We are so thankful to have Candle right by our apt!! Their Black Bean Quinoa burgers and Chickpea Burgers are amazing-we order them 2x a week!! Great soups, great kind staff, just overall a great neighborhood gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
veganrunning
Excellent Diverse Vegan Menu
Cawente
Our order included the crepe, Aztec salad, spaghetti with bolognese sauce, and carnitas tacos. Unfortunately, every single dish was remarkably bland and completely lacked seasoning and salt. To make matters worse, the service was inattentive; the waitress never even bothered to ask if we were enjoying our meal. Based on the disappointing food and poor service, I would definitely not recommend or return to this restaurant.
Marq Weaver
I stopped for lunch and absolutely loved both items I got: tomato basil soup (comes with a side of grilled cheese!) and mushroom crepe. The veggies were fresh and everything tasted great. It was somewhat busy and there was only one server but I still had decent service. I can’t wait to come back and try more items!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Michael Raimondi
This month we held our wedding brunch at Candle and were extremely impressed by Tatiana and her entire team. They were so professional, kind, organized, and wonderful from the start. All of this on top of designing and serving a stellar menu that elevated the entire event. We have dined at Candle several times before, but this menu (comprised of many of their brunch staples) was exceptionally delicious. We let them take the reins and do what they do best, fantastic vegan fine-dining, and we are so happy that we did. We are forever grateful to Candle, Tatiana, Jorge, and Angel. If you are considering a brunch, dinner, or event at Candle, don’t hesitate. You will be in excellent hands! 🙌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ma Ma
Excellent food and fantastic service. Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
yingsi
Clean, healthy, tastey food! Not a lot of oil used which made the dishes light. Would definitely eat here again!
SoyKal-El
Maybe I chose a weak entree, but I was underwhelmed with the seitan sandwich. Also didn’t love the fries dripping tons of grease.
Updated from previous review on 2025-09-01
Seitanicveg
Was excited to try this place as I think was one of the first vegan restaurants in New York! I also have their holiday cookbook.
I had the seitan Cuban sandwich with side salad. Great texture on the seitan and was served with a spicy sauce.
Side salad had no dressing or seasoning, so not very appetising to eat.
Enjoyed it but was a little underwhelmed given how iconic this place is. Perhaps need to return to try something from the dinner menu.
Steve Copans
Amazing experience. Friendly staff, QUICK service (not too busy on a Tuesday night), and delicious food. Scratch vegan salmon special was crazy good. Subtle flavors, great texture, filling. The artichoke appetizer was similarly straightforward and delicious. Highly recommended as an alternative to vegan places that serve a lot of factory-made, ultra processed vegan proteins.
Love the food here, it’s always good, delicious and fast. Used to be my fav vegan spot when it was uptown. Right near my Mom’s always visit when I’m in town, soups, desserts and specials. The polenta fries are delicious 🤤
KillianSpitzCohan
We had a very good salad- Grilled Kale plus a side of salmon added was great! We also had the seitan dumplings, they were good, but not the best dumplings I’ve ever had. The dessert was delicious! Choc-PB Bliss lived up to the name! Good portions, but very expensive. Restaurant is cute, staff was friendly and helpful!
Updated from previous review on 2025-08-08
Nora Grace Williams
Lovely vegan restaurant. The menu has many great items, daily specials, and on the weekends they have brunch service. The atmosphere was comfortable and inviting. Definitely check them out! Items pictured: candle croissant, soy vanilla latte, and mango tapioca pudding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grayson Warrick
Glad that Candle Cafe is back around. Delicious and healthy food (recommend the seitan piccata) and friendly staff. Would recommend for non-vegans (like us) and vegans alike.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla Humphrey
Brunch was so delicious and fresh! Mimosas were strong and not just juice like every other place! Service was amazing, our waiter Cesar was attentive and super nice. We can’t wait to come back for dinner. 10/10!!
We are so thankful to have Candle right by our apt!! Their Black Bean Quinoa burgers and Chickpea Burgers are amazing-we order them 2x a week!! Great soups, great kind staff, just overall a great neighborhood gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent Diverse Vegan Menu
Our order included the crepe, Aztec salad, spaghetti with bolognese sauce, and carnitas tacos. Unfortunately, every single dish was remarkably bland and completely lacked seasoning and salt. To make matters worse, the service was inattentive; the waitress never even bothered to ask if we were enjoying our meal. Based on the disappointing food and poor service, I would definitely not recommend or return to this restaurant.
I stopped for lunch and absolutely loved both items I got: tomato basil soup (comes with a side of grilled cheese!) and mushroom crepe. The veggies were fresh and everything tasted great. It was somewhat busy and there was only one server but I still had decent service. I can’t wait to come back and try more items!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
This month we held our wedding brunch at Candle and were extremely impressed by Tatiana and her entire team. They were so professional, kind, organized, and wonderful from the start. All of this on top of designing and serving a stellar menu that elevated the entire event. We have dined at Candle several times before, but this menu (comprised of many of their brunch staples) was exceptionally delicious. We let them take the reins and do what they do best, fantastic vegan fine-dining, and we are so happy that we did. We are forever grateful to Candle, Tatiana, Jorge, and Angel. If you are considering a brunch, dinner, or event at Candle, don’t hesitate. You will be in excellent hands! 🙌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and fantastic service. Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clean, healthy, tastey food! Not a lot of oil used which made the dishes light. Would definitely eat here again!
Maybe I chose a weak entree, but I was underwhelmed with the seitan sandwich. Also didn’t love the fries dripping tons of grease. Updated from previous review on 2025-09-01
Was excited to try this place as I think was one of the first vegan restaurants in New York! I also have their holiday cookbook. I had the seitan Cuban sandwich with side salad. Great texture on the seitan and was served with a spicy sauce. Side salad had no dressing or seasoning, so not very appetising to eat. Enjoyed it but was a little underwhelmed given how iconic this place is. Perhaps need to return to try something from the dinner menu.
Amazing experience. Friendly staff, QUICK service (not too busy on a Tuesday night), and delicious food. Scratch vegan salmon special was crazy good. Subtle flavors, great texture, filling. The artichoke appetizer was similarly straightforward and delicious. Highly recommended as an alternative to vegan places that serve a lot of factory-made, ultra processed vegan proteins.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Love the food here, it’s always good, delicious and fast. Used to be my fav vegan spot when it was uptown. Right near my Mom’s always visit when I’m in town, soups, desserts and specials. The polenta fries are delicious 🤤
We had a very good salad- Grilled Kale plus a side of salmon added was great! We also had the seitan dumplings, they were good, but not the best dumplings I’ve ever had. The dessert was delicious! Choc-PB Bliss lived up to the name! Good portions, but very expensive. Restaurant is cute, staff was friendly and helpful! Updated from previous review on 2025-08-08
Lovely vegan restaurant. The menu has many great items, daily specials, and on the weekends they have brunch service. The atmosphere was comfortable and inviting. Definitely check them out!
Items pictured: candle croissant, soy vanilla latte, and mango tapioca pudding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Glad that Candle Cafe is back around. Delicious and healthy food (recommend the seitan piccata) and friendly staff. Would recommend for non-vegans (like us) and vegans alike.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brunch was so delicious and fresh! Mimosas were strong and not just juice like every other place! Service was amazing, our waiter Cesar was attentive and super nice. We can’t wait to come back for dinner. 10/10!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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