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 in the US, as well as regular restaurants that have a nice vegetarian selection.
California | |
White Lotus 80 North Market St. San José 408 977-0540 |
Vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant, with numerous mock meat dishes. |
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Connecticut | |
Bloodroot Black Rock 85 Ferris Street Bridgeport 203 576-9168 |
Seasonal menu, fantastic soups. Everything is vegetarian and many items are or can be made vegan. |
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Massachusetts | |
14 Kennebec Ave. Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard |
Cute Mexican restaurant with vegetarian burrito and enchilada options. |
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New Mexico | |
114 Doña Luz Taos 505 751-0959 |
(closed) Small café in a wonderful fair-trade gallery and store. |
Whole Body Café 33 Cordova Road Santa Fe 505 986-1111 |
Cafeteria-style restaurant with all kinds of vegetarian, vegan, raw, and ___-free options. |
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New York | |
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 212 477-7177 |
Nice little vegetarian grill with soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and an enormous selection of organic teas. Sunday brunch. |
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Pennsylvania | |
133 East Gay Street West Chester |
Terrific French restaurant – call a couple days in advance to make a dinner reservation and tell the chef you’re veggie – he’ll make you meal you won’t forget. |
Su Tao Café 81 Lancaster Ave. Malvern 610 651-8886 |
Vegan Chinese restaurant, with menu and buffet. Numerous mock meat dishes. |
Thai Place 700 Nutt Road Phoenixville 816 753-8424 |
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 | |
2808 E. Madison Seattle |
This is not a vegetarian restaurant, but upon request, they offer a phenomenal 10-course vegetarian or vegan dégustation menu. |
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Vegetarian restaurants in other countries |
This list includes only restaurants that I’ve eaten at.