Vegan/Vegetarian-friendly restaurant

[unequalcoyote63]

my girlfriend's birthday is coming up. We're both lacto-vegetarians (no meat, fish, poultry or eggs, other dairy products are fine). I wanted to take her for dinner on a friday night to either a restaurant with an amazing view (shes a sucker for skylines) with vegetarian/vegan options, or to a classy, romantic vegan restaurant. Looking to spend anywhere between $30-$90 pp.

We've already been to:
Candle 79, Caravan Of Dreams, Hangawi, Pure Food and Wine, V-Note, Blossom, Wild Ginger, Kajitsu, Dirt Candy, Gobo, Graffiti, Angelica's Kitchen and a few more.

I was looking at The Park, Franchia, ABC Kitchen and Asiate.
Franchia and ABC Kitchen seem to have vegetarian options, but I'm not sure about The Park or Asiate.

Other suggestions and recommendations would be great!

[H Manning]

Scarpetta has a separate vegetarian menu. No view though.

http://www.scottconant.com/restaurant...

For something more casual, Franchia is quite nice.

Cafe 2 at the MoMa also has a nice selection vegetarian antipasti and main dishes (but too informal for a celebration).

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Franchia
12 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016

Scarpetta
355 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10014

Cafe 2
9 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

[unequalcoyote63]

leaning more towards scarpetta. Thanks!

[H Manning]

Just be aware that the bread basket includes stromboli which contains some hidden bits of meat.

On the vegetarian menu, the polenta and the spaghetti are signature items. I've also enjoyed the crispy vegetables and the farro risotto but you really can't go wrong with any of the selections. Desserts are also very good. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful meal.

[unequalcoyote63]

Thanks for the heads up! Will keep that in mind. Also, do you know if they use eggs to prepare any of the dishes or desserts? Neither of us have eggs. thanks!

[H Manning]

Not sure about eggs. It would be best to call Scarpetta before making your reservation.

Picholine will also accomodate vegetarian and vegan requests according to their website.

If you're okay with cheese, Empellon also has quite a few delicious vegetarian items which I think are egg free.

[Spiritchaser]

But I think Picholine would break their budget, but a great choice if it works.

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Picholine
35 West 64th St., New York, NY 10023

[fooder]

Franchia is completely vegetarian, and is a sister restaurant of Hangawi. Franchia is more about the tea and Hangawi is more of a complete restaurant.

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Franchia
12 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016

[Spiritchaser]

Not sure when the dinner would be but if you can make it a Monday I would strongly suggest lookng in to Dovetail, they have a special vegetarian menu on Monday nights. My GF, a vegetarian, really enjoyed it. I think it is $45 for 3 courses.

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Dovetail
103 West 77th Street, New York, NY 10024

[unequalcoyote63]

sorry forgot to mention that I was planning on taking her on a friday night.

[Spiritchaser]

No you mentioned it, I just missed it.

[unequalcoyote63]

Do you know if most of the dishes on the vegetarian menu are prepared with eggs? i know the vegan ones obviously aren't.

[Spiritchaser]

That I don't know, my GF is okay with eggs so I've never really paid attention.

[unequalcoyote63]

I spoke to them and they said they can accommodate it. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Spiritchaser]

Oh excellent, I think you'll enjoy it, please report back.

[unequalcoyote63]

The dinner was awesome! she really enjoyed it! We had the turnip ceviche and saffron fennel (its not on the website menu) to start with and the butternut squash risotto and the mizo glazed daikon for the main course. They were all good but we really enjoyed the ceviche and the daikon. They couldn't really prepare any eggless desserts, so we just had the sorbet (it was good!). Overall a great experience! Thanks for the recommendation!

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Dovetail
103 West 77th Street, New York, NY 10024