Living in Sydney as a vegan has been nothing short of awesome. It seems everywhere is so much more knowledgeable, its not just limited to the fully vegan establishments. For example coffee (something that the Aussies take almost as seriously as their sport), in the UK, if you want a coffee with soy milk you’d either have to go to a vegan café or a huge chain such as Starbucks, but here all vendors be it a small hole in the wall at the station or a quirky hidden oasis, all carry soy and damn do they make good coffee. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied when I go back to the UK. And most restaurants seem to do at least something vegetarian that isn’t just a cheese loaded pasta. I think the Asian influence in Australia helps a lot. If you are stuck you can always find something like sushi or pho on nearly every corner.
The suburb where I live is Newtown and its famed for its quirky residents and vegan food. I love living here, if I had more money I’d probably eat out every night. You can get cheap Chinese and Thai food at Green Gourmet and Blossom Lotus on King St, both do hot plate buffets that you can take away as well as order from the menu. Vegans’ Choice supermarket next to Green Gourmet stocks lots of faux meat products in their freezers as well as cheeses, cakes and homemade tofu ice cream. There is Vina a vegetarian Vietnamese too. Your best choice for vegan pizza is at Basil Pizza, try the animal lovers its amazing! They also do a great brekky on the weekends. You can also get vegan pizza at Mad which is situated in Civic video, its not as good as Basil but you can get good offers when you rent a movie too. For weekend brunch APT in Berkelouw books on O' Connell St, is fantastic. They have different specials every week as well as staples such as pancakes and full breakfasts. Sadhana Kitchen does stunning raw foods, I love to go there for a coffee and one of their many raw cakes which are always very decadent. On Enmore Road close by, there is Spoons vegetarian butcher, they do hot snacks like ‘popcorn’ tofu bites to take away and you can buy packs of sausages, burgers and schnitzels to stock up your fridge. I am especially fond of the schnitzels. You can get vegan options in may other places too, like the Indian restaurants, they advertise their dairy-free options on the menu, you can veganise a couple of burgers in the chain store Burgerlicious, and Gelato Blue ice-cream parlour has a whole section of sorbets, but be sure to try the chocolate- it’s the best chocolate ice cream/sorbet I have ever had.
Bondi is remarkably vegan friendly. My favourite Funky Pies (not biased or anything!!) is situated a couple of streets back from the beach but well worth going to. A large range of fully vegan pies, (available with mash, peas and gravy if you wish) coffee, cakes, ice-cream and a small selection of grocery items such as vegan cheese and bacon, make this a winner. Close to Funky Pies there's also Sababba, which does the most amazing falafel pockets, and IKU Whole food where you will find lots of healthy options such as salads, macro burgers, millet balls and stews. IKU is a chain of stores, they also have locations in the city, Glebe, Rozelle and Neutral Bay. Close to the beach, ice cream giants Gelatissimo, do a large range of dairy free sorbets. Miss Chu, a popular Vietnamese tuck shop chain, has a spot on Campbell’s’ parade, they have a few vegan options such as dumplings. Laurie’s Vegetarian on Bondi road, is bit of a walk from the beach but they do lots of lovely fresh salads and burgers. I believe there is a new place near Laurie’s, called Bondi Organic café which stocks a lot of IKU whole foods items but I have not been in yet.
The suburb where I live is Newtown and its famed for its quirky residents and vegan food. I love living here, if I had more money I’d probably eat out every night. You can get cheap Chinese and Thai food at Green Gourmet and Blossom Lotus on King St, both do hot plate buffets that you can take away as well as order from the menu. Vegans’ Choice supermarket next to Green Gourmet stocks lots of faux meat products in their freezers as well as cheeses, cakes and homemade tofu ice cream. There is Vina a vegetarian Vietnamese too. Your best choice for vegan pizza is at Basil Pizza, try the animal lovers its amazing! They also do a great brekky on the weekends. You can also get vegan pizza at Mad which is situated in Civic video, its not as good as Basil but you can get good offers when you rent a movie too. For weekend brunch APT in Berkelouw books on O' Connell St, is fantastic. They have different specials every week as well as staples such as pancakes and full breakfasts. Sadhana Kitchen does stunning raw foods, I love to go there for a coffee and one of their many raw cakes which are always very decadent. On Enmore Road close by, there is Spoons vegetarian butcher, they do hot snacks like ‘popcorn’ tofu bites to take away and you can buy packs of sausages, burgers and schnitzels to stock up your fridge. I am especially fond of the schnitzels. You can get vegan options in may other places too, like the Indian restaurants, they advertise their dairy-free options on the menu, you can veganise a couple of burgers in the chain store Burgerlicious, and Gelato Blue ice-cream parlour has a whole section of sorbets, but be sure to try the chocolate- it’s the best chocolate ice cream/sorbet I have ever had.
Bondi is remarkably vegan friendly. My favourite Funky Pies (not biased or anything!!) is situated a couple of streets back from the beach but well worth going to. A large range of fully vegan pies, (available with mash, peas and gravy if you wish) coffee, cakes, ice-cream and a small selection of grocery items such as vegan cheese and bacon, make this a winner. Close to Funky Pies there's also Sababba, which does the most amazing falafel pockets, and IKU Whole food where you will find lots of healthy options such as salads, macro burgers, millet balls and stews. IKU is a chain of stores, they also have locations in the city, Glebe, Rozelle and Neutral Bay. Close to the beach, ice cream giants Gelatissimo, do a large range of dairy free sorbets. Miss Chu, a popular Vietnamese tuck shop chain, has a spot on Campbell’s’ parade, they have a few vegan options such as dumplings. Laurie’s Vegetarian on Bondi road, is bit of a walk from the beach but they do lots of lovely fresh salads and burgers. I believe there is a new place near Laurie’s, called Bondi Organic café which stocks a lot of IKU whole foods items but I have not been in yet.
Phew! thats a lot
of places and I haven't even started on the city centre yet! Sydney
vegans sure are lucky. Sorry for the lack of photos but I don't tend to
photograph my food, I just get stuck in!
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| Some Funky Pies to wet your appetite. |
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