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Where To Have An Excellent Vegetarian Meal In NYC
Where to eat when you want more vegetarian options than “seasonal market sides.”
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Sunday C&C Eatery
At this outdoor shack at The Bowery Market, you’ll find some seriously good, inventive vegan food.
12 Black-Owned Vegan Restaurants In NYC
These Black-owned restaurants make some of the best plant-based food in the city.
HAAM
HAAM stands for “Healthy As A Motha,” and it’s your best option for plant-based Caribbean food in Williamsburg.
Púsù
Try pumpkin mapo tofu served in a pumpkin, and other fancy takes on vegetarian Chinese food at this Williamsburg restaurant.
Where To Have An Excellent Vegetarian Meal In NYC
Where to eat when you want more vegetarian options than “seasonal market sides.”
Superiority Burger
This sceney spot in the East Village is famous for its veggie burgers, but we're more obsessed with the side dishes and desserts.
Anixi
Anixi is a vegan Mediterranean restaurant where you can eat fancy faux-fish and meat kebabs in a decadent space.
Bersi
Share some mushroom tibs with a group of friends at this vegetarian Ethiopian restaurant in Greenpoint.
Soulkofa
Be prepared to become a regular at this vegan spot in Bed-Stuy once you taste their crab cakes and macaroni.
Urban Vegan Kitchen
Start your night out with vegan shrimp po'boys and strong cocktails at this cool West Village restaurant.
Uptown Veg
This vegan spot has been serving Harlem fresh juices and delicious plant-based comfort food since the '90s.
Aunt Ginny's
This dive-adjacent bar in Ridgewood checks all the boxes of a great hang: shot-and-beer specials, pool table, X-Men vs. Street Fighter machine, quality bar food, etc.
Ornithology Jazz Club
Ornithology is a jazz club in Bushwick where you can eat vegan food and hang out on a roof.
Vegan Hood
Vegan Hood is a Harlem restaurant that nails comfort food classics like fried chicken, mac and cheese, and oxtails.
Monk's Vegan Smokehouse
Monk's Vegan Smokehouse serves plant-based renditions of traditional BBQ out of Starr Bar in Bushwick. Even meat eaters might become regulars.
Thyme & Tonic
At Thyme & Tonic on the UWS, there's a lively bar scene and plenty of great vegan and gluten-free options.
The Well Kitchen & Table
The Well Kitchen & Table is an all-day cafe in Union Square with excellent vegan and gluten-free menu options.
Jajaja Mexicana
Jajaja is a plant-based Mexican chain where you can eat some great food that just happens to be vegan
Dosa Hutt
Located across from the famous Temple Canteen in Flushing, Dosa Hutt not-so-subtly provides temple-goers and passers-by a similar menu of South Indian food.
Punjabi Grocery & Deli
Punjabi Grocery & Deli is an NYC institution, like The Met or the Statue of Liberty, serving vegetarian curries and chaat on Houston Street.
Buddha Bodai
Buddha Bodai is a kosher vegetarian spot in Chinatown. It’s useful for anyone who doesn’t eat meat, and it’s BYOB.
Hangawi
Hangawi is a Korean restaurant on 32nd Street where you check your shoes at the door and eat vegetables in many different forms.