Vegan Chocolate and Wine Bar Opens in New York

by Susan on 12/15/09 at 11:07 am

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Native New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple who espouse the vegan lifestyle have a new eatery that will indulge their food fantasies.  Cocoa V just opened at 174 Ninth Avenue  (between 20th and 21st Streets in the heart of Chelsea) and offers customers a 100 percent vegan experience with their specialty truffles, bonbons and other chocolate treats, made on site with soy-based products.  Also included on the menu is a nut-based cheese plate, tea sandwiches and their signature Cocoa V nutella and bread basket.

Pamela Blackwell, of the Blossom Restaurant and Café operates Cocoa V.  Blackwell hired chocolatier Patrick Costan to develop and hand craft the four different varieties of truffles on the menu; dark chocolate, which is soy-free, coconut, cinnamon and silk, which tastes like milk chocolate, but without the dairy.  There is also a vegan bacon-goji berry truffle, for those that might want to experiment with the combination of salty and sweet flavors.

Blackwell’s instincts have always been right on target when it comes to her restaurant sense.  Cocoa V has only been open a few weeks, yet it is seeing a steady stream of customers, including many out-of-towners looking for vegan options.  FriendsEat.com wishes Blackwell good luck with her new venture!

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  • John Smith
    An excellent restaurant to hang out!!

    Ok...I know I am a foodie and have travelled quite a bit and been to lot many places but the one city which is always an extension of mine is undoubtedly New York. I am proud to wear my Nike NY cap and cheer my Basketball team without fail. I have been to almost all the food joints, restaurants, pubs and bars located in Manhattan and I must say they all are pretty good considering this age of twittering and Face book wherein if you fail once your name pops up on all the social networking websites with negative comments. This is a welcome change becoz ultimately we the customers become the king as shoddy service or bad quality food can easily land the owners into trouble.

    But the one place which has succeeded in amazing me is the newly refurbished Restaurant named Point Break. Formerly named as Nation Restaurant & Bar, Point Break is a new Surf Bar located in the heart of mid-town Manhattan. Now I remember sometime back I had been to this place when it had the old look and feel and I thought ok..seems to be an average place..what's the big deal? But even during my last visit when it was still in its old shape it served me excellent food and the service was razor sharp. So last Saturday when one of my friend threw a party and told me the venue to be a swanky new outlet which he was speaking so highly about I thought ok..let's try this one too. When he told me about the address I wasn't sure it was the same place but when I reached there the whole look and feel from Outside was changed and once I entered in, the earlier known Nation was truly looking like a break from the past and hats off this guy, I don't remember the name of the owner, but he has rightly renamed it as Point Break!! It appeals to the newer generation guys like me. We had a great time there. The menu featured old classics and new additions. I loved the wheel o' shots which made me crazy!! I had the fish tacos which was delicious..yummeee and it has got plenty of room for parties, the DJ that they had was great, excellent sound system as well and the drinks were strong and I had a look at the menu and thought the prices were pretty good.

    Guys on top of it the next day when I searched this place on the internet, this restaurant has a Face book page too wherein they post photos and updates of recent happenings/parties and upcoming events/parties/offers too. They tweet also which is really nice thinking by the owner.

    Anyways not wanting to sound like a paid blogger I would say as a foodie this restaurant is a nice one and I would not hesitate to give my recommendation for it to my guests coming in from out of town. Go and try once and do not hesitate to leave a comment once you are there. I know I am only going to get thumbs up from you all!!!

    Ciao…

    John Smith, NYC
  • SellMoreMeals
    The Vegan restaurant trend is definitely growing from coast to coast. When I get to NY I'll have to look Cocoa V up. Their chocolates sound wonderful, of course you put anything kind of chocolate in front of me and it's likely to mysteriously disappear ;-)
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