Veggie Galaxy
Appearance
Veggie Galaxy | |
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Vegan, Bakery | |
Dress code | Casual |
Street address | 450 Massachusetts Avenue |
City | Cambridge |
County | Middlesex |
State | Massachusetts |
Postal/ZIP Code | 02139 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 42°21′49″N 71°06′04″W / 42.363526°N 71.100977°W |
Seating capacity | 88 |
Other information | A great diner that just happens to be vegetarian |
Website | www |
Veggie Galaxy is a
Central Square section of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1]
The establishment was founded by Adam Penn in 2011 after his first vegetarian restaurant,
Veggie Planet in Harvard Square, had operated for more than ten years.[2] Veggie Galaxy has been credited in Boston Magazine as “the Best of Boston for Vegetarian Restaurants”[3]
The restaurant is inspired by classic diner and
omnivores
alike.
History
The diner opened for business on September 5, 2011.
In July 2018, Veggie Galaxy's Portobello Melt sandwich was mentioned in Marvel Comics Astonishing X-Men by the character Beast.[5]
In October 2019, the diner was featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Season 30, Episode 16),[6] during which host Guy Fieri stated, "This needs to go places. People need to have this in their town."
Media awards
Veggie Galaxy has earned numerous awards and prizes since opening.
Food awards
2020s
2010s
- The vegan Lemon Meringue pie was named one of the 50 "Best Pie in Every State" for Massachusetts by People Magazine, September 2019[9]
- Best Vegetarian restaurant in Massachusetts from Mental Floss magazine, May 2017[10]
- Where to Eat Great Vegetarian Food from Coast to Coast, Food Network, February 2016[11]
- Vital Brunch Spots to Know in Boston, Eater Boston, February 2016[12]
- The Vegetarian Times Hot Spot, December 2015[13]
- Diners, Drive-Thrus, & Dives, VegNews, 2015[14]
- 24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong on Your Culinary Bucket List, from BuzzFeed, 2015[15]
- Best Brunch in (almost) Every Boston Neighborhood, Thrillist, November 2015[16]
- Voted one of America's 21 best vegetarian/vegan restaurants by Thrillist, 2014.[17]
- Selected one of 15 the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants by Relish (magazine), 2014[18]
- Chosen one of the top 20 best vegetarian restaurants in the United States by Travel + Leisure magazine, 2013[19]
- Best of Boston 2012: Best Vegetarian 2012[3]
- Boston Dig This Award: Best Vegetarian/Vegan 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015[20][21][22]
- Boston's 10 Hottest Burgers – 2012[23]
- Best Thing We Ate This Week – 2013[24]
- Daily Candy – Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants Across the U. S. (2013)[25]
See also
- List of diners
- List of vegetarian restaurants
References
- ISBN 978-0762788880. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Chen, Jialu (October 12, 2011). "Vegetarian diner food reaches for the stars". The Boston Globe. NY Times Co. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Best of Boston 2012 Restaurants & Food". Boston. Metrocorp, Inc. August 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Veggie Galaxy". Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Hassan, Chris (September 4, 2018). "An X-Man walks into a vegetarian restaurant: Writer Matthew Rosenberg & Boston's Veggie Galaxy talk Astonishing X-Men's uneXpected crossover". AIPT. AIPT Comics. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Matica, Ann (February 5, 2023). "All the Boston-Area Restaurants Featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives". Boston. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Flink, Tanya (December 22, 2022). "18 Juicy Vegan Burgers That Are Way Better Than the Big Mac". VegNews. Fresh Healthy Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Osei, Zipporah (September 1, 2021). "We asked for the best vegan, plant-based dishes in Boston. Here are your favorites". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- Yahoo!. People. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Staff Writer (May 5, 2017). "The Best Vegetarian Restaurant in All 50 States". Mental Floss. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Emily. "Where to Eat Great Vegetarian Food from Coast to Coast". Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Hatic, Dana (February 16, 2016). "Vital Brunch Spots to Know in Boston". Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Kuchar, Kristen (December 1, 2015). "The Dish - Hot Spot". Vegetarian Times.
- ^ "Diners, Drive-Thrus, & Dives". VegNews. Fresh Healthy Media. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong On Your Culinary Bucket List". Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Prosise, Kim. "Best Brunch in (almost) Every Boston Neighborhood". Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Freeman, Rachel. "21 best vegetarian/vegan restaurants in America". Thrillist. Thrillist Media Group. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ Wood, Jennifer M. (January 22, 2014). "15 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants". Relish. Relish, Publishing Group of America. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Stewart, Sarah L (October 2013). "Best Vegetarian Restaurants in the U.S." Travel + Leisure. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "DIG THIS AWARDS 2011: FOOD + DRINK". DigBoston. Dig Publishing LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "DIG THIS AWARDS 2012: FOOD + DRINK CAMBERVILLE". Dig Boston. Dig Publishing LLC. November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "DIG THIS AWARDS 2013: FOOD & DRINK". Dig Boston. Dig Publishing LLC. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "Boston's 10 Hottest Burgers". Zagat Survey, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Kooker, Naomi. "Best Thing We Ate This Week: Chipotle Black Bean Burger at Veggie Galaxy". Zagat Survey, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Coast To Coast: Where To Go Veg". DailyCandy. DailyCandy, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2013.