Though I can't hope to ever have a definitive list of vegetarian
restaurants, I travel quite a bit and love trying new restaurants.
This list includes vegetarian and vegan restaurants, as well as
restaurants that are not entirely vegetarian but have a nice
vegetarian selection.
| Canada |
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Le Commensal
Montréal, Québec |
Popular chain of vegetarian restaurants,
with an extensive buffet. Rather than paying a set fee for
all you can eat, you fill up your plate and pay by the kilo. |
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| Costa
Rica |
Vishnu
Av 1, between calles 1 and 3,
San José |
A vegetarian fast food chain - cheap and
fairly good. |
Arco Iris
Tamarindo |
At least a hundred vegetarian dishes from
all over the world. It's gone now, but deserves a spot here
as the best vegetarian restaurant I have ever been to - the
menu was amazingly diverse and the food was divine. |
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| France |
Vegetarianism in France |
L'Entresol, la vie saine
27-29 rue Musette
Dijon |
Organic restaurant with some vegetarian
dishes and a daily lunch menu, above a natural foods
market. |
Country Life
14 rue Venture
Marseilles |
Fairly extensive and moderately-priced
vegetarian buffet, above a nice organic grocery store. |
Les Moulins Bleus
1-3 rue Fabert
Metz |
Not strictly vegetarian, but this
pizzeria/grill has plenty of delicious options. |
La Zucca Magica
4 bis, quai Papacino
Nice |
Phenomenal. Fixed menu changes twice daily
and is some of the best food I've ever eaten. The place is
always packed, so reservations are essential. |
Le Grenier de Notre Dame
18 rue de la Bûcherie
Paris |
Nice little veggie restaurant in Paris (I
ate there years ago and can't remember the specifics, but I
do remember that I liked it). |
Au Potiron
24 rue Ste Madeleine
Strasbourg |
Small, quiet vegetarian restaurant with
wonderful pizza, pasta, and gratins. |
Une Fleur
des Champs
4 rue des Charpentiers
Strasbourg |
Excellent organic and vegetarian + fish
restaurant and market. |
En vert et contre tout
40 rue des Filatiers
Toulouse |
Excellent vegan and organic restaurant.
Fixed-price menus include a variety of usual and unusual
dishes. |
La faim des haricots
3 rue des Puits verts
Toulouse |
Very good vegetarian buffet. |
Numéro C
3 place des Carmes
Toulouse |
Somewhat limited menu, but delicious
nonetheless. |
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| Luxembourg |
Mesa
Verde
11 rue du St.-Esprit
Luxembourg |
Expensive, creative, fantastic vegetarian
restaurant. Interesting murals and excellent margaritas,
too! |
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| Panama |
Casa vegetariana
Center Calle Ricardo Arias
& av 3 Sur
Panama City |
Tons of options, mostly Vietnamese. The
food is only so-so, but you can't beat the prices. |
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| Spain |
Comme-Bio
Via Laitana, 28
Barcelona |
Very nice organic restaurant and market. |
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| United
States |
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| California |
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White Lotus
80 North Market St.
San José |
Vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant, with
numerous mock meat dishes. |
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| Connecticut |
|
Bloodroot
Black Rock
85 Ferris Street
Bridgeport |
Seasonal menu, fantastic soups. Everything
is vegetarian and many items are or can be made vegan. |
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| Massachusetts |
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Zapotec
Kennebec Ave.
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard |
Cute Mexican restaurant with vegetarian
burrito and enchilada options. |
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| New Mexico |
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Whole Body Café
33 Cordova Road
Santa Fe |
Cafeteria-style restaurant with all kinds
of vegetarian, vegan, raw, and ___-free options. |
Sustaining Cultures Café
114 Doña Luz
Taos |
Small café in a wonderful fair-trade
gallery and store. |
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| New York |
|
Counter
105 First Ave.
New York City |
Fantastic vegetarian/organic restaurant
named for the old fashioned diner-style counter that takes
up a third of it. |
The
Organic Grill
123 First Ave.
New York City |
Nice little vegetarian grill with soups,
salads, sandwiches, wraps, and an enormous selection of
organic teas. Sunday brunch. |
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| Pennsylvania |
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Su Tao
Café
81 Lancaster Ave.
Malvern |
Vegan Chinese restaurant, with menu and
buffet. Numerous mock meat dishes. |
Thai Place
700 Nutt Road
Phoenixville |
Thai restaurant with a nice selection of
vegetarian dishes, including various curries made with
vegetables, tofu, mock chicken, and mock duck. |
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| Washington |
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Rovers
2808 E. Madison
Seattle |
This isn't really a vegetarian restaurant,
but they offer a phenomenal 10-course vegetarian dégustation
menu. |
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| Wisconsin |
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Abu's
1978 N. Farwell Ave.
Milwaukee |
This tiny restaurant offers extremely cheap
and delicious Middle Eastern food (felafel, hummus, etc.) |
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