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    Best Vegan Food in Key West

    6 September, 2014 by Kip 2 Comments

    vegan meatball sandwich

    Eggplant Meatball Sub from The Cafe in Key West

    The Cafe

    thecafekw.com
    Contributed by Kip

    509 Southard Street
    Key West
    Florida, 33040
    USA

    Vegan Tofu wings

    Un Wing Dings from The Cafe in Key West

    Craft beer flows at this mostly vegetarian and very vegan friendly eatery on Southard Street. The prices are reasonable and the portions are over the top. If you want a normal sized meal for one, order soup or the burger. Otherwise bring an awl to add an extra hole to your belt. If you want a trough of food for three, order the udon (which is delicious and comes served seemingly by the gallon).

    udon noodles

    Udon bowl from The Cafe in Key West

    Unusually, they serve bean salad as a side to most sandwiches (it's good). There wasn't a single item I tried that I disliked, but my favourite was the eggplant meatball sandwich on the specials menu. Following that, the curry chicken sandwich. For a lighter meal, and by that I mean like a sack of bricks compared to a pickup truck, there are also salad options. The salad I ordered came with a good 300-400 grams of tofu.

    grilled tofu salad

    Grilled Tofu Salad from The Cafe in Key West

    The vegan key lime pie, made from 100% brilliance, ought to exist in my life at any given moment.

    vegan key lime pie

    Key lime pie from The Cafe in Key West

    I am surprised we were allowed back for a second visit, especially given that my mom spent our first visit blowing spitballs on my dad’s face at a two foot range.

    veggie burger

    Veggie burger from The Cafe in Key West

    Go to The Cafe if:

    • You're starving, like haven't eaten for a week kind of starving.
    • Leftovers make your world go around. Because you will have plenty for dinner later.
    • Your party is picky. The menu has something for everybody.
    • Craft beer appeals, but being in a room full of people who drink craft beer doesn't. This place is not snobbish at all.

    vegan curry chicken sandwich

    Curry "chicken" sandwich from The Cafe in Key West

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    1. veganinbrighton

      September 06, 2014 at 9:31 pm

      Um, yum! I'd be all over those giant portions fo' sure!

      Reply
    2. smiteme

      September 10, 2014 at 12:21 am

      That meatball sub is WOW.

      Reply
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