Saravana Bhavan Upper West Side

5 stars now that the menu with clearly marked vegan options is updated to eat is very firm and fills. good. friendly and quick service. updated by previous review on 2020-12-04

Before going vegan I loved coming to this restaurant for vegetarian Indian food. After making the switch to vegan I hesitated to return, and with good reason. When asking the waiters what I could eat that was cooked without ghee, they appeared to be guessing and pointed to a few options and did not make me feel confident that they would let the kitchen know of my request. I ordered the masala dosa and an appetizer they suggested and felt incredibly sick the following day, as I used to feel before going vegan. I know that there was something I ate that contained ghee it was cooked in it. I would not eat here again and can not recommend it to vegans.

I've been to this place a handful of times and always cant wait to return. The options are endless, love the vegan Idli, the dosas, the breads. Mmmhmm good.

This is a gelateria that has a series of prominently displayed vegan sorbets, with places to sit and eat. the sorbets are richer than typical. the cones are unfortunately not vegan, at least not when I visited.

I went there before the pandemic and I'll have to go back soon. it was a very good place and the sorbet was delicious! what made it really amazing, was the way they stylize the ice to look like a rose. beautiful place to go to a date.