Archive-name: vegetarian/guide/other1 Last-modified: 7 Nov 1994 ______________________________________________________________________ rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism Other1 ______________________________________________________________________ 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 guide is available on WWW in easy-to-use hypertext format on the Vegetarian Pages at http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Vegetarian/ ** Please send us any new listings or corrections. ** The prefered way for you to send us updates is to use the forms on the above mentioned WWW site. E-mail updates gladly accepted also, but please format them in the same format as is used in this guide and keep comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point. 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None of them are any good. Surprisingly it is readily available at all the supermarkets, typically with a dozen different brands to choose from. Australia does not have any vegan cheeses. All? soy-cheeses are made with animal rennet (in addition to dairy casein). National Vegetarian Organizations --------------------------------- Vegan Society of Australia P.O. Box 85, Seaford, VIC 3198, (03) 786-6192 Fruitarian Network P.O. Box 293, Trinity Beach, N.Qld 4879 (can be contacted by e-mail via wadley@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au) Australian Vegetarian Society P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, (02) 698-4339 Organization For Farm Animal Liberation P.O. Box E65, East Parramatta, NSW 2150, (02) 683-5991 (AH) The Australian Natural Hygiene Society ("Hygia") 31 Cobar Road, Arcadia, NSW 2159, (02) 653-1115 or (02) 651-2457 ______________________________________________________________________ Australian Capital Territory Canberra -------- Parrakeet - A vegetarian pizza place with great food, not just pizza. Also a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant somewhere. Check the yellow pages. Many restaurants advertise "vegetarian menu avalaible" or "vegetarians welcome." ______________________________________________________________________ New South Wales Vegetarian Organizations: The Vegan Society (NSW) P.O. Box 467, Broadway, NSW 2007, (02) 436-1373 The Australian Vegetarian Society (NSW) P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, (02) 698-4339 The Jewish Vegetarian Society (NSW) c/o Tom Kramer 95/97 The Boulevarde, Strathfield, NSW 2135 Tel. (02) 642-3110 (AH), (02) 683-5991 (BH) Byron Bay --------- A vegetarian's paradise. Residents call it "the doorway to the cosmos." Surf shops, naturopathic clinics, vegetarian cafes, and craft merchants fill the storefronts on Jonson Street, the main drag. On a community billboard, most "roommate wanted" ads require vegetarian nonsmokers. This community is what it is today because of the drove of alternative minded people who came here attracted by the hippies who had settled in Nimbin (60 miles away) after the Aquarius Festival held there in 1973. Suppertime Blues - Vegetarian restaurant. Claims to have the best veggie burger in town. Great salad. Carrot juice. Clark's Beach Cafe - Hailed by the Sydney Morning Herald's travel editor as the best cafe in the world. Mykonos Tavern - Mediterranean fare. Mexican Mick's - The oldest Mexican restaurant in Australia. Network Brasserie The Humble Pie Co., in nearby Billinudgel - Pies, pastries, rolls. Katoomba (near Blue Mountains) -------- Savoy, on main commercial street, on left-hand side from highway exit - Vegetarian-friendly. Medium priced. Nimbin ------ The site of the 1973 Aquarius Festival (the Australian version of Woodstock). A large group of hippies who attended the concert liked the area so much that they stayed. The centre of town consists of a handful of stores, all painted in psychedelic designs straight out of the Age of Aquarius. Rainbow Cafe - A memorable restaurant. Falafel, brown rice. Think Globally - Act Locally - A rustic organic produce shop. Also sells homemade jams and chutneys. Sydney ------ Vegetarian Restaurants: Govinda's Upstairs & Take-away, 112 Darlinghurst Road, (02) 357-5162 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. All you can eat. Inexpensive. Movie room with two free movies a night included. Gopal's, 180 Falcon Street, North Sydney, (02) 955-6164 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Mother Chu's Vegetarian Restaurant, 735 George Street - Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Inexpensive. Tasty. Tin Hong Restaurant, ??? Oxford Street. - Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Inexpensive. Tasty. There's also another Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Chinatown. Harvest, in Sydney suburbs - Vegetarian. Medium priced. ______________________________________________________________________ Northern Territory Alice Springs ------------- Matango, 29 Gap Road - Vegetarian-friendly. Medium priced. Funky atmosphere. Wonderful food. 10 minute walk from Todd Street Mall and downtown strip. ______________________________________________________________________ Queensland Vegetarian Organizations: The Australian Vegetarian Society (QLD) P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, (07) 857-5589 Tableland Vegetarian Society PO Box 25, Millaa Millaa, QLD 4886 Brisbane -------- | Squirrel's, 184 Enoggera Road, Newmarket 4051, (07) 856 0966 | - Vegan restaurant. Friendly atmosphere and pleasant surroundings. The | food is only average and a little expensive. Crossways, 99 Elizabeth Street, first floor - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. The Vegan Society of Brisbane P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, (07) 857-5589 ______________________________________________________________________ South Australia Vegetarian Organizations: The Vegetarian Society of South Australia PO Box 46, Rundle Mall, Adelaide 5000, (08) 261-3194 Adelaide -------- Crossways, 79 Hindley Street, (08) 272-0488 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Clearlight Cafe, 203 Rundle Street, (08) 223 5994 Mrs Giffords, 82 Kintore Avenue, (08) 223 1935 Peaceful Vegetarian restaurant, 167 Hindley Street, (08) 212 7805 - Vegetarian Budhist Chinese restaurant. Almost all the dishes are vegan. Very nice food. Very reasonably priced. Vego & Love'n it, 1st floor 240 Rundle St, (08) 223 7411 - Vegan. Quite cheap. Violetta Cafe, 199 Hutt street, Adelaide (08) 232 3655 - Hard to find vegan items on the menu. Rather expensive. Vegans are better off going somewhere else. Sizzlers - Their soup, salad and pasta bar is very impressive (it's great!). The variety was most considerable and the freshness of the vegetables top notch. Natural Food Stores: Boundless-Life, 1 Matilda Street, Gilberton, (08) 344-6010 Clearlight Wholefoods, next to Clearlight Cafe (203 Rundle Street) From the Earth, 195 Magill Road, Maylands Zuchinna Brothers, across from From the Earth (195 Magill Road) - Lots of organic fruit and vegetables. Stirling -------- Organic Market - Specializes in organic food. ______________________________________________________________________ Tasmania Hobart ------ Goodness Gracious - Whole foods supermarket with vegetarian cafe with Oriental, Indian, and other entrees. Inexpensive. Tasty. Nice murals on wall. ______________________________________________________________________ Victoria Melbourne --------- Vegetarian Restaurants: Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant, 329 Lygon St, Carlton, 347 3848 - Innovative, gourmet food. Vegetarian Adventure, 665 Nicholson St, Carlton North, 387 3404 - Very good food. Open Tue-Sun. Crossways, 123 Swanston Street, first floor, 650 2939 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Gopal's, 139 Swanston Walk (Street), first floor, 650 1578 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Good, hearty, & cheap. Mao's Chinese Vegetarian, 34 Ross Street, Toorak, 826 4557 Paul's Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant BYO, 565 Chapel Street, South Yarra, 826 4929 Rasa's Vegie Bar, 24 Blessington Street, St Kilda, 534 9150 - International Vegetarian Cuisine Tofu Shop, 78 Bridge Road, Richmond, 429 6204 Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: Tamarind Vegetarian and Seafood Restarant, 475 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, Tel. (03) 783-7983 - Frankston is about 1 hour out of Melbourne. Soulfood Cafe, 273 Smith Street, Fitzroy, 419 2949 Health-Strength-Flights, 160 Bridge Road, 427 1479 - Baked potato cafe. Bastings on High, 240 High Street, Northcote, 481 0262 - Formerly Caffe Larrikin Natural Food Stores: Purity's Strength Indomitable, 631 Burwood Road, 882 5476 ______________________________________________________________________ Western Australia Vegetarian Organizations: The Vegetarian Society of Western Australia PO Box 220, North Perth, WA 6006, (09) 275-5682 Perth ----- Magic Apple - A vegetarian fast food chain. It's been around for as long as I can remember. Gopal's, 129 Barrack Street, (09) 325-2168 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. No Bones - Vegetarian. Expensive. Food not that great. Happy Buddha - Vegetarian friendly. Vegetarian versions of all non-vegetarian dishes are available. Great vegetarian beef in black bean sauce, and a pretty good vegetarian ginger fish and Szechuan vegetarian chicken. Starters include nice vegetarian satay beef. Great food and relatively cheap. There is a vegetarian lunch bar in Fremantle which does nice vegan tofu rissoles and lentil rissoles. ______________________________________________________________________ Bolivia ______________________________________________________________________ La Paz ------ Restaurant Manjari, Calle Potosi 1315, esq. Colon - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Santa Cruz ---------- Snack Govinda, Av., Argomosa (1` anillo), esq. Bolivar - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Brazil ______________________________________________________________________ Belem, Para ----------- Sri Krsna Prasada, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, Passagem Mac Dowell, 96 (entre Dr. Morais e Benjamin Constant), Tel. (091) 222-1886 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ El Salvador ______________________________________________________________________ San Salvador ------------ Govinda's(?), 25 Avenida Norte 1132 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Fiji ______________________________________________________________________ Lautoka ------- Gopal's, corner of Yasawa Street & Naviti Street, Tel. 62990 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Suva ---- Gopal's, 2 locations: 18 Pratt Street, Tel. 312259 37 Cumming Street - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurants. ______________________________________________________________________ Guatemala ______________________________________________________________________ Guatemala --------- Govinda's(?), Callejor Santandes a una cuadra abajo de Guatel, Panajachel Solola - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Hong Kong ______________________________________________________________________ Supposedly there are over 100 Chinese vegetarian restaurants in Hong Kong. If you know of any, please send me a listing. Most Chinese and Thai restaurants can make dishes meatless if you ask them (Cantonese for vegetarian is Sihk Chai). Make sure you tell them you don't eat seafood (or eggs). The easiest way to spot vegetarian places in HK (they rarely have English signs), is to look for Buddhist symbols. Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 9 locations: Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 739-2222 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 366-8283 Wan Chai, 573-2155 Mong Kok, 394-6223 Yaumatei, 735-4686 Tsuen Wan, 415-0113 Leighton Road, 890-5565 Tai Koo Shing, 568-7231 Grand Tower, 395-0416 Lotus Garden, Causeway Bay, Kung Tak Lam at Tsim Sha Tsui Healthy Mess, Wan Chai Yuen-Yuen Institute, in Tsuen Wan - A tri-faith temple with a vegetarian restaurant on the upper level. Lo Bok Vegetarian Kitchen(sp?), in Tsuen Wan, on west side of Cheung On Street near Castle Peak Road (Ching Shan Do), opposite HK Bank There is also a vegetarian cafe near the Lo Bok Vegetarian Kitchen (sp?) around the corner. It sells not only meals but stuff like textured protein. Woodlands, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui - South Indian vegetarian restaurant. Sandalwood, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui - South Indian vegetarian restaurant. The Higher Taste Vegetarian Dining Club, 27 Chatam Road South, 6/F, Kowloon, 739-6818 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. There are two vegetarian kiosks that serve mostly snacks in the Nan Fung Centre in Tsuen Wan (opposite the MTR station). There is a fantastic juice bar just around the corner from the Park Lane Hotel. They do all sorts of tropical fruits whizzed up into a smoothie in front of your eyes. So many fruits! It really was amazing. ______________________________________________________________________ India ______________________________________________________________________ "India was the hardest place to remain a vegan. True, vegetarianism is common, but veganism is not. I found myself repeating time after time "we don't eat cheese, yogurt, milk, or ghee (clarified butter)," but the yogurt and cheese just kept on coming. They explained, "but it's only in the sauce." Living in such a poor nation, most Indian restauranteurs usually just take the meal back to the kitchen, remove the chunks of cheese, stir the yogurt into the sauce, and return the same dish. As they can't afford to take a loss on the meal, they felt like they did the best they could." - Vegan world traveller Jed Civic in an article in the Sept/Oct 1993 Vegetarian Journal. | "South Indian vegetarian food is prdominantly vegan as long as you | stay away from the yogurt in some soups and salads, and the desserts." | You can find idlis (steamed rice and mung bean cakes) at any | restaurant which is marked Udipi. Also availble at Udipi restaurants | are wadas (fried mung bean patties) and dosas, which make a satisfying | meal along with the sambar (spicy lentil and vegetable soup). Udipi | restaurants are located all over India now. They are not upsacle but | have a reputation for being very clean and low cost. | While travelling in South India, a good place for vegans to eat would | be at restaurants which serve meals and are marked as cooked by | Brahmins. These are also very cost effective restaurants. The meals | are served in a large plate which has rice and all of the dishes in | small bowls on the side. Ghee is usually served by a waiter | separately. Occasionally, there may be a soup or salad which is made | with yogurt, and yogurt will be served separately, but the selection | is much wider than that available in North Indian establishments, | where the yogurt is mixed into the sauce and cheese is a staple. | Dairy products are higher priced commodities, so often and the | lower-end restaurants have a wider selection of vegan food." | - Padma Verma Bombay ------ Govinda's, Hare Krishna Land, Juhu 400 049, Tel. 6206860 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Calcutta -------- Govinda's(?), Russel Street - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Hardwar ------- A town in India which is completely vegetarian. Perhaps it is difficult to enforce it by law, but signboards say that the town is vegetarian. Vrindaban --------- Krishna-Balaram Mandir, Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, Raman Reti, Mathura Dist. 281 124, Tel. 82478 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant(s)(?). ______________________________________________________________________ Indonesia ______________________________________________________________________ The following is more or less taken from a Vegetarian Times article written by Wayne Caravella. There is always an abundant supply of fresh tropical fruits, but if you really want to eat at a restaurant, expect the following conversation: You: "I am orang-vegetarian (vegetarian). I do not eat any daging (meat), ikan (fish), ayam (chicken), or telur (eggs)." Waiter: "How about nasi goreng (a traditional Indonesian dish of fried rice with chicken)?" You: Knowing where this is heading, you switch to plan B. "I would like to order a plate of sayur direbus (plain boiled vegetables) and nasi putih (plain boiled rice). No terasi (shrimp paste), no ajinomoto (MSG), and no oil (they always use too much coconut oil). Just plain vegetables cooked in water, not fried." After a short while you are served plain white rice and a bowl of vegetables in a clear, oily, salty broth, probably chicken broth with MSG. Eat only the rice and switch to plan C, which will be successful. Plan C consists of feigning slight illness. Ethical? Maybe. Logical? Well, it works. If you choose plan C, you can (to suit your individual preferences) later order specific local condiments that will liven up your otherwise bland meal, such as gado-gado (spicy peanut sauce), and tempeh, which is often often served deep-fried and crispy for dipping in the gado-gado. Also you can order chop chai tidak telur, tidak ayam - fried rice and vegetable stir-fry; no egg, no chicken. Be careful however because the local tempeh, although very tasty, may be full of small stones. Kuta, Bali ---------- Aromas Cafe, Legian Road, (0361) 51003 - International health foods cuisine & bakery. ______________________________________________________________________ Israel ______________________________________________________________________ Amirim ------ A vegetarian village that was set up as such. It is the only one in Israel. The greatest vegetarian food is here in Amirim (my village). Bed & Breakfast, family hospitality. Vegetarian meals overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Not far from skiing in winter, swimming in summer, and many other natural attractions. Sara Peleg invites you to contact her when in town at 972-6-989571/2 (office) or via e-mail at s2874066@techst02.technion.ac.il. | Wholefood Vegetarian Guesthouse | Mailing address: Phillip Campbell, Lamden House, Amirim, near Carmiel, | Galilee, 20115, Israel | Tel: (010) 972 698 9045 / 6989372 | Fax: (010) 06-980 772 ______________________________________________________________________ Japan ______________________________________________________________________ It is *very* difficult being a vegan in Japan. Most vegetarian restaurants include fish in their definition of vegetarianism, and they include it in *everything*. I was told "but they are only little fish." They have no understanding of the concept over there since they do not really classify seafood as meat. They have so many categories for seafood that it is very difficult to explain all the exclusions without missing something. Even the restaurants that serve Buddhist food include fish in the meals. And when I say all these restaurants include fish, it is not only in the form of flesh but as fish stock, fish flakes and any other variation you may not think of. You *may* be able to get true Buddhist (ie. vegetarian) food at some of the Buddhist temples. I can not vouch for this though. There are many forms of vegan sushi (Norimaki & Kuppamaki) you can get as well as Onigiri (rice balls) and so on. Basically all sorts of rice and seaweed combos some with veggies, umeboshi plums or whatever. Watch out though since some of the rice balls (they are called balls although they are shaped like triangles--apparently easier to handle-- are made with a fish stock for flavouring. If the rice looks white it is okay). The good thing about these is that you can get them almost anywhere. The bad thing is that you can tire of them very quickly. You will find that you can buy fruit and veggies at their food centres. These are like our big grocery stores except that they are actually a lot of smaller independents under one roof (and I mean one roof--without walls dividing them so they look like one big store except you pay as you go from section to section). These food centres usually contain a multitude of very small sections (like mini-delis) where you can buy fresh vegan sushi as well. For a country that does everything with rice it was surprising that they had never heard of rice milk. Hence I had my Corn Flakes (when I could find them--which was very hard and only in small boxes) with orange juice. At least I could have something other than rice for breakfast. I was unable to find any breads that did not contain eggs and/or milk. After four weeks, it was a while after returning before I wanted to see rice again. The whole thing would have been a little easier if I had access to a kitchen so that I could prepare my own meals. Alas that was not the case. - Kevin Pickard Kyoto ----- Sujata's Indian Restaurant, 87-28 Nishimachi Kitashirakawa, 781-9720 - Vegetarian restaurant. Osaka ----- Country Life, 2-13 Kitahama-Higashiku, 06-943-5943 - Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant. Seed of Life, 4-2-2, Kitakyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku, 06-251-1245 - Vegan. Tokyo ----- Vegetarian Restaurants: Bodejeu, in Roppongi area - Most well known vegetarian restaurant in Tokyo. Transcendence Perfection Beyond, #401 2-2-10 Shimouna, Setagaya 03-3760-1200 Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: | Mominoki House, near Harajuku, 2-18-5 Jingu-mae, Shibuyaku, | 03-3405-9144 | - "Organic foods" restaurant. Vegan dishes. At dinner, everything was | a la carte and we spent about 7000 yen with minimal drinks for 2 | entree's (one good, one bad), rice, a vegetable, and a salad (all | good). Moti, 4 locations: 2 in Akasaka Roppongi Futako-Tamagawa - Indian. Samrat, in Roppongi - Indian. Taj, in Akasaka - Indian. Ark Hills, in Roppongi - Good kinokunia raamen. ______________________________________________________________________ Korea ______________________________________________________________________ Seoul ----- Country Life, Tel: 785-6429 - Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Malaysia ______________________________________________________________________ Kuala Lumpur ------------ 16-1 Jalan Bunusenam, Masjid India, Tel. (3) 2986785 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Mexico ______________________________________________________________________ It's *really hard* to be a vegetarian in Mexico. They cook with lard a lot, everything's really really greasy. The best thing I can say about Mexico is that the fresh tortillas are killer. It's too bad because the country is really beautiful. Hopefully vegetarians in San Diego who know of passable places to eat in Tijuana, Rosarita Beach, and Ensenada can make contributions to the list. Cancun ------ I did not have a very hard time (not as much as I had feared) finding stuff to eat in Cancun. Most places were very obliging. I ate a lot of fruit, rice and torillas. 100% Natural, two locations: Plaza Caracol Plaza Kulkulcan - They have a breakfast granola, fruit yogurt bowl that is very good for lacto-vegs. For lunch/dinner there is a spaghetti plate with a very light spicy tomato sauce. Tasty. Ask them to give you more spaghetti. Savio's, Plaza Caracol - Upscale Italian. Very nice atmosphere with live music. There are no vegan dishes on the menu, but there are a few lacto-veg that you can ask them to leave off the cheese. Use your coupon from the books they give you at the airport. Sierra Radisson, Cancun Hotel Zone 10 - I had a very nice lacto-veg sandwich with tomato, lettuce, sprouts, avocados and cheese (ask to 86 the cheese) with spicy mustard on whole wheat bread. To go with it I had a generous fruit plate and some bread. Planet Hollywood, Cancun North of Plaza Kulkulcan - Very tasty slightly greasy veg burger with fries. There were other lacto-veg items on the menu including a vegetarian pizza. XCARET, 45 miles south of Cancun - We drove in a rented Beetle to this beautiful spot that offers snorkeling, dolphin shows, boat rentals, an underground cave, and the most beautiful scenery on the peninsula (IMHO). This place is touted as earth/health conscious and I believe it. I had a very nice buffet with rice, refried beans (no lard), sauteed vegetables, fruit, corn tortillas and rice milk all to the accompaniment of a three person miramba. Excellent - not too be missed! Mexico City ----------- There are at least two vegetarian places in Mexico City. Hotel Fiesta Americana, Mexico City Airport - If you are stuck in the Mexico City airport looking for something to eat, take the bridge across (it's near Gate C inside the airport) to the Hotel Fiesta Americana and check out their restaurant. Lacto- vegetarians can survive in there and they speak passable English. Beware of the buffet, it's loaded with meat items and other things which are cooked in lard. Playa Carmen (near Cancun in the state of Quintana Roo) ------------ Sabor (Flavor), ask locals where it is, they'll know. - Vegetarian-friendly. As of summer 93, they will have moved to a new larger location. Vegetarian tortas, killer pastries, etc. A vegetarian oasis in a country full of meat. San Cristobal de Las Casas (in Chiapas) -------------------------- Madre Tierra (Mother Earth), on Avenida Ninos Heroes near Avenida Insurgentes. - Great (mostly) vegetarian restaurant with a natural food store. ______________________________________________________________________ New Zealand ______________________________________________________________________ National Vegetarian Organization: New Zealand Vegetarian Society P.O. Box 77034, Auckland 3, New Zealand Auckland -------- Badger's Cafe, 47 High Street Belly Button, Century Arcade, Queen Street Dominos, Fort Street Elephant House Cafe, 237 Parnell Road Gopal's, 291 Queen Street, first floor, Tel. (9) 303-4885 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Govinda's Natural Foods Restaurant, 424 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket On The Run, Plaza Arcade, Queen Street - Take-out only Simple cottage, High Street Dunedin ------- Pot Pourri, Lower Stuart Street Christchurch ------------ Dux de Lux, Arts Centre Gopal's, 143 Worcester Street, Tel. (3) 67-035 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Main Street Cafe, corner of Colombo and Salisbury Streets Invercargill ------------ Tillermans Health Foods Restaurant, Don Street Kaiteriteri ----------- Kimi-Ora, Kaiteriteri, Via Motueka - Reservations required Palmerston North ---------------- Truelife Bakery and Takeaways, 47 The Square Tauranga -------- Sunrise Natural Foods Restaurant, 10 Wharf Street Baywatch - Not vegetarian, but the chef is willing to prepare a superb vegan meal if you come during off-peak hours. Wanganui -------- Honey Nut Whole Foods, 172 Victoria Avenue Wellington ---------- In Foods Bakery, Constable Street, Newtown - Take-out only. Quo Vadis, 145 Victoria Street, 801-9990 - Gourmet vegetarian restaurant. The Chariot, 15 Kent Tce, 801-8205 - Indian. About %80 of their menu is vegetarian. Spice of Life, 149 Willis Street, 385-1686 The Globe, Trekkers Hotel, Cuba Street, 385-2566 - Caters for vegan, wheat-free, and gluten-free diets. Has dairy-free capuccino's. Mt. Victoria Cafe, 59 Brougham Street, 384 2420 Wellbeing Resource Centre, 236 Cuba Street Whangarei --------- Groundswell,Robert Street ______________________________________________________________________ Nigeria ______________________________________________________________________ Abeokuta -------- Govinda's(?), Ibadan Road, Obantoko, behind NET. - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Peru ______________________________________________________________________ Arequipa -------- Govinda's(?), Jerusalen 402, Tel. 229523 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Cuzco ----- Govinda's(?), Espaderos 128 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Lima ---- Govinda's(?), Schell 634 Miraflores ______________________________________________________________________ Phillippines ______________________________________________________________________ Cebu ---- Govinda's, 26 Sanchiangko Street - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Puerto Rico ______________________________________________________________________ Humacao ------- Nutrilife, Calle Miguels Casillas #9, Tel. (809) 852-5068 - Natural foods store and vegetarian restaurant. Fruit shakes. Open Mon-Sat. San Juan -------- Govinda's, Tetuan 153, Viejo San Juan, Tel. (809) 725-4885 - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. ______________________________________________________________________ Singapore ______________________________________________________________________ Analakshmi(?), just around the corner from the famous Funan Computer centre, near a hotel - Vegetarian Indian. IMHO, the best vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. The food is prasad (offered), which makes it taste much better! It's run to help fund a school for Indian dance and music, with volunteer effort, so you're supporting a good cause! Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 2 locations: #03-140 Marina Square, 337-0703 246-B Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 2057, 451-3208 ______________________________________________________________________ | | South Africa | ______________________________________________________________________ | Vegans in South Africa | Box 36242, Glosderry 7702, South Africa ______________________________________________________________________ Taiwan ______________________________________________________________________ Taipei ------ Bodhi Garden Vegetarian Restaurant ______________________________________________________________________ Thailand ______________________________________________________________________ Many thanks to Bill Maddex, the vegan gourmet, for supplying many of the Thailand listings. 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to insist on no fish sauce or other animal products when eating out. In Thailand, fish sauce is called 'nam pla'. Be sure to keep this in mind because all Thai food seems to have some meat or meat based flavouring in it. Bangkok ------- Vegetarian Restaurants: The Whole Earth, 93/3 Soi Lang Suan, Ploenchit Rd., 2525574 - Other than the weekend market pavillion this is the only all vegetarian place in Bangkok. There is a vegetarian pavillion at the weekend market that's supposed to be excellent. Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants: The Whole Earth - Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items). Lemongrass, 5/1 Sukhumvit 24, 2588637 - Supposed to be fantastic. Vegetarian meals on request. Ban Krua, 29/1 Saladeng Soi 1, 2336912 - Vegetarian items on menu. Seven Seas, 14/7 Sukhumvit 33, 2597662 - Vegetarian meals on request. Once Upon a Time, 167 Soi Anumarachamon, 2338493 - Vegetarian items on menu. Tumahak Thai Ruchadapisek Rd, 2761810 - Vegetarian items on menu. Hotels: Tara Hotel, 183/1 Sukhumvit Soi 26, 2592900 - Actually Siamese twin (sorry) hotels. The cheaper, the Impala, features a vegetarian section at its buffet. Dusit Thani Hotel, Rama IV Rd, 2361450/9 - Pavillion Cafe has vegetarian menu. Regent Hotel, 155 Rajachmri Rd, 2516532 - Vegetarian items on menu. Ambassador Hotel, 171 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 2515141 - Has a food court featuring a great Chinese vegetarian restaurant and a Thai vegetarian cafe. | Chachiengsao | ------------ | Kuk Kak Rest Area, 20/1 MU4 Bangpakong, Banga-Trad Rd, Chachiengsao, | 038 531856 | - All vegetarian inn. On the road from Bankok to the coast. Chiang Mai ---------- The Whole Earth, 88 Sridonchai Rd, 232463 - Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items). ______________________________________________________________________