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The Best of New York City's Vegetarian Restuarants

Candle Cafe

A creative, vibrant and unapologetic vegetarian bistro.

Food

(6)

Ambience

(6)

Service

(7)

Value

(7)

The Scene

Despite the name, Candle Cafe is clean of wax drippings and chooses to light its warm, woody environs with unobtrusive electric fixtures. The mood is equally bright, thanks to amusing decorative touches, charming servers and a palpable lack of dietary guilt among the patrons.

The Food

The menu reflects much loving experimentation. It remains grounded, however, thanks to a thorough glossary (for folks who don't know what seitan or macrobiotics are) and an array of straightforward, incidentally vegetarian dishes like the robust ginger-miso stir fry. For those comfortable in veggie cuisine territory, Candle Cafe's seitan is full-flavored enough, especially in a chimichurri appetizer, to anchor all its preparations here. Fresh, smartly dressed salads are a tasty good value, but the mealy tempeh lasagna is a rare disappointment. Be unorthodox and, in place of the underwhelming desserts, order up a zippy custom smoothie.

Wine List

Consider BYOB - the healthy and environmentally-friendly ethos extends to the wine list at cost to quality, especially in the by-the-glass selections.

1307 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10021-3301
Phone: (212) 472-0970