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The (Non-Dairy) Cream of the Crop: #7 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
The star of America's Midwest is adored by veggie food companies for gobbling up meat free products like Tofurkys and Celebration Roasts. It should come as no surprise that the home of vegan rock star Prince ranks high for health food stores and organic co-ops, and is known for its vegetarian-friendly restaurants that happily cater to veggies and vegans. So of course it's no coincidence that Minneapolis has the lowest heart disease rate in the country. The most outstanding thing about the veg scene here is that it is the "mock duck" (actually seitan, but so-named locally by the many Vietnamese restaurants) capital of the world! From mock duck curries and stir fries at Asian eateries like Kinh Do to spicy mock duck pizza at Pizza Lucé (with special vegan cheese no less!), you'll find it all over town in dozens of delicious incarnations.
Also noteworthy are the upscale downtown Café Brenda (whose veggie food products are available nationally), the down-home Seward Café cooperative (vegan pancakes and amazing veggie breakfasts), the hipster bar atmosphere of Triple Rock with its many vegan comfort food options, and a whole host of veg-friendly ethnic establishments that include Indian, Mid-Eastern, Thai, Ethiopian, and Cambodian.
QUANG RESTAURANT
2719 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-870-4739
SEWARD CAFÉ
2129 East Franklin Avenue, Steward
Minneapolis, MN
612-332-1011
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