Vegan pizza? When I heard there was a vegetarian pizzeria on the lower east side that catered to vegans I was thrilled. Usually I just head to a traditional pizzeria...settle for white flour and order my pie sans cheese. At Viva Herbal Pizzeria vegans have a huge selection. Aside from an array of flavors and toppings, Viva has a variety of crusts too. They have spelt and cornmeal for those who are sensitive to gluten and whole wheat for others. And when it comes to cheese, they use soy cheese (Daiya or tofu "cheese") and cow cheese as well. This place certainly has something for everyone.
So, if you're looking for tasty vegan pizza in Manhattan, Viva Herbal Pizzeria has a lot to offer. It's a small shop on 2nd Ave between 11th and 12th streets.
You can order a whole pie or buy pizza by the slice - these vary daily. They also have a good selection of calzones, pasta, salads and desserts.
On this particular day I got a slice of the Zen pizza which has mushrooms, caramelized onions, sun dried tomatoes, garlic and miso tofu with pesto sauce. One thing to note about the pizza here is that the slices are quite large and very filling. It is essential to love pesto in order to love this slice because it's certainly a dominant flavor.
I sometimes find the flavor of pesto a bit overwhelming so when I order this slice I usually get a side of tomato sauce to add to it, just to break up the flavors a bit.
So far my favorite slice is the magic mushroom but they have lots of others I have yet to try...
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