An anchor of Venice's vegan corridor, Café Gratitude's all-organic menu items are named for affirmations such as 'I am Magical' (that's a house-made veggie burger), 'I am Gracious' (seasonal grain salad), 'I am Pure' (Asian kale salad) and "I am Whole" (macrobiotic bowl of sea vegetables, braised yams, adzuki beans, sautéed greens and kimchi).
'Cheeses" are made from nuts, and smoothies practically beg to be tasted.
As an LA scene, it's hard to beat: Staff are model gorgeous, everything costs two or three bucks more than you'd expect, and the place has the so-darling-it's-almost-precious vibe of a Nantucket beach house. We might roll our eyes too if the portions weren't so huge and the intentions (sustainable, locavore) weren't so gosh-darned noble.
