Long gone are the days that vegetarians struggle to find suitable options while dining out. In fact, more of the general dining world has been seeking out vegetable-centric meals in the past year and more and more chefs are making vegetables a priority on their menus, perhaps as penance for those years of pork belly proliferation.

Here, now, for vegetarians and their vegetable-loving cohorts are 13 of the best vegetarian tasting menus to be found in New York that would wow even the most die hard carnivore. Feel free to add any other excellent vegetarian tasting menu options in the comments. And remember, they may be meat free, but they're not cheap.
—Alexis deBoschnek