Green Restaurants
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New York City creates more carbon emissions that the country of Norway.
That sounds quite heavy but Norway has a populations of 4.8 million people. In fact New Yorkers register carbon footprints that are only 1/3 of the US average. The per capita averages are 7.1 tonnes for New Yorkers, 23.92 tonnes for Americans (US) and around 14 for Norwegians.
Something to be proud of for sure. You can make it even better by going to a green, eco-friendly restaurant every now and then. An eco-friendly restaurant can come in many different shapes. Here are 5 different types of restaurants, all worth a visit:
Flatbush Farm in Brooklyn is dedicated to locally grown, seasonal ingredients. They serve grass-fed meats, homey desserts and New York beers like Sixpoint and Bluepoint.
Why not visit the cute Harlem restaurant Pisticci. The city’s first restaurant to become 100% Carbon Neutral. Here you can guiltlessly enjoy a fresh mozzarella di bufala flown in from Naples.
The eco-eatery Habana Outpost in in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is New York’s first solar powered eco-eatery and marketplace. The restaurant features a human-powered bike blender, rainwater harvesting to flush the toilets and irrigate the plants, picnic tables made of recycled materials, a solar-powered chandelier, and utensils, plates and cups made of sugarcane and corn. The owner also runs Nolita’s Cafe Habana.
Counter in East Village has a mostly organic vegetarian bistro and an organic bar. People come here for their popsicle cocktails but we recommend that you also their exciting food such as cauliflower risotto, frittata Florentine and raw pistachio tart.
Whether you choose locally grown, carbon neutral, solar powered or vegetarian it’s all much better than the average New York restaurant.
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I’m not sure how you can differentiate a “green” restaurant from a vegetarian or vegan one really. Because of the pollution caused in the production of all meat, eating veggie / vegan food is obviously more environmentally friendly that eating meat anyway (even if it’s organic or grass-fed). Therefore, I think that all meat-free restaurants should be considered more “green” than any of their counterparts who serve meat on the menu, regardless of the source of that meat.