Arts & Entertainment

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Best local vegan visual artist

Quiana Quarles

Honorable Mention:  Ratat Ratay, April Nicole

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Best local vegan musician/band/music artist

DJ Stylistic

Honorable Mention: Leslie Red

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Best local vegan spoken word artist/poet

Cul De Sac Poe

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Body Care

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Best body care products for vegans

Lush

Honorable Mention: Kei2Health, Frangipani Body Products, Naima Naturals, Freya's Chariot, Pacifica

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Food & Drink

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Best local restaurant for vegans

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention:  Black Leaf Vegan, Three Carrots, Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Best vegan chef

Cul De Sac Poe

Honorable Mention:  Carole Bishop, Corey McDaniel, Karen & Will Holmes

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Best upscale dining for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Three Carrots

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Best romantic dining for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Tinker Street, Three Carrots

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Best place for breakfast/brunch for vegans

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention:  Soulshine Vegan Cafe, Three Carrots

Best pub food for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner

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Best whole-food plant-based (WFPB) dining

Cul De Sac Kitchen

Honorable Mention:  Pure Eating Way, The Alkaline Electric Goddess

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Best outdoor dining for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention: Three Carrots, Public Greens

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Best cheap eats for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Yats, 10th Street Diner, The Comfy Vegan

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Best place for late-night munchies for vegans

Plantastic Indy

Honorable Mention:  Insomnia Cookies, Blaze

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Best soul food for vegans

Black Leaf Vegan

Honorable Mention:  Sunnie Side Up

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Best deli/sandwich shop for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner

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Best baked goods for vegans

Sea Salt & Cinnamon

Honorable Mention:  Soulshine Vegan Cafe, Yes It's Really Vegan Bakery, Landlocked, Black Cat Bakery, Black Leaf Vegan

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Best coffee/tea shop for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Tea's Me, Nine Lives Cat Cafe

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Best ice cream shop for vegans

BRICS

Honorable Mention:  The New Age of Ice Cream

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Best chocolate shop for vegans

SoChatti

Honorable Mention:  Litterally Divine

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Best birthday cakes/cakes baker/shop for vegans

Yes It's Really Vegan Bakery

Honorable Mention:  Sea Salt & Cinnamon, Sugar Me Vegan

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Best vegan burgers

Burgeezy

Honorable Mention:  Black Leaf Vegan, Bru Burger

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Best vegan pizza

Bazbeaux

Honorable Mention:  Mellow Mushroom, King Dough, Jockamo, Futuro

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Best vegan ramen

Ramen Ray

Honorable Mention:  Shoyu Shop at Strange Bird

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Best vegan tenderloin

Three Carrots

Honorable Mention:  Broad Ripple Brew Pub

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Best vegan wings

Three Carrots

Honorable Mention: 10th Street Diner, That Vegan Joint

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Best African cuisine for vegans

Abyssinia

Honorable Mention:  Axum

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Best British/Celtic cuisine for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  Union Jack Pub

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Best Cajun/Creole cuisine for vegans

Yats

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Best Chinese cuisine for vegans

First Wok

Honorable Mention:  Asian Kitchen & Sushi Bar

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Best Indian cuisine for vegans

Chapati

Honorable Mention:  Delhi Palace, Shalimar, Fresh Indian Grill, India Sizzling II, Tandoori Flame

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Best Italian cuisine for vegans

Mimi Blue

Honorable Mention:  Mama Carolla's

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Best Korean cuisine for vegans

BIBIBOP Asian Grill

Honorable Mention:  Omoni Grill

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Best Mediterranean cuisine for vegans

Canal Bistro

Honorable Mention:  Naf Naf Grill, Bosphorus Istanbul Cafe

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Best pho/Vietnamese cuisine for vegans

Pho Real

Honorable Mention:  What The Pho

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Best sushi/Japanese cuisine for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Okaya Sushi and Hibachi

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Best tacos/Mexican cuisine for vegans

Tlaolli

Honorable Mention:  That Vegan Joint, La Margarita

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Best Thai cuisine for vegans

BODHI Craft Bar + Thai Bistro

Honorable Mention:  Siam Square, Thai Orchid

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Best local brewery for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  Upland Brewery

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Best local vegan beer

Sun King

Honorable Mention:  Upland Brewery

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Best local vegan wine

Sip & Share

Honorable Mention: Easley Winery

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Best local vegan cheese

The Vegan Cheese Lady

Honorable Mention:  Amazeball/Eat Surreal

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Best place for vegan cocktails

Hotel Tango

Honorable Mention:  Blue Sushi Sake Grill

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Best farmers market product for vegans

Sea Salt & Cinnamon

Honorable Mention:  Amazeball/Eat Surreal

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Best farmers market overall for vegans

Broad Ripple

Honorable Mention: Garfield Park

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Best vegan food pop-up/food truck

Black Leaf Vegan

Honorable Mention:  Rude Radish, Good Vegan Bad Vegan

Shops & Services

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Best Black owned business for vegans

Black Leaf Vegan

Honorable Mention: Pure Eating Way, Burgeezy

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Best LGBTQ+ owned business for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Sea Salt & Cinnamon

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Best veteran owned business for vegans

Pure Eating Way

Honorable Mention:  The Healthy Food Cafe

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Best woman owned business for vegans

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention:  Pure Eating Way, Black Leaf Vegan, Frangipani Body Products, The Comfy Vegan

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Best realtor for vegans

Bethany Schultz

Honorable Mention:  Kimberly McCauley

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Best gifts/home goods for vegans

Stomping Ground

Honorable Mention:  Freya's Chariot

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Best fashion for vegans

The Toggery

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Best fresh grocer for vegans

Trader Joe's

Honorable Mention:  Good Earth, Georgetown Market

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Best animal hospital/veterinarian for companion animals

FACE Low-Cost Animal Clinic

Honorable Mention:  Noah's

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Best gym/fitness center for vegans

(tie) North Mass Boulder, Sweattboxx Wellness Center

Honorable Mention:  VASA Fitness

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Best yoga studio for vegans

Cityoga

Honorable Mention:  Invoke

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Best spa/salon for vegans

Witch Hazel

Honorable Mention:  Wildflowers Aveda

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Best tattoo parlor for vegans

Fountain Square Tattoo

Honorable Mention:  Metamorphosis

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Best pediatrician for vegan families

Alta Skelton, MP

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Best primary care/GP for vegans

Victoria Othersen, DO

Honorable Mention:  Amy Moon, MD

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Indianapolis Standouts

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Best neighborhood for vegans

Broad Ripple

Honorable Mention:  Fountain Square

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Best place to volunteer for vegans

Oinking Acres

Honorable Mention:  Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

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Best vegan-friendly non-profit organization

Oinking Acres

Honorable Mention:  Uplands PEAK Animal Sanctuary

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Best local vegan Instagram account

Oinking Acres

Honorable Mention:  Indy Vegan Foodshare, Soulshine Vegan Cafe

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Vegan-friendly businesses outside of the Indianapolis area

(Marion County and the contiguous/donut counties)

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Best vegan-friendly restaurant outside of the Indy area worth driving for

The Owlery (Bloomington, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Sea Salt & Cinnamon (Muncie, IN), Chicago Diner (Chicago, IL), V-Grits (Louisville, KY)

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Best vegan burger outside of the Indy area

Chicago Diner (Chicago, IL)

Honorable Mention:  Tiger Lily Cafe (Chesterton, IN)

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Best vegan desserts outside of the Indy area

Sea Salt & Cinnamon (Muncie, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Rainbow Bakery (Bloomington, IN)

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Best sanctuary in Indiana for farmed animals

Oinking Acres (Brownsburg, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Uplands PEAK Animal Sanctuary (Freedom, IN)

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Fun Categories!

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Best reason to go vegan in Indy in 2023

Animals

Honorable Mention:  Health

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Best movie/documentary to expose your friends to veganism

What The Health

Honorable Mention:  Forks Over Knives

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Favorite saying/quote about veganism

Be kind to all kinds

Honorable Mention:  Be the change you want to see, My body will not be a tomb for other creatures - Leonardo da Vinci

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