darbar in branford ALSO bangs. not all vegetarian, but a VERY extensive veg selection.

ion is REALLY good. the price point makes it a Sometimes Destination, at least for me, but totally a nice destination for a special valentine's day meal kinda thing.

edit: just feel like i should find a way to say the word "destination" again. destination

Fire and spice, Hartford. Vegan Jamaican and it SLAPS

Ion is sooo good. Their southern friend tofu is on another level

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You're not trying hard enough then!

Surprised no one has mentioned Barcelona yet! Lots of vegetarian options/stuff that can easily be made vegan. If you ask your server they will mark-up a menu for you indicating what's vegan. It's tapas/small plates, which to me is romantic, or as my bf calls it "kissy food".

It's like they've never heard of salt

Just attaching myself to this for recommendations for a once off clean (south end eastrock if that's important).

As a long term vegan I have been to all of the vegan/vegetarian restaurants noted here. None of them give me fancy restaurant vibes for Valentine’s Day, they’re all some level of casual. They’re all good, if a casual vibe works for you.

If you want something fancier, I’d recommend checking out the places run by the overthrow hospitality group in NYC.

> G Zen

Closed last year, they opened up a fast food joint near Hartford I think.

G Zen in Branford

Almost any decent restaurant will have tons of vegetarian options. Vegan is a different game. I think you need to be clearer with which is critical. If it doesn’t need to be vegan, you have tons of options right in NHV. Also, pescatarian or no seafood?

Bloodroot in bridgeport!! They do an annual Valentine’s Day dinner for dine in and to go. There’s also Arles and Boggs in Wallingford. Not super romantic but a really nice vibe and good music. Food at both is insannnne

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How about Bloodroot in Bridgeport?

Tavern on State has a small number of veg options but they’re excellent quality. House of Naan is one of my favorite places to eat, but maybe not fancy enough for Valentines. Heirloom has some good veg options. Da Legna at Nolo is nice and has veg/vegan options.

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This, only if you REALLY like bland food

Obviously your choices for vegetarian are much less limited than vegan. Sherkaan has a lot of vegetarian options that I’ve found really great, even as a meat eater.

Tibetan Kitchen has a lot of vegetarian options as well.

You can check out the menus for Italian places to see if anything sounds appealing in terms of meatless pasta, like L’Orcio.

This the top choice imo OP

Also psychology today and filter by insurance and new haven area- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

Claire’s Corner Copia

Thanks for the recommendation. I miss Thali Too.