This Cowtown Offers More than Meat
If you are a native of Denver, you may not realize the clear advantage your city has over most others in the realm of Vegetarian faire. If traveling to the Midwest or the South, your choices as a non-meat-eater will vacillate back and forth between salad and grilled cheese sandwiches. I mean no disrespect to the American staple, the cheese sandwich, but Denver has pulled out all the stops.
Whatever your reason for eschewing meat, whether to be a new, improved, leaner you or because the wild life of your 20s has already created a big enough karma-hit that you have to watch your Ps and Qs from here on out, you will find your tummy pleasantly full and your taste buds delighted in Denver.
Charming Chalet
City O’ City, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood has been a staple in the vegetarian community in Denver for quite some time. It has recently doubled in size, but still retains the small, low-lit charm that first endeared veggies to dine. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and libations. Who could ask for anything more?
Comfort Creations
Watercourse Foods has as its accolade the FIRST vegetarian restaurant in Denver. Located in the heart of our fair city, it is still going strong since 1998. There is no shortage of kale or quinoa, but because Watercourse prides itself of “vegan comfort food,” the meat eater in your life will be no worse for ware having bellied up to this table. They started out just serving breakfast and lunch 5 days a week. However, a Denver diner can happily eat there 7 days a week for all 3 meals.
Post Party Plate
Let’s remember this; alcohol has NO meat in it. Vegetarians maybe thin, but they aren’t always lightweights. Sputnik is a wonderful vegetarian and vegetarian-friendly “dive” right on Broadway, walking distance from most frequented bars and dance clubs. The best part is that it doesn’t close until 2am. On the flip side, it doesn’t open until 10, though the people eating a 2am aren’t usually awake to eat at 10am!
Belly Up to the Buffet
Last, but certainly not least, Govinda’s Garden is Denver’s longest running vegetarian buffet. An entire hot buffet filled with organic, sustainable, vegetarian faire in a laid back, peaceful atmosphere is a great place to belly up and eat all you can, starting at $10! During nice weather, you can even dine on the patio while looking at the gorgeous Rockies. Nothing says “Denver” like eating organic food looking at the mountains!
Denver is the home so many great restaurants that it is easy to become overwhelmed. However, in the “organic” and “vegetarian” arena, it is such a nice change to have so many choices. From farm-to-table, to post-party dive, Denver delivers a plate full of food to entice any palate.
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