Alice & Friends
5812 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60660 773.275.8797 |
This pan-Asian café, with a very cozy atmosphere, nice wait staff, and soothing music, has food that is consistently superb and almost all vegan. The food is prepared by a mother and daughter team! |
Amitabul
6207 N. Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60646 773.774.0276 www.amitabul.getwebnet.com |
The names that Chef Dave has given to many of the dishes in his all-vegan menu often reflect the healing qualities of the ingredients. One of the best ways to get a great meal is to ask for the Dave Special (and he will make whatever he feels like at the moment!) To teach more about the healthful properties of foods, Dave also offers private cooking classes and individualized eating programs. |
Andies
5253 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60640 773.784.8616 www.andiesres.com
Andies
1467 W. Montrose Chicago, IL 60613 773.348.0654 www.andiesres.com |
Andies offers delicious Greek and Lebanese home-style cooking, complete with pita bread that they make themselves. |
Arya Bhavan
2508 W. Devon Chicago, IL 60659 773.274.5800 www.AryaBhavan.com |
This all-vegetarian Indian restaurant offers tasty servings of a great variety of foods. They also have a sumptuous weekend buffet. |
Beijing Restaurant
404 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 630.469.1535 |
They serve some unique and delicious Chinese dishes. The owner is from Taiwan, which, due to its high percentage (about 80%) of Buddhist residents, has a rich and varied vegetarian tradition. |
Cafe' Selmarie
4729 N.Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 773.989.5595 www.cafeselmarie.com |
This charming eatery, bakery/café/restaurant, located just off of Lincoln Square, is colorful and roomy, with high ceilings. The food is wonderfully prepared, excellently presented and perfectly spiced. |
Chicago Eyes
6200 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60660 773.743.1221 |
What a delight to see a neighborhood optometrist rather than going to a less-personal chain store. |
Chowpatti
1035 S. Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847.640.9554 |
It offers delicious, carefully prepared East Indian and other cuisines in an elegant setting. Chowpatti has the largest all-vegetarian menu in the area, so be prepared to have trouble making a decision! |
Cousin's Incredible Vitality
338 W. Irving Park Chicago, IL 60618 773.478.6868 |
An all-live eatery which also hosts many educational events. |
Dharma Garden
3109 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, 60618 773-588-9140 |
This is a health-conscious Thai eatery; the owners use only olive and canola oil in the entrées and do not serve soft drinks. They do have a wonderful selection of fresh-squeezed (and sometimes organic) juices. Their outside sign reads “Vegetarian & Seafood” and fully 1/2 of the menu is vegetarian. |
Flat Top Grill
1000 W. Washington Boulevard, Chicago 60607 (312) 829-4800 |
This is the best-tasting, healthiest, and most customer-friendly stir-fry party in town. Flat Top Grill’s tremendously fresh bar is overloaded with more than 70 ingredients, including two different kinds of tofu. You can build your own designer stir-fry creations; and you can even customize them in a variety of ways, including having them cooked separately in a wok. |
GNC Live Well
7459 N. Clark St Chicago, IL 60626 773.262.2173 |
Part of a large chain of natural food stores, this GNC is run very well by Barclay and Robert who know their products and their customers. |
Handlebar Bar and Grill
2311 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60647 (773)384-9546, Fax: (773)384-3320 www.handlebarchicago.com |
The owners are avid bicyclists and have different rotating bikes hanging from the ceiling. You can go in anytime and choose from an abundant vegan selection, including the desserts! They also have a really good selection of local microbrews on tap. |
Heartland Cafe'
7000 N. Glenwood Chicago, IL 60626 773.465.8005 www.heartlandcafe.com |
Everyone should know of the Heartland, not only Chicago’s most community-oriented and activist business, but also our first (still-existing) natural-food restaurant. |
JD Mills
635 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 847.491.0940 |
A nice-sized and well-run natural food store just north of the Chicago border, in Evanston. |
Karyn's Fresh Corner
1901 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 312.255.1590 www.karynraw.com
Karyn's Cooked
3038 N Wells, Chicago IL 312.587.1050
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Try Chicago’s oldest raw food café, fine-dining restaurant, and healing center! They are mostly organic, and mostly vegan, with the exception of the raw honey used in many of the desserts. Karyn’s now makes its own, delicious, must-try “ice-cream” made from a base of raw coconut! |
Kramers Health Foods
230 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60604 312.922.0077 |
Is the oldest natural food store in Chicago with foods and supplements on the main floor and a wonderful juice bar/café upstairs. |
Lakeside Café
1418 W. Howard St. Chicago, 60626
773.262.9503 |
Offers very affordable-often organic-vegetarian cuisine, with relaxation and harmony classes on the same premises. |
Mysore Woodlands
2548 W. Devon Ave Chicago, IL 60659 773.338.8160 |
This vegetarian restaurant specializes in South Indian cuisine and is one of the more elegant establishments along Devon Avenue. |
Pasta Bowl
2434 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60614 773.525.2695 www.pastabowl.com |
A wonderful pasta and sandwich restaurant in the heart of Lincoln Park. |
Pederson Bed & Breakfast
1782 Highway 120 north Lake Geneva, WI 53147 888.764.9653 www.pedersonvictorian.com |
A vegetarian bed & breakfast in Lake Geneva; perfect for that weekend get-away. |
Pollution Solution
6619 N. Rockwell Chicago, IL 60645 773.274.8979 |
Owner Jordan Lome is a long-time vegetarian activist who knows more than anyone about the different kinds of air and water purifiers. |
Ras Dashen
5846 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60660 773.506.9601 |
This restaurant serves sumptuous Ethiopian meals in a traditional family-style with rounds of sour dough injera bread (made with teff flour) to use to pick up and eat the food. |
Riques
5004 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
773-728-6200 |
It specializes in fresh, regional Mexican food and, in addition to their regular menu, features a special vegetarian menu on Wednesday nights. They’ll provide glasses and service if you BYOB. |
Russian Tea Time
77 E. Adams Chicago, IL 60603 312.360.0000 www.russianteatime.com |
Is a lovely place with food selections from many regions of vast-Russia. You’ll be delighted at the high percentage of authentic and unusual vegetarian dishes on the menu. |
El Tinajon
2054 W. Roscoe Chicago, IL 60618 773.525.8455 |
Although the dishes on the menu may sound Mexican, they reflect the very unique cuisine of Guatemala. From the homemade tamale to the very thick and delicious refried beans made from black and not pinto beans, each dish is truly distinctive. |
True Nature Foods
6034 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60660 773.465.6400 |
A great natural food store and community center on the far north side of Chicago, They are also a distribution center for King’s Hill Farm organic CSA (community-supported agriculture). |
Udupi Palace
2543 W. Devon Chicago, IL 60659 773.338.2152 www.udupipalace.com |
Udupi Palace serves delicious, all-vegetarian South Indian cuisine. It has a friendly atmosphere and great prices. It is owned by the same organization that owns Tiffin, the more up-scale (and omnivorous) North-Indian restaurant across the street. |
Victory's Banner
2100 W. Roscoe Chicago, IL 60618 773.665.0227 www.victorysbanner.com |
A peaceful, unassuming but bright and cheerful, storefront space in the interesting Roscoe Village neighborhood. They serve amazing breakfasts using Phil’s organic eggs . Victory’s Banner is vegetarian, operated by disciples of Sri Chimnoy, with spiritual messages on the sugar packets and the waitstaff wearing saris. |
Vitamin Outlet
5158 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60640 773.334.3348 |
A sister-store to J.D. Mills, also offering packaged natural foods and many supplements. |
Wolaver's Organic Ales
409 Spring St. Nevada City, CA 95959 530.478.0492 |
When you reach for that beer, make it Wolaver’s organic pale or brown ale! |
