As someone who LOVES meat, here are some vegetarian/vegan dishes in NYC where restaurants have made veggies not taste like veggies!
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chef slick's choice: Montagu's Gusto Greek Salad - with or without adding a protein to this salad, it is delicious. Fresh veggies and the perfect NYC picnic food
Montagu's Gusto
chef slick's choice: Cathedrale salade verte w. red radish, petite pois, cucumbers, sherry vinaigrette - we fought for bites of this salad
Cathédrale Restaurant
chef slick's choice: Bar Primi red garden beets w/ pistachio - perfect to pair with the ricotta & hazelnut crostini for a meat free appetizer combination
Bar Primi Bowery
chef slick's choice: Pappas NYC pappas chips - is it cheating if the veggies are deep fried?
Pappas New York
chef slick's choice: 12 Chairs - 12 chairs has SO many meat free options, here are some of my faves: hummus falafel, roasted cauliflower w/ tahini, roasted eggplant, & greek salad
12 Chairs Cafe | Israeli Restaurant in New York
chef slick's choice: Travelers Poets and Friends - this restaurant is a seafood only restaurant, so they have some really great meatless options like the eggplant parmsesan and artichokes
Travelers Poets & Friends
chef slick's choice: Kiki's maroulosalata is SO FRESH and simple (lettuce, dill, scallions, feta, & lemon EVOO dressing). paris nicely with the saganaki cheese appetizer
Kiki's
chef slick's choice: Bobo -crispy arthichokes w/ bearnaise sauce (I did have these before I ordered the steak, but who's counting)
Bobo
chef slick's choice: Peppercorn Station - cucumber salad that is spicy, savory and crunchy and the mapo tofu
Peppercorn Station
chef slick's choice: Virginia's - brussel sprouts w/ honey & sesame - we were ABOUT to order fries with our burger but so happy we went for these crispy brussels
Virginia's
chef slick's choice: Casa Carmen - truffle corn esquites - creamy with a strong truffle flavor, the best meatless side dish
CASA CARMEN
chef slick's choice: Nonna Beppa - grilled artichokes w/ balsamic caramelized onions - so satisfying it did not need to have meat in this dish
Nonna Beppa
chef slick's choice: Sake No Hana - the vegetable fried rice ( a meat free option on their $65 tasting menu ) is a great option
Sake No Hana
chef slick's choice: Arthur & Sons fusilli limone - the only meat-free item we ordered AND our favorite bite of the night. so creamy and delicious
Arthur and Sons NY Italian
chef slick's choice: Aperi Bar harvest panzanella salad - I have been trying to recreate this salad at home!
AperiBar
chef slick's choice: Rosemarys - so many great meat free options here like the burrata w/ roasted red peppers & their rooftop honey, cacio e pepe pizza & the cavatelli with mushrooms
