NEW YORK VEGAN DAY OF EATING (Meal by Meal)

New York City will always hold a special place in my heart. It's where I went to college, where I met Philippe, and the city that helped to shape me into the person I am today. It is also absolutely teeming with vegan restaurants! There's no way I can make a comprehensive list of every single vegan-friendly place in the city, so I'm not even going to try. Instead, I'll just share the places we visited during our last trip.

Double Zero is an all-vegan pizzeria that was absolutely delicious. It is a little bit of a fancier place (i.e. more money for smaller portions) but it's definitely worth a visit!

Tomato, basil, and cashew mozzarella pizza

So here's a fun fact about the next place we visited, Le Pain Quotidien. Philippe and I broke up for one night back in college (that's another story), and this is where we went out for breakfast the next morning after we got back together. Young love...

Le Pain Quotidien
Steel-cut oatmeal with bananas, walnuts, and maple syrup

Le Pain Quotidien
Quinoa taboulé, avocado toast, and french lentil soup

Dragon Bowl with rice, beans, tofu, sea vegetables, and steamed vegetables

Unfortunately, Angelica Kitchen is now closed but I still wanted to include it because we did enjoy our meal here. It wasn't anything fancy; just a solid, healthy, vegan meal.

We were walking around the East Village and stumbled upon Jennifer's Way Bakery, so we figured we would pop in and try it. It's all gluten-free with some vegan options, and to be honest, it wasn't our favorite place. We tried a couple of cupcakes as well as a muffin, and they were all a little dry, not very sweet, and lacked flavor. There are definitely better places in NYC!

Note: The storefront is now closed, but the owner says she has plans to open in a new location.

Make sure you stay tuned for Part 2 of our adventures in NYC!