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Korean restaurant offering a casual take on refined Asian fusion cuisine. Franchia Decor is traditional Korean architecture that contrasts with elements of modernism. Dishes may include spicy duck salad, ramen with tonkatsu, sizzling bulgogi plate, and a large selection of sushi. Sister-restaurant to the venerable Hangawi vegan restaurant. Open Mon-Thu 12:00pm-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 12:00pm-9:30pm, Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm.
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12 Park Ave (at Midtown Manhattan), New York City, New York, USA, 10016
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Featured Review
CelianRaimbault
Points +220
Best Vegan Restaurant! - Edit
One of the best vegan restaurant I tried so far! Both the presentation and the taste were amazing. I strongly recommend
Read morePros: Taste, Presentation, Originality
INTJ_mara
I loooove Franchia. What’s the dish in the first pic?
Read moreLidekouRashikpkps
Nice dishes
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342 Reviews
First Review by Poundie
jqkob
Points +24
Delicious! - Edit
Absolutely lovely. Delicious. Got the crab cakes, spicy tuna roll, Korean hot pot, coconut curry noodles, the buns, and the cheesecake. All fantastic. Peggy was fantastic.
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GF Cookie Monster
Points +1389
Beautiful Korean and Pan-Asian food and tea - Edit
Far and away one of the top 5 vegan restaurants in NYC. Food is delicious and beautifully presented. Try the Avocado Bibimbap or Stone Bowl Rice. The Mixed Greens with Avocado salad and Pumpkin Porridge (soup), and sorbet are all great. They also have vegan sushi. There is a whole separate gluten-free menu section. And a MASSIVE list of unique flavors of hot tea.
Read moreThe decor is stunning - real wood, painted tiles, and don't forget to look up and see the ceiling. It's a beautiful place for a birthday, anniversary, company dinner, or other special event. It's a little bit expensive but totally worth it.
Pros: Beautiful decor, Gluten-free menu, Vegan version of classic Korean dishes
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mar_pro_
Points +41
Amazing - Edit
Really good and delicious variety of Korean dishes. #Veganuary
Read morePros: Lots of options, Delicious , Nice atmosphere
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DianaBloom303
Points +16
Very good and lots of options - Edit
very spicy but very good! had the noodles in curry sauce and loved it
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MHC48
Points +207
Just delicious - Edit
Wow, Korean food that is vegan! Everything was so tasty and authentic. The dragon roll was delicious and then surpassed by the amazing soy duck wrap. The hot stone bowel kaboucha squash, & veggie bibimbap was excellent and the krispy eggplant in spicy sauce was wonderful. Even my mom vegan companion loved it. . Also the herb and regular teas were perfectly brewed in individual porcelain cup brewers. Can't wait to come back.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-12-02
Pros: Korean vegan , Amazing vegan sushi and teas too, Thoughtful service
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Gregvegan
Points +30
Great food great location - Edit
The food here is great. Definitely one of the restaurants I take friends and family to.
Read morePros: Great variety of dishes. , Elegant spot
Cons: Service sometimes suck, Their very demanding for tips sometimes
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duvallbooth
Points +27
Korean Vegan Nouvelle Cuisine - Edit
The menue is overwhelming, but the vegan buchimgae appetizer assortment is reason enough to visit
Read morePros: All vegan, Korean gourmet, NYC
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·X·
Points +28489
Franchia Vegan Cafe - Edit
I can’t believe I had not written a review for this restaurant sooner. I have been eating here for years and I am super addicted! Their Penang spicy noodle soup is to die for! So much so, I ate it multiple times during my recent trip to New York. They have other delicious things on the menu, but this soup is on another level, I highly recommend it!
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hphg26
Points +32
Yummy Udong noodles! - Edit
The outdoor seating is quite charming and great for people watching. I was greeted before I even entered the restaurant, service was very friendly and prompt. I ordered a Chianti, which was fantastic, but they did skimp a bit on the amount they gave me. I opted for the Udong noodles and vegetable fritters. The noodles were great and a large portion too. The fritters were very bland and were mostly vegan cheese. I would recommend this restaurant and will probably go back.
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Leelondon117
Points +548
Frankly, fine meal - Edit
The refined interior of this restaurant sets you up nicely for the excellent food.
Read moreThe peking buns and dumplings were full of rich flavours. The crispy Korean chilli tofu was well spiced and had great texture.
The portions were a little small for the price, but left very satisfied.
Visited Dec’ 2019
Updated from previous review on 2021-08-11
Pros: All vegan
Cons: A little pricey
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amberrosemag
Points +418
Delicious stone bowl - Edit
The spicy kimchi stone bowl was amazing- other things we ordered were a bit average. Would go back for the sizzling stone bowl though!
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MiladyCortés
Points +100
I love this place! - Edit
My daughter brought me here last year and now i eat here every time I’m in town. The food is so delicious that I crave it for months. So, it’s usually my first stop.
Read morePros: Vegan haven
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GracefulVegan
Points +172
Never Disappoints - Edit
We had the fried vegetable dumplings, they were good, but may have liked the steamed better. Great experience.
Read morePros: All vegan food. , Great service
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50%Dakini
Points +860
Delicious and elegant vegan dishes - Edit
We enjoyed vegan interpretations of traditional Korean and Japanese dishes, delicious and elegant.
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amwhite91
Points +527
Decadent - Edit
It's a pricey place, but the quality is excellent. I would love to come back and try more from this menu.
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AmyVCaroline
Points +3307
Strange place but nice food - Edit
Almost walked past as the stick out sign is quite small and there was scaffolding. The inside looks a bit dated and dim but the food is totally worth it
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CharliMorachnick
Points +68
Unbelievably delicious - Edit
This place blew my mind. the tuna was unlike anything i’ve ever tried, and the DIMSUM!! I’m stunned
Read morePros: Large menu, everything was so dang good
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BillMany
Points +50
Terrific Korean - Edit
Amazing Korean vegan. Appropriate amount of spice and robust flavors. Service was just ok but the food made it worthwhile.
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ayshim
Points +931
Great Korean vegan food - Edit
When Hangawi was closed for renovations, the security person outside told us to go to their sister restaurant Franchia and that's how we discovered this place. I absolutely loved the food as well as the decor. It is more casual and they have a great selection of teas which I really liked.
Read morePros: great food, excellent decor, friendly staff
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rervais
Points +209
A poor customer service experience - Edit
A disappointing customer service experience last night. I'm a long-time customer of Franchia (from their opening) and their sister restaurant Hangawi, and have introduced a lot of people, both friends and work colleagues, to Franchia. I've always loved their food and atmosphere. In fact, Franchia was my last dining experience the day before New York City shut down for COVID. Last night, three of us had a reservation for 8 pm - one a vegan friend visiting from Australia to whom I had raved about Franchia. About 30 minutes prior to the reservation, the other friend dropped out due to an abundance of caution during these crazy COVID times - he suddenly was not feeling well. I immediately called Franchia to tell them it would only be two of us and we were running a few minutes late. The man on the phone seemed very rushed but said he moved our reservation to 8:15. We arrived at 8:05, checked in and asked for one of a number of empty tables outside (we are being careful). He said we had reserved an inside table (we hadn't and I had the email reservation to prove that). He told us to wait and I assumed he was going to be nice and seat us outside. Meantime a couple of tourists without reservations walked up, read the menu, commented on the tasty-looking chicken dishes. I was about to point out that Franchia is vegan and the chicken is actually fake chicken but at that moment the host whisked us away to an inside table (he was acting very rushed even though we were the only two parties awaiting tables in a half-empty restaurant). I asked again about the outside table and he said he had reservations for those and again that I had reserved an inside table. Within two minutes he sat the non-reserved non-vegetarian tourists at the outside table and I confronted him on his lack of good sense and customer service. First he said he had just received a sudden cancellation, then he ignored me so we left. I would not be surprised if the tourist couple also left upon discovering that the "meats" were plant based. Clearly this man needs some training.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-06-19
Pros: Good food, Calm ambience, Usually good service
Cons: Poor choices by the host on my most recent visit, Host not listening and rushing people, Host treating guests poorly
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mzlanna
Points +192
Not bad - Edit
First night in NY so excited to try some vegans spots. Tired from long flight so didn’t want to go far so walked here. Sat outside in their covered sidewalk area. Ordered the fried kimchi dumpling not bad but the sauce was good lol. Then ordered the spicy noodles minus the peanuts a little salty but nevertheless very good. Oh the small picked cabbage that they bring out with it is ver good. The noodles plate is On the smaller portion size but I overeat anyway so it was for the best lol. Will try their sister restaurant later in week to see if any different.
Read morePros: It’s all vegan
Cons: On the smaller portion size
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veganAroundTheWorld
Points +79
niceOne - Edit
nice Food and Drinks
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veg!
Points +466
Good option for vegan food - Edit
Good option for vegan food if you are in Manhattan. Service is fast and professional, but can come across a bit rude sometimes. Delicious soy and tofu based dishes, nice salads.
Read morePrices, especially of the drinks are a little bit over the top. If you do not mind this, you make definitely nothing wrong if you spend there time for lunch or dinner.
You should try the ginger tea, gorgeous!
Pros: Delicious vegan food, Good ingredients
Cons: Expensive, Service fast, but not friendly
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LynnCVoss
Points +289
Always good and relaxing - Edit
My daughter loves the sushi here so when she’s visiting we always eat here.
Read moreThe service is great and the food is always good.
Pros: Great menu, Nice environment , Service is good
Cons: none.
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AndyVentura
Points +18
Expensive and meh - Edit
The vegan fritters are just deep fried vegetables, spicy tuna roll tasted like canned tuna and Mayo if you like that, kimchi pancakes were good. Overall too expensive for what it is.
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drquayle
Points +738
My new favorite place - Edit
Stumbled upon this place. Absolutely loved it. Can’t recommend enough.
Read morePros: All vegan, All tasty, Perfect atmosphere
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JulesJo
Points +135
Delicious vegan food in a zen atmosphere - Edit
Cozy vegan Asian fusion restaurant.
Read morePros: All vegan and all amazing!! , Helpful staff
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