Here are the best vegan restaurants to try in Savannah, Georgia

Dine and Dash host Martina Yvette checks out some of her favorite vegan spots in town: Mo'Vegan and Green Truck Pub.

Savannah Morning News

Gone is the era in Savannah when vegan diners hadto settle for a soggy baked potato and a side salad with the cheese plucked out.

Veganism is on the upswing, with two all-vegan restaurants in operation and a third on the way. Plenty of other restaurants aren't exclusively vegan but happily cater to those who eschew animal products.

Vegans, by the way,are vegetarians who not only don't eat meat (yes, that includes chicken and fish), but also avoid eggs, milk, and milk products like cheese and ice cream. Some vegans don't eat honey or yeast.

We asked the husband and wife team of Rachel and Scotty McDowell from Savannah Veggies and Vegans to give us their dining suggestions. McDowell, who works in IT at Savannah State University, is compiling a more comprehensive dining list for the group, which posts lots of vegan and vegetarian recipes,tips and meeting noticesonline atfacebook.com/groups/SavannahVeggiesandVegans/.

In the meantime, the McDowells shared their personal favorites. These are "places we've been to time and time again where we can always get a goodveganmeal prepared by people who are knowledgeable and happy to accommodate," as Rachel McDowell putit. In no particular order and with Rachel's comments they are:

321 Habersham St.

foxandfigcafe.com

"100%vegan, 100% fabulous!"

2 E. Lathrop Ave.

facebook.com/hungryvegan2020

"Savannah's newest 100%veganrestaurant, all plant-based soul food!"

13 E. Park Ave.

sentientbean.com

"A Savannah staple for vegetarians for20 years! All vegetarian menu with lots ofveganitems, or easilyveganized items. We look forward to getting to the other side of this pandemic so that Savannah Veggies &Vegans can resume our monthlyveganpancake breakfasts here!"

5002 Paulsen St.

eatkayak.com/new-page

"Lots ofveganoptions, even hasvegancheese. Pre-COVID days, Savannah Veggies &Vegans held monthly meetups here and they would often create newvegandishes for us!"

10 Whitaker St.

eatatco.com

"Super-cool place serving Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian dishes, has a separateveganmenu!"

110 W Bryan St. and7360 Skidaway Road, Savannah

960 Morgan's Corner Road, Suite A, Pooler

yourpie.com

"Chain restaurants, so not specific to Savannah, but definitely worth mentioning because their pizza is great! Offersvegancheese,veganmeaty crumbles, lots of veggie toppings to choose from, and usually has at least one flavor ofvegangelato or sorbet for dessert."

106 S. Campbell Ave., Tybee Island

facebook.com/seawolftybee

"Menu changes about every two weeks, at least one-third of the menu is alwaysveganand always top-notch!"

1024 U.S. Hwy. 80 W.,Pooler

naanappetit.com

"This is the only restaurant that Scott and I are recommending where we haven't personally eaten at, but although Indian restaurants are always vegetarian and vegan-friendly, this one is recommended by our group members more than any other Indian restaurant in town!"

1608 Bull St.

bullstreettaco.com

"Several deliciousveganoptions on the menu. (Falafel tacos!!) And this is another place that Savannah Veggies &Vegans would often gather at in pre-COVID days and the lovely folks at BST were always excited to try newvegandishes out on us!"

1514 Bull St.

hennypennycafe.com

"Vegan doughnuts! Also brownies, coffees, hot chocolate, and lots of othervegangoodies! They also sell a fewveganice creams fromLeopold's Ice Cream. Or visit Leopold's on Broughton where they always have at least two or threeveganflavors available each day!"

324 W. Bolton St.

savannahrumrunners.com/index.html

"Very happy to accommodate special dietary preferences and they make decadentvegancakes and more!"

1102 Bull St.

brighterdayfoods.com

"This wonderful little market has been serving Savannah for over 40 years! Tons ofveganproducts like plant-based dairy, meatsand more. Lots of pre-made sandwiches, wraps, salads, etc. + smoothies forvegans on the go! They are also a personal favorite of Savannah Veggies &Vegans as they have supported us in ourveganoutreach efforts and fundraising events over the years.

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"Clay Ehmke is the culinary genius behind Fox & Fig, and now he's moving onto a focus on wild/foraged plant-based food in his new restaurant, predicted to open" later this summer.

Mary Landers is the environment and health reporter at the Savannah Morning News. Contact her at 912-655-8295. Twitter: @MaryLandersSMN

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