After spending a week traveling through smaller towns in New Zealand and living off luncheon tofu sandwiches (more on that later), I was super excited to arrive in Wellington for some real food. I headed straight for Cuba St and instantly fell in love with its upscale hippy vibe. Full of nice second hand clothing stores, veg friendly restaurants and cafes and cute specialty shops you could easily spend the whole day there. All of the restaurants I went to are within a few blocks of each other on Cuba St.
I went to Aunty Mena’s for dinner the first night. It’s a completely vegetarian Malaysian restaurant which a lot of fake meat options. I had the dumplings to start and a pineapple fried rice dish with gluten pork for my main dish. The meal was delicious, fresh tasting and not at all too greasy.
The next day I went to Midnight Espresso for lunch and had a tofu sandwich and a soy mocha. Both were incredible! It was one of the yummiest lunches I’ve had in awhile. Then I went to a health food store a few blocks away on Cuba St and had a vegan ice cream mixed with frozen fruit. It was amazing! But sadly they said they wouldn’t be carrying the soy option for much longer because it was too expensive.
That night for dinner I ended up going back to Midnight Espresso . I had the vegan nachos which were piled high with beans, hummus, salsa, homemade vegan mayo and avocado slices. That may sound like a weird combo of toppings for nachos but it was delicious! But be warned – even the small was so large I could barely finish it! They also had a bunch of vegan desserts but I was too stuffed to try them.
There is another restaurant near by called Olive cafe that looked promising but the two days I was there they didn’t actually have anything vegan on the menu besides hummus and pita. But it may be worth checking out.
December 20, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Um, everything looks absolutely gorgeous and amazing. Those nachos are calling my name. Funny, I have yet to have a tofu sandwich. I think I am partly scared for some strange reason.
January 15, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I discovered Midnight espresso the other day and also had the vegan Nachos, really delicious. So many gorgeous things on their menu to try. It is pretty hard to find vegan options here, so always keen for suggestions!
January 18, 2012 at 12:18 am
Their nachos are so much yummier than they sound! Maybe I’ll try recreating them at home…
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