World Guide To Vegetarianism - Minnesota, USA
World
Guide to
Vegetarianism
Minnesota
USA
Afton
Natural Foods Stores:
Afton Village Co-op, 3212 S. St. Croix Trail, 436-8967
Anoka
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Anoka Co-op Grocery and Cafe, 1917 2nd Avenue S., (612) 427-3552,
427-4340
- Natural foods cafe. International vegetarian foods. Cafeteria style.
Vegan options.
Bemidji
Natural Foods Stores:
Harmony Food Co-op, 117 3rd Street NW, (218) 751-2009
- Sells organic produce. Sells non-vegetarian items. "Excellent
selection of organic produce, bulk foods, canned foods, bakery
products plus an extensive bulk herb & tea section. One of the
largest and best stocked co-ops in the Minnesota North Country."
Open Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm.
Bloomington
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Tucci Benucch, Mall of America - West Market, (612) 853-0200
- Italian. Vegan-friendly. "The last time I checked this resturant
used chicken broth in their marinara and pizza sauce." "Many
vegetarian appetizers and pasta dishes. Superb roasted seasonal
vegetable platter. The Orecchiette dish or Angel Hair pasta are 2
very good vegan dishes. Decorative but informal atmosphere and
excellent service. Among the best Italian restaurants in the Twin
Cities. Very accommodating to vegans. (They recently discontinued
serving veal!)."
Sawatdee, 8501 Lyndale Avenue, (612) 888-7177
- Thai. Vegetarian spring rools, noodle dish, entrees. Tofu can be
substituted in most meat dishes on request. Vegan options.
Blue Earth

Look who lives in Blue Earth! This town has a huge statue of the
Green Giant in their town.
Natural Foods Stores:

Rainbow Food Co-op
Burnsville
Natural Foods Stores:
Burnsville Coop
- Has a vegan-friendly deli. Wonderful, clean!!! place to buy whole
foods in bulk. Also has large stock of cosmetics (cruelty-free) and
medicinal products. Managed by friendly, knowledgeable people. Also
carry publications and cookbooks. I used to be a member but had to
move out of state. I miss the coop!
Valley Natural Foods Co-op, 14015 Grand Avenue S., (612) 892-6661
Duluth
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Scenic Cafe, 5461 North Shore Dr, Duluth, MN 55810, (218) 525-6274
- International low-fat & raw natural foods café. "We strive to
bring healthy alternatives that are tasty." Open Tue-Thu
11am-8pm, Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 8am-8pm. Closed Mon.
Taste of Saigon, DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace, 94 Lake Avenue S.,
(218) 727-1598
- Vietnamese. Vegetarian dishes include tofu and mock meat dishes.
Vegan options.
Eagan
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Que Viet Village House II, 1272 Town Centre Drive, (612) 452-5018
- Vietnamese. Several vegan dishes. Open Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun
4pm-8pm. Closed on holidays.
Hastings
Natural Foods Stores:
Spiral Food Co-op, 307 E. 2nd Street, (612) 437-2667
Minneapolis
Vegetarian Restaurants:
Mud Pie, 2539 Lyndale Avenue South (near 26th), 872-9435
- International. Vegan-friendly. "Ok, but a bit pricey." Open
Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 8am-10pm.
Hard Times Cafe, 1821 Riverside Avenue East
- Vegan-friendly. "Alternative hangout. Good selection of coffees and
juices." Open Mon-Fri 5am-3am, Sat-Sun 5am-3:30am.
New Riverside Cafe, 329 Cedar Avenue South, 333-4814
- Vegan-friendly. "A worker-owned restaurant that has great vegetarian
food, with a different special every day. Live music most nights."
Open Mon-Thu 7am-11pm, Fri 7am-midnight, Sat 8am-midnight, Sun
10am-3pm.
Seward Cafe, on Franklin
- Similar to New Riverside Cafe. The "Earth Breakfasts" are wonderful.
St. Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside Avenue, (612) 339-3920
- Natural foods. Non-profit restaurant/bookstore run by a Christian
group. Not vegan-friendly. Bring own container for take-out. Daily
soups, sandwiches, salads. Open Mon-Sat 11am-2:30pm. Closed Sun.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Natural Foods
Cafe Brenda, 300 1st Avenue North, 342-9230 (342-9270?)
- Vegan options. Go here if you want to splurge.
French Meadow Bakery & Cafe, 2610 Lyndale Avenue South, 870-7855
- Mostly lacto-ovo vegetarian. Vegan-friendly. Multi-ethnic.
Rotating menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and
entrees. Great coffees and desserts. Casual atmosphere. Outdoor
seating in summer. Named "Best Bread" by Bon Appetit. Open daily
for breakfast, lunch, & dinner.
New French Cafe, 128 N. Fourth Street, 338-3790
- Ethnic/natural foods. Vegetarian lunch place. Can tailor-make
vegetarian meals.
Organica Deli, 400 Central Avenue SE, 378-7413
- Natural foods deli. Organic bean burritos, sandwiches, special
entrees. Counter service. Closed Sundays.
Seward Community Cafe, 2129 E. Franklin Avenue, 332-1011
- Natural foods cafe. Cafeteria style. Sandwiches, soups, desserts.
Vegan options.
Wedge Community Food Co-op Deli, 2105 Lyndale Avenue S., 871-3993
- Natural foods deli. Wide selection of salads, sandwiches, and some
soups. Counter service.
Tao Natural Foods and Books, 2200 Hennepin Avenue S., 377-4630
- Juice bar/deli. Daily sandwich, soup specials. Closed Sundays.
The Good Earth, 3001 Hennepin Avenue S., Calhoun Square, 824-8533
- Natural foods. Home baked goods, soups, sandwiches, entrees, etc.
A pre-fab kind of place that serves meat but keeps getting voted
best vegetarian restaurant. Open daily.
Vietnamese
Lotus Vietnamese, several locations:
The Lotus of Campus, 313 Oak Street SE, 331-1781
Lotus Uptown, 3037 Hennepin Avenue S., 825-2263
Lotus to Go Grant Mall, 113 W. Grant Street, 870-1218
- Vegetarian section on menu. Vegetable, tofu, mock meats. No eggs
used. Take out. Vegan options.
Kinhdo, 2755 Hennepin Avenue South, (612) 870-1295
- Vegan-friendly. "Popular restaurant with over two dozen vegan
entrees, including many with mock duck or tofu." Open Mon-Thu
11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm.
Vo's, 648 Broadway Street NE, (612) 623-4704
- Excellent vegan selection. Vegetarian spring rolls highly
reccommended. Open Mon-Fri 11am-9pm, Sat noon-9pm. Closed Sun.
Nam, 1005 Nicollet Mall, 332-3666
- Large vegetarian section on menu with vegan options. Open Mon-Sat
for lunch and dinner.
Saigon Uptown, 3035 Lyndale Avenue South, 827-8918
- Good selection of vegan dishes.
Matin
- Lots of great vegetarian food, including curried mock duck.
Most Vietnamese restaurants in the Twin Cities serve mock duck
dishes.
Chinese
Chau's, on Washington Avenue, 2 blocks east of U of Minn. Med School
- Has some great vegetarian dishes. 'Hot and Spicy Mock Duck' is
highly recommended.
Village Wok, 2 locations:
Near U of Minn. Med School on Washington Avenue
In Golden Valley
- Good vegetarian entrees. Golden Valley location has a great dim
sum brunch on Sundays (but perhaps with fewer vegetarian items).
Ping's Szechuan Bar and Grill, 1401 Nicollet Avenue, 874-9404
- "Several" vegetarian entrees. Willing to make substitutions in any
dish. Vegan options.
Thai
'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.
Sawatdee Thai, 607 Washington Avenue S, 338-6451
Sri-Lankan
Sri-Lanka Curry House, 2821 Hennepin Ave. S (near 26th), 871-2400
Indian
Bombay Palace, 15th & Nicollet
- Affordable and very good (but on the fatty side).
Sher-E-Punjab, 3800 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, (612) 781-6408
- "Very large restaurant in the near-deserted Apache Plaza Mall. A
bit spendy but portions are large and service is very quick and
friendly."
Ethiopian
Blue Nile, on Lyndale just south of Lake
- Lots of vegetarian selections. Excellent and very affordable.
Odaa, 408 Cedar Avenue S., 338-4459
- Authentic East African Oromo cuisine from scratch. Vegan options.
Middle-Eastern
Falafel King, 701 West Lake Street (Lake & Lyndale) , (612) 824-7887
- Vegan-friendly. Baba ganouje (eggplant), dolmades (rice, herbs,
tomatoes, etc), falafel, hummus. Dishes indicated as "vegetarian"
do not contain any dairy ingredients. The King potatoes are superb
and are fried in vegetable oil. There are also some lacto dishes.
Hefa Cafe, 1424 Nicollet Avenue, (612) 872-6375, fax (612) 872-2981
- Middle Eastern. Vegan-friendly. "Good food at reasonable prices.
Vegetarian (actually vegan) items clearly marked. The Foule
Medammas is excellent." Open Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat 8am-10pm, Sun
9am-7pm.
Jerusalem's, 1518 Nicollet Avenue, (612) 871-8883
- "Good falafel, hummus, and veggie sandwiches. Reasonable prices.
Interesting decor. Conveniently location downtown."
Joe's Market
- Vegans beware, they make their falafel with eggs.
Italian/Pizza
Pizza Luce', 119 North Fourth Street, 333-7359
- Italian. Vegan pizza with a dozen vegetable toppings to choose
from. Soy cheese (dairy free) can be substituted for mozzerella.
The menu may still say that the "classic red" sauce contains
parmesan cheese, but it no longer does. Also has veggie club
sandwiches and salads.
Caper's, 2221 W. 50th Street, 927-4416
- Pizza, appetizers, pasta, etc. Vegan options.
Tex-Mex
Pasqual's, 2528 Hennepin Avenue, 374-1415
- Tex-Mex. Vegan-friendly. "Excellent Tex-Mex food. Has various
foods with beans for vegetarians."
Caribbean
Harry Singh's, 3205 Cedar Avenue South, (612) 729-6181
- Vegan-friendly. "Features West Indian food. Specializes in
curry, hot sauce, roti, dhallpourie and more. Food can be made
exceptionally hot on request. Owners are very accomodating to
vegetarians and vegans." Open daily 11am-9pm.
Generic
Cafe Metro, 108 S. 7th Street, street level, Northstar West,
375-0366
- Vegan-friendly. Very moderately priced. Fresh food. Soups, salads.
New menu every day. Quaint.
Loring Cafe, 1624 Harmon Place, 332-1617
- Cafe. Appetizers, sandwiches, vegetarian specials. Limited vegan
options.
Azur, 651 Nicollet Avenue S., 342-2800
- Fine dining. Menu changes often, normaly has vegetarian options.
Special requests accepted if reserved in advance.
Q-cumbers, 7465 France Avenue South, Edina
- Veggie friendly (not vegan). Lots of salads.
Subway, in Stadium Village on University Of Minnesota Campus
- Not only does this Subway serve the lacto-ovo vegetarian Garden
Burger, but they have a huge sign with a picture advertising it!
This seems to be the only one in the area to sell this burger
though.
Natural Foods Stores:
The Wedge Community Food Co-op, 2105 Lyndale Avenue S, 871-3993
- Wide selection of organic foods, nuts, grains. Large frozen foods
area. "They've pretty much got it all!"
North Country Co-op, 2129 Riverside Avenue, 338-3110
(on the West Bank close to the U of MN)
Seward Coop Grocery & Deli, 2201 Franklin Avenue E, 338-2465
Tao Natural Foods and Books, 2200 Hennepin Avenue S, 377-4630
Rainbow Foods, over 20 locations
- Has a pretty decent health food section.
People's Company Bakery Co-op, 1534 Lake Street E., 721-7205
Miscellaneous:
Farmers' Market, 312 E. Lyndale Avenue N. (between Glenwood Avenue
& Hwy 55), 333-1737 / 333-1718
- Open daily 6am-1pm.
Minnetonka
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, (612) 935-2202
- Health club restaurant. Some vegetarian foods. Muffins and breads
baked on the premises. Cafeteria style. Open daily.
Natural Foods Stores:
Lakewinds, 17507 Minnetonka Blvd (corner of Hwy 101 and County
New Brighton
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Indian
Chutney Indian Bistro, 2321 Palmer Drive, Hwy 694 & Silver Lake
Road, (612) 633-6224
- "This is undoubtedly one of the best Indian restaurants in the
Twin Cities. It features specialties from all four corners of
India, and a large selection of vegetarian entrees and
appetizers. Dinner is served after 5:30 each evening."
Northfield
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
The New Ideal Cafe, 317 Division Street, (612) 645-7641
- "Eclectic mix of ethnic and regional cuisine. A wide variety of
vegetarian (mostly vegan or can be prepared vegan) dishes."
Natural Foods Stores:
Blue Marble Earth Store, 311 Division Street South, (612) 645-2561
- "Small store but with good selection of items not available in
typical grocery stores, with many foods available in bulk. The
limited freezer section contains non-dairy desserts. The staff is
very friendly and happy to help."
Preston
Natural Foods Stores:
Community Market & Deli, 110 St. Anthony Street, (507) 765-5245
- Has a vegan-friendly vegetarian deli. Sells organic produce.
Sells non-vegetarian items. "Bulk foods, herbs, spices. Natural,
gourmet and organic foods. Deli features made-to-order
sandwiches, homemade soups, salads and desserts." Open Mon-Fri
8am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-2pm.
Sauk Rapids
Organizations:
Vegetarian Society for EARTH
(Environment, Animal Rights, & Total Health)
721 Second Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379, (612) 252-5370
St. Cloud
Natural Foods Stores:
Good Earth Food Co-op, 2010 8th Avenue N, (612) 253-9290
- Has a vegan-friendly deli. "Long-standing food co-op. Does sell
some meat, but very veg-friendly. Good selection of organic
products, including fresh produce as available. Memberships
available." Open Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm.
St. Louis Park
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
St. Paul
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
White Lily, 758 Grand Avenue, (612) 293-9124
- Vietnamese. Vegan-friendly. Well over a dozen vegan entrees
utilizing mock dock, bean curd, and a variety of vegetables. Even
the non-vegetarian dishes can be adjusted to accommodate vegans
(e.g. the spring rolls are made from scratch and are wonderful
without the animal-based ingredients.)
Old City Cafe, 1571 Grand Avenue, (612) 699-5347
- Kosher. Middle Eastern foods, pizza, veggie burgers, mock meats etc.
Mostly dairy items with plenty of garlic. Excellent hummus. Vegan
options.
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Grand Avenue
- Bagel sandwiches and soups. Always at least one good vegan choice.
Khyber Pass Cafe, 1399 St. Clair Avenue, (612) 698-5403
- Afghani. "The menu is small, but the food is excellent! The
eggplant dish is a must-try. Very nice atmosphere with lots of
plants. Usually a sitar player on Friday and Saturday nights."
Closed Mon.
Caravan Serai, 2175 Ford Parkway, (612) 690-1935 / 690-3167 (cafe)
- Middle Eastern. "Separate restaurant and cafe have the same food,
but the atmosphere is different. In the restaurant, you can get
seated on pillows on the floor in a room covered with tapistries.
The cafe has a no-nonsense look. In addition to the restaurant
menu, there is also a deli case."
LaCucaracha, corner of Dale and Grand Avenue, (612) 221-9682
- Mexican. Not vegan-friendly. "The vegetarian dishes offered are
outstanding. The refried beans are lard-free."
Lotus Victoria Crossing, 867 Grand Avenue, (612) 228-9156
- Chinese.
Natural Foods Stores:
Mississippi Market Food Co-Op, 1810 Randolph Avenue, (612) 690-0507
- Has a vegan-friendly deli. Good selection of organic produce and
bread. Open 8:30am-9pm.
Whole Foods Market, 30 Fairview Avenue S, (612) 690-9957
WWW: http://www.wholefoods.com/
- Has a vegan-friendly deli. "Emphasizes whole and organic foods.
Vegetarian friendly, but still has big meat department." Open
until 10pm?.
Hampden Park Co-Op, 928 Raymond Avenue, 646-6686
Capitol City Co-op, 26 W. 10th Street, 298-1340
Miscellaneous:
Farmers' Market, 290 E. 5th Street (at Wall Street), downtown,
227-6856 (hotline), 227-8101 (business office)
- From late April to early November. Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 8am-1pm. At
other locations Mon-Fri.
Evolution Diet Pet Food, 1068 S. Robert Street, (612) 457-5145
WWW: http://www.winternet.com/~evoluti/
- Vegan food for dogs, cats, and fish. "Complete vegetaran pet food
guaranteed to add 5-10 years of healthy life to your dog, cat, or
fish."
St. Peter
Natural Foods Stores:
St. Peter Food Co-op Sandwich Shop, 100 S. Front Street,
(507) 931-4880
- Has a vegan-friendly vegetarian deli. Sells organic produce.
Everything they sell is vegetarian. "Self-serve soups, entrees.
Fresh baked goods. Cafeteria style. Vegan options."
Stillwater
Natural Foods Stores:
Valley Food Co-op, 215 N. Williams Street, (612) 439-0366
Virginia
Natural Foods Stores:
Natural Harvest Food Coop, 119 Chestnut, (218) 741-4663
- Open since 1980. "We are in the process of erecting a new log cabin
store on the shore of Bailey's Lake in downtown Virginia." (1995).
Guide maintainer
Last complete update: February 2, 1996