Other Avenues Food Store Cooperative

Founded by acupuncturist and herbalist Neka Pasquale, this organic food company now has nine locations throughout the Bay Area, including three in S.F. proper. The shops dish out plant-based, certified organic foods and drinks. Though most know UR for its additive-free juices—which pack unusual ingredients like dandelion greens and burdock root—the prepared food selection is extensive. The daily assortment includes inventive salads (purple-ginger-beet, anyone?), macro bowls, wraps, and surprisingly tasty low-carb “pasta” dishes that sub zucchini for noodles. The vegan fare is hearty and filling, like the VLT, made with eggplant “bacon,” avocado, lettuce, tomato, vegan farmhouse cheese in a gluten-free coconut wrap. Stock up on snacks like kale chips, banana or cacao brittle, or beet apple granola.