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Eating In
Home fried brunch
Michael's Super Soups
Broccoli soup with lemon-chive cream
Cauliflower dhal with panch phoran
Legume noodle soup
Pumpkin, saffron & orange soup
Savoury harira soup
Sweet potato & red curry soup
Tofu-skeptic? Try these.
Eating out
We both dig I Carusi and Kaprica their pizzas probably offer the best value for money of all the ones we've tried. If you're willing to pay a few dollars more, we'd also recommend D.O.C. and Pizza Meine Liebe. Vegans should get themselves to Green Acre Pizza, Red Sparrow Pizza and Shop 225. If you find yourself up in the Dandenongs, then Mad Raven Pizza Deluxe is well worth checking out.
Mid eats ($20-$45pp)
Bhang
Savoury harira soup
Sweet potato & red curry soup
Meals we make again and again
All-the-best-bits salad
Asparagus & ricotta tart with miso & black garlic
The amazing weeknight dolsot bibimbap
Artichoke & chickpea salad
Baked peanut tempeh
BBQ beans
BBQ pork bao
Beetroot & rhubarb salad
Black pepper tofu
Brazilian slaw
Broccoli & gorgonzola pie
Brussels sprouts with burnt butter & black garlic
Butternut pumpkin with ginger tomatoes & lime yoghurt
Cauliflower and caramelised onion tart
Char-grilled broccoli with chickpeas, almonds, lemon & chilli
Char koay teow
Chickpea cutlets
Coconut samosa potato salad
Cumin-cayenne mashed potatoes with caramelised onions
Curried peanut sauce bowl with tofu & kale
Dan dan mian
Eggplant kataifi nests
A far-from-ordinary potato salad
Fettuccine alfredo
Ginger-peanut kale with tofu and quinoa
Green couscous
Heaven-sent haloumi
Kale and coconut salad
Kentucky-style seitan ribz
Kimchi fried rice with smokey tempeh & broccoli
Kung pao seitan with asparagus
Lentil tacos (with this seasoning)
Mango and coconut rice salad
Marinated mushrooms
Miso curry pumpkin
Mock fish sambal goreng
Nasi lemak
Nat's pumpkin rice dish
Nonna's gnocchi sauce
Okonomiyaki
Orrecchiette cooked in chickpea & tomato sauce
Palm sugar fried tempeh
Pan-fried gnocchi & kale
Paneer butter masala
Asparagus & ricotta tart with miso & black garlic
The amazing weeknight dolsot bibimbap
Artichoke & chickpea salad
Baked peanut tempeh
BBQ beans
BBQ pork bao
Beetroot & rhubarb salad
Black pepper tofu
Brazilian slaw
Broccoli & gorgonzola pie
Brussels sprouts with burnt butter & black garlic
Butternut pumpkin with ginger tomatoes & lime yoghurt
Cauliflower and caramelised onion tart
Char-grilled broccoli with chickpeas, almonds, lemon & chilli
Char koay teow
Chickpea cutlets
Coconut samosa potato salad
Cumin-cayenne mashed potatoes with caramelised onions
Curried peanut sauce bowl with tofu & kale
Dan dan mian
Eggplant kataifi nests
A far-from-ordinary potato salad
Fettuccine alfredo
Ginger-peanut kale with tofu and quinoa
Green couscous
Heaven-sent haloumi
Kale and coconut salad
Kentucky-style seitan ribz
Kimchi fried rice with smokey tempeh & broccoli
Kung pao seitan with asparagus
Lentil tacos (with this seasoning)
Mango and coconut rice salad
Marinated mushrooms
Miso curry pumpkin
Mock fish sambal goreng
Nasi lemak
Nat's pumpkin rice dish
Nonna's gnocchi sauce
Okonomiyaki
Orrecchiette cooked in chickpea & tomato sauce
Palm sugar fried tempeh
Pan-fried gnocchi & kale
Paneer butter masala
Pastitsio
Piquant pumpkin pie
Pumpkin with chilli yoghurt & coriander sauce
The quick and the dead tasty pizza dough
Piquant pumpkin pie
Pumpkin with chilli yoghurt & coriander sauce
The quick and the dead tasty pizza dough
Rachel Ama's peanut stew
Roasted cauliflower, grape & cheddar salad
Roasted cauliflower salad
Roasted jackfruit rolls
Roasted cauliflower, grape & cheddar salad
Roasted cauliflower salad
Roasted jackfruit rolls
Singaporean 'fish' curry
Soba noodles with lime, cardamom & avocado
Spiced chickpeas
Spicy Cajun-Creole tempeh with creamy cashew grits
Spicy tempeh and broccolini pasta
Spring rolls
Sweet'n'sour mock pork
Sweet potatoes with orange bitters
Tempeh lasagne
Tempeh taco salad
Tofu in lemongrass broth
Trailwalker macaroni
Vegan 'sausage' rolls with Chinese-style barbeque sauce
The Veganator
White beans and cabbage
Yuba-mushroom 'cheesesteak' sandwich
Soba noodles with lime, cardamom & avocado
Spiced chickpeas
Spicy Cajun-Creole tempeh with creamy cashew grits
Spicy tempeh and broccolini pasta
Spring rolls
Sweet'n'sour mock pork
Sweet potatoes with orange bitters
Tempeh lasagne
Tempeh taco salad
Tofu in lemongrass broth
Trailwalker macaroni
Vegan 'sausage' rolls with Chinese-style barbeque sauce
The Veganator
White beans and cabbage
Yuba-mushroom 'cheesesteak' sandwich
Tofu-skeptic? Try these.
Banh mi
Basic braised tofu
Mapo tofu
Orange baked tofu
Pomegranate tofu
Soy bombs
Tofu chicharrones
Tofu with hot & sour rhubarb sauce
Walnut crusted tofu cutlets
Basic braised tofu
Mapo tofu
Orange baked tofu
Pomegranate tofu
Soy bombs
Tofu chicharrones
Tofu with hot & sour rhubarb sauce
Walnut crusted tofu cutlets
Cindy can't stop snacking on:
Almond feta
Baked artichoke dip
Banana & molasses cake
Brazilian carrot cakes
Butterbean hummus with red pepper & walnut paste
Caramelised onion dip
Cashew crack
Chunky choc-cherry-almond cookies
Chunky monkey shake
Easy-peasy flatbreads
Fig & walnut friands
Almond feta
Baked artichoke dip
Banana & molasses cake
Brazilian carrot cakes
Butterbean hummus with red pepper & walnut paste
Caramelised onion dip
Cashew crack
Chunky choc-cherry-almond cookies
Chunky monkey shake
Easy-peasy flatbreads
Fig & walnut friands
Fully loaded cornbread
Gochujang fried cauliflower
Gruyere and pecan scones
Hot cheddar & pickled jalapeno dip
Kimchi, gochujang & cheese scrolls
Lebanese lemonade
Melon salad with jalapeno-pickled pineapple
Nachos
Potato waffles
Pulla (with extra baking tips)
Rhubarb compote
Spicy Peruvian 'cheese' sauce
Spring onion pancakes
Sun-dried tomato hummus
Gochujang fried cauliflower
Gruyere and pecan scones
Hot cheddar & pickled jalapeno dip
Kimchi, gochujang & cheese scrolls
Lebanese lemonade
Melon salad with jalapeno-pickled pineapple
Nachos
Potato waffles
Pulla (with extra baking tips)
Rhubarb compote
Spicy Peruvian 'cheese' sauce
Spring onion pancakes
Sun-dried tomato hummus
Blueberry & cream cheese crostata
Bienenstich
Bittersweet symphony slice
Brownie-style chocolate cake with espresso mascarpone
Bienenstich
Bittersweet symphony slice
Brownie-style chocolate cake with espresso mascarpone
Brunsli chocolate cookies
Can't-stop choc chip cookies
Caramelised white chocolate icecream
Cherry pie that's worth a stop (plus a vegan version)
Choc-ice magic
Chocolate almond figs
Chocolate beetroot brownies
Chocolate halva sundae
Chocolate orange butter biscuits
Crunchy chewy chocolate clusters
Double-double chocolate sesame cookies
A festive, low-FODMAP cake
Flourless coconut & chocolate cake
Frozen chocolate crunch (and a vegan, gluten-free version)
Honey, miso & walnut pie
Lemon & blueberry loaf
Macadamia & lemon myrtle biscuits
Mint slice
Nigella's winter plum cake
Nutella icecream
Passionfruit icecream
PB potatohead icecream
Peanut butter caramel slice
Peanut butter & blueberry pie
Peanut butter & chocolate squares
Can't-stop choc chip cookies
Caramelised white chocolate icecream
Cherry pie that's worth a stop (plus a vegan version)
Choc-ice magic
Chocolate almond figs
Chocolate beetroot brownies
Chocolate halva sundae
Chocolate orange butter biscuits
Crunchy chewy chocolate clusters
Double-double chocolate sesame cookies
A festive, low-FODMAP cake
Flourless coconut & chocolate cake
Frozen chocolate crunch (and a vegan, gluten-free version)
Honey, miso & walnut pie
Lemon & blueberry loaf
Macadamia & lemon myrtle biscuits
Mint slice
Nigella's winter plum cake
Nutella icecream
Passionfruit icecream
PB potatohead icecream
Peanut butter caramel slice
Peanut butter & blueberry pie
Peanut butter & chocolate squares
Red velvet cookie sandwiches
Reese's pretzels
Rosemary choc chip cookies
Salted caramel icecream (or this vegan adaptation)
Serious Eats vegan brownies
Torta Sacher
Vanilla slice
Reese's pretzels
Rosemary choc chip cookies
Salted caramel icecream (or this vegan adaptation)
Serious Eats vegan brownies
Torta Sacher
Vanilla slice
Eating out
Breakfast
We've covered the northside extensively, and enjoy Acustico, Addict, Admiral Cheng-Ho, Babka, Beatrix, Brother Alec, Carolina, Cibi, Code Black, Dench, Elceed, Fandango, The Glass Den, Grace, Humble Rays, Jackson Dodds, Kines, Lucy Lockett, Lux Foundry, Maddox, Mary Miller, Merri Clan, Milkwood, (deep breath!) a Minor Place, Mitte, Mixed Business, New Day Rising, Power Plant, Seven Seeds, Small Axe Kitchen, Small Block, Smith & Daughters, Sugardough, Sweet Evelyn, Ray, This Borderland, True North, Twenty & Six Espresso, Wide Open Road.
Melbourne's great veg-friendly pubs
The Carringbush Hotel
Charles Weston Hotel
The Cornish Arms
The Fox Hotel
The Green Man's Arms
The Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar
The Tramway Hotel
The Yarra Hotel
Pizza The Carringbush Hotel
Charles Weston Hotel
The Cornish Arms
The Fox Hotel
The Green Man's Arms
The Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar
The Tramway Hotel
The Yarra Hotel
We both dig I Carusi and Kaprica their pizzas probably offer the best value for money of all the ones we've tried. If you're willing to pay a few dollars more, we'd also recommend D.O.C. and Pizza Meine Liebe. Vegans should get themselves to Green Acre Pizza, Red Sparrow Pizza and Shop 225. If you find yourself up in the Dandenongs, then Mad Raven Pizza Deluxe is well worth checking out.
Cheap eats (<$20pp)
Cafe Lalibela
Fina's Vegetarian Cafe & Fina's 2
Flora
Friends of the Earth
Good Days
Green Burger
Half Moon Cafe
Huong Viet Vegetarian & Vegan
Fina's Vegetarian Cafe & Fina's 2
Flora
Friends of the Earth
Good Days
Green Burger
Half Moon Cafe
Huong Viet Vegetarian & Vegan
Jaen Jumah
Just Falafs
Kevabs
La Panella
Lanzhou Beef Noodle Bar
Mantra Lounge
The Merri Clan
Neko Neko
Northcote Fish & Chips
The Origin Tales
Red Pepper
Shandong Mama
Shanghai Street Dumpling
Smith & Deli
Sonido
Tahina
Taxiboat
Thanh Nga Nine
This Borderland
Just Falafs
Kevabs
La Panella
Lanzhou Beef Noodle Bar
Mantra Lounge
The Merri Clan
Neko Neko
Northcote Fish & Chips
The Origin Tales
Red Pepper
Shandong Mama
Shanghai Street Dumpling
Smith & Deli
Sonido
Tahina
Taxiboat
Thanh Nga Nine
This Borderland
Tiba's
Trang Bakery
Trippy Taco
Union Kiosk
The Vegie Hut
Vegie Mum
Very Good Falafel
Yong Green Food
Trang Bakery
Trippy Taco
Union Kiosk
The Vegie Hut
Vegie Mum
Very Good Falafel
Yong Green Food
Mid eats ($20-$45pp)
Bhang
Brother Bon
Chin Chin
Daughter in Law
Gujju's Cafe and Chaat House
Izakaya Den
Maccaroni Osteria Italiana
Madame K
Mamasita
Mankoushe
Matcha Mylkbar
Mesob
The Moor's Head
Moroccan Soup Bar
Mukka
Ren Dao
Rice Paper Scissors
Rin Sura
Shu (twice)
Shakahari
Shop 225
Chin Chin
Daughter in Law
Gujju's Cafe and Chaat House
Izakaya Den
Maccaroni Osteria Italiana
Madame K
Mamasita
Mankoushe
Matcha Mylkbar
Mesob
The Moor's Head
Moroccan Soup Bar
Mukka
Ren Dao
Rice Paper Scissors
Rin Sura
Shu (twice)
Shakahari
Shop 225
Sichuan House
Small Axe Kitchen
Smith & Daughters
Tamil Feasts
Theodore's
Vegie Kitchen
Warung Agus
Small Axe Kitchen
Smith & Daughters
Tamil Feasts
Theodore's
Vegie Kitchen
Warung Agus
Special occasions (>$45 pp)
Attica
Brae, Birregurra
Cutler & Co
Etta
Feast of Merit
Maha
Merrijig Inn, Port Fairy
Movida Next Door
Provenance, Beechworth
Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld
Transformer
Attica
Brae, Birregurra
Cutler & Co
Etta
Feast of Merit
Maha
Merrijig Inn, Port Fairy
Movida Next Door
Provenance, Beechworth
Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld
Transformer
Exclusively Dessert
Ratio Cocoa Roasters is a great chocolatier. Our favourite vegan sweets come from Billy van Creamy, Cuppa Turca, Mister Nice Guy's Bakeshop, Rue de Creperie, Girls & Boys, Black Waffle and Tidbit Cakes. For something extra special, you can sneak into Cutler & Co late at night and just skip straight to their dessert menu.