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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism
California2
______________________________________________________________________
The 14 parts of this guide contain a world list of vegetarian
restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores,
vegetarian organizations, etc. Each part is posted on an independent
schedule.
The latest posted copy of the World Guide to Vegetarianism is
available via e-mail. For an index and instructions, send an e-mail to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the message body:
send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/index
The guide is also available via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu in the
directory /pub/usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide.
** Please send us any new listings or corrections, but be sure to **
** format them in the same format as is used in this guide. Keep **
** comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point. **
______________________________________________________________________
California part 2
______________________________________________________________________
This section has listings for the following:
Counties:
Marin Napa Placer San Bernandino
Mendocino Nevada Riverside San Diego
Monterey Orange Sacramento San Francisco
| The California coordinator is: Elliot Omiya <eomiya@wpo.borland.com>
Sub-coordinator:
San Francisco: Robert Blumen <robert@brt.com>
Many thanks to Michael Hummell for providing a good deal of
information on the Bay Area.
Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
_Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery
Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.
______________________________________________________________________
Marin County
Marin Vegetarian Society
12 Rally Court, Fairfax, CA 94930, (415) 459-4668
- Contact: Patti Breitman. Newsletter. Potluck on 3rd Saturday of each
month at 6:45pm at Ross Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church in San
Anselmo.
Corte Madera
------------
Moondoggies, 119 Town Centre Drive, 924-6261
- Vegetarian-friendly fast-food place. Has veggie burgers. *VRG
Fairfax
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Marin Vegetarian Society, 12 Rally Court, Fairfax, CA 94930, 459-4668
- See above for details.
Larkspur
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Garden of Eatin' Cafe, 474 Magnolia Avenue, (415) 927-7611
- Vegetarian. Four different vege-burgers, tofu pups, tamales, "air"
fries (organic russet potatoes freshly cut and baked, with no fat,
in hot air oven), cole slaw tossed in homemade non-dairy mayonnaise.
Makers of Garden of Eatin blue corn chips. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8pm.
Perfect Health-Joy-Songs, 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle, 461-6455
- Juice bar & health foods.
Mill Valley
-----------
Cairo Cafe, Strawberry Village Shopping Center, Mill Valley,
(415) 389-1101
- Vegetarian-friendly. Excellent Middle Eastern (Egyptian) restaurant.
Various vegan dishes. Very good falafel pitas and red lentil soup.
Belly-dancing on Friday and Saturday nights! Closed Mondays.
Lucille's Cafe, 38 Miller Avenue #10, Mill Valley, (415) 381-4613
- Vegetarian-friendly. Several vegetarian options, including a regular
tempeh special. Good sit-down-and-relax place.
High Tech Burrito, Strawberry Village Shopping Center, Mill Valley,
(415) 388-7002
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great health-conscious Mexican fare, including
a very tasty vegan burrito. Highly recommended for a quick meal.
Try the black beans. Open late on Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Living Foods, 149 Throckmorton, 383-7121
- Natural foods store.
A Natural Affair, 383-5231
- Catering.
Eleonora Manzolini, 383-5231
- Gourmet natural foods cooking classes.
Novato
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High Tech Burrito, Novato Fair Center, 942 Diablo Avenue, 897-8083
- Vegetarian-friendly. Great health-conscious Mexican fare, including
a very tasty vegan burrito. Highly recommended for a quick meal.
Try the black beans. Open late on Thurs, Fri, Sat.
San Anselmo
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Living Foods, 222 Greenfield Avenue, 258-0660
- Natural foods store.
San Rafael
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Vegetarian Restaurants:
Milly's, 1613 4th Street, 459-1601
- Best gourmet vegan food I've found. Small, nice atmosphere. Nearly
entirely vegan but serve some lacto dishes. Menu indicates vegan
dishes. Pasta, tofu, and tempeh dishes. Seaweeds. Make the trip;
it's worth it! Popular, call for reservations. Not cheap. Offers
catering. Open Sun, Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-9:30pm.
- The BEST vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Northern California. A
MUST!!!
- Denny & Margarett Malone, the owners of Milly's, offer cooking
classes.
San Rafael Health Foods, 1132 4th Street, 457-0132
- Juice bar.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
High Tech Burrito, 2042 Fourth Steet (Miracle Mile Plaza), 485-0214
- See description under Mill Valley.
Pasand Madras, 802 B Street, 456-6099
- South Indian.
Okayama, 565 A N 6th
Natural Foods Stores:
Real Foods Co., 770 West Francisco Blvd, 459-8966
Trader Joe's, Montecito Plaza, 337 Third Street, 454-9530
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Farmer's Market:
Marin Civic Center & Fairgrounds
- Thurs 8am-1pm year round. Sun 9am-2pm May to Nov.
Sausalito
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Real Foods Co., 200 Caledonia, 332-9640
- Natural foods store.
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Mendocino County
Mendocino
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Ukiah 955
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Expensive, but the flowers taste
great.
Ukiah
-----
Arlene's Earthly Delights, Pear Tree Shopping Centre, 538 E. Perkins,
462-4970
- Vegetarian-friendly. Gourmet sandwiches, soups. Vegan options.
Closed Sun.
Willits
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Harvest Bounty, 39 S. Main Street, 459-9647
- Natural foods store with vegetarian deli. Pizza, tamale pie,
enchilada casserole, chili, mushroom stroganoff. They strive for
vegan dishes. Very accommodating. Closed Sat-Sun.
______________________________________________________________________
Monterey County
Carmel
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Royal Taj, 230 Crossroads Blvd, 624-9110
- Indian. Vegan options. *VRG
Monterey
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David Walton's Beau Thai, 807 Cannery Row, 373-8811
- Thai. Tofu can be substituted in any non-vegetarian dish.
Pacific Grove
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Tillie Gort's Coffee House, 111 Central Avenue, (408) 373-0335
- Vegetarian-friendly.
New Granary, 173 Central Avenue, 372-2533
- Natural foods store. Open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-7pm.
______________________________________________________________________
Napa County
Calistoga
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Seed Time & Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 1226 Washington St, 942-5512
- Vegetarian. Mostly vegan. Many cakes, cookies, and muffins are
vegan and free of refined sugar and oil. Outdoor dining in
courtyard. Closed Sat. *VRG
St. Helena
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Farmer's market, Dansk Square
- Fri 7:30am-noon.May-Nov
St. Helena Health Center, 650 Sanitarium Road, St. Helena
Tel: (707) 963-6214, in CA 1-800-862-7575, elsewhere 1-800-358-9195
- Offers a range of health recovery programs, and a 12-day health
improvement course (based on The McDougall Plan) run by Dr. John
McDougall. Rooms, gym, pool, sauna, and vegetarian & vegan food.
______________________________________________________________________
Nevada County
Nevada City
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Earth Song Market and Cafe, 727 Zion Street, 265-9392
- Natural foods store with cafe. All-natural and organic ingredients
used whenever possible. Daily specials. Vegan options.
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Orange County
Vegetarian Organizations:
Orange County Vegetarian Network
12073 Stonegate Lane, Garden Grove, CA 92645
EarthSave Orange County
P.O. Box 15131, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 835-1775
Anaheim
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The Greenery Natural Kitchen, 323 S. Magnolla, 761-8103
- Wide-ranging menu. Quesadillas, burritos, lasagna, sandwiches,
soups, smoothies. Vegan options. Closed Sun.
Brea
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Trader Joe's, Brea Imperial Center, 2500 Imperial Hwy (at Kraemer),
(714) 257-1180
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Costa Mesa
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Trader Joe's, 103 E. 17th, (714) 642-5134
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
El Toro
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P.J.'s Casa Fiesta, 23696 El Toro Road, 581-2529
- Mexican. No lard used. Vegan options. Willing to accommodate.
Counter service only. Open daily.
Fullerton
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The Greenery, 119 E. Commonwealth Avenue, 870-0981
- Vegetarian-friendly. Soups, salads. Open Mon-Sun.
Garden Grove
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Souplantation, 5939 Chapman Avenue, 895-1314
- Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.
Huntington Beach
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Trader Joe's, 18681-A Main Street, (714) 848-9640
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Irvine
------
Trader Joe's, Walnut Village Center, 14443 Culver Drive,
(714) 857-8108
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Laguna Beach
------------
Gauranga's, 285 Legion Street, Laguna Beach, 494-7029
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.
Trader Joe's, Oakbrook Village Center, 24321 Ave. de la Carlota,
Laguna Hills, (714) 586-8453
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Newport Beach
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Good Earth, Fashion Island, 210 Newport Center Drive East, 640-2411
- Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods.
Orange
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The Healthy Gourmet, 3505 E. Chapman Avenue #E, (714) 771-1993
- Vegetarian-friendly. Vegetarian and "California Lite" cuisines.
Low-fat, high energy foods. Vegan options. Smoke-free. Open daily.
*VRG
San Clemente
------------
Trader Joe's, Ocean View Plaza, 638 Camino de los Mares,
(714) 240-9996
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
San Juan Capistrano
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Natural Offering Cafe, (714) 472-1721 *VRG
Santa Ana
---------
Trader Joe's, 1303 North Main Street, (714) 834-0514
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Tustin
------
Souplantation, 13681 Newport Avenue, 730-5443
- Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.
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Placer County
Auburn
------
The Kitchen, 4020 Grass Valley Highway (Hwy 49 at Dry Creek Road),
885-9535
- Vegetarian. International cuisine. A restaurant with a sense of
humor. Locals sell their herbs and wares. Brunch specials include
scrambled tofu, burgers, sandwiches, burritos. Dinner specials
include vegetable curry, Persian tempeh, black-bean enchilladas,
stroganoff. Vegan options. Only the best and freshest ingredients
used. Catering available. Closed Mon-Tue.
Tahoe City
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Hobee's, Boatworks Mall, 760 N. Lake Blvd, 581-1166
- Vegetarian-friendly. All-fresh salad bar. Gourmet tofu burgers,
vegetarian chili, soups, sandwiches. Vegan options. Breakfasts. Open
daily.
| Tahoe Vista
| -----------
|
| Seedling Cafe, 7081 North Lake Blvd, (916) 546-3936
| - Internatonal vegetarian cuisine. Good tempeh burgers. Delicious
| grilled veggies fajita plate includes black beans and rice.
______________________________________________________________________
Riverside County
Moreno
------
Dragon House, 22456 Alessandro Blvd, 653-1442
- Vegetarian-friendly Chinese restaurant. Has a vegetarian menu, with
many dishes using fake meats. Vegan options. Open daily. *VRG
Murrieta
--------
Murrieta Hot Springs Resort and Health Spa,
39405 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, (714) 677-7451
- "A mecca for the healing arts." A family-oriented resort. Three
natural mineral springs, an Olympic sized pool, mineral baths,
tule-root mud baths, body wraps, saunas, tennis courts. Has an
incredible lacto-vegetarian menu. You can drop in only for one meal,
but this place is so luxurious that you'll want to stay overnight.
Open daily.
Palm Desert
-----------
Trader Joe's, Palm Desert Town Center, Fred Waring Drive at Town
Center Drive
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Palm Springs
------------
Let's Get Juiced, 651 N. Palm Canyon Drive, 327-9112
- Lacto-vegetarian restaurant, coffeehouse, and art gallery. "A
meeting place for artists, musicians, yogis, cyclers, storytellers,
recyclers, writers, neo-bio-revolutionaries and other assorted
friends of the universe." Organic ingredients used when possible.
Vegan options. Open daily, but closes early on Tuesdays. Closed in
August. *VRG
Riverside
---------
Dragon House, 10466 Magnolia Avenue, 354-2080
- Vegetarian-friendly Chinese restaurant. Has a vegetarian menu, with
many dishes using fake meats. Vegan options. Open daily. *VRG
______________________________________________________________________
Sacramento County
Citrus Heights
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Fresh Choice, 5419 Sunrise Blvd, 863-5680
- Vegetarian-friendly restaurant. All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta
bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan options but the marinara pasta
sauce is not one of them. Their nutritional information pamphlet
lists all menu items and it even has a column that indicates those
that are vegan. Great place even for those who normally don't like
eating salads.
Fair Oaks
---------
Blue Iris Cafe, 10118 Fair Oaks Blvd, 961-7675
- Vegetarian-friendly gourmet restaurant. Has a vegetarian and
macrobiotic menu. Stir-fries, sautes, noodle and rice dishes,
vegetarian box lunches. Expensive. Open Tue-Fri for lunch, Tue-Sun
for dinner.
Sacramento
----------
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Fresh Choice, 2 locations:
Arden Fair Mall, 1689 Arden Fair #1065, 649-3839
535 Howe Avenue, 649-8046
- All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta bar, etc. Very clean. Many vegan
options but the marinara pasta sauce is not one of them. Their
nutritional information pamphlet lists all menu items and it even
has a column that indicates those that are vegan. Great place even
for those who normally don't like eating salads.
Trader Joe's, 2 locations:
Town & Country Village, 2601 Marconi Avenue (at Fulton), 481-8797
Quail Pointe Shopping Center, 5307 Sunrise Blvd, Fair Oaks, 863-1744
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Miscellaneous:
Farmer's market, under Hwy 80 at 8th & W Streets
- Sun 8am-noon. Year round.
Eileen Murray, 457-9466
- Macrobiotic meals to go and cooking lessons.
Vegetarian Organizations:
Sacramento Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 163583, Sacramento, CA 95816, (916) 457-4982 / 446-9334
or 823 28 Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Potluck on 3rd Sunday of each month at 5:30pm
______________________________________________________________________
San Bernandino County
Loma Linda
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The Soup Stone, 11306 Mountain View, 796-1162
- Vegetarian restaurant, bakery, and caterer. Salad, soup, potato,
bread, and dessert bars. Veggie burgers, pasta. Outdoor tables.
Banquet room available. Open Sun-Thurs.
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Anderson Road at Barton Road,
824-4365
- Vegetarian restaurant. Open 22 hours a day. Cafeteria style.
Take-out available. Smoke-free.
Needles
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Irene's Drive Inn, 703 Broadway, 326-2342
- Fast food place which serves vegetarian burgers tacos & burritos.
Closed Sat.
Redlands
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Trader Joe's, Orange Street Plaza, 552 Orange Street, (909) 798-3888
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
______________________________________________________________________
San Diego County
Coronado
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Stretch's Coronado Cafe, 943 Orange Avenue, 435-8886
- Vegetarian-friendly cafe. Stretch takes pride in the quality and
variety of food offered. All food prepared fresh daily. Self-serve.
Del Mar
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Garden Taste, Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino Del Mar, 793-1500
- Vegan restaurant. All organic. Raw soups, sprouted salads, sprouted
veggie burgers, non-wheat pizza. No oil, sugar, or salt used. Open
daily. *VRG
Souplantation corporate office, (619) 792-0713
- I get the impression that there is a souplantation restaurant here,
but it's a bit unclear. Someone please inform me. In any case, if
there is one, then it's vegetarian-friendly and has an
all-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60 items, soup, fruit,
and muffins. This one would be closed on Sundays. *VRG
El Cajon
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L'Chaim Cafe, 134 West Douglas Street, 442-1331
- Vegetarian restaurant. Home-style. Pritikin menu. Vegan options.
Closed Sun.
Encinitas
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Shepherd, 1126 First Street, 753-1124
- Vegetarian restaurant. International menu. Nightly dinner specials,
monthly dessert specials. Children's menu. Stroganoff, sweet and
sour veggies. Vegan options. Outdoor seating. Live music nightly.
Fountain of Juice, 1163 First Street, 944-0612
- Vegetarian restaurant. Wide variety. Curried vegetables, black bean
burritos, mock meat dishes, smoothies. Vegan options. Counter
service. Catering. Open daily.
Star of India,
- Indian restaurant. One of San Diego's top ten rated restaurants.
Large vegetarian selection. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Catering available. *VRG
Colors Cafe, 745 First Street, 944-1447
- Vegetarian-friendly. Natural foods. Casual, upscale. Organic salads
and juices. Vegetarian and non-dairy items clearly marked on menu.
Vegan appetizers. Patio dining. *VRG
Roxy Restaurant & Ice Cream, 517 First Street, 436-5001
- Vegetarian-friendly. Falafel burger, vegetarian burrito. Open daily.
Trader Joe's, Encinitas Plaza, 115 N. El Camino Real, 634-2114
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
La Jolla
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Che Cafe, 0323-C Student Center, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, 534-2311
- Vegetarian cafe. Run by a non-profit vegetarian collective. Most
items vegan. Live music most weekends. Always open on Wednesdays,
call for other times. Pretty unreliable for most meals I've tried
there.
Sandwiched Inn, 927 Silverado
- Friendly, and lots of vegan sandwiches. Open 8:30am-3:30pm.
Star of India, 1025 Prospect Street #100, 459-3355
- Indian restaurant. One of San Diego's top ten rated restaurants.
Large vegetarian selection. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Catering available. Expensive, but good.
Choices, Scripps Health Center on Torrey Pines Road
- Natural foods store.
Trader Joe's, La Jolla Village Square, 546-8629
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
La Mesa
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Souplantation, 9158 Fletcher Pkwy, 462-4232
- Vegetarian-friendly. All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60
items. Soup, fruit, muffins. Open daily.
Trader Joe's, Grossmont Trolley Center, 8495 Fletcher Parkway,
466-5998
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Lemon Grove
-----------
Optimum Health Institute, 6970 Central Avenue, Lemon Grove, CA 92045,
(619) 464-3346
- Founded 1976 by Raychel Soloman. Conducts 21-day body-detoxification
program based on a raw-food diet and wheat-grass juice. Owns
"Vegetarian Village", a vegetarian apartment complex. Apartment
residents do not have to be affiliated with the institute.
Leucadia
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Vegetarian Express, 1470 North Highway 101, 942-2320
- Vegetarian fast-food restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.
Entertainment twice weekly. Closed Mon.
National City
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Paradise Valley Hospital, 2400 E. Fourth Street, 470-6311
- Vegetarian cafeteria. Lunch and dinner specials are only $2. Open
daily.
North Park
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Govinda's, 3102 University (near 30th Street), 284-4826
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.
Vegan items. Many Indian dishes. Open daily.
Jimbo's Pizza Naturally, 3910 30th Street, 294-9611
- Vegetarian. Non-dairy and macrobiotic pizza & beer. Saturday
all-you-can-eat vegetarian breakfast buffet. Also market with
organic produce/grains.
Grain Country, 3448 30th Street (near Upas), 298-1052
- Macrobiotic with grocery.
Oceanside
---------
Pacific Yeast-Free Bakery & Macrobiotic Center, 429 S. Hill Street,
(619) 757-6020 / 967-0710
- Vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. Uses organic grains,
vegetables, fruits, and nuts. All breads vegan and free of sugar,
honey, oil, yeast, baking powder, and baking soda. Open daily for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dinner by reservation only.
Trader Joe's, 2570 Vista Way, 433-9994
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Palomar Mountain
----------------
Mother's Kitchen, 33120 Canfield Road, Junction of S6 & S7, 742-3496
- Vegetarian restaurant. A nice little place on a very pretty
mountainside.
San Diego
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| ** The 8th International Vegan Festival will be held August 6-13,
| 1995, in San Diego, California. At the last Festival, held in Tossa
| de Mar, Spain, hundreds of vegans from all over Europe, the United
| States, Australia, and New Zealand joined for a week of
| conferences, lectures, networking, socializing, hiking, lying on
| the beach and great meals. The 1995 Festival, to be held jointly by
| the American Vegan Society, Vegetarian Union of North America, and
| Vegans International, is expected to be even bigger. Volunteers are
| needed starting immediately, if interested please contact:
| Max Friedman, 226 East 13th Street #25, New York, NY 10003
Coastal California is pretty vegetarian friendly (which probably
won't suprise anyone). Here in San Diego, veggies are redily
accomodated at most restaurants. Also, the print media, in particular
the weekly "Reader" freebie magazine, considers vegetarians when
reviewing restaurants. When visiting an omnivore restaurant, the
reviewer will add something like "vegetarians will love all the
wonderful options" or "good selection of vegetarian entrees" in her
reviews. I've found a lot of great restaurants this way. If you drive
east, you're on your own. Lots of rednecks east of San Diego.
Vegetarian Restaurants:
Faque Burger, 6109 University (at College Avenue), 583-9520
- Vegan. Soy Burgers, fries, shakes & soda. Run by 7th Day Adventists.
Open very late. Closed from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Name
of restaurant is pronounced as 'Fake Burger'.
Kung Food, 2949 Fifth Avenue (at Quince), Hillcrest, 298-7302
- Vegetarian restaurant with a natural food store/new age shop next
door. Considered by some to be an exceptional restaurant. Considered
by others to be a vastly over-rated restaurant with it's share of
unappetizing dishes.
Govinda's At The Beach, 1030 Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach, 483-2500
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant.
Jyoti-Bihanga, 3351 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights, 282-4116
- Sri-Chiminoy vegetarian restaurant. Personally, my favorite, with a
Saturday morning all-you-can-eat vegetarian breakfast buffet
(7:30am-12:00pm) that is the best I've come across anywhere.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Cafe India, 9760-5 Sports Arena Blvd
- Great samosas, and $4.50 all-you-can-eat vegetarian lunch Tues-Sat.
Imperial Wok, 5771 La Jolla Blvd, 454-8625
- I've never been there, but here's a quote from their ad:
"And for our vegetarian friends... Yang's Famous Vegetarian Menu.
We use a special family recipe of exotic spices and careful
preparation to offer you delicious entrees with tastes of chicken,
beef, duck, or scallops, yet completely vegetarian."
Souplantation, 2 locations:
6171 Mission Gorge Road, 280-7087
3960 W. Point Loma Blvd, 222-7404
- All-you-can-eat salad bar with more than 60 items. Soup, fruit,
muffins. Open daily.
Soup Exchange
- One or two vegetarian soups each day.
Soups Unlimited, 660 University Avenue, 296-4030
- Juice bar. Vegan options.
Fariouz, 3166 Midway Drive (near Rosecrans Street), 225-0308
- Middle Eastern.
Thai:
- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.
Taste of Thai, 527 University Avenue, Hillcrest, 291-7525
- All dishes can be made vegetarian, but watch out... they press and
flavor tofu to resemble duck meat, and it's a bit too realistic for
some of us. :-) The service is the best of any restaurant I've been
in anywhere, and the owner is a man with a true love for the
restaurant business. My SO and I are very frequent customers of
Taste of Thai, and we recommend that anyone stopping in San Diego
give them a try.
Saffron, 3731B India Street, 574-0177
- Good Thai fast food.
Celadon, 5th Ave (between Pennsylvania & Brookes Avenues), 295-8000
Karinya, 4475 Mission Blvd, 270-5050
Thai Chada, 142 University, Hillcrest, 297-9548
Khyber Pass, 3555 Rosecrans Street, 224-8200
- Afghan.
Pasha's, 1110 Torrey Pines Road, 454-9229
Natural Food Stores:
Greentree Grocers, 3560 Mount Acadia Blvd, 560-1975
- Grocery store, deli, bakery, small sandwich/smoothie bar.
They actually have a remodelled restaurant that is excellent.
Prices are very reasonable, unlike the food store section.
- They have a great little restaurant right inside the store. Bright
and airy with a number of very good vegetarian selections each day.
On weekends they have a great vegetarian breakfast.
Trader Joe's:
Carmel Mountain Ranch, 11955 Carmel Mt. Road, 673-0526
Pacific Beach, 1211 Garnet Avenue, 272-7235
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
People's Natural Food Co-op, 4765 Voltaire, 224-1387
Bookstar has a respectable veggie cookbook section.
Vegetarian Organizations:
Club Veg of San Diego
6549 Mission Gorge Road, #260, San Diego, CA 92120, (619) 634-1620 or
634-0192
- A very active vegetarian orgnization. Meet 3 to 4 times a month for
restaurant outings and potlucks at members homes or on the beach.
Regularly scheduled educational and informational forums with guest
speakers and/or video presentations. E-mail address:
clubveg@netlink.cts.com or savino@netlink.cts.com
Gay and Lesbian Vegetarians of San Diego
P.O. Box 421462, San Diego, CA 92142
| E-Mail contact: runner6969@aol.com
| - To receive their quarterly electronic newsletter, send an e-mail to
| the above e-mail address.
San Marcos
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Rocco's Pizza, 1531 W. Mission Blvd, 744-8012
- Italian restaurant with vegetarian pizza. Vegan options.
Solana Beach
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House of Afrika Roots Rock Reggae Cafe, 355 North Highway 101,
259-0803
- Vegetarian cafe. Excellent!!! Highly recommended, for atmosphere if
nothing else.
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San Francisco County
San Francisco
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Many thanks to Robert Blumen for co-ordinating the San Francisco
section.
Vegetarian Restaurants:
Kowloon, 909 Grant (Chinatown), 362-9888
- Vegan. Buddhist Chinese. Excellent gluten dishes. The only place in
town to get vegetarian dim sum, which is quite a unique experience.
Brown rice available. Also has pastry/takeout counter. Open
9am-10pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Lotus Garden, 532 Grant (Chinatown), 397-0707 / 397-0130
- Vegan. Buddhist Chinese. Superb restaurant. Good service. Try the
mu-shu "pork". Lots of gluten and tofu dishes. The menu is awesome
in length. This is a place where locals eat their workday lunches
(3 courses) for $2.95. For a full dinner, it might run $8-$12 per
person. Open Tue-Sun 11:30am-9pm. Discount for San Francisco
Vegetarian Society members.
- The least interesting of Chinatown's three vegetarian restaurants.
No brown rice.
- They have the largest variety of Buddhist foods I've ever seen in
one place! Next door to a large Buddhist temple.
Greens, Fort Mason Building A, corner of Beach & Laguna, 771-6222
- The city's most famous, most overrated, most overpriced gourmet
vegetarian restaurant, with an excellent view of the Golden Gate
Marina. Mostly dairy. Not exactly vegan friendly. Popular, call for
reservations. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:15pm & 6pm-9:30pm,
Sun 10am-2pm.
Vegi Food, 1820 Clement (near 19th Ave), 387-8111
- Vegan. Chinese. Cheap - around $5/entree. Serve brown rice.
Delicious food prepared with much care, and served in a friendly but
unobtrusive atmosphere. Dishes include many kinds of mushrooms,
fungi, bean curd and skin, gluten, and other unusual ingredients.
Many dishes are a bit oily. Most popular dish is the Sweet & Sour
Walnuts. No TsingTao with your meal here, just tea. Open Tue-Fri
11:30am-3pm & 5pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-9pm.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Chun Kang Vegetarian Restaurant, 608 Geary (near
Jones), 673-9221
- Vegan? Chinese. Excellent. Very reasonable prices and a very
convenient location. Open 7:30am-9pm Wed-Mon. Closed Tue.
Ananda-Fuara, 1298 Market Street (at 9th), 621-1994
- Run by Sri Chinmoys. Specialties: BBQ Tofu Burgers. Simple, solid
but unexceptional meals from an eclectic mix of menu styles (Indian,
Asian, Moosewood). Open Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, except Wed 8am-3pm.
Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Lucky Creation, 854 Washington (near Grant) (Chinatown), 989-0818
- Vegan. Chinese. Cheap vegetarian Chinese dishes served. Buddhist
emphasis. Not as good as Kowloon around the corner. No brown rice.
Open 11am-10pm. Closed Wed.
The Ganges, 775 Frederick (near Arguello), 661-7290
- Indian (Gujarati regional). A different menu than the usual fare
served in most other Indian restaurants. Menu changes daily.
Live music Thu-Sat. Reservations recommended. Open Mon-Sat
5pm-9:15pm. Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Amazing Grace, 216 Church, 626-6411
- Mainstream vegetarian in the tradition of the Moosewood cookbook.
Vegi burgers, various casseroles, etc. Open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm.
Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Shangri-La, 2026 Irving (near 21st Avenue), 731-2548
- Northern Chinese. Buddhist. Recommended by several netters. In 1980
it was the only vegetarian Chinese restaurant to advertise as
'without msg'. Lots of specials. Vegan options. Relaxed and peaceful
atmosphere. Some netters mentioned religious proselytizing by the
management. Open 11:30am-9:30pm. Discount for San Francisco
Vegetarian Society members.
Rainbow Market & Takeout Deli, 1899 Mission (at 15th), 863-9200
- Daily sandwiches/soups. Falafel patties, eggless tofu spread,
hommus, salads, etc. One of the best values in town. Mellow
atmosphere. It's a great store. Open daily 9:30am-7:30pm.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Nyala, 39 A Grove Street, Civic Square, 861-0788
- A terrific Ethiopian restaurant right by the City Hall. Quite
possibly the best food in SF. Interesting uses of spices. They do
an interesting and varied vegetarian buffet for lunch and dinner.
It was very good, pretty cheap and filling. Open Mon-Fri 11am-3pm
& 4pm-11pm (buffet).
Neecha Thia Cuisine, 2100 Sutter St, 922-9419
- No less than 37 vegetarian items on the menu. Daily specials. Open
daily from 11am-3pm & 5pm-10pm.
Silver Moon, 2301 Clement at 24th Avenue, 386-7852
- Mostly-vegetarian. Chinese. Inexpensive, very good reputation.
Specialties are imitation seafood, duck, and shrimp. Serve brown
rice. Open 11:30am-10pm.
Val 21, 995 Valencia Street (21st), 821-6622
- California Cuisine-y organic restaurant with veggie dishes on menu.
Pricey. Nothing vegan. Open Tue-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm.
| La Savane, 96 McAllister (near Leavenworth), 431-2233
| - Senegalese food with French influences. One reviewer wrote "the
| food is rich, intense, frequently spicy, and mysterious, like the
| luxuriant African continent". Serving a number of vegetarian
| (vegan) entrees, appetizers, and desserts, all dishes less than $12.
| African artwork available for purchse. Newly opened (Feb 94).
Bad Man Jose's, 4077 18th Street, Castro, 861-1706
- Delicious burritos with brown rice, black beans, and fresh salsa.
Many vegetarian items.
Sunrise Deli, 2115 Irving at 23rd Ave, 664-8210
- Lebanese. Vegan vegi plate is one of the best deals in town. You
won't make it through the vegi plate in one sitting. Open Mon-Sun
until 8pm.
Salmagundi, Geary @ Mason, in the Union square district
- Soup/salad/sandwich; there is always a vegan soup. Fast, cheap, and
convenient food of no particular distinction.
La Mediteranee, 2210 Fillmore or 288 Noe
- Greek/Lebanese/Isreali style food. Always some vegetarian entrees
available.
Indian:
Pasand Madras, 1875 Union (W of Laguna), 922-4498
- South Indian. Emphasizes vegetarian cooking. Nightly entertainment.
Maharani, 1122 Post Street (Polk), 775-1988
- Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Sirtaj, 48 5th St/Market, 957-0140
Star India, 3721 Geary, 386-6208
Mela, 417 O'Farrell, 776-7171
Gaylord Indian Restaurant, 2 locations:
Ghiradelli Square, 771-8822
1 Embarcadero Center, 397-7775
India House, 350 Jackson, 392-0744
Indian Oven, 237 Fillmore, 626-1628
Krishna Palace, 700 Post, 775-6708
North India, 3131 Webster/Lombard, 931-1556
Appam, 1259 Folsom, 626-2798
Moghul India, 1956.5 Lombard Street at Buchanan, 928-3868
Scenic India, 532 Valencia, 621-7226
Vishal, 5625 Geary Blvd (near 20th Avenue), 751-2975
New Delhi, 1630 Ellis (at Cyril Magnin)
Gandhi
- Gujarati Indian. Home-style. Small portions.
Good Earth, 1865 Post (Fillmore) (next to Kabuki Theater, Japantown),
771-0151
- Part of a national chain. At least one third of the menu is
vegetarian. Tends to emphasize beans and soy foods. Open 7am-10pm.
Massawa Ethiopian, 1538 Haight, 621-4129
Tacqueria Azteca, 235 Church between Market and 14th, 255-7330
- Burritos with brown rice and choice of beans, and fresh salsa.
All You Knead, 1466 Haight Street, 552-4550
- Natural foods, pasta, pizza.
Amici's Pizzeria, 2033 Union Street, 885-4500
- Non-dairy cheese substitute available on any pizza. Excellent garlic
bread and veggie non-dairy extra garlic pizza. Clean arty decor. One
hour free parking. Free delivery. Open Sun-Thu 11am-midnight,
Fri-Sat 11am-1am.
Arabi, Rincon Center, 101 Spear (near Embarcadero), 243-8575
- Falafel, hummus.
Amerasian Cafe, 2165 Union Street (Webster), 563-9638
- Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian Society members.
Cafe Paradiso, 1725 Haight Street
- Open Sun-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm.
| Golden Flower, on Chrurch Street near Amazing Grace, 621-8383
| - Health conscious Chinese cuisine. Large portions. Hearty meals.
| Their menu talks about healthy eating and they seem to use little
| fat in cooking. Good shredded spicy vegetables. The seaweed stuffed
| with vegetables on a sizzling platter is made large variety of
| mushrooms and extremely fresh vegetables. Friendly service. Simple
| decor. Clean. Most dishes are under $5. Take out and delivery. Newly
| opened (Feb 94).
Canton Winter Garden, 1125 Clement Street, 668-8368
- Chinese. Open 11:30-10(?). Discount for San Francisco Vegetarian
Society members.
Counter Culture, 2073 Market, 621-7488
Cornucopia, 114 Columbus (near Jackson), 398-1511
- Deli. Soups and salads. Open Mon-Fri.
Just Like Home, 1924 Irving Street (20th Av), 681-3337
- Middle-Eastern food. Judged best falafel in SF by Jim Wood's
Restaurant Guide. Open Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-8pm.
La Canasta, 2219 Filbert Street (Filmore), 921-3003
- Mexican takeout. Burritos, tacos, tortas. No Lard. Open Mon-Sat
11am-10pm.
Natan's Glatt Kosher Restaurant, 420 Geary Street, 776-2683
- Falafel, hummous. Vegan plate. Open Sat-Sun 9pm-midnight, Mon-Thu
7:30am-11pm. Closed Fridays.
Oaxaca, 2141 Polk Street (across from Real Foods store), 775-1055
- Taqueria.
Owl & Monkey, 1336 9th Avenue, 665-4840
- Open Mon-Fri 8am-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-10:30pm.
Pazazz, 3296 22nd (Valencia), 824-8080
- Veggie Burger & fries, other vegetarian dishes.
Real Foods, several locations:
1023 Stanyan Street, 564-2800
2164 Polk Street, 673-7420
- Natural foods stores with nice delis. Open daily 8am-8pm.
Real Good Karma, 501 Dolores (18th Street), 621-4112
- A variety of vegetarian styles. Indian and Japanese cuisine. Fresh,
inexpensive. Have grilled pineapple tofu. Open 11:30am-2:30pm &
5pm-9:30pm.
Red Crane, 1115 Clement (12th Avenue), 751-7226
- Chinese. Vegan options. Inexpensive, very good reputation. Serve
brown rice. Open daily 11:30am-10pm.
Seventeen O Five Cafe, 1705 Haight Street (Cole), 387-3348
- International. Half the menu is vegetarian. Vegan options.
Suad's Deli, 500 Divisadero (Fell), 553-8817
- Falafel, hummus.
Taiwan Restaurant, 307 Church Street (So of 15th Street), 863-7121
Temesak, 1555 Clement (17th), 387-6556
- Elegant. Open for lunch Mon-Fri; dinner: nightly.
Tasana Thai, 339 Taraval (14th), 664-3891
- Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:30am, Sun 5:30pm-10pm.
Vicolo Pizzeria, 201 Ivy (Van Ness), 863-2382
- Vegan pizza, with a tantalizing cornbread/wheat crust. Open Mon-Sat
11:30am-11pm, Sun 2pm-10pm.
Cafe Nidal, 2491 Mission Street, 285-4334
- Middle Eastern food. Vegetarian entrees available.
Kabul West Afghan Cuisine, 2800 Van Ness @ Lombard, 931-9144
- Afghani restaurant has a number of vegetarian entrees, some without
dairy.
Pasha, 1516 Broadway (off Van Ness)
- "Superb Middle Eastern and Morrocan Cuisine" (in their own words)
with plenty of vegetarian meals on the menu.
Byblos, 1910 Lombard, 292-5672
- Lebanese food, with an assortment of vegetarian appetizers which
can be combined to make a balanced meal (hoummos, taboulli, baba
ganoush, dolmas, etc).
Cleopatra's, 1755 Noriega, 753-5005
- Egyptian restaurant. Claims to have vegetarian meals.
China-Village, 2263 Chestnut Street (in the Marina district)
- An omnivorous restaurant with several dozen vegetarian dishes on
the menu. This is a great place for mixed parties of vegetarian
(vegan) and meat eaters. Everyone can go away happy. They also
advertise "No MSG!" and "on request, any ingredients may be mottied
such as salt, sugar, oil". Prices are on the cheap side.
Ya-ya's, 1229 9th Avenue, 566-6966
- Mesopotamian, Assyrian, and Northern Iraqi food. Some vegetarian
entrees - dolmas, etc. Comes highly recommneded by my Assyrian-Iraqi
friend.
Noe Valley Deli, 4007 24th Street, 824-8373
- A nice friendly little neighborhood deli with excellent hummous,
falafel, tabouli, dolmas, and other Middle-Eastern staples.
Golden Turtle, 2211 Van Ness (between Broadway and Vallejo), 441-4419
- Vietnamese. This restaurant which has had a very good reputation for
their non-vegetarian menu has recently added a vegetarian menu (Oct
93).
New Eritrea Restaurant and Bar, 907 Irving (@ 10th Ave), 681-1288
- The newest Ethiopian restaurant in town, has gotten some good
reviews in local papers.
Amira, 590 Valencia, 621-6213
- A new "Pan-Arabic" restaurant, featuring Arabic, Turkish, and
Persian cuisine including dishes from Northern Africa, Turkey,
Libya, Egypt. The menu includes many Middle Eastern vegetarian
standards as well as a selection of other less common vegetarian and
non-vegetarian dishes.
Square One, 190 Pacific, 788-1110
- Upscale California Cuisine. Always have two vegetarian entrees plus
vegetarian soups, salads, and appetizers. At least one of the
entrees are vegan or can be prepared vegan by request, and at least
one of the vegetarian items is prepared according to the new Ornish
diet (very low fat). This is probably a good place for vegetarians
as part of a heterogeneous group, who want to experience fine
dining.
Fleur de Lys, 777 Sutter, 673-7779
- A fine French restaurant which offers a vegetarian dinner as one of
its fixed-price menus. Ornish, low-fat, and vegan diets can be
accomodated by request. Very pricey.
Haven Restaurant, One Post Street, 397-1299
- In a natural foods store. Open daily 7am-3pm.
Natural Food Stores:
Rainbow, 1899 Mission (at 15th), 863-9200
- Wide selection of bulk grains, beans, pasta, fruits, nuts, cereals,
sea vegetables, and other cooking supplies. Also in bulk are various
liquid items (BYO jar) such as honey, tamari, oils, vinegars, nut
butters, misos, umeboshi plums, olives, and pickles. Bulk fresh
tofu. Large selections of packaged and baked goods, breads, cereals,
etc. Most produce is organically grown and of high quality. Takeout
deli has vegetarian and vegan soups, salads, sandwiches, and other
constructions. There is always brown rice, bean soups, and vegetable
salads available, and always more vegan than not. Open
9:30am-7:30pm.
Real Food Co., 5 locations:
1023 Stanyan (at Carl) (upper Haight), 564-2800. Open 9am-8pm. Deli.
3939 24th Street (at Noe Valley), 282-9500
1240 Sutter, 474-8488
2140 Polk, 673-7420. Open 9am-9pm. Has deli.
- Wide selection of bulk grains, beans, seeds, nuts, and fruits. Many
packaged foods. Take out deli serves high-quality, but rather
expensive baked goods, salads, and prepared foods, including meat
but mostly vegetarian. Wide selection of breads from various local
bakeries. Wide selection of organically grown produce.
The Nature Stop, 1336 Grant (at Filber) (North Beach), 398-3810
- Newly expanded, a neighborhood store with a moderate selection of
bulk and packaged foods. Vegetarian takeout deli. Open 9am-10pm.
Buffalo Whole Foods, two locations:
19th/Castro (The Castro)
1058 Hyde Street (at Washington) (Nob Hill), 474-3053
- Small neighborhood natural foods stores with a selection of bulk and
packaged foods, also offering organically grown produce.
Inner Sunset, 1319 20th Avenue (at Irving), 664-5363
- Open 10am-8pm.
Other Avenues, 3930 Judah (at 44th), 661-7475
- Open 10am-8pm.
| Rima's Green Valley, 297 Page Street (near Zen Center), 431-7250
Thom's Natural Foods, 5843 Geary (at 22nd), 387-6367
- Open Mon-Sun 9am-8pm.
San Francisco Health Food Store, Sutter and Grant Streets, 392-8477
- Has a juice bar.
Haven, One Post Street, 397-1299
- Has a restaurant which is open daily 7am-3pm.
Farmer's Markets:
Heart of the city, between Leavenworth & Hyde
- Wed & Fri 8am-5pm. Year round.
UN Plaza, between 7th & 8th on Market, 558-9455
- Sun & Wed 7am-5pm.
100 Alameny
- Tue-Fri 8:30am-5pm & Sat 6am-6pm. Year round.
Miscellaneous:
Earthsave, 931-0515
- Vegan cooking classes.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Vegan cooking classes.
Gary's Custom Cooking, Gary Alinder, 552-5449
- Catering and macrobiotic meals delivered on Thursdays. Gary is the
cook at St. Bede's on Mondays.
Susanne's Natural Foods, Susanne Jensen, 661-4764
- GREAT vegetarian, organic, dairy-free, macrobiotic meals delivered
Mon, Wed, & Fri. Macrobiotic cooking classes Sat 11am-2pm.
Susan Broad O'Toole, 941-1028
- Macrobiotic cooking classes Sat 11am-2pm.
Janet Hazen, 520 Hampshire Street, SF, CA 94110, (510) 436-7383
- Cooking classes.
Vegetarian Organizations:
San Francisco Vegetarian Society
1450 Broadway, #4, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415) 775-6874
- Potluck on 2nd Sunday of each month at 3:30pm at Fort Mason,
Building C, 3rd floor. Thanksgiving dinner. Christmas party.
San Francisco Vegetarian Singles
- A subgroup of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society (415) 775-6874.
Various dinners and activities.
Earthsave, 2366 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, (415) 931-0515
- Potlucks & vegan cooking classes.
Living Foods Support Group
- Potlucks & activities. Call the Sproutline at (415) 751-2806 for
events (answering machine). North Bay contact: Ram Pujan
(707) 255-6769.
Bay Area Jewish Vegetarians
303 Adams Street, #201, Oakland, CA 94610, (510) 465-0403
Natural Hygiene Society
- Monthly vegetarian potlucks. Contact: Dave Orner at (415) 665-1060
or 1539 22nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122.
Animal Rights Connection
P.O. Box 410862, San Francisco, CA 94141, (415) 441-4245
Zen Center, 300 Page Street (Laguna), San Francisco, 863-3136
- Vegetarian meals for those attending.
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