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The (Non-Dairy) Cream of the Crop: #6 ATLANTA, GEORGIA


America's South has broken into our vegetarian Top 10. Vegetarian food companies report that Atlanta is a monster market, and the city has nearly two dozen vegetarian restaurants. Indeed, the South is rising again-this time for vegetarianism! Veggie restaurants have sprouted up all over - from funky Little Five Points with its street carnival atmosphere to ritzy, date night, bar-hopping Buckhead, and from busy downtown Atlanta to the suburbs, vegan eating out has never been easier or better in the south. Whether you want a quick and casual vegan meal or an elegant vegan meal designed to impress a date, you can find it in today's Atlanta. So you want to eat ethically in Atlanta? Not a problem. What type of food are you hungry for - Chinese? Thai? Indian? Kosher? Soul? Burgers & chili dogs? Pizza? Organic? We can even hook you up with vegan fish dishes, vegan country-fried steak with rice and gravy, vegan cobblers and vegan milkshakes. Atlanta has many different cultures and diversity has never tasted so good.

For breakfast try Soul Vegetarian's buckwheat pancakes served with tofu scrambler and vegan sausage (and for lunch, the "roast beef"-like sandwich is amazing) or go the Flying Biscuit's tofu Florentine scramble served with moon-dusted potatoes and a vegetarian (but not vegan) biscuit…and you've got to have a side order of grits to go with that. Lunch and dinner options abound - vegan burgers, soups, barbeque, sandwiches, hot dogs, stir-fried veggies, samosas, curries, falafels, pizzas, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, country fried steaks, and of course salads. Harmony Chinese restaurant has a six page menu filled with vegan options - including won-ton soup, sesame "chicken", Mongolian "beef", "pork", "fish" and even "shrimp". Planet Bombay has samosas and curries so good they must be from out of this world. Broadway Café is a fun place where you can eat kosher and vegetarian as you check out the murals of Broadway shows ... and while you could sing along with the Broadway tunes being played, you'll want to use your mouth for better things - like eating their vegan sausage, onions and peppers over rice entrée. The Vegan Way Café offers a standard vegan menu as well as a live vegan menu, juices tailor made for your blood type, as well as vegan brownies, cakes, and pies.

EVERLASTING LIFE
878 Ralph D Abernathy Blvd SW
Atlanta, GA
404-758-1110

HEALTHFUL ESSENCE
2329 Cascade Road
Atlanta, GA
404-753-0130

PASTIFACIO CAMELI'S
1263 Glenwood Ave
Atlanta, GA
404-622-9926

SOUL VEGETARIAN
879-A Ralph D. Abernathy SW
Atlanta, GA
404-752-5194

SOUL VEGETARIAN NO. 2
652 N Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
404-875-1106

THE FLYING BISCUIT CAFÉ
1655 McLendon Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
404-687-8888

CAFÉ SUNFLOWER (Sandy Springs)
5975 Roswell Rd.
Atlanta, Ga 30328
404-256-1675

CAFÉ SUNFLOWER (Buckhead)
2140 Peachtree Rd.
Atlanta, Ga 30309
404-352-8859

PLANET BOMBAY
451 Moreland Avenue Ne
Atlanta, GA
404-688-0005

BROADWAY CAFÉ
2168 Briarcliff Road Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-329-0888

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