Mexico

Gorgeous vegan café in Puebla

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I just spent a couple of days in the Mexican city of Puebla with Gil and was pleasantly surprised by the vegan food options.

Puebla is only about two hours driving from Mexico City and makes a great weekend getaway if you are in this part of the world.

There are inexpensive buses between the two cities leaving almost constantly.

But the food, you ask?

Cafetería Tambien is a super cute eatery nestled within the trees surrounding a large hotel just outside the downtown area.

The menu is completely vegan and focuses on nutrition. Even the mocktails are designed to stimulate digestion. Everything we tried, we loved.

Check out the photos below and be sure to follow Cafetería Tambien on Instagram.

Vegan bakery in Mexico City has soft serve

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What’s better than finding out there is a vegan bakery that you haven’t yet tried?

The fact that said bakery also has vegan soft serve, that’s what!

Peace of Cake is a super cute vegan bakery in Polanco, an upmarket neighbourhood and commercial district of Mexico City.

Gil and I trotted over there yesterday, struggling with an unusually hot day in the Mexican capital.

Our efforts in the heat were rewarded when we discovered Peace of Cake has a soft serve ice cream machine. Just like everything in the bakery, the soft serve is vegan.

Check out our treats below and be sure to follow Peace of Cake on Instagram.

Updated menu for the vegan Mexican eatery

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I’ve written about Vegamo many times in the past, but this quick update needed to happen.

Vegamo is a super cute café located in the historic centre of Mexico City and the people working there are some of the friendliest in the city.

The reason for this post it to let you know that Vegamo has an updated menu with two very delicious additions.

If you get a chance to visit make sure you order the gorgeous cauliflower wings with onion rings, and the irresisitible corn dogs.

Follow Vegamo on Instagram and see their exact location thanks to Google Maps.

Vegan press in Mexico

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I am thrilled to share news of my collaboration with Time Out Mexico.

The magazine asked me to help with their January vegan issue and I’m pleased to say we were able to promote many independent vegan businesses in the Mexican capital.

The January issue features:

  • the top ten vegan places to eat in Mexico City
  • the top ten places to shop for vegan groceries in Mexico City
  • five reasons why a person should go vegan

If you are not in Mexico City and unable to get your hands on the magazine, you can download a PDF version online here.

I am quite emotional that I have been able to share the vegan message via such a huge platform, especially as it is directly supporting independent vegan business.

Yay for vegan Mexico!

The prettiest vegan tacos on the planet

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Mexico City is one of the most exciting vegan destinations on the planet and the relaunched La Pitahaya takes it to yet another level.

The gorgeous Mexican eatery has taken up a new home near the corner of Querétaro and Orizaba in the Roma Norte neighbourhood of the capital.

Every single item on the La Pitahaya menu is fresh and delicious.

La Pitahaya is known for the ridiculously pretty pink tortillas made in house and cooked fresh to order. They use these tortillas across a range of traditional dishes including enfrojiladas and tacos.

Check out the photos from my recent visit below, see the exact location of the restaurant online thanks to Google Maps, and follow La Pitahaya on Instagram.

Extra note: the non-vegan ice cream store next door to La Pitahaya offers several vegan flavours by the scoop. I enjoyed the coconut and chocolate ice creams following my meal.

Gorgeous vegan food in Mexico

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Here is a super quick blog post to share news of a fab vegan eatery in the Mexican city of Querétaro.

Located about a 3-hour drive from Mexico City, Querétaro is a gorgeous cities overflowing with historic buildings and inviting courtyards.

It is inside one of these courtyards that you will find Taco Green.

Taco Green showcases a mouthwatering menu featuring tacos and burgers. Take a look at food from my visit below and follow Taco Green on Instagram.

See the exact location of Taco Green thanks to Google Maps.

Legendary Mexican eatery opens in USA

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Fantastic vegan news out of Miami, Florida.

Already a success in Tulum, Mexico where Chef Charly first opened his food truck in the jungle on New Year’s Eve 2016, Charly’s Vegan Tacos has now arrived in Miami to revolutionise the vegan food scene.

“The first year we opened in Tulum, we lost a lot of money. We were about to close when high season arrived and people finally started to turn up from what must have been word of mouth. And now we are opening in Miami! It is a great feeling to to be taking what we call our ‘Hip Dining’ concept to Florida”, says restaurant founder Charly.

Charly applies his past experience as Executive Chef at some of the best steak houses in Mexico City to make vegetables taste and feel like authentic Mexican cuisine with very similar textures and flavours to that of meat.

“What’s amazing for us in Tulum is that about 80% of our customers are regular meat eaters. We are not here to judge as I used to love meat. When I started eating vegan what I missed the most was the feeling of eating animal protein. Now I’ve eaten vegan so long I don’t miss it, but these recipes helped me stay on track in the beginning. Charly’s Vegan Tacos is my best effort to bring this marriage of food types to everyone so we can all eat less meat without missing the textures and flavours we have grown to love so much”, Charly told me.

The Wynwood, Miami location evolved from the Tulum concept by creating a full service dining experience, with Starters (labelled as Antojitos on the menu), Tacos, Mains and Desserts. See the full Miami menu online here. It is amazing!

Charly’s Vegan Tacos is located on 172 NW 24th St, Wynwood, Miami. See the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Charly’s Vegan Tacos on Instagram and Facebook. The Miami location is currently open Tuesday to Sunday from 5:30pm until late.

Vegan dining in a non-vegan cafe

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I believe a real mark of how vegan-friendly a city is becoming is when vegan options start popping up all over menus at non-vegan restaurants and cafes.

And that is exactly what is happening in Mexico City.

It has taken many years, but slowly I’m starting to see more and more vegan options.

Take my recent trip to La Salvación as an example.

This non-vegan cafe in the Escandón neighbourhood has a great vegan line-up alongside their non-vegan menu. In addition to gorgeous savoury tacos, they also serve soups and sweet breads including pan de muerto.

There is even a small showing of plant and nut based milks for takeaway purchases!

If you are in Mexico City, you can visit La Salvación at this address.

You can follow La Salvación on Instagram.

Amazing vegan food in Mexico City

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I spend a lot of time in Mexico City so it is always a thrill for me to try new vegan eateries in the mega city.

And the thrill rarely comes bigger than when I ate at Plan V.

Plan V is a relatively new cafe located in the trendy Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City. The tree-lined streets are home to a huge number of cafes, restaurants, boutiques, and bakeries. Basically, it’s a visually pleasing place to spend an afternoon.

The menu at Plan V is classic Mexican cuisine done vegan. It is exquisite.

Every single thing that landed on our table was delicious, fresh, and well presented. Check out the images below to see what we tried.

Yes, it all tasted as good as it looks.

If you are in Mexico City, I can’t recommend this food highly enough. Plan V is the best vegan cafe in the city.

You can follow Plan V on Instagram and see the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

Money raised for Isla Urbana

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With Vegan Beer Fest UK events a distant memory for 2018, it is time to count the money we raised for Mexico City water charity Isla Urbana.

At each vegan beer event, we host a karaoke space where we encourage people to have fun AND donate spare coins to our cause.

And what is our cause?

We donate all money raised from these charioke (get it?) sessions to Isla Urbana, a charity working hard to bring water security to households, schools, and businesses in Mexico City and other locations around the country.

Mexico faces a water crisis. In large parts of the country, including the Valley of Mexico, the situation is critical. The World Bank and CONAGUA, project important water shortages by 2030, seriously affecting access for millions of people. Even today, there are more than 250 thousand people in Mexico City without a connection to the mains network.

Ironically, while the city suffers from increasing scarcity, every year thousands of millions of litres of rainwater are washed down the drain or allowed to cause serious flood. This water should be used!

Isla Urbana are tackling this problem head on by installing rainwater harvesting systems, bringing usable water to people in need.

Our collection drive at the recent Vegan Beer Fest UK events raised the following amounts:

  • London £180
  • Coventry £145
  • Glasgow £130
  • Sheffield £115

We threw in a few extra pound to take the final amount donated to £600.

It is a real thrill for me that our vegan events in the UK can do a little bit of good for Mexico.

If you would like to donate to the wonderful charity that is Isla Urbana, you can do so online right now.