The Daily Kitchen is a catering company, but it also has a little storefront on Little Collins with a bunch of ready-made meals, salads, and sandwiches that are intended to be grab-and-go. I go here a lot to get their Ancient Grains salad, which is vegan and yummy and perfect for lunch. The Daily Kitchen storefront is really intended for take-out, although they do have a few tiny tables inside if you want to sit down.
What I really like about this place is they have little labels on everything marking it vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc. so you know right away what you can and can't eat.
What DOES annoy me about this place is that so many of their vegetarian options could easily be made vegan and aren't. For example, their avocado sandwich is vegan except for the tzatziki (which contains non-vegan mayo), and given that vegan mayo is super cheap and easy to come by (Praise 99% Fat Free Mayo, hi) -- well, this sandwich would be super easy and cheap to veganise.
Ditto their hummus salad. It looks SO SO yummy but it has yoghurt mayo in it. Breaks my heart.
There's also a falafel protein box. Totally vegan except for the egg. Arrrrgh!!! There are plenty of other sources of protein that are vegan that could replace the egg!
Given that nearly half of vegetarians these days actually identify as "vegan," I think with a few tweaks, The Daily Kitchen could easily veganise their vegetarian options and open up their products to a whole new market of customers. Lots of vegans working in the CBD, yo. I personally would eat here like 2-3 times a week if they veganised the three options I mentioned above.
Will also say The Daily Kitchen is a little overpriced, but they're catering to the busy professional who just wants to eat at their desk, so I kind of understand.
They also have a few breakfast-y things (yoghurt, muesli, etc.) if you want something in the morning. They have a vegan mango thingie that I had once for breakfast but I wasn't a massive fan.
They also have raw vegan desserts if that's your thing. read more