Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Travel: Veg Guide to Austin

Last night I went to an all girls-vegan-fondue party, read about it on my other blog, Daily January HERE. And after having such a great night with a bunch of super cool new vegan friends, what could make my day that much better? A surprise in my mailbox.

My Free VegAustin Vegetarian Guide to Austin just came in the mail today and I'm so excited to check out all of the restaurants I haven't tried yet. Though we don't eat out too often, this list is going to give us more reason to treat ourselves, and indulge more.

The brochure is just one tri-folded page, but lists dozens of places, from food trailers to fine dining suitable for veggies and vegans alike. You can sign up to have a Free copy sent to you HERE, but I'm going to go ahead and give the full list with links, because I'm that excited about it:

* = ones I've tried (all of which have been good ** if they are great)
+ = ones I'm most looking forward to trying

Downtown:

East Austin:
Cheer up Charlies + (all veg)
Mr. Natural * (two locations, all veg)

North Austin:
Counter Culture ** (all vegan)
Daily Juice Cafe ** (all vegan)
Kerbey Lane Cafe (two locations) ++
not on the list but I love, Titaya's Thai Cuisine **

South Austin:
Casa de Luz * (all vegan)
Kerbey Lane Cafe ++ link above
Mr. Natural *(all veg)-link above

University of Texas Area:
Veggie Heaven * (all veg)

West Austin:
Beets Cafe ** (all raw/vegan)
Borboleta ++ (all veg, and raw)

Bakeries:
not on the list, but I love Hey Cupcake (the trailer on SoCo has vegan ones)**

Groceries:
Gandhi Bazar (all veg) ++
Whole Foods Market (flagship store, and north locations) **
not on the list, but I also like going to Central Market *


For an even more complete list of Austin eateries, visit THIS LINK on the VegAustin website.