All restaurants on these pages have committed to serving exclusively vegetarian foods (no meat, fowl, or fish). Many are vegan (no dairy, eggs, or honey) and are noted with our vegan icon.
Call or check their websites to confirm current hours and other details that may have evolved.
North of Boston
Green Street Natural Food
164 Green St., Melrose
781-662-7741
This is a small family operation giving a personal touch to their all-vegetarian market since 1975. With an emphasis on customer service and extensive product knowledge, the Cantin family offers a wide variety of natural foods and supplements. Their produce is all organic. Their grocery section offers frozen, refrigerated, packaged and canned foods that are organic whenever possible. Their bulk section includes beans, grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, dried fruits, and pasta. Their personal care products are organic whenever possible and never tested on animals.
IndianStyle
880 Boston Road
Billerica, MA 01821
978-584-3187
Authentic Indian vegetarian and vegan cuisine made from fresh ingredients. The menu offers main dishes made with back beans, yellow lentils, black lentils, garbanzo beans, vegetables, herbs and spices. Scratch-made vegan Aloo Tikki Burgers, vegetable samosas and pakoras, wraps, and lunch specials fill out the menu.
Jennifer Lee’s Bakery
312 Main Street (Inside Roma’s Bakery)
Woburn, MA 01801
All vegan. This allergen-friendly bakery offers an array of cupcake flavors, plus cannolis, brownies, whoopie pies, chipwiches, cake donuts, and other baked goods that are free of the top nine major allergens, while maintaining and exceeding the taste and appeal of conventional baked goods. They also offer a varied savory menu with Breakfast and Lunch items served all day, such as a Reuben made with corned jackfruit “beef”, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheeze.
Life Alive
194 Middle Street
Lowell, MA
978-453-1311
With a mission to feed the mind, body, and spirit, this small, bright space is used to the max. Lowell is the original location of what is now fourteen Life Alive restaurants. A menu of colorful, vibrant, therapeutic whole foods offers unprocessed, organic grains and vegetables in dishes that are made fresh to order. Varied grain bowls, salads, soups, sides, rejuvenating live juice blends, and sumptuous smoothies round out the offerings. Strives for health-promoting and earth-friendly practices.
Lowe’s Donuts and Bakery
145 S Main Street
Haverhill, MA 01835
All vegan. Lowe’s is a gluten-free, top 9+ allergen-free bakery that specializes in crafting almost 20 flavors of specialty donuts, and other baked goods including cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and specials such as coffee cake and cinnamon rolls during the holidays. This grab-and-go bakery also offers coffee, cider, and specialty beverages.
Veggie Crust
1740 Middlesex Street
Lowell, MA 01851
978-674-5536
With their own house-made dough, sauces, and pesto, plus Italian/Indian fusion topping choices, this is a pizza lovers dream come true. All pies can be made with vegan cheese, and you can split half and half with two different toppings, such as cauliflower Manchurian, garden veggie, coconut corn, and curry leaf pesto portobello. Noodles Manchurian, House-made Kabobs, and an array of Indian Curries add to the choices. A creamy Vegan Mango Lassi tops off a meal. Generous portions, friendly staff, modern and pleasing decor. Sister restaurants in Somerville, Brookline, Norwood and Waltham.
Wild Garlic
13 Friend Street
Amesbury, MA 01913
978-388-0072
This little shop gets rave reviews for its home-style cooking and friendly, family-feel atmosphere. The menu varies daily, with their spicy noodles and tofu being regular favorites, along with soups, salads, pasta, and desserts. Sandwiches are served on house-made focaccia bread. Rotating menu items include such items as Chickpea and Rice Burgers, Red Lentil Soup, and Sweet Chili Rice Noodles with Broccoli. May close early if the food sells out, so call. Business is mainly take-out, with four seats inside, and a lovely park with waterfall and benches around the corner.
North Shore
Beraka Juice
46 Woodside Avenue
Winthrop, MA 02152
617- 207-1163
All vegan. Fresh organic ingredients are the foundation for delicious and nutrient-rich beverages and light meals. Raw, cold-pressed, unpasturized nut mylks, smoothies, juice cleanses and wellness shots fortify and satisfy. Organic granola with fruits and superfood add-ons compose a variety of acai and pitaya bowls. Organic sprouted-grain bread topped with local almond butter and fruits, or with hummus, cukes and sprouts, provide a solid nutrition boost. Leave feeling energized and uplifted.
Life Alive
281 Essex Street
Salem, MA 01970
Commuter Rail: Take Newburyport/Rockport Line to Salem Depot. Then walk 1.5 blocks.
978-594-4644
Sister site to locations in Lowell, Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge (14 locations in Mass.), this restaurant has a mission to feed the mind, body, and spirit. A menu of colorful, vibrant, therapeutic whole foods offers unprocessed, organic grains and vegetables in dishes that are made fresh to order. Varied grain bowls, salads, soups, sides, rejuvenating live juice blends, and sumptuous smoothies round out the offerings. Strives for health-promoting and earth-friendly practices.
Mandarava
46 Inn Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-465-7300
Hours change seasonally. Please check website.
All vegan, ingredients are free of animal products, refined flour and sugar, and are at least 90% organic. Cooking from scratch, this cafe puts the emphasis on whole foods nutrition. A Daily Bowl at lunchtime contains a grain, legume, and savory vegetables or salad, and the soup of the day may be a chunky stew or a brothy blend. A mufti-course dinner is by reservation only. Freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, and To-Go meals round out the offerings.
Not Ya Mama’s Vegan Cafe
7 Church Street Suite 139
Salem, MA 01970
All vegan. Offering plant-based comfort food that nourishes body and spirit, every dish is crafted with care using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Their menu includes a wide array of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, mac ‘n’ cheeze, salads, and hearty breakfasts, with an aim to celebrating compassionate and sustainable living.
Organic Garden Café
294 Cabot Street (next to Cabot Cinema, opp. Hess gas station)
Beverly MA 01915 (Rt. 62 off Rt. 128)
Commuter Rail: Take Newburyport/Rockport Line to Beverly Depot. Then a 10 minute walk to restaurant. Walk up the hill from Rantoul St., turn left on Cabot St. and walk approx. 1/3 mile.
978-922-0004
All vegan, with a focus on the restorative power of nutrient-dense and often enzyme-rich raw and cooked whole plant foods cuisine. When it comes to gourmet “live” cuisine, nobody does it better. No artificial or processed ingredients of any kind are used in their dishes. Try vibrant, living food versions of everything from pizza, falafel, and cheeseburgers to a full Thanksgiving dinner (in season.) Imaginative dishes are created with complex blending of many raw ingredients and are artfully presented. Entrees, bowls, salads, wraps, soups made with raw almond cream, bagels (choice of homemade “live” bagel or standard whole wheat) with a wide array of spreads and fillings, smoothie and juice bar. Save room for dessert such as a raw tiramisu that includes superfoods, a like-you’ve-never-had-it-before apple pie, raw chocolate truffles, and more. Get a thick date smoothie for the road. Cozy, gracious decor.
The Juicery
40 State Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-255-2652
This café offers classic and specialty smoothies, fresh organic fruit and vegetable juice blends, shots such as wheatgrass, ginger, tumeric root with lemon and black pepper, and a house-brewed herbal infusion fire tonic. Açaí bowls with granola toppings and some grab-and-go food items round out the menu.
The Juicery
83 Washington Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-224-2120
In the heart of historic Salem, this café offers specialty smoothies, fresh organic fruit and vegetable juice blends, shots such as wheatgrass, ginger, tumeric root with lemon and black pepper, and a house-brewed herbal infusion fire tonic. Açaí bowls, oatmeal bowls, and sourdough toasts with nut-butters or avocado, and soups such as white bean & kale, or bean & corn veggie chili with a kick, complete the menu.
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