What's the hippest eatery ?

I've been thinking of where a hippie type person might enjoy eating. I don't get out much.
In San Francisco, my favorite place was THE PORK STORE CAFE. http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/904040/ Sorry, vegetarians, I'll give you footing on a separate post.

But in Los Angeles (where I now live) I'm really hard pressed to come up with an idea. I used to say THE SOURCE... but that place has been changed over twice. So I have been pondering and the two separate responses that I have are Philippe's http://www.philippes.com/ (with sawdust on the floor) or Messob http://www.messob.com/ (an Ethiopian place on Fairfax)

While I believe food = love I also believe in watching the ol' pocketbook. So what might YOUR picks be ?

 

In their VW bus.

 

I have wanted to check out Teany - Moby's resturant in NYC.
I happen to enjoy Tealuxe, particularly the one in Cambridge. Get in, get out and I can go shop at the Garage with my tea.

I'm a tea fiend. I know.

 

hard bean cafe in west reading, paaa

 

Never hear uv HardBean Cafe, live in Quakertown, Pa.?

 

We used to have a coffee shop around here called the grateful bean

They went out of business though.

 

yeah its on penn street, im actually going today for 'arts on the avenue'

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I'm not finding links.... but I like:
in boise: fancy freeze, the trolley house, grannys, and... rembrandts. and the flying M.
in san diego: souplantation, in and out (and I oppose it being a tourist place), and oscars. (there would be more, but i dont remember it too well).
in the bay area: left bank, scoops (ice cream), the amsterdam cafe, new york pizza (i think thats what its called.. i only have the part of their flyer that says free coke now hahah), the burrito hole, redhill chinese food (the last two arent the right names, I just lived there and its what my friends and i called it), and... an italian place in the city, and a crepe place in the haight. and that other place, i dont remember what town i was in though
in australia: my host family's house.

 

Dumpster

 

There used to be this great place called Fair Grounds, but it went out of buisness, so now I go all the way out to Germantown, to Lattitudes. Tis amazing.

 

a hip place where I live used to be a coffee shop called Coffee, Tea or Me? but it closed down like a few years ago....

 

there are non.

 

Oh Happy Days in Altadena, California. Veggie and yummie.

 

yeh, rite, zoh cheap 2 make ah sign dat sayz "VEGGE GEE"

 

What are my preferred resteraunts? (Vancouver BC)

Neighbors (near king ed and oak): greek food, friendly watiress, cheap wings and pitchers, big patio

Veras Burgers: just fucking delicious

Shabusen: my favourite sushi in town

There was a really good vegetarian burger place too, i'm trying to remember the name.

 

http://www.sangabrielvalleymenus.com/topsburgers/

My housemate is partial to TOPS (I think he just likes the name). Like anyone really needs to consume a ¼-lb cheeseburger with pastrami, chili cheese fries and a piña colada or orange bang.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/7a2WR6O9IWakCLJQlqwb2g

For my $money, if I'm going to clog my arteries I'd choose The Hat !

 

In Montreal, there's Aux Vivres , Café l'Utopik ,and some people go to Le Presse Café .

 

during the 70's in Amsterdam, as far as i can remember, the hippest eatery was the hare krishna free sunday lunch at the ashram......

 

Krishnahz r nut veggetarianz, they eat dairy.

 

Come on OnlyOne, you're a traveler. Tell us some of your favorites. Quit holding out....LOL
Honestly, I would like to know if there are any Plantenist approved eateries.