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Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly Restaurants
Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly Restaurants
Barbadoes (Coffee and Kai)
Hip and funky cafe with many vegetarian options and lots of locally sourced and/or organic ingredients. Available for private functions.
565A Barbadoes St, Edgeware
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Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 7:30am, Sunday 10am - 3pm
The Bodhi Tree Burmese Restaurant
Burmese cusine with excellent vegan menu including tamarind sorbet for dessert. Dinner is around $20-25. One of the most popular restaurants in town so do book ahead as they are usually full. Close to city and Town Hall.
808 Colombo Street. (North of Kilmore St).
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Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday 6pm - 10pm
Cafe Kawa
Their menu is mostly organically grown with many vegetarian choices. Some gluten free options. Limited vegan choices. Organic garden on site selling organic veges to the public.
30 Avoca Valley Road, Hillsborough
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Opening hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
Dux de Lux
Former vegetarian restaurant that went fishy. Still has some good options for vegetarians/vegans. Please note that the cheese used has animal rennet. Bar and live music. Indoor/courtyard dining. Always busy and popular. Central location.
Arts Centre, Cnr Montreal & Hereford Streets
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www.thedux.co.nz
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 11:30am - 3pm, main menu 5:30pm - 9pm (limited menu in between).
Five Stars Vietnamese Restaurant
Great veggie options with lots of tofu on offer in this suburban mall setting. Inexpensive generous dishes include fresh rice rolls as an entre ($8), tofu with lemongrass and chilli ($8) and fried rice noodles with tofu ($10). Large portions, fresh food, no problem if you ask for no fish sauce or egg. Good for vegans and gluten free. Fully licensed - BYO (wine only).Takeaways available.
Shop 8 Fendalton Village
cnr Clyde & Ilam Rd
Ph 351-7178
Opening hours: 7 days 11.30a,-2.30pm / 5pm-10pm
Ginkgo Restaurant
Sichuan cuisine in a central location. Ginkgo offers a set vegetarian menu matched with wines for a special night out.
Or dine off the menu - 6 vegetarian entrees and 17 main dishes offers a great choice.
153-157 Hereford St. (Between Colombo and Manchester).
Ph: (03) 374 2523
Web site: www.ginkgofare.com
email: ginkgo@cancan.com
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 11:30am - 2pm, 5:30pm till late.
Hell Pizza
National chain of pizza joints with vegan and gluten-free options. Prices range from $8 - $15 for the ‘Sinister’ vegan pizza. Better than average vegetarian pizzas with flexibility to customise your pizzas by ordering your preferred toppings. Fries are cooked in canola oil. Online ordering available. Pickup/ delivery.
322 Harewood Road, Bishopdale. Ph
384 Ferry Road, Woolston. Ph
Shop 9, 21 Shands Road, Hornby. Ph
70 Riccarton Road, Riccarton. Ph
137 Warrington Street, Shirley. Ph
Shop 7, 303 Colombo Street, Sydenham. Ph
Ph 0800 666 111
www.hell.co.nz
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 11:30am - 10pm
Oak Tree Cafe
Pavement tables and comfortable inside dining st this New Brighton beanch café. Quiches, salads, coffees. Some gluten free choices but few vegan options.
109 New Brighton Mall
Ph: (03) 382 6220
Opening hours: Wednesday - Sunday 10am – 5pm
Ruchee Indian Tandoori Restaurant
100% vegetarian buffet brunch in traditional South Indian style on weekends only from 11am - 3pm. All you can eat for $11 for 11 different delicacies. The rest of the week they offer both vegetarian and non vegetarian meals. North and South Indian flavours. Dine in / takeaway.
Science Alive Building, 392 Moorhouse Ave
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Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 2:30pm, Saturday from 5pm
She Cafe
'She' is the home of Decadent Dates and other vegan chocolate treats. They also do inspired vegan and vegetarian meals in a beautiful setting overlooking Governors Bay. Gluten free specialists.
She Café & Restaurant
Governors Bay
Ph: (03) 329 9825
email enquiries@shechocolat.com
www.shechocolat.com
Opening hours: Wednesday - Friday 10am - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm. Always call first to check opening hours as these change seasonally.
Sema's Thai Cuisine
Arguably Christchurch's best Thai restaurant, Sema's is tops for vegetarians too. The staff are knowledgable about what vegetarians can and can't eat and they have the biggest vegetarian menu of any Thai restaurant we know of in Christchurch. Very reasonable prices. Always book your table as they are busy every night or just pop in for a takeaway. St Albans area, but walking distance from the city centre.
Sema's Thai Cuisine
74 Edgeware Village mall (cnr of Sherborne and Edgeware Rds)
St Albans
Ph: (03) 377 4030
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 11.30am-10.30pm
Simo’s Moroccan Restaurant
Exotic fresh flavours of North Africa and the Mediterranean from renowned chef Mohamed (Simo) Abbari. Vegetarians, vegans and gluten-free diners well catered for. Fully licensed restaurant. Central location.
City Mall, 114 Cashel St
Ph: (03) 377 5001
email chef@simos.co.nz
www.simos.co.nz
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday 6:30pm till late
Spudbar
Famous for baked spuds. With over 30 tasty hot and cold toppings, soups, salads, nachos and yoghurts, Spudbar offers food that is nutritious, tasty and value for money.
The Palms Shopping Centre (food court), Shirley, Christchurch
Northlands Shopping Centre (food court), Papanui, Christchurch
Ph: (03) 741-1323 or 0800-SPUDBAR
email: info@spudbar.co.nz
Opening hours: shopping centre hours, 7 days
Tart Cafe and Deli
Coffee and tea house offering breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Largest selection of teas, chais and hot chocolates in Christchurch. Gluten-free options including cakes. Located in seaside village of Sumner.
25 Marriner St, Sumner
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Opening hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 8:30am - 6pm
The Orange Tree
Locally sourced food with a focus on organic seasonal produce. Caters for many different types of dietary preferances including vegetarian, dairy-free, egg-free, nut free and gluten free. Email for a menu. Central location.
789 Colombo St. (North of Kilmore St).
Ph: (03) 366 3030
email: menu@theorangetree.co.nz
www.theorangetree.co.nz
Opening Hours: Monday - Fridat 7:30am - 4pm
Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 2 pm
For vegan/vegetarian friendly hot chips and potato fritters etc, try these chip shops which do not cook in animal fat and are recommended by Christchurch vegetarians for their tasty food. Please notify us if you find that any of them have started using animal fat as businesses do change hands and food preparation practices can change. This list of chip shops is checked and updated periodically. If you wish to recommend any other chips shops which cook in vegetable oil and do tasty chips, please let us know so that they can be added to this list.
Please note that as far as we are aware, most of these shops do not cook the vegetarian foods in separate fryers from the non vegetarian foods.
Beckenham Seafoods 140 Colombo St, Beckenham -
City Fish & Chips 265 Manchester St -
Cousteau’s 233 Papanui Rd, Merivale –
Fishmongers 177 Victoria St –
Franks Takeaways Cnr Seaview Road & Hardy St, New Brighton (no phone)
Ilam Seafoods 211A Waimari Rd, Ilam -
Kiwi Fish Supply 323 Barbadoes St –
Nancy Ave Fish & Chips 53 Nancy Ave, St Albans –
New Wah Takeaways 237 Colombo St, Sydenham –
Stourbridge Fish & Chips 5 Stourbridge St, Spreydon -