Lunch time in New York was a bit of a challenge, as we didn’t want to eat so much that it would ruin our dinner but at the same time we were on the hunt for healthy options. As lunch had to fit in and around touristy things we were doing, we weren’t always flooded with choices. The stand outs were Blossom du Jour, (convenient for Upper West side) Amy’s Bread (for Chelsea Market) and Edward’s Dinner (for visiting the 9/11 Museum).
Blossom Du Jour – has various locations in and around Manhattan. We went to the cafe on the Upper West side, mainly because we couldn’t get into the much hyped vegan restaurant – Peace Food Cafe . Blossom is also a vegan cafe (well really a counter service take out sandwich bar with a few stools to sit on). The food was delicious despite the cramped setting, I had a bean and smoked avocado wrap with a smoothie made with strawberries, bananas and apple cider. But health doesn’t come cheap and this for two people (we had the exactly the same) came to just over $40 and worth noting no toilet facilities (well at less at the Upper West Side location we visited).
Also worth mentioning, if you are shopping in Bloomingdale’s, it worth checking out David Burke at Bloomindales. Burke has several restaurants in and around the city, but this small cafe on the ground floor of the department store, is really lovely and you get really good quality food for not too bad prices. I had a chopped kale salad with shallots, dried berries, coconut flakes and crispy chickpeas.
The Urban Garden Cook 