Looking for vegan eats? You're in luck. Vegan sushi concept Beyond Sushi has added a new location — its seventh overall — at 1429 Third Ave. on the Upper East Side.
Beyond Sushi was founded by chef Guy Vaknin in 2012 as a grab-and-go storefront and has since expanded to locations around Manhattan, including a flagship restaurant on 37th Street. The local chain bills itself as "a chef-driven, vegan and kosher restaurant chain at the forefront of the plant-based movement" and serves a comprehensive menu of Japanese and Israeli-inspired vegan dishes.
Located in the former Mexicue storefront, this new outpost ditches Beyond Sushi's regular fast-casual format in favor of full sit-down service. Stop by the 50-seat restaurant to try dumplings with smoked seitan and mushrooms, coconut curry soup, kebabs made with plant-based kofta and shareables like dips, sliders and cashew cheese boards. Of course, there's also a selection of fish-free "sushi" rolls, like the Mighty Mushroom roll, the Spicy Mang roll with black rice and toasted cayenne sauce and the Smoky Jack roll with hickory-smoked jackfruit.
The new locale has garnered rave reviews thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of 10 reviews on Yelp.
Molly F., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on Feb. 29, wrote, "The Spicy Mang roll is the number one. Tastes like everything you miss about a spicy tuna roll and nothing you don't miss (it's better)."
Yelper Amy C. added, “Wow, this place is amazing!"
Swing on by to take a peek for yourself: Beyond Sushi is open from 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, noon–10:30 p.m. on Saturday and noon–9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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