Vegan in Manhattan

I recently returned from a 6-day trip to Manhattan.

I have personally visited each place described below and taken all the pictures myself. All the food shown below is vegan. The map at the end contains additional restaurants that I did not go to but read about as having vegan options.

Restaurants

Upper West Side

Blossom du Jour - ($$) Vegan, 449 Amsterdam Ave. Transit: 1/2 to 79th St. or A/B/C to 81st St. Museum of Natural History.
They have good, quick food and a community bulletin board. There was also a PETA magazine on the counter seating. I really enjoyed their un-chicken (which is a mixture of soy and wheat). There are four Blossom du Jours in Manhattan (the others are in Midtown West, Hell’s Kitchen, and Chelsea).
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Protein Bowl and Breakfast Bowl — Protein Bowl (marinated kale, quinoa, black beans, lemon un-chicken, avocado, tahini dressing) and Breakfast Bowl (marinated kale, tofu scramble, tempeh bacon, sweet potato)

Un-Chicken Avocado Griller (grilled rosemary lemon un-chicken, avocado, pesto mayo, lettuce, rosemary focaccia bread)

Blossom on Columbus - ($$) Vegan, 507 Columbus Ave. Transit: A/B/C to 86th St. or 1/2 to 86th St.
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Rigatoni with porcini cashew Cream, broccoli rabe, leeks

Seitan Piccata (pan-seared seitan cutlets, white wine-lemon-caper sauce, truffle mashed potatoes, sauteed kale)

Candle Cafe West - ($$) Vegan, 2427 Broadway. Transit: 1/2 to 86th St.
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Indian Curry Vegetable Cake served with sauteed greens, caramelized onions, string beans, broccoli, red pepper-coconut curry sauce, roasted cauliflower, lemon-date chutney, sliced almonds

Pumpkin Crusted Tofu, served with sauteed asparagus, oyster mushrooms, broccoli, kale, lentil vegetable sauce, topped with guacamole

Peacefood Cafe - ($$) Vegan, 460 Amsterdam Ave. Transit: 1/2 to 79th St.
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Upper East Side

Candle 79 - ($$$) Vegan, 154 E 79th St. Transit: 4/6 to 77th St. Website Yelp

Wild Mushroom Crepe (root vegetables, squash, sauteed wild mushrooms, spinach, tempeh, garlic truffle aioli, arugula-fennel salad)

Double Cheeseburger (sautéed wild mushrooms & jalapenos, coconut cheese, chipotle aioli, polenta fries, mesclun)

Times Square

PS Kitchen - ($$) Vegan, 246 W 48th St. Transit: 1/2/A/C/E to 50th St. or N/Q/R to 49th St.
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Ginger Rice Congee with sauteed oyster mushroom, spinach, crispy yuba

Chelsea

VLife - ($$) Vegan, 348 7th Ave. Transit: 1/2/N/R to 28th St. or 1/2/3 to 34th St. - Penn Station.
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Greenwich Village

Lifethyme - ($$$) Vegan options, 410 Avenue of the Americas. Transit: A/B/C/D/E/F/M to W 4th St. or 1/2 to Christopher St. - Sheridan Sq.
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East Village

Souen - ($$) Vegan, 326 E 6th St. Transit: F to 2nd Ave. or 4/6/6X to Astor Pl. or N/R to 8th St. - Nyu.
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Curry Shoyu Soba (broth made from shoyu and kombu, with homemade curry spice, broccoli, cabbage, napa, carrot, kale, onion, leek, and squash

Veggie Tofu Pesto (sauteed tofu, onion, cabbage, broccoli, white mushroom and kale in basil pesto sauce)

Lower East Side

Cocoron - ($$) Vegan options, 16 Delancey St. Transit: J to Bowery or B/D to Grand St. or 4/6/6X to Spring St.
They have small and large options for soba. The large is only $1 more so order a large! Come hungry, they don’t allow you to bring leftovers home. Website Yelp

Vegan Warm Sansai Soba, homemade soba with wild vegetables (bamboo shoot, flowering fern, wood ear mushrooms), kitsune (simmered deep fried tofu), scallion, crispy fried tempura batter

Vegan Warm Mera Mera Soba, homemade soba with juicy spicy sesame based broth, stir fried tofu, bok choy, scallion, bean sprouts, sesame chili oil, sesame