My go-to picks for fantastic vegetarian fare in 2016...
Breakfast - Sneaker's Bistro (Winooski), Penny Cluse Cafe
Lunch - New Moon Cafe, Duino Duende, Pingala Cafe (Winooski)
Dinner - Revolution Kitchen, Pizzeria Verita, Waterworks (Winooski), Tiny Thai (Winooski)
**Late Night options (10pm-late), check out Duino Duende or El Cortijo
Dessert - SoYo Frozen Yogurt
**Vegans should check out the cupcakes at New Moon or sourdough doughnuts at Scout + Co.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ohhh changes...
Sadly, the New Ethic Cafe I raved about ceased to exist last year. Several other changes have occurred as well:
- The Bluebird Tavern on Riverside has opened up. Sadly they do not offer anything vegan to my knowledge, which is a pity because I've heard their food is great.
- Das Bierhaus opened. Nothing vegan (it's all about the bratwurst).
- The Farmhouse Tap & Grill also opened. They have a good vegan burger made with Vermont Soy Tofu, and a few interesting sides/apps. The portobello burger is NOT vegan. Unfortunately none of their entrees are vegan either.
- Bella Farm (in the Intervale) began offering their delicious vegan pesto via the Burlington Farmers Market & City Market. The Vermont Hummus Company has also begun selling to these two venues. If you can make it to the market, try the pumpkin hummus! It's delectable.
Other changes on the vegan pastry front (aka "How to satisfy my horrible sweet tooth"):
- Radio Bean no longer serves vegan cookies and cinnamon rolls :( ... but they have opened a restaurant, Duino (Duende), which usually has some good, satisfying international dishes like falafel, and my personal favorite, a dish with lentils, almonds, and caramelized onions.
- About once a week, Uncommon Grounds has vegan muffins. Haven't tried them yet. They also often have vegan cinnamon rolls.
- I don't know if I just didn't realize it, but in the morning on weekdays City Market has the best vegan muffins around. (They're in the case across from the bulk olives.) They continue to sell "vegan yumyums" (sort of like coffeecake with fruit), and vegan chocolate chip cookies that they make in-house.
On the horizon:
-Church and Main will be opening soon. Seven Days reported that the chef's girlfriend/wife (?)is a vegetarian, and they will therefore be offering an inventive vegan dish or two.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
breakfast...the most important meal of the day
Best places for vegan breakfast:
Penny Cluse Cafe...get ready to...wait! But if you need a half hour to work up your appetite, this is the place to go. Freshly-squeezed tangerine juice, coffee with soymilk, and flavor-bursting tofu scramble make for a good start to your day. Unfortunately some items on the menu aren't vegan that could be, like polenta or homefries.
Phone:802-651-8834
Magnolia Bistro has a pretty good breakfast, but can be inconsistent. Get a side of fruit! The vegan french toast is a bit dry sometimes, and the veggie sausage isn't vegan :( Tofu scrams are tasty but can be unbelievably tiny. Their strawberry jam is homemade and incredible.
Phone: 802-862-7446
Nunyuns Bakery & Deli in the North End has a tasty vegan breakfast of homefries, toast and tempeh bacon. The owners are really nice, hopefully they will start making vegan pastry too.
Phone: 802-861-2067
City Market for something simple - a bagel with Tofutti cream cheese, for example. Personally I was disappointed by the blandness of the Humane Society breakfast sandwich. (And what's up with the "Hippie Cooler" sign over the vegetarian case?)
If you're willing to go a little further, try...
Sneakers Bistro & Cafe in Winooski. They have seitan hash and breakfast burritos and will substitute tofu for eggs for $1.95 extra. Be prepared to wait though! Lunch starts after 11am.
Phone: 802-655-9081
Penny Cluse Cafe...get ready to...wait! But if you need a half hour to work up your appetite, this is the place to go. Freshly-squeezed tangerine juice, coffee with soymilk, and flavor-bursting tofu scramble make for a good start to your day. Unfortunately some items on the menu aren't vegan that could be, like polenta or homefries.
Phone:802-651-8834
Magnolia Bistro has a pretty good breakfast, but can be inconsistent. Get a side of fruit! The vegan french toast is a bit dry sometimes, and the veggie sausage isn't vegan :( Tofu scrams are tasty but can be unbelievably tiny. Their strawberry jam is homemade and incredible.
Phone: 802-862-7446
Nunyuns Bakery & Deli in the North End has a tasty vegan breakfast of homefries, toast and tempeh bacon. The owners are really nice, hopefully they will start making vegan pastry too.
Phone: 802-861-2067
City Market for something simple - a bagel with Tofutti cream cheese, for example. Personally I was disappointed by the blandness of the Humane Society breakfast sandwich. (And what's up with the "Hippie Cooler" sign over the vegetarian case?)
If you're willing to go a little further, try...
Sneakers Bistro & Cafe in Winooski. They have seitan hash and breakfast burritos and will substitute tofu for eggs for $1.95 extra. Be prepared to wait though! Lunch starts after 11am.
Phone: 802-655-9081
Where to go when you're craving vegan pastry!
Stone Soup has an impressive daily selection of muffins, scones, cookies, bars and crumbles. The vegan thumbrint cookies & muffins are wonderful; the regular cookies are stale. The chocolate cake is a bit too stiff for my liking. Sometimes they have discounted leftover muffins!
Phone:(802) 862-7616
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Radio Bean has amazing vegan cinnamon rolls every morning, decadent giant everything-cookies, and cupcakes that will melt your soul.
Phone: (802) 660-9346
New Ethic has homemade donuts on Saturday mornings, as well as the same cinnamon rolls and cupcakes as Radio Bean.
City Market has decent vegan chocolate chip cookies if you get there early. They used to have great vegan muffins that sold out ridiculously fast, not sure what happened to them.
Radio Bean has amazing vegan cinnamon rolls every morning, decadent giant everything-cookies, and cupcakes that will melt your soul.
Phone: (802) 660-9346
New Ethic has homemade donuts on Saturday mornings, as well as the same cinnamon rolls and cupcakes as Radio Bean.
City Market has decent vegan chocolate chip cookies if you get there early. They used to have great vegan muffins that sold out ridiculously fast, not sure what happened to them.
Menores
Can't say I recommend it. Just went there one time. Nice atmosphere but...we were waited on by 4 different people, and I was disgusted to get halfway through my taco salad before discovering a large piece of beef mixed into the lettuce. Not a lot of vegetarian options, either.
American Flatbread
I love pizza as much as any cheese-eater, and American Flatbread is definitely good pizza.
Website:http://www.americanflatbread.com/restaurants/burlington-vt/
Phone: (802) 861-2999
Thumbs up:
They take money off the price off your pizza when you say "no cheese please". Yummy toppings like caramelized onions, arugula and kalamata olives. Good place to bring your non-vegan friends.
Thumbs down:
Sometimes they forget to tell the chef "no cheese" and you end up eating when everyone else is finished. But they don't mind, because they get to take home free pizza. There aren't any toppings with PROTEIN! Hopefully they at least get nuts. I would love to see some locally made seitan or tofu on the menu though. Also, the place is usually packed so be prepared to wait (especially on Mondays when everything else is closed).
Website:http://www.americanflatbread.com/restaurants/burlington-vt/
Phone: (802) 861-2999
Thumbs up:
They take money off the price off your pizza when you say "no cheese please". Yummy toppings like caramelized onions, arugula and kalamata olives. Good place to bring your non-vegan friends.
Thumbs down:
Sometimes they forget to tell the chef "no cheese" and you end up eating when everyone else is finished. But they don't mind, because they get to take home free pizza. There aren't any toppings with PROTEIN! Hopefully they at least get nuts. I would love to see some locally made seitan or tofu on the menu though. Also, the place is usually packed so be prepared to wait (especially on Mondays when everything else is closed).
New Ethic Cafe
I haven't tried everything on the menu, but generally I dig this place. Even my mom, a hard-core meat-eater, liked it (that doesn't mean your mom definitely will though.)
Website:http://www.newethiccafe.com/index.htm
Phone: 802-540-2834
Price: $6-8 for an entree
Thumbs up:
It's 100% vegan. You can order anything on the menu!
LOVE the Cobb Salad (it's huge), Notcho/Mexican Plate, and Sweet Chili Burger. The Soul Food Plate is awesome too but I prefer a side salad over green beans. Friendly staff, clean, airy space with upbeat music and free wifi. Perfect portion sizes. Yummy desserts, when they have 'em.
Thumbs down:
Food isn't always HOT. Their website says they close at 9 but it's actually 8 (winter hours?) I think the caesar salad is gross (mustardy with way too many croutons) and the plantain burger was dry. It would be amazing if they had a soup of the day.
Overall: a must-eat for Burlington veg*ns & friends :)
Website:http://www.newethiccafe.com/index.htm
Phone: 802-540-2834
Price: $6-8 for an entree
Thumbs up:
It's 100% vegan. You can order anything on the menu!
LOVE the Cobb Salad (it's huge), Notcho/Mexican Plate, and Sweet Chili Burger. The Soul Food Plate is awesome too but I prefer a side salad over green beans. Friendly staff, clean, airy space with upbeat music and free wifi. Perfect portion sizes. Yummy desserts, when they have 'em.
Thumbs down:
Food isn't always HOT. Their website says they close at 9 but it's actually 8 (winter hours?) I think the caesar salad is gross (mustardy with way too many croutons) and the plantain burger was dry. It would be amazing if they had a soup of the day.
Overall: a must-eat for Burlington veg*ns & friends :)
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