With the growing incidence of obesity, healthy restaurant concepts have been gaining popularity. These restaurants offer organic vegan fare and locally sourced meats and produce. The benefits of such concepts are clear, but they also come with some risks. Healthy restaurants may not be right for every location or market. However, if you’re willing to take some risks, you can open a healthy restaurant.
Dig Inn
Located in Rittenhouse, the Dig Inn is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to eat healthy and feel good about it. It offers a wide selection of healthy options from its locally sourced ingredients to its environmentally friendly farming practices. It is also open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Le Pain Quotidien
If you’re looking for a place to grab lunch, Le Pain Quotidien is worth a try. The restaurant is a boulangerie-style bakery-restaurant chain founded in Belgium. It has been operating in the United States for almost 20 years, opening its first location in Manhattan in 1997. Currently, there are 15 locations in the New York area, including one in the Mosaic District.
Little Beet Table
If you are on a health kick, Little Beet Table is a great place to go. It offers healthy options for lunch and dinner at fixed prices. You can choose from a variety of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. The restaurant even offers takeout and delivery services.
Ladybird
Known as a “vegetable bar” and 100 percent vegan, Ladybird offers delicious and inventive plant-based small plates as well as creative cocktails. Its decor is elegant and luxurious with velvet banquettes, a white marble floor, gold accents, and hanging plants. Ladybird’s vegan menu focuses on fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
Kiki’s
Kiki’s is a new restaurant with an exotic name that’s as hip as it is healthy. The menu includes acai bowls and poke bowls, and is gluten free and vegan. The food is delicious, and the atmosphere is delightful. This place is a bit like a Hawaiian luau, but with a more healthful approach to food. The atmosphere is fun, and the prices are reasonable.
12 Chairs
Twelve Chairs is a Brooklyn restaurant that started as a cafe in Soho and has since expanded to Williamsburg. The space features sidewalk tables and bar stools. It also offers a takeout counter. The prices range from $10-15 per dish.
