Ahh yes, Excuse My French. This quaint, charming, and extremely romantic restaurant on the lower east side  (add it to the date-night approved list) is the perfect place to enjoy an authentic French dinner bountiful of fresh ingredients packed with nutrition. Start off with any of their vegetable based tapas to kick start your appetite. Tapa options include the steamed whole artichoke served with mixed vegetables and garlic sauce, their whole cauliflower granite paired with mustard and spices, their baked portobello garnished in crème fraiche, spinach, and parmesan, and lastly their highly reputable sautéed brussels sprouts prepared with cider vinegar, almonds, and cranberries. 

Here’s hoping you saved some room for their delicious entrees starring fresh seafood options...choices include their butterfly salmon cooked in ginger lemon, with a side of ratatouille niçoise (a side including stewed vegetables), and their pan seared yellow fin tuna served with spicy yuzu and israeli pearl couscous. 

Grabbing a quick lunch in midtown? Pick up fresh, and healthy food on the go at Pokeworks, a trending chain restaurant that serves up fast, fresh, bright, and colorful poke bowls, burritos, and salads all prepared with fresh seafood varieties and chicken. 

Get excited..you’re about to create and personalize your own dish! Start by picking your desired base, and add your choice of protein with options including ahi tuna, salmon, shrimp, scallops, and tofu just to name a few. Then, it’s time to load your lunch up a bunch of greens including but not limited to kale, chopped shiso, cucumber, edamame, and fresh jalapeno. Enhance the flavor of your meal including sriracha aioli, wasabi aioli, sweet chili gochujang. Finally, top your culinary creation off with ingredients such as green onion, thai chili, seaweed salad, and pickled ginger. Add a little crunch with ingredients such as garlic crisps,  lotus chips, macadamia nuts, shredded nori, and you're good to go!

Our verdict? Pokeworks is a win-win for non-traditional plant-based inspired meals. Enjoy a 10% off discount at their midtown location when you dine Mondays-Fridays from 6-8pm.

Can’t get enough of the healthy bowl trend? Thai Direct Bowls makes trendy and healthy eating super easy. One way you can indulge in plant-based eating in the East Village is by ordering the Buddha Bowl, plated with warm thai brown rice, organic tofu, fresh avocado, boiled organic chickpeas, boiled pumpkin, fresh purple cabbage, fresh scallion and thai peanut sauce. Can someone say YUM? 

Craving some pad thai goodness? Who isn’t?! You can enjoy their Pad Thai Temple bowls which includes thai rice noodles, your choice of protein, cooked broccoli, raw bean sprouts, fresh cilantro with thai tamarind sauce. 

You can also kiss boring salads goodbye at this trendy eatery. The “veggie me up” salad bowl is loaded with Mixed salad vegetables, water fried organic egg, boiled organic chickpeas, fresh grapefruit, fresh mango, fresh grape tomatoes, fresh cilantro with thai Chili Lime sauce. 

What’s even more appetizing is that you can dine and save 20% off your entire bill from 12PM to 10pm everyday when you dine with your HungerPass app.

If you’re looking for an upscale dining option, Yefsi Estiatorio is charming athenian-style restaurant on the Upper East Side. Think you can’t eat a plant-based inspired meal in a Greek restaurant? Think again!

For dinner, enjoy their endless seafood entree dishes including the Lavarki Ceviche which includes branzino, jalapeno, kalamata olives and white beans. You'll also love their Kapnistos Solomos made with smoked norwegian salmon served with capers & dill aioli and roasted pita points. And what Greek meal is complete without a Greek salad? If you're skipping out on dairy, just skip on the feta cheese, and enjoy! Extra bonus? Dine and save Mondays-Fridays for dinner and save 10% off your entire bill with your HungerPass app.

Head on over for brunch with friends and enjoy a selection of veggie packed dishes. Delicious menu items include vegetable sandwich loaded with grilled onions, carrots, eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, olive oil, balsamic glaze. If you’re craving a protein packed omelette, opt for their  vegetable omelette stuffed with onions, peppers, and zucchini.

And last but not least, one of our absolute favorite places for enjoying fresh pita and hummus overlooking the Mediterranean sea cliff-side at sunset, or you know, the busy streets of 9th avenue. Either way, any dish from Hummus Kitchen will instantly transport you to a Mediterranean paradise. Hummus Kitchen located in Hell’s Kitchen and on the Upper East Side at 1613 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028 draws their menu inspiration from Mediterranean cuisine, prepped in a seasonal kitchen that uses top end raw ingredients: vegetables, whole grains and beans. 

Their veggie based appetizers are anything but boring. Pick any three for just $19 and share it amongst family and friends. Choices include their charred beets served with tahini, silan, organic mixed greens & walnuts, or their falafel balls made from greens and chickpea, served with tahini, cured cabbage and grilled onion. And don’t forget their babaganush dish which consists of  broiled eggplant mixed with tahini paste. Did we get enough veggie options in even before mentioning dinner? Check, check, and check! 

For dinner, you’ll love their delicious their Shakshuka classic, consisting of mediterranean tomatoes and pepper stew with two eggs over easy, or their Green Shakshuka version served with spinach. if you’re looking for something a bit more carb heavy, you’ll love their vegetarian couscous served with an assortment of vegetables, chickpeas and raisins.  

Fresh whole foods packed with flavor, what’s not to love? Extra bonus, we also love dining and saving 20% off your entire bill Mondays through Fridays from 12pm to 6pm at both their Hell’s Kitchen and UES location.