Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 21:42:06 -0500 From: Vegetarian Resource Center Subject: Restaurants in Boston Area Serving Vegetarian Meals Although this is NOT the Vegetarian Resource Center Dining Guide (that guide is more complete than this listing), here are some offerings that might help some of you get going on eating in Boston. Buddha's Delight 5 Beach Street Chinatown Boston MA 021.. 617/451-2395 Totally VEGAN restaurant!! (Best buy: 8 wonton soup $3.75, very large bowl) Blazing Salads 330 Washington Street Boston MA 02108 617/426-0864 REST;MIDDLE-E; Milk Street Cafe 50 Milk Street Boston MA 02109 617/739-2233 (CAFE) REST;KOSHER; (Best buy: large bowl of soup, $3.50, served with 2 very large chunks of homemade potato bread) Souper Salad 102 Water Street (Downtown) Boston MA 02109 617/367-2582 REST;SALAD; Souper Salad 103 State Street (Downtown/Financial District) Boston MA 02109 617/227-9151 REST;SALAD; Country Life Vegetarian Rest (buffet) 200 High Street Boston MA 02110 617/951-2534 or 951-2462 (arrive before noon on weekdays, get a price reduction on lunch) To save money, meals can also be ordered "one time through," "per ounce" or "salad bar, bread bar, soups" (A "Vegetarian Best of Boston") Souper Salad 82 Summer Street Boston MA 02110 617/426-6834 REST;SALAD; Sultan's Kitchen 72 Broad Street Boston MA 02110 617/338-8509 REST;MIDDLE-E; Ann's 240 Cambridge Street (Beacon Hill) Boston MA 02114 617/523-4606 REST;MIDDLE-E; King & I 145 Charles Street (Beacon Hill) Boston MA 02114 617/227-3320 REST;ASIAN; Bangkok City 167 Massachusetts Avenue Boston MA 02115 617/266-5377 Thai; 2 pages of truly vegetarian entrees. Cactus Club 939 Boylston Street Boston MA 02115 617/236-0200 Near Auditorium Stop Ethiopian Restaurant 333 Massachusetts Avenue Boston MA 02115 617/424-1132 By Symphony T stop Goemon Japanese Noodle Rest 267 Huntington Avenue Boston MA 02115 Japanese; Beware - "vegetarian" dumplings have meat in them. Symphony Station Kebab-N-Kurry 30 Massachusetts (near Commonwealth Avenue) Boston MA 02115 617/536-9835 REST;INDIAN; Acapulco Restaurant 266 Newbury Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 617/247-9126 REST;LATIN; Addis Red Sea EthiopianRest 544 Tremont Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 617/426-8727 REST;AFRICAN; Risko 132 Newbury Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 617/536-6675 REST; Small Planet 565 Boylston Street Copley Square Boston MA 02116 Souper Salad 119 Newbury Street Back Bay Boston MA 02116 617/247-4983 REST;SALAD; Star of Siam 93 Church Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 REST;ASIAN; Steve's Green 316 Newbury Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 617/267-1917 REST;GREEK; Streets Cafe & Restaurant 226 Newbury Street (Back Bay) Boston MA 02116 617/267-0891 Jae's Cafe & Grill 520 Columbus Avenue Boston MA 02118 617/421-9405 Korean Blue Nile 23 So. Hunting Avenue Jamaica Plain MA 02130 617/731-3833 Slow service Centre Street Cafe 597 Centre Street Jamaica Plain MA 02130 617/524-9217 Five Seasons 669A Centre Street Jamaica Plain MA 02130 617/524-9016 MACRO;ORG;KUSHI; Indian Delite 483 Cambridge Street Allston MA 02134 617/782-0021 REST;INDIAN; Bluestone Bistro 1799 Commonwealth Avenue Brighton MA 02135 Thai Restaurant 1033 Commonwealth Avenue (Coolidge Corner) Brighton MA 02135 617/787-4242 REST;ASIAN; Darwin's (kind of a bar) 148 Mt. Auburn Street (Harvard Square) Cambridge MA 02138 617/354-5233 soups, tabouleh & hummus, pasta, fruit salad, takeout - deli Grendel's Den Attn: Herbert & Susan Galleria 89 Winthrop Street Cambridge MA 02138 617/491-1160 1050 REST;SALAD BAR Have Gardenburger & salad bar Matsu-Ya ATTN: Cliff Chaffee 1790 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 617/491-5091 REST;ASIAN; Cliff Chaffee studied at Johnson & Wales in Providence, RI His dad is a natural hygienist. Cliff was reared as a vegetarian for part of his life. Rosalita's ATTN: Lynn Pellegrini 50 Church Stret Cambridge MA 02138 617/492-8630 492-8458 Make their own preparations, promised a vegetarian burger & sandwich Souper Salad 36 JFK Street Harvard Square Cambridge MA 02138 617/497-6689 REST;SALAD BAR Tandoor House 991 Massachusetts Avenue (Harvard Square) Cambridge MA 02138 617/661-9001/9002 REST;INDIAN; Troyka 1154 Massachustts Avenue (Harvard Square) Cambridge MA 02138 617/864-7476 REST;RUSSIAN; Akbar Restaurant 1248 Cambridge Street (Inman Square) Cambridge MA 02139 617/597-6548 REST;INDIAN;? Asmara (Ethiopian) 739 Massacusetts Avenue (Central Squrae) Cambridge MA 02139 617/864-7447 REST;AFRICAN;ETHIOPIAN; Gandhi Restaurant 704 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 617/491-1104 REST;INDIAN; Globe Restaurant 474 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 617/868-1866 REST;INDIAN; India Pavilion 17 Central Square Cambridge MA 02139 617/547-7463 REST;INDIAN; Liberty Cafe 497 B Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 617-492-9900 Truly countercultural; must see it to believe it. For breakfast have scones, bagels, muffins; not all of these are vegan. Largely a coffeehouse in cyberspace, but local vegetarians enjoy it. Middle East Restaurant 472 Massachusetts Avenue (Central Square) Cambridge MA 02139 617/492-9181 REST;MIDDLE-E; Doyle The Brickyard Cafe 90 Sherman Street Cambridge MA 02140 617/876-6543 Restaurant not totally vegetarian, but co-owners both claim to be veg Joyce Chen's 390 Rindge Avenue (Alewife Brook Parkway) Cambridge MA 02140 617/720-1331 REST;ASIAN; Averof Restaurant 1924 Massachustts Avenue North Cambridge MA 02140 617/354-4500 REST;GREEK; Christopher's 1920 Massachusetts Avenue Porter Square North Cambridge MA 02140 617/876-9180 Gardenburger Goemon Japanese Noodle Rest 1 Kendall Square Cambridge MA 02142 617/577-9595 Japanese; Beware - "vegetarian" dumplings have meat in them. Kendall Sq. MBTA Jeannie Melkonian Oasis Grille 255 Washington Street Somerville MA 02143 617-666-5122 REST;MIDDLE-E; Star of India 2 Union Square Somerville MA 02143 617/666-9770 REST;INDIAN; Johnny D's 17 Holland Avenue Davis Square West Somerville MA 02144 617/776-2004 has Gardenburger very long wait for breakfast, no substitutions Basil Tree 514C Medford Street (Magoun Square) Somerville MA 02145 617/776-9419 REST;CATER;NATURAL FOODS Angkor Wat 404 Harvard Street (Coolidge Corner) Brookline MA 02146 617/232-2424 REST;ASIAN; Masada 1665 Beacon Street (Washington Square) Brookline MA 02146 617/277-3433 REST;MIDDLE-E; Rami's Food Products, Inc. 324 Harvard Street (Coolidge Corner) Brookline MA 02146 617/783-3577 REST;MIDDLE-E; Cafe Mozart 60 Mansfield Street Everett MA 02149 617/742-8844; 387-7839 REST;CATER; Arigato 59 Putnam Street Winthrop MA 02152 617/846-1232 REST;ASIAN; Sabra 45 Union Street Newton Center MA 02159 617/964-9275 REST;MIDDLE-E; Souper Salad 241 Needham Street Newton Upper Falls MA 02164 617/244-7071 REST;SALAD; La Paloma 195 Newport Avenue Wollaston MA 02170 617/773-0512 REST;LATIN; Sepal's 555 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown MA 02172 617/924-5753 REST;MIDDLE-E; Monday - Saturday 11 am - 8 pm Taste of India 91 Bigelow Avenue Watertown MA 02172 617/926-1606 REST;INDIAN; Cafe Berada 161 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington MA 02174 617/646-9650 REST;MIDDLE-E; Souper Salad South Shore Plaza Braintree MA 02184 617/843-4658 REST;SALAD; ____ There are lots of other places for vegetarians to eat. We would like to know YOUR favorites. Our usual standards are: AT LEAST THREE (3) vegetarian options, and AT LEAST TWO (2) vegan options. RSVP