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Serves meat, vegan options available. Coffee shop with a range of plant milks and several vegan items including a vegan grilled cheese & other vegan sandwiches. Open Mon-Fri 6:30am-6:00pm, Sat 7:00am-5:30pm, Sun 8:00am-5:00pm.


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8 Reviews

First Review by RobertAtcheson

hwing

Points +2489

Vegan
10 Nov 2025

Flavorless vegan food

I was excited to see News Bar Cafe had various vegan food options but was very disappointed with the quality.

I ordered two items:
- Vegan grilled cheese
- Vegan wrap

Both drastically lacked flavor. The texture of the fake meat was off-putting, chewy and had a subtle yet strange smell. As someone who’s not a huge fan of fake meat, this tasted inedible. The vegan cheese was also odd in taste and texture.

Sad to say but I ultimately ate the packet of potato chips and chucked the rest. Will not be going back again, except to maybe try some of the vegan baked goods (but I’m not sure if they’re made fresh in-house or bought elsewhere).

Updated from previous review on 2025-11-10

EugeneLovesTofu

Points +1336

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Decent

Decent cafe with loads of vegan options. The avo toast was good and the tea hot, couldn’t ask for more.

adalea

Points +1156

Vegan
01 Jun 2023

vegan grilled cheese 😳

pretty good vegan grilled cheese. would go again. convenient to NYU

ashleycrowder

Points +360

Vegan
23 Feb 2023

Good coffee bar / cafe

It’s a great coffee bar with a fair amount of vegan food. The vegan options are good, but nothing to be blown away by. All kinds of non-dairy milks, but that’s standard for NYC these days.

Pros: Food for vegans, Cute interior aesthetic

Cons: Higher prices for coffee bar , Limited internet access

Tucker333

Points +614

Vegan
21 Nov 2022

Very cute local cafe

Very good coffee and great atmosphere. I haven’t eaten here but the cappuccino never disappoints

Poundie

Points +18974

Vegan
15 Sep 2022

I rated as a coffee place, not as a restaurant

This is a fine coffee place with more vegan options than a typical coffee place. Considered as a restaurant, however, it fares less well, since its vegan options are far more limited than would be ideal for a restaurant listed on HappyCow.

I had an almond milk latte and a vegan avocado toast, both were really good.

UrbaneElaine

Points +151

Vegan
22 May 2022

Super breakfast! Oatmeal with berries & walnuts, vegan melt & vegan bowl.

The flavorful, healthy options!

Pros: Good selections , Good atmosphere & music , Relaxed

RobertAtcheson

Points +18

Vegan
14 Feb 2022

Delicious and vegan friendly!

Has a lot of vegan options and is one of the most quaint places in the neighborhood.




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