The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found here: www.vrg.org/restaurant
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Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide:
Coastal Vegan Grill, 7010 N. Atlantic Ave., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Coastal Vegan Grill is entirely vegan and serves many different types of cuisines in a fusion-style atmosphere. They have many of your favorite dishes, tacos, sandwiches, ramen, etc., Coastal Vegan Grill even has mac and cheese and a delicious-looking steak, egg, and cheese bagel. If you’re someone who always needs a sweet treat after a meal, this is the place for you; there are a wide variety of baked goods, including cake, cookies, and cinnamon rolls.
Good Sugar, 1186 Third Ave. New York, NY 10021
Smoothies include Blue Skies (almond butter, vanilla, banana, pea protein, blue spirulina, hemp seeds, cinnamon, maple, homemade almond milk); Beauty Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, goji berries, schisandra berries, banana, almond butter, hemp protein, dates, homemade almond milk); smoothie bowls, which are thick, frosty portion of blended fruit served in a bowl with a crunchy topping, including Acai (acai, blueberries, banana, pea protein, dates, with choice of three toppings). Hot foods include Downtown Burrito (Yukon potatoes, chickpeas, onions, red pepper, paprika, garlic, turmeric, black pepper, pink salt in whole wheat wrap with a side of salsa) and Veggie Stack (eggplant, sweet potato, mushroom, green pepper, plum, tomato, garlic, basil, oregano, pink salt, lemon juice, black pepper). Also sells many cold-pressed juices, soups, salads, and desserts.
Nectaris, 1403 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97214
There’s a wide range of Red, White, Rosé and Sparkling wine. To pique your appetite, there’s a myriad of Aperitif choices. Snacks include Seed to Surf ‘Conserva’ featuring Celery Root Whitefish or Mushroom Snow Crab with Beurre Blanc Dip; Flatbread Crackers and Lemon; Herbed Marcona Almonds; or Warm, Smokey Marinated Olives; and more. Some Savories are Classic French Onion Soup with Rebel Gruyère; Frittata del Giorno with Tomato Confit and Baguette; or Sandwiches on Sourdough like Confit Crimini Mushrooms with Prime Roots Pepper Turkey and Rebbel Truffle Chevre or Violife Cheddar with Prime Roots Bakn, Roasted Garlic Jam, and Rosemary. Care to Share? There’s Fondue for Two featuring Apple, Baguette, Roasted Carrots, Maple Sausage, and Roasted Potatoes, or Build Your Own Cheese and Charcuterie Boards with crackers, accoutrements, and more. When it’s time to wrap up, they serve several Digestifs, Ports, Sherry and other Dessert Wines. Teetotaling? No worries; they also offer many Zero alcohol mixed drinks. Sweets include a rotating selection of Missionary Chocolate Truffles, which you might pair with Quinta de la Rosa Tawny Port, or Cultured Kindness Matcha Cheesecake, which could be accompanied by Lustau Pedro Ximenez Sherry.
Rich Juice Bar, Cherry Hill Town Center, 630 Cherry Hill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21225
RICH Juice Bar is an extension of services offered by RICH – Restoring Inner City Hope, Inc. (The RICH Program). Dedicated to their community, besides aiming to create healthy food options, The RICH Juice Bar is youth led, offering job opportunities, soft skills training, and economic supports to program participants. Searching for The Cure? If it’s a juice blend of carrot, pineapple, and ginger, RICH Juice Bar has it. The Remedy offers pineapple, ginger, turmeric, and ashwagandha. Maybe you’ll visit for a Naybahood Nip Smoothie of mango, pineapple, date, spirulina, and almond milk. How about Seagull Green with spinach, kale, mango, flax, dates, and apple juice. Or, since you’re on Cherry Hill Road, Cherrydale Delight features cherries, bananas, and almond milk. Feeling creative? You can Build Your Own smoothies too. They also offer Acai Bowls topped with blueberries, strawberries, coconut flakes, and more.
SHŌSH, 41 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014
This high-end restaurant located in the West Village of New York City offers signature Middle-Eastern dishes, such as their celeriac shawarma, Spanakopita, and grilled kebab. While seating is limited, the restaurant is beautifully decorated and is a lovely place for a special occasion.
Vegan Ginger Root, 1164 First Ave., New York, NY 10065
Enjoy a variety of dim sum plus mango rolls, hot and sour soup, wonton soup, seaweed salad, Singapore mai fun, phad Thai, a variety of rice bowls, sweet citrus vegan chicken, black pepper vegan beef, home-style braised tofu, vegan cheesecake, fudge brownie, and more.
Vegan Junk Food DMV, Solaire Social, 8200 Dixon Ave., Silver Spring MD 20910
Vegan Junk Food is located inside the Solaire Social food hall, just a short walk from the Silver Spring Metro station. Vegan Junk Food DMV serves up bold, plant-based comfort food, and it is women-owned. The vibe is upbeat and urban, with communal seating and an inclusive atmosphere. They offer entrées and snack plates as well as their take on soul food such as a Soul Plate, Caribbean Peas and Rice, Collard Greens, and more. It is perfect for casual meetups or take-out when you’re craving vegan comfort food that doesn’t hold back on flavor.