Isn’t It ‘sNice
Meat heaven at the Corner Bistro and Jane’s Tavern plus the waterfall of chocolate from Li-Lac and the Chocolate Bar make the corner of 4th St. and 8th Ave an unlikely place for a vegetarian cafe – ‘sNice makes it happen in full West Village style.
I normally stop through for a green tea but decided to camp out this past weekend for a full-blown breakfast. The chalkboard menu is filled with sandwiches (mostly vegan, many using seitan or tempeh), vegan marshmallow loaded hot chocolate and organic fair trade coffee. Embracing my inner hippie, I ordered the Vegan Steel Cut Oatmeal ($4.50) and the Tofu Scrambled Wrap ($4.50) – both really delicious and satisfied my need for some saturday am comfort food. If it had been a few hours later, I would have definitely gone head first for the Quinoa Salad with corn, black beans and tortilla strips or the Brie Pear & Arugula sandwich with raspberry mustard ($8.75/each).
‘sNice offers tons of seating (really out of the ordinary for a downtown cafe) plus books and board games to keep customers entertained. I somehow felt a little naked without a yoga mat strapped to my shoulder or possibly sneakers made of recycled rubber, but it was still a great meal.
