Vegan dining in Sydney: Golden Lotus

We discovered Golden Lotus in the Newtown neighborhood of Sydney, aptly called Vegantown. If you stroll along King Street, you’ll find a number of vegan options, and this all-vegan Vietnamese restaurant is well worth checking out. The restaurant has a lovely casual atmosphere, and as always, it’s fantastic to be in an all-vegan place where …

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Vegan dining in Adelaide, South Australia, part two

Continuing our vegan tour of Adelaide, we discovered several places that were not all vegetarian but had good vegan options and were also delicious. Chopstix on Rundle is a fantastic Asian restaurant with a few gorgeous vegan dishes, like this salt-and-pepper tofu appetizer. The tofu and vegetables in curry sauce is also divine. If you’re in …

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Vegan dining in Sydney, Australia, part three

When we needed to pick up some takeaway before a long hike from Sydney to Manly, we were thrilled to discover the all-vegan Iku Whole Food in downtown Sydney. Iku Whole Food has several locations, and the one we went to was in the Westfield Mall on Pitt Street, upstairs in the food court. We were …

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Vegan dining in Sydney, Australia, part two

After our Writing about Animals seminar at the University of Sydney, we went to Vegan’s Choice in Sydney’s Newtown neighborhood. This small, cozy restaurant features myriad Asian dishes using mock meats, which are delicious if a bit awkward (it’s hard to order “vegetarian shark fin soup” even when you know it’s vegan). We began with spinach dumplings, which …

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