Best Healthy Eats
CANDLE 79 154 East 79th St.
212-537-7179
If you’re looking for a healthy vegan meal to light your fire, look no further than Candle 79. The two-floor dining area is small and elegant, but the menu is huge for lunch, brunch or dinner. Signature dishes include a grilled kale salad, guacamole timbale, wild mushroom crepe and spaghetti and wheatballs. The portions are hearty and filling, the wine list is deep and organic, and the cocktails are creative.
BLOSSOM ON COLUMBUS 507 Columbus Ave.
212-875-2600
Blossom on Columbus touts itself as a “pioneer in modern vegan cuisine,” with a “cruelty-free ethos,” which we guess means that none of its fare was living and breathing before it got to your plate. The inventive meals are served in an earth-toned space and are mostly locally sourced and organic. The menus are packed with starters like bourekas, nachos, buffalo arancini (quinoa-breaded risotto croquettes) and wild mushroom ravioli. Other tasty dishes include wasabi-crusted tofu, kale and grain salads, a quinoa burger, a tofu BLT, seitan piccata and a variety of plant-based pizzas, which can be made gluten-free.
SOUEN SOHO 210 Sixth Ave.
212-807-7421
The food at this traditional Japanese restaurant is organic, macrobiotic, and so good you won’t believe it’s actually healthy. The moderately priced, stress-free food is served in a well-lit room with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow in streaming sunshine during the day and nice views anytime. The knowledgeable, friendly staff serves up such delights as organic edamame, scrambled tofu, a variety of soups ranging from miso to hayato, as well as a crispy cabbage salad, fettucine with almond and veggie pesto and a macro plate of green veggies, brown rice and beans.