Restaurant
The Butcher’s Son
29 locals recommend,
Why locals recommend it
The Bay Area’s only all-vegan deli. All their amazing vegan meats and cheeses are made in-house from scratch and go into their ridiculously huge sandwiches, which you can take out or eat in. As a vegan, you can’t get this kind of food anywhere else. And the place itself is lovely and inviting, full of natural light. Vegan pastrami, hot roast beef sandwiches, one of my favorite ever Caesar salads, plus freshly made sweets like cannoli and doughnuts! Try the fried mozzarella sticks or the incredible fried chicken sandwich—it’s any deli-loving vegan’s dream come true.
Location
1954 University Ave
Berkeley, CA
Downtown Berkeley
Tips from locals
This is an extremely popular industrial-chic bakery and vegan delicatessen. They serve brunch on the weekends from 9am-2pm. and have a varied menu that includes a donut stuffed pancake, fried mozzarella and meatball sandwich, fried chicken sandwich and some great healthy options too.
This place wins the award for our favorite lunch spot. It's an all-vegan deli, but don't let that scare you if you're an omnivore. Many a meat-eater has gone and LOVED it. I've never tasted better plant-based meats and cheeses. These guys are wizards...and as nice as can be. They do bagels, croissants and other pastries, too.
Vegan/ Vegatarian delight. There's a wonderful courtyard in the back, that you might not ever see if you don't know to go in and explore.