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If you are a vegan or someone looking to taste vegan food in Kolkata, this is the place for you. Kolkata has become more popular for vegan options and choices. More people are replacing dairy products with nut milk like soy, almond, and cashew milk. But really, you need to first taste vegan food before deciding to go vegan.
Here are 7 restaurants and cafes you can check out for delicious vegan food.
1. Ubuntu Community
Ubuntu Community is Kolkata’s first entirely vegan café. Founded by two environmental activists, Ubuntu is located in Lake Gardens. Ubuntu is an all-inclusive location to dine and socialise in a straightforward, cosy room. This café emphasises awareness and a healthier lifestyle.
You get a wide range of food options in Ubuntu. Their menu includes nutritious smoothie bowls, pasta, black coffee, burgers, pizza, and desserts. And don't miss out on their customary "kosha mangsho". Even their Dahi Vada known as "Sahi Vada", is prepared with peanut milk.
You will love their mini burgers with homemade dips. The buns are made of beetroot and spinach with wheat patties. Ubuntu is a perfect place for cheat meals!
2. Motherland Studios & Café
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Motherland Studios & Café offers cuisine from around the world, with its love of all things eco-sustainable. The café uses natural ingredients with most of the herbs, vegetables, and garnishes coming from their backyard. It offers unique flavours and meal combinations in a casual setting.
4 best options to try here are:
Motherland Signature Greens: It's a nutritious dish with water chestnuts, olives, apples, avocados, and lush greens, all dressed in vinaigrette.
Barley Detox: A combination of fruits, chia seeds, and leftover barley flavoured with strawberry, lemon, and mint.
Brittany Crepe: This entirely gluten-free cuisine is a direct import from France. It consists of a buckwheat crepe filled with feta crumbles, wild mushrooms, onion jam, and spinach.
Hazelnut Chocolate Tart: Their eggless hazelnut tart tastes best when eaten warm.
3. The ON Café
The ON (Only Nutrition) Café is a multi-cuisine café in Bhowanipore. The Café offers a large variety of North Indian, Italian, Chinese and Continental cuisine. All of them are guilt-free healthy variations. The café offers brown noodles, tofu wraps, vegan pizzas, and gluten-free rajma chawal to name a few. Their Fruit Platter, Watermelon Mojito, and Protein Punch are worth every penny.
The best part is they have an open kitchen where you can experience your food as it is prepared. They even have dishes for diabetic patients. What an ideal place for your family dinner this Christmas!
4. Fly Kouzina
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This new cutting-edge multi-cuisine vegetarian restaurant has a variety of vegan alternatives you can go for. Fly Kouzina is the spot for you if you wish to experience a visual and sensory delight.
Located in the centre of Salt Lake, this Café greets you with an entire aeroplane experience—even offering you a boarding pass! Here, the cuisine has its own respectable flavour. The meals are presented distinctively because of the setup. Their "Khao Suey" and "Broccoli Dumplings" are very popular. Try them at least once.
An excellent setting for a date, chilling out with friends, or a small family dinner.
5. The Daily Café
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The Daily Café is located in Deshopriyo Park. It is a beautifully decorated, brilliant neon pink café with flamingo cushions. You feel relaxed and serene as soon as you enter this café.
With its broad range of vegan cuisine offerings, everyone will find something they like. Their "Avo" salad, with avocado, tomatoes, kale, olives, almonds, and lemon-mint dressing, is a must-try. The Café is an excellent location for working and eating berry cakes with vegan almond milk and whipped cream for your dessert.
6. The Flaming Bowl
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The Flaming Bowl on Harish Mukherjee Road offers cuisine influenced by nine different Asian nations. Their recipes are some of the best vegan dishes out there and you must try their "Buddha's Delight", "Dimsum Exotic Veg Sui Mai", "Phad Stew" and "Thai Basil Fried Rice".
Even the setting and décor of The Flaming Bowl is impressive, making it an excellent place for vegans.
7. Wabi Sabi
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Located on Dr. Sarat Banerjee Rd, Lake Market, Kalighat, Wabi Sabi is the best place to spend some much-needed peaceful time. You can easily have their Pesto Sandwich for breakfast since the restaurant opens at 9 am. Your go-to place for a morning date.
Wabi Sabi offers top-notch sandwiches, salads, sizzlers, pasta, wraps, and much more. The cost of the food is around 1400 for two people, and you can reach the restaurant by taking the Lake Town flyover. Some of their must-try include Red Rice, Whole Wheat Wrap, 100% Gluten free veg momos, Paneer Shashlik Sizzler, Zucchini Roll, Masala Khichdi, and Gnocchi.
Conclusion
Locally, in Kolkata, there are many more restaurants and cafes with vegan food. These are some of the more popular outing spots you can visit this festive season.
Written by Garima Jain
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