Austin Vegan Guide

This started at a SXSW guide but I thought I would keep it up for people visiting our fair city. Here is my list of the top ten dishes you shouldn’t miss! And my Vegan Tour of Austin.

Breakfast tacos are key, in fact, our fair city runs on breakfast tacos. Whole Foods, Bouldin Creek, Mr. Natural, Polvos, Wheatsville, Taco Deli, the Cherrywood Coffeehouse, and Arturos all have great options but in most places you can at least fine bean and potato, just make sure the beans aren’t made in lard and you are good to go! My favorite these days is the vegetable chorizo, fried plantains, guacamole, and refried beans at Elsi’s. I wish I was eating one right now.

The list starts with places that are walking distance to the convention center and moves out from there with an emphasis on late night places. And remember this is all my opinion and what I like or have heard about. I haven’t even been to all of these places! If you have anything to add or questions please comment at the bottom. I will keep updating the list.

Downtown

G’raj Mahal- new trailer at 91 Red River with table service open 5 to 3am. Indian classics vegan items marked Close to the convention center

Cazamance 1102 E Cesar Chavez & Cazamance Cafe 96 Rainey Street- Senegal inspired trailer on Rainey st. Items marked vegetarian include delicious sounding salads, wraps, and veggie burger. Cazamance open 6pm – 1:30am every day. The cafe is open 11am – 3pm M-F

Congress Second Bar + Kitchen- 2nd & Congress Upscale, the menu isn’t very vegan friendly but apparently they will make you fabulous food if you ask nicely or call ahead Sunday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – Midnight Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. – 2 a.m. Here is a review from Veggies, Foodies, Austinites.

Mongolian Grille-117 San Jacinto Blvd. One of those places where you pick out the ingredients that you want stir fried before your eyes. Open til 9:30 (or 10 on weekends)

PF Changs- American Chinese chain restaurant on 2nd & San Jacinto. Questionable sugar. Close to the convention center

Bakerman’s -120 East 7th Street bagels & soup and maybe other vegan items if you are lucky

Hoboken Pizza- open until 2:30am Red River & 7th. Teese Pizza!

Hot Dog King- 8th & Red River trailer. vegan dogs. open late

The Jackalope- 6th street bar. Portobello Pesto Sandwich is vegan. Even the pesto! Open til 2am

Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden, 709 E. Sixth St. This place is brand new but I learned they have some vegan items, the veggie sausage, peperonata, sauerkraut, braised red cabbage. All current breads are vegan except pretzels & sausage buns.

Frank Hot Dogs Cold Beer 407 Colorado Street veggie hot dogs and chili are vegan at this popular downtown spot. They are open late on the weekend.

Be More Pacific- 5th & Colordao. This Filipino truck moves around every day but seems to end up here most late nights. Check the schedule. The Adobo Tofu and the fried rice can both be made vegan. Open Late.

Jim Jim’s Water Ice, 4th & Guadalupe if you are in need of Italian Ice this is the spot.

Koriente- healthy Korean style food. My review here. Right by the Beauty Bar on east 7th. Close at 9:30

El Sol y La Luna 600 East 6th Street. This tex mex spot has tons of different options like veggie chorizo, tofu tacos, and spinach and mushroom enchiladas. Open 11 on weekdays and 2am on the weekend. Closed early sunday.

The Hideout- On 617 Congress, coffeshop, theater, and venue. Has sandwiches, soup, wraps, coffee, and baked goods. open until 10 or 11. Long Lines sometimes during the fest.

Kebabalicious- 2nd & Congress for lunch 7th & Trinity for dinner. Falafel, hummus, turk salad, pita. strange hours & they move around, check the site or call 512.418.1065

Chi’Lantro BBQ, Korean BBQ trailer, has a fab tofu taco for 2 dollars. Location changes daily, you can also follow them on twitter. Will probably be open until at least 2am during music.

Chipotle-801 Congress Chain no longer owned by McDonald’s. Vegan items include rice, black beans, fajita veggies, salsa, and guacamole, although the pinto beans contain bacon. Open 11-5

El Chilito- 918 Congress. Breakfast tacos. Vegetable taco & Burrito.

Which Which, 259 West 3rd St, open 10-10. white rolls are vegan, wheat contain honey. You mark all the topping that you want so it is easy to order veg.

Austin Java- Under city hall (The crazy looking building with the scary point) and on 12th & Lamar. Breakfast tacos. Smoothies, salad, vegetable plate. Most things on the menu aren’t vegan as is so be careful when ordering. Note that their airport location has nothing vegan except fruit. Open until 10.

La Condessa- West & 4th. Fancy Mexico City style food with really nice atmosphere and bar. Call ahead to say you are vegan and you are coming. Open until 11 most days.

Péché- Absinthe bar. Will make vegan items if you ask, different every night. Specials on twitter

Hut’s Hamburger- 807 West 6th Street, veggie burger with vegan bread. Open until 10

Whole Foods- Flagship store on 6th & Lamar. Crazy busy. Parking goes underground for 3 levels. I am obsessed with the breakfast tacos they are my favorite in town. PS Austin runs on breakfast tacos so make sure you try them somewhere. They have a salad bar/super bar that has a lot of random items usually the ingredients are listed and things are marked vegan. To-go section as well. They will also deliver to downtown by bike. There is a raw/vegan bar behind the produce section. Sometimes they have BBQ seitan and vegan eggs benedict but usually it is mostly raw stuff. Check out our local Nadamoo Ice cream by the pint while you are here.

24 Diner- Across the street from Whole Foods next to Waterloo music is this diner that is open around the clock. Veggie Po’Boy and a Veggie Burger on the menu.

JuiceLand (formerly the Daily Juice)- All vegan mostly raw juice place that has raw food items as well. Now they also serve vegan gluten free Soup Peddler Soup! Multiple locations, the one closest to downtown is really in West Austin 2307 Lake Austin Blvd. There is also one on Barton Springs. Everything is very high quality and expensive.

Joe’s Coffee- Multiple locations one on 2nd and one on South Congress. Veg Frito Pie & Chili. Garden Salad. BBQ sandwich. Am not sure if the burger or the veggie dog is vegan. If anyone knows for sure let me know

Leaf- 419 West 2nd. An all salad place where you go down the line picking what you want. They have tons of options. Twitter Specials

ThunderCloud Subs- Multiple locations including 903 West 12th St and1608 Lavaca The Veggie Delight is one of my favorite sandwiches in town. I never knew hummus and guacamole would work so well together. The nada chicken is not vegan There has been controversy but the bread is vegan according to both the people I talked to at Thundercloud and the New World Bakery where they get their bread.

Food 4 Fitness, healthy smoothies, grain salads, and desserts at this gym cafe. I love the yoga classes here so if you need a break from the craziness check it out.

The Evil Wiener, all sorts of crazy hot dogs, like Indian & Mexican inspired creations in addition to the usual suspects. 15th & Rio Grande 11-3

Way South Philly 1508 Rio Grande a Philly cheesteak with a vegan offering, though it looks like it is just grilled vegetables, they also have tots! Open from lunch until 10pm.

Conscious Cravings- 1901 Rio Grande trailer mostly vegan trailer with lots of really fantastic wraps, sandwiches, salads, and smoothies. Open 11-8. My Review There are multiple locations now, one on UT campus in front of the statue and one on S. First in the Torcy’s trailer park

Sagra - 1610 San Antonio, they have a vegan menu but you have to ask for it and the specify that you are ordering from it. The menu changes seasonally and features items like cauliflower rissoto, panzanella and funghi pizza. Homeade vegan pistachio cheese! Open most days from 11-10 with a break in the middle.

The Jalopy- 1502 San Antonio St. Homemade vegan bread on the sandwiches here, the have a gourmet style peanut butter and jelly, hummus, and a vegan Thai! Mon-Fri 11 am – 8 pm Sat 11 am – 4 pm

Arturos- 314 West 17th Street a little taco joint in a basement. Multiple vegan taco options for breakfast and lunch.

Clay Pit 1601 Guadalupe St. Indian. Lunch Buffet. All vegan menu if you ask. The basement dining is really nice.

Sushi A-Go-Go- 4001 Medical Pkwy vegan sushi options at this trailer. I love the inari. open until 8

3rd base sports bar- 1717 West 6th Street Nanette says they have an awesome big salad here and they are open until midnight or 1

Beets On the westside 1611 W 5th St. Suite- Open 8-8 or 9 All vegan raw place. Try the Asian Noodle salad. Mmm

Snap Kitchen 1014 W. 6th Street and another location at 4616 Triangle Ave. Snap Kitchen makes to-go foods at their kitchen and then puts them in containers at their two locations for sale. The idea is that people can get really healthy food to go. The vegan options are surprisingly good. I love their soups, I’d say they are the best I’ve had in Austin. They also have vegan scrambles, salads, smoothies, entrees and other healthy items. They will even bring it to your car.

Conan’s Pizza, central, north and south locations. Daiya pizza delivery until 11pm on weekdays 12 on weekends. You can order online!

South

Casa De Luz- All vegan macrobiotic place, behind Barton Springs on Toomey. A really lovely place with shared tables. Menu changes daily. Hippie.

The Shady Grove- On Barton Springs. Always very busy on nice days. Veggie plate is really good. Love the chili and hippie sandwich.

Thom’s Market- Barton Springs, A great little place to stop for essentials, salsa, frozen food, beer, and whatever you need in if you are in the area.

Maudie’s Tex Mex 1212 S. Lamar. Vegan enchiladas if you ask for no cheese. This is one of my vegetarian friends favorites.

Uchi- South Lamar. Known as the best restaurant in Austin. Maybe the world. Texas sushi. They will accommodate vegans. Expensive. Long wait.

Artz Rib House 2330 South Lamar. If your group desires BBQ this is the place to go. Live music. Grilled Vegetable plate and veggie burger. Open til 10

Black Sheep Lodge- 2108 Lamar, I love the sweet potato fries, they also have veggie burgers and a potabella sandwich and fried jalapeño strips breaded in cornmeal that are delicious. and tater tots. and really good beer. open til midnight and 1 on saturday.

Lulu B’s- South Lamar. One of my favorite trailers in town. The tofu vermicelli bowl with vegetarian sauce is AMAZING so good and fresh. Only 6 buck for a huge portion. Also try the spring rolls, and the bahn mi.

The Juicebox- This fantastic Daily Juice Soup Peddler Hybrid is super awesome. They have delicious vegan soup and the best juice and smoothies in the city.

Lick- 2032 S. Lamar 363-5622 Local inspired gourmet ice cream parlor with coconut based vegan options like “a ridiculously excellent coconut with avocado curd” Sunday–Thursday, 12:30–10pm; Friday–Saturday, 12:30–11:30pm

Wasota African Cuisine- 1209 S First St. The proprieties of the closed World Beat Cafe opened up this trailer and it is packed with African delights like fried plantains, veggie patties, black-eyes pea fritters, and Nigerian stew. There is a very large vegan marked menu and they are very clear about ingredients and super friendly. Highly recommended. Here is my review Open daily 11-9

Thai Fresh-909 W Mary St open 11-9 This little combination Thai grocery, cooking school, lunch counter always has something vegan in the deli case that you can eat there or take out. Pay by weight. Menu changes daily, check twitter I blogged about it

Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse- South 1st The tofu scramble is next level. You can get it in anything on the menu including the omelette which are fabulous. Also try with the vegan queso, the homemade veggie chorizo and the potato hash cake. The breakfast tacos are really good. Ask for the special tea menu.

All City Subs – 3808 S Congress Ave, Mon – Tue 11:30am-7pm Wed – Sat 11:30am- Late. Sub sandwiches, vegan items noted, they have a marinated portabella one and a seitan stir-fry.

Torchy’s- Multiple locations on South 1st and throughout town. The beans aren’t vegan but the rice, tortillas, vegetables, poblanos, and avocado (without cheese) are along with the flour and corn tortillas. They have really become even less vegan friendly. I wouldn’t recommend going here at all.

Polvos- South 1st. Tacos, enchiladas (hold the cheese), and burritos. My favorite salsa in town. Sometimes it can be difficult to order here but it is worth it. The breakfast tacos on the very back bottom of the menu are a great deal. You can choose from a lit of different things to make the taco of your dreams. Here are some pics

Fair Bean- South st. A great little coffeehouse that has almond, rice, and soy milk. They also have vegan empanadas and Celeste’s Best chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. My review

Bufalo Bob’s Chalupa Wagon now on South 1st & Live Oak, has several vegan chalupas, including ones with hummus and flax!

Bananarchy on South 1st & Live Oak. The greatest frozen banana stand in the world. M-Sat 12-9. Only open in warm weather.

La Flor- South 1st almost to Stassney on the east side of the street. Traditional Taco trailer with vegan refried beans, potatoes, and nopalitos on the freshest tortillas in town.

Hey Cupcake- South Congress rotating vegan cupcakes in this cute trailer

The Flying Carpet- 504 W. Oltorf South Congress trailer open 4:30-10. Vegan Wrap includes eggplant, falafel crumbles, & harrissa , fries, and salad. Now with beautiful sit down seating area.

Gueros- South Congress. Ask for the vegan menu. Get a margarita (or several) while you wait. Also chips and salsa that you get yourself the best Vegan Queso in the world. Mmm vegan meat.

Home Slice- South Congress Pizza is vegan if you hold the cheese. Also the garlic knots.

Snackbar- South Congress, excellent place for brunch. There are not as many options for dinner. Here is my review.

MamboBerry- South Congress trailer. Has tamales and a vegan egg salad sandwich. Review here

FreeBird- South Congress. Multiple locations. Very large burritos. Even the small is huge. You can order online

Zen- South Congress. Multiple locations. Japanese healthy fast food. There is no stock in the sauces but there is sugar in some. The ginger lime & the dynamite should be safe.

New India- South Congress, in the shopping center across from the HEB on Oltorf. Texas style Indian food. Multiple options review here.

Habana- 2728 South Congress. vegetarian friendly Cuban food and delicious tropical cocktails. I love this place! You can even sit in a little tiki hut. Here is a list of of what is vegan. I love the monfongo and the quinbombo. and the servers have always seemed very knowledgeable.

Ruta Maya-3601 South Congress, it is on a hill and you can’t see it from the street but this is a great coffee shop/music venue, they have baked goods, fajitas, and falafel.

Curra’s- 614 E. Oltorf St. Good Mexican food and avocado margaritas.

Taco Deli- 1500 Spyglass off Mopac. You see these tacos all around town but you can only get the vegan ones at the place. Here is a review

Whip In- Off I-35 & Oltorf. This is a convenience store and an Indian restaurant.

The Drag (guadalupe between MLK & 35th street borders UT campus)

Veggie Heaven- They have the cutest cheap t-shirts here and they appear to be in a cult. I get the tofu bowl usually with thai iced tea but the protein 2000 is the most popular item. The menu is vast. It may be the most vast menu you have ever seen.

Cornucopia, gourmet popcorn. MUST TRY. I like the green chile one best but dill pickle is there most popular. Sneak this in the Alamo if you want popcorn with your movie! And once you get hooked you can order it. They have twitter specials too.

F.N. Goode burgers. Next to Little Woodrows. the patties, the dogs, the chili, and the panuchos sans cheese are vegan but not the buns

Flying Falafel- close at 8:30 weekdays, 9:30 weekend. They have a vegan sampler plate with Hummus, Baba Ghanough, Falafel, Tabouleh, Tahini Salad, dolmadess and Pita

Hai Kai multiple Locations. Vietnames, pho, and noodle dishes.

Cocos- Bubble tea

Kerbey Lane- multiple locations. 24 hour diner. Vegan pancakes. tacos. sweet potato fries. Ask for the vegan menu

Tom’s Tabooley- Almost everything here is vegan and well labeled. The best part is that they send their wraps to stores all over town.

Ruby’s BBQ- 512 West 29th Street- veg Jambaylaya and more. This is another place to go if your group is desperate for BBQ. Open until midnight.

Toy Joy- vegan soft serve is AMAZING! They also have a bunch of vegan candy. Stop here if you have the time.

Thai Kitchen- multiple locations. Open til midnight on weekdays and 1 on the weekend Typical thai. Green Curry is popular.

Food Heads- off the drag on 34th. Lunch spot, sandwiches and salads. open until 4pm

Wheatsville- Don’t miss Texas’ only food co-op! They have an amazing deli with popcorn tofu po’boys, vegan mac & cheese, frito pie (with nutritional yeast), and all sorts of other things. The perfect place to stop on your way on your way in or out of town.

Boomarangs- Curry Hand pies. They are also available in different shops around town.

The Parlor- 4301 Guadalupe St vegan pizza with follow your heart cheese and veg sausage My favorite pizza in town. m-f open til midnight. 1am sat

The Nature Company- if you get tired from overindulging on so much great food there an all vegan spa where you can refresh yourself!

East

Mr. Natural- 1901 E. Cesar Chavez another location on south Lamar. Healthy style mexican food. A full range of juices. Try the tofu migas for breakfast. The lunch special is cafeteria style ordering otherwise grab a menu, pay, and take a number.

Counter Culture- 2337 East Cesar Chavez Street All vegan diner with homeade seitan philly, cashew cheese quiches and lots of raw and engine to friendly items. Both raw style desserts and baked good from Capital City Bakery. Sunday brunch. Cash only check FB for hours.

One Love Kitchen- 3109 E Ceaser Chavez just past pleasant valley. Ital Tofu plate, rice and peas or fried plantains on the side. Separate vegan grill. MT Open 5pm-11 WThFS Open 5-2am.

Veracruz All Natural- Cesar Chavez & Chalmers. Food cart with super fresh fruit and agua frescas, shaved ice. You can get fruit Mexican style with chile powder on it!

Progress Coffee San Marcos & 5th just east of the highway. You can walk here from downtown easy. Bagels, granola, fruit cup, salad, hummus plate, PBJ panini, green cart wraps, avocado sandwich

The Vegan Yacht- At the Soular Food Garden 1110 12th street at Waller. All Vegan seitan quesadilla and frito burrito. Trailer open wed thru sat 10am-9pm. Now open for breakfast. My Review

Cheer Up Charlie’s- 6th and Waller All vegan bar. Fun place, with lots of events, raw vegan chocolate & Kombucha on tap.

Via 313 – 6th & Waller Trailer with Detroit Style Pizza with follow your heart cheese. Open til 2am on the weekends.

Fire and Soul 1104 East 6th Spicy Vegan Corn Dog and Sweet Potato Fries. Open until midnight on weekedays 2am on weekends. Closed Sunday

Handshakes 1104 East 6th Creative milkshake stand with many vegan options. Open til 2am Friday & Saturday. Closed Sunday.

Papi Tino’s 1306 E 6th St I am so interested in the Rollos de Berenjena (Eggplant rolls stuffed with seasonal vegetables) which is labeled vegan on the menu but their drinks look really good too. Tue-Fri 6 pm – 12 am, Sat 11 am – 12 am, Sun 11 am – 4 pm Here’s my review

Takoba- 1411 E 7th St trendy Mexican restaurant with a nice patio. The two vegetarian items are marked. The rice has chicken stock. Open until midnight or 1am.

East Side King- Beet fries, brussels sprouts stir fry. It is behind the liberty bar and one of my top faves.

Rio Rita- 1308 East 6th Street coffeshop and bar with infused Tito’s drinks, some different snack options

The Brixton- 1412 E. 6th Street, Austin a mostly vegan bar with occasional vegan brunch. Here is my review of the brunch. 4:00 pm-2:00 am

Arlo’s Austin- CLOSED TEMPORARILY and moving to Cheer Up Charlies. An all vegan trailer with the best Bac’n Cheeze Burger in town or maybe the world. Plus, a BBQ burger, Chili Dogs, Chick’n Tacos, and Chip & Guac. Open 8pm to 2am Thursday, Friday and Saturday. My review

Karibu- 1209 East 7th. Open until midnight during the week and 2am weekend Ethiopian. Everything vegetarian is vegan as well.

The Soup Coop 2604 E. Seventh St. This trailer is temporarily closed due to recent thefts but their menu says they have vegan cream of broccoli soup!

Eastside Cafe 2113 Manor Road a fancy-ish vegetarian friendly restaurant in an old house. A lot of the entrees are sourced from the surrounding gardens which are beautiful and nice to walk though. The enchiladas and a couple of the salads are vegan.

Rio’s Brazilian- 408 Pleasant Valley, acai smoothies, vegan fried yucca and a papaya and roasted beet salad. All vegan options marked.

Bennu Coffee- 2001 E. MLK Blvd 24 hours Teese Pizza from Hoboken, tacos, green cart wraps.

Blue Dahlia-1115 east 11th Bakery/bistro with vegan bread, salads, sandwiches, soup, oatmeal, granola

Zandunga Mexican Bistro- 1000 E. 11th Avocado Relleno and a mixed vegetable plate with chayote squash & mushrooms. And fab drinks. Tue-Thur 11am-10pm Fri & Sat open until 11. Close at 3 on Sunday.

Sun Farms Kitchen, trailer located at 1106 East 11th. Solar Powered! Bread made by red rabbit vegan bakery! vegan Italian sausage and real fruit snow cones. Wed-Sat noon-midnight. Sun 12-6. Live music and garden

Vivo- 2015 Manor Rd. Enchiladas, tacos, rice and beans. Open until 10 or 10:30

Cherrywood Coffeehouse- vegan breakfast tacos! Also sandwiches and smoothies. 7am or 8am to midnight 1400 E 38.5 street

Mmmpanadas- empanada trailer with vegan options M-F 11-2 Sat-Sun 10-2. Located at The Mueller Hanger (click for map) but you can also find their empanadas around town.

Kome Sushi Kitchen- 4917 Airport Blvd. Emma who is vegan and works at Kome made a wonderful list and they also said they have vegan specials sometimes with local ingredients. Here are the menu items Edamame, Hiyayakko (no bonito), Kome Salad (no anchovies), Yaki onigiri (no sauce), Rice, pickles, Kikkoman Soy sauce, tamari, mango sauce, Mango/avocado roll, Veggie roll, Oshinko roll, Kanpyo roll, Natto roll, Avocado nigiri, Asparagus nigiri, yamagobo. Closed Sunday.

That’s Amore- 1620 E Riverside Dr at the South Shore Eatery. Vegan panino with gluten free bread, follow your heart cheese, and homeade basil pesto. Tue-Sat 11 am – 9 pm

Java Noodles- 2400 E Oltorf St south and east of the river. Indonesian. Super

Ventana Del Sol- 1834 E Oltorf St This one is really southeast but I didn’t know where to put it! It is a community building non profit that teaches people how to make food and also a cafe/sandwich place. Everything is made from scratch and the staff is well informed.

North

Moaz Falafel 4601 N. Lamar Blvd, in The Triangle. Exclusively vegetarian sandwiches with lots of different toppings and sweet potato fries. Open Sunday-Thursday 11-11 Fri & Sat 11-midnight my review

The Vegan Nom Food Trailer GRAND OPENING Sunday 4/29. Music, mingle, and vegan food at the same time as the World Wide Vegan Bakesale! 120 East North Loop-B. sandwiches, wraps, salads, and desserts. Some menu items will be raw.

Daily Juice Cafe 4500 Duval St- An all raw restaurant and juice bar. my review.

Sweet Ritual inside the Daily Juice Cafe you will find a magical vegan ice cream counter with waffle cones, caramel sauce, crazy specials, and sundaes galore. They even have gluten free options and are so so vegan that you don’t have to worry for one second about eating something weird. Here is a post about the menu from the ice cream social!

ASTI Trattoria- The manager at this fantastic Italian place is one of the nicest people I ever met, when she heard we didn’t have a great experienshe invited us back to try all the vegan items and we did. From the truffle white bean dip to the pesto pizza to the artichoke rissoto it was all amazing. Closed Sunday and no lunch Saturday, make a reservation.

Titaya’s Thai- The most vegan friendly Thai place in town, it is not a place to come for the atmosphere but pretty tasty That food. open until 10 pm. closed between lunch and diner.

Biscuits and Groovy 5015 Duval St, breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, and sandwiches open 7-2 thur-sun… or so they say

Mother’s Cafe and Garden 4215 Duval, one of those places that has probably been around since the 60s. If you are a celiac don’t trust their gluten free menu. I heard their brunch is good and people like the burger but I am not a fan. Hippie. open until 10.

Get Sum Dim Sum- 4400 N. Lamar fast casual all dumpling place. They have vegetarian specials every Review day. 11-9 Closed down while they move to a new location

Black Star Co-op- 7020 Easy Wind Drive, Suite 100, open 4-midnight, you can take the train! You can become an owner of the this local pub but even if you don’t enjoy their local beers and vegan friendly pub menu.

Aster’s Ethiopian- 2804 North I H 35 really good Ethiopian. open til 9 on weekdays & 10 weekend. Everything vegetarian is vegan as well.

Nomad Dosa 3421½ N IH 35 (38½ St near Concordia & Robinson) Dosa’s or ice bowls and vegan Mangonana Lassi. You choose the fillings and the toppings. Nearly everything is vegan Check out a full review on Red Hot Vegans.

Little Deli & Pizzeria 7101 Woodrow Ave Veggie Sandwich with olive tapenade, avocado, and marinated artichoke hearts. Seitan & Satan’s review

La Casa Chapala 3010 Anderson at Shoal Creek by Nomadic Notions Bead Store. Interior Mexican cuisine with table side salsa and guacamole service. Vegetarian menu that can be veganized by removing cheese, the black beans are vegan but not the charro beans. Danielle says the spinach enchiladas are her favorite. A second location on San Jacinto downtown. I want to go!

PhoNatic 2525 W. Anderson Ln. Vegan Pho and Salt and Pepper Tofu and you order on touch screens! Seitan & Satan has a great review

Bombay Express- 13000 N IH35 Building #12, super vegan friendly North and South Indian fast casual. take out available. My friend Maria says it is awesome. Tuesday – Sunday 11:00am – 9:00pm

Pacha- 4618 Burnet Rd coffee shop with vegan breakfast tacos and sweets. Fabulous mochas. Seitan & Satan says the tacos are in her top 5. Open until 7

Elsi’s Restaurant-6601 Burnet. Enchiladas and chalupas with spinach and mushrooms, avocado, and veggie chorizo breakfast tacos! 7am-9pm except Sun when they open at 8.

Pars Mediterranean Supermarket & Deli 8820 Burnet Road Veg options such include hummus, tabooli, falafel, dolmas, and pomegranate lentil soup. Grocery store attached.

Sarah’s Mediterranean Restaurant- 5222 Burnet Rd My friend told me this is where to find the best falafel and hummus in town and I have to agree, it is so good! They also have a market where you can pick up all sorts of fun stuff. Mon – Sat 10:00 AM – 9 PM / Sun Closed

Enchiladas y Mas 1911 W Anderson Danielle says “They have killer veggie enchiladas and their refried beans are veg. As is their rice, unless something was seriously messed up in translation their salsa (can be pretty spicy for some) and guacamole rock, too!” Tue-Sat 7-9 Sun 7-2

Sunflower Restaurant – 8557 Research Blvd Vietnamese crepes, bun, and stir-fries. Open until 9:30, closed Tuesday. My Review

Pho Van 8557 Research Blvd tofu vermicelli bowl. Here is a picture open 10-9.

Triumph Cafe- 3808 Spicewood Springs. Vietnamese dishes like Coconut Tofu and eggplant and green bean stir-fry. Open until 9 on weekdays and 10 on the weekend.

TerraBurger- 10611 Research Blvd organic eco-friendly green veggie burger.

Molcas Mexican Restaurant- 8127 Mesa Drive, Mexican restaurant with a vegetarian menu including vegetable fajitas and fried avocado tacos. Here is a review from Veggies, Foodies, Austinites. Open Mon-Sat 7am-10:30 pm and Sunday 7am – 9pm.

Masala Wok 10515 N. MoPac Expressway with another location on tech ridge. Chain restaurant stir-frys. What’s vegan isn’t clear so you have to ask. 11-10pm.

Pho Taison Vietnamese Cuisine 2438 W. Anderson although there are also locations by UT, south on William Cannon and in Southpark meadows, Lakeway, and Kyle. Vegan pho, Singaporean Tofu, lemongrass vermacelli bowls, curry and more. The menu is online. Molly said and “Tofu in [the Singaporean tofu is] infused with chiles”. and “the chiles were incorporated into the soy milk before it was curdled” I can’t wait to try it!

Alborz Persian Cuisine 3300 W Anderson Lane Traditional Iranian spot with Persian lunch buffet. Many vegetarian plates including one with skewered vegetables. The torshi leeteh looks good too,

Shandeez Restaurant 8863 Anderson Mill Rd.Suite 109 Traditional Iranian Restaurant with several different vegetarian plates with items like Mirza-Ghasemi and veggie stew. Mon-Thur 11-9 Fri & Sat 11-10. Closed Sunday.

Satay - 3202 West Anderson This is supposed to be one of the best Thai places in town but since I rarely go this far north I can’t tell you for sure! Open until 9:30 weekdays and 10:30 Friday & Saturday.

Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet- 12636 Research blvd Austin, south of mcneil and 183 an all you can eat Mediterranean buffet, everything is well labeled with ingredients.

Fire Bowl Cafe Great Hills Market 9828 Great Hills Trail #100 in the Arboretum with another location in South Austin Brodie Lane shopping madness. This is one of those places where you pick your veg, your grain, your protein, and your sauce and they stir fry it together. Veggie sign means vegan except they do use egg in their refried beans so watch out. Danielle says ” I love-their cucumber & tomato salad (an app) and a cold peanut noodle salad (entree)”

Like I Bite It Or Both. A cake and ice cream shop that usually has vegan cupcakes. M-Sat 11am-9pm Sun: 12pm-8pm

The Steeping Room- The Domain shopping center If you are in town doing expensive shopping and vegan this is the place to eat. The have bowls, cupcakes, sushi, salads and tea! Open until 9 or 10. My review

Thai Cuisine 4101 West Parmer Spicy green curry and all the other Thai restaurant standbys. Check out Seitan & Satan’s review

How Do You Roll- 10515 N Mopac Exp Sushi place where you pick your wrapper, sauce and fillings and they wrap it up. Open until 9pm. Another location downtown on 2nd st.

Moses Falafel, 7300 Hart Lane. Israeli veg trailer in the parking lot of Dell Jewish Community Campus, 7300 Hart Lane. Closed Friday & Saturday. Open Mon- Thur 11- 5:30 and Sunday 11-4

Tam Deli and Cafe 8222 N Lamar Blvd. Vietnamese and vegetarian fish sauce.Mon, Wed-Sun 10 am – 8 pm

Swad 9515 N Lamar Blvd. Vegetarian South Indian restaurant. I haven’t been here in probably ten years but it is supposed to be one of the most authentic vegetarian Indian spots in town. Closes between lunch and dinner on the weekdays. Open until 9:30pm

Le Soleil Restaurant- 9616 N. Lamar. Authentic family style Vietnamse restaurant with a good looking vegetarian probably mostly vegan menu section. Let me know if you can verify!

Baguette House 10901 N Lamar Blvd. Another Vietnamese spot. I read this one has a bahn mi with seitan and tofu that can be made vegan sans mayo. check out Seitan & Satan’s review.

A Taste of Ethiopia, 1100 Grand Avenue Pkwy Pflugerville. I have heard this is the best Ethiopian around but I haven’t tried it yet. I’m sure it is the best in Pflugerville! They have a lunch buffet and I can’t wait to try it. Someday.

Round Rock

Promise Pizza- 1500 S Aw Grimes Blvd Fabulous pizza with Daiya cheese. Twitter Specials. Second Location in Great Hills.

Peppers Indian Restaurant 2711 La Frontera Blvd Suite 200 Indian Restaurant with vegan options noted.