Dirt Candy

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8 / 10

16 expert reviews

“One of the best, most inspired vegetarian restaurants outside California, Dirt Candy shines thanks to chef Amanda Cohen, who knows how to coax every bit of flavor out of a vegetable.”

– Fodor's

Zagat Zagat
"Chef-owner Amanda Cohen's "brilliant invention" "wins over" even "devout carnivores"." Full review
New York Times New York Times
"There is no mistaking a Dirt Candy dish for one that you would find in another country. Ms. Cohen is not adapting the vegetarian cuisine of some other culture. She is inventing her own." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Chef-owner Amanda Cohen (Pure Food & Wine) has created an unlikely space to execute her less-likely ambition—to make people crave vegetables. She mostly succeeds." Full review
New York Magazine New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"Angelica Kitchen and Pure Food and Wine alum Amanda Cohen opened this appetizingly named veg house." Full review
The Infatuation The Infatuation
"The creativity displayed at this restaurant is amazing, and if I was vegetarian, I’d be eating here literally every day." Full review
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Dirt Candy is generally booked solid three weeks out, so it’s in your best interest to lock a reservation far in advance.
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