Vegan Street is the name of the Inglewood restaurant. But it could just as easily be describing the influx of such eateries along busy 9^th Avenue SE.

The others include Canela Vegan Bakery and the Attic, the latter a Vegan Street sister spot that serves evening, plant-based pastas and pizzas. Together, they reflect the growing popularity, especially among the city’s younger folk, of meatless cuisine.

Pretty soon, they’ll have to stop calling it Cowtown. Maybe replace it with Where’s the Beaf?

Sweet treats at Canela Vegan Bakery

The somewhat higher prices at colourful Vegan Street are offset by plenty of happy hour and taco Tuesday and thirsty Thursday specials. My featured lunch is a massive Reuben sandwich ($19), which comes with a sizeable bowl of creamy coleslaw.

Here, the conventional pastrami is replaced with seiten, the Swiss with melted “cheeze.” Not that I’d notice. Indeed, the vegan Reuben is every bit as good as any conventional version I’ve had.

Vegan Street is a funky Inglewood cafe

Vegan Street
1413 9 Avenue SE, Calgary
Lunch specials Tuesday to Friday 11:30 am-4 pm
403-454-3287