Kate
Ohio
Just wondering if there are any vegans in the Trippy universe? If so, what are you favorite places to travel to for great vegan food offerings?
Northern California has lots of vegan options, particularly in Berkeley and San Francisco.
Here in Dublin my favorite vegan restaurant is Cornucopia Wholefood & Vegetarian http://www.cornucopia.ie/ Just back from Budapest where there are so many delicious vegan restaurants including Napfényes Étterem http://www.napfenyesetterem.hu/english and Édeni Vegán Restaurant http://www.edenivegan.hu/
I find the website www.happycow.net a very reliable source of Vegan restaurants worldwide.
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It would be hard to do better than Los Angeles when it comes to vegan restaurants. Even if a place isn't vegan it could still very well have vegan meals. Vegan Glory is good and Crossroads Vegan is amazingly good not to mention a great place to see celebs. Real Food Dailyis super popular but I think their food tastes like paste-covered cardboard, personally.
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I would recommend Berlinas it has uncountable Restaurants and Eateries which are strictly vegan and almost every single one in the city does offer at least a few vegan options. Its a vegan paradise, i would say!
My wife is a vegan, and the best food with no meat ate it on Dristor Kebap, in Plaza România, on the top floor, and second place was in Thassos(Greek salad).
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I think I saw plenty of places in Portland, Oregon and Eugene, OR.
I was a vegetarian for 8 years so I made sure to look up vegetarian/vegan restaurants online before even traveling to the city (good idea if your going with family that aren't all vegetarians so it will at least be on your list of things to do). But I have to say New York City is the best...basically for food all around (Paris is amazing but not so Vegan friendly)! One of my favorites in NYC is Candle Cafe. I even bought there cook book because I liked the place so much! If your in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, another one of my favorite vegan restaurants is Lotus Organic Cafe. Also, If you haven't been to Los Angeles yet - I recommend going. I live in LA so I get to try a lot of the healthy vegan friendly restaurants, some of the best being True Food Kitchen (which they also have in other states), Bean Sprout Cafe, Native Foods Cafe, Hugo's Tender Greens Hollywood and so many more. Happy eating!
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I'm not a vegan but I do set aside a day, once a week to refrain from eating meat. Here in New York City, we have quite a few good vegetarian restaurants. Check these out:
1. Bunna Cafe - an Ethiopian restaurant in Brooklyn
2. Taim - a Middle Eastern restaurant in NoLita Manhattan
3. Vegetarian Dim Sum House in Chinatown New York
4. Hangawi Korean Vegetarian Restaurant in Korea Town (32nd Street) Manhattan
5. Vatan Indian Restaurant on 3rd Avenue (between 28th and 29th Streets)
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You've already gotten great answers but I just wanna add Vienna to the list. This was a pleasant surprise for me when I was there since I thought that Austria would be a tricky country for someone who doesn't eat meat. :) Lots of vegan food everywhere, like at Vollpension and Xu's Cooking. Also: TIAN restaurant Wien was wonderful! This is a vegetarian and vegan restaurant that actually have a Michelin star. And our hotel had lots of vegan options for breakfast: Hotel Altstadt Vienna.
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My opinion on veganism is that unless it's done for religious reasons or based on medical advice from a doctor who has personally examined and treated you, veganism (and other alternative food movements such as vegetarianism, Paleo, etc.) are first-world indulgences that show insensitivity to the billions of people on Earth who have no choice but to eat what they can obtain and afford, and for whom veganism is an unaffordable luxury.
Having said that, California, London and India are good destinations for vegans. California and London because they have plenty of specialty vegan restaurants, and India because vegetarianism/veganism are intrical parts of 2 of the local religions (Hinduism and Jainism) and therefore it's easy to find food that fits your needs. I went to a vegan restaurant in London once, called Mildred's (45 Lexington St., Soho) and found it surprisingly good - the chefs do the impossible and make vegan cuisine actually taste like food :-D. Ethiopia is also a good spot for vegans because many people are vegetarian for religious reasons, but butter is a major staple of the local cuisine so you'll have to ask for your food to be prepared without it.
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Tokyo is also brilliant for vegan food! I followed Happy Cow when I visited and found a different vegan restaurant for each day of my trip :)