Avant Garden

Unclaimed

One of the absolute best restaurants in NYC (which happens to be all vegan). Great selection of dishes and everything we ate was great. The drinks could be slightly better though. The best dishes were the tomato soup, the toast with fig and the paella. Definitely recommend going with a group of more than 4 so you can try more dishes.

I felt like I walked into a forest when I first came up the stairs. The interior is decorated with vines and branches and tiny candle lights. It’s a charming place. I think this is one of the few vegan restaurants I really enjoyed. This restaurant stands out because they truly exemplify the flavors and essence of vegetables instead of manipulating vegetables to taste like meat. Honestly, I enjoyed every dish I ordered here. Scorch cauliflower: 10/10 the cauliflower was somehow both tender and crispy. The sauce that was drizzled on top of it was super flavorful and elevated the whole dish. Brussels sprouts: 10/10 classic they were super good; with a really nice balsamic vinaigrette/glaze Mushroom toast: 8/10 this was a fun one because it was interesting to see sliced grapes on mushroom toast. The flavors surprisingly complement each other well and it has a refreshing finish. Risotto: 8/10 super flavorful, and I appreciate the variety of mushrooms that were in the dish. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I would come back for the scorched cauliflower.

Absolutely excellent! This was one of the best food experiences I’ve had. Noah was an absolutely amazing server and their recommendations were unbelievable. Highlights were the artichoke, paella, risotto, Brussels, SPAGHETTI and carrots. The food looked like art and tasted even better! The drinks were really good as well! Loved the Manhattan. This is a MUST GO. Everything Overthrow Hospitality does is such an amazing experience, but this might take the cake as my favorite.

A beautiful restaurant to celebrate my daughter’s success in a recent theatre production .. she is vegan with gluten intolerance. This is the perfect place it’s cozily small and the service is perfect . All the staff are knowledgeable on the dishes and very proud of their fare . They are Happy to recommend plates as well which is always a good sign if you’re stuck . Although the toasts are not gluten free they are happy to switch to a gluten free option.. We were told that it would be great to order 2 to three dishes each and then share .. which was a great idea because we love to try new things and all the dishes sounded great. We didn’t do pudding but I did finish with a ginger style grog which was perfect .. If you can’t manage all because you’re worried you will fill up for the next plate they are happy to wrap so you can take away .. which is great . Definitely recommend to the vegan vegetarian or anyone interested in pushing their culinary discoveries .