Three of the Best Vegetarian Restaurants in New York City

Whether you're looking for vegetarian restaurants in New York City to meet your fundamental ideals or for health reasons, despair not! The City offers a plethora of vegetarian dining options to its residents and visitors. Explore the city's attractions and once done, retire to enjoy a sumptuous meal in one of the many vegetarian restaurants of the area.

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in New York City: Zen Palate

Serving the area since 1991, Zen Palate provides the New York community with "fusion vegetarian fare." The restaurant boasts of a "holistic experience" and specializes in dishes cooked with the highest quality of vegetarian ingredients available. Incorporating styles from China, India, Malaysia, Italian, Mexican, Zen's menu is perfected by talented chefs. The café menu features hot-and-sour and miso soup, authentic salads and ethnic starters like the vegetable dumplings, autumn rolls and scallion pancakes. In a calm and aesthetically done décor, guests enjoy prix-fixe menu items. Choose from rose petals (homemade soy crepes with wolfberry seeds and garden vegetables), tofu delight, eggplant zentastic and curry supreme. Along with regular iced tea and coffee, the restaurant serves orange and carrot juice, mountain teas and herbal tonics.

This casual restaurant accepts reservations and provides delivery and take-out.

Zen Palate Theatre District
663 Ninth Ave. (at 46th St)
New York, NY 10036
(212) 582-1669
zenpalate.com/

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in New York City: Blossom Vegan Restaurant

With three locations, Blossom is one of the most popular vegetarian restaurants in New York City. Upscale, modern and trendy, the restaurant serves innovative vegan dishes. For lunch, guests can enjoy ravioli in cashew cream, Phyllo Roulade (French lentils and root vegetables baked in a phyllo crust, and served over a carrot cashew cream sauce with rainbow Swiss chard and caramelized onions), Seitan Scallopini (seitan cutlets in a white wine lemon caper sauce, served with mashed potatoes and sautéed kale) and zucchini linguini. Savor potted loose tea in flavors of wild lavender, green jasmine, Assam black, rosebud or chamomile. Prices at Blossom are moderately high. The restaurant is not kids' friendly, but is a great place to visit with groups. It accepts reservations and offers take-out.

Blossom
187 9th Ave
(between 21st St & 22nd St)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 627-1144
blossomnyc.com

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in New York City: Counter

Counter is another upscale, must-visit vegetarian restaurants in New York City. The "vegetarian bistro" brings you homemade baked goodies together with sumptuous vegan entrees like the "Rafaella" sandwich, farmhouse panini, faro porridge and roasted pepper and leek frittata. Check out their interesting cocktail list, which features local and international organic wine, signature organic cocktail and beer. Counter does not allow smoking, and offers delivery and take-out.

Counter
105 1st Ave
(between 6th St & 7th St)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 982-5870
counternyc.com

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