Vegan and Vegetarian Resources near Harvard Law School

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Dining Near Campus

Veggie Planet (map) is an all-vegetarian place, though a bit dive-y. It doubles as a music club, so if you come during a performance you're relegated to a small area of benches near the kitchen. However, the brunch is pretty good and has self-serve coffee with soy milk. (Read the HL Record review.)
Border Cafe (map) has a vegetarian menu. The vegetarian jumbalaya is vegan, and it has corn and black bean empinadas, eggplant St. Charles, and other veg. entrees.
There are a number of good Indian restaurants in Harvard Square that have vegetarian options, including Bombay Club (map) (great views!), Cafe of India (map), and Tanjore (map). Passage to India, in Porter Square, delivers to campus.
b.good (map) serves veggie burgers.
The Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center of Cambridge (map) has a vegetarian restaurant on Mass Ave.
Grendel's Den (map) has some good vegetarian options, including falafel, pasta, a veggie burger, etc.
Christopher's (map) near Porter Square has tofu buffalo wings, tofu tacos, and an award-winning veggie burger.
Although Sound Bites' (map) breakfast isn't especially vegan-friendly, they do have soy milk out with their very good self-serve coffee.
Cambridge Commons, just north of the law school, has a veggie burger, portabello sandwich, a middle eastern platter and a few other vegetarian items (e.g., tater tots, fried pickles).

Vegan pizza

TJ Scallywaggles Vegan House of Pizza (map) is an all vegan pizza house and sandwich shop that delivers to all areas of Cambridge, including the entirety of the Harvard campus. It is the only all-vegan pizza shop in the entire US that delivers! Owned by Steve Karian, frustrated academic who has written a history textbook and been in 3 doctoral programs.
Dial-A-Pizza, available through Campus Food has a soy cheese option for pizza and calzones.

Dessert
Lizzy's and Herrell's in Harvard Square both serve soy ice cream.

Herrell's (map) serves peanut butter and chocolate.
Lizzy's (map) (across from Border Cafe) serves dark chocolate and coffee. Lizzy's also has coffee Tofutti in large to-go containers in the fridge. Lizzy's chocolate tofutti soy cream with their peanut butter sauce (also vegan) is truly drool worthy.
Whole Foods in Central Square carries Purely Decadent soy ice cream. (The peanut butter zig zag is divine!)

A little farther out: elsewhere in Cambridge

Elephant's Walk, up past Porter Square, has some vegetarian options including an entire menu sub-section of vegan dishes.
Picante: Authentic Mexican, with salsa bar! Several excellent vegetarian entrees are offered, and the rice and beans are always vegetarian. $3-$8. 735 Mass Ave in Central Square, 617-576-6394. T: Central

The King and I: Thai. Will substitute tofu for any meat in any dish. They cook everything to order and do not use chicken fat to cook their vegetables (like many oriental restaurants). 145 Charles Street, Boston, 617-227-3320. T: Charles
Masao's Kitchen: Vegan macrobiotic. Very good. Closed Mondays. Porter Exchange, 1815 Mass Ave, 617-497-7348. T: Porter
Middle East Restaurant:Cozy, kind of grunge atmosphere, fun place to chat. 472 Mass Ave, 617-354-8238. T: Central
Troyka: A charming Russian cafe with several vegetarian selections. One of the least expensive places to eat in Cambridge. 1154 Mass Ave, 617-864-7476. T: Harvard

In Boston

Buddha's Delight: Vegan except for dairy in some desserts. Consistent rave reviews. Specializes in temple cuisine, a very impressive traditional Chinese vegetarian cuisine. 5 Beach Street UPSTAIRS, Chinatown, 617-451-2395. T: Chinatown or Downtown Crossing. Read reviews on Boston.com.
Grasshopper One North Beacon St. (Union Sq., opp. Jackson Mann School & Twin Donuts) Allston (Boston). MBTA: Allston Street stop on Green Line B trolly, then walk north on Allston St. 4/10 mile and turn left into Union Square. Or, Buses #57, #64, #66 stop in Union Square. 617-254-8883, Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. All vegan Asian cuisine, extensive menu. "Where the animals live to tell it all" is their slogan, and their recipes - some from Buddhist temples in Vietnam - bring non-violent cooking to great heights. Huge portions, great value, a restaurant with heart. Their faux meats are known to please even avid meat-eaters. Super appetizers, like Fresh Spring Rolls, Bean Cakes, and Sesame Buckwheat Noodles with Peanut Sauce. The No Name from the specials menu is widely acclaimed. Don't leave without some vegan cheesecake with fruit topping!

We hear about them, but they no longer exist

Country Life: Vegan. Outstanding "all you care or dare to eat" buffet and salad bar. Seventh-Day Adventist family operated; owned by a nonprofit board. Business lunch discount on the buffet between 11:30am and noon. Dinner 4 nights per week -- call ahead for hours. Closed Sat. 200 High Street (downtown financial district), 617-951-2534. T: South Station, State, or Aquarium

Close to home

Shaw's, located in Porter Square, has a vegetarian/vegan food section. (They carry the elusive sun-dried tomato basil gardenburgers.)
Harvest Coop, located in Central Square, and about 10 paces from the Central Square T-stop (redline), carries all manner of vegetarian and vegan goodies as well as a decent selection of organic produce.

A little farther out

There are three Whole Foods in Cambridge, at 340 River St, 200 Alewife Brook Pkwy, and 115 Prospect St (near Central Square T-stop) (Maps).
Trader Joe's has a good selection of vegetarian and vegan snacks (Map).

The Hempest in Harvard Square has a modest selection of clothing, accessories, and paper.
Cambridge Naturals in Porter Square has vitamins.
The Whole Foods on River Street carries non-leather footwear.

Holding an event at HLS? Try these places for vegetarian/vegan catering...

Sodexho -- Harvard Law caterer
Veggie Planet
Oxford Spa -- sandwiches close to HLS
Cafe of India
Herrell's Ice Cream ("no-moo" options)
Whole Foods
TJ Scallywaggles Vegan House of Pizza (map) is an all vegan pizza house and sandwich shop that delivers to all areas of Cambridge, including the entirety of the Harvard campus. It is the only all-vegan pizza shop in the entire US that delivers! Owned by Steve Karian, frustrated academic who has written a history textbook and been in 3 doctoral programs.