Don't think of leaving without trying the wonderful desserts and seasonal berry pies. These havens for vegetarians offer an enormous and varied menu. Then choose from dozens of rice and noodle dishes, or maybe something more exotic like seaweed fish, which is best described as stir-fried sushi without the rice. Be forewarned that the staff will take you at your word if you order the dishes hot. Highlights of the vegetable menu are roast eggplant and mushroom cakes, Yukon Gold potato dumplings and hearty vegetable meatloaf.
Reservations are necessary.
The Southern fried unchicken cutlets, shepherd's pie and homemade fruit cobblers are particularly enjoyable. Super-filling breakfasts are worth keeping in mind for the weekend. A fine antidote to cold New York winters, this warm and nature-loving Japanese restaurant carries a variety of carefully cooked fish and vegetarian dishes. Although hardly more than a counter and a few tables, this small eatery serves an impressive array of vegan salads and sandwiches. The soba and udon noodles here can rival any of the top Japanese establishments in midtown.