Vegan in Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock, and Clarksdale

08 Dec 2017

My mom recently returned from a 10-day trip to Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock, and Clarksdale. She asked me to find vegan restaurants for her and put them into a Google map that she could use on her trip.

While I have not personally visited each place described below, my mom has and has taken all the pictures herself. The map at the end contains additional restaurants that my mom did not go to but I read about as having vegan options.

Restaurants

Nashville, Tennessee

Avo - ($$) Vegan, 3 City Ave #200, Nashville, TN 37209. Website Yelp

Squash bowl
Squash bowl with quinoa, kale, marinated shiitake mushrooms, pomegranate seeds and lemon tahini.
Mushroom reuben
Mushroom reuben on rye bread with portobello, shiitake, caraway kraut, cashew cream, and Russian dressing.
Raw chocolate brownie
Raw chocolate brownie with ground cacao, dates, nuts and cinnamon.
Maca cold brew
Maca cold brew with coconut milk.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Trolley Stop Market - ($$) Serves meat but has vegan options, 704 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38103. Website Yelp

Trolley Stop Nachos
Nachos with crumbled house-made garden burger and Daiya cheese.

Robata Ramen and Yakitori Bar - ($$) Serves meat but has vegan options, 2116 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104. Order the veggie broth ramen “miso yasai” with rice noodles (the ramen noodles contain egg). Website Yelp

Tofu Cubes
Appetizer of large cubes of breaded and fried soft tofu, drizzled with soy sauce and scallions - with the bonito flakes on the side.
Veggie Ramen
Veggie broth ramen (miso yasai) with rice noodles.

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Fold: Botanas & Bar - ($$) Serves meat but has vegan options, 3501 Old Cantrell Rd, Little Rock, AR 72202. Website Yelp

Tacos
A taco with chimichurri marinated hearts of palm, avocado, pico de gallo and cilantro. Another taco with roasted sweet potatoes, kale, caramelized onions, walnuts and green onion. Both with no crema and no cheese.

Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. - ($) Serves meat but has vegan options, 611 S Main St, Little Rock, AR 72201. Website Yelp

Noodles and Dumplings
The half and half, a bowl consisting of a half order of (tofu) dumplings and a half order of noodles, and a thirst-quenching cucumber infused water.

Blue Sail Coffee - ($$) Coffee shop with almond milk, 417 Main St, Little Rock, AR 72201. Order the lavender latte with almond milk. Website Yelp

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Unfortunately, my mom didn’t go to any restaurants in Clarksdale. She mostly cooked her own food at her Airbnb. See map below for a few suggestions.

Alcohol

Fat Bottom Ruby American Red Ale Barnivore

Fat Bottom Ruby American Red Ale

Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan Barnivore

Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan

Nashville Map

Memphis Map

Little Rock Map

Clarksdale Map