Eateries

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Vegetarian friendly places

Greater Bay Area

Tried and tasted!

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Garden Fresh	Mountain View, Palo Alto	Vegan	**
Blossom Vegan	Pleasanton	Vegan, mainly Vietnamese	**	Many great dishes - lemongrass tofu is one of our favorites.
Bangalore Cafe	Santa Clara	Vegetarian, Indian Chaat	**	Mumbai/Bombay style Chaat (street food), South Indian snacks, homemade ice cream - Real Ice Cream
Mendocino Farms	San Ramon, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Jose	Sandwich and Salad	**	Salads and bowls have good veg options. The Veg Banh Mi is great.
Burma Superstar	Oakland, San Francisco, Alameda	Burmese	**	The Oakland location is a bit less crowded but there are still long lines at peak times.
Addis	Oakland	Ethiopian	**	the Fasolia beans are our favorite
Chatpatta Corner	Newark	Vegetarian, Indian Chaat	**	Best Pani Puri in the Bay area
Merit	Sunnyvale	Vegan, Vietnamese	**
Yiassoo	Campbell, Cupertino	Greek	*	Vegetarian sandwich is nice
Veggie Grill	Mountain View, San Jose (Santana Row), Walnut Creek, Corte Madera	Vegan	**
Thai Idea Vegetarian	San Francisco, Foster City	Vegetarian, Thai	**
Annapoorna	Milpitas	Vegetarian, Maharashtrian, Bombay/Mumbai style street food	*	One of the few locations for good Maharashtrian dishes and some Mumbai style snacks.
Dharmas	Capitola	Vegetarian, Organic	**	International cuisine. One of our all time favorites - been around for over 30 years.
The Counter	Walnut Creek, Mountain View, Corte Madera, San Jose, San Mateo, Fremont, Palo Alto	Burger	**	They have a great veggie patty and a fantastic choice of toppings
Falafel's Drive-In	San Jose	Falafel	**	Oldest falafel place and still one of the best
Falafel Stop	Sunnyvale	Falafel	*	Israeli style Middle-eastern food; try the Masabacha
Rangoon Ruby	Palo Alto	Burmese	**	Good but a bit expensive
Madras Cafe	Sunnyvale	Vegetarian, South Indian	**	Informal ambiance - reminds me of Udipis in Bombay
Millenium	Oakland	Vegetarian	*	One of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in the Bay area. A bit pricey. I have not gone there in the last 5 years but it was pretty good whenever I did go earlier.
Herbivore	Berkeley, San Francisco	Vegan, International	**
Loving Hut	Milpitas, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Jose, San Francisco	Vegan, International	**
Kibi's Cafe	Walnut Creek	Vietnamese	**	Veg Banh-mi, rolls. Good quality.
Banh Mi Ba Le	Oakland	Vietnamese sandwiches	**	Only a couple of vegetarian options but this is one of the best banh mi places we have found so far.
Angkor Borei	San Francisco	Cambodian	*	Good choices - Hot and Sour Soup, Fresh Spinach Leaves appetizer,
Ananda Fuara	San Francisco	Vegetarian, International	**	Run by followers of Sri Chinmoy. Has some unusual items for vegetarians like veggie meatloaf.
Mandalay	San Francisco	Burmese	*
Baagan	San Ramon	Vegan, Sandwich/Wraps/Soup	*	Cafe, healthy food. Closed San Ramon location, moving to Rancho Cordova. May open end of 2021.
Monster Pho	Oakland	Vietnamese	**	A few vegetarian items - the vegetarian Pho is awesome.
Jay Bharat	Fremont	Gujarati	**	Gujarati specialities
Oren's Hummus	Mountain View, Palo Alto, Cupertino	Israeli	**	Great hummus and a few interesting side dishes
Gracias Madre	San Francisco	Mexican - vegan	?	I have yet to go but it has been recommended by several people I trust.
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar & Izakaya	San Francisco	Sushi - vegan	**	Great unusual vegan sushi variety - fusion
The Butcher's Son	Berkeley	Vegan deli	**	Awesome "fake meat" sandwiches and vegan desserts. Roast Beef is good and Canoli is fabulous.
Saturn Cafe	Oakland	Vegetarian burgers, sandwiches, salads	*
LYFE Kitchen	Palo Alto, Cupertino	Healthy - bowls, salads, etc.	*	Some good vegan options
Amy's Drive Thru	Rohnert Park, Corte Madera, SFO airport	Organic Vegetarian Fast Food	**	Good quality and good taste

Arizona

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Pomegranate Cafe	Phoenix	Vegan	**	Healthy choices, eggs optional
Tumerico	Tucson	Mexican	**

California (outside Bay Area)

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Zest Kitchen	Rocklin	Vegan	?	Not tried yet.
Fudenjuus	Nevada City	Vegetarian	**
Meze	Grass Valley	Middle Eastern, Organic	*	Good veg choices
Wildflower Cafe and Bakery	Arcata	Vegetarian, Organic, Local	*

Colorado

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Cafe Sol	Grand Junction	Vegetarian friendly	**	Many veg choices

Texas

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Local Foods	Houston	Vegan friendly	**	Multiple locations
Green Vegetarian Cuisine	Houston, San Antonio	Vegetarian	**
Conscious Cravings	Austin	Vegan	**	2 locations
Bouldin Creek Cafe	Austin	Vegetarian	**
Counter Culture	Austin	Vegan	**
Casa de Luz	Austin	Vegetarian	*	Community kitchen

Utah

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Vertical Diner	Salt Lake City, Portland	Vegan	**	Only tried the Salt Lake City location. Tender Tigers and The Mountain were awesome.
Zest Kitchen & bar	Salt Lake City	Vegan	?	Not tried yet but recommended by a trusted source.

Central and South America

Colombia, Panama

Name	Location	Cuisine	*s	Notes
Loto Azul	Bogota	Vegan	**	Near Gold Museum Barebones atmosphere. Limited menu but great food. Phone: +57 1 2828686 Carrera 5 BIS # 12C-02
Abasto	Bogota		**	Few nice veggie dishes. Usaquen
Cook's Restaurant in Four Points Sheraton	Bogota	Mixed	**	Made good vegetarian items on request.
Girasoles	Cartagena, Old town	Vegetarian	**	Simple place, limited menu varies by day.
Anacordes	Cartagena, Old town	International	*	Vegetarian menu. Good ambiance.
Quero Arepa	Cartagena, Old town	Fast food	**	A lot of good vegetarian options.

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