Bay Area Veg Dining Guide

Bay Area Veg Dining Guide
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ChooseVeg.com – recipes, information, and tips on a vegetarian diet
HappyCow.net – database of vegetarian and vegetarian-friendly
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VeganHealth.org – information on vegan health and nutrition
VeganOutreach.org – order a free Guide to Cruelty-Free Eating
HumaneSociety.org – sign up for free Meatless Mondays recipes
This guide is only a small sampling of all the delicious veg food
to be found in the Bay Area. For a comprehensive list, visit
BayAreaVeg.org and click on their “Ultimate Guide.”
Restaurant menus change frequently. It’s advisable to call ahead
or check online to confirm hours and veg menu items.
Remember: Most Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian, Thai, and Middle
Eastern restaurants, and sushi bars and taquerias offer vegetarian
and vegan options. Don’t panic if you’re out and about but your
guide is at home!
DOWNTOWN
Breakroom Café *all veg *
300 13th St., 94612
( 510 ) 836-3864
Veggie café serving sandwiches, sides,
vegan desserts, and fair-trade coffee.
Cosecha Café
907 Washington St., 94607
( 510 ) 452-5900
Gourmet Mexican food with many
vegetarian and vegan options.
Golden Lotus Vegetarian
Restaurant *all vegan *
Rico’s Diner
400 15th St., 94612
( 510 ) 444-8424
Tofu scramble, vegan pulled-pork
sandwiches with curly fries…
what else do you need?
Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café
1805 Telegraph Ave., 94612
( 510 ) 251-9400
Fun place to grab vegan buffalo wings,
chili, and more. Also in Emeryville.
Spice Monkey
1301 Franklin St., 94612
( 510 ) 893-0383
Vegetarian Vietnamese food with
a large variety of meat alternatives.
1628 Webster St., 94612
( 510 ) 268-0170
Veggie empanadas, vegan pot pie,
and more. Great atmosphere.
Ike’s Place Sandwiches
Vo’s
2204 Broadway, 94612
( 510 ) 338- 6789
Best vegan sandwiches ever.
And possibly the most filling.
Locations all over the Bay Area.
59 Grand Ave., 94612
( 510 ) 465-4600
Great vegan options for gourmet
Vietnamese food.
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr., 94612
( 510 ) 208-5253
Gorgeous restaurant on Lake Merritt
with delicious veg options and cocktails.
Nature Vegetarian *all vegan *
1116 Franklin St., 94607
( 510 ) 238-9688
Large portions, great prices, casual,
and yummy Chinese food!
GLENVIEW
Banana Blossom Thai Cuisine
OaklandVeg.com
If you really need to leave Oakland, here are some
highlights from other cities:
Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco: Gourmet, five-star,
formal dining like you’ve never imagined. All vegan. Reservations
strongly recommended.
Herbivore Restaurant, multiple locations: All vegan, casual
comfort food. Mashed potatoes and gravy, anyone?
Gracias Madre in San Francisco: Organic, house-made, Mexican
food. All vegan. Expect to wait for a table!
Vegetarian House in San Jose: Vietnamese and some Western
specialties. All vegan.
Cha-Ya in San Francisco and Berkeley: Japanese to knock your
socks off. All vegan.
4228 Park Blvd., 94602
( 510 ) 336-0990
Delicious Thai curries and
noodle soups.
Vietnamese restaurants with many meat alternatives on the menu.
Blackberry Bistro
soymilk out with the dairy and doesn’t charge extra, sells vegan
cookies, and the coffee is really strong.
4240 Park Blvd., 94604
( 510 ) 336-1088
Tofu scramble and great coffee.
Loving Huts all over the Bay Area: Cheap, filling, yummy, casual
Peet’s Coffee and Tea, locations all over: Peet’s puts the
JACK LONDON SQUARE
Cocina Poblana
499 Embarcadero West, 94606
( 510 ) 923-0497
Fabulous vegan options at an authentic,
gourmet Mexican restaurant.
Encuentro Café
and Wine Bar *all veg *
202 Second St., 94607
( 510 ) 832-9463
Gourmet vegetarian wine bar and
restaurant. Serves small plates, soups,
and entrées and has a robust menu
of organic and sustainable wines.
Souley Vegan *all vegan *
301 Broadway, 94607
( 510 ) 922-1615
Vegan soul food restaurant with
favorites like BBQ tofu, southern-fried
tofu, vegan mac ’n’ cheese, and more.
LAKESHORE/
GRAND LAKE THEATER
Arizmendi Bakery *all veg *
3265 Lakeshore Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 268-8849
Delicious veggie pizzas, vegan soups,
and vegan muffins and scones. Also
found in SF, Berkeley, and San Rafael.
Bacheeso’s
246 Grand Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 891-1496
Mediterranean restaurant with
delicious falafel and weekend vegan
brunch options. Also in Berkeley.
Enssaro Ethiopian
366 Grand Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 238-9050
Love their big veg sampler platter.
Their veggie combo plate is divine.
Don’t miss their veggie sambusa.
Flavors of India
3276 Lakeshore Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 268-8957
Scrumptious pakora, samosas,
and aloo gobi! Also has Montclair
and Alameda locations.
Holy Land Falafel
677 Rand Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 272-0535
Some of us feel this is the best falafel
in the world. Also features great vegan
soups and has a Berkeley location.
Lin Jia Asian Kitchen
Why Vegetarian?
Animals More than one million animals are slaughtered each hour
in the United States, and concern over how they are mistreated on
factory farms has reached new heights. From chickens and pigs being
crammed into tiny cages to animals being pumped full of antibiotics and
hormones to make them grow unnaturally quickly, there’s widespread
cruelty to animals in industrial agribusiness.
According to CountingAnimals.com, a vegetarian saves at least
one animal a day! Every time we eat, we can decide to contribute to
animal suffering or to eat a healthy, humane meal. By avoiding animal
products, we are voting against cruelty to animals.
Read more about farm animal welfare at VeganOutreach.org.
The Environment Raising, transporting, slaughtering, and
processing farm animals (and growing all the feed they need) requires
a lot more natural resources than creating plant-based foods. According
to the Sierra Club, if Americans reduced our meat consumption by
just 20 percent, it’d have the same environmental benefit as everyone
switching from a standard sedan to a hybrid vehicle.
If everyone in the U.S. ate no meat or cheese just one day a week,
over a year, the effect on emissions would be the equivalent of
taking 7.6 million cars off the road. —Environmental Working Group
Your Health Meat is often heavy in cholesterol and saturated fats,
whereas vegetarian foods tend not to be. Compare the protein content
on a package of veggie dogs and a package of hot dogs, and you’ll see
that plant-based products usually have the same—or even more—
protein than their animal-based counterparts. You can get all the good
stuff, without as much of the bad stuff. That makes it easier to drop
some inches from your waistline and reduce your risk of heart attacks,
strokes, diabetes, and other serious health problems.
Read more about vegan health at VeganHealth.org.
Opening your diet up to a whole new world of foods
Eating meat-free will also introduce your taste buds to new foods. From
tasty plant-based products like veggie dogs and black bean burgers to
ethnic foods like Thai tofu curries and the wide variety of meat-free dishes
offered at Indian, Ethiopian, and Japanese restaurants, you’ll discover
a whole new world of delicious food out there just waiting to be enjoyed.
Yayu Ethiopian Café
3343 Lakeshore Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 465-9298
Some of the best veggie Ethiopian
food around. Excellent injera.
MONTCLAIR
Amba *all veg *
6464 Moraga Ave., 94611
3437 Lakeshore Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 835-8322
Authentic, delicious Asian dishes.
( 510 ) 339-8000
Fast, homemade Middle Eastern
fare like falafel, hummus plates,
sandwiches, soups, and salads.
Mezze Restaurant and Bar
Italian Colors Restaurant
3407 Lakeshore Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 663-2500
Mediterranean influenced, great vegan
risotto and more—excellent date spot!
2220 Mountain Blvd., 94611
( 510 ) 482-8094
Classic Italian with veg options.
Neecha Thai
3236 Grand Ave., 94610
( 510 ) 451-9419
Extensive vegetarian options with meat
alternatives, curries, and great soups.
PIEDMONT
Baja Taqueria
4070 Piedmont Ave., 94611
( 510 ) 547-2252
Yummy and filling vegetarian
and vegan burritos.
Barney’s Gourmet Burgers
4162 Piedmont Ave., 94611
( 510 ) 655-7180
Several veg and vegan burgers.
Other locations all over the Bay Area.
Raj Indian Cuisine
4092 Piedmont Ave., 94611
( 510 ) 601-9922
Cheap (but good!) Indian food
attached to a friendly bar.
ROCKRIDGE/COLLEGE
Cactus Taqueria
5642 College Ave., 94618
( 510 ) 658- 6180
Yummy and filling vegetarian
and vegan burritos.
Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
6247 College Ave., 94618
( 510 ) 658-8458
Menu is mostly vegan with meat
alternatives, though there is some
fish on the menu.
Zachary’s Chicago Pizza
5801 College Ave., 94618
( 510 ) 655- 6385
Deep-dish Chicago-style pizza with
vegan crust and Daiya vegan cheese
as well as other vegetarian pies.
TEMESCAL
Addis Ethiopian
6100 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 653-3456
Scrumptious veggie platter.
Asmara Ethiopian Restaurant
5020 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 547-5100
Delicious and filling veg sampler platter.
Barlata Tapas Bar
4901 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 450 -0678
Incredible vegan paella and
Spanish wines.
Burma Superstar
4721 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 652-2900
Veg-/vegan-friendly Burmese cuisine.
Don’t miss the vegetarian samusa
soup, tea leaf salad, and coconut rice!
Also found in SF and Alameda.
Café Colucci Ethiopian
6427 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 601-7999
Excellent vegetarian options
and sample platter.
Homeroom
400 40th St., 94609
( 510 ) 597-0400
Serves vegan mac and cheese, and
offering vegan desserts throughout
Oakland Veg Week!
Cato’s Ale House
Lanesplitter Pizza and Pub
Montclair Bistro
3891 Piedmont Ave., 94611
( 510 ) 655-3349
Big, friendly bar with very filling
vegan sandwich options and
Monday night trivia.
4799 Telegraph Ave., 94609
( 510 ) 653-5350
Great vegan pizza, homemade
vegan “ricotta,” and lots of beer.
Multiple locations in the Bay Area.
6118 Medau Pl., 94611
( 510 ) 482-8282
Vegan eggplant cannelloni special
(call ahead) and many other daily
vegetarian options.
Messob Ethiopian
Red Sea Ethiopian
4301 Piedmont Ave., 94611
( 510 ) 428-1122
Very good vegetarian appetizer
and entrée options.
5200 Claremont Ave., 94618
( 510 ) 655-3757
Order the vegetarian sample platter
and be prepared to be stuffed!