So I’ve fallen way behind in writing up good vegan restaurants I run into on my travels. Luckily no ones had trouble finding good vegan grub in Manhattan in the last 20 years (if you ever do, just head over to SuperVegan or vegguide) but a few bright spots in my recent experience are Gobo and Candle Cafe.

Not all vegan (or even all vegetarian!) but with some veg-friendly options. I’ve been staying alot over the last month or so in the midtown-west / clinton / hell’s kitchen area – basically west of Penn Station / Times Square. 1. At 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue there is a Better Burger. They deliver ($10 minimum, 212-629-6622), or you can [...]

In Manhattan this week for a few meetings, I got a chance to try a new place. Pongal, at 110 Lexington Ave in midtown (map), is a vegetarian, kosher, Indian restaurant. (There are four or five kosher, vegetarian Indian restaurants in between 27th and 28th on Lexington). The menu‘s online – the Alu Gobi was fantastic. They have a few [...]

So last week I was in Manhattan for the day, and convinced my non-vegan colleague Brian to lunch with me at Angelica Kitchen in the East Village (300 E. 12th Street) (Sorry for the glare in the photo – sunny day in NY even if quite cold).