Austin Vegetarian Restaurants

Thanks to Carol Gabele for lots of help with the Austin listings.

Vegetarian Restaurants:

Mother's Cafe & Garden, 4215 Duval, near University of Texas campus -

Great! Won best vegetarian restaurant in Austin; good soups and entrees; brunch on weekends; good selection.

West Lynn Cafe, 1110 West Lynn St. (C)

Great! Casually upscale atmosphere; wonderful food. Highly, highly, highly recommended. A MUST for an Austin visitor. Same owner as Mother's Cafe but a little more 'yuppie' atmosphere. The desserts just went eggless.

Mr Natural, 1901 E. 1st St. (E)

Bakery, juice bar, food store, vegetarian food to go. Owned by a couple who specialize in Tex-Mex vegetarian food. Lots of vegetarian things including some desserts, but this place is VERY casual with folding chairs, etc. Recommended by Austin Vegetarian Society. Vegetarian breakfast buffet once a month.

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

Whole Foods Market, 3 locations:

9070 Research Blvd, Crossroads Center

4006 S. Lamar

914 North Lamar (Central) (actually Martin Bros. Cafe) - Natural food store with small restaurant attached. Vegan friendly.

Great salads and entrees. Highly recommended. A little pricey for lunch ($7-8).

Ethiopian Restaurant, 9434-A Parkfield Drive - Ethiopian.

Have a lunch buffet with most items vegetarian. Very casual and inexpensive. Caution: some items are quite spicy.

China Palace, 6605 Airport

Chinese. Vegetarian lunch and dinner buffet in a separate room. The selection is quite good, probably with over 20 items, from appetizers to desserts.

Martin Bros. Restaurant, 2815 Guadalupe (Central) (near U of T)

Veg. and non-veg. They have very good food with clearly labelled menu items re lacto-ovo content. Meals usually run us about $13-$15 for two. Large vegetarian selection.

Bangkok Cuisine, 9041 Research Boulevard (183 & Burnet Rd.), 832-9722

Thai. Great food. Separate vegetarian menu. Some veg items on buffet. Homemade raspberry tea. Caution: Fried vegetarian items are fried in the same oil as the non-vegetarian items. - 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.

Kerbey Lane Cafe, 3 locations:

12602 Research (NW) Open 24 hours weekends

3704 Kerbey Lane (W Central) Open 24 hours always

2700 South Lamar (S) Open 24 hours always

Several items. Pleasant atmosphere. Beans OK.

Bombay Grill, 3249 Bee Caves Road (SW)

Indian.

Taj Palace, 2 locations:

6700 Middle Fiskville (E Central)

4141 S. Capital of Texas Hwy (SW)

Indian. $$ Dinner. Good lunch buffet. Naan bread has egg in it. In a strip center, but nice.

Chuy's Mexican, 2 locations:

1728 Barton Springs Rd (S)

10520 North Lamar (N)

Mexican. Beans OK. Ranchero sauce OK. Rice has chicken stock. Very interesting place.

Trudy's N. Star, 8800 Burnet (N)

Southern Star, 1000 South Lamar (S)

Texas Star, 409 W. 30th (Central)

Mexican food with vegetarian selections. Casual.

Shanghai River, 2700 W. Anderson Ln (N)

Vegetarian Menu. Veg. Buffet on Wed & Sun nights. Even the spring rolls, soups, and fortune cookies are eggless.

Schlotzsky's, locations all over town.

Local sandwich shop. Hot cheese sandwiches. Bread locally made. Fast.

Thundercloud Subway, locations all over town.

Sub shops. Fast.

Souper Salads, several locations:

2438 W. Anderson (N)

4211 South Lamar (S)

10710 Research (NW)

7414 Burnet (N)

1302 S. 1st (S)

GREAT salad bar. Usually one soup is veg, but all breads have eggs. Baked potatos and sandwiches. Crowded at lunch.

Black-eyed Pea, 2 locations:

9041 Research (183 & Burnet) (N)

3909 South Lamar (S)

Broccoli Cheese soup & salad Vegetable Plate. Cobblers & Crisps have eggs. Southern style cooking. Crowded at lunch.

Threadgills, 6416 N. Lamar (N)

Southern style cooking. Vegetable plate. Eggless chocolate cake!

Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, 211 Congress (Central)

Good breakfast tacos and coffee. Ecletic atmosphere. Very small place. Casual.

Magnolia Cafe, 2 locations:

2304 Lake Austin Blvd (W Central)

1920 S. Congress (S)

Various selections.

Satay, 3202 W. Anderson Ln. (N)

Thai food. Separate vegetarian menu. Great chocolate tofu pie. Pleasant atmosphere.

The Omelettry, 4811 Burnet (N)

In an old A&W Rootbeer bldg. Several veg. no egg choices. Scones and chili or tacos. Laid back, ex-hippie owners.

Good Eats Cafe, 3 locations:

1530 Barton Springs (S)

6801 Burnet Rd. (N)

10508 North Lamar (N)

Southern style cooking. Vegetable plate. Fruit pies OK. A little pricey.

Fonda San Miguel, 2330 W. North Loop

Interior Mexican Food. Wear nice dress. Pricey, but very unique. Ask waiter on each item.

Casita Jorges, 2203 Hancock Dr. (Central)

TexMex. A bit heavy, but the rice & beans are veg. Long waits possible weekends. Casual. Lots of families.

Luby's Cafeteria, several locations.

This is a really decent cafeteria chain. Long lunch lines. Bread & pies are brushed w/ eggwhite? Take-out too.

The Oasis, 6550 Comanche Trail (Lake)

The food is nothing to recommend, but the view is stupendous with seating on outside decks. With some work vegetarians can make a meal. Long waits at sunset time!

El Azteca, 2600 E. 7th (E Central)

Great greasy TexMex! Separate vegetarian menu.

Brick Oven Restaurant, 2 locations:

1209 Red River (Central, orig.)

10710 Research Blvd. (183N) (NW)

Gourmet Pizza & stromboli

Conan's Pizza, 5 locations all over town.

Deep Dish Chicago style pizza.

Little Italy, 8127 Mesa (in Northwest Hills)

Some veg. Italian dishes. Expensive dinners, Cheap lunch.

Robert Foster  ----  rlfoster@mail.utexas.edu  ----  speaking for myself
"If ignorance is bliss, this may be the happiest of worlds." (Anomalous)