Hey!

I've lived in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, Korea and now I'm back in the States. As a lifelong vegetarian who is slowly going vegan I know how hard it can be to find veggie food abroad. I wanted to share some of my favorite veggie restaurants and also ask everyone else:

What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan restaurants around the world?


Here are some of mine:

Hong Kong:
Lock Cha Tea House (Veggie dim sum, a must visit.)
Seoul, Korea:
Gosang (Upscale vegetarian temple food, good lunch specials.)
Plant (Vegan western food, small shop, English only menu.)
Balwoo Gongyang (Upscale Korean temple food with an inferior buffet a floor or two below.)
Shanghai, China:
Veg Inn (Vegetarian Sichuan food run by a furniture salesman turned buddhist monk, great food.)
Auckland, New Zealand:
The Unbakery (Vegan, raw, gluten-free and delicious.)
California, USA:
Cafe Gratitude (Western vegan, with locations in SF, LA, Santa Cruz (not listed on their site due to a strange biz structure) and more.)

So, anyone have anything to add to the list? I've heard there are great vegetarian restaurants outside of Kyoto, if you do a temple stay. Any good tips for NYC would be cool as well. Please keep submissions to truly vegetarian/vegan only, unless there is a truly fantastic vegetarian/vegan selection. Salads don't count!