Scenic view of Honolulu
Honolulu is the cultural center of modern Hawaii. A true melting pot of cultures, it is a crossroads between Asia and the United States. It's not surprising that this eclectic city boasts a rich and varied restaurant scene. Following suit, Honolulu hosts a number of top-notch and wide-ranging vegetarian restaurants. Menus include vegetarian fare (food that contains no meat or seafood) and vegan items (food that contains no animal products, including dairy and eggs). Add this to my Recipe Box.
Legend Vegetarian Restaurant
Legend Vegetarian specializes in Buddhist-style food.
Legend Vegetarian Restaurant, formerly named the Buddhist Vegetarian Restaurant, serves vegetarian, but mainly vegan cuisine. The Gayot guide describes the fare succinctly by describing it as a Buddhist-style vegetarian menu that tantalizes vegetarians and carnivores alike. The menu includes tofu dishes, various stir-fries, dim sum and other Asian vegetarian staples. The Gayot guide specifically suggests an entrée not on the menu, a mock butterfish, and recommends that customers order it braised in anything other than sweet and sour sauce to get the taste and quality similar to fish, although it is made from wheat gluten and tofu. The restaurant is closed on Wednesdays, but is open every other day for lunch and dinner. Takeout is available.
Legend Vegetarian Restaurant
100 N. Beretania St., Suite 109
Honolulu, HI 96817
808-532-8218
Hale Modern Macrobiotic Cuisine
Macrobotic food focuses on whole grains.
According to Merriam-Webster online, a macrobiotic diet consists of "whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables." This is the type of fare served at the hip and stylish Hale Modern Macrobiotic Cuisine, located in Honolulu's shopping district, Ala Moana. The menu features such items as sweet and sour soy protein, teriyaki tempeh with lotus roots, and pita bread with hijiki and veggie meat. While the restaurant features mostly vegetarian cuisine, there is a daily local fish plate and a salmon salad available. TravelChannel.com describes Hale as a popular restaurant for vegetarians and others who prefer reasonably priced, tasty, yet health-conscious dishes. The tofu and curry dishes are especially popular. The restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, is open from Tuesday through Sunday. It is closed on Mondays.
Hale Modern Macrobiotic Cuisine
1427 Makaloa St.
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-944-1555
halemacro.com
Down to Earth
Down to Earth offers endless smoothie choices.
Down to Earth is a well-known independently owned natural food store chain in Hawaii. Tucked inside the downtown Honolulu location is an eclectic and a popular deli that features a salad bar and a hot food bar. On the menu, customers will find items like faux chicken sandwiches, veggie dogs, a vegetarian Reuben, a meatless Mexican burrito and fruit bowls. As for beverages, the deli offers fresh juices, milk and vegan shakes, and a wide variety of smoothies. Visiting the store to shop and eating at the deli is a true vegetarian experience. Frommer's sums up Down to Earth and notes that cereals, nuts and bulk grains, breads, many varieties of honey, snacks, teas, nonalcoholic beer, environmentally safe paper and household products, and a vegetarian juice and sandwich bar are among the features of the place. The deli is open every day during store hours, with takeout available.
Down to Earth
2525 S. King St.
Honolulu, HI 96826
808-947-7678
downtoearth.org/our-stores/store-locations/down-to-earth-honolulu
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