Hey #HipNJ! Today is #VeganDay! To celebrate, let’s take a look at five of the yummiest vegan restaurants in the area!

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Do you love macaroni and cheese? Well, you haven't had the best mackin' cheese unless you've come to Veganized. We have macaroni pasta, sweet potato truffle cashew cream, bread crumb, warm broccoli rabe and seared shiitake mushrooms all on a beautifully delicious plate. Eat it up!!

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1.  Veganized, New Brunswick

Located in the heart of New Brunswick, this vegan eatery is the bomb-diggity! Highlights of the menu include their RAWzagna (gluten-free raw zucchini pasta, marinated mushrooms, fresh tomato, nut cheese, sundried tomato puree, pesto) and the BBQ Skewers (grilled seitan vegetable BBQ skewers, herbed white bean sauce, saffron rice, crusted oyster mushrooms with maple dijon). The undisputed fan favorite is the mackin’ cheese pictured above. It looks so good!

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If you’ve never tried our housemade tempeh chorizo, it’s time ✨ Come see us for dinner tonight & Friday 5-9pm for these Chorizo Tostadas made with crispy sprouted corn tortillas, avocado, spiced tempeh chorizo, red cabbage, pico de gallo, and cashew sour cream. Your tastebuds will thank you! ❤️🌱 XOXO

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2.  Seed to Sprout, Fair Haven & Avon-by-the-Sea

This down-the-shore vegan joint is the real deal. It offers breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner, teaches cooking classes, and operates a bakery located in Wanamassa. They offer a delicious Maui Wowie smoothie (house-made cashew milk, strawberries, mango, banana, coconut, and fresh tumeric) and a Bacon Cheddar Melt (seared marinated tempeh, caramelized onion, coconut bacon, cashew sauce, riddled on a millet-flax bread). Pictured above is the House-Made Tempeh Chorizo Tacos! Yum!

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heart beet burger // 📷: @nachisheel

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3. Heart Beet Kitchen, Westmont

A charming, farmhouse-inspired eatery, Heart Beet Kitchen has a wide range of tasty foods such zucchini noodles with eggplant meatballs or spicy Buffalo cauliflower sandwich on a gluten-free bun. They also offers some tasty deserts such as a chocolate chip dough bar with almond butter, a pumpkin pie, and a matcha chai. The highly-acclaimed Heart Beet Burger is pictured above. Looks tasty!

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It’s a great day for banana chocolate chip walnut bread. 🍌🍫🍞 #vegan #papaganache

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4. Papa Ganache, Matawan

Vegan baked goods have never sounded better at Papa Ganache, a vegan/gluten-free bakery! While known for their baked goods including biscotti, cheesecake cups, pies, cookies, cakes and more, they also serve other food such as baked ziti, chili, and pizza. Pictured above is their delicious banana chocolate chip walnut bread, which looks super yummy!

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Vegan sushi! Fireball 🔥 Roll & Rainbow 🌈 Roll . . . . . . . . #vegetarian #vegan #veggieturkey #vegetables #thanksgiving #healthyfood #healthyeating #tofu #soy #denville #rockaway #parsippany #montville #f4f #l4l #nj #avocado #sushi

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5. Veggie Heaven, Teaneck, Montclair, & Denville

Culturally-inspired Veggie Heaven is known for their Asian fusion food. With favorites like the Thai Bang Bang Chicken, Crispy Stuffed Tofu, and any of their sushi options, it’s hard to go wrong here. Pictured above is a few of their sushi rolls which look absolutely delicious!

Any of these options are a fantastic choice for celebrating #VeganDay! Enjoy the day and try some vegan food if you get the chance!