Seed Oil Free Restaurants in New York City

Cooks in: Extra-virgin Italian olive oil only, whole kitchen

Chelsea organic, allergen-free restaurant. Their own site states directly, "All our house-made items are free from seed oils," and, "We exclusively use cold-pressed single-sourced extra virgin Italian olive oil for cooking," a whole-kitchen, named-fat claim.

Cooks in: Pure beef tallow (fries)

Charbroiled burger quick-serve with an East Village location. Their own menu names "Beef Fat Fries... Fried in pure beef tallow." Only the fries are confirmed; the charbroiled burgers and chicken sandwiches aren't covered by this claim.

Cooks in: No seed oils, whole kitchen

Their own FAQ states directly: "We never use vegetable oils, industrial seed oils or canola oil, which are highly inflammatory," and the homepage states "No seed oils. No refined sugar." NYC fast-casual chain built around hand-made bone broth and grass-fed beef. Multiple Manhattan locations plus Hoboken, NJ. Old proofHref (springbonekitchen.com) is dead; corrected to the restaurant's current domain, springbone.com.

Cooks in: Extra-virgin olive oil and grass-fed butter, rest of menu unconfirmed

A named, dated Yahoo Health interview (Jan. 2016) quotes chef Marco Canora on eliminating processed oils, replacing them with extra-virgin olive oil, honey, and grass-fed butter. Their own current site does not repeat a seed-oil-specific statement, and no source found supports the old claim's beef tallow detail. East Village restaurant. Old proofHref (hearthnyc.com) is a parked domain; corrected to the restaurant's current domain, restauranthearth.com.

Cooks in: Beef fat (fries), rest of menu unconfirmed

Their own Sides page states directly: "Our fries are cooked in beef fat. It gives them a crisp shell and a fluffy center without the greasiness." That's the only cooking-fat claim their own site makes; nothing states the rest of the kitchen is seed-oil-free. Classic British steakhouse near Madison Square Park. Old proofHref (hawksmoor.com) is the wrong business (a UK bed and breakfast); corrected to the restaurant's current domain, thehawksmoor.com.

Cooks in: Proprietary EVOO on every dish

Their own site states: "We use this small-batch, extra-virgin olive oil on every pizza and dish at Una Pizza Napoletana," a claim repeated across their menu and Instagram. That confirms EVOO use on every dish; no page states "no seed oils" explicitly, so the claim is scoped to what's actually stated. Orchard Street Neapolitan pizzeria.

Cooks in: Extra-virgin olive oil and avocado oil (roasted proteins/vegetables)

Salad and grain bowl chain. Sweetgreen switched to EVOO and avocado oil for roasted proteins and vegetables, per the CEO's public statement and reporting. Sweetgreen's own published Nutrition + Allergens Guide shows several dressings, including Balsamic Vinaigrette and Caesar, list sunflower oil (a seed oil) as an ingredient, not olive oil, so dressings and toppings aren't confirmed under this claim. Many Manhattan and outer-borough locations.

Cooks in: Olive oil (Crazy Feta dip only); falafel/pita chips/pita crisps fried in canola oil

Mediterranean fast-casual chain. Cava's own 2017 statement to the Vegetarian Resource Group confirms falafel, pita chips, and pita crisps are fried in canola oil. The only item Cava's current published ingredients page names olive oil for is the Crazy Feta dip; hummus, harissa, tzatziki, and the grilled proteins aren't broken out by oil type in anything Cava has published. Multiple NYC locations.

Cooks in: Beef shortening/tallow (fryer); most wet sauces contain soybean oil

Wings and sports bar chain. Standard US sit-down locations have fried in beef shortening (100% beef tallow) since 2017, confirmed in the chain's own allergen documentation. The wings themselves come out of the fryer seed-oil-free; most wet sauces (Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Asian Zing) contain soybean oil, so naked or dry-rub orders are the clean choice. Manhattan location on Lexington Ave, Upper East Side (standard sit-down, not the takeout-only BWW Go format at 125th St, which uses soybean oil).

Cooks in: Avocado oil and butter, whole kitchen

Black-owned Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem. Their own About page states directly: "Awaze is a Black-owned Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem serving food cooked with avocado oil, butter, and Ethiopian spices. No canola oil, no soybean oil, no vegetable oil, and no seed oils." The site's own branding also calls it "NYC's Only Seed Oil Free Ethiopian Restaurant." A whole-kitchen policy naming its replacement fats, not just an exclusion claim.

Cooks in: Beef tallow, whole fryer

Greenwich Village bar and kitchen. Their own menu page states directly, in its own words as a header: "Why Yes, We Do Fry Everything in Tallow!" A whole-fryer claim covering every fried item on the menu, not a single dish. A second location is opening in Washington, DC (Penn Quarter); this entry covers the original NYC location.

Cooks in: Extra-virgin olive oil (fries), rest of menu unconfirmed

Longtime Astoria Greek food truck (est. 1979) at 31st St and 31st Ave. Their own site states directly: "our hand-cut fries cooked in Extra Virgin olive oil." That's the only cooking-fat claim their own site makes; nothing states the rest of the menu (gyros, souvlaki) is seed-oil-free. A small multi-location operation (also a Bay Ridge, Brooklyn location), not a national chain; this entry covers the original Astoria flagship.