Where to eat
I decided to compile a list of vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in the nearby Sydney area, because sometimes I forget what is there.
V = vegan (or at least mostly)
OL = ovo-lacto vegetarian
vf = vegan-friendly
Glebe
IKU Whole Foods V
25a Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037
Phone (02) 9692 8720
Mon - Fri 10am - 8pm
Sat 11am - 5.30pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
Fair Trade Coffee Company vf
33 Glebe Point Road
Glebe NSW 2037
9660 0621
Have a vegan scrambled tofu (actually it is cubed, but I like it) and a vegan curry of the day.
Badde Manors OL
37 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037
(02) 9660 3797
Breakfast
Served between 7.30am and 11.30am Monday to Friday.
Saturday between 7.30am and 1pm
Sunday between 8.30am and 2 pm
Regular food menu from then on
Sometimes are annoying because they bring you a vegan breakfast with a container of butter, even when you specify when ordering "no butter".
Loving Eden V
123-125 Glebe Point Road,
Glebe, NSW 2037
02-80848007
Not there anymore and I never got to try it =(
Newtown
Vina OL
395 South King St., Newtown
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9557 0456
Vietnamese
Vegan entrees/mains. Milky/honey desserts.
Green Gourmet V
115-117 King St, Newtown
T: 02-9519 5330
Open 7 days
Lunch 12 - 3pm
Dinner 6 - 10pm (Fri & Sat till 11pm)
Yum Cha only on Sat & Sun Lunch
Buffet Bar (charged by weight)
Lunch self-serve selections available 7 days
Dinner self-serve selections available Tue-Sun nights
Also just menu-ordering.
Chinese
OMG ICE-CREAM. (I wish they'd bring back Lotus Seed Ginger)
We have found out that the caramel sauce for deep fried ice-cream not vegan They no longer offer caramel sauce, but have replaced it with maple syrup
Vegan's Choice V
113 King St, Newtown
T: 02-9519 7646
M: 0400 350 063
Open 7 days
From 11:30am - 8pm (Sun close at 7pm)
Groceries, but also tofu ice-cream, cookies, cupcakes, raw cakes and Funky Pies.
Green Palace V
Shop 182, King St
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9550 523
buffet and menu ordering
Thai
caramel sauce for deep fried ice-cream not vegan. Also once had dairy ice-cream. bottled soy milk has dairy, according to Andrew =(
Naked Espresso V
15 King Street,
Newtown 2042
9519 4880
Sat 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 9:00am-1:00pm
Also open at same time as Basil on Weekdays.
Weekends serves breakfast, vegan coffees (Bonsoy only, except with recall), vegan 'meat' pies, and desserts.
Basil Pizza vf
126 King Street
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9519 4880
Open 5pm+
Wide variety of vegan pizzas made with Cheezly (including one named after yours truly),vegan salads, pastas etc. Soon to be a vegan lasagna? In conjunction with Naked Espresso
Mad Pizza vf
Shop 8, 8 Wilson St
Newtown, NSW
Phone: (02) 9550 1188
A couple of vegan pizzas.
Burgerlicious vf
215 King St
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9519 7401
Can make any vego burgers vegan. Wholemeal buns. Vegan chips. I think the Tofusion is always vegan. Otherwise others can have the aioli/cheese whatever taken off and they aren't arseholes about it.
Burger Fuel vf
172 King St
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9519 47000
Has a vegan burger (can't remember the name. V8?). Another burger people will tell you is vegan, but it apparently has honey in it.
Janet's Pies
283 King street
Newtown NSW 2042
9557 2565
2 types of vegan savoury pie (thai broccoli & potato is omg so gooood)
Also does vegan chips and a vegan apple pie. And they are reeeeeallly nice.
Lat Dior African Eatery vf
150 Enmore Road
Enmore NSW 2042
9557 4467
Kilamanjaro vf
280 King Street
Newtown
9557 4565
"If you like the food at Lat-Dior African Eatery, you can enjoy the same menu for lunch at Kilimanjaro. Our lunch special is served everyday, 12-3 on weekdays, and noon to late weekends."
Peace Harmony V
44 Erskine Street
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9262 2247
Thai
Quite reasonably priced.
Mother Chu's V (serves honey though)
Bodhi in the Park V
Cook and Phillip Park Leisure Complex
Cnr College and William St, Sydney
(between the pool and the cathedral)
Phone: 9360 2523
Cuisine: Chinese yum cha for lunch. Modern asian for dinner.
OMG THE CHINESE DOUGHNUTS.
African Express Eatery vf
150 Enmore Rd,
Enmore NSW 2042
(02) 9557 4467
Not sure if this is the african restaurant Andrew was talking about or not.
I'm not done yet. Let me know if you have any more info on places (like opening times or whatever) or if you know of other vegan/vegan-friendly places.
V = vegan (or at least mostly)
OL = ovo-lacto vegetarian
vf = vegan-friendly
Glebe
IKU Whole Foods V
25a Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037
Phone (02) 9692 8720
Mon - Fri 10am - 8pm
Sat 11am - 5.30pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
Fair Trade Coffee Company vf
33 Glebe Point Road
Glebe NSW 2037
9660 0621
Have a vegan scrambled tofu (actually it is cubed, but I like it) and a vegan curry of the day.
Badde Manors OL
37 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037
(02) 9660 3797
Breakfast
Served between 7.30am and 11.30am Monday to Friday.
Saturday between 7.30am and 1pm
Sunday between 8.30am and 2 pm
Regular food menu from then on
Sometimes are annoying because they bring you a vegan breakfast with a container of butter, even when you specify when ordering "no butter".
Loving Eden V
123-125 Glebe Point Road,
Glebe, NSW 2037
02-80848007
Not there anymore and I never got to try it =(
Newtown
Vina OL
395 South King St., Newtown
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9557 0456
Vietnamese
Vegan entrees/mains. Milky/honey desserts.
Green Gourmet V
115-117 King St, Newtown
T: 02-9519 5330
Open 7 days
Lunch 12 - 3pm
Dinner 6 - 10pm (Fri & Sat till 11pm)
Yum Cha only on Sat & Sun Lunch
Buffet Bar (charged by weight)
Lunch self-serve selections available 7 days
Dinner self-serve selections available Tue-Sun nights
Also just menu-ordering.
Chinese
OMG ICE-CREAM. (I wish they'd bring back Lotus Seed Ginger)
We have found out that the caramel sauce for deep fried ice-cream not vegan They no longer offer caramel sauce, but have replaced it with maple syrup
Vegan's Choice V
113 King St, Newtown
T: 02-9519 7646
M: 0400 350 063
Open 7 days
From 11:30am - 8pm (Sun close at 7pm)
Groceries, but also tofu ice-cream, cookies, cupcakes, raw cakes and Funky Pies.
Green Palace V
Shop 182, King St
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9550 523
buffet and menu ordering
Thai
caramel sauce for deep fried ice-cream not vegan. Also once had dairy ice-cream. bottled soy milk has dairy, according to Andrew =(
Naked Espresso V
15 King Street,
Newtown 2042
9519 4880
Sat 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 9:00am-1:00pm
Also open at same time as Basil on Weekdays.
Weekends serves breakfast, vegan coffees (Bonsoy only, except with recall), vegan 'meat' pies, and desserts.
Basil Pizza vf
126 King Street
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9519 4880
Open 5pm+
Wide variety of vegan pizzas made with Cheezly (including one named after yours truly),vegan salads, pastas etc. Soon to be a vegan lasagna? In conjunction with Naked Espresso
Mad Pizza vf
Shop 8, 8 Wilson St
Newtown, NSW
Phone: (02) 9550 1188
A couple of vegan pizzas.
Burgerlicious vf
215 King St
Newtown NSW 2042
(02) 9519 7401
Can make any vego burgers vegan. Wholemeal buns. Vegan chips. I think the Tofusion is always vegan. Otherwise others can have the aioli/cheese whatever taken off and they aren't arseholes about it.
Burger Fuel vf
172 King St
Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9519 47000
Has a vegan burger (can't remember the name. V8?). Another burger people will tell you is vegan, but it apparently has honey in it.
Janet's Pies
283 King street
Newtown NSW 2042
9557 2565
2 types of vegan savoury pie (thai broccoli & potato is omg so gooood)
Also does vegan chips and a vegan apple pie. And they are reeeeeallly nice.
Lat Dior African Eatery vf
150 Enmore Road
Enmore NSW 2042
9557 4467
Kilamanjaro vf
280 King Street
Newtown
9557 4565
"If you like the food at Lat-Dior African Eatery, you can enjoy the same menu for lunch at Kilimanjaro. Our lunch special is served everyday, 12-3 on weekdays, and noon to late weekends."
Peace Harmony V
44 Erskine Street
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9262 2247
Thai
Quite reasonably priced.
Mother Chu's V (serves honey though)
Bodhi in the Park V
Cook and Phillip Park Leisure Complex
Cnr College and William St, Sydney
(between the pool and the cathedral)
Phone: 9360 2523
Cuisine: Chinese yum cha for lunch. Modern asian for dinner.
OMG THE CHINESE DOUGHNUTS.
African Express Eatery vf
150 Enmore Rd,
Enmore NSW 2042
(02) 9557 4467
Not sure if this is the african restaurant Andrew was talking about or not.
I'm not done yet. Let me know if you have any more info on places (like opening times or whatever) or if you know of other vegan/vegan-friendly places.