Yong Green Food

Yong Green Foods was founded in late 2009 by vegetarian sisters Seon Mi and Seon Joo Lee from meat-loving South Korea. The restaurant was an instant success, adapting elements of Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, and Italian cuisines into a unique menu with an emphasis on raw and wholefoods. The word quickly spread about their diverse and super-healthy menu, and they won their first culinary award (Vegetarian Victoria's Restaurant of the Year, 2010) in less than a year.

The Lees are currently in the final stages of developing a new macrobiotic menu to complement the existing one, which includes fried lotus root, pickled daikon, and mock tuna with sesame seeds, with much more to come. The raw menu, which includes their signature dish rawsagne, is organic, vegan, and gluten free. The Lees make their own almond milk and fresh fruit smoothies, which are available alongside an intriguing selection of Asian teas. As far as cooked food goes, some favourites include the housemade kimchi gyoza, the chickpea korma with beetroot walnut dip and Korean barbecue with mock beef. The desserts are low fat and largely vegan friendly.

Location: 421 Brunswick Street, , Fitzroy VIC 3065

Website: https://www.yonggreenfood.com.au/our-menu