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Crush on these Vegan-Friendly Cafes in Croydon

Melbourne’s outer east has its own decent selection of vegan food at vegan-friendly cafes. If you take the Eastern Freeway towards Ringwood you’ll find the leafy suburb of Croydon and its vegan food worth crushing over. You can also get there by train on the Lilydale line. So, what’s on offer? Acai Brothers Croydon Acai […]

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Café Culture: The Grassroots of Mainstream Veganism in Australia

The number of cafes across Australia has expanded dramatically in recent years. According to IBISWorld, the success of cafés in Australia is the result of “strong consumer demand for high-quality and convenient food and drinks”.  Specifically, the number of cafés in Australia rose by 1.5% between 2015 and 2020. What is special about the café

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Have a Weekend Vegan Picnic in Melbourne with these Favourites

Yes, Melbourne is still in lockdown but we can still travel within five kilometres from home. Also, we can meet with up to four other people from another household in an outdoor setting. With the weather starting to get sunnier, our parks are the perfect place for a weekend vegan picnic. Let’s have a look

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Enjoy Good Vegan Coffee in Melbourne on International Coffee Day

Today is International Coffee Day and Melbourne is the coffee capital of Australia. In addition, Melbourne is the third most vegan-friendly city in the world. So, when it comes to vegan coffee you can expect a plethora of choices here. Not only vegan coffee, but you can locate a range of chai, hot chocolates, turmeric

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Vegan Day-Tripping to the Mornington Peninsula with Melbourne Vegan Tours

Travelling to regional areas outside major capital cities is another perfect way to experience local produce and new vegan food, while meeting their creators. Just over an hour’s drive from Melbourne CBD is the beachside region of the Mornington Peninsula, and a cruisy way to experience it is with Melbourne Vegan Tours. Melbourne was recently

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Melbourne is Australia’s Vegan Paradise. Here’s Why!

Australian news broadcaster SBS recently reported that Australia is the third fastest growing vegan market in the world. And, according to the non-profit website Choose Veg, Melbourne is the second most vegan-friendly city in its ranking of the 12 most vegan-friendly cities globally. It’s no wonder that Melbourne is Australia’s paradise for vegan travellers, particularly

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The Hatter & The Hare and a Vegan Wonderland Adventure in Melbourne’s East

“Who are you?” enquires the Caterpillar in Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. “I’m afraid I can’t explain myself, Sir,” Alice confesses in a perplexing tone. “Because I’m not myself, you know?” The Caterpillar inhales scented smoke from his hookah before heaving it from his lungs in a barrel towards Alice. “I do not

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Visiting Olivia Spring Vietnamese Café for Vegan Cơm tấm and Coffee

Part of my time growing up in Melbourne, I was living in Springvale South. The bordering suburb, Springvale, is known to many for its Vietnamese restaurants and fresh food markets. Before I could drive, my parents would take me out many a Friday night after school to feast on some of the most delicious Vietnamese

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Sunday Road-Tripping and Eating Peanuts in Warburton

Travel along Maroondah Highway in the outer east of Melbourne and the trail leads road-trippers to the leafy township of Warburton in the Warburton Valley. It’s well under an hour from where I live in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and about an hour’s drive from Melbourne’s city centre. Strip shops line the main street – their

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