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Tuesday 16 August 2016

A Vegan Guide to Nova Scotia

 

A Vegan Guide to Nova Scotia

I want veganism to be accessible to everyone, so this is my guide to being vegan outside of the city in Nova Scotia. I grew up all over rural NS and have to say, even though I don't get there much anymore, you'd be surprised at the options you can find. Find the vegan guide to Halifax (HRM) here: Vegan Halifax

Pro tip: Almost all mainstream grocery store has a section with plant based milks, meat, cheeses, snacks, etc. Check the natural aisles in both Sobeys and Superstore. Walmart across the province is also offering a lot more plant-based options and even some small grocery stores are bringing more products in. Many places also have restaurants that are willing to veganize items for you if nothing appears on the menu. It's important to ask questions. 

Irving Big Stop Restaurants are now serving the Beyond Burger! Locations are throughout the Maritimes. 

Simply For Life operates throughout the province, they have nutritional counseling which can cater to the vegan diet. They also sell vegan products, packaged items and to-go vegan foods. 

A list of Chain Restaurants you can find in Canada. 

🌱Fully vegetarian. 

Welcome to The Vegan Peach's Vegan Guide to Rural Nova Scotia

Amherst: 
  • 🌱Janelle's Vegan Kitchen: A vegan restaurant that offers a weekly rotating menu with different dishes each week. The menu may include veggie chickpea roti, ginger noodle stir-fry, tofu curry, Persian-style vegan kebabs, sweet & sour tofu, veggie lasagna, wraps, and many more.
  • Frank & Gino's: Italian restaurant offering build-your-own pastas that can be made vegan by using toppings like tofu and vegetables. Also offers vegan salads and a gluten free pizza crust that is vegan friendly.  
  • Art of Eating Deli: Cafe that offers veggie wraps and salads, sometimes soups and bowls that are vegan. They have vegan mayo, spread and cheese.  
  • Portlander Jamaican Restaurant:  Family restaurant that offers veggie stir-fry and coconut curry. 
  • Harvest Clean Eats: Restaurant and to-go counter that offers marked vegan options, such as, bowls, salads, wraps, paninis, smoothies, coffee, desserts and more.

Annapolis Royal: 

  • Red Onion Market: local natural foods store that carries specialty vegan items, cruelty free cleaning and beauty supplies, bulk foods and snacks. 
  • Garrison House: apparently has two vegan entrees.  
  • Bistro East: reportedly has a separate vegan menu with customizable sandwiches and coconut ice cream.  
  • Founders: The menu doesn't look very vegan-friendly but if you call ahead they will take care of you. Reported to have 5 entrees that can be done vegan. 
  • 1 Scoop 2 Scoop: Offers a dairy-free frozen treat.
  • German Bakery:  Vegan options note labelled on menu: Ask staff but reported to have vegan friendly pretzels and pastries. 
  • DiValerio's Sweets and Savories: Doughtnut and Sandwich shop that offers vegan curried chickpea sandwich, white bean and spinach sandwich and vegan pies. 
  • Arch & Po: Bakery where most breads are vegan, ask staff. Has spicy carrot and beet hummus and offers vegan options for sandwiches and soups. 
  • Vegan in the Valley: Made to order vegan baked goods. 
  • Main & Co: Relocated from on Ontario. Made to order artisan vegan meats and cheese. 
  • The Whiskey Teller: Historic pub that has a vegan menu. 
  • Sissiboo Coffee: Offers oat, soy, almond and coconut milk for drinks. 
  • K&B Homestead Bakery: Vendor at the farmer's market that has fully plant based bakery items, such as croissants, cookies, cupcakes and other pastries.
Antigonish: 
  • The Townhouse Brewpub & Eatery: Restaurant that marks vegan items on the menu.
  • Sunflower Market: sells cruelty-free beauty and cleaning supplies, bulk foods and other specialty items.
  • Brownstone Cafe: Restaurant with marked vegetarian options, a few items look like they may be able to be veganized upon request. 
  • The Moonlight Restaurant: offers deep fried tofu with black bean sauce and also a mushroom chop suey. Rice noodles can be used in place of noodles that have egg in several of their meals.
  • Little Christo's: has a number of options including falafel, hummus and other Mediterranean cuisine. 
  • The Tall and Small Cafe: Cafe with marked vegan options. Offers oat, almond and soy milk for beverages. Smoothies, sandwiches and wraps. 
  • Justamere Cafe: Has oat milk for drinks. Unsure if any baked goods and other food items are vegan. 
  • Cashew Bros: Vegan ice cream and other plant based foods at local markets. 
  • Mezza: offers a falafel wrap and Lebanese plate which are both completely vegan. 
  • Gojis: Gojis has 3 locations in Atlantic Canada, Antigonish is one of them. They have their amazing vegan oat milk frozen yogurt. They offer several vegan-friendly toppings and also dairy free sorbet and just added coconut and cashew milk froyo to the menu as well.
Aylesford:
  •  Thai Memory: large menu with many vegan-friendly options. Inquire for details.
Baddeck:
  • Bean There Cafe: has almond and soy for drinks and bagels that are vegan friendly. 
  • Highwheeler Cafe: offers a veggie burger and quinoa wrap which can be made vegan. Vegan baked goods are often available as well.
  • The Freight Shed: Bistro that offers a black bean burger, veggie wrap, and salad.
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Bayport:
  • Becca's Bayport Pub: menu has marked vegan options including a black bean burger, curry, poutine, and chili. Seasonal.

Bear River: 

  • Sissiboo Coffee: Offers oat, soy, almond and coconut milk for drinks. Also has vegan treats.

Beaver Bank:

  • Beaver Bank Station: offers a sweet potato and black bean burger and a few other items on the menu that has vegetarian options (inquire for vegan). 
Berwick: 
  • Union Street Cafe: Restaurant offers falafel, salads and offers many different varieties of cauliflower as a meat-sub. 
  • Rising Sun Natural Foods: carries specialty vegan food and cruelty-free products.
  • Luigi's Pizza Palace: Pizza place that has vegan cheese.

 Bridgetown: 

 Brier Island: 

Bridgewater:
  • South Shore Natural Foods: sells cruelty-free products, supplements, vegan treats and other specialty items.
  • 27 South at Best Western: has a veggie burger, salad, stir-fry, curry, as well as a couple dishes that sound like they easily can be veganized (vegetable wrap without cheese). 
  • Fancy Pants Cafe & Fancy Pants Express: Locations downtown and in the LCLC. Lunch menu has a vegan sandwich, burger, salad and the daily soup is always vegan. Their vegan seed cookies are my favourite. Recently they’ve added a few different baked goods and they are all so amazing! Also offers plant based milks.

  • Mama Pit: Now a mobile food truck. Offers vegan pitas including a veggie burger, falafel, black bean and roasted garden vegetable. Also offers vegan salads, sauces, pakora, samosa, fries and fried pickles. 
  • PizzaTown Pizzeria offering vegan dough, mozzarella, pepperoni, Beyond chicken and vegetable toppings. Also has salad.

  • Curry Express: Has a large vegetarian menu, many of which can be made vegan
  • Sweet Street: Home Baker that makes beautiful custom cupcakes. 
  • Wonderland Milkshake and Smoothie Bar: Offers Soy, Coconut and Oat milk and vegan protein powder for smoothies.


  • Atlantic Bubble Milk Tea: Bubble milk tea, smoothies, and other drinks with soy and almond milk options and vegan flavour shots.


  • 🌱Gooder Baked: Fully vegan market vendor at the farmers market making healthier desserts without the use of gluten, refined sugar, soy, oils and unnatural ingredients. Donuts, squares and cookies. 

  • The Airstream Cafe: Food truck that is at the farmers market every week, that offers vegan options, such as tacos. 
  • Ellen's Korean BBQ: Korean takeaway with marked vegan options such as bibimbap, janchigukshi noodle soup and tteak-bakki. 
  • Rascal's Run: Burrito bar with customizable vegan burritos, tacos and bowls. 

  • The Barn: is a coffeehouse that carries soy, almond and coconut milk, as well as a vegan brownie, energy balls, oatcakes and occasionally cake or doughnuts. 


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Canning: 

Chester:  

    • Kiwi Cafe: doesn't have a lot on their menu but you will see a little note stating they will make vegan items upon request. They do have a veggie burger on the menu but not sure on the vegan status. They have a vegan power ball available and offer tea, coffee, etc.  
    • Chester's CafeCafe that offers soy, almond and coconut milk. Oatcakes are also vegan and there are daily soups that are sometimes vegan. They also have a noodle bowl and salad. 
    • Il Ferramenta: Pizzeria with marked vegan options. 
    • King Bo: Chinese restaurant that has vegan choices including stir-fries, tofu, springrolls and rice and noodle dishes.
    Digby: 
    • Digby Pines: will make you incredible off-the-menu vegan stuff!
    • Sydney Street Pub: offers a burger with a vegan options and a veggie stir-fry.
    • Wok By the Bay: Asian restaurant that offers vegan curry, noodle and tofu dishes. 
    • The Sea Biscuit Cafe & Bakery:  Cafe that offers plant based milk and reportedly vegan cake. Sandwich and soups inquire. 
    • Fundy Restaurant: Vegetarian options that can be made vegan by eliminating things like cheese. 
    • Soo Good Kitchen: Asian cuisine with marked vegan options such as Korean stuffed pancakes, salads, springrolls and more. 
    • Digby Natural: Health food store that carries supplements, natural products and more. 
    • TacoCat: Located in Smith's Cove. Mexican themed restaurant with vegan options. 
    • UrbanJars: Unique healthy meal prep service with vegan options. Offers breakfast, lunch and skillet meals in a jar.
    Elmsdale:
    • Cup of Soul: offers a vegan panini and smoothies. 
    • MELTwich Food Co.: Offers vegan poutine, grilled cheese and burger.  
    • Pita Pit:  They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    Englishtown:
    Greenwood/Kingston:
    • Valley Natural Foods: offers local products as well a variety of natural grocery products.
    • The Country Store: specialty vegan foods, cruelty free products, supplements and more.
    • Green Elephant Cafe: Offers daily items, some of which are vegetarian and occasionally vegan, such as noodle bowls, chili, and soups. 
    • Oaken Barrel Public House: has a large menu with many marked vegetarian and vegan options. The curry bowl, fajitas,  greek salad (no feta), chickpea wrap and a few appetizers can be made vegan. 
    • Mama Evelyn Pizzeria:  Pizza place that offers vegan cheese, Beyond pepperoni and chicken and also gas a breakfast wrap, turnover dish, falafel and nachos. 
    • Mimi's Pizza: Pizza shop that has vegan cheese and pepperoni.
    Hubbards/Black Point: 
    • Trellis Cafe: has a veggie burger, soup, curry and hummus plate. 
    • Scotia Curry: Indian cuisine offering veggie curries, samosas and more. 
    • The Tuna Blue:  Offers the Beyond burger, spring rolls and vegan chocolate cake. 
    • Rosa Rugosa:  Cafe and market that has vegan options. 
    • Emile's Black Point Bistro:  Lebanese cuisine offering hummus, fatoush salad and grape leaves. 
    • The Little Ice Cream Shop: Seasonal ice cream shop with vegan soft serve in flavour suck as orange, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, mocha, mint, candy floss and birthday cake. Also has toppings.  


    Ingonish/Cabot Trail: 

    • Salty Rose's and the Periwinkle Cafe: Offers smoothies with almond or soy milk, soup of the day is sometimes vegan, sometimes has vegan energy balls a swell. Has a beet salad or hummus sandwich. Specify vegan.
    • Main Street: Reported to offer vegan options. Veg stir-fry is on the menu but told they have tacos and a burger as well that is vegan. 
    • The Bitsy Bean: Offers oat milk for drinks. Also has a salad and veggie wrap on the menu that I suspect could be made vegan upon request.

    Kentville/New Minas/Coldbrook: 

    • Grassroots Health Foods: Store in New Minas that sells health foods, supplements and cruelty-free products.
    • T.A.N. Coffee: location is in Kentville. Has soy milk for drinks and also has vegan treats.
    • Sushi Fang: has vegan sushi options.
    • Soonhan's Sushi: has veggie sushi (according to a friend the avocado rolls are amazing). 
    • Cotton Tale Cafe + Play:  Cafe and kids play place. Offers non-dairy milks and vegan sweet and savory food options. 
    • Kings Arms Pub: Downtown Kentville Pub that has veggie stir-fry and a vegetable bowl. The Beyond burger is also offered on their dinner menu.  


    • Pita Pit:  Chain restaurant. They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    • Maritime Express: Offers marked vegetarian and vegan options on their menu.  
    • Half Acre Cafe: Has plant based milks and vegan cookies. The sandwiches could be made vegan if you omit the cheese.
    • Sable Shortbread: Offers vegan cookie options. 
    • 🌱Worthy ABCV Vegan Baked Goods: Beautiful vegan custom cakes and cupcakes made to order. 
    • Cumin Kitchen & Drink: Offers marked vegan menu options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. 
    • Mezza: offers a falafel wrap and Lebanese plate which are both completely vegan. 
    • Indian Food Yard: Made to order. Has a vegan menu offerings tofu, curry and other veggie dishes, including desserts.
    Lawrencetown: 
    • Lunn's Mill: has a rotating menu but with vegan options (and the veg ones are pretty veganizable as well.)
    Liverpool: 
    • Golden Pond: reportedly has many accidentally vegan-friendly items on the menu. The cooks and servers understand what vegan means and will advise you accordingly. 
    • White Point Beach Resort: has many vegetarian menu options, inquire if vegan. The veggie burger was reported to me as vegan-friendly. 
    • Five Girls Baking: Bakery and market. They sell some specialty foods and refrigerated vegan foods.
    • Riverbank General Store and Cafe: Store offers to-go freezer items and the cafe has vegan chili, fritatta and shepherds pie.
    Lunenburg: 
    • Lincoln Street Food: is a small town restaurant who's menu changes often. Vegan options available.
    • Salt Shaker Deli: offers vegan options on their menu.
    • Laughing Whale: offers dairy-free milk for drinks, a veggie wrap and seed cookies. 
    • The Savvy Sailor: offers soy and almond for drinks and a vegan breakfast meal. 
    • Lamprai and SpiceSri Lankan restaurant with half of the menu items vegetarian or vegan. Vegan choices include dal, coconut green bean curry, vegan chocolate cake, and more.  
    • No 9 Coffee Bar: Small coffee shop offering plant milks for coffee and various vegan baked goods. Also has a rotating lunch menu that sometimes has vegan options.
    • Shore Lunch Food Truck:  Serves sushi bowls and has a vegan option. 
    • J3 Pizza: Offers vegan cheese for your pizza pie. 
    • Hodgepodge: Offers dairy-free milks for drinks, tofu for protein, their Thai pie is sometimes vegan friendly if subbed for coconut oil.

    Mahone Bay: 
    • Rebecca's Restaurant: Has marked vegan options. Menu has changed since new ownership and not nearly as much vegan on it.
    • Mateus Bistro: Has a couple vegan items on the menu.
    • Cosmic Hippie  Boutique: lots of cool items here. It's on the list for the cruelty-free beauty products they sell. 
    • The Barn: is a coffeehouse that carries soy, almond and coconut milk, as well as a vegan brownie, energy balls, oatcakes and occasionally cake.  


    • Keliza Healthy Living: Wellness Centre that offers holistic nutrition, acupuncture, etc. Offers vegan smoothies  and also sells natural food and cruelty-free items. 
    • Schoolhouse Gluten-free Gourmet: Gluten-free bakery that produces vegan goodies as well, including doughnuts. Sells at many local cafes and stores.


    • The Tea Brewery: Teahouse that has plant based milk for drinks and some packaged vegan bars.
    • Oh My Cod!: Seafood restaurant that has brussel sprout tacos on the menu. Ask to make vegan. 
    • Joann's Market: According to a friend: "has a veggie wrap, plus they offer RFM bacon and pastrami to add/swap on their sandwiches, plus some of their take and bake meals, and faux meats. Their brown bread, foccacia, sourdough breads and store made crackers are all vegan, plus their pesto is now dairy free, and the oat cakes, and date squares on the bakery side, too. They also offer veggie samosas, and grape leaves from the deli case."
    • Famous Town Pies:  Quick service lunch counter that offers a vegan cheeseburger pie, a cinnamon date cookie, and a banana caramel sticky bun.
    • Betty's at the Kitch:  Wine and wood fired pizza. Offers vegan cheese. 
    • Chicory Blue: (Located in Blockhouse)  Offers falafel, wraps and more.
     Masstown:
    • Masstown Market: has a vegetarian chili and have customizable sandwiches as well.You can also find packaged snacks and such in their grocery area, such as, Belsoy pudding, Pur gum and mints, Daiya pizza, Sheese and other miscellaneous items. 
    Meteghan:
    • Sip Cafe: Has almond milk for drinks and vegan brownies.   

     Middleton: 

    Musquodoboit Harbour/Head of Jeddore: 

    • Uprooted Market & Cafe: offers a veggie sandwich (vegans ask for no mayo) and a vegan Buddha Bowl. They have soy milk for drinks. Also has a market with local produce.  
    • Old No. 7:  Has a menu with marked vegan options including a vegan chicken Caesar wrap, roasted brussel sprouts and bruschetta.

    New Glascow/Stellarton: 

    • Pita Pit:  They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    • Mamatsu Fresh Asian Kitchen:  Most things on menu can be made vegan upon request except dan dan noodle. 
    • Chatime: Bubble tea chain that offers oat milk.
    • Curious Crow's Coffee House: Coffee shop that has soy and oat milk. 
    • Jungle Jim's: Has a vegan rice bowl on the menu.

    Parrsboro: 

    • Blackrock Bistro: Offers marked vegetarian options on their menu, a few of which can be made vegan upon request. Their black bean burger patty is vegan and so is the gluten-free bun, the bistro salad can be made vegan without cheese and their penne pasta is vegan without the parmesan. 

    Pictou: 

    Port Williams: 

    • The Port Pub: has several vegetarian options (ask if they can be made vegan.)
    Rose Bay: 
    • Rose Bay General Store: has a new bistro with many vegan options including energy balls, pizza, avocado toast, sandwiches and soup.
    Saulnierville: 
    • Supernutrition: sells bulk foods, specialty items, supplements and cruelty-free items.
    Shelburne:  
    Summerville:
    • Flying Apron Cookery: Menu changes weekly but it is suggested they offer vegan options as the website says they have a vegan burger and accommodate diet restrictions.
    Sydney: 
    • 🌱Green Plate Kitchen: Made to order plant-based meats.
    • Peking Restaurant: has an extensive menu of Thai and other Asian flavours that can be veganized.
    • Charlene's Nutrition Center: sells cruelty-free products, specialty foods and supplements.
    • Flavor 19: offers a Thai noodle bowl. 
    • Flavor Downtown: has a vegan soup and wrap. 
    • Flavor H2O: offers a vegan brunch option, desserts and salads. 
    • Mezza: offers a falafel wrap and Lebanese plate which are both completely vegan. 
    • Doktor Luke's: offers 4 different plant-based milks for drinks.  
    • Lebanese Flower:  has a large menu with many vegan-friendly items. 
    • Habaneros: is a fast food eatery with a few outlets offering burritos, tacos, bowls, quesadilla, nachos with option to build your own. Has a vegan Bombay curry bowl/burrito.
    • Pita Pit:  They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    • Mian's Restaurant: Offers vegan chana masala and the mix vegetable can be made vegan. 
    • Georges Country Convenience: Ice cream place that offers vegan Dole Whip.  
    • A Bite of Asia: Asian Style restaurant with customizable options. 
    • Little Rollin Bistro: Offers daily specials that include vegan options, such as perogies and tacos. 
    • The Olive Tree: Mediterranean restaurant that has a vegan menu.
    • MELTwich Food Co.: Offers vegan poutine, grilled cheese and burger.  
    • Downtown Nutrition:  Has 2 locations  and has many options that are customizable such as pizza, nachos, wrap and more. Offers vegan cheese. Also has smoothies. 
    • Freshii: Healthy fast food joint that offers vegan bowls, wraps and more. 
    • 7 by 7 Restaurant: Has a separate veggie menu called the Green Menu with vegan options.
    • La Bel-France Pantry:  Market vendor and made to order French styled baked goods. Offers vegan butter, grilled cheese, vegan scramble, croissants and breads. 
    • Thai Express: Fast food Thai food franchise that has marked vegan options, customizable bowls.
    Tantallon/Peggy's Cove:
    • Bike & Bean: has soy and almond milk for drinks and also sometimes has vegan baked goods from The Lively Bakery.
    • Mezza:  now has a location in Tantallon and offers a vegan falafel wrap or Lebanese plate. 
    • Pizzatown: Offers vegan cheese, pepperoni and Beyond chicken.  
    • Crab Apple Cookery & Cafe:  On the Peggy's Cove road, offers a vegan smoothie bowl and sandwich.
    • The Finer Diner: has Beyond burgers, stir-fry and falafel. Informed by someone who has been there: "Seems they serve the Falafel on Naan bread and it does contain milk and eggs they said. Same with Dahl. You can get the Falafel on rice with just the chili sauce, but the naan is not vegan. We didn't ask if they had a substituent, like a pita or wrap, but that's a possibility."
    • Cavicchi'sHas a vegan chickpea patty on the menu.
    Truro:
    • Honeycomb Health Market: sells cruelty-free products, specialty foods and more. 
    • Sahla Thai: has lots of dishes that can be veganized. 
    • Habaneros: is a fast food eatery with a few outlets offering burritos, tacos, bowls, quesadilla, nachos with option to build your own. Has a vegan Bombay curry bowl/burrito.
    • Yoka: has a large Asian menu with many vegan options like vegan sushi.  
    • NovelTea Bookstore: offers non-dairy milk for drinks, vegan somosas and pakoras and vegan treats such as cookies, banana bread and oatcakes.
    • Hub Grub: Offers a portobello burger. 
    • Frank & Gino's: Italian restaurant offering build-your-own pastas that can be made vegan by using toppings like tofu and vegetables. Also offers vegan salads and a gluten free pizza crust that is vegan friendly.  
    • Pita Pit:  They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    • Cheesecurds:  Now offering the Beyond Burger, has a gourmet vegan cheeseburger available now. They also offer veggie gravy but I'm not sure if it's vegan. 
    • Thai Express: Fast food Thai food franchise that has marked vegan options, customizable bowls
    • Parichat's Asia Thai: Asian cuisine with marked vegan menu options including tofu and noodle dishes. 
    • Laurie's Bakeshop: Offers a vegan power bowl. All baked goods are egg-free but inquire about vegan status. 
    • Great British Grub Cafe: Offers a daily vegan soup and soy and almond milk for drinks. 
    • Aroma Maya To Go: Delivery service that offers oat milk for drinks and vegan doughnuts.
    Windsor:
    • T.A.N. Coffee: has soy milk for drinks and also has vegan treats.
    • Mosaic Market: Offers daily vegan lunch specials, soups, baked goods, drinks and groceries.  
    • Schoolhouse Brewery:  Taproom that offers vegan options, including brussle sprouts, veggie burrito, salad and fries. 
    • The Spitfire Arms: British style pub that has a vegan curry on the menu. Black bean burger patty is vegan but inquire about buns. 
    • Hole in the Wall: Restaurant that has marked vegan options on it's menu, including a pizza (offers vegan cheese), pad thai, burrito bowl, salads and Tom Kha soup. 
    • Gerrish & Gray: Offers non-dairy milk options for drinks and occasionally has soups and sandwiches that are vegan.
    • Magic Pizza: Offers vegan cheese for pizza. 
    Wolfville:
    • Troy Restaurant: offers quite a few vegan options, as well as options that can be made vegan including a vegetable kebab, hummus and falafel.
    • EOS Fine Foods: specializes in natural food, specialty vegan products and cruelty-free living.
    • T.A.N. Coffee: has soy milk for drinks and also has vegan treats.
    • Just Us: has a location at the Wolfville market, as well as downtown Wolfville and another in Grand Pre which is just outside Wolfville. They offer soy and almond milk for drinks and select locations also carry a few vegan food options.
    • Joe's Food Emporium: has a huge menu with marked vegetarian options, many of which can be made vegan. Offers pasta dishes, Mediterranean food and stirfry's.   
    • Le Caveau: has a separate vegetarian menu and are great about making vegan food upon request. Located in Grand Pre.
    • Blomidon Inn: has a thai tofu curry that is vegan on their dinner menu.  
    • Rosie's: offers the Beyond burger. 
    • Muddy's Convenience: has vegan samosas from Staff of Life.  
    • The Naked Crepe: Offers vegan crepe options. Ask for chickpea flour crepe and veganize a veggie option.  


    • The Church Brewing Co.: Has marked vegan options on their menu. 
    • The Real Scoop: Ice cream parlour that offers vegan sorbet and coconut ice cream.

        
    • Deb's Gluten-free: Offers some vegan friendly baked goods, sold at the farmer's market.  
    • Li's Wok & Grill: Chinese eatery with vegan options, such as sweet and sour tofu, rice and springrolls. 
    • Tipsy Toad Grove Farm: Located at the Wolfville Farmer's market and offers a vegan burrito option each week.
    • Kings Arms Commons: Offers a vegetable bowl, curry and stir-fry and a Beyond meat burger on the dinner menu. 
    • Taj Mahal Catering: Indian food that is set up at the Wolfville Farmer's market. They offer vegan samosas, curry, pakoras, fritters and more!
    Yarmouth:
    • 🌱Cafe Caye Mange: Coming October 2023. Yarmouth's first all vegan cafe!
    • Yarmouth Natural Foods: sells cruelty-free products, bulk foods and specialty items.
    • Sip Cafe: offers almond, soy and coconut milk for drinks and also has vegan brownies.  
    • The Shanty Cafe: has an extensive menu which offers many items that can be veganized. Reported that the staff knows in the ingredients very well and will answer all questions. 
    • Pita Pit:  They offer vegan-friendly pitas and smoothies. You can navigate their website to tell you what is vegan with their dietary restrictions setting. They also have nutritional charts readily available in store and mark items that are vegan with a V+. Some options are spicy black bean and falafels.
    • Honey Bee's: Asian fusion offering sushi rolls, tofu teriyaki, veggie curry and more. 
    • Jungle Jim's: Has a vegan rice bowl on the menu.
       
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    21 comments:

    1. Wonderful list! Makes me want to visit Nova Scotia and eat all the vegan food :)

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      1. Why thank you. We have so much to offer here! :D

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      2. Thank you so much for this great list

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    2. Wonderful list! Makes me want to visit Nova Scotia and eat all the vegan food :)

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    3. I was just in Antigonish, and the Brownstone told me that I could have a salad or french fries. They didn't say anything about the options you have here. Just an FYI...maybe the staff that I spoke with was misinformed, or maybe the one that you spoke with is.

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      1. That's very strange. I got this info from a vegan that lives there.

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    4. Great list Alex! I have a couple suggestions too. :)

      Leo's Cafe in Annapolis Royal does a made-to-order sandwich with this yummy sunflower spread and veggies, just specify no cheese.

      Yarmouth: The Shanty Cafe is AMAZING! They are socially responsible (from their website: Our mandate is to provide meaningful employment to individuals who face barriers to employment as a result of disability, mental illness, age, language, literacy, etc. Our mission is to do this in a professional restaurant environment which brings a variety of ethnic and organic menu items to our community) and the very multicultural menu has tonnes of veganizable stuff. They make their own bread which is vegan and delicious, and everything with plantains is a must-have. They know their menu ingredients inside out and make everything to order. An oasis in Lobster-land!

      Wolfville: Le Caveau at Grand Pre winery has a separate vegetarian menu and are absolutely amazing at making anything vegan. Once I went and the chef came out and told me the exciting ingredients they had that day and told me could pretty much make anything I liked. I ended up with chanterelle vegan risotto that was one of the best things I've eaten. They also always have acadiana tofu on the veg menu in some capacity, and the frequently vegan soup of the days are great. It's fine dining for sure but great for a special occasion.

      Blomidon Inn also has a thai tofu curry that is vegan. I believe it is only on their dinner menu though.

      Just Us in Grand Pre has vegan oatcakes, plain and chocolate dipped!

      :)

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      1. Good lord called you Alex again! I'm so sorry, ASHLEY. (I told you I have a good friend called Alex Leslie, right? I do have attention to detail most of the time!) :)

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      2. Ahh you rock, thanks for all the suggestions! I should have known you'd know more places. THANKS!! :D

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      3. You are the one making it available! I will report whatever I find. :) ASHLEY. :)

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    5. is it just me or is downtown dartmouth kinda failing the Vegan game? We moved here in September from Halifax and other than Liv's (on wyse rd so not downtown) there doesn't seem to be much in the way of Veg*n places... or even options?

      I walked all down Portland and Alderney unable to get almond milk for my coffee. What am I missing? Where are all the cool Vegan hang outs? I know belly full of veggies has since closed but surely there is somewhere to get something to eat right?

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      1. Wow sorry I never responded. Dartmouth is very much lacking on the vegan front. Two if by Sea offers soy milk but i don't think they have any vegan food options. Big Life Whole Foods have a few options but their hours are awful and they are kinda expensive.

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    6. I am so glad I found you and this post! We are moving from British Columbia (the sunshine coast) to Nova Scotia this spring - we just don't know where yet. A vegan friendly community with lots of wild natural spaces for our canine pals to hike with us are the two most important considerations on where to live. We want to avoid hunting, mining, clear cutting, and all the other hubristic human pursuits that break our hearts as much as possible. So far Wolfville and Lunenburg are considerations, do you have an insights for two earth loving, energetically sentive vegans who just want to find some peace. Thank you!!!

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    7. I noticed you have the energy balls at The Barn in Mahone Bay listed as vegan. Maybe they changed the recipe but they informed me that there is honey in those. Love to have an update.

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    8. Laughing Whale in Lunenburg is now called The Shop On The Corner which still offers & sells Laughing Whale coffee. Every day they have one lunch item & they are always veg & OFTEN vegan.

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    9. Thanks for this great list, my sister follows a vegan diet and she is coming to visit me here in South Farmington next week. This is much appreciated!

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    10. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
      This is so helpful.

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    11. Question would you have a list of grocery stores or health food stores outside of Halifax; a one stop shop for all my vegan and bulk food needs?...thanks again!

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    12. My son has a dairy and egg allergy, so we really appreciate this list.

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    13. Urban Jars Digby also offers lots of yummy vegan options ! They’re a meal prep delivery service !

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