When you’re looking for vegan food, you get used to seeing your options either relegated to a tiny, light-green box on a menu or served at entirely plant-based restaurants that can veer into the territory of, “Our food is vegan, so let’s make it super healthy and keto and gluten-free and …” The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club avoids these common tropes with its vegan charcuterie boards, which include ingredients from Renegade Foods, The BE-Hive and Rebel Cheese. They get a full page in the Fox’s menu and cost exactly the same as the bar’s non-vegan options, which is rarely the case.

I visited the East Nashville bar with a vegan friend this autumn and found it refreshing to enjoy a night at a cool spot that just so happened to have too many vegan options to order in one visit. I do not keep a plant-based diet and have enjoyed many meat- and dairy-based charcuterie boards, but I enjoyed the vegan version so much that I see no reason to order a traditional board next time I go. My vegan dining companion enjoyed the board too, especially when paired with some of The Fox’s excellent cocktails.