VEGETARIAN is tipped to be the Gold Coast’s next big food trend: nominate your favourite vego restaurants on the Gold Coast now for the 2016 Best of the Gold Coast series.

With restaurants really stepping up their game, turning over a new leaf has never been so tasty.

As part of our Best of the Gold Coast series, we’re celebrating the Gold Coast’s best vegetarian and vegan eateries.

Nominate your favourites in the comment section below. We’ll take those nominations and put them to the vote. Nominations close on Monday at 10am and voting will open the same day.

Here are some of our favourites to get you started.

media_camera The Cardamom Pod at Broadbeach.

CARDAMOM POD, BROADBEACH

While we can’t wait for the new Ferry Rd Pod to open, there’s nothing like the original. Generous weekend a la carte breakfasts take plating to another level, but daily lunch and dinner is just as delicious ... I love the vegan lasagne. Grab a takeaway that you’ll feel better for.

media_camera Greenhouse Canteen, Miami. Pic John Gass

GREENHOUSE CANTEEN, MIAMI

Anything you can do, they can do vegan. Gold Coast vegan dining pioneer Natalie Evans is taking on street food in her latest cruelty-free campaign for our tastebuds. Greenhouse Canteen — a trendy, foliage-filled oasis on the Gold Coast Highway — makes the junk food we all love to eat more wholesome.

media_camera Mandala Organic Arts Cafe’s Coconut flour waffles with grilled banana, almond cream and 100% natural maple syrup with cocoluscious ice cream. Photo: Kit Wise

MANDALA ORGANIC ARTS, MERMAID BEACH

It’s the secret garden tucked off the Gold Coast Highway just south of Pacific Fair, with a vegan menu boasting some of the best pizzas on the planet. They’re made with Australian grown, milled unbleached organic spelt flour, freshly prepared local produce, house-made condiments and sauces and their own cashew nut cheese.