I am a vegan. I am also a foodie. This combination leads me to try to find the best vegan food in every city I find myself in.

Here are some of my recommendations if you’re ever in the area.

Pittsburgh, PA
I go here for my undergrad (and for my PhD in the future). Been here since August, 2020.

  • Onion Maiden (gone)
  • Viridis (gone)
  • Valkeryie Donuts (gone)
  • Sia's Garden Grown (gone)
  • Apteka
  • Cinnaholic
  • ShadoBeni Trinidadian Vegan Cuisine
  • Allegro Hearth Bakery
  • Kaibur Coffee
  • Essence
  • Moodz
  • Con Alma
  • The Zenith
  • Arepittas
  • Spak Bros
  • Black Lotus Pizza
  • EGE Mediterranean
  • Noodlehead
  • Square Cafe
  • El Burro Uno

New York City, NY
Grew up here and family still lives here. I go back every so often when there are breaks in the semester. I have been eating vegan food here since May, 2020.

  • Manhattan
    • PS Kitchen
    • UT 47
    • Planta Queen
    • Neat Burger
    • Vegan on the Fly
    • Willow
    • Original Buddhist Bodai Kosher
    • Beyond Sushi
    • Franchia Cafe
    • Jajaja Mexicana
    • Spicy Moon
    • Urban Vegan Kitchen
    • Artistic Pizza
    • Unregular Pizza
    • Seed + Mill (Chelsea Market)
    • Liberty Bagels
    • Tompkins Square Bagels
    • Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
    • Boba Guys
    • John of the 12th
  • Queens / Long Island
    • Bodhi Village
    • Zen Garden
    • Joju (Tangram Mall)
    • Utopia Bagel
  • Brooklyn
    • Planta
    • Brooklyn Wild (Timeout Market)
    • Odd Fellows Ice Cream
    • Danbo Ramen

Chicago, IL
My fiancee Antara Mageshwaran lives in the outskirts of Chicago, so I come here a couple times a year to visit her family and explore Chicago.

  • Chicago Diner
  • Cravings
  • Planta Queen
  • Sweet Jubilee (gone)
  • Kitchen 17

Cleveland, OH
We were here for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 and for me to propose to my then girlfriend.

  • Foodhisattva
  • Sakana
  • The Fairmount Cocktail Bar

Columbus, OH
I was here to visit my fiance’s family friends, the last week of February, 2024.

  • Seitan's Realm

New Orleans, LA
I was here for AAS 243, an astronomy conference, on Jan 8-11, 2024.

  • Sweet Soulfood
  • Sneaky Pickle
  • Thaihey NOLA
  • I-Tal Garden

Pheonix, AZ
I was here on March 21-23, 2024 for the ASU open house since I had gotten admitted to their Physics PhD program Lovely weather here.

  • Green New American Vegetarian
  • Nami
  • Dark Hall Coffee

Orlando, FL
I was here for spring break in March 2024 with friends to visit Disney World and Universal Studios. I’ll update this will all of the vegan places I had at the theme parks.

Harrisburg, PA
I was here during the summer of 2022, around June, for the Climate Convergence with the Green Party of Allegheny County.

  • The Vegetable Hunter

Toronto, ON, Canada
I went on vacation here in July 2024. Very nice city! And it was the first time I visited any country outside the US and South Korea.

  • Phosome
  • Odd Burger
  • Eat Nabati

Detroit, MI
I visited here while on vacation on our way home from Canada. We were attending my little brother’s orientation for UMich.

  • Ale Mary's Beer Hall

Ann Arbor, MI
I visited here while on vacation on our way home from Canada. We were attending my little brother’s orientation for UMich.

  • Detroit Filling Station

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