Vita Cafe   

For vegetarians with carnivorous pals, deciding where to grab some grub can feel like a missile- treaty negotiation. The folks over at the Vita Cafe know the drill. They've created a cheerful diner, decked out in bright colors and warm decor, that welcomes all types of eaters. This place answers the culinary version of, "Can't we all just get along?" Non-meat-eating diners can choose from a fairly extensive menu of vegan and vegetarian dishes, including salads that never met a pesticide. The more savage types can chow on free-range beef burgers and other meaty delights. Some of the tofu dishes, such as the fish and chips, or the chicken-fried tempeh steak, for instance, might even fool those carnivores into a healthier diet for a day. -- Joe Kurmaskie