The Best Natural, Organic, and Vegetarian Restaurants on Long Island

It's all well and good that there is an abundance of natural and organic health food stores and supermarkets available for your shopping pleasure scattered across Long Island, NY. But after preparing your own healthy meals all week, or purchasing natural foods from the delis found in some health food markets, you probably feel like dining out and sitting down to a fine meal cooked in a natural food restaurant.

Although restaurants serving natural and organic foods are not as plentiful as health food markets on Long Island, there are still a few fine establishments on Long Island that can cater to your healthful needs. Serving either natural, organic, or purely vegetarian food, these restaurants take pride in their menus full of healthy food.

The House of Dosas, located in Hicksville, NY, is a 60-seat vegetarian restaurant featuring South Indian cuisine. The top selection of House of Dosas are of course the dosas themselves, Indian crepes with flaky pastry crusts. House of Dosas offers a large variety of dosas with intriguing sides and sauces, along with traditional Indian fare such as curries and rice dishes.

Reasonably priced and extremely tasty as well as healthy, House of Dosas is an excellent choice for those on the search for vegetarian food with an added kick of flavor and excitement. Using only quality Indian spices and ingredients, and pure vegetable oil, minus any artificial ingredients, their menu is full of enticingly delicious items.

The Zen Palate restaurant, located in Westbury, NY, is a strict vegetarian restaurant, and highly popular, as it strives to enlighten its customers with its exquisitely delicious menu of balanced vegetarian meals. Initially started by Buddhist vegetarians, the success of Zen Palate has continued to grow thanks to its diverse selection of West meets East fusion meals comprised of ingredients that are mostly produced fresh on-site.

With most of their foods consisting only of Vegan ingredients (except for some desserts), and considered Kosher since there have never been any meat ingredients of any sort allowed in the restaurant or its kitchen, Zen Palate can appeal to a large clientele, consisting of vegans, the Jewish community, and those simply savoring a good, healthy meal.

For more comprehensive information on Zen Palate, its menu, and its philosophy, be sure to visit their website at http://www.zenpalate.com/. The FAQ section is particularly illuminating about the ingredients used in their menu.

If you're heading toward the eastern end of Long Island, you may want to visit Babette's in East Hampton. Serving mostly organic food, Babette's first welcomes you into its luxurious green atmosphere, a cafe-like hotspot rich with various plants and trees.

With a menu featuring a large selection of vegetarian food as well as fresh, organic poultry and seafood, you'll have no problem finding a healthy, flavorful meal to suit your liking. You'll find food from other cultures adequately represented, and you may find your mouth watering before you've managed to decide on a particular dish.

Babette's is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the evening hours, the restaurant serenades the diners with casual jazz music and dim-lit ambience.

Situated in lovely Port Jefferson, a town full of quaint, quality shops and views of Long Island Sound, you'll come across the Tiger Lily Cafe. With a menu featuring diverse fare, including healthy, vegetarian, and alternative foods, as well as fine gourmet cuisine, you'll certainly find your interest piqued and your appetite satisfied.

Aside from its regular meal selections, you can also sample lighter fare from their menu, which includes smoothies, wraps and protein shakes, among others. The Tiger Lily Cafe strives to provide a healthy dining experience not just with its food, but with its entertainment as well, offering cultural music and art for diners to enjoy.

To find out more about the Tiger Lily Cafe, please visit their website at http://www.tigerlilycafe.com/