(bowl above from kindly kitchen today)
My sweet lil' mountain town of Boone, NC is filled with the most amazing local coffee shops and restaurants that make it impossible not to eat out often.
Morning to night, there is always a place to satisfy your ravenous desires.
1. Espresso News
If you know me, you know this is my second home. Aside from its cozy atmosphere and delicious coffee drinks, enews also provides an array of different pastries every day from muffins to breads to cakes (vegan friendly options, too!!!), a list of different smoothies, and a daily soup.
There was probably a three months of my life that I had a muffin and soup from enews every day.
IF THEY HAVE A VEGAN CHOCOLATE GINGER PEAR MUFFIN, GRAB IT. (and you're welcome.)
The lemon poppy seed (+ the berries they have chosen that day) muffins are also bliss.
2. Kindly Kitchen
Again, if you know me, you know that I would spent the last $12 in my bank account (& have used the last $12 in my bank account) to indulge in a kindly kitchen bowl. Having a different menu every day, there is no end to your kindly kitchen consumption. Creating the most amazing & delicious vegan bowls, they provide you with an array of locally sourced veggies to choose from.
BOWL
=
BASE
(KALE, MIXED GREENS OR RICE)
+
THREE VEGGIES
(LOCALLY SOURCED & DIFFERENT DAILY, FROM
+
ONE GARNISH
(USUALLY SUNFLOWER SEEDS, FLAX SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, FLAX CHIPS, COCONUT, ETC)
+
DRESSING (VARIES DAILY: SOMETIMES TAHINI, SMOKED SWEET POTATO, LIME COCONUT, THAI PESTO, CASHEW CHEESE, SPICY AVOCADO)
3. Juice Boone
From wellness tonics to juices to nut milks to smoothies to morning oats to açaà bowls, juice boone provides health in a collection of different options for an taste. Want a green juice to cleanse you? They got you covered. Want a smoothie that tastes like a chocolate shake? They got you covered. Want a bowl that makes you feel like you are in hawaii? Also, got you covered.
My favorite things here are:
Dream Date Smoothie (+ Cocoa)
Morning Oats Bowl
Unicorn Milk
Pink Powder Juice
Activated Lemonade Juice
Mother's Garden Juice
Mucho Verde Juice
Explore the menu here.
4. Coyote Kitchen
Truly, if anyone knows the recipe to their vegan mayo PLEASE SEND IT TO ME.
Coyote has salads, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, burritos, boats, bowls, etc. They specialize in southwest caribbean "soul food". Basically lots of coconut rice, black beans, sweet potatoes, roasted veggies, etc. Also, their tempeh is delicious. Also, their sangria is x2 delicious.
My favorite item is the SEDONA BOWL which has blackened tempeh, coconut rice, black beans, sautéed spinach, fried sweet potatoes, corn, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, sweet red vegan mayo and scallions.
Explore the menu here.
5. Wild Craft Eatery
Wild Craft provides amazing, delicious & locally sourced options for meat eaters, vegetarians, vegans, and gluten-free eaters. Their menu ranges from salads to nachos to sandwiches to tacos/enchiladas to ravioli to shepard's pie and more.
My favorites things here are:
crescent moon smoothie
santa fe salad (-- chicken, + tempeh & sweet potatoes)
garam masala yellow curry
Explore the menu here.
6. Sabeing Boone King
All hail SABEING BOONE KING. As they truly rule as king over all the "pho" / "thai" places in boone. They restaurant is owned by the sweetest and most friendly family and provide the most delicious thai food. Sabeing offers crab rangoons, sushi, pho, pad thai/drunken noodles, dumplings, curry, etc.
My favorites are the veggie pho, basil fried rice and red curry.
Ok scratch the muffin, now I want Sabeing.
Explore the menu here.
Boone is filled with plenty of delicious & locally sourced restaurants options. I hope you get to try all of them!!!
Enjoy.