New Yorkers, please update this restaurant list

[Guest guest]

It's great for people visiting New York,

also, please update your local restaurants in this web site. I

think it's the ONLY site to help us get resources

 

http://www.living-foods.com/cityguide/index.cgi?

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thanks wanda for the NY info 3/2005

Pls update the list so I can post to my local Living Foods community.

 

Restaurants

 

** Quintessence

263 E 10th Street Btw. Av. A & 1st Av.

646 654-1823

(also 2 other locations - check website)

http://www.quintessencerestaurant.com

 

organic, vegan, all raw.

 

i went to the original east village location of this restaurant.

it's

cozy & the waitstaff and other patrons created a super friendly

atmosphere. i spoke to one of the co-owners (dan) who said that the

restaurant has been open 5 years, and had ups & downs in business.

he

said that the hardest thing for their business right now is that

most

of their vocal raw food supporters have decided that living in new

york

city no longer fits with their concept of good living and have moved

away.

 

i had a " south asian platter " dinner which was phenominal. really.

there was a tofu-like substance with sambaal, sea vegetable patties

w/

a ponzu sauce & a thai cashew salad. yum. i didn't manage to try any

of

the desserts, but from the reactions of the other diners, i imagine

them to be pretty great.

 

 

** Bonobo's

18 E. 23rd Street at Madison Avenue

overlooking Madison Square Park

212-505-1200

http://www.bonobosrestaurant.com/

 

organic, vegan, all raw.

 

this fast-food-like establishment is sandwiched between mcdonalds,

blimpie, subway, & dunkin donuts. bonobo's appears to be tailored

towards competing within that market of cheap, quick meals for

office

workers at lunchtime. it's has an enormous seating area by new york

standards, with cafeteria-style tables & chairs & a brightly lit,

rather bare decor. the food is all pre-made & viewable in a salad

bar

style ordering counter.

 

as much as i love the ideas behind this - living foods to compete

with

junk foods: cheap, fast & accessible; menu changing depending on

available produce that day; organic - i found the butternut

squash-walnut puree soup & the veggie-nut pattie w/ homemade ketchup

that i ate to be rather unsatisfying. the first few bites were

tasty,

but then i felt that the flavors relied too much on agave & there

wasn't much beyond the sweet. but perhaps this is just my tastes.

there

are plenty of favorable reviews of this place online.

 

another bonus about bonobo's is that they sell the current edition

of

the vegan guide to eating in nyc. i got to flip through this as i

ate &

it seems to be a pretty comprehensive guide to restaurants, markets,

&

resources organized by neighborhood.

 

 

** Angelica Kitchen

300 E 12th Street, between 1st & 2nd Aves

212.228.2900

http://www.angelicakitchen.com/

 

organic, vegan. (usually 1 raw entree & 1 appetizer)

 

this is a longstanding vegan establishment in the east village. and

for

good reason. the food is great - especially the desserts. the raw

options are rather run of the mill for living foods - the time i

went

it was butternut squash noodles & a living walnut pate, but if you

do

eat cooked foods as well this is a fantastic option for organic

vegan

fare.

 

 

[the following are restaurants that i didn't make it to, so i can't

confirm the comments]

 

** Candle Cafe / Candle 79

high end vegan fare, some raw selections

 

** Caravan of Dreams, east village

bohemian cafe setting often with live music on weekend nights, some

raw

selections

 

** Counter Vegetarian

high end vegetarian / vegan, some raw selections & special " Eat Me

Raw

Tuesdays " - a 3 course living foods event

 

** Pure Food & Wine / Pure Juice & Takeaway

reputedly fantastic albeit very pricey, all raw

 

** In the Raw / 845-679-9494

 

** Juice & Roots Bar / 718-638-8250

 

** Raw Daily / 212-765-7687

 

** Soul Restaurant / 212-268-9477

rumor has it that the menu is 1/2 raw

 

 

Markets

 

** 4th St Food Co-op

58 E 4th Street

 

tiny, cute. all organic produce. i read somewhere that this is one

of

the last remaining co-ops in new york city. the produce section was

rather sparse (no real surprise in the dead of winter). bulk dry

goods,

nuts, etc. discounts for students, seniors, etc.

 

 

** Fairway Market

2127 Broadway

http://www.fairwaymarket.com

 

this is an enormous green market that is mobbed every evening as

shoppers stop in on their way home from work. the place is totally

packed to the gills (i had to literally wrench a bunch of beets out

from it's tight stacking). the 2nd floor has a bulk foods section &

a

decently sized all organic produce section.

 

 

** Union Square Farmer's Market

MWFSa 10-6p

 

again, winter isn't really the best time for farmers' markets in new

york, but there was a fine selection of apples that you can't get

here

on the west coast. i personally became enamored of the Ida Reds. Few

if

any of the stalls are certified organic, but some attest to natural

farming methods if you ask. this is reputedly the largest farmers

market in manhattan. my favorite was the homespun wool yarn stall.

 

 

** Jubb's Longevity Life Food Store / 212-353-5000

[i didn't visit here, so your guess is as good as mine]