Le Botaniste Bryant Park

**Come any time between 6:30pm and 9:00pm, stay as long as you want, or leave when you need to. (Arriving at 7:30pm or 8:00pm is perfectly fine, though arriving at 6:30pm or 7:00pm is ideal.)**

Join us at the brand new Le Botaniste’s Bryant Park location, vegan, gluten free, organic restaurant. Le Pain Quotidien founder and Chief Creative Officer, Alain Coumont opened the first botanical-based, apothecary-inspired NYC in Feb 1, 2016, on Lexington and 63rd. Now he’s opened another by Bryant Park!

LePainQuotidien.com: “[Le Botaniste] is the counterpart to the Belgium-based restaurant of the same name and intends to further organic, plant-based eating in New York City. … The restaurant is designed to evoke the feeling of a classic apothecary … mindful eating.”

From **WellandGood.com**: “Healthy, Organic, and Affordable: LE BOTANISTE Ticks Off All The Boxes … How often do you hear about a great food spot that’s health-conscious, organic, and affordable—oh, and serves wine? … Le Botaniste is the sort of vegan, gluten-free, and organic restaurant that has an impressive wine list—sulfite-free, pesticide-free, and biodynamically grown—and takes dessert seriously…”

**Time Out New York** says: “Bread-loving Belgian megachain Le Pain Quotidien is behind this apothecary-inspired wine bar, a sister to the Ghent, Belgium original… lab coat-clad bar staff pour unfiltered, biodynamic wines curated by Le Pain Quotidien founder Alain Coumont … The food menu is similarly organic and boasts no animal products. Instead expect chefly ‘prescriptions’ such as the Tibetan Mama (brown rice, steamed greens and spicy kimchi in a peanut-curry sauce) and Dirty Noodle Soup (tofu, steamed leeks, garlic).”

**New York Times**: “Le Botaniste Alain Coumont … has turned what was once one of his New York locations into a vegetarian wine bar … The décor suggests an old-fashioned pharmacy, and the bowls, containing a starch, sauce or side item and a topping, all organic, are called prescriptions. What’s not eaten is recycled or composted.”

For those of you who have never attended one of our Meetup events: this is an incredibly friendly & welcoming group. It will be easy to find our group: we are taking over the majority of the restaurant. Also, everyone pays for their own meal. Easy!

**Where to Meet**: Please meet us in the back room. Ask the staff if needed.

**Train Directions**: The closest trains are the (B), (D), (F), & (M) to 42 St-Bryant Pk, (N), (Q), (R), (W) & (S) to Times Square-42 St, and (7) to 5 Av. Please note any MTA reroutes on the day of event.

**Come any time between 6:30pm and 9:00pm, stay as long as you want, or leave when you need to. (Arriving at 7:30pm or 8:00pm is perfectly fine, though arriving at 6:30pm or 7:00pm is ideal.)**

Eddie

**NOTE: For 15% off your online order at checkout. Just mention you are part of the NYC Vegan & Vegetarian Meetup., i**