Nourish Cafe

"Next time you get hungry while you and your puppy are strutting down the street on a morning walk, stop by Nourish Cafe. The vegan cafe has locations in the Richmond and Nob Hill, both of which have a couple of small-ish tables out on the sidewalk. Grab an acai bowl or a smoothie and enjoy it while you contemplate putting the dog on a plant-based diet, too." - julia chen 1

"Nourish Cafe is a bustling business in vegan takeout, with salads so substantial they’re listed on their menus as “bowls.” Options include the Warrior Bowl, an ample spinach salad with a vegan burger patty on top, and the Mission Bowl, a chimichurri-laden mix of romaine, yams, avocados, and brown rice." - Paolo Bicchieri, Eater Staff

"For a place with “nourish” in the name, this vegan spot in the Richmond (a second location is in Nob Hill) delivers plant-based cafe staples that are, surprise surprise, nourishing. The breakfast and lunch spot has some seats but runs an efficient takeout operation, so your move is to get here when you have only 10 minutes to scarf down lunch. There are pretty solid spinach wraps stuffed with a garden’s worth of red peppers and cabbage, bowls of tamari, garlic, and paprika-marinated tofu over quinoa or brown rice—they’re leveled up by a range of creamy sauces and dressing, like sriracha miso, or jalapeño cashew mayo. For your drinkable fruit and vegetable fix, a bunch of supergreen, pitaya, and baobab juice smoothies fill the menu." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez

"For a place with “nourish” in the name, this vegan spot in the Richmond (a second location is in Nob Hill) delivers plant-based cafe staples that are, surprise surprise, nourishing. The breakfast and lunch spot has some seats but runs an efficient takeout operation, so your move is to get here when you have only ten minutes to scarf down lunch. There are pretty solid spinach wraps stuffed with a garden’s worth of red peppers and cabbage, and bowls of tamari, garlic, and paprika-marinated tofu over quinoa or brown rice—they’re leveled up by a range of creamy sauces and dressing, like sriracha miso, or jalapeño cashew mayo. For your drinkable fruit and vegetable fix, there are also a bunch of supergreen, pitaya, and baobab juice smoothies." - Julia Chen