How to find restaurants that fit two different diets while traveling
Finding places to eat that satisfy multiple conflicting dietary restrictions forces travelers to plan every meal in advance. This constant vetting destroys spontaneity and creates friction between travel companions trying to share a meal.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1splitting up for meals and meeting back up afterwards
- 2taking turns choosing restaurants for lunch and dinner
- 3eating simple side dishes or convenience store food and eating later
- 4mapping out meals and researching vegetarian-friendly options in advance
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“It's not that hard to find restaurants that accommodate vegetarians, but we found it very hard to find restaurants that accommodated both of us.”source ↗
rasheedsolace · r/travel · 2 upvotes
“The inability for us to be spontaneous with where we eat is also a concern of mine.”source ↗
Sleeping_Squid67 · r/travel
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