Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide (Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many are doing take-out and/or delivery now):

Drink Me Tea Room, 1730 E. Warner Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284

Drink Me Tea Room is a wonderful, almost wonderland-ish tea spot that has gorgeous decor. It features adorable cakes and scones to go with your tea. Make an online reservation for one of their fantastically-themed tea parties.

Fennel Organic Eatery, 322 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1W5 Canada

Fennel Organic Eatery offers an a la carte type menu that changes daily. The menu includes an assortment of hot foods, fresh salads, snacks, juices, and smoothies. Locally sourced ingredients are used in many dishes such as Balinese brown rice with Ontario peas, spinach mushroom quinoa salad with Ontario mushrooms, and cucumber and dill salad with Ontario cucumbers. Fresh juices and smoothies are made with no added refined sugar and include options such as an all green juice, a daily detox juice, and a rainforest smoothie sweetened with dates.

Lazy Cow Bakery, 3418 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103

They offer a wide variety of cakes such as the spicy pear frangipane tart, cardamom birthday cake, ginger-flavored cake, and custom-made cakes.

Mis Tacones, 1670 NE Killingsworth St., Portland, OR 97211

Mis Tacones is about 2 blocks from Alberta Park, near the main shopping area, right on the corner of Killingsworth and NE 17th street. Mis Tacones aims to celebrate the flavor of their Mexican and Chicanx heritage and embrace the BIPOC and Queer communities through food and culture. Dine on guacamole and many tacos including seitan and pico de gallo as well as optional cashew cream. Many tacos include seitan and pico de gallo as well as optional cashew cream. Of course there are burritos and empanadas too. Choose from corn or potatoes empanada with soyrizo—a soy based vegan version of Mexican chorizo. Their Chimichanga looks like a confection, swirled with zigzags of cheese and lime cilantro-cashew cream sauce, topped with a rosette of peppers and onions. Dessert options include caramelized flan, conchas, deep fried ice cream, and dough fritters dressed in cinnamon sugar called bunuelos.

Pepitas Vegan Taqueria, 1115 W. Hickory St. #113, Denton, TX 76201

The owners of this family restaurant took on the considerable, but worthy challenge of transforming their Mexican family recipes into whole food, plant based, vegan dishes. The idea sprouted, like the eatery’s namesake, pumpkin seeds, promoting compassion for animals and reducing carbon emissions. Choose from several tacos such as marinated Jackfruit “Brisket” with vegan birria broth and Al Pastor–marinated soy sautéed with onions and pineapple, all embellished with various toppings. Or select from their Favorites section—maybe a Fajita skillet with Portobello Mushrooms, veggies and toppings, or Hamburgesa Mexicana featuring a house-made patty, with Tofutti sour cream finishing off many of their dishes. For larger groups they offer Fajita, Enchilada and Tacos platters. There are several sides, including not only Mexican favorites like guacamole, or rice and beans, but also Elote—a combination of grilled corn enrobed in mayonnaise with a lime and chili based sauce. They offer a Sunday brunch with tofu scrambles, breakfast tacos and burritos, pancakes, waffles, coffee, and more. Also enjoy desserts such as a strawberry empanada, their own version of cinnamony, sopapillas, and their Tres Leches Cake, baked in house.

The Cleanse Theory Kitchen, 83 Henry St., New York, NY 10002

They serve gluten-free choc berry tarts, chocolate raspberry tart, poké bowl, coconut chia pudding, plant-based scrambled eggs, and much more.

Vegan Pastry Lab, 18 E. Forest Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631

Small all-vegan bakery on the corner of Dean St. and E. Forest Ave. Stop in for a sweet treat or a hearty snack: offers savory pastries alongside a daily-varying selection of cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, cookies and the like, plus small local goods (candles etc.). Gluten-free options available. There is limited seating inside (the interior is bright, and modern, with walls of plants and neon signs) and outside. They also have an extensive online menu of celebration cakes (chocolate, red velvet etc.) that can be ordered in different sizes.

Wild Chestnut Café, 22 Chestnut St., Florence, MA 01062

Wild Chestnut Café is a vegan café offering vegan comfort food such as baked goods, hot drinks, smoothies, soups, and salads. Their house-made vegan cupcakes include chocolate and yellow cupcakes with a variety of frostings such as mint, strawberry, mocha, and cream cheese. Cinnamon buns are available on weekends. Soups of the day include creamy broccoli and potato chowder, healing broth with vegetables, and tomato basil with brown rice. Soups and salads are served with homemade bread.