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Tucked away on a quiet South Lake Union street is a vegan Thai haven that, well, doesn’t taste vegan. That might be a product of Thai food’s inherent tendency towards plants and away from dairy, but Kati reminds us of an important truth—vegetables can be profoundly decadent. Like broccoli, stir fried and doused in garlic lime sauce, oyster mushrooms that Read more...
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This juice and smoothie empire is now five storefronts strong. And the fifth location—a massive shotgun-style cafe in Pioneer Square—is a stunner: bright and airy with exposed brick, deep booths, and rattan baskets hanging from the ceiling. All that modernity is the fitting backdrop to “wellness” elixirs (beetroot lattes, lemon ginger tonics) and a revamped, expanded plant-based and gluten-free menu. Read more...
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Being overwhelmed with appealing options is an unusual sensation when dining at an airport. But Cafe Flora’s Sea-Tac offshoot serves the same comforting vegetarian fare as the Madison Park mothership, like a scramble thick with fresh squash, kale, and tomatoes, or a biscuit sandwich so decadent you’d swear there was sausage lurking amidst the tomato jam and caramelized onions. The Read more...
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In the Denny Regrade you’ll find ’Table, care of Doug Kawasaki and Ma‘ono’s Mark Fuller, two loyal meat eaters. No cows here. Instead: Vegetarian winners like the ’Table Bowl, an earthy, nutty mix of mushroom, eggplant, kidney beans, quinoa, and hominy topped with a dollop of yogurt and tangy, pickled cucumbers. Read more...
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Melrose Market’s microroaster coffee bar is a legit stop for rosemary mochas, cold brew, housemade pastries, and a menu of toasts, bowls, and other breakfast items that celebrate vegetables. Read more...
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Chef Brendan McGill—besides clearly on his way to locking down all the food options in downtown Bainbridge (Hitchcock, Hitchcock Deli, Bruciato Pizza)—is also one heck of a healthy guy, if his juicebar/cafe Verjus is any indication. Within this tidy room you’ll find all manner of spendy juice blends, along with fruit-nut butter tartines, soups and grain bowls, even a halved coconut Read more...
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It’s Mamnoon’s upmarket grain-bowl-and-juice-bar takeout, in Amazon’s Doppler building downtown. And out of it comes food as global, refined, and healthful as any you will find at Mamnoon’s other properties. Consider the mujaddara: A warm foundation of brown rice and green lentils is topped with a heap of pickled red cabbage, pumpkin seeds spiced with Aleppo pepper, and a creamy dollop Read more...
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The healthy juice trend has made major inroads in places like Portland, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles. And this Capitol Hill outpost for liquid combos, like one with charcoal, apple, lemon, and ginger, also benefits from owner Kari Brunson’s culinary background with a full-on food menu, which flouts the limitations of the little kitchen. Find a rainbow of colors—and flavors—inside a Read more...
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Ada’s is a house bookstore and vegetarian cafe along 15th whose unpromising exterior opens like a geode: a sparkling brilliance of crisp white cabinetry and square tables with enchanting collections under glass and hanging computer screens framed like art. What could a technical bookstore possibly bring to a menu? Care, for starters, in a long list of egg dishes and grain-veg salads and Read more...