Updated 2-17-09:

Agave Burrito Bar & Tequilaria - 19 West College Street - Oberlin - Vegetarian aand vegan friendly burrito diner. Same concept as Chipotle and Q-Doba but much more thoughtful and unique. Three different kinds of beans are available and they're all vegan. Everything that is vegan is labeled 'vegan'. They serve beer and have an outdoor patio. Located right on the campus of Oberlin College.

Aladdin's Eatery - Middle Eastern and Lebanese food, some of the best in the world. Many, and I repeat, MANY vegan options and even more vegetarian options. One of the best places to eat in NE Ohio if you are a veg.

-Aladdin's: 782 West Market Street - Akron
-Aladdin's: 12447 Cedar Road - Cleveland Heights - Fairmount-Cedar neighborhood
-Aladdin's: 44 Park Lane - Hudson - downtown Hudson
-Aladdin's: 6901 Rockside Road - Independence
-Aladdin's: 14536 Detroit Avenue - Lakewood - downtown Lakewood
-Aladdin's: 18334 E. Bagley Road - Middleburg Heights
-Aladdin's: 775 SOM Center Road - Mayfield Village
-Aladdin's: 151 Crocker Park Boulevard - Westlake - Crocker Park
-Aladdin's: 7325 South Avenue - Youngstown

Black River Café - 15 South Main Street - Oberlin - 440-775-3663 - Another vegetarian-friendly restaurant in Oberlin near Oberlin College.

Blue Planet Cafe - 1 Wade Oval Drive (Inside of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History) - Newer cafe that offers several healthier options.

Cafe Tandoor: 2096 South Taylor Road - Cleveland Heights - 216-371-8500 - Indian restaurant with many vegetarian options. In the heart of Cleveland Heights - Close to Cain Park and Cedar-Lee neighborhoods

Cafe Tandoor: 30030 Detroit Road - Westlake - 440-835-2882 - Indian restaurant with many vegetarian options. Across the street from Crocker Park.

Cinagro's - 13387 Smith Road - Middleburgh Heights - 440-888-7727 - Health food store located at Southland Shopping Center. 100% vegetarian health food store, plus an almost exlusive vegan deli with sandwiches, soups, pasta, and appetizers. Formerly known as American Harvest.

Corky's Café - 7257 Fulton Drive NW - Canton - 330-832-0702 - Vegetarian friendly Restaurant.

Cozumel Mexican - Vegetarian friendly restaurant chain in NE Ohio. Has a special vegetarian section on the menu. Plenty of vegetarian options that a vegetarian would fall in love with, they have a liquor license, summer patio, and offer unlimited
free chips and salsa to all diners!

-Cozumel: 9180 Broadview Road - Broadview Heights
-Cozumel: 625 Pearl Road - Brunswick - 330-220-3335
-Cozumel: Brecksville Road - Independence

Flaming Ice Cube - 1449 Boardman-Canfield Rd. - Boardman - 330-726-4766 - 100% Vegan Cafe. Includes a small retail section including an adjacent store with candles and other natural stuff. Boardman is a suburb of Youngstown.

Gregory's Family Restaurant - 2835 Whipple Ave. NW - Canton - 330-477-1296 - Veg. Friendly Restaurant

Johnny Mango: 3120 Bridge Ave. - Cleveland - 216-575-1919 - World foods with many vegan options. December is vegan month.

Liquid Planet - 2 locations, one on Clifton in Cleveland and the other at Crocker Park in Westlake - Many smoothies and several vegetarian sandwiches. The hummus wrap can be made vegan and is delicious.

Mama Mia's - Madison Ave. in Lakewood - Pizza joint that has a separate vegan menu featuring pizza made with vegan cheese, vegan meat, and so forth. Vegan subs, salads, and pasta also available. Owner making a very conscious effort to cater to vegans.

Melt Bar & Grilled - Detroit Ave. in Lakewood - Bar and grille that added vegan cheese to its menu in 2008. Vegan grilled cheeses, vegan chili, and other daily specials make this place worth checking out if you're vegan. Very busy and almost always requires a long wait. Offers to go service.

Mulligan's Pub - 4118 Belden Village St. NW - Canton - 330-493-8239 - Separate vegetarian menu.

Mustard Seed - The Solon location has a vegetarian buffet on Saturdays as well as a special vegetarian buffet the week of Thanksgiving. The restaurant is open 7 days a week and is located upstairs, above the store. Many veg. options.

Organic Energy - 28500 Miles Road - Solon - 440-349-1500 - Unlike most of these modern juice bars and "healthy cafe's" that have been popping up, this one actually is healthy! There are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options and it's most presumably ALL ORGANIC! Actually, the entire menu is 100% organic and 50-75% vegetarian. Nice!

Peaceable Kingdom Bakery - 713 North Mantua Street (SR 43) - Akron - 330-678-8867

Phoenix Coffee (Cedar-Lee and Coventry locations only) - Sometimes offering organic vegan desserts including cheesecake, coconut macaroon's, and other bakery. Absolutely delicious.

Saffron Patch - 20600 Chagrin Blvd. - Shaker Heights - 216-295-0400 - vegetarian buffet on Monday nights.

Saffron Patch - Akron location in Merriman Valley includes a vegetarian buffet on Monday nights.

Shtick's Vegetarian Kitchen - 11075 East Boulevard (Gund Law Hall) - Cleveland - 216-231-0922 - Located on the campus of CWRU.

Sittoo's - New middle eastern fast food in Parma on Ridge Road near Snow. Owned by the same people who own Aladdin's - menu almost identical but prices cheaper, service faster.

Smoothie Avenue - Inside Tower City Center - Cleveland - 216-696-5483 - Best place in Tower City for a vegetarian/vegan to go.

Taza - High end middle eastern food from the people who brough us Aladdin's. Located at Eton Place on Chagrin Blvd. in Woodmere.

Teahouse Noodles - 1900 East Sixth Street - Cleveland - 216-623-9131 - Almost entire menu is vegan. Choose from noodles, veggies, tofu, soup, buns, and salads. One of the best places in Cleveland for a vegan.

Teahouse Noodles - on Murray Hill - 2nd location for Teahouse.

Tommy's - 1824 Coventry Road - Cleveland Heights - 216-321-7757 - Most well known vegetarian/vegan place in NE Ohio. Serves meat but the location and the selections make it 1 in many people's books.

Treehugger's Cafe - Berea - NEW!

Udupi Café - 6339 Olde York Road - Parma Heights - 440-743-7154 - 100% vegetarian Indian food restaurant. Some of the most delicious Indian food outside of India. Not exclusively vegan.

Vegiterranean - Chrissy Hynde's now infamous organic vegan restaurant in downtown Akron. By far the best vegan restaurant in Ohio and quite possibly the best in the country. Very expensive!

Vine & Bean Cafe - 12706 Larchmere Blvd. - a new take on the former Cafe Limbo. Some vegetarian options available.

Web Of Life - Westlake - Health food store that has a cafe that is all vegan.




___HEALTH FOOD/NATURAL FOOD STORES___

A Zest 4 Life - 23005 Sprague Road, Columbia Station - 440-243-7553 - Health Food Store - A small joint that has a nice selection of vitamins/supplements.

Belden Village Nutrition Center - 4531 Everhard Road Northwest - Canton - 330-499-0642 - Health Food Store

Bisson's Fresh Market - 7257 Fullton Rd. - Canton - 330-830-2310 - Health Food Store

Bountiful Harvest Nutrition - 4148 Tuscarawas Street West - Canton - 330-478-2692 - Health Food Store

Caito's Health & Nutrition - 34250 Aurora Road - Solon - 440-349-2480

Cappabianca's Naturals Foods - 4946 Darrow Road - Stow - 216-650-1588 - One of the better known natural foods stores in the Akron area.

Cinagro's - 13387 Smith Road - Middleburgh Heights - 440-888-7727 - Health food store located at Southland Shopping Center. 100% vegetarian health food store, plus an almost exlusive vegan deli with sandwiches, soups, pasta, and appetizers. Formerly known as American Harvest.

Cleveland Food Co-Op - 11702 Euclid Avenue - Cleveland - 216-791-3890 - Health Food Store near Little Italy/Case Western. Sells meat products but offers mostly vegetarian and vegan selections. Situated on the edge of University Circle, right next to the Cleveland Institute Of Art, Little Italy, CWRU, and University Hospitals.

Dave's Naturals - 290 West Avenue - Tallmadge - 330-633-1914

Davis Harvest Health Food - 3860 Lincoln Way East - Massillon - 330-477-0342

Dietary Health Foods - 42985 North Ridge Road - Elyria - 440-233-6381

Draper Foods - 14868 Pearl Road - Strongsville - 216-238-7411 - Very small health food store located in Strongsville.

EMB Health Foods - 12772 Chillicothe Road - Chesterland - 216-729-2677

Health Den Nutrition - 9354 Mentor Avenue 14 - Mentor - 440-974-3595

Health Ease Health Foods - 1444 North Portage Road - Akron - 330-867-1080

Heartland Health Of Ohio - 7675 Joseph Street - Willoughby - 440-256-4919

Herb Store - 502 Canton Road (East Gate Plaza) - Akron - 330-784-5111

Hobart Health Foods - A decent health food store chain based around Cleveland's suburbs. 5 locations in all:

-Hobart: 4627 Great Northern Boulevard - North Olmsted - 440-777-0877
-Hobart : 15001 Madison Avenue - Lakewood - 216-221-2633
-Hobart: 7474 Broadview Road - Parma - 216-447-0444
-Hobart 4: 5629 Pearl Road - Parma - 440-888-5656
-Hobart 5: 5188 Detroit Road - Elyria - 216-934-3444

It's Your Health - 1110 North Court Street - Medina - 330-723-3500

Kent Natural Foods Co-Op - 151 East Main Street - Kent - 330-673-2878

Kriegers Health Food Market - 615 Graham Road - Cuyahoga Falls - 330-929-2929

Marshall Health Foods - 5168 Warrensville Center Road - Maple Heights - 216-475-0344

Mustard Seed Market - 6025 Kruse Road - Solon - 440-519-3663 - One of the best and biggest health food stores in NE Ohio.

Mustard Seed Market - 3885 West Market Street - Fairlawn - 888-476-2379

Nature's Best - 14822 Pearl Road - Strongsville - 440-238-0544

Nature's Bin - 18120 Sloane Avenue Lakewood - 216-521-4600 - One of the best health food stores on the west side.

Nature's Goodness - 702 Eleanora Drive - Cuyahoga Falls - 330-922-4567

Nature's Goodness - 1251 Main Street - Akron - 330-922-4567

Nature's Harmony - 1152 Murray Avenue - Akron - 330-434-6002

New Beginnings - 4891 Portage Street - Canton

New Earth Natural Foods - 1605 State Road - Cuyahoga Falls - 330-929-2415

Norton Health Foods - 4168 Cleveland-Massillon Road - Barberton - 330-825-0648

Oak Park Nutrition Center - 2480 Lincoln Way East - Massillon - 330-833-4021

Oberlin's Harkness Basement - Oberlin - 440-775-6533 - Health Food Store. A popular spot for the many Oberlin vegetarians and vegans to shop at!

Oberlin Market - 22 Carpenter Court - Oberlin - 440-774-8401

Olive Branch Natural Health Food - 1103 Whipple Avenue Northwest - Canton - 330-477-7988

Raisin Rack - 4629 Cleveland Avenue Northwest - Canton - 330-966-1515

Ritzman Health Center - 5847 Darrow Road - Hudson - 216-655-3555

Ritzman Health Center - 8614 Hartman Road - Wadsworth - 330-335-2318

Seven Grains Natural Market - 92 West Avenue - Tallmadge - 330-633-9999

Stress-Less Gourmet - 15203 Pearl Road - Strongsville - 440-878-2025

Sunray Health Foods - 4860 Dover Center Road - North Olmsted - 216-779-8040

Sunshine's Brighter Natural - 5569 Fulton Drive Northwest - Canton - 330-499-8207

Trader Joe's - On Chagrin Blvd. in Woodmere and at Crocker Park in Westlake

Vassar - 21933 Euclid Avenue - Euclid - 216-692-1875

Vita Connection - 5900 SOM Center Road - Willoughby - 216-585-9855

Vita Tan Health Foods - 1980 Cooooper Foster Park Road - Elyria - 440-282-1133

Vital Choice - 9389 West Sprague Road - Willoughby - 440-885-9505

Vitality Health Food - 28202 Chardon Road - Wickliffe - 440-585-8575

Vitality Health Food - 29454 Mentor Avenue - Mentor

Vita-Way Health Shoppe - 14779 Pearl Road - Strongsville - 216-238-3840

Web Of Life Health Food Store - 25923 Detroit Road - Westlake - 440-899-2882

Weber's - 18400 Euclid Avenue - Euclid - 216-481-9544

Whole Foods - The biggest and best natural foods markeplace in NE Ohio. 2 locations, one on Chagrin Blvd. and a second, much bigger one at Cedar and Warrensville Center Road in University Heights.

Wild Goats Coffee & Cafe - 319 W. Main St. - Kent - 330-677-2326

Willow Nature's Way - 36200 Euclid Avenue - Willoughby - 440-951-5783

Young's Nutritionals - 10864 Portage Street Northwest - Canal Fulton - 330-854-3275