The 2024 VegNews Restaurant Awards

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by Jill Ettinger | May 16, 2025

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by Kat Smith | May 16, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 16, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 15, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 15, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 15, 2025

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by Tanya Flink | May 14, 2025

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by Tanya Flink | May 14, 2025

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by Anna Starostinetskaya | May 14, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 14, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 14, 2025

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by Six Vegan Sisters | May 16, 2025

Simple Avocado Edamame Hummus Simple Avocado Edamame Hummus

by Dreena Burton | May 16, 2025

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by Kate Ramos | May 16, 2025

Vegan Chocolate Mousse With Candied Cacao Nibs and Cherry Compote Vegan Chocolate Mousse With Candied Cacao Nibs and Cherry Compote

by Lauren Lovatt | May 15, 2025

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by Ashley Hankins | May 15, 2025

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by Hannah Sunderani | May 15, 2025

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by Brittany Berlin | May 14, 2025

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by Rebecca Seal, Chantal Symons, and John Vincent | May 14, 2025

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by Emma Sawko | May 14, 2025

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by Tanya Flink | May 13, 2025

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by VegNews Editors | May 13, 2025

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by Charlotte Martin | May 13, 2025

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by Kim Julie Hansen | May 13, 2025

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by Micah Siva | May 13, 2025

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by Charlotte Pointing | May 13, 2025