Chloe

Chloe is a vegan all-day café with a Woodstock-adjacent, shiitake bacon ethos and a boho chic dining room channeling Anthropologie. It's casual, welcoming, and great for anyone who wants an elaborate veggie burger or a quinoa taco salad heavily drizzled with green goddess dressing—and, if you find yourself at this Greenwich Village counter-service spot, that’s all you really need to know.

But if you’d like a bit of background, the chef opened a near-identical place called By Chloe in 2015, before exiting the company a few years later. So this is technically a comeback, which makes the experience even more wholesome. This time around, there’s natural wine, which you can enjoy at one of the dozen or so tables spread throughout the room, where you'll also see fiddle leaf fig trees, purely decorative mandarin oranges, and bottles of wild rose vinegar for sale.

Food Rundown

Summer Corn Mac

This little side in no way tastes like the mac and cheese you know and love. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It's not a must, but if you want something sweet and creamy, go for it.

photo credit: Sarah Van Liefde

Hot Italian

The presentation is awkward—similar to a lobster roll on a split-top bun—but don’t let that stop you from ordering this faux-meatball sandwich. Smothered in pesto, cashew mozzarella, and hot cherry tomato jam, it’s a great, sloppy time.

Classic Burger

Chloe could have gone the Impossible route, but they chose to make their own burger, which is nice. The patty is soy-based, with a chewy texture and strong mushroom flavor, and it tastes great when loaded with grilled onions, vegan cheddar, and special sauce.

photo credit: Sarah Van Liefde

Quinoa Taco Salad

This salad has a fan club. We aren’t members. It definitely isn’t bad, but the bowl of accessorized romaine is working with a pretty broad and generic interpretation of the word “taco,” and, like most salads here, the dressing is heavy.

Kale Caesar Salad

On second thought, maybe just go for that taco salad. It’s more interesting than the caesar.

Sweet Potato Fries

These fries taste fresh, as if they were just chopped. But they’re also a tad al dente.

photo credit: Sarah Van Liefde

Desserts

Skip the matcha soft serve, and get a cookie instead. Our pick is the rocky road one, which happens to be gluten free.