I would love it to be like the food in the old candle cafe! My grilled kale salad I would have loved warm. The kale was cooked and then put in fridge and served cold so it has the sensation of tasting frozen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Shelley P.
Came here with a bunch of friends for lunch on a Sunday. The food was AMAZING. Even people who swear they couldn’t be vegan would change their mind if they could taste this food and they would not miss the meat at all! Our server was a beautiful blonde gal who looks like a model! We had the dumplings, huevos rancheros, mushroom salad and tomato soup. I also ordered the Ginger Tail mocktail. It was the very best most refreshing zero proof drink I ever had. I’ve had mocktails before that tasted nasty. Great coffee and date ice cream too. Yes! I recommend this place. UPDATE: I returned on a Saturday for lunch. Had the Candle burger and the Cucumber, mint “mojito” mocktail. Yummmm Update: Visited recently and had the delicious black bean burger and blurberry “pie”. The pie is actually a tarte with a few berries and a vegan custard served with date ice cream .It is very good, just not really a pie and although I LOVE Candle, it was pricey fir what it was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie Winkelman
Absolutely delicious recipes with great presentation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Native New Yorker
I'm so glad CANDLE IS STILL HERE!! I remember this restaurant years ago - and it's still just as good! I had the tacos - the seitan is a must! The food was fresh and flavorful. Shout out to MARTIN who provided excellent service and recommendations. He made my experience worthwhile to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julie Hornsby
Wonderful place! Delicious food and great atmosphere :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
juliehornsby
I’m so glad this place is still around! Love it so much 💙💙
bill k
One of the best (if not the best) vegan restaurants in NYC. Inspired cuisine in a friendly, laid back atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shari J
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
Candi C
Absolutely delicious meals for all four of us - not a bad dish in the house. The polenta fries were amazing, the lemon risotto was stellar, and vegan chicken parm was stupendous!! Plus the owner walked around chatting with folks - super sweet and a really nice guy. We loved it and will be back!!
From the food to the service, the music and ambiance, everything was excellent! They know how to make vegan food taste amazing without needing to fry everything and without saturating the food with vegan alternative ingredients. Most of their dishes are made from scratch (unlike most places); they learned how to make delicious vegan dishes before all the vegan alternative ingredients came out. So they've been around for much longer than most vegan restaurants and were located in Uptown Manhattan. I usually eat vegan and non-vegan food and I'm looking forward to going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Veronica Reynolds
Delicious healthy food. Got the kale salad and soup of the day (butternut) - felt so good after eating it and perfectly sized portions.
Elinor Cohen
My new favorite vegan spot in NYC. Great options and such friendly service. The entire energy, from the ambiance to the staff, was really nice. I can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Nerd
Skip. Nothing like the original Candle 79. Low quality food prepared by an amateur cook. The hostess who was also the bartender and waitress did her best to provide good service and was the only positive about the dining experience. Unfortunately the cocktails were not good, the whole place smelled like frying from cooking oil, and the ambiance was depressing.
I would love it to be like the food in the old candle cafe! My grilled kale salad I would have loved warm. The kale was cooked and then put in fridge and served cold so it has the sensation of tasting frozen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Came here with a bunch of friends for lunch on a Sunday. The food was AMAZING. Even people who swear they couldn’t be vegan would change their mind if they could taste this food and they would not miss the meat at all! Our server was a beautiful blonde gal who looks like a model!
We had the dumplings, huevos rancheros, mushroom salad and tomato soup. I also ordered the Ginger Tail mocktail. It was the very best most refreshing zero proof drink I ever had. I’ve had mocktails before that tasted nasty. Great coffee and date ice cream too. Yes! I recommend this place.
UPDATE: I returned on a Saturday for lunch. Had the Candle burger and the Cucumber, mint “mojito” mocktail. Yummmm
Update: Visited recently and had the delicious black bean burger and blurberry “pie”. The pie is actually a tarte with a few berries and a vegan custard served with date ice cream .It is very good, just not really a pie and although I LOVE Candle, it was pricey fir what it was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious recipes with great presentation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm so glad CANDLE IS STILL HERE!! I remember this restaurant years ago - and it's still just as good! I had the tacos - the seitan is a must! The food was fresh and flavorful. Shout out to MARTIN who provided excellent service and recommendations. He made my experience worthwhile to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful place! Delicious food and great atmosphere :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m so glad this place is still around! Love it so much 💙💙
One of the best (if not the best) vegan restaurants in NYC. Inspired cuisine in a friendly, laid back atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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
Absolutely delicious meals for all four of us - not a bad dish in the house. The polenta fries were amazing, the lemon risotto was stellar, and vegan chicken parm was stupendous!! Plus the owner walked around chatting with folks - super sweet and a really nice guy. We loved it and will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent Diverse Vegan Menu
Restaurantji Recommends
From the food to the service, the music and ambiance, everything was excellent! They know how to make vegan food taste amazing without needing to fry everything and without saturating the food with vegan alternative ingredients. Most of their dishes are made from scratch (unlike most places); they learned how to make delicious vegan dishes before all the vegan alternative ingredients came out. So they've been around for much longer than most vegan restaurants and were located in Uptown Manhattan. I usually eat vegan and non-vegan food and I'm looking forward to going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious healthy food. Got the kale salad and soup of the day (butternut) - felt so good after eating it and perfectly sized portions.
My new favorite vegan spot in NYC. Great options and such friendly service. The entire energy, from the ambiance to the staff, was really nice. I can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Skip. Nothing like the original Candle 79. Low quality food prepared by an amateur cook. The hostess who was also the bartender and waitress did her best to provide good service and was the only positive about the dining experience. Unfortunately the cocktails were not good, the whole place smelled like frying from cooking oil, and the ambiance was depressing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
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