"What It Is: The second, Williamsburg location of a vegan spot we like Perfect For: Keeping It Kind Of Healthy, Date Night Avant Garden’s name isn’t doing it any favors - but this restaurant does make some very good vegan food. We stopped into the new location in Williamsburg and found a setup that’s similar to the original in the East Village: fancy (but not pretentious) plates of vegetables that won’t make you miss the presence of meat, in an intimate space that would be good for a low-key date. Skip the cocktails and try something off their interesting wine list instead, and get the eggplant toast - which is excellent, and one of the new menu items that’s only available at this location. The Verdict: There isn’t much like Avant Garden around this location in Williamsburg, and we plan to come back soon to eat more vegan food that doesn’t remind us we’re eating vegan food. It’s going on the Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren
