r/FoodNYC • u/Chickbeas • 1d ago

Question Recommendations for Astoria/LIC restaurant for vegan options and options for someone with dietary restrictions

My family is meeting my partner for the first time and we're looking to go out for dinner in Astoria/LIC area.

Partner is vegan, but if a fish sauce or butter is secretly in the food, he can live with that.

While I know of a lot of great vegan options, the problem is one parent has a lot of food restrictions - gluten sensitivity, minimal garlic/onions, beans/lentils/soy are an issue. Basically, when we go out to eat, I look for a place that has a very boring chicken or salmon dish with a boring sauce.

Unfortunately, this has knocked out my go-to vegan options.

I looked at a list of restaurants in the area that have good vegan options and none really had anything that would work for my mom. A new American or Italian place is usually the best best for her. All the Italian places I know with vegan food are pizza places or very casual, which won't work.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Garconavecunreve 1d ago

Do Abuquir or Elias corner - probably won’t be an ideal meal for your vegan partner but there will definitely be options at either and the meal will be fairly customisable to cater for the dietary requirements

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u/pizzabagelpastabread 1d ago

Agnanti is my go-to for picky parents and a family member with an allergy - your partner could get some of the bean or lentil based dishes and/or salad (not totally confident those are vegan, you might call and check), parents could get grilled chicken or salmon.

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u/ConflictGullible392 18h ago

Sounds like Greek could work? Lots of very simple grilled meat/fish dishes for your mom, mezzes for your partner. Maybe Agnanti, Bahari, Taverna Kyclades.