Cafe Athena

San Diego, CA

Cafe Athena offers great dishes that can likely be made vegan. Although they don't specifically accommodate vegans, potential vegan options include the Lentil Soup, Athena Pizza, and Falafel Wrap.

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Hummus

Contains chickpeas, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and sesame sauce. The pita may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Lentil Soup

Contains carrots, celery, lentils, sauce, and tomatoes. This item may contain ghee. The broth may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Falafel Wrap

Contains chickpeas, fava beans, herbs, pickles, parsley, pocket pita, regional spices, and tomatoes. We suggest removing the red pepper aioli and the rosemary potatoes with red pepper aioli. The Greek salad, the Mediterranean salad, the pita wrap, the soup, or the dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Greek Salad

Contains cucumbers, feta, kalamata olives, lettuce, pita, red onion, tomatoes, and vinaigrette dressing. We suggest removing the feta. The pita or the vinaigrette dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Athena Pizza

We believe this item is vegan as is.

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Sides

Ratatouille

Contains herbs de Provence, seasoned tomato sauce, and vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Falafel Patties

Contains tahini sauce, and falafel. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Grilled Veggies

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Pocket Pita

Contains pita. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Marinated Artichoke Hearts

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Couscous

Contains couscous. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Gyros Side

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Greek Pita

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Kalamata Olives

Contains kalamata olives. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Lentil-Wheat Pilaf

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Rice Pilaf

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Salads

Option to add marinated artichoke hearts, char-broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, strips of gyros, oven-broiled salmon filet, or oven-broiled tiger shrimps.

Greek

Contains cucumbers, feta, kalamata olives, lettuce, pita, red onion, tomatoes, and vinaigrette dressing. We suggest removing the feta. The pita or the vinaigrette dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Mediterranean

Contains Bosc pear vinaigrette, char-broiled chicken breast, gorgonzola, pita, salmon filet, sun-dried tomatoes, toasted walnuts, white balsamic-Bosc pear vinaigrette, and spring greens. We suggest removing the gorgonzola. The pita or the white balsamic-Bosc pear vinaigrette may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Horiatik

Contains bell peppers, cucumbers, feta, olives, pita, red onion, tomatoes, and vinaigrette dressing. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Tabouleh

Contains bulgur wheat, citrus marinade, EVOO, fresh mint, onion, parsley, and tomatoes. The dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Spreads

Served with warm pita bread.

Hummus

Contains chickpeas, cumin, EVOO, garlic, lemon juice, paprika, and sesame sauce. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Skordalia

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Spanaki Lemonato

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Baba Ghanouj

Contains eggplant, EVOO, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, pomegranate molasses, sesame sauce, and warm pita bread. This item may contain dairy. The sesame sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Soups

Cup and bowl options available.

Lentil

Contains carrots, celery, lentils, sauce, and tomatoes. This item may contain ghee. The broth may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Pita Wraps

Option to add a cup of soup, rosemary potatoes with red pepper aioli, a small Greek salad, or a small Mediterranean salad.

Falafel

Contains chickpeas, fava beans, herbs, pickles, parsley, pocket pita, regional spices, and tomatoes. We suggest removing the red pepper aioli and the rosemary potatoes with red pepper aioli. The Greek salad, the Mediterranean salad, the pita wrap, the soup, or the dressing may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Pizza

Artisan thin crust.

Athena

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Entrées

Option to add a cup of soup and pita, a small Greek salad and pita, or a small Mediterranean salad and pita.

Imam Bayildi

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Grape Leaves

Yalanji

We believe this item is vegan as is.

Filo Pastries

No vegan options.

Specialties

No vegan options.

Desserts

No vegan options.

Signature Appetizers

No vegan options.

Athena Kids

No vegan options.