Corydon Avenue is known for its Italian restaurants, but there's more for vegetarian and vegan guests than a side salad. A few blocks of Little Italy cover a cocktail bar with meat-free small plates, Georgian dishes built on walnuts and herbs, and Italian kitchens that will happily point out what's already vegetarian on the menu.

Vegetarian small plates with cocktails

The Roost (651 Corydon Ave) is a cocktail bar on the second floor of a century-old Little Italy house, and its seasonal small-plates menu includes vegetarian options alongside its craft cocktails and natural wines, a good pick for an evening out rather than a quick lunch.

Vegetarian dishes inside Corydon's Italian and Georgian kitchens

Bar Italia (737 Corydon Ave) lists vegetarian dishes on its menu, including a pizza topped with eggplant and arugula. A little further along, Saperavi Georgian Cuisine (709 Corydon Ave) (the prairies' first Georgian restaurant) offers marked vegetarian dishes such as a vegetarian kubdari and a pkhali platter alongside its more traditional meat-forward menu.

From the Airbnb: The three spots are within a few minutes' walk of each other on Corydon Avenue itself. Menus change with the seasons, so it's worth confirming a specific vegetarian or vegan dish is still on offer (by checking the restaurant's own site or asking your server) before you go in expecting it.