Pure Food and Wine
Restaurant, Bar
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$$$ - expensive
American, Eclectic (Fusion), Raw Food, Eclectic (Varied)
Raw Vegan Restaurant
Completely vegan raw food restaurant. Open air garden dining. Also available are vegan wines, processed without any animal products.
Serving fusion fresh foods, all prepared in manners keeping food under 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
Between 17th and 18th Street.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Large Group-Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Romantic
Added by inah on Sep 11 04 (updated Feb 16)
Reviews
love this elegant, beautifully presented food, raw, vegan restaurant. lovely sitting outside in the open air in the summer.
Great raw food. The service and atmosphere were great too. We were lucky that night and was seated next to Sarma herself! My friends and I all tried different appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts. They were all delicious. The tacos were awesome and the best was the creamy cauliflower samosas. The classic sundae was the best I have ever eaten. Better than milk ice cream. I bought the book and they have the best raw chocolate pudding too. A must for any raw foodist. Yummy!
This restaurant is amazing! From the serene and welcoming atmosphere to the gorgeous top-model clientelle to the mouth-watering, unforgettable raw dishes; this place stands out in my experience of raw dining. Being from the San Francisco bay area, this place was a treat which, while it is, in my estimation, a higher caliber that the famed "Roxanne's," is probably better. I will definitely go back during my stay in Manhattan (there is also a To-Go). Do not miss this place while it still exists!!!
I'd give it a 12!
Pure food has great decor and atmosphere, and efficient, friendly service, but it's a little loud for conversations. That said, it's a great date spot.
The food here is raw, though it's unusual by raw standards and definitely didn't taste like any other raw food I've eaten. For the first time ever, I didn't actually realize I was eating raw food; my non-vegan colleagues didn't even realize the food was vegan (it was just good and well-presented food). As such, I must consider it a success.
Most of the dishes have an emphasis on avocados and mushrooms. We started with a sushi roll ($20) which had a great array of textures and flavors and was some of the better vegan sushi I've had in my life.
I then had a braised mushroom dish with mustard greens ($25). It was unusual, and again didn't taste like raw food, but didn't blow me away. I didn't like the vastly varying tastes from the mushrooms to the sweet rice-pudding-like risotto that was underneath the greens and mushrooms. My colleagues enjoyed their hempseed burger and lasagna, which suggests to me that I should have gone for something more normal-sounding.
I finished the meal with a superb, delicious, delicate and refreshing mint sundae ($17). My colleagues loved their black forest cake, too.
I don't think this was the best food I've ever had (that title still belongs to Horizons in Philadelphia), but it was very good, and elevated the status of raw food in my mind. It's also one of the better expensive vegan joints in New York; though it's not as good as Blossom or Cafe Blossom, it's better than Counter or Candle 79.