{"id":26253,"date":"2026-02-20T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=26253"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:45:44","slug":"vegan-restaurants-added-to-vrgs-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/20\/vegan-restaurants-added-to-vrgs-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Restaurants Added to VRG\u2019s Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/a><\/p>\n

To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some new additions to VRG\u2019s guide:<\/p>\n

Long Count, 155 Ave. B, New York, NY 10009<\/strong><\/p>\n

The theme at Long Count is to experience the way \u201c\u2026 time transforms flavor \u2014 through wines\u2026\u201d\u00a0 \u201cslow-fermented sauces\u2026\u201d and more. Here, the goal is for the food to complement the wine. Some sample plates are Arancini with preserved truffle, miso aioli, and tempeh parmesan; Shiitake showcasing shoyu\u2013porcini glaze, fresh wasabi, and chive blossom; King Trumpet offering cashew miso, poached kohlrabi, and chamomile butter; and Rainbow Carrots with caramelized sunchoke miso, anise hyssop oil, and kale chips to note a few. When it\u2019s time for dessert, there\u2019s Hazelnut Cake accompanied by butterfly pea\u2013poached pears, white chocolate ganache, and chocolate\u2013orange ice cream.<\/p>\n

Mr. Charlie\u2019s, 1560 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here, you will find timeless American classics with a plant-based twist, such as \u201cfrowny meals,\u201d \u201cnot a double double,\u201d \u201cnot a cheeseburger,\u201d not a chicken sandwich,\u201d \u201cnot chicken nuggets,\u201d and everyone\u2019s favorite, french fries!<\/p>\n

Sabor a Vida Caf\u00e9 & Deli, 735 Shadowridge Dr., Vista, CA 92083<\/strong><\/p>\n

Focused on kindness, sustainability and environmental as well as human health, Sabor a Vida Caf\u00e9 & Deli endeavors to use house-made sauces and local, organic ingredients whenever possible. Besides various Avocado Toasts, they have Super Food Toasts like homemade Roasted Garlic Cashew Spread with kale and pumpkin seeds. Sandwiches have names that honor natural elements like Rainbow with vegan ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, and Provolone. Panini offerings include Love with spinach, roasted red pepper, mozzarella, and pesto spread, and many others. For Wraps and Burritos, you may choose Flour or Spinach. Eden wraps spinach, edamame beans, carrots, cucumber, avocado, and homemade Cashew Cream. Lightning Burrito strikes with hash brown, beans, Just Egg, vegan ham, tomato, avocado, and cheddar. One of their Salad options is Agua with greens, tomato, black beans, marinated tofu, avocado, roasted sesame seeds, and homemade coconut Ranch dressing. A Sabor Bowl example is Bosque with quinoa, black beans, kale, chickpea tuna, feta cheese, and homemade Jalape\u00f1o cashew cream. They serve a large menu of coffee and tea drinks, soft drinks, Mexican Hot Chocolate, and more. One of their many Smoothies is Black Forest, featuring strawberries, blueberries, bananas, cacao nibs, cacao powder, almond milk, and agave. Among their several Vida Bowls is Tropical Delight showcasing banana, mango, pineapple coconut milk, fresh ginger, turmeric powder, maple syrup, toasted coconut, and chia seeds.<\/p>\n

Street Beet, 1800 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216<\/strong><\/p>\n

Street Beet aims to create modern, \u201cnostalgic\u2026plant-based twists on classic comfort foods…\u201d The large Brunch menu offers Crab Cake Benedict–English muffins, crab cakes, arugula, poached \u201ceggs\u201d, hollandaise, old bay, and chives; garlic butter grilled Shrimp and (Cheesy) Grits with scallion; Breakfast Hash of Home fries, sausage, scrambled or sunny \u201cegg\u201d, grilled onions, and peppers, cheddar cheese, Pico, and spicy mayo to name a few. Besides Wraps, Sandwiches, Salads, Burritos, Burgers, Franks, Biscuits and Gravy, some Sides are Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts with Violife feta, fried shallots, and more. They offer a Kids Menu, too. Soft Beverages include Hot Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, Sodas, Non-alcoholic Mimosas and Bloody Mary, Espresso Martini, Spiced Citrus Mule and Lavender Lemonade. They have Floats and Milkshakes like Coffee Shake with chocolate sauce, and cocoa powder, Chocolate Malt with sprinkles, Cookie Butter with salted caramel and cookie crumble, Strawberry and Classic Vanilla\u2014all with whipped cream. For Desserts there\u2019s Bread Pudding, Salted Maple Pie with whipped cream and cinnamon, \u201cgooey\u201d warm Cinnamon Roll with cream cheese frosting and Classic Sundae–three scoops of vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, salted caramel, and house-made whipped cream.<\/p>\n

Throop Soups, 737 Dunmore St., Throop, PA 18512<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throop Soups is a plant-based restaurant serving seasonal salads, soups, sandwiches\/wraps, smoothies, and oat bowls. The southwest salad includes black beans, veggies, pico de gallo, and hummus with chipotle garlic vinaigrette. The roasted cauliflower soup is a cheesy and creamy roasted cauliflower soup with roasted garlic and nooch. Vegan crab cakes are served on a multigrain bun with tomato, lettuce, and tartar sauce. Smoothie options on the menu include pistachio cake, mint chocolate chip, and carrot cake.<\/p>\n

Veggie Life,\u00a01732 N Berwick Rd., Wells, ME 04090\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Veggie Life features vegan comfort foods. Shareables include creamy buffalo chik\u2019n dip served with toasted crostini, as well as spinach rangoon wontons filled with spinach, scallion, and cheese. Plantstrami Sammie is made of vegan pastrami with Dijon mustard on grilled marble rye. Signature pizzas include white pizza with an alfredo base, as well as animal lovers pizza with meatballs, tempeh sausage, and bacon. Sunday brunch includes savory classics such as vegan eggs benedict with English muffins, vegan ham, and poached vegan egg drizzled with house-made hollandaise; blueberry bliss waffles served with maple syrup; and berry bliss smoothie bowl topped with crunchy granola. Reservations not required but encouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org\/donate Here are some new additions to VRG\u2019s guide: Long Count, 155 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26255,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26253\/revisions\/26255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}