I got to go home and visit friends and family in December and wanted to share the vegan products, foods and restaurants I visited! So unfortunately I didn't get to venture out to the actual vegan restaurants which tend to be a little further away from where I was staying but I did find some great options places (mostly on the North Shore).
I was very blessed with the spot I was staying where I could go on lovely walks every morning.
Sushi Train - Neutral Bay (really in Cremorne)
Just near where we were staying was a Sushi Train which my 9-year old who loves sushi had never experiences so we ate there around 10 times during our stay LOL! Luckily the vegan options were plenty - you can order from the menu any plates that aren't coming around and they have an entirely vegan sushi tray for order!
The Oaks Hotel
The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay is a pub with a large beer garden with a stunning oak tree in the middle providing much needed shade. They had two very delicious vegan/gluten free items on the menu at Alala's Bar.
Roasted pumpkin pizza, mushroom, eggplant & coconut feta (gluten free base was vegan too)
Dukkah spiced Cauliflower steak pistachio, chilli, dried currant & cauliflower purée.
I Love Pho at Crows Nest had a couple of vegan choices, I got the Vegan Hotpot
Squires Landing Brewhouse - Circular Quay
Upstairs in the restaurant they kindly make me vegan gluten free options! Friend Zucchini Flowers and Vegetable Pasta :)
Gorgeous views!
Although the St Leonard's location has moved to Lane Cove and is only doing catering and grocery pick up I was so happy to still be able to find their homemade vegan vegan sauce. It's better than anything else I've tried and perfect for so many Asian dishes! If you're in Newtown, Sydney they have a vegan yum cha (dim sum) restaurant!
They had a great vegan and gluten free mushroom, roast pumpkin and feta pizza. They also had an excellent indoor kid's play area so the kids were well occupied!
Sorry I forgot a pic but they have a vegan GF pizza that was great!!
I met one of my close friends up on the Northern Beaches, I got on the B1 bus and walked from the Narrabeen stop about 10mins along Narrabeen Lagoon to a Thai place called The Zest's Garden. It was so cute and although not specifically on the menu they were able to make most menu items vegan and gluten free. I had the salt and pepper tofu and chilli basil stir fry with tofu.
Groceries
The first place I have to point out is the Vegan Grocery Store located under Town Hall, Sydney. Even though I didn't get there myself (ironically I was right in the area an didn't know it existed) my amazing brother and sister-in-law got me all manner of delicious goodies from there! They got the cheeses, rocky road chocolate and fruit mince pies from there. I brought the Maggie Beer quince paste from IGA.
Gorgeous starters with vegan cheese from Delectio Brie, Artisa Freycinet (both from the Vegan Grocery Store) and The Vegan Dairy Red Bell Pepper, Maggie Beer Quice Paste and some great vegan GF crackers (all from IGA)
Woolworths is a must for their own branded vegan gluten free Mint Slice Biscuits and
Vegan Wine - of course super important subject. Every time I go back I discover something new and amazing and this time my favorites were the Chapel Hill Verdelho and Pikes Clare Valley Riesling. Other vegan wine brand I totally forgot about were Temple Breuer and Annie's Lane!
