Guest post: Vegetarian Restaurants in Brno - it's quite veggie-friendly here after all! #projectBrno

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My colleague Jiři Herrmann went to an impressive amount of effort to write me this wonderful list of vegetarian- and vegan-friendly places in the town, which I thought I'd share in lieu of a new post. (I've been busy. Well, quite busy. All right, I've been in the pub, but without a laptop.) It just goes to show that actually, this city (and the Czech Republic) really is quite good for we decadent Western non-meat-eaters...

So if any veg*n friends have been considering coming to visit me -- and are OK to use the spare bed in my room and my sleeping bag -- then come on over!

Vegetarian Restaurants in Brno

Rebio  - 4 venues:

Mečová 2 (Velký Špalíček shopping centre) – custom meal setup (not sure if that's how you call that officially, it's the same setup as at the one on Orlí) {Ed note: self-service, then they weigh your plate to see how much you owe them. It's a method I have only seen in a Seventh Day Adventist restaurant -- yes, really -- that used to exist near Piccadilly Circus.}

[+] a lot of space, airy, very nicely furnished (IMO), usually very wide range of foods, fairly long opening hours, conveniently placed, WiFi, you can meet Stephen there :-)

[-] a bit more expensive than most on this list, can be very noisy during peak times

http://www.rebio.cz/Velky-Spalicek/4.workroom.aspx

Orlí 26 – custom meal setup (You've been there IIRC so you probably know)

[+] quiet, a little cheaper than in Špalíček, also nicely furnished, close to 2 vegetarian food shops and a tearoom (if you go for that sort of thing)

[-] less choice and a bit shorter opening hours than in Špalíček

http://www.rebio.cz/Orli/3.workroom.aspx

Edisonova 1 (near the growing tech park which includes the new RH building) - Fixed menus

[+] possible outside seating, a bit cheaper, probably the closest on to RH building 1/2, definitely the closest to building 3(-to-be) :-)

[-] little to no choice of meals – basic, large (the same but with some extra stuff) or a salad, can be difficult to find seats during peak times, also feels a bit less friendly design-wise than the above Rebios

http://www.rebio.cz/Rebio-Park/gn.workroom.aspx

Menu in English at http://www.rebio.cz/Rebio-Park/Nase-nabidka/Jidelni-listek-Rebio-Park/gn-ha-h9.article.aspx

Holandská 1 (in the business park near the train station)

Haven't been to this one yet, but it appears to be similar to the one on Orlí

http://www.rebio.cz/Holandska/dW.workroom.aspx

Kupé

Veveří 34

Fixed menus during lunch hours, otherwise standard à la carte

[+] Close to the city centre, oriental food (if you like it), very pleasant service, good prices

[-] Not very many seats, underground, so might feel cramped (but also cosy, depending on your preference), the meals tend to be very savoury but not very nourishing

http://www.kupeorient.cz/index.html

Zdravý život

Jaselská 8

Fixed Menus

[+] Very nicely furnished, right next to a vegetarian food/alternative lifestyle shop, “happy hours” before closing time

[-] Macrobiotic (i.e. the food can be a bit plain), underground, webpages under construction

Annapurna

Josefská 14

Fixed menus during lunch hours, otherwise standard à la carte

[+] Indian (so not everything is vegetarian, but still a fine vege selection), close to 2 vege food shops, very long opening hours

[-] Indian :) , underground, not sure how good the waiters are at English (as most of them sure aren't good at Czech), can be a bit expensive, not super clean tables

Spirála – 2 Venues:

Malátova 2 (haven't been) + Příkop 6 (IBC business centre) – have been once

Fixed menus during lunch hours, otherwise standard à la carte

[+] Very affordable prices, quick service

[-] The food was a bit plain, generally felt a bit like a canteen

http://bio-restaurace.cz/

Vitalité: 2 Venues:

Nové Sady 25 (never been)  + Lidická 26 (Haven't been for some time)

Custom meal setup

[+] Fairly cheap, “happy hours” before closing time, right next to a vegetarian food shop

[-] The food taste and quality is (or at least used to be) hit & miss

http://www.vitalite.cz/fotogalerie/lidicka-26#[Qw2bp]/1/

Oáza

Slovákova 2

Fixed Menus

[+] Very cheap, the food quality is usually fairly good (considering the price), close to the city centre

[-] You eat standing up, feels a lot like a canteen, cheap food sometimes attracts unwelcome meal-fellows ;)

http://www.lunchtime.cz/podnik/9118-oaza

Avatár (haven't been, but heard very good references)

Mendlovo Náměstí 10

https://sites.google.com/site/avatarbrno/

Vegalite (haven't been)

Slovákova 10

http://www.vegalite.cz/foto.php