13 of our favorite vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free restaurants in the Triangle
By Greg Cox
Updated Oct. 17, 4 p.m.
This month’s Share Plates column is inspired by a request from reader Serena B.: the timely issue of vegan options and other special dietary needs.
This list includes a few of my personal favorites, and only represents the tip of the iceberg lettuce (sorry, couldn’t resist!).
Menus with vegan, vegetarian and/or gluten-free dishes clearly marked have become a common sight, and a growing number of chefs and restaurant owners will cater to special dietary needs on request (Better still, advance notice).
And of course there are the old standbys for vegetarians and vegans: Indian and Middle Eastern restaurants.
I’d like to thank my vegan colleague, photographer extraordinaire Juli Leonard, for her contributions to the list.
Fiction Kitchen serves 65 hand-patted and grilled “Impossible” burgers with a different theme every Thursday at the Raleigh restaurant. This version is on a Night Kitchen sesame bun topped with a housemade Green Man I.P.A. mustard, fried pickle onion rings, Hormel style chili, lettuce, tomato and housemade vegan cheddar served with hand-cut BBQ chips. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com
The veggie combo is a colorful rainbow of spices for the eye as well as the palate at Goorhsa. 2018 News & Observer File Photo - Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com
Soul Good Vegan Cafe in Durham cooks up a mean mess of collards served here on the curry chickpea platter alongside a pickle-punctuated potato salad, a mound of white rice and a square of sweet cornbread. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com
