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Pure Food and Wine

Critics' Pick

54 Irving Pl., New York, NY 10003
nr. 17th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-477-1010 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
7.7 out of 10

12 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Health Food, Vegetarian/Vegan

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Hours

Daily, 5:30pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Prices

$23-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Good for Groups
Outdoor Dining
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only
Sake and Sojou

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Pure is vegetarian and vegan. It serves "raw food"—organically grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The kitchen has no ovens, range hoods, or gas. Dishes are prepared in blenders and dehydrators, with plenty of diligent chopping and whisking. Nothing edible is heated to more than 118 degrees. Pigging out (pardon the expression) won't fatten you up, slow you down, or clog any number of things. Bet you're salivating now. But there's something seductive about being guided by an undeniably healthy looking staff cheerfully committed to a cuisine devoted to upliftment. More important, there's something life-affirming about discovering that such cuisine is not only great at wrestling deep-seated toxins, but also pretty amazing in its versatility, blasts of freshness, and its ability to both startle and gratify. You probably don't think a chocolate ganache without eggs, butter, or sugar could satisfy. But a cuisine too many assume is about denial can offer up awfully sweet rewards. — Hal Rubenstein

Weddings

If an utterly healthy, raw-food wedding sounds appealing to you, look no further: This great restaurant, where the food is more decadent than healthy food should ever be, has a calm, appealing backyard and garden-deck perfect for small weddings. The food is prepared to perfection, and even the tap water is purified through an ultra-high-end filtration system.

Recommended Dishes

Sangria, $12; spicy Thai lettuce wraps, $13; sea vegetable salad, $14; tomato and zucchini lasagne, $24; tortillas with chili-spiced beans, $24; dark chocolate layer cake, $15

Reader Ratings

7.7

Expensive but worth it!

missmarisa from 10003 | Posted on 7/31/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	9

Décor:	10

Value:	7

Before even tasting the first bite of food, sitting there in the garden is just gorgeous and a pleasure to be in! I understand that not everyone is used to raw or even vegan food, but I think with an open...Read More