Nix

Nix is one of only two vegetarian/vegan restaurants with a Michelin star in New York. The dining experience here is great. The service was attentive yet unobtrusive. The decor is elegant. The food is original, intense and excellent. There is a vegan menu. The menu is organized by first order, lighter and bolder. Items are meant to be shared. Depending on your appetite, you may want about two items per person.

We ordered the roasted sunchokes as a lighter item. Among the bolder, we had the delicate tofu-skin pockets. There were three, accompanied by a lovely salsa. The cauliflower tempura with steamed buns was a hearty dish. We also had roasted mushrooms and the artichoke and broccoli rabe. The special dessert was a tandoor oven baked quarter pineapple with chickpea whipped cream and macadamia nuts - unusual and nice. We greatly enjoyed dinner. My only quibble was that some dishes were too intensely flavored, but that is a matter of personal taste.

We loved our meal and the whole experience was wonderful. The food was creative and great for sharing. Most items are vegan and they have a separate vegan menu. A great wine list, and the sommelier, Andrea, was extremely helpful in selecting wines to pair with vegetable dishes.

I really enjoyed my meal at Nix. Got the tandoori bread starter with the dips, the tempura cauliflower and chocolate mousse cake. Everything was so delicious. Beautiful décor. Service was very good and bathrooms were very clean. A bit pricey and would suggest having more vegan options but thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

I had high expectations but left underwhelmed. The décor was nice and clean, simple yet elegant. The food was perfectly fine—some of it was quite tasty actually—but that's where the good ends.

The prices were grossly inflated. We ordered two dishes from the "lighter" section and two from "bolder" at the recommendation of our server, not knowing everything was meant to be small portioned. So after the four plates, we were already out $70 but still felt like it was unfinished. We paid $16 for a cauliflower "tempura" dish that was basically a milder riff on the Indian-Chinese classic gobi Manchurian, which would've been half the price, twice the portion, and three times the flavor at an Indian restaurant. The pricing of the other "bolder" item was even more puzzling. For $26, we got a chopped asparagus and mushroom stir-fry with slices of scallion pancake thrown in. It wasn't bad, just ridiculously overpriced. The total bill came to $80+ after tax and tip for just four appetizer-like plates without drinks or dessert.

Our server came off cold and uninterested. She didn't check on us even once. Nor did she bother to point out the vegan dessert options; she just put the menu on the table and went off. Not that I found anything I'd like anyway given the sorbet seemed to be the only vegan choice. We ended up walking a few blocks down to Lifethyme for dessert. And it was awesome.

Excellent ! Try the starters and the houmous.
A lot of vegan proposals. Very soft atmosphere. Many flavours, finest cuisine !