vegan friendly eats in melbourne

One of my talents is being able to find a health food store anywhere I go. I know where they are all around Melbourne. As well as health food stores there are many vegan cafes and restaurants (and more are opening up all the time), and also allergy-friendly places to eat, which cater for meat-eating friends. Although I do find most people don't mind eating vegetarian food every now and then (especially when hanging out with plant-eating friends!).

Admiral Cheng-Ho - creamy mushies on cornbread

Shokuiku - raw patties and raw tacos for dinner

Little Big Sugar Salt - cacao pops with coyo & berries

Here is a growing list of mine if you are in Melbourne and want to eat out at places that are organic and/or serve plant-based or allergy-friendly food…

1. A Caterpillar's Dream, Kew
2. Admiral Cheng-Ho, Abbotsford
3. Aum Shanti Vegetarian Cafe, Frankston
4. Barry, Northcote
5. Blood Orange Cafe, Hawthorn East
6. Blue Buddha Cafe, Melbourne 
7. Brothl, Melbourne 
8. Combi, Elwood
9. Earthly Pleasures Cafe, Belgrave
10. Fare Enough, Euroa
11. Feast of Merit, Richmond
12. Foods with Benefits, Lilydale
13. Green Press, Melbourne 
14. Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy
15. Heal.Thy Self Co., Yarraville
16. Himalaya Bakery and Cafe, Daylesford
17. Il Fornaio, St Kilda
18. Invita Living Food, Melbourne 
19. Kofi Beans, Croydon
20. Las Chicas, Balaclava
21. Las Vegan Cafe, Collingwood
22. Lentil As Anything, Abbotsford, Footscray, Preston, St Kilda
23. Little Big Sugar Salt, Abbotsford
24. Magic Milk Bar, Northcote
25. MannaFest Cafe, Yea
26. Mister Nice Guy's BakeShop, Ascot Vale
27. Monash Wholefoods, Clayton
28. Monk Bodhi Dharma, Balaclava
29. No 35, Sofitel, Melbourne
30. nourished:385, Prahran
31. Nutrition Bar, Richmond
32. Petty's Orchard, Templestowe
33. Radhey Kitchen and Chai Bar, Fitzroy
34. Raw Trader, Melbourne 
35. Red Robyn, Camberwell
36. Rivers of Yarrambat, Yarrambat
37. Shakahari, Carlton
38. Shakahari Too, South Melbourne
39. Shokuiku, Northcote
40. Sister of Soul, St Kilda
41. Smith & Daughters, Fitzroy
42. Sprout Cafe, Hawthorn
43. The Bear Cafe, Fitzroy
44. The Brighton School House, Brighton
45. The Farm Cafe, Abbotsford
46. The Giddy Goat Cafe, Yarck
47. The Kettle Black, South Melbourne
48. The Lilydale General, Lilydale
49. The Merri Table, Brunswick
50. The Organic Food and Wine Deli, Melbourne 
51. The Porridge Bar, Prahran
52. The Roundabout Cafe, Warrandyte
53. The Rumour Mill, Croydon
54. The Scented Garden Cafe, Croydon
55. The Sprout and the Bean, Geelong
56. The Weekend Local, Euroa
57. Vegie Bar, Fitzroy
58. Wide Open Road, Brunswick
59. Wildcrafted, East Brunswick
60. Wombat's Chai Cafe, Healesville
61. Yardmill, Toorak
62. Yong Green Food, Fitzroy

The Scented Garden Cafe - baked beans on toast!

The Roundabout Cafe - brewed chai lattes

Rivers of Yarrambat - raw vegan berry cheesecake

I think this list will keep both your hearts and your tummies happy for a little while! If you've been to any of these places in Melbourne please share with us your culinary experiences, as I'm still working my way through this ever growing list… it's so great to see the tables turning - if we keep asking for healthy food and a healthy life, well, that's exactly what we'll get.

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