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Note: See City Guides for
San
Diego, Santa
Barbara, Santa
Cruz and our California
Guide.   .. ..  .. Ecology
Center & Bookstore (top left photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 2530 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-548-2220. E-mail: info@ecologycenter.org. Organic
gardening supplies, books, tapes, gifts, t-shirts,
cards.
Hida
Tool & Hardware Inc. (top right photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 1333 San Pablo Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-524-3700(PST). The store is open
9am- 5pm Monday through Saturday.
REI (top center
photo: VegetarianUSA) - 1338 San Pablo Ave. (near
Gilman), Berkeley, CA 94702. 510- 527-4140. Hours: M-F
10am-9pm , Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-7pm
Timberline
Geodesics (bottom left photo
courtesy: Timberline Geodesics) - 2015 Blake St., Berkeley,
CA 94704. 800-DOME-HOME(366-3466). For more than 30 years,
TG has been dedicated to designing Geodesic Dome packages
that make it easy, practical and affordable for people to
construct their own homes.
Wilderness
Press - 1200 5th St., Berkeley, CA
94710. 510-558-1666, 800-443-7227. P B Publishing accurate
and reliable outdoor hiking books and maps for more than 38
years.
Shelter
Systems (bottom right photo
courtesy: Shelter Systems) - 224 Walnut St., Menlo
Park, CA 94025. Orders & Customer Service: 866-777-1066.
Shelter System's structures have been serving people around
the world for over 30 years. Their Domes and Yurts have
served as family living spaces, camping tents, emergency
shelters, studios, playrooms, retreats, fair pavilions,
expedition tents, research tents, and more. Shelter Systems
also offers the gardener a wide variety of gardening
greenhouses: GroDomes, GroRows, Row Covers, Bubble Domes,
CrystalCaves, and Solariums!
REI - 840 Brannan St.,
San Francisco, CA 94103. 415-934-1938. Hours: M-F: 10am-9pm;
Saturday: 10-7 ; Sunday: 11-7.
REI - 2715 Santa Rosa
Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95407. 707-540-9025. Hours: M-F 10-9,
Sat. 10-6, Sunday 11-6.   .. Nomadic
Traders - 1385 9th St., Berkeley,
CA 94710. 510-525-5854. Wholesale warehouse (not open to the
public).
Two
Star Dog - 1329 9th St., Berkeley, CA
94710. 510-525-1100. Wholesale warehouse (not open to the
public).
East
West Bookshop - 324 Castro St., Mountain
View(South Bay), CA 94041. 650-988-9800. Map
& Directions. Hours: Mon&endash;Thu,
10am &endash;10pm (PST); Fri&endash; Sat 10am &endash;11pm
(PST); Sun. 11am &endash; 8pm (PST)
Back From Bali(right photo:
VegetarianUSA ) - Location: outdoor booth on
the corner of Marshall & Stanford (across from the SYDA
Foundation), Oakland (Emeryville border), CA. 510-654-1595
(Claire). Eclectic, ethnic & unique items.
Crystal
Way: A Path to Self-Healing
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2335 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114. 415-861-6511.
Hours: M-Sat. 11-7. Offering: an amazing line of unique
jewelry from many different countries; crystals and
gemstones from around the world; an array of products
including metaphysical books, Cds, all-natual soaps,
incense, oils, and candles; and yoga gear.
OTSU
Vegan Style (left photo courtesy: OTSU)
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849 Valencia Street (between 19th & 20th)., San
Francisco, CA. 415-255-7900 or 866-HEY-OTSU toll-free! OTSU
is a vegan boutique in San Francisco's Mission District.
They are a retail store that specializes in unique,
handmade, artful products like paper goods, t-shirts,
wallets, and gifts. Hours: Wed-Sun 11am-7pm.
Open
Secret Books Music, World Art Gallery, Cafe &
Temple - 923 C St., San
Rafael(North Bay), CA 94901. 415-457-4191. Hours: Mon-Thu.
11-9, Fri-Sat. 11-10 (when an event), Sun 12-6. One
World Family Commune - Box 1241, Santa Rosa(North
Bay), CA, 95402. The One World Family Commune is a pilot
model demonstration of how to live in a new world communal
consciousness of sharing on all levels: socially,
economically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally and
physically. Began in San Francisco in 1967.  Other
Avenues Community Food Store - 3930 Judah Street, San
Francisco, California 94122. 415-661-7475. Hours: 10-8,
daily.
Rainbow
Grocery Cooperative (photo courtesy: Rainbow
Grocery) - 1745 Folsom St., San
Francisco, CA 94103. 415-863-0620. Hours: 9-9 daily. They
have been in San Francisco's Mission District since 1975.
Their goals include, but are not limited to: providing
affordable vegetarian food products which have minimal
negative impact ecologically and socially; buying goods from
local organic farmers, collectives, bakers, dairies and
other local businesses whenever possible; providing Rainbow
Grocery Cooperative's workers with a livable wage; creating
a nonhierarchical work space based upon respect, mutuality
and cooperation; offering low-cost health care products and
resources; supporting other collectives and worker owned
businesses; encouraging bicycling, mass transit and
alternative transportation; omposting all in-store green
wastes; recycling, reducing and reusing resources whenever
possible; reating a diverse, non-discriminatory
multi-lingual environment.
Community
Market Natural Foods Store - 1899 Mendocino Ave., Santa
Rosa, CA 95401-3628. 707-546-1806. Hours: Mon-Sat 9-9, Sun
10-9.  2006
San Francisco New Living Expo - San Francisco, CA. 300
trend-setting exhibitors. FREE workshop speakers have
includes: John & Ocean Robbins, John Gray PhD., Kevin
Ryerson, Matthew Fox, Dannion Brinkley, Margot Anand, Dick
Sutphen, Master Zhi Gang Sha & Jai Uttal.
Annual
Bay Area UFO Expo - Santa Clara, CA. Over 65
exhibitors. The "hottest, most-attended UFO event on the
West Coast"! Hot new reports on UFOs, ETs, Abductions,
Encounters, Crop Circles, Earth Mysteries, Conspiracies and
more!
San
Francisco Vegetarian Society - P.O. Box 2510, San
Francisco, CA 94126-2510. 415-273-LIV1. The Society hosts
events throughout the year such as vegetarian potlucks,
picnics, dining out and lectures. Monthly meetings are held
the second Saturday of the month; everyone is welcome.
Harmony
Festival (photo: courtesy of Harmony
Festival) - Mail: 400-G Morris St.,
Sebastopol, CA 95472. 707-861-2035. Location: Sonoma County
Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA. Date: June 11-12, 2005. The
Harmony Festival is a music festival, a participatory
educational forum, and a dynamic marketplace for ideas,
services and products that promote a natural lifestyle in
balance with the planet. Exhibitors cover a wide variety of
categories including: Quality arts & crafts, Fine
imports, Health and ecological products and services,
Natural foods and food tasting, Non-profit, community, and
ecology organizations. The Harmony Festival is well-known
for its continuous live music and entertainment for the
whole family. Renowned musical artists and tremendous Bay
Area groups perform rock, jazz, Motown, reggae, funk, and
world music. Dancers, magicians, clowns, stilt walkers and
jugglers continuously delight audiences around the five acre
venue. Past performers and speakers have included: Dave
Mason, Los Lobos, Richie Havens, Taj Mahal, Kenny Loggins,
Jefferson Starship, Jai Uttal, Daryl Hannah, Ram Dass,
Dennis Kucinich, John Robbins, Julia Butterfly Hill, and
Wallace Black Elk. Harmony Festival is produced with the
highest standards of ecologically sustainable business
practices. Every aspect of the Festival production, from
beginning to end, is produced with minimal waste and maximum
energy conservation.
 Bay
Area Farmers' Markets - Includes: San Francisco,
Alameda, Marin County, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara
County, San Mateo County, Solano County, Napa County, Sonoma
County.
Berkeley
Farmers' Markets - Berkeley, CA 94702.
510-548-3333. Year round.
  .. Berkeley
Bowl Market - 2020 Oregon St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 94703. 510-843-6929. Hours: Mon-Sat.
9-8; Sunday 10-6.
The
Natural Grocery Company (left photo: VegetarianUSA)
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1336 Gilman St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94706. 510-526-2456.
Hours: 9-8, daily.
Whole
Foods Market (right photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 3000 Telegraph Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94705-2014. 510-649-1333. Hours:
8am-10pm, daily.
Earthbeam Natural Foods
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1399 Broadway St., Burlingame, CA 94010. 650-347-2058. Since
the 70's!
Whole
Foods Market - 1690 S. Bascom Ave.,
Campbell(South Bay), CA 95008. 408-371-5000. Hours:
8am-10pm, daily. Bakery/Juice Bar & Deli open at 7:30
a.m. Please call for Holiday hours.
Health
Unlimited Health Food - 3446 Village Dr., Castro
Valley(East Bay), CA 94546. 510-581-0220. Hours: Mon-Fri.
9:30-9 sat 9:30-6, Sun 12-5.
Harvest
House - 2395 Monument Blvd.,
Concord, CA 94520. 925-676-2305.
Whole
Foods Market - Stevens Creek Blvd.,
Cupertino, CA. Opening date to be announced.
Whole
Foods Market - 20830 Stevens Creek Blvd.,
Cupertino (South Bay), CA 95014. 408-257-7000. Hours:
8am-10pm, daily.
The
Natural Grocery Company - 10367 San Pablo Ave., El
Cerrito, CA 94530. 510-526-1155. Hours: 9-8, daily.
Good
Earth Natural Foods - 1966 Sir Francis Drake
Blvd., Fairfax(North Bay), CA 94930. 415-454-0123. Since
1969 "has been continually offering our local community the
finest organic foods we can procure."
Fremont Natural
Foods - 5180 Mowry Ave.,
Fremont(South Bay), CA 94538. 510-792-0163. Hours: Mon-Fri
10-6:30, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4
Corners of the
Mouth - 45015 Ukiah St.,
Mendocino(North Bay), CA 95460. 707-937-5345. Hours: 9-7
daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 414 Miller Ave., Mill
Valley (North Bay), CA 94941. 415-381-1200. Hours: 8-8
daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 27th St. & Harrison
St., Oakland(East Bay), CA. Opening date to be
announced.
Natural
Life Foods - 2638 Pleasant Hill Rd.,
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. 925-932-1292.
Whole
Foods Market - 1250 Jefferson Ave.,
Redwood City(South Bay), CA 94062. 650-367-1400. Hours:
8am-10pm, daily.
The
Real Food Company - 2140 Polk St., San
Francisco, CA 94109. 415-673-7420. Hours: 9-9, daily.
The
Real Food Company - 3060 Fillmore, San
Francisco, CA 94123. 415-567-6900. Hours: 8-9, daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 1765 California St.
(corner of Franklin), San Francisco, CA 94109. 415-674-0500.
Hours: 8am-10pm, daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 399 4th Street, San
Francisco, CA 94107, 415-618-0066. Hours: 8am-9pm,
daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 17th & Rhode Island,
San Francisco, CA. Opening date to be announced.
Whole
Foods Market - Alameda & Stockton,
San Jose, CA. Opening date to be announced.
Whole
Foods Market - 1010 Park Place, San
Mateo(South Bay), CA 94403. 650-358-6900. Hours: Hours:
8am-10pm, daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 340 Third St., San
Rafael(North Bay), CA 94901. 415-451-6333. Hours: 8am-9pm,
daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 1181 Yulupa Ave., Santa
Rosa (North Bay), CA 95405. 707-575-7915. Hours: 8am-9pm,
daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 6910 McKinley Ave.,
Sebastopol (North Bay), CA 95472-3420. 707-829-9801. Hours:
8am-9pm, daily. Includes a houseware store.
  .. Smith
& Hawken (left photo: VegetarianUSA)
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1330 10th St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94701. 510-527-1076
(store) and 510-525-2944 (outlet). Hours: Monday-Saturday
9:30 to 6, Sunday 10 to 6.
Westbrae Nursery Garden
Supply (right photo: VegetarianUSA) - 1272 Gilman
St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94706. 510-526-7606. Organic
vegetables, seeds, fertlizers and potting soil.
Shelter
Systems (see photo above in
'Back-to-the-Land') - 224 West OConner, Menlo
Park, CA 94025. 415-323-6202. Inexpensive greenhouses &
a avariety of shelters.
Common Ground Organic Garden
Supply & Education Center - 559 College Ave., Palo
Alto, CA 94306. 650-493-6072. Not-for-profit garden supply
and education center. Common Ground offers: organic
gardening classes and events; organic and open-pollinated
seeds; organically grown vegetable and herb seedlings,
annuals, and perennials; organic fertilizers, soil
conditioners, and mulches; natural pest control products;
gardening tools; books; a library; opportunities to
volunteer.
Zap
Power Systems - 501 Fourth Street, Santa
Rosa, CA 95401. 707-525-8658. ZAP is the world leader in
advanced transportation including electric cars, fuel cell
cars, hybrid cars, electric bicycles, electric scooters,
seascooters, and more..!   .. Cafe
Gratitude 1730 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA . 415-824 4652. Hours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun Brunch: 10am-3pm (closes at
10pm).
Cafe Muse - 2625 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94720-2250. 510-548-4366. Hours: Open
daily: 11-3; Thurs 11-7.
Living
Tree Community Foods (right photo courtesy:
Living Tree Community Foods) - 1760 Solano Ave., Suite
207, Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94707. 510-526-7106. Products
include organic almond butter, organic almonds, macadamias,
cashews, pecans, walnuts, hazlenuts and pinenuts, Living
olive oil, and Vermont honey (raw, unfiltered and unheated).
Most of their commoditites are certified organic and are
grown by family farmers. Distribute worldwide. They "welcome
individual orders as well as commercial inquiries from
distributors, manufacturers, retail stores, co-ops and
buying clubs."
Raw
Energy Organic Juice Cafe - 2050 Addison St.(between
Shattuck & Milvia), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94704.
510-665-9464. "We only use organic produce, we make our own
"milk" from nuts., we recycle your cups and utensils, our
compost goes to a community garden where organic farming is
taught.
Que seRaw
seRaw -1160 Capuchino Avenue,
Burlingame, CA 94010. To Go only (no seating available).
Next to Earthbeam Natural Foods.
Lydia's Lovin' Foods
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31 Bolinas Rd., Fairfax(North Bay), CA 94930. 415-456-5300.
100% organic.
Living Light
Cuisine - 301 North Main Street
(Hwy 1), Fort Bragg(North Bay), CA 95437. 800-816-2319.
Hours: Mon-Sat: 7am-7pm; Sun: 10am-4pm. Part of the Living
Light Culinary Arts Institute. To-go only.
Mendocino
Sea Vegetable Company - P.O. Box 1265, Mendocino,
CA 95460. 707-937-2050.
Alive
Cafe - 1972 Lombard St. (near
Webster), San Francisco, CA 94123. 415-923-1052. Hours:
5-10pm, closed Mondays & Tuesdays. Live food cuisine
featuring appetizers, snacks, salads, soups, entrees,
desserts, teas & beverages.
Cafe
Gratitude - 1336 9th Ave., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-665-0335. Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-10pm;
Sun. 10-3.
Cafe
Gratitude - 2400 Harrison Street, San
Francisco, CA 94110. 415-824-4652. H ours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun. 10-3.
Sacred
Space Healing Center - 776 Haight Street(@
Scott), San Francisco, CA 94117. 415-431-0878. E-mail:
info@sacredspace-sf.com. Residential
Healing Oasis in the Heart of San Francisco. Yoga, Martial
Arts, Fresh Juices, Massage, Live Foods, Supervised fasting,
Garden Sauna.
San
Francisco Live Foods Enthusiasts (left photo courtesy:
SFLFE) - 662 29th Ave., San
Francisco, CA 94121. 415-751-2806.
Innerware - 160 Oak Dr., San
Rafael, CA. 415-235-9645. Clensing & detoxification
programs, supervised fasting, colon hydrotherapy, lifestyle
coaching, workshops, raw & vegan food prep
classes.  Ashkenaz
Music & Dance Community Center &
Cafe (photo: VegetarianUSA)
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1317 San Pablo Ave.(at Gillman St.), Berkeley(East Bay), CA
94702. 510-525-5054. Ashkenaz was founded in 1973 by David
Nadel, a social activist and folk dancer. For over 25 years,
Ashkenaz is known worldwide for being one of the San
Francisco Bay Area's best resources for international &
ethnic music and dance. Call for hours, showtimes vary.
Vegetarian menu offered, 100% tobacco free
environment.  Acupressure
Institute (photo: VegetarianUSA)
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1533 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709.
510-845-1059. Attend their free Open House meetings (call
for dates).
Bodywork
Central Massage Supply - 1533 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay) CA 94709. 510-540-8200.
Bodywork
Central Massage Supply - 5519 College Ave.,
Oakland, CA 94618. 510-547-4313. Massage tables &
supplies.
Living
Earth Crafts - 100 Stony Point Rd., Suite
100, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707-636-0234. Massage
Tables. Note: See City Guides for
San
Diego, San
Francisco, Santa
Barbara, & Santa
Cruz
Note: *=Vegetarian, **=Vegan,
***=raw foods
Healthful
Living International ***- P.O. 595,
Sebastopol(North Bay), CA 95473.
Living
Nutrition Magazine ***- P.O. Box 256,
Sebastopol (North Bay), CA 95473.
Raw-Passion.com ***- Sebastopol
(North Bay), CA. Raw Passion Fig Party. All day Saturday,
August 19, 2006 at The Inn at The Willows, Guerneville,
California.  Bay
Area Naturally - City Spirit Publications,
7282 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., P.O. Box 267, Lagunitas, CA
94938. 800-486-4794. Published bi-annually. Circ. 150,000.
Distributed free in over 500 locations ($5 by mail). This
"Natural Pages", is the most comprehensive resource for
natrual living serving the San Francisco Bay Area (from
Monterrey to Mendocino). Includes a directory of health and
environmental services & products, natural food
restaurant guide, calendar of events, and lots more.
Common
Ground Magazine (photo courtesy: Common
Ground) - 305 San Anselmo Avenue,
Suite 313, San Anselmo(North Bay), CA 94960.
415-459-4900.
Nosh
Magazine - P.O. Box 411373, San
Francisco, CA 94141. " Nosh is vegan, organic, and DIY. Nosh
aims to reflect and encourage the growing trend towards
vegan and organic food choices in the United States.
Environmental news packs each issue, alongside vegan recipes
and columns on health and well-being. Our recipes include
everything from from gourmet to quick meals, raw food to
pastries. You will also find herbal remedies, interviews,
book and restaurant reviews, daring features, horoscopes,
and puzzles".
VegNews - P.O. Box 320130,
San Francisco, CA 94132. 415-665-NEWS(6397). VegNews offers
its over 100,000 readers up-to-date information on living a
compassionate and healthy lifestyle with such features as:
interesting articles; intriguing interviews; travel tales;
the latest in news and current events; classifieds &
personals; recipes from award-winning chefs and cookbooks
authors; vegetarian city guides...from Los Angeles to Paris;
reviews of veg products and services, restaurants, vacation
spots; books, and videos; international and regional
vegetarian event calendars; and much, much more!
The
Organic Guides - Community Action
Publications, 708 Gravenstein Hwy. North, Suite 104-W,
Sebastopol(North Bay), CA 95472. Organic food, fun &
more. Editions for San Francisco and the the North Bay
(Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Counties). Available in stores
or through the web.  .. ..  Note: Check out the 'Vegan
Restaurant Guide for San Francisco'.
Note: If you cannot locate a
restaurant in the town you are interested in, many Health
Food stores (listed above) have deli's & juice
bars
Note: *=Vegetarian, **=Vegan,
***=raw foods
Ashkenaz
Music & Dance Community Center &
Cafe - 1317 San Pablo Ave. (at
Gillman St.), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94702. 510-525-5054.
See listing in 'Music, Art, Dance & Culture' above.
Cafe
Gratitude ***- 1730 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA . 415-824 4652. Hours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun Brunch: 10am-3pm (closes at
10pm).
Cafe Muse ***- 2625 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94720-2250. 510-548-4366. Hours: Open
daily: 11-3; Thurs 11-7.
Cha-Ya Vegetarian Japanese
Restaurant **- 1686 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709. 510-981-1213. Japanese
cuisine.
Flacos **- Various
Berkeley Farmers Markets, Berkeley(East Bay), CA.
510-541-1459. Mexican Food Vendor. See weblink on
bayareaveg.org for hours and locations.
Ital
Calabash **- 3031 Adeline St,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 510-848-ITAL. Hours: 11am-9pm daily.
Jamaican/African cuisine.
Nabolom
Bakery *- 2708 Russell St.,
Berkeley(East Bay) 94718. 510-845-BAKE. Hours: Sun: 7:30-3,
Mon: 7-3, Tue-Sat: 7-6. 30-year old worker-owned
collective
Naia
Gelateria *- 2106 Shattuck
Avenue(near Addison), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94794.
510-883-1568. Hours: Sun-Thur: Noon-11pm; Fri-Sat:
Noon-Midnight. This is a gelateria, but with lots of vegan
options.
Raw
Energy Organic Juice Cafe ***- 2050 Addison
St.(between Shattuck & Milvia), Berkeley(East Bay). CA
94704. 510-665-9464. See listing in 'Live Food Lifestyle'
above.
Udupi Palace *- 1901
University Ave., Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 510-843-6600.
Southern and Northern Indian cuisine.
Vegi Food
Inc. **- 2085 Vine St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709. 510-548-5244. Chinese cuisine.
Hours: Tues-Fri, 11:30-3 & 5-9pm: Sat & Sun,
11:30-9pm: Mon 5-9pm.
Razan's Organic
Kitchen - 2119 Kittredge St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94704. 510-486-0449.
Que seRaw
seRaw ***-1160 Capuchino Avenue,
Burlingame, CA 94010. To Go only (no seating available).
Next to Earthbeam Natural Foods.
Kokila's
Kitchen *- 20956 Homestead Rd Unit
H, Cupertino(South Bay), CA 95014. 408-777-8198.Hours:
11am-2pm; 6:30pm-9:30pm. Indian cuisine.
The Manzanita Restaurant
**- 1050 40th St.,
Emeryville, CA 94608. 510-985-8386. Hours: Mon-Fri
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:pm; Sat & Sun 11:30am-9pm.
Macrobiotic cuisine.
Lydia's Loviní Foods
*/**/***- 31 Bolinas Rd.,
Fairfax(North Bay), CA 94930. 415-456-5300. 100%
organic.
Living Light
Cuisine ***- 301 North Main Street
(Hwy 1), Fort Bragg(North Bay), CA 95437. 800-816-2319.
Hours: Mon-Sat: 7am-7pm; Sun: 10am-4pm. Part of the Living
Light Culinary Arts Institute. To-go only.
Krishna Restaurant
*-- 40645 Fremont Blvd.,
Suite 1, Fremont, CA 94538. 510-656-2336. Indian
cuisine.
Madras *- 39134 Fremont
Blvd., Fremont(South Bay), CA 94538. 510-793-3353. Hours:
11:30am-10, daily. South Indian cuisine.
Udupi Palace *- 945 Bluebell
Drive, Livermore(East Bay), CA. 925-960-1942. Hours:
Mon-Thur: 11:30am-2:30pm, 5-10pm; Fri-Sun: 11:30am-10pm.
South Indian cuisine.
The
Ravens' Vegetarian Restaurant *- The Stanford Inn by the
Sea, 44850 Comptche Ukiah Rd., Mendocino(North Bay), CA
95460. 707-937-5615.Check website for hours.
Harbins
Stonefront Restaurant, La Sirena Poolside Café &
Harbin Market - Harbin Hot Springs Rd.,
Middletown(north Bay), CA 94561. 707-987-2477.
Lu
Lai Garden *- 210 Barber Court,
Milpitas(South Bay), CA 95035. 408-526-9888. Hours: Mon to
Fri: 11:00 am to 2:30 pm, 5-9 pm; Sat/Sun: 11 am - 9 pm.
Chinese.
Chaat Paradise
*- 165 E. El Camino Real,
Mountain View(South Bay), CA 94040. 650-965-1111. Hours:
Open 7 Days a week 11:30am to 9:30pm. North/South Indian
cuisine., specializing in snacks & appetizers.
Deedee's
Indian Fast Food *- 2551 West Middlefield Rd,
Mountain View (South Bay), CA. 650-967-9333.
Udupi Palace *- 5988 Newpark
Plaza, Newark(South Bay), CA 94560. 510-794-8400. South
Indian cuisine.
Woodlands *- 39203 Cedar
Blvd, Newark (South Bay), CA 94560. 510-494-9727. Hours:
Tue-Fri: Lunch 11-3, 6-10; Sat-Sun: 11-4, 6-10; closed
Monday. Indian cuisine.
Golden Lotus Restaurant
**- 1301 Franklin St.,
Oakland (East Bay), CA 94612. 510-893-0383. Hours: M-F 10-9;
Sat-Sun 11-9. Vietnamese cuisine. Some of the desserts are
not vegan (ask before eating).
Ital
Calabash **- 1405 Franklin St,
Oakland(East Bay), CA. 510-836-4825. Hours: M-F 10-6.
Jamaican/African cuisine.
Layonna Kitchen (top center
photo: VegetarianUSA) - 358 11th St., Oakland
(East Bay), CA 94607. 510-623-2977.
Macrobiotic Grocery &
Organic Cafe - 1050 40th Ave.,
Oakland(East Bay), CA 94601. 510-653-6510. Store: 9-9 daily.
Restaurant: 11:30-2 lunch, 5:30-8 dinner, 11:30-8 simple
meal.
New World Vegetarian (top
left photo: VegetarianUSA) **- 464 8th St., Oakland
(East Bay), CA 94607. 510-444-2891. Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-3,
5-9:30; Sat-Sun 11-9:30. International menu.
Alive
Cafe ***- 1972 Lombard St. (near
Webster), San Francisco, CA 4123. 415-923-1052. See complete
listing above in 'Living Food Lifestyle ' category.
Ananda Fuara Vegetarian
Restaurant *- 1298 Market St., San
Francisco, CA 94102. 415-621-1994. Hours: 8-8 Mon,Tues, Thu,
Fri, Sat; 8-3 Wed.. Closed Sunday (occasionally open for
brunch). Unusual holidays, call first for closing dates.
Bok Choy Garden
**- 1820 Clement St, San
Francisco(Richmond), CA 94121. 415-387-8111. Hours: 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Chinese cuisine.
Cafe
Gratitude ***- 1336 9th Ave., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-665-0335. Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-10pm;
Sun. 10-3.
Cafe
Gratitude ***- 2400 Harrison Street,
San Francisco, CA 94110. 415-824-4652. H ours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun. 10-3.
Cha-Ya **- 762 Valencia
St., San Francisco, CA. 415-252-7825. Hours: Tue-Sun 5-9pm.
Japanese cuisine.
Enjoy
Vegetarian *- 754 Kirkham Street
(@12th Ave), San Francisco, CA. 415-682-0826. Hours:
Mon-Sat: 10am-2:30pm, 4:30pm-9pm; Sun 5pm-9pm. Chinese.
Feel Real
Cafe **- 4001 Judah St., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-504-7325. Hours: Tue-Fri 11 -3,
5-9; Sat/Sun 9-3, 5-9. Closed Mondays.
Golden
Era Vegetarian Restaurant *- 572 O'Farrell St., San
Francisco, CA 94102. 415-673-3136. Vietnamese, mostly vegan
cuisine.
Greens Restaurant
*- Fort Mason, Bldg. A,
Buchanan at Marina Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94123.
415-771-6222. Call for hours.
Herbivore Vegan Restaurant
**- 983 Valencia (near 21st
St.), San Francisco, CA 94110. 415-826-5657. Hours: 9-11
daily.
Herbivore Vegan Restaurant
**- 531 Divisadero St., San
Francisco, CA 94117. 415-885-7133. Hours: 9-11 daily.
Judahlicious
*- Judah St. and 44th Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94122. 415-665-8423. Hours: Mon-Sat: 9-9;
Sun: 9-7. Juice bar.
Juicey Lucy's
**- 703 Columbus Ave., San
Francisco, CA 94133. 415-786-1285. Hours: 10-6. Organic
juice bar, salads, sandwiches.
Kaleva
Restaurant - 35 6th St., San Francisco,
CA 94103. 415-348-1381. Ayurvedic cuisine.
Lucky Creation
*- 854 Washington St, San
Francisco(Chinatown), CA 94108. 415-989-0818. Hours:
11am-9:30pm; Closed Wednesday.
MaggieMudd *- 903 Cortland
Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 415-641-5291. Hours: Mon-Sat
11-11; Sun 11-9. Ice cream parlor offering many vegan
options!
Medicine
New-Shojin Eatstatio Station ** - 161 Sutter St. (The
Crocker Galleria ), San Francisco, CA. 415-677-4405. Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11:30-2:30, 5:30-9: Fri/Sat. 11:30-2:30, 5:30-10.
Closed Sunday. Check website to confirm hours. One of our
viewers says: "They use organic seasonal produce that is
unique and traditional to Zen Buddhist cuisine in Kyoto,
Japan called "Shojin". Even their tables are made from
sustainably harvested mahogony, they compost, they support
local farmers."
Millennium
Organic Cuisine (bottom photo courtesy:
Millenium) **- 580 Geary St., San
Francisco, CA 94102. 415-345-3900. Hours: Sun-Thurs
5:30-9:30pm, Fri & Sat 5:30-10pm. Reservations
suggested.
New Ganges Restaurant
*- 775 Frederick St., San
Francisco, CA 94117. 415-661-4355. Hours: 11am-2pm; 5-10pm
daily. Indian cuisine.
Shangri-La Chinese
Vegetarian Restaurant **- 2026 Irving St., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-731-2548. Hours: 11-9 daily. Closed
the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Di
Da *-2597 Senter Rd, San
Jose(South Bay), CA 95111. 408-998-8826. Vietnamese
vegetarian Fast Food.
The
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Meditation
Association Vegetarian House *- 520 E. Santa Clara St.,
San Jose(South Bay), CA 95112. 408-292-3798. Hours: M-F
11-2, 5-9: Sat-Sun. 11am-9pm.
White Lotus *- 80 N Market
St, San Jose(South Bay), CA 95113. 408-977-0540.
Dasaprakash *- 636 Homestead
Rd., Santa Clara(South Bay), CA 95051. 408-246-8292. Hours:
M-Th. 11:30-2:30, 5:30-9:30; Fri. 11:30-2:30, 5:30-10;
Sat-Sun. 11:30am-10pm. South Indian cuisine.
Slice of
Life *- 6970 McKinley St.,
Sebastopol(North Bay), CA 95472. 707-829-6627. Also offer
raw food menu.
Bhavika's Food To
Go **- 1053 E. El Camino Real
#8, Sunnyvale(South Bay), CA 94087. 408-551-0917. Indian
cuisine.
Chaat House *- 939 W. El
Camino Real, Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94087. 408-733-1111.
Indian cuisine.
Dipti's
Kitchen *- 330 N Mathilda,
Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94586. 408-245-3645. Indian
cuisine.
Great Vegi
Land *- 562 S. Murphy Ave.,
Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94086. 408-735-8040. Chinese
cuisine.
Komala
Vilas *- 1020 East El Camino Real
(at Henderson) Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94087.
408-733-7400. South Indian cuisine.
Madras Cafe *- 1177 W El
Camino Real, Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94087. 408-737-2323.
Hours: Tue-Fri: 11-3, 5-10; Sat-Sun: 11-10; closed Monday.
South Indian cuisine.
Panchavati Indian Vegetarian
Foods - 460 Persian Dr., Suite 2,
Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94089. 408-734-9335.
Udupi Palace *- 976 E. El
Camino Real, Sunnyvale (South Bay), CA 94087. 408-830-9600.
Indian cuisine.
Woodlands *- 962 W. El
Camino Real, Sunnyvale(South Bay), CA 94087. 408-736-7585.
Hours: Tue-Fri. 11-3, 6-10; Sat-Sun. 11-4, 6-10; closed
Monday. Indian cuisine.  .. . Berkeley
Zen Center - 1931 Russell St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94703. 510-845-2403. E-mail:
bzc@berkeleyzencenter.org
Empty
Gate Zen Center - Berkeley(East Bay), CA.
510-845-8565.
Meher Baba Information - Box 1101, Berkeley(East Bay), CA
94701. 510-562-1101.
Osho
Viha Meditation Center - P.O. Box 352, Mill
Valley(North Bay), CA 94942. 415-381-9861. Information
center & book distributors.
Osho
Viha IC & Book Distributor- P.O. Box 352, Mill Valley
(North Bay), CA 94942. 415- 472-5381; fax (415) 472-5149.
Information center & book distributors.
SYDA
Foundation (left photo: VegetarianUSA)
-
1107 Stanford Ave. (near San Pablo Ave.), Oakland, CA 94608.
510-655-8677. Followers of Swami Chidvilsananda, successor
to Swami Muktananda. Meditation courses, hatha yoga classes,
chanting. Cafe: call for hours
Self-Realization
Fellowship: Richmond (center photo courtesy:
Self-Realization Fellowship) - 6401 Bernhard Ave.,
Richmond, CA 94805. 510-232-6652. Followers of
Yogagnanda.
Green
Gulch Farm Zen Center - 1601 Shoreline Highway,
Sausalito, CA 94965. 415-383-3134. Fax: 415-383-3128.
San
Francisco Zen Center: Beginner's Mind
Temple - 300 Page St., San
Francisco, CA 94102. 415-863-3136.
Sonoma
Mountain Zen Center (photo: right, courtesy of
Sonoma Mtn. Zen Center) - GENJO - JI, 6367 Sonoma
Mountain Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
707-545-8105.  Note: See City Guides for
San
Diego , San
Francisco, Santa
Barbara, & Santa
Cruz
Note: See our Vacation
Chapter, Vacation
Map and Vacations...by
State
Stanford
Inn by the Sea *- Bed & Breakfast Inn
and Spa - Mendocino(North Bay), CA, 800-331-8884,
707-937-5615.
Sweetwater
Spa & Inn (photo: courtesy of
Sweetwater Spa) - P.O. Box 337, Mendocino
(North Bay), CA 95460. 707-937-4076.
 EarthSave: Marin County
-
2 Rally Court, Fairfax, CA 94930. 415-459-1666. Email:
marin@earthsave.org
EarthSave:
Bay Area - P.O. Box 865, Cupertino,
CA 95015. VoiceMail: (408) 380-1214. E-mail: bayarea@earthsave.org. Bay
Area Jewish Vegetarians - E-mail: bajv@ivu.org
Bay
Area Vegetarians - Bay Area Vegetarians (BAV)
is a bay area wide group for vegans, vegetarians,
veg*n-inclined and interested people to find community &
support with like-minded folks. Online discussion forum and
mailing lists ("SFBAVeg", "SFBAVeg-Events"), and planned
monthly events. Vegan Food Partys! 100% volunteer, no fees,
with close to 1500 members.
Bay
Area Young Vegetarians - Yahoo discussion group
created to network young vegetarians (in their 20s and 30s)
around the SF Bay area by getting together to go hiking,
camping, biking, or do just about anything else outdoor in
nature.
South
Bay Vegetarian Society - Yahoo discussion
group.
Stanford
Vegan Action - Stanford Vegan Action is a
student group based at Stanford University with affiliations
at UC Berkeley, iinterested in health, the protection of our
environment, and the ethical status of non-human animals in
today's world.
The
Ultimate Guide to Vegetarian Living in the SF Bay
Area (UG) - List over 250
businesses offering vegetarian foods & services with
over 300 customer reviews. Visitors can create their own
free custom guide, which they can print for handy
reference while travelling.
San
Francisco Vegetarian Society - P.O. Box 2510, San
Francisco, CA 94126-2510. 415-273-LIV1 Monthly potluck
dinners & lectures. Working in the Bay Area for over 30
years promoting a vegetarian diet as a healthful and humane
way of life. Click
here for their extensive list of
Bay area vegetarian groups.
VegNews - P.O. Box 320130,
San Francisco, CA 94132. 415-665-NEWS(6397). See listing in
'Publications' above.  .. Centers:
Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco - 2404 27th Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94116. 415-753-0909. Classes, workshops,
retreats, bookstore.
Greenpath
Yoga Studio - 2242 Lombard St., San
Francisco, CA 94123. 415-775-7545.
Integral
Yoga Institute (left photo courtesy:
Integral Yoga Institute) - 770 Delores St., San
Francisco, CA 94110. 415-821-1117.
Kundalini
Yoga Center: Guru Ram Das Ashram - 1390 Waller St., San
Francisco, CA 94117. 866-iDOYOGA (436-9642). The Kundalini
Yoga Center has books and music for sale before and after
class. You can request a catalog by calling 800-359-2940
(please tell them the Kundalini Yoga teachers of the Bay
Area sent you).
Sivananda
Yoga Vedanta Center (right photo courtesy:
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center) - 1200 Arguello Blvd., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-681-2731. The original San
Francisco Center was established in 1957 by Swami
Vishnu-Devanandaji. Daily yoga classes, beginners courses,
meditation courses, and other spiritual activities.
Urban
Forage - 254 Fillmore St. (at
Haight), San Francisco, CA 94117. 415-255-6701. Yoga,
chanting, live foods. In the lower Haight and can easily be
reached by the 22, 6, 7 & 71 MUNI bus lines... a short
walk from the Church Street MUNI station. 'Parking in the
neighborhood can be frustrating'. Hours: Mon-Thur: 8am-9pm,
Fri: 8am-10pm, Sat & Sun: 9am-9pm.
Yoga
Tree - San Francisco, CA.
415-647-9707. Three locations in SF, check website for
details.
3HO
North - 421 Sybil Ave, San
Leandro, CA 94577. 510 895-2813. The KRI Level One Teachers
Training Certification course is open both to yoga students
ready to become certified Kundalini Yoga teachers, and those
who wish to take the course in order to immerse themselves
in the science of Kundalini Yoga.
Events:
Yoga
Journal's San Francisco Conference - San Francisco, CA.
Products:
Yoga
Mats - P.O. Box 885044, San
Francisco, CA 94188. 800-720-YOGA. 415-626-7723: Bay
Area
Yoga
Props® - 3055 23rd St., San
Francisco, CA 94110. 415-285-YOGA. Yoga Props® offers
many kinds of yoga equipment including Sticky Mats, Yoga
Bolsters, Instructional Yoga Videos, Backbending Benches,
Instructional Yoga Books, Yoga Straps, Inversion Slings,
Yoga Ropes, Zafus, Heartblocks, Forward Benders and Calf
Stretchers.
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