Arts & Entertainment

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Best local vegan visual artist

Quiana Quarles

Honorable Mention:  Corey McDaniel

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Best local vegan spoken word artist/poet

Bashiri Asad

Honorable Mention:  Cul De Sac Poe

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Body Care

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Best locally owned body care products for vegans

Kei2Health

Honorable Mention: Frangipani Body Products, Freya's Chariot, Hometown Handmade

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Food & Drink

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Best local restaurant for vegans

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention:  Soulshine Vegan Cafe, Burgeezy, Cul De Sac Kitchen

Best vegan chef

Cul De Sac Poe

Honorable Mention:  Kadeesha & Antoine Wiggins, Corey McDaniel, Carole Bishop

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Best upscale dining for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Tinker Street, BODHI Craft Bar + Thai Bistro

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Best romantic dining for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Tinker Street, Livery

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Best place for breakfast/brunch for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner, Cafe Patachou

Best pub food for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner, Burgeezy

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Best healthy/whole-food plant-based (WFPB) dining

Cul De Sac Kitchen

Honorable Mention:  Sweet Green, Pure Eating Way, BIBIBOP Asian Grill

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Best outdoor dining for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention: Burgeezy, La Margarita

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Best cheap eats for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Yats, 3 in 1 Restaurant

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Best place for late-night munchies for vegans

Plantastic Indy

Honorable Mention: Condado, Taco Bell, Duke's Indy

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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

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention:  Georgetown Market, Lucky Lemon

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Best baked goods for vegans

Yes It's Really Vegan Bakery

Honorable Mention:  Kei2Health, Black Cat Bakery, Sugar Me Vegan, Cinnaholic

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Best coffee/tea shop for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

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

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Best ice cream shop for vegans

BRICS

Honorable Mention:  Liftoff Creamery, The New Age of Ice Cream

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Best chocolate shop for vegans

The Best Chocolate in Town

Honorable Mention:  SoChatti

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Best juice/smoothie bar for vegans

Georgetown Market

Honorable Mention:  Pure-trition, Garden Table, Twenty Two Juicery Bar, Greenleaf

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Best vegan burgers

Burgeezy

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner, Cul De Sac Kitchen

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Best vegan chik'n sandwich

Burgeezy

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner

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Best vegan pizza

King Dough

Honorable Mention:  Bazbeaux, Mellow Mushroom, Jockamo, Futuro

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Best vegan ramen

Ramen Ray

Honorable Mention:  JINYA Ramen Bar, Shoyu Shop / Strange Bird

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Best vegan salad

Sweet Greens

Honorable Mention:  10th Street Diner

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Best vegan tenderloin

(tie) 10th Street Diner, Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  Upland Brewery

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Best vegan wings

10th Street Diner

Honorable Mention: Kings Chik'n, 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:  China Gourmet, General Tso's Inn

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Best Indian cuisine for vegans

India Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Chapati, India Sizzling II, Clay Oven

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Best Italian cuisine for vegans

Mama Carolla's

Honorable Mention: Nicole-Taylor's Pasta + Market + Backroom Eatery

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Best Japanese cuisine for vegans

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

Honorable Mention:  Okaya Sushi and Hibachi

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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

(tie) Canal Bistro, Naf Naf Grill

Honorable Mention:  Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh

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Best Mexican cuisine for vegans

3 in 1 Restaurant

Honorable Mention:  La Margarita, Tlaolli

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Best Thai cuisine for vegans

BODHI Craft Bar + Thai Bistro

Honorable Mention:  Thai Spice, Siam Square, Veganity Thai

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Best Vietnamese cuisine for vegans

Pho Real

Honorable Mention:  What The Pho

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Best local brewery for vegans

Broad Ripple Brew Pub

Honorable Mention:  Ash & Elm

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Best local vegan beer

Sun King

Honorable Mention:  Broad Ripple Brew Pub

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Best local vegan wine

Easley Winery

Honorable Mention: Sip & Share

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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:  BODHI Craft Bar + Thai Bistro, Blue Sushi Sake Grill

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Best farmers market product for vegans

The Vegan Cheese Lady

Honorable Mention:  Amazeball/Eat Surreal, Black Cat Bakery, Pure Eating Way

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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:  Good Vegan Bad Vegan, That Vegan Joint

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Best take and bake/meal prep service for vegans

Pure Eating Way

Honorable Mention: The Tasty Plate Cafe, Nicole-Taylor's Pasta + Market + Backroom Eatery

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Best vegan option at an "omni" restaurant

3 in 1 Restaurant - bistec encebollado burrito

Honorable Mention: La Margarita - seitan al pastor tacos

Shops & Services

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Best Black owned business for vegans

Black Leaf Vegan

Honorable Mention: Burgeezy, Cul De Sac Kitchen

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Best LGBTQ+ owned business for vegans

Soulshine Vegan Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Gaia Cafe and Botanical

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Best veteran owned business for vegans

The Healthy Food Cafe

Honorable Mention:  Pure Eating Way

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Best woman owned business for vegans

Burgeezy

Honorable Mention:  Sugar Me Vegan, Pure Eating Way, Frangipani Body Products

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Best fresh grocer for vegans

Trader Joe's

Honorable Mention:  Georgetown Market, Good Earth

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Best animal hospital/veterinarian for companion animals

FACE Low-Cost Animal Clinic

Honorable Mention:  Purdue University Small Animal Hospital, Noah's, IndyVet Emergency & Specialty Hospital

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Best spa/salon for vegans

Wildflowers Aveda

Honorable Mention:  Witch Hazel, Bargersville Wellness

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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

Amy Moon, MD

Honorable Mention:  Victoria Othersen, DO

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Best nutritionist/dietitian for vegans

Leslie Muse, RD - A Cut Above Nutrition

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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:  IndyHumane

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Best vegan-friendly non-profit organization

Oinking Acres

Honorable Mention:  Growing Places Indy, Jenkins Forever Farm

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Best local vegan Instagram account

Oinking Acres

Honorable Mention:  Indy Vegan Foodshare, PEAK Animal Sanctuary, The Food Architect

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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

Lucky Lemon (Kokomo, IN)

Honorable Mention: Chicago Diner (Chicago, IL), The Owlery (Bloomington, IN), The Tasty Plate Cafe (Morgantown, IN), V-Grits (Louisville, KY)

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Best vegan lunch/dinner/"savory" restaurant outside of the Indy area

The Owlery (Bloomington, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Chicago Diner (Chicago, IL), The Tasty Plate Cafe (Morgantown, IN)

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Best vegan desserts/"sweet" restaurant outside of the Indy area

Lucky Lemon (Kokomo, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Rainbow Bakery (Bloomington, IN), Beacon Doughnuts (Chicago, IL)

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Best sanctuary in Indiana for farmed animals

Oinking Acres (Brownsburg, IN)

Honorable Mention:  Jenkins Forever Farm (Edinburgh, IN), PEAK Animal Sanctuary (Freedom, IN)

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Fun Categories!

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Best reason to go vegan in Indy in 2024

Animals

Honorable Mention:  Health, Climate change/environment/sustainability

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Best movie/documentary to expose your friends to veganism

What The Health

Honorable Mention:  Forks Over Knives, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment

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Favorite saying/quote about veganism

It's not about being perfect, it's about doing the best you can

Honorable Mention:  In a world where you can be anything, be kind, If you love animals, you don't eat them

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