The new Vegan Night Market in Central Park could be the best place to find NYC’s top vegan food.
Looking for New York City’s best vegan food? The city now has a Vegan Night Market right in Central Park. The open-air food and drink festival is a weekly series every Tuesday evening from 4 pm to 10 pm starting this month and running until October 10 at Central Park’s Wollman Rink.
Hosted by NYC-based The MASC Hospitality Group (MHG), the weekly event features 20 of the city’s top vegan vendors, live music, and rotating food and product tastings. Most of the vendors are NY-based food businesses, and MHG says it chooses vendors based on the menu, business practices, and of course, the vegan food.
Beatriz Torres Martinez, MHG Director of Partnerships & Programs, says MHG saw a need for an all-vegan market with the growing interest in veganism among New Yorkers. “After a few years in the industry of producing events, we learned to listen to our customers and vendors. We saw an increase in New Yorkers trying veganism and not many vegan events,” Torres Martinez tells VegNews. “Vegan Night Market is the first weekly vegan event in the city.”
Torres Martinez says the goal of the market is to provide customers with a good time and good food, in a location that is convenient for everyone. “It aligns with the overall mission: Good for you; good for the planet,” Torres Martinez says.
Among the vendors, customers will find a variety of food options, including baked goods from Bunny’s Vegan Bakery, Haitian food vendor Mina’s Kitchen, and St. Lucia-inspired meals from Bevo’s.
Torres Martinez also points out that Perros Locos has become a popular vendor for its vegan sausage and baked potato.
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