Dining Out: Cuisine without the Carne

DECEMBER 2, 2008

A Garden of Veggie Delights

The vegetarian, vegan, and health-conscious among us have plenty of choices beyond tofu and sprouts when choosing a restaurant. The popularity of meat-free menus has grown steadily, bringing a bumper crop of creative new options, while the classics still endure.

Pure Food and Wine at Irving Place offers organic and seasonal fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds to create a "unique, award-winning culinary experience."

Organic wine bar and bistro Counter offers downtown diners similarly-crafted menu items in an elegant, intimate space.

Broadway East offers wholesome ingredients and is predominantly vegetarian in a sophisticated, candle-lit spot on the Lower East Side.

At uptown classic Candle Café, the focus is on farm-fresh organic and seasonal vegetarian foods.

Josie's is another well-known vegetarian and healthy menu mini-empire.

Caravan of Dreams in the East Village has been a solution for "where can I take my vegan friend?" dilemmas for over a decade.

Vegetarians don't have to opt out of dim sum outings either. Vegetarian Dim Sum on Pell Street in the heart of Chinatown brings out tasty plates of all your dim sum favorites without the mystery meat.

For vegan snackers craving comfort food over healthy greens, Foodswings in Williamsburg has disco fries to die for and the soy equivalents of Mickey D's delights, and Kate's Joint has served up Southern specialties and blue-plate brunches in a cozy Alphabet City corner since 1996.

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