Andean Garden — Restaurant in New York

Andean Garden is an all-vegan Peruvian restaurant with delicious selections. I’m confident in saying that Andean Garden is the best Peruvian food I’ve ever had. It’s clear to me that the chefs know how to make delicious, vegan food.

For appetizers, my partner and I ordered the Causa and the Anticuchero Maki rolls. The rolls were very fresh and savory, with these skinny and delicious pieces of fried sweet potato on top. The Causa was very flavorful and fresh, owing to the lime and what I believe is their vegannaise sauce. Meanwhile the chickpeas and avocado gave the Causa some heft without being too heavy.

For our entrees -We had the Lomo Saltado, which is a delicious stir fry. I especially loved the flavorful potatoes and plant-based beef. Additionally, we ordered the Arroz Verde con Papa a la Huancaina. This is a rice dish with a wonderful cashew-based Huancaina sauce. This may have been my favorite out of everything we ordered.

The owners of Andean Garden are local vegan activists, who clearly care about animals as well as preparing amazing food. I’m looking forward to eating here again, and I would gladly recommend...

Delicious vegan Peruvian cuisine in NYC! Andean Garden (formerly named Ananda’s Kitchen) fills a niche we never even knew we needed.

So far I’ve ordered the Causa Rellena (appetiser with layers of mashed potatoes, chickpeas and avocados, flavoured with lime and yellow hot peppers), Aji Amarillo Unchicken (entrée of yuba/tofu skin in a creamy sauce made from pecans, bread, oat milk, yellow hot peppers and Peruvian red peppers, served with potatoes and rice), and the Acevichado Maki (Peruvian-Japanese roll with mushrooms, vegan cream cheese and tangy Acevichado sauce).

Not only is Andean Garden unique in offering fully vegan Peruvian cuisine, it is owned by Peruvian vegans who are also animal rights activists. I personally love supporting entrepreneurs like Royce & Neyda who make quality food while truly caring about animals, humans and the planet. Highly recommended!

FYI, orders are currently available only by delivery via Woodspoon but Royce has been very accommodating about arranging hand-offs for those outside the delivery area. Just as there’s no excuse for animal abuse, there’s no excuse not to check out...