Here in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»it's pretty easy to live that plant-based life, thanks to restaurants that either specialize in vegan eats or the many that offer vegan-friendly dishes.
Now a few of Vancouver's popular veg-centric eateries have signed on to take part in the city's inaugural . It's an initiative out of Portland, Oregon that aims to get more people out and trying vegan food available across the city.
Taking place February 24 through March 1, Vancouver's Vegan Week so far features four local restaurants - though more may sign on as the launch date approaches. You'll find Vegan Week offerings at Vancouver's Nuba, Beetbox, Tacofino, and Bandidas Taqueria.
Here's what each Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»spot is featuring during Vegan Week:
Nuba: Hurrak Osbao ($17.95)
Lebanese style pasta with pomegranate-tomato sauce, lentils, fresh cilantro & mint, toasted walnuts, and crispy onions. Gluten Free.
Address: Four Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»locations (, , and )
Tacofino: Vegan Lentil Burrito ($12)
Vegan lentil chorizo, cabbage & kale slaw, vegan chipotle mayo, beans, onion-cucumber relish and pickled pumpkin.
Address: Six Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»locations (, Gastown’s , Downtown’s , , Mount Pleasant’s and ) and food trucks
Beetbox: Seitan Fried 'Chick-un' Sandwich ($9)
The Seitan Fried Chick-Un Sandwich: an instant plant-based, comfort-food classic combining breaded & fried seitan, miso ‘aioli’, iceberg lettuce and spicy pickled cucumber.
Address: 1074 Davie St, Vancouver
Bandidas Taqueria: Vegan Cecil’s Salad with Tempeh ($17)
An abundant tortilla salad with roasted corn, black beans, fresh-cut tomato salsa, tempeh, Daiya cheese, and crushed tortilla chips on a bed of green leaf lettuce and dressed with our house-made lime avocado dressing. A truly wholesome and scrumptious salad.
Address: 2781 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Additionally, many of these restaurants have an abundance of plant-based dishes on their menus, or ones that can easily be customized to be animal-free, so you can really embark on a vegan feast, any day.
Vegan Week
When: Feb. 24-March 1, 2020
Where: Participating restaurants in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»(and in Portland, Oregon)