# NYC restaurant recommendation needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349 "2010-04-08T00:13:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/1 "2010-04-08T00:13:01Z")
A friend and I are meeting in NYC for a comedy show on Saturday night, and we’d like to do dinner beforehand. The hiccup is that she is vegan, and I’m not. 🙂 We’re sure there are places that have vegan/vegetarian sections of their menu, but neither of us know any offhand. I figure Japanese might be a good place to start, but I’m open to suggestions. If it helps, the theater we’re going to is on 53rd and 8th. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/2 "2010-04-08T00:44:53Z")
Kashkaval 9th ave btween 55th & 56th. > **[Kashkaval - Cheese Market and Wine Bar](http://www.kashkavalfoods.com/)** > > Unique to New York, Kashkaval is a cheese and gourmet foods market in the front, and an intimate, candlelit wine and cheese bar in the back. Enjoy one of our delicious fondues with a glass of wine, or sample our large cheese selection by creating... It’s actually a fancy deli/cheese store with about 6 tables and a wine bar in the back. You can order a selection of items off their [tapas menu](http://www.kashkavalfoods.com/menus/RestMenu.pdf) (many vegetarian quite a lot vegan) or a selection of fancy meats & cheeses, as you prefer. It’s not “fancy restaurant” atmosphere though, if that’s what you’re looking for. It’s kind of “baby bistro… with a deli in front.” ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/3 "2010-04-08T15:24:23Z")
Zen Palate is good. 46th & 9th. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/4 "2010-04-08T15:27:30Z")
I was all set to help you out until you mentioned she was a vegan. I have no non-meat suggestions except that there are quite a number of tasty Thai places around there you might enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/5 "2010-04-08T15:39:50Z")
Indian food is a good choice for vegans dining with non-vegans. [MenuPages results, Indian restaurants west side midtown](http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/midtown-west/all-neighborhoods/indian/) ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/6 "2010-04-08T19:22:38Z")
I’ll 2nd Zen Palate. I’m about as far from a vegan as one can be, but that place has a way of making you forget the animal stuffs you’re missing. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/7 "2010-04-08T19:32:44Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > Zen Palate is good. 46th & 9th. That whole street (46th from 8th to 9th ave) is called “Restuarant Row”. You should be able to find something you like there. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/8 "2010-04-09T20:54:42Z")
My friend happened to find a Mexican chain called Blockheads that has vegan options so that’s where we’re going. Thanks for the suggestions! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-restaurant-recommendation-needed/535349/9 "2010-04-09T20:56:26Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Indian food is a good choice for vegans dining with non-vegans. > > [MenuPages results, Indian restaurants west side midtown](http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/midtown-west/all-neighborhoods/indian/) Really? Because in my experience, even vegetarian Indian food involves lots of dairy products.