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New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide: 48 Hours In NYC (2021)

Published: Sep 1, 2021 · Modified: Sep 24, 2021 by Nija Clark Leave a Comment

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A Travel Guide To Eating Vegan Gluten-Free In Manhattan & Brooklyn, New York

As always this isn’t a sponsored post. Its just our two true loves coming together food and travel.

* V stands for entirely Vegan
* G stands for entirely Gluten-free
* VF stands for Vegan-friendly: businesses that have vegan-friendly options for vegan guests to enjoy.
* GF stands for Gluten-free-friendly: businesses that have gluten-free-friendly options for gluten-free guests to enjoy.

We always do a lot of research before we travel to make sure we have access to vegan gluten-free foods that are: good, affordable and hopefully uncovering new to us vegan gluten-free products. So sit back and enjoy some drool worthy food that we really enjoyed and think you will too.

For our latest trip to the Big Apple, mask mandates are in full effect and a lot of places are still on take out and delivery only mode. So, the full dining in experience wasn’t there, but we were somewhat prepared for that and just meant we ate in the park or our hotel room sometimes.

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  • Where We Ate
  • Desserts
  • Vegan Shops
  • Things To Do
  • Where We Stayed
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Where We Ate

Plant-Based Comfort Food Tofu Fried “Chicken” Sandwich And Southern Potato Salad At Modern Love Restaurant
Ginger Peach Crumble With Housemade Vanilla Ice Cream Made With Cashews At Modern Love Restaurant

1. Modern Love Restaurant (V/GF) - 317 Union Avenue, Brooklyn
Plant-Based Comfort Food
Dinner 
Dine in, Takeout & Delivery

Must-eat dish: Crispy Chick'n Sandwich with eggy potato salad, Oyster Mushrooms Calamari, Jerk Tofu Bowl and of course Ginger Peach Crumble with housemade vanilla ice cream made with cashews and olive oil

Best to make reservation

Beyond Sushi New York City Weekend Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

2. Beyond Sushi (V/GF)  - 5 locations across Manhattan 
Entirely plant based sushi menu 
Lunch & Dinner 
Dine in, Takeout & Delivery

Must-eat dish: Spicy Mango Sushi Roll - Black rice, avocado, mango, cucumber, veggie slaw and cayenne sauce

Sweet Curry With Chickpeas Over Brown Rice At Le Botaniste
Le Botaniste Restaurant New York City Weekend Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

3. Le Botaniste (V/GF) - 4 locations across Manhattan 
Savory grain bowls, soups and salads 
Lunch & Dinner 
Dine in, Takeout & Delivery

Must-eat dish: Tibetan Mama With Brown Rice & Key Lime Pie 
A sweet curry with chickpeas over brown rice. Piled high with broccoli, zucchini and shredded carrots, savory with a tang from the kimchi. For dessert sweet lime filling with creamy whipped cashew toppings and nutty crust

Wild Mushroom Pizza At Blossom New York City
Blossom Restaurant New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

4. Blossom (V/GF) - 2 locations in Manhattan 
Innovative Vegan Cuisine 
Lunch & Dinner 
Dine in, Takeout & Delivery

Must-eat dish: Wild Mushroom Pizza and Jackfruit Tacos. We come here every time we are in NYC and they are really good at creating great new seasonal dishes. So even if this isn’t on the menu they’ll have other great options.

Best to make reservation

Desserts

Cookies, Donuts and Cupcakes At Erin McKenna’s Bakery
Erin McKenna’s Bakery 🧁 New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

5. Erin McKenna’s Bakery (V/G) - Brooklyn 
Desserts
Takeout & Outdoor Sidewalk eating area

Must-eat dish: Madeleines dipped in chocolate, perfection. Moist, tender, yummy.

Gluten Free Funfetti Cookie with Vegan Marshmallow Center At Le Petit Monstre Brooklyn
Berry Muffins At Le Petit Monstre Brooklyn

6. Le Petit Monstre (V/GF) - Brooklyn 
Vegan Gluten-Free Bakery
Dine in & Takeout

Must-eat dish: Moist, tender muffins and a birthday funfetti marshmallow filled creation

Van Leeuwen Vegan Gluten Free Ice Cream Pints
Van Leeuwen Vegan Gluten Free Strawberry & Chocolate Ice Cream Scoops

7. Van Leeuwen (VF/GF) - Lots of locations across Manhattan 
Vegan Gluten-Free Ice Cream
Cashew & Oat Milk Ice creams
Creamy and rich with great flavor options 

Iced Matcha Latte At Cha Cha Matcha

8. Cha Cha Matcha (VF/GF) - 4 locations across Manhattan 
Cold and hot Matcha green tea beverages with a wide variety of non cow milk options: coconut, almond, hemp, macadamia and oat milk options

Must-drink beverages: Iced Matcha latte & Pink Drink - Hibiscus, rose hips, bee pollen and maca

Vegan Shops

Riverdel Cheese Shop New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide
A Variety of Vegan Cheeses New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

9. Riverdel Cheese (V/GF) - Essex Market Brooklyn, New York

Technically not a restaurant but a faux-mage cheese shop. You can’t come to New York and miss an opportunity to shop at this plant-based cheese shop. We tried the following cheeses:

  • The Aged White - it is creamy with a slight tang like ricotta.
  • The Aged Spicy - heat is mild at the end but the first bite is more like a really good cheddar. Perfect for charcuterie board.
  • Rosemary Olive Reine - you can really taste olives - great to make little cocktail balls for martini.
  • Bloody Mary CamBlue cheese - a rind cheese. A French styled bleu cashew cheese. A little too salty for us but lots of flavor too.

And the great news they ship: www.riverdelcheese.com

Kalustyan’s Specialty market for spices, dried herbs, teas, vegan gluten-free products & other global food items

10. Kalustyan’s (VF/GF) - 123 Lexington Avenue

A wonderful specialty store with a huge selection of dried herbs, spices, peppers. An amazing variety of sweets, grains and flours, sugars and treats. Vegan Gluten-free products.

You can order online: https://kalustyans.com

Moo Shoes Vegan Shoes & Accessories In New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

11. MooShoos - (V) Orchard Grocer & Takeout

Orchard Grocer (V/GF) is an all vegan shop and deli. MooShoos is an all vegan shoe store.

Bonus Tip

12. Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market - Lots of locations across Manhattan 

We always like to know the closest grocery stores to pack snacks and find new products that may not be sold in our area.

Must haves: cheaper bottles of water, snacks and if you just what to spend some time in your hotel room chilling or are just exhausted; lunch/dinner is always an option with plenty of vegan gluten-free items at Trader Joe’s (list here) and Whole Foods.

Things To Do

Jane’s Carousel New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn Bridge Park

A historic carousel created in 1922

Brooklyn Bridge New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

Brooklyn Bridge - Dumbo

Roosevelt Island Tramway New York City Vegan Gluten-Free Travel Guide

Roosevelt Island & Tramway - The Tramway is an aerial tramway in NYC that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Where We Stayed

Kimpton Hotel Eventi

851 6th Ave New York

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Comment down below if there is anything we missed or should include and tag us on Instagram #thevgnway and share your favorite New York City vegan gluten-free restaurants or what city guide you would like next.

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