<p>My daughter and I are taking our last college trip in early October. We will be looking for GOOD vegetarian restaurants near these universities: Wesleyan, UPenn, Cornell, URochester.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>Restaurants that are all-vegetarian, or which offer decent vegetarian offerings?</p>
<p>Many ethnic cuisines have traditional dishes that happen to be vegetarian (though they may also have non-vegetarian traditional dishes), so if the latter is acceptable, any of these should be fine.</p>
<p>Moosewood Restaurant (they of the famous vegetarian cookbooks) is in Ithaca! The only problem is they don’t take reservations, I think, and it can be crowded. But more than worth the wait, imho. S2 didn’t care for Ithaca College but had a great meal :)</p>
<p>[Moosewood</a> Cooks | Vegetarian Recipes & Restaurant | Based in Ithaca, NY | Moosewood Restaurant Cookbooks](<a href=“http://www.moosewoodcooks.com%5DMoosewood”>http://www.moosewoodcooks.com)</p>
<p>I second Moosewood when visiting Cornell.</p>
<p>In Philadelphia, Essene has a wonderful buffet. It is not right by UPenn, but it would be worth going a bit out of your way for, if you are going to have a car in the city.</p>
<p>[Essene</a> Market And Cafe: Cafe & Deli](<a href=“http://www.essenemarket.com/bakery_copy.html]Essene”>http://www.essenemarket.com/bakery_copy.html)</p>
<p>There’s a great vegetarian restaurant in Middletown: [It’s</a> Only Natural Restaurant ®](<a href=“http://www.ionrestaurant.com/]It’s”>http://www.ionrestaurant.com/)</p>
<p>It’s a bit further, but Clare’s Corner-Copia in New Haven is great: [Claires</a> Corner Copia - Vegetarian Restaurant, Sustainable, Organic, Cookbooks, Mexican, Italian, Yale, Connecticut, New Haven](<a href=“http://www.clairescornercopia.com/2menu.htm]Claires”>http://www.clairescornercopia.com/2menu.htm)</p>
<p>I also want to third Moosewood.</p>
<p>Second to Claires in New Haven and Moosewood in Ithaca.</p>
<p>Ahimsa in New Haven is vegan/vegetarian. It was founded by a local student while he was attending NYU and his family has pitched in to support his dream.</p>
<p>One of my kids is a vegetarian at URochester. The Owl House is a very good place, probably her favorite. Another really good place to eat is John’s Tex-Mex, which is a good version of what the name says. Another I’ve not eaten at is Aja Noodle. There are a bunch of vegetarian friendly restaurants in Rochester. </p>
<p>As for New Haven, Mamoun’s Falafel has been on Howe Street near campus since the mid-70’s. Open til 3AM. Used to be til 4AM if memory serves.</p>
<p>For lunches in Penn’s neighborhood, University City, there’s an all-vegetarian food truck called Magic Carpet that gets rave reviews. My D1 has eaten there a couple of times and says it’s really good, high-quality food, and inexpensive.</p>
<p>[Home</a> Page](<a href=“http://www.magiccarpetfoods.com/]Home”>http://www.magiccarpetfoods.com/)</p>
<p>Apart from that I don’t know of any all-vegetarian restaurants in the immediate area, but a vegetarian can usually eat pretty well at an Indian or Ethiopian restaurant, of which there are several in University City. </p>
<p>Moosewood is definitely the place in Ithaca. Also in Ithaca you can get a terrific breakfast or lunch at the Ithaca Bakery (2 locations); it’s not all veg but they have some fantastic veggie soups and sandwiches, plus bagels and breakfast sandwiches. I especially like their regional specialty sandwiches from different parts of NY State, though most of those have meat. </p>
<p>[Home</a> - Ithaca Bakery](<a href=“http://ithacabakery.com/]Home”>http://ithacabakery.com/)</p>
<p>Claire’s in New Haven I’ve always found a little disappointing. There’s an all-veg Indian restaurant in Middletown, CT that gets pretty good reviews, Udupi Bhavan. I’ve eaten at similar places in Chicago and had a fantastic experience. Specializes in South Indian fare, which is a little different from what many Americans are accustomed to in standard Americanized Indian restaurants, which is mostly a mix of different regional cuisines from North India and Pakistan.</p>
<p>[UDUPI</a> BHAVAN](<a href=“ctudupi.com”>ctudupi.com)</p>
<p>If you’re traveling by car between Middletown and points south, there’s a fantastic, funky little vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Bridgeport called Bloodroot, Actually, they call it a feminist vegetarian restaurant and bookstore, and that it is, and it’s been there since the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, run by a collective of feminist women who love to cook healthy, organic, locally-sourced, and scrumptious meals.</p>
<p>[Bloodroot</a> Restaurant ? A feminist restaurant ~ bookstore with a seasonal vegetarian menu](<a href=“http://www.bloodroot.com/]Bloodroot”>http://www.bloodroot.com/)</p>
<p>I’ve traveled these parts with my vegetarian daughter. Not Rochester, though.</p>
<p>I love Udupi Bhavan. My family travels an hour to go there – hands down our favorite Indian in the state. It is South Indian (dosas) so a bit different from many Indian restaurants.</p>
<p>Bloodroot! Used to be a favorite when we lived in Bridgeport. Only about half an hour from New Haven.</p>