Soda Club

Named after Italy's tradition of hand-crafted sodas, this handsome East Village space strikes a cool vintage vibe with its velvet chairs, gleaming copper accents and stained-glass lamps. Plant-forward, the menu heavily features house-made, vegan pastas as well as golden-crusted, Roman-style pizzas made with fermented rice flour. Tagliatelle tossed with nori butter and broccoli rabe is a longstanding favorite, as well as the carbonara pinsa with fried artichokes and mushrooms. Indeed, this is smart cooking that celebrates vegetables with creativity and class. Finish with a dulce de leche cannoli.