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.
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- 1splitting up for meals and meeting back up afterwardsDid this help you?
- 2taking turns choosing restaurants for lunch and dinnerDid this help you?
- 3eating simple side dishes or convenience store food and eating laterDid this help you?
- 4mapping out meals and researching vegetarian-friendly options in advanceDid this help you?
- 5Looking into pre-made packaged meal delivery options like Little SpoonDid this help you?
- 6Trying out foreign-style local foods beforehandDid this help you?
- 7Seeking out specific familiar items like bread, pasta, or chicken nugget equivalents at destination restaurantsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, 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 ↗
“The inability for us to be spontaneous with where we eat is also a concern of mine.”source ↗
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