian establishments.

| New Indian Market, 2365 McKee
| - Indian food store.

Vegetarian Organizations:

South Bay Vegetarians
- See above, at top of Santa Clara County section, for more info.

Santa Clara
-----------

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Pasand Madras, 3701 El Camino Real (at Lawrence Expressway), 241-5150
| - South Indian. Half the menu is vegetarian. Vegan options. Live North
| Indian music Fri & Sat nights. Open daily.

Fresh Choice, Valley Fair Mall, 3041 Stevens Creek Blvd, 243-7402

Good Earth, 2705 The Alameda, 984-0960

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.

| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, 2 locations:
| 2777 El Camino Real, 985-ROOH
| 1171 Homestead, 246-2455
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG

| Saratoga
| --------
|
| Hobee's, 14550 Big Basin Way, Saratoga Village, 741-1989

| - Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
| vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open

| daily. *VRG
|
| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, 18832 Cox Avenue, 374-2227
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG

Sunnyvale
---------

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Country Gourmet, 1314 S. Mary Avenue, 733-9446
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Fresh baked goods, large variety
| of salads, daily entrees. Everything is fresh, with no preservatives
| or MSG. Vegan options. Smoke-free.

Fresh Choice, 2 locations:
Cala Center, 1105 W. El Camino, 732-7788
Moffett Park, 333 Moffet Park Drive, 734-0661

| Dahlak, 1009 Duane Avenue, 732-8444
| - Eritrean. Specialty is low-fat dishes. Homemade breads. Flax based
| dressing used on salads. Vegan options. All items are preservative
| and additive free. Full service. Buffet lunches. Closed Sun. *VRG

| Royal Taj, 889 E. El Camino Real, 720-8396

| - Indian. Vegan options. *VRG

| Miscellaneous:
|
| Daksha Desai, 624 N Fair Oaks, 737-0168
| - Homemade Indian vegetarian meals. Will provide regular lunches and
| dinners at a very reasonable price. Delivery arrangeable. Also
| available: samosas, kachori, dhoklas, rotis, parathas, etc. Will
| take party orders.

______________________________________________________________________
Santa Cruz County

| For a list of farms selling fresh produce in Santa Cruz and Santa
| Clara counties, send your request with a SASE to:
| San Jose Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 6178, San Jose, CA 95150

Capitola
--------

Dharma's, 4250 Capitola Road, 462-1717
- Vegetarian restaurant. Brahma Burgers ($4.25), Dharma Dogs ($2.35),
| subs, Thai, Mexican, pasta, whole-food desserts. Vegan options. Very
| casual. Counter service. Take-out. Open Mon-Sun 7:30am-9pm.

Fresh Choice, Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares Street (off 41st
Street behind Capitola Mall), 479-9873

Trader Joe's, Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares Street (off 41st
Street behind Capitola Mall), 464-0115

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Davenport
---------

| Davenport Cash Store, on coastal Highway 1, 426-4122
| - Vegetarian-friendly restaurant and bed-and-breakfast. Watch the
| whales as you dine. Burgers, lasagna, bean and tofu dishes, salads.
| Open Mon-Sun 7:30am-9pm.

Felton
------

Felton's Pantry, 6249 Highway 9 (near Felton Empire Road), 335-4182
- Small, friendly place. Some vegetarian items on menu, usually some
vegetarian specials. Open Sun-Thur 11am-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm.

Roy's New Leaf Community Market, 6240 Highway 9, 335-7322
- Supermarket type place which specializes in natural food store
type items.

Santa Cruz
----------

Here in Santa Cruz vegetarianism is quite common. Most of the grocery
stores carry organic produce. Many of the restaurants here have
vegetarian items on the menu. EarthSave has made vegan lunches
available at all Santa Cruz junior & high schools. Santa Cruz is a
mecca for vegetarians.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Staff of Life Deli, 1305 Water Street (Morrisey), 423-8041
| - Natual foods store deli. Good food. Cheap. Always have vegan
| items. Daily entrees with rice, burritos, falafel, sandwiches,
| soups, salads. Open daily 11:30am-8pm.

Gauranga's, 503 Water Street, 427-0294

| - Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.

| Good vegan options. Vegan night three times a week. Lunch $5.50,
| dinner $6.50. Catering. Open 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-8pm/9pm.

| Indian Summer Deli, 2724 Soquel Avenue, 476-9840
| - Macrobiotic. Usually vegan. Uses locally grown organic produce when
| available. Little salt, and no white sugar used. Catering. Located
| at Community Foods natural foods store? Open for lunch Mon-Sat.

Keffi, 2-1245 East Cliff Drive (at 13th Av), 476-5571
| - Living food/vegan. Gourmet fare. Appetizers, soups, salads, entrees,
| desserts. Portions tend to be small but artfully presented. A bit
| pricey. Live music Wed-Sun night. Sunday brunch. Full service. Also
| sell trays of wheatgrass, and living-food books. Large quantities
| with notice. Catering. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm/10pm,
| Sun 10:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian
Society members.

Asian Rose Cafe, 710 Cedar Street, 458-3023
- Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-7:30pm.

Gateways Book Cafe, 1018 Pacific Avenue, 429-9600
- Open 10am-8pm.

Malabar Cafe, 1116 Soquel Avenue, 423-7906
- Open Mon-Thu 5pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm.

Whole Earth, UCSC campus, near Baytree Bookstore, Redwood Tower
Building, 426-8255
| - Good, fairly cheap student fare. Entrees, sandwiches, soups, salads.
| Many vegan options. Open all week during school year, open only on
| weekdays during the summer.

| Veg-Out, in a local enclosed mall (Capitola Mall?)
| - A small vegetarian restaurant chain. The steamed vegetables over
| brown rice is disappointing.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

India Joze, 1001 Center, 427-3554
| - Asian cuisine. Variety of vegetarian/macrobiotic dishes. Tempeh
| Goreng, Coptic Chickpeas. Vegan options. Hosts special events
| including "Fungi Festival" in January, "International Chickpea
| Festival" in February, and "Buddha's Birthday Celebration" in April.
| "My all time favorite." Patio dining. Open for lunch and dinner.
| Brunch on weekends.

| Saturn Cafe, 1230 Mission Street, 429-8505
| - Burgers, quiche, ratatouille, chili, wonderfully sinful chocolate
| desserts, sandwiches, soups, salads. Bakery. Vegan options. Student
| crowd. Counter service. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-midnight, Sat-Sun
| noon-midnight.

| New Leaf Deli, 2351 Mission Street, 425-1306
| - Natural foods store deli. Entrees, 20 sandwiches, soups, salads.
| Vegan options. Outdoor dining. Open daily.

| Zanzibar, 2332 Mission Street, 423-9999
| - International. Romantic atmosphere, good food, good prices. The
| Phoenix Nest is a veggie-tofu-cashew stir-fry with sweet-and-sour
| sweet potatoes over rice. Almost anything can be made vegan. Chef is
| very accommodating. Open daily.

Black's Beach Cafe, on East Cliff Drive
- Has a great peanut sauce/tofu sandwich.

| Linda's Seabreeze Cafe, on Seabright Avenue
| - Best breakfast in California. Will substitute tofu for eggs in
| anything. Vegan options. Open daily for breakfast and lunch.

| Hobee's, 740 Front Street (Galleria), 458-1212
| - All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers, vegetarian chili, soups,

| sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open daily.

| Bagelry, 2 locations (plus one more in Soquel):
| 320 A Cedar Street, 429-8049
| 1636 Seabright Avenue, 425-8550
| - Bagelry and juice bar. Twenty varieties of bagels. Hommus, tofu
| spreads, soups, salads, cookies. Vegan options. Very liberal with
| menu, anything can be substituted. Outdoor dining.

| Seychelles, 313 Cedar Street, 425-0450
| - Mediterranean natural foods. Excellent food. Fresh breads, soups,
| pastas. Vegan options. Outdoor dining. Brunch on Sunday. Open daily.

Falafel Hut, 309 Beach (across Boardwalk), 423-0567
- Open 10am-midnight in summer, 11am-6pm in winter.

Falafel of S.C., 1501 Mission, 459-0486
- Open 11am-9pm.

Omei, 2316 Mission Street, 425-8458
- Szechuan Chinese.

| Tacqueria Vallarta, on Soquel Avenue near Ocean
| - They make a killer vegetarian burrito. Open till 11pm.

| Royal Taj, 270 Soquel Avenue, 427-2400

| - Indian. Vegan options. *VRG
|

Super Snac's, 1710 Brommer Street (17th), 462-4236

Natural Foods Stores:

Community Foods, 2724 Soquel, 462-0458
- Open Mon-Sun 9am-8:30pm.

Food Bin, 1130 Mission, 423-5526/429-8108
- Open 9am-9pm.

New Leaf Community Market, 2351 Mission, 426-1299
- Open 9am-9pm.

Staff of Life, 1305 Water Street (Morrisey), 423-8068/423-8065
- Open 9:30am-8:30pm.

Stapleton's, in the Farmer's Exchange complex, on River Street

Aptos Natural, on Soquel Road near State Park Road

| Miscellaneous:

| Farmer's markets:
| Downtown Santa Cruz, Wed 2pm-5pm.
| Cabrillo College, Aptos, Sat 8am-12pm.
| - Lots of organic fruits and vegetables.

| Truly Vegan Foods, PO Box 2483, Santa Cruz, CA 95063, 426-1952
| - Vegan catering. Curry, polenta, lasagna, wheat noodles, squash stew,
| bean soup, tofu salad, chili, salads, hummus, sushi,...

| Lynne Andrews, PO Box 3243, Santa Cruz, CA 95063, 426-3567
| - Vegan cooking classes.
|
| Jia Patton, PO Box 8552, Santa Cruz, CA 95061, 476-1989
| - Vegan cooking classes. 6pm-9pm.
|
| Radha Vignola, (408) 427-3211
| - Vegetarian cooking classes. Classes offered thru-out Santa Cruz and
| the South Bay.
|
| Small Victory
| UCSC Kresge, Box 443, 600 Kresge Ct, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
| - An independant magazine which deals with veganism and alternative
| topics. Send a 52 cent and a 29 cent stamp for an issue (1994).

Vegetarian Organizations:

Santa Cruz Vegetarians
220 Spring Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (408) 427-3211
- Potluck on 2nd or 3rd Saturday of each month. Meet in Lutheran
Church at High & Spring.

EarthSave
706 Frederick Street, Santa Cruz, CA 96062, (408) 423-4069

| - A national non-profit environmental and health educational
| organization committed to reducing both diet-related disease and
| diet-related environmental degradation. EarthSave teaches that our
| current meat and dairy-based diet has a major detrimental impact on
| our environment, our health, animals and all other life. EarthSave
| provides educational programs, materials, and support for people
| wishing to make healthier food choices.

Kali Ray Yoga Academy
PO Box 7827, Santa Cruz, CA 95061, (408) 429-9138
2 locations(?): 113 New Street, 501 Cedar Street (Elm)
- Fitness, health, vegan nutrition.

Scotts Valley
-------------

Tucson Tacqueria, in King's Village Center, Mt. Hermon Road
- Mostly non-veg but good vegetarian tacos and burritos.

| Soquel
| ------
|
| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
|
| Bagelry, 4763 Soquel Drive, 462-9888
| - Bagelry and juice bar. Twenty varieties of bagels. Hommus, tofu
| spreads, soups, salads, cookies. Vegan options. Very liberal with
| menu, anything can be substituted. Outdoor dining.
|
| Tortilla Flats, 4724 Soquel Drive, 476-1754
| - Mexican. Rice, beans, or a "Flatland Nut Mix" can be substituted in
| burritos and tostadas. Vegan options. Open daily.
|
|
|
| Watsonville
| -----------
|
| Mount Madona Center, 445 Summit Road, Watsonville, CA 95076,
| (408) 847-2717 (school), (408) 724-2275 (restaurant)
| - Yoga center and retreat. Also hypnosis, polarity, and Hellerwork.
| Serves all vegetarian meals. Every Saturday has free Yoga classes at
| 7:15am, then a $4 vegetarian brunch at 10am.

______________________________________________________________________
| Siskiyou
|
|
| Yreka
| -----
|
| Yreka Cafe, 322 W. Miner, 842-7440
| - Vegetarian-friendly. All breakfasts served with muffin or bagel,
| homefries, and steamed veggies. Have scrambled tofu. Lunch & dinner:
| falafel and pita sandwiches. Open for breakfast & lunch Tue-Sun,
| dinner Wed-Sat.

______________________________________________________________________
Solano County

Vacaville
---------

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
P.O. Box 6269, Vacaville, CA 95696, (707) 451-1391

| Vallejo
| -------
|
| Farmer's market, Georgia Street near Santa Clara Street, downtown
| - Sat 9am-1pm. Year round.

______________________________________________________________________
Sonoma County

Vegetarian Society of Sonoma County
| P.O. Box 4003, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, (707) 526-4834

| For a list of farms selling fresh produce, send a SASE to

| Farm Trails, PO Box 6674, Santa Rosa, CA 95406

Cotati
------

Markey's Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy
- Vegetarian-friendly. Tempeh burgers, soups, etc. Open 8am-9:30pm.

| Duncan's Mill
| -------------
|
| The Blue Heron, 1 Steelhead Blvd, 865-2269
| - Vegetarian-friendly. International cuisine. They've won awards for
| their vegetarian appetizers. Vegetarian special nightly. Not cheap.
| Call for hours.

Guerneville
-----------

Vegetarian Community Dinner, Veterans Memorial Building
- Wednesday nights. Free. Usually dairy-free. An evening of sharing.
Food & help donated by the community. Don't miss this.

Occidental
----------

Bohemian Cafe, 3688 Bohemian Highway
- Vegetarian-friendly.

Petaluma
--------

Markey's Cafe, 316 Western Avenue, (707) 763-2429
- Vegetarian-friendly. Tempeh burgers, soup, etc. Open 8am-9:30pm.

Santa Rosa
----------

| The mecca of very lowfat (and vegetarian) eateries. There must be
| 20-30 restaurants here that will do totally fat-free cooking. Just
| look for the places advertising "McDougall food".

Fresh Choice, Santa Rosa Plaza, 525-0912

| Rooh's Cafe Salsa, 3082 Marlow Road, 544-ROOH
| - Vegetarian-friendly Mexican restaurant chain. Have pancake pizzas,
| and a lentil based Enchilada de Rooh's. No lard, sugar, MSG, or
| preservatives are used. Nutritional fact sheets available. Open
| daily. *VRG

Taqueria Santa Rosa, 1950 Mendocino Avenue
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

| Taj Mahal
| - Has a 12 person fatfree vegan banquet that is out of this world.
| The mango sorbet is to die for.

Trader Joe's, 3225 Cleveland Avenue (north of Piner Road), 525-1406

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

| Farmer's market, Veteran Memorial Building parking lot
| - Wed & Sat 9am-noon. May to Dec.

| Sarah Martel and Bob Siegel, 578-6151
| - Vegan/low-fat catering and cooking lessons.

| John & Mary McDougall, PO Box 14039, Santa Rosa, 576-1654
| - Cooking classes.

Sebastopol
----------

East West Cafe, 128 N. Main Street
- Vegetarian-friendly. Mostly meatless. Homemade non-dairy ice cream.

______________________________________________________________________
South County

South County Vegetarian Society
- Potluck on 2nd Saturday of each month. Contact: Diane (408)779-2577.

______________________________________________________________________
Stanislaus County

Modesto
-------

Fresh Choice, soon to open (if not already open).
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta
bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan options but the marinara pasta
sauce is not one of them. Their nutritional information pamphlet
lists all menu items and it even has a column that indicates those
that are vegan. Great place even for those who normally don't like
eating salads.

Trader Joe's, 3250 Dale Road (at Standiford Road), (209) 491-0445

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

______________________________________________________________________
| Sutter County
|
|
| Yuba City
| ---------
|
| Sunflower, 726 Sutter Street, 671-9511
| - Juice bar. Vegan options. Open Mon-Fri.

______________________________________________________________________
Ventura County

| Ojai
| ----
|
| Govinda's, 1002 E. Ojai Avenue, 646-1133

| - Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.

| Vegan options. Dairy-free and sugar-free cakes. Open for dinner
| Tue-Sat. *VRG

Oxnard
------

Fresh Choice, 1720 Ventura Blvd, 988-8975

| Simi Valley
| -----------
|
| Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, 2975 N. Sycamore Drive, 527-2462
| - Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Open daily.
|
| Good Earth, 2585 Cochran Street, 584-0484

| - Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
| vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.
|
|
|

| Thousand Oaks
| -------------
|
| Dharma's, 2705 Thousand Oaks Blvd, 373-1543
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Will cater parties on the
| premises and even provide live music. Offers retreats and yoga
| classes.

Ventura
-------

Trader Joe's, 1751 S. Victoria (next to K-Mart), (805) 650-0478

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

______________________________________________________________________
| Yolo County
|
|
| Davis
| -----
|
| Farmer's market, 4th & C Streets
| - Wed 3pm-6pm & Sat 8am-noon. Year round.

Mark Wisdom

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Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/usa1
Last-modified: 21 Jan 1994

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

USA1
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______________________________________________________________________

USA part 1
______________________________________________________________________

This section has listings for the following:

Restaurant Chains Vegetarian Magazines

National Veg. Organizations Mail-Order Companies
Other Organizations Other Vegetarian Services

Alabama Arkansas Delaware Georgia
Alaska Colorado DC Hawaii
Arizona Connecticut Florida Idaho

The USA part 1 coordinators are:

Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <cor...@bechtel.colorado.edu>

| Washington DC & area: Andrea Shettle-Sutton
<red_...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>

Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>

| Many thanks to Andrea Shettle-Sutton for providing lots of help with
the USA listings.

Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the

_Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
| Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
| info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery
| Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.

______________________________________________________________________

Restaurant Chains
-----------------

Thanks to the North American Vegetarian Society for much of the
following information.

These are by no means vegetarian, they are just listed here to make
you aware of what is, or what may soon be, available to you in fast
food restaurants, and also what is to be avoided.

Arby's

- Vegan items: Apple Turnover, Arby's Sauce, Blueberry Turnover,
Buns (Junior, Regular, Super), Cherry Turnover, Chocolate Syrup,
Jamocha Syrup, Lite Italian dressing, Potato Cakes, Side Salad,
Sub Dressing. French fries which would otherwise be vegan may be

deep fried in the same oil as non-vegetarian items.

Baskin Robbins
- The Ices are vegan and they're excellent.

Burger King

- The test marketting of their Veggie Burger has been expanded to
about 30 NY state locations. The Watkins Glen location was the first
place they sold it. Call Burger King's "customer comment hotline" at
1-800-YES-1-800 and ask to have it made available in your area.

- At this moment all Burger Kings sell a vegetarian Whopper, which is

just a regular Whopper with the meat pattie removed. Beware, the bun
may contain lard, so ask at the restaurant you are at before

ordering. Vegans hold the cheese and mayo. This whopper is not on

the menu, but they have a button for it on their cash registers.

- Vegan items: Mushroom topping, Barbecue Dipping sauce, French Fries,
Tater Tenders, Side Salad, Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar
Dressing, Newman's Own Reduced Calorie Light Italian Dressing.

Domino's Pizza
- Their pizza crust still contains animal products. The sauce is ok.

Hardee's
- Vegan items: Salad, French fries.

KFC
- Vegan items: Corn on the cob (order without butter), French fries.

Long John Silver's
- Vegan items: Con Cobbette (order without butter) Salad, Lite Italian
Dressing.

McDonald's
- They are testing two "non-meat" entrees, including pasta with a
meatless marinara sauce.

| - McDonalds in Canada fries their french fries in 100% vegetable oil,
| _BUT_ they pre-fry them in beef-tallow. The North American Vegan
| Society has told us that the fries are vegan in the US, but perhaps
| the pre-frying process was overlooked. Can someone check to see if
| McDonalds in the US pre-fries their french fries in non-vegetable
| oil.

- Vegan items: French fries, Barbeque Sauce, Sweet and Sour Sauce,
Lite Vinaigrette, Hotcake Syrup, Hash Browns, Grape Jam, Strawberry
Jam, Cheerios, Wheaties, Strawberry Topping, Chocolate Flavored
Syrup, Strawberry Flavored Syrup, Vanilla Flavored Syrup

- Their vegetarian pizza contains a derivative of hair and the sauce
contains cheese.

Taco Bell

- They are now temporarily offering a '7 Layer Burrito' which is
vegetarian. It contains beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, guacamole,
lettuce, and tomatoes. Unfortunately it can't be veganized because
the tortilla contains non-fat dry milk.

- The soft burrito tortillas are not vegan, they contain non-fat dry

milk. The hard corn tortillas however are vegan, as are their
refried beans.
- They don't use lard, tropical oils, MSG, sulfites, yellow dye #3 in
any products.

- Their phone number is 1-800-TACO-BELL. (Works in Canada too.)

Taco Time
- Has a company policy of using vegetarian refried beans, but some
franchisees use beans with lard, so you still need to ask at each
outlet.

Wendy's
| - Apparently Wendy's is test marketing a 'Veggie Burger'. It is
| available at least at one location in Wisconsin, but it's not listed
| on the menu, so you'll have to ask for it and see if they have it.
| If anyone gets any more info on this, please let me know.

- They have removed the lard from their refried beans, and the meat
flavor from their pasta sauce.
- Vegan items: French Fries, Plain (baked) Potato, Broccoli & Potato
(order without cheese).
- Vegan salad bar items: picante sauce, taco chips or shells, refried
beans, Sanish rice, Pasta Medley, Rotini Three Bean Salad, Three
Bean Salad, breadsticks, chowmein noodles, garbanzo beans, green
peas, jalapeno peeppers, black olives, peaches, pineapple, Golden
Italian or Reduced Calorie Italian Dressing, oil and vinegar.

National Vegetarian Organizations
---------------------------------

American Vegan Society (AVS)

P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, (609) 694-2887

- Membership includes subscribtion to "Ahimsa". Has a very complete
list of vegetarian books/cookbooks. Order thru them! Annual
convention. Founded by Jay and Freya Dinshah in 1960. Oldest

American vegetarian organization.

North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)
P.O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329, (518) 568-7970
- Membership $18/yr, includes subscription to "Vegetarian Voice".
Annual convention.

Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG)
| P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-VEGE
| Internet contact: Brad Scott <br...@clark.net>
- Membership $20/yr, includes subscription to "The Vegetarian
| Journal", a bimonthly magazine. This is a non-profit organization
| dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the
| interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and
| world hunger. They produce and sell books, cookbooks, and pamphlets.

| Their phone number is also a vegetarian's questions hot-line.

| EarthSave
| 706 Frederick Street, Santa Cruz, CA 96062, (408) 423-4069 &
| (800) 451-0303 ext 61
| - A non-profit environmental and health educational organization

| committed to reducing both diet-related disease and diet-related
| environmental degradation. EarthSave teaches that our current meat
| and dairy-based diet has a major detrimental impact on our
| environment, our health, animals and all other life. EarthSave
| provides educational programs, materials, and support for people
| wishing to make healthier food choices.

| Vegetarian Education Network (VE*Net)

| P.O. Box 3347, West Chester, PA 19381, (717) 529-8638

| Internet contact: Brad Scott <br...@clark.net>
| - A non-profit organization devoted to promoting the vegetarian
| perspective in schools through education and school lunches;
| supporting young vegetarians; and advocating compassionate,
| ecologically sound living. Membership $15/yr, includes a
| subscription to "HOE! (How on Earth!)", a quarterly publication for
| teen vegetarians by teen vegetarians. Outside the U.S.,
| subscriptions are US$20.

Vegetarian Awareness Network
1-800-USA-VEGE. (615) 558-VEGE in Nashville, TN.
- National vegetarian info hotline run by the Tennessee Vegetarian
Society. (Don't abuse the 800 number.)

Vegan Action

P.O. Box 2701, Madison, WI 53701

Vegetarian Life, Special Interest Group of MENSA

P.O. Box 3425, Shell Beach, CA 93448

Vegetarian Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 34427, Los Angeles, CA 90034, (619) 492-8803 / (714) 647-5590

Afro-American Vegetarian Society

P.O. Box 46, Colonial Park Station, New York, NY 10039

Friends Vegetarian Society of North America

P.O. Box 6956, Louisville, KY 40206
- Quaker organization.

Jewish Vegetarians of North America

P.O.Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
or 6938 Reliance Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632, (410) 754-5550

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 686-2210
Fax: (202) 686-2216

- Membership $20/yr, receive: Good Medecine. Headed by Dr. Neal
| Barnard. Sell a kit designed to introduce vegetarian foods into
| institutional menus.

Association of Vegetarian Dietiticians & Nutrition Educators
(VEGEDINE)
3674 Cronk Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865, (607) 535-6089

Vegetarianism Promoting Animal Rights / Environmentalist Groups
---------------------------------------------------------------

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
P.O. Box 42516, Washington, DC 20015, (301) 770-PETA
- Largest AR organization in the U.S.. Publishes "Cruelty-free
Shopping Guide".

Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM)
PO Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824, (301) 530-1737
- Organizers of The Great American Meatout & other annual events.

No Compromise, Ricardo Jomarron

Vegetarian Magazines
--------------------

Vegetarian Times, 1-800-435-9610

Vegetarian Journal, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-VEGE

Veggie Life, PO Box 57159, Boulder, CO 80322-7159

Vegetarian Gourmet, PO Box 7641, Riverton, NJ 08077-7641 (08077-9141?)

Good Medicine, PCRM, P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015
(202) 686-2210

| The Animal's Agenda, 3201 Elliott Street, Baltimore, MD 21224,
| (410) 675-4566

Mail-Order Companies
--------------------

Harvest Direct
| P.O. Box 4514, Decateur, IL 62525, (800) 8-FLAVOR, (217) 422-3324
| - TVP, sauces, herbs, mixes, excellent vegan Worchestershire sauce.
| Will ship to Canada.

| Apple Valley Market
| 9067 U.S. 31, Berrien Springs, MI 49103, (800) BERRIEN
| - Sells meat substitutes, nuts, seeds, soy cheese and other stuff.
| Have Worthington, LaLoma, and Cedar Lake products. Cedar Lake
| products tend to be fat-free.

Garden Spot Distributers
Route 1 Box 729A, New Hollare, PS 17557, (800) 829-5100
- Bulk foods, speciality items.

Foods of India, Sinha Trading Co. Inc.
120 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10026, (212) 683-4419
- Will not ship to Canada.

Walnut Acres, Penns Creek, PA 17862, (800) 433-3998
- Non-vegetarian, but sell organic foods. Expensive.

| Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises, P.O. Box 17538, Anaheim, CA 92817
| - A great source for exotic seeds. Have a catalog. Some of the seeds
| offered are: Amaranth, Asparagys Bean, Bitter Gourd, Bunching Onion,
| Burdock, Catabash, Carrot, Celetuce, Chinese Cabbage, Chinese
| Celery, Chinese Kale, Chinese Leek, Coriander, Garland
| Chrysanthemum, Green Bean, Hon-Tsai-Tai, Kohlrabi, Komatsuma, Large
| Wax Gourd, Lettuce, Luffa, Mint, Mitsuba, Oriental Basil, Oriental
| Cucumber, Oriental Eggplant, Oriental Mustard, Oriental Radish,
| Perilla, Small Wax Gourd, Snow Peas, Spinach, Turnip, Yo Choy, etc.

EarthSave, (800) 451-0303 ext. 61
- Can someone please tell me what they sell.

The Animal Rights Catalog

#205 - 1857 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6J 1M4

| Tel: 1-800-565-8595, (604) 328-4747

- Free catalog. Books, cookbooks, cruelty-free items, clothing, shoes,
fake leather jackets, vegetarian pet food, household and personal

care products, gift items, buttons, stickers, posters. Will ship out
of Canada.

Don't Be Cruel Inc, PO Box 46504, Chicago, IL 60646-0504
- Mail order.

| Aesop Inc, PO Box 315, North Cambridge, MA 02140, (617) 492-6165
| - Non-leather shoes, belts, bags, and accessories. Their shoes are so
| wonderful that even non-vegetarians buy shoes from them.

Heartland Products, Box 218, Dakota City, IA 50529, (515) 332-3087

| Fax: (515) 332-2179
| - Big selection of non-leather shoes.

| Humane Street USA, 467 Saratoga Avenue, #300, San Jose, CA 95129,
| (408) 243-2530

| Vegan Street Company, PO Box 5525, Rockville, MD 20855, (301) 869-0086

- Anyone have their address & phone number?

| Amberwood, Route 2 Box 300, Milner, GA 31762, (404) 358-2991

Humane Alternative Products, 8 Hutchins Street, Concord, NH 03301

Beauty Without Cruelty, 2 contacts:
175 W. 12th Street, New York, NY 10012
P.O. Box 19373, San Rafael, CA 94913, (415) 382-7784

| - Cosmetics.

Compassionate Consumer, P.O. Box 27, Jericho, NY 11753, (718) 445-4134

| Heart's Desire, 1307 Dwight Way, Dept C, Berkeley, CA 94702

| Spare the Animals, P.O. Box 233, Tiverton, RI 02878, (401) 625-5963

Out Of The Blue, PO Box 619, Absecon, NJ 08201
- Cotton handbags to weekender packs.

Yuval, 651 S. Wells Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60607,
(312) 937-1163
- Purses, briefcases and portfolios.

Seventh Generation, (800) 456-1177
- "Products for a Healthy Planet."

| Payless Shoes sells synthetic leather shoes. They also sell New
| Balance all synthetic sneakers.

Contact PETA for a free cruelty-free shopping guide.

Other Vegetarian Services
-------------------------

Environmental Travel, 1-800-929-3005
- A travel agency for vegetarians/vegans, environmentalists, and
animal rights activists. This agency is operated by Jed and Susan
Civic, who are vegan.

| Natural Gourmet Cookery School, 48 West 21st Street, 2nd floor,
| New York, NY 10010, (212) 645-5170
| - 20 week program. Director: Anne Marie Colbin. Established in 1977.

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Alabama

Birmingham
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Hoover
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Alaska

Vegetarian Organizations:

Anchorage
---------

Fairbanks
---------

| Whole Earth Grocery and Deli, 1159 Deborah, Fairbanks, AK 99709,
| (907) 479-2052
| - Routinely sends C.O.D. orders by mail to the bush. Nothing frozen or
| very perishable though. They carry a complete line of organic and
| cruelty-free products and have a price list from which you can
| order.

Juneau
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Petersburg
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Arizona

Flagstaff
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Prescott
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Scottsdale
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Sedona
------

Sun City
--------

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Phoenix
-------

Trader Joe's, 2 locations:

Town & Country Plaza, 20th Street at Camelback Road

Metro Power Center

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Tempe
-----

Gentle Strength Deli, 234 W. University, 968-4831
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian, vegan, and macrobiotic options. *VRG

Healthy Heart, 6340 S. Rural Road, 831-6464
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Delhi Palace, 933 E. University Dr., 921-2200
- Vegetarian-friendly Indian restaurant.

Trader Joe's, Guadalupe & McClintock

- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.

Tucson
------

El Adobe Mexican Restaurant, 40 W. Broadway, 791-7458
- Mexican. Vegetarian versions of traditional dishes offered. Has
vegan options. *VRG

Good Earth Restaurant & Bakery, 6366 E. Broadway, 745-6600
- American. Has vegetarian options. *VRG

La Indita, 2 locations:
622 N. 4th Avenue, 792-0523
8578 E. Broadway, 886-9191
- Mexican. Vegetarian options indicated on menu. Has vegan options.
*VRG

Selamat Makan Restaurant, 3502 E. Grant Road, 325-6755
- Malaysian. Has vegetarian options. *VRG

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Arkansas

Eureka Springs
--------------

Dairy Hollow House, 515 Spring Street, 253-7444
- Natural foods. This inn has won awards. Soups are vegetarian.
Vegetarian options are always available, but vegans should give
notice. *VRG

Little Rock
------------

| It is surprisingly easy to find vegetarian food in Little Rock.

Beans, Grains, & Things, 300 S. Rodney Parham Road, 221-2331
- Natural foods deli. Located in health food store. *VRG

| Delicious Temptations, 11220 Rodney Parham, 225-6893
| - Pita sandwiches.

| Trio's, 8201 Cantrell Road (at Andover), in Pavilion-in-the-Park Mall,
| 221-3330
| - Open 11am-9pm. Closed Sundays.

| Ciao's, 405 West 7th Street, just east of Broadway, downtown, 372-0238
| - Italian. Closes at 8:30pm.

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California

See the separately posted California listings.

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Colorado

Many thanks to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern
states listings.

Alamosa
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Aspen
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Aurora
------

Boulder
-------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Mediterranean, 1002 Walnut, 444-5335

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Natural Food Stores:

Breckenridge
------------

Cherry Creek
------------

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Colorado Springs
----------------

Denver
------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Natural Food Stores:

Alfalfa's Market

Englewood
---------

Estes Park
----------

Evergreen
----------

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Fort Collins
------------

Natural Food Stores:

Alfalfa's Market

Grand Junction
--------------

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Good Pastures Restaurant & Lounge, 733 Horzon Drive, 245-7200

Greenwood Village
------------------

Idaho Springs
-------------

Lafayette
---------

Littleton
---------

Longmont
--------

Louisville
----------

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Manitou Springs
---------------

Adam's Mountain Cafe, 733 Manitou Avenue, 685-1430
- Natural foods. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Telluride
---------

Athenian Senate, 123 S. Spruce, 728-3018
- Greek/Italian. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Gregor's Bakery & Cafe, 217 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-3334
- Natural foods w/vegetarian options. *VRG

Natural Source, 124 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-4833
- Health-food-store deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Westminster
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La Casa Loma Cafe, 710 W. 120th Street, 450-6906
- Mexican/American. Vegetarian and vegan options on menu. Can
accomodate "special requests". *VRG

Gemini Restaurant, 7155 W. 88th Avenue, 423-3577
- Natural foods/ethnic. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

Wheatridge
-----------

Gemini Restaurant, 4300 Wadsworth Blvd, Loehmann's Plaza, 421-4990

- Natural foods/ethnic. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG

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Connecticut

Bridgeport
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Canton
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Danbury
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Hartford
--------

Middletown
----------

New Haven
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Simsbury
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Southbury
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West Hartford
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Delaware

Dover
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Hockessin
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New Castle
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Newark
------

Rehoboth Beach
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Wilmington
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District of Columbia

| Many thanks to Andrea Shettle-Sutton for co-ordinating the DC section,

Area-Wide Vegetarian Organization:

Washington
----------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly:

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Pad Thai, 1639 Wisconsin Avenue NW, 342-3394
Thai Flavor, 3709 Macomb Street NW, 966-0200
Thai Room, 5037 Connecticut Avenue NW, 244-5933
Two Vikings, 2513 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 822-0862

Vegetarian Organizations:

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
P.O. Box 6322, Washington, D.C. 20015, (202) 686-2210
- Membership $20/yr -- Receive: Good Medecine

Maryland side of Washington DC area
-----------------------------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Vegetable Garden, on Rockville Pike, across from the White Flint Metro
| station on the red line, North Bethesda, 468-9301

- Vegan except that their fortune cookies have eggs in them. Chinese.

| The food there is delicious! The Spicy Mock Fish is heavenly! (but
| ask for less hot pepper if you are sensitive.) 10% discount
| available to VSDC members.

Berwyn Cafe (aka Beautiful Day), 5010 Berwyn Road, College Park,

Vegan-Friendly Restaurants:

| honey-mustard dressing. Smoke-free.

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

| Thai Place, on St. Elmo(?), in Bethesda
| - Great vegetarian Phad Thai (ask for no eggs).

Natural Food Stores:

| Fresh Fields, in Rockville
| - Impressive. The size of an average supermarket. Primarily health
| food oriented. Organic produce. Lots of vegan items. Extensive
| cruelty-free personal care section. The bakery has several vegan
| desserts/breads. The vegan chocolate cookies are really good.
| Wonderful staff.

Co-op at the Univ. of MD, College Park campus
Berwyn Cafe (aka Beautiful Day), 5010 Berwyn Rd, College Park,345-6655
Bethesda Co-op
Takoma Park Co-op
GLUT co-op, Mt. Rainier

| Adventist Book & Health Food Center, Takoma Park
| - They have a big selection of Worthington and LaLoma products, and
| they have good prices.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

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Florida

Altamonte Springs
-----------------

Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Goodlings Plaza, 1086 Montgomery Road,
774-8866
- Natural foods. Salad bar. Vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Casselberry
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Chamberlin's Natural Foods, 1271 Semoran Blvd, Ste 105, Lake Howell
Square, 774-8866
- Natural foods. Salad bar. Vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Clearwater
----------

Bunny Hop Cafe, 1408 Cleveland Street, 443-6703
- Natural foods. International and macrobiotic foods. Vegan options.
*VRG

Coconut Grove
-------------

The Last Carrot, 3133 Grand Avenue, 445-0805

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Oak Feed Market & Restaurant, 2911 Grand Avenue, 448-7595

- Natural foods/macrobiotic. Vegan options. *VRG

Fort Lauderdale
---------------

Bread of Life, 2388 N. Federal Highway, 565-7423
- Vegetarian restaurant & natural foods market. Gourmet vegetarian
cuisine. Art-deco atmosphere. Deli, bakery, organic produce. Vegan
options.

Nature Boy Health Foods, 220 East Commercial Blvd, 776-4696

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Nature's Delights, 1544 E. Commericial Blvd, 776-7321

Fort Myers
----------

Gainsville
----------

High Springs
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Hollywood
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Melbourne
---------

Miami
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Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Natural Foods Stores:

Vegetarian Organizations:

Miami Beach
-----------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Vegetarian Organizations:

Miami Springs
-------------

New Smyrna Beach
----------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Theme Parks:

Vegetarian Organizations:

Palm Beach
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Sarasota
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Tampa / St-Petersburg
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Winter Park
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Georgia

Athens
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Atlanta
-------
(near Decatur)

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

Rio Bravo Cantina, 3172 Roswell Road, 262-7431

- Mexican. Vegan options. *VRG

Shipfeifer, 1814 Peachtree Street, 875-1106
- Middle Eastern. Vegan options. *VRG

Columbus
--------

Country Life, 1217 Eberhart Avenue, (404) 323-9194

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Decatur
-------

Rainbow Natural Foods, 2118 N. Decatur Road, 636-5553
- Natural-foods-store deli. *VRG

Duluth
------

Lettuce Souprise You, Gwinnett Esplande, 3525 Mall Blvd, Bldg 6,
418-9969
- American restaurant chain. All-you-can-eat salad bar. *VRG

Roswell
-------

Lettuce Souprise You, Holcomb 400, 1474 Holcomb Bridge Road, #155,
642-1601
- American restaurant chain. All-you-can-eat salad bar. *VRG

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Hawaii

| Many thanks to Dr. Neal Pinckney and The Vegetarian Society of
| Honolulu for providing many of the following listings. Dr. Pinckney
| warns us that many restaurants in Hawaii use excessive amounts of
| oil. Be sure to request low-fat if that's what you want.

State Vegetarian Organizations:

Vegetarian Society of Honolulu
P.O. Box 25233, Honolulu, HI 96825, (808) 395-1499

| Aiea
| ----
|
| ChampaThai, 98-199 Kam Hwy, 488-2881
| - Thai. 20 vegetarian dishes. Must request no fish sauce.
|
|
|
| Haleiwa
| -------
|
| The Coffee Gallery, 66-250 Kam Hwy, 637-5571
| - Nearly all vegetarian dishes. Water-processed decaf coffees.
|
| Paradise Found Cafe, 66-443 Kam Hwy, 637-4540
| - Quaint and tiny place. All vegetarian soups, sandwiches, specials.
|
| Celestial, 66-443 Kam Hwy, 637-6729
| - Natural foods store. Small snack bar. Best natural foods store on
| the North Shore.

Honolulu
--------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Country Life, 421 Nohua, (808) 922-5010

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

| Buddhist Vegetarian Restaurant, Chinese Cultural Plaza,
| 100 N. Beretania, Old Chinatown, 532-8218

- Vegetarian Chinese. Spotlessly clean, has linen tablecloths, linen
napkins, sparkling crystal, and a bright and tasteful atmosphere.
Many imitation meat dishes (the sweet and sour vegetarian `pork' is
the best, real or imitation, I've ever had) and a very wide
selection of rare mushroom, vegetable and other vegetarian dishes
which are delicious, very attractively served, extremely fresh, and
very reasonably priced. The average dish is about $6, only a few
much higher. They will substitute water for oil in any dish on

| request. Dim Sum. Some dairy used. 5% discount for VSH members.
| Closed Wednesday.

Down to Earth Deli, 2525 S. King Street, 947-7678

| - Vegetarian deli, salad bar and dining area. Vegan options. 5%
| discount to VSH members.

Guaranga's Vegetarian Dining Club, 51 Coelho Way, 595-3947
- Hari Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Ethnic

| themes each night. Wednesday is vegan day. Inexpensive. Located at
| a Hari Krishna Temple.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| India Bazaar Madras, 2320 S. King Street, 949-4840

| - Indian. Nearly all vegetarian. Cafeteria style. Simple, inexpensive,
| and good. No ghee used.

| Chiang Mai, 2239 S. King Street, 941-1151
| - Thai. Very vegetarian friendly. Full vegetarian menu. Vegan options.
| Good, popular and reasonably priced.

Crepe Fever Restaurant, Ward Centre, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd, 521-9023

| - Natural foods restarurant. Omnivorous lunches. Dinners all
| vegetarian, many vegan.

Keo's Thai Cuisine, 3 locations:
625 Kapahulu Avenue, 737-8240
1200 Ala Moana Blvd, 533-0533
1486 S. King Street, 947-9988

| - Gourmet Thai. Vegan options. Any item can be made vegetarian.
| Elegant. Somewhat expensive. Award winning restaurant.

La Salsa Rita's, 500 Ala Moana Blvd, 536-4828

| - Mexican. Vegan options. All fresh ingredients. No lard.

| Mekong, 2 locations:
| 1295 S. Beretania Street, 521-2025 or 523-0014
| 1726 S. King Street, 941-6184
| - Thai. Simple and good. Same owner as Keo's.

Pineland Chinese Restaurant, 1236 Keeaumoku Street, 955-2918

| - Chinese. Special vegetarian menu. Vegan options. Inexpensive and
| good. Does not use chicken stock in vegetarian dishes.

Yen King Chinese Restaurant, 4211 Waialae Avenue, Kahala Mall,

732-5505
| - Chinese. 30 vegetarian dishes. Vegan options. Nice decor. Must
| request no chicken stock.

| Heidi's Bistro, 733 Bishop, Grosvenor Center, 536-5344
| - Romantic European atmosphere. Vegetarian appetizers/entrees at
| dinner time.

| Nature's Basket, 2972 E. Manoa Road, 988-7449
| - Takeout food for lunch. Delicious but somewhat expensive.

| Juice Stop, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd, Building 2, Small food court at
| Ward Warehouse, 545-4022
| - Vegetarian soups, sandwiches, specials.
|
| California Pizza Kitchen, Kahala Mall, 4211 Waialae Avenue, 737-9446
| - Popular. Has vegan pizzas. Smoke-free.
|
| Ciao Now, in The Market Place, 1120 Maunakea Street, 521-1487
| - Pizza and pasta. Natural ingredients.
|
| Sea Otter's Cafe, 500 Ala Moana Blvd, 531-5282
| - Assorted ethnic. Tiny snack shop.
|
| London Cafe, 1345 S. Beretania, 591-0050
| - Jerusalem coffee house. Middle-Eastern salads. Moderately priced.
|
| Taj Mahal, 1309 Kalakaua Avenue, 947-4729
| - Indian. Moderately priced. Many vegan dishes.
|
| Tandoor, in Hawaiian Monarch Hotel, 444 Niu Street, 949-3112
| - Indian. Nice atmosphere. No ghee, but cream used.
|
| Auntie Pasto's, 1099 S. Beretania, 523-8855
| - Italian. Popular and noisy. No egg noodles.
|
| Compadres, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd, Ward Center, 523-1307
| - Mexican bar & grill. Large, popular restaurant. 6 vegetarian dishes.
|
| Chan's, Puck's Alley, 2600 S. King Street, 949-1188
| - Chinese. Moderately priced. Nice atmosphere.
|
| Fu Lu Shou, 1451 S. King Street, in BOH parking lot, 941-9812
| - Four Asian cuisines. Vegetarian menu. Inexpensive.
|
| Siam Orchid, 1514 Kona Street, 955-6161
| - Thai. Inexpensive. Many vegetarian dishes.
|
| Thai Taste, 1246 S. King Street, 526-3772
| - Thai. Inexpensive.
|
| Diem, 2633 S. King Street, 941-8657
| - Vietnamese. Very friendly. 10% discount to VSH members.
|
| Hale Vietnam, 1140 12th Avenue, 735-7581
| - Vietnamese. Colorful and tasty food.
|
| A Little Bit of Saigon, 1160 Maunakea Street, 528-3663
| - Vietnamese. Many tofu dishes.
|
|
| Natural Food Stores:
|
| Down to Earth Natural Foods, 2525 S. King Street, 947-7678
| - Large and well-stocked. All vegetarian. 5% discount to VSH members.
|
| Huckleberry Farms, 1613 Nuuanu Avenue, 524-7960
| - Large and well-stocked. VSH members get 10% off on vitamins only.
|
| Nature's Basket, 2972 E- Manoa Road, 988-7449
| - Small place with good organic produce. Lunchtime deli takeout.
|
| Kokua Market, 2643 S. King Street, 941-1922
| - Non-profit co-op. Bulk and packaged foods, produce, and deli items.
|
| Eco-Foods Hawaii, 1541 S. Beretania, 955-6168
| - Non-profit co-op. Good prices. Bulk and packaged foods. No produce.
|
| Lifestream Natural Foods, 716 Kapahulu Avenue, 732-6253
| - Quiet place. Not too well stocked.
|
| Vim G Vigor Foods, Ala Moana Shopping Center, 1450 Ala Moana, 955-3600
|
|
| Vegetarian Organization:
|

| Vegetarian Society of Honolulu
| P.O. Box 25233, Honolulu, HI 96825, (808) 395-1499

Kailua
------

| Pali Gardens, Castle Hospital Cafeteria, 640 Ulukahiki, 263-5500
| - Vegetarian. Inexpensive and quick. Castle Hospital Cafeteria.

Something Good, 301 B Hahani Street, 262-8792
- Natural foods. "Limited" vegan options. *VRG

| The Source, 32 Kainehe Street, 262-5604
| - Natural food store with sandwiches, limited menu. Vegan options.
| Juice bar.

| Saeng's, 315 Hahani Street, 263-9727
| - Thai. Good and moderately priced.

| Kaneohe
| -------
|
| Mui Kwai Chop Suey, 45-1052 Kam Hwy, 247-3230
| - Chinese. Must request no chicken stock.

Kauai
-----

International Museum & Cafe, 9875 Waimea Road, 338-0403
- International. Primarily vegetarian. *VRG

Koloa Ice House & Deli, across from the post office in Koloa, 742-6063
- Natural foods. Counter service. *VRG

Keaau Town
----------

Tonya's Vegetarian Cafe, across from the post office, 966-8091
- Vegetarian. Almost completely vegan. Counter service. Closed
Sat-Sun. *VRG

Maui
----

Cheese Burger in Paradise, 811 Front Street, Lahaina, 661-4855
- American. Two vegetarian burgers. *VRG

Royal Thai Cuisine, Azeka Shopping Center, Kihei, 874-0813
- Thai. Has 25 vegetarian options. *VRG

Saeng's Thai Cuisine, 1312 Front St. Lahaina, 244-1567
- Thai. 10 vegetarian entrees offered. *VRG

Thai Chef Restaurant, Lahaina Shopping Center, Lahaina, 667-2814
- Thai. Authentic. 13 vegetarian options. *VRG

Paia
----

The Vegan Restaurant, 115 Baldwin Avenue, 579-9144

- Vegan. Thai. Closed Mondays. *VRG

| Gentle World
| P.O. Box U, Paia, Maui, HI 96779, (808) 572-1560, (808) 572-3522
| - This is a publishing company, they published _Cookbook for
| People who Love Animals_ and Klapers books _Vegan Nutrition: Pure
| and Simple_, etc. I think it is like a religious commune, ahimsa
| oriented.

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Idaho

Idaho Vegetarian League
1222 Freeman Lane, Suite 190, Pocatello, ID 83201, (208) 233-7158

Boise
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Coeur d'Alene
-------------

Coeur d'Alene Natural Foods Store and Cafe, 301 Lakeside Avenue,
664-3452
- Natural foods store with cafe. Cafeteria style for lunch. Open
Mon-Sat. *VRG

Mark Wisdom

unread,

Jan 21, 1994, 11:35:23 PM1/21/94

Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/usa2
Last-modified: 21 Jan 1994

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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism

USA2
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USA part 2
______________________________________________________________________

This section has listings for the following states:

Illinois Maine Missouri New Mexico
Indiana Maryland Montana New York
Iowa Massachusetts Nebraska North Carolina
Kansas Michigan Nevada North Dakota
Kentucky Minnesota New Hampshire Ohio
Louisiana Mississippi New Jersey Oklahoma

The USA part 2 coordinators are:

Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <cor...@bechtel.colorado.edu>

Boston: John Orthoefer <j...@bbn.com> &
Caroline Azelski <caze...@bbn.com>

Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwi...@ccs.carleton.ca>

| Many thanks to Andrea Shettle-Sutton for providing lots of help with
the USA listings.

Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
_Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
| Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
| info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery
| Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.

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Illinois

Arlington Heights
-----------------

Champaign
---------

Chicago
-------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

- Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

Govinda's, 1715 W. Lunt

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Vegetarian Organizations:

Downers Grove
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Elgin
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Evanston
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Geneva
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Glen Ellyn
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Moline
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Oak Park
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Palatine
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Rockford
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Rolling Meadows
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Skokie
------

St. Charles
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Urbana
------

Villa Park
----------

West Dundee
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Westmont
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Indiana

Bloomington
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Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Crown Point
-----------

Indianapolis
-------------

Patriot
-------

South Bend
----------

- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG

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Iowa

Ames
----

Carlisle
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Davenport
---------

Des Moines
----------

Fairfield
---------

- Natural foods Chinese style. Tofu & gluten dishes. Vegan options.
Open Mon-Sat. *VRG

Iowa City
---------

Urbandale
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Kansas

Lawrence
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Olathe
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Overland Park
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Prarie Village
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Shawneee Mission
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Kentucky

| Lexington
| ---------
|
| Alfalfa, 557 S. Limestone, 253-0014
| - Vegetarian-friendly. International. Vegan options. *VRG
|
| Everybody's Natural Foods and Deli, 503 Euclid Avenue, 255-4162
| - Vegetarian sandwiches, Not Dogs, etc. Vegan options. *VRG

Louisville
----------

| Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods and Deli, 106 Fairfax Avenue, 893-3626
| - Vegetarian deli with many vegan options. Take out only. Organic
| ingredients used when possible. *VRG

Vegetarian Society of Louisville, Maria Lavely
| P.O. Box 23294, Louisville, KY 40223, (502) 569-1876

Friends Vegetarian Society of North America

| P.O. Box 6956, Louisville, KY 40206
- Quaker organization.

| Richmond
| --------
|
| Jewish Vegetarians from Abroad Society

| 230 Stratford Drive, Richmond, KY 40475, (606) 624-8675

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Louisiana

Baton Rouge
-----------

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Essen ?ane & I-10, 763-9100

| Metairie
| --------
|
| Nature Lovers, 3014 Cleary Avenue, 887-4929
| - Natural foods store. Deli and salad bar. *VRG

New Orleans
-----------

Old Dog New Trick Cafe, 307 Exchange Alley, 522-4569
- Excellent gourmet vegetarian. Nice decor though tables small.
Outdoor tables too. Open Mon 11am-4pm, Tue-Sat 11am-9pm.

Whole Foods Market, 3135 Esplanada, 943-1626

- Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.
Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended.

Spunto Ristorante, 534 St. Louis Street, 522-7455

Vegetarianism Promoting Organizations:

| Shreveport
| ----------
|
| Earthereal Restaurant and Bakery, 3309 Line Avenue, 865-8947
| - Natural foods/macrobiotic. Salads, "unique" sandwiches. Closed
| Sundays. *VRG

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Maine

Maine Vegetarian Resource Network
RFD2 Box 194, Belfast, ME 04915, (207) 338-1861

Vegetarian Society of Maine
P.O. Box 310, Standish, ME 04084

| Bar Harbor
| __________
|
| Quiet Earth Restaurant, 122 Cottage Street, 288-3696
| - Vehetarian-friendly. International. Non-dairy on request. *VRG
|
|
|
| Belfast
| -------
|
| Darby's, 105 High Street, 338-2339
| - Natural foods/macrobiotic. Opened in 1845. *VRG
|
| Kingsbury House Inn, 35 Northport Avenue, 338-2419
| - Macrobiotic bed-and-breakfast. Serves only macrobiotic fare.
| Reservations required. Takeout available. *VRG
|
| "90 Main Street", 90 Main Street, 338-1106
| - Natural foods/macrobiotic. Organic produce. Open daily for lunch and
| dinner. *VRG
|
|
|
| Biddeford
| _________
|
| New Morning Natrual Food Market and Cafe, 230 Main Street, 282-1434
| - Natural foods. Changing selection of entrees, sandwiches, etc.
| Take-out available. Open Mon-Fri. *VRG

Brunswick
---------

The Great Impasta, bottom of Maine Street
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

| Cape Elizabeth
| --------------
|
| Basics Natural Foods Store, 537 Shore Road, 767-2803
| - Natural foods deli. Many dairy-free and wheat-free items available.
| Vegan options. *VRG
|
|
|
| Freeport
| --------
|
| The Corsican, 9 Mechanic Street, 865-9421
| - Natural foods restaurant. Whole-wheat pizza. Open daily for lunch
| and dinner. *VRG
|
|
|
| Hulls Cove
| ----------
|
| Geronimo Cafe, Breakneck Hollow Road, 288-5503
| - Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Whole-foods. Macrobiotic diets
| accommodated with 48-hours notice. 5-6 entrees each evening. *VRG

Kennebunkport
-------------

Me Khong Thai, 967-8827
- Vegetarian-friendly. 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for

flesh'. Be sure to insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

White Barn Inn, Beach Street, 967-2321

- 5 star American haute cuisine using seasonal ingredients. Call ahead
to check for availability of vegetarian food. Chef willing to share
recipes.

Ogunquit
--------

Valerie's Restaurant, on Route 1 in the heart of town, 646-2476
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

Wing Dynasty, route 1, 646-1112
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

Arrows Restaurant, Berwick Road, 361-1100
- Beautifully presented food. Call to be sure vegetarian food is
available.

Bread and Roses Bakery, on Route 1 in the heart of town, 646-4227
- No one wearing fur is allowed inside.

Portland
--------

| Silly's, 147 Cumberland Avenue, 772-0360
| - Natural foods. Delicious and "surprising" foods. Vegan options. *VRG
|
| Good Day Market, 155 Brackett Street, 772-4937
| - Natural foods deli. Vegan options. Take-out only. Open Mon-Fri. *VRG
|
| Bagel Works, 15 Temple Street, 879-2425
| - Bagel deli. Tofutti spreads. Vegan options. *VRG
|
| Cafe No, 20 Danforth Street, 772-8114
| - International. Salads, sandwiches, Middle Eastern specialities. Some
| vegan options. *VRG

Pepper Club, 78 Middle Street, 772-0531

| - Mediterranean food. Warehouse-funk ambiance. Eclectic. Half of menu
| is vegetarian. Always at least one vegan entree.

| Planets, 27 Forest Avenue, 828-0112
| - International. Vegan options. Open Tue-Sat. *VRG
|
| Raffles Cafe Bookstore, 555 Congress Street, 761-3930
| - Natural foods. Daily vegetarian specials. *VRG
|
| Victory Deli and Bake Shop, 1 Monument Way, 772-7299 *VRG
| - Deli/cafe. Veggie salads, falafel, veggie burgers, etc. Open Mon-Fri
| for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Open Sat-Sun for lunch & dinner.
|
| Walter's Cafe, 15 Exchange Street, 871-9258
| - American. Open daily for lunch & dinner. *VRG
|
| West Side Restaurant, 58 Pine Street, 773-8223
| - Gourmet/natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG
|
| The Whole Grocer, 118 Congress Street, 774-7711

| - Natural foods deli. Vegan options. *VRG

Bob's Seaside Cafe, 366 Fore Street, 761-0166

- Garlicky hummus salad sandwich.

European-style farmers' market, Monument Square
- Wednesdays. Organic produce.

Raymond
-------

| Northern Pines Health Resort, 559 Route 85, Raymond, ME 04071,

| near Sabago Lake, (207) 655-7624

| - Vegetarian resort with a ussually vegetarian restaurant. Log cabins.
| Swimming, hiking, canoeing, yoga, etc. Open mid-June to Labor Day.

| South Harpswell
| ---------------
|
| J. Hathaways, Route 123, 833-5305
| - American. Vegetarian lasagna, meatless chili, bean soup. Vegan
| options. *VRG

Wells
-----

| Hayloft, Route 1, 646-4400?

- Offers flavorful stir fried veggies with rice and a mellow hot
sauce.

| Litchfield's, Route 1, 646-4400?

York Village
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Maryland

State Vegetarian Organization:

Baltimore
---------

Restaurants:

Health Cupboard

Thai:

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Natural Food Stores:

Vegetarian Organizations:

Jewish Vegetarians of North America

P.O.Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
or 6938 Reliance Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632, (410) 754-5550

Elkton
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Massachusetts

Boston
------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Au Bon Pain
| - Somewhat upscale and urbane fast food chain. An ingredients list and
| a nutritional analysis of all of its products is available. Have
| vegetarian chili. The Garden Vegetable, Cream of Broccoli, and
| Tomato Florentine soups are vegetarian, all the others, including
| Split Pea and Minestrone, are not.

Natural Food Stores:

- 581 Mass. Ave. in Central Square, Cambridge, 661-6978.

Vegetarian Organizations:

For More Information:

Cape Cod
--------

Vegetarian Organizations:

Watertown
---------

| Wellesley
| ---------
|
| Idle Wild Farm, 40 Washington Street, (617) 237-8600
| - Distributers of the Grande Cuisine line of foods in institutional
| sizes (1/2 steam pans). Available are Tabouli, Lentil Pilaf, Tofu
| Ravioli Provencal, Millet and Vegetables, Brown Rice and Fruit, and
| 9 other vegetarian delights.

Miscellaneous Vegetarian Organizations
--------------------------------------

Advocates for Animals
96 Fisher Hill Road, Cheshire, MA 01225, (413) 743-1448

Vegetarian Education Group
P.O. Box 895, Groton, MA 01450, (508) 448-0966

North Shore Vegetarians
50 Tracey Street, Peabody, MA 01960, (508) 531-6547

F.E.A.R (Friends Enforcing Animal Rights)
Apt 8B3 Bridgewater St. Coll., Bridgewater, MA 02325

Jews for Animal Rights
255 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA 01945, (617) 631-7601

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Michigan

State Vegetarian Organization:

Michigan Vegetarian Society
PO Box 258, Clawson, MI 48017

Ann Arbor
---------

Vegetarianism Promoting Organizations:

Berrien Springs
---------------

Detroit
-------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Sweet Lorraine's Cafe, 29101 Greenfield, Southfield, (313) 559-5985

- Has a variety of vegetarian entrees and sandwiches on the menu.
Food is creative and tasty.

Good Food East, 74 W. Maple Road, Troy, (313) 362-0886
- Probably the largest health food store in Metro Detroit, with a deli
which I believe is entirely vegetarian, and a small cafe area.

Lansing
-------

Hearthstone Bakery & Vegetarian Cafe, 2003 E. Michigan, (517) 485-8600
- Vegetarian restaurant. Good vegan variety. Salad bar.

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Minnesota

Minneapolis/St. Paul
--------------------

Vegetarian Restaurants:

| New Riverside Cafe, 329 Cedar Avenue South, 333-4814
| - A worker-owned restaurant that has great vegetarian food, with a
| different special every day.

| Seward Cafe, on Franklin
| - Similar to New Riverside Cafe. The "Earth Breakfasts" are wonderful.

| Mud Pie, 2539 Lyndale Avenue South (near 26th), 872-9435
| - Ok, but a bit pricey.

| Delites of India, 1123 W Lake Street at Emerson
| - Very good food. Ayurveda-oriented. Pricey. Also sells spices,

| chutneys, Indian music and books.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Cafe Brenda, 300 1st Avenue North, 342-9230
| - Go hear if you want to splurge.

| Good Earth
| - A pre-fab kind of place that serves meat but keeps getting voted
| best vegetarian restaurant.

Chau's, on Washinton Avenue, 2 blocks east of U of Minn. Med School.
- Has some great vegetarian dishes. 'Hot and Spicy Mock Duck' is
highly recommended.

Lotus Vietnamese, 4 locations

Sri-Lanka Curry House, 2821 Hennepin Ave. S (near 26th), 871-2400

| Old City Cafe, St. Paul
| - Kosher. Mostly dairy items with plenty of garlic. Excellent hummus.

Sawatdee Thai Restaurant, 607 Washington Avenue S, 338-6451

- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Village Wok, 2 locations:

Near U of Minn. Med School on Washington Avenue
In Golden Valley
- Good vegetarian entrees. Golden Valley location has a great dim
sum brunch on Sundays (but perhaps with fewer vegetarian items).

Q-cumbers, 2 locations:
7465 France Ave South, Edina
1655 West County Road B2, Roseville
- Veggie friendly (not vegan). Lots of salads.

The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka

| Most Vietnamese restaurants in the Twin Cities serve mock duck dishes.

Natural Food Stores:

Vegetarian Organizations:

Miscellaneous
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Mississippi

Jackson
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Missouri

Overland
--------

Springfield
-----------

St. Louis
---------

- Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

Sunshine Inn, 8 1/2 S. Euclid Avenue, 367-1413

- Vegetarian friendly. Will substitute soy-cheese for dairy-cheese.
Slightly pricey. Closed Mon. Open Tue-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-10pm,
Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 10am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm.

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Montana

Missoula
--------

The Black Dog, 138 W. Broadway Street, 542-1138
- Vegetarian restaurant. Menu changes daily. Organic ingredients used
whenever possible. Soups, entrees, tempeh sandwiches, lentil
burgers. Many vegan options. Full service. Open Mon-Fri for lunch
only, Sat for lunch & dinner. *VRG

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Nebraska

Vegetarian Organizations:

Nebraska Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 30631, Lincoln, NE 68503, (402) 476-7252

Nebraska Vegetarian Society, Omaha Chapter
P.O. Box 715, Omaha, NE 68101

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Nevada

Many thanks to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern
states listings.

Las Vegas
---------

Rainbow's End, 1120 E. Sahara Avenue, 737-0323
- Vegetarian restaurant. Does not use sugar, white flour, hydrogenated
oils, artificial ingerients, or preservatives. Vegan & macrobiotic
options. Full service. Buffet on Sunday. Open Mon-Sun.

General Health Foods, 3661 S. Maryland Parkway
- A natural foods store that serves lunch only.

Kathy's Ranch Market, 3455 E Flamingo Road (at Pecos), 434-8115

The Beach Cafe(?) in the Rio Hotel, off of flamingo and I 15

Reno
----

Vegetarian Organizations:

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New Hampshire

Concord
-------

Keene
-----

- Vegan restaurant. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.

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New Jersey

Restaurants:

| Garden Of Eden Natural Foods & Country Kitchen, North Routh 73,

| Ramblewood Centre, Mt. Laurel, (609) 778-1971

| - Vegetarian restaurant and natural foods store. The food is
| fantastic. Tempeh burger, seitan-steak sandwich, soups, 'California
| Salad' strawberry smoothies, carob-cake. Open for lunch, dinner, and
| Sunday brunch. The store is well stocked with organic produce and
| bulk foods. Friendly and attentive staff.

| The Garden, 7 East Front Street, Red Bank, (908) 530-8681
| - Lacto-ovo vegetarian restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner.
| Closed Mondays.

Park and Orchard, in East Rutherford
- Vegetarian-friendly? Gourmet. Voted as the best restaurant in
Northern New Jersey by readers of New Jersey Magazine.

| Eurasian Eatery, 110 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, (908) 741-7071
| - Vegetarian friendly. Large selection of non-meat entrees, along
| with a list of 4-6 vegetarian specialy daily. Open for dinner.

| Pita House, Route 9 South, Matawan
| - Kosher. Vegetiarian friendly. Open for lunch and dinner. Take-out
| available. Closed Friday evenings until Saturday evenings.

Vegetarian Organizations:

American Vegan Society

P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, (609) 694-2887

Animals Need You Kindness Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 65, West New York, NJ 07093