Souen Noodle

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326 E. 6th St., New York, NY 10003 40.727079 -73.987907
nr. First Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-388-1733 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi, Vegetarian/Vegan
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Official Website

souen.net

Hours

Mon-Sat, noon-11:30pm; Sun, noon-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$8.50-$17.75

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Delivery
Take-Out

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

Delancey St. to 16th St., Ave. C to West Broadway

Profile

Until recently, vegetarians and vegans have been rudely excluded from the ramen hysteria that’s overtaken the city, with its fatty pork parts adrift in unctuous pork-bone broths. To the rescue comes Souen, the macrobiotic stalwart that’s spawned a noodle outpost on Curry Row in the East Village. Here amid the chicken tikka masala hawkers is a bright, cheerful oasis where the menu abstains not only from red meat, eggs, and dairy but also refined chemicals and preservatives. Seitan, they’ve got. Not to mention yuba, sesame tofu, spicy edamame hummus, and a steaming bowl of miso-based curry ramen ($14.50) crammed with slivered squash, kale, napa cabbage, and carrots that’s so satisfying the staunchest pork-bone partisan won’t feel (too) deprived. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld