• Le Pain Quotidien - Madison Ave

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Serves meat, vegan options available. International restaurant chain featuring artisan bakery and communal table dining. Menu includes various vegan options which are denoted on menu. Sample vegan choices like Plant-based "egg" Frittata, Squash & Cashew Cheese Tartine, hummus and bread, customized salad, the day's soup, and plant milk for coffee. Open Mon-Fri 7:00am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm.


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3 Reviews

First Review by Poundie

lacpsyd

Points +209

Vegan
10 Feb 2023

Nicely done

The further north you go up Manhattan it appears there are fewer and fewer vegan options. As others have noted this is a nice spot, the food is good, and the service very good. Nonetheless, I would disagree with the previous reviewer. Unless we really missed something looking over the menu, there appeared to be 4 vegan options: steel cut oats, chia pudding, avocado toast, and lentil soup. Nonetheless, the steel cut oats we ordered were very good.

Pros: Good food, Very good service, Nice atmosophere

Cons: rather limited vegan options.

JJones315

Points +2151

Herbivore
20 Jul 2021

Great location on the UES

A nice, mellow branch of Pain Q with great, friendly service and quality food. Good range of veg/vegan options. My go-to spot on the western edge of the UES.

Pros: Lots of veg/vegan options , Friendly service , Good quality food

Poundie

Points +15207

Vegan
10 Jul 2021

Closest decent place to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ) is a chain whose restaurants are always pleasant, relaxing, and feature a bunch of healthy vegan options. This branch garners an extra star in its rating owing to its location, since it is so extremely close to the Met Museum. I have met people here for lunch or breakfast on numerous occasions either before going to the Met, aftergoing to the Met, or even while taking a quick break from the Met before returning back to the museum.

This is the best bet by far if you seek a waiter-served, sit-down, relaxed restaurant with decent vegan food offerings in the immediate vicinity of the Met. To be sure, Beyond Sushi on Third Avenue and 81st is far better. However, be careful not to overestimate your stamina: many people become mesmerized at the Met, and thus they don't pull themselves away from the artworks until they are starved and exhausted. As a result, even a few extra avenues of walking might be a task in such a state. For this reason, this branch of LPQ might be your best bet in such situations (though if this branch is packed, you might need to try to drag yourself to Beyond Sushi or to another not-too distant branch of LPQ).

Updated from previous review on 2021-07-10

Pros: Vegan items clearly marked., No competition in immediate vicinity.

Cons: Would be nice if it had more vegan offerings.




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