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Canada's Most Veg-Friendly Cities: #1 Vancouver, British Columbia
The word is that majestic Vancouver is Canada's most vegetarian-friendly city. Not coincidentally, it's also the country's healthiest, according to the National Post. This "wet coast" utopia offers twenty vegetarian restaurants and boasts the lowest rates of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and obesity in the country. Among the best and most interesting places to eat from the large selection of eats are The Naam, Greens and Gourmet, and Planet Veg, an out-of-this-world restaurant that brings vegetarian and fast food together. Even non-vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver seem more than willing to accommodate vegetarians with great-tasting meat alternatives.
Any mention of the Vancouver vegetarian scene would be incomplete without mentioning Bo Kong, a Buddhist restaurant with one location in Vancouver and another in nearby Richmond. Nearly all the food is vegan and diners consider rate it "out of this world." The selection seems almost endless. (See restaurant review in the latest edition of VHS' Animal Writes newsletter, posted on the VHS Web site.)
There are countless ethnic restaurants in this melting pot of a city that, while not all being vegetarian dish up great food for vegetarians and vegans. For instance, the popular Hon's downtown has two kitchens - one vegetarian and one for meat. Among the many favorites are the faux chicken and duck dishes. Another shining example is the Afghan Horseman, which offers a "vegan platter" to die for. Don't forget the plethora of Indian establishments where one could get lost for some time gorging on all the wonderful and tasty selections.
EarthSave Canada
has a dynamic annual "Taste of Health" vegetarian food
festival and monthly vegan potlucks, featuring discussions with
John Robbins, Vesanto Melina, and other well-known, influential
vegetarians and environementalists. EarthSave conducts vegan-friendly
restaurant tastings and reviews once a month and has a Toastmaster's
Club that teaches and encourages public speaking on veg issues.
Several smaller veg orientated organizations host social events,
information tables and other events, including Vegan
Voices, and SETA
at Simon Fraser University.
Vancouver also has several organic markets that hold food samplings, fairs, and "Health and Wellness Shows" several times a year. In addition, Vancouver has a number of health stores, wellness classes, vegetarian cooking classes, herbal dispensaries, public forums, and many neighborhood farmers markets.
With all this going on, is it any wonder why Vancouver is Canada's most veg-friendly city?
Annapurna
1812 West 4th Ave. (at Burrard)
604-736 - 5959
Bo Kong
3068 Main Street
604-876-3088
Buddhist Vegetarian
137 East Pender
604-683 - 8816
Cafe Deux Soleils
2096 Commercial Drive
604-254 - 1195
Foundation Lounge
2301 Main Street
604-708-0881
Greens and Gourmet
2681 West Broadway
604-737-7373
Habibi's
1128 Broadway
604-732 - 7487
Joe Veg
555 West Hastings
(in Harbour Centre Food Court)
Kewal Cafe
235 East Broadway Avenue
604-876-0424
Krishna
1726 Davie
604-688-9400
The Naam
2724 W 4th Avenue
604-738-7151
Planet Veg
1941 Cornwall Ave (at cornwall & cypress)
604-734-1001
Public Storage
3289 Main St. (at 17th Avenue)
604-873-1944
Raw Cafe
1849 West 1st
604-737-0420
Sweet Cherubim Natural Food Stores and Restaurant
1105 Commercial Drive
604-253-0969
Yogi's Vegetarian Indian
1408 Commercial Drive
604-251-9644
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