If you're into flesh-free food, we've tracked down some of Tampa Bay's fruit, nut, and veggie friendly restaurants just for you. These places go beyond a serving up a PB&J with chips. One look over these menus will have you salivating.
Best Bets: Tampa Vegetarian Restaurants
Nathalie Voirin
Tampa Bay MetromixSeptember 8, 2008
Grass Root Organic Restaurant
2702 N. Florida Ave. - Tampa813-221-7668
Grass Root Organic Restaurant, located in Tampa Heights, is the Bay Area's first and only Vegan and raw food restaurant.
Trang Viet
1524 E. Fowler Ave. - Tampa813-979-1464
Trang Viet is known first and foremost for its extensive selection of vegetarian dishes.
Queen of Sheba
3636 Henderson Boulevard - Tampa813-872-6000
South Tampa restaurant serving traditional Ethiopian cuisine
Bamboozle Café
516 N. Tampa St. - TampaThis Asian fusion café with a quirky, interesting name serves Tampa's daytime crew a myriad of customizable dishes.
Rouen Thai
3324 Gandy Blvd. -
Tampa
813-837-9100
A traditional Thai restaurant with an extensive menu of seafood, noodle, and vegetarian dishes.
Udipi Cafe
14422 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. - Tampa813-962-7426
Udipi Cafe is an authentic vegetarian Indian restaurant, offering eighty percent vegan recipes. Specialties include rice crepes, vegetable curries, potato and onion recipes.
Kaleisia Tea Lounge
1441 E. Fletcher Ave. Ste. #133 - Tampa813-977-8266
"The paradox of tea is that is the most consumed and at the same time the most unknown of drinks" - from The Tea Lounge Web site.
Lemon Grass Thai Kitchen
3635 W. Kennedy Boulevard - Tampa813-514-4349
Quaint Thai restaurant close to Westshore business district and downtown
Bombay Masala
4023 W. Waters Avenue - Tampa813-880-7511
Casual restaurant offering Northern Indian dishes for meat lovers and vegetarians
Nature's Table Cafe
1622 Snow Avenue - Tampa813-254-9288
Healthy fast food in the heart of trendy Hyde Park Village
SukhoThai - Carrollwood
8201 N. Dale Mabry Highway - Tampa813-933-7990
Popular Thai restaurant and sushi bar in Carrollwood, open for lunch and dinner.
Sacred Grounds Coffee House
4819 E. Busch Blvd. - Tampa813-983-0837
Sacred Grounds welcomes a diverse crowd to enjoy coffee, light eats and live entertainment.
The Pita Pit SoHo
500 S. Howard Avenue - Tampa813-254-7482
Popular pita places makes pitstop in SoHo.
Village Health Market
3225 S MacDill Ave #123 - Tampa813-831-6065
Tucked back in the Village Health Market is a pretty impressive little café. Chef Michael Beyruti serves up an ever-changing variety of hot and cold dishes with a healthy slant.
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Crabby Tina from tampa Bay area - September 28, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I think you have left out a fine restaurant with 5 locations that has been a staple in the Tampa Bay area for 21 years ! Lonni's Sandwiches has ple...
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