Fast-casual chain of vegan cafes founded 2015 in New York City as By Chloe and re-branded in 2021 as Beatnic under new ownership. Serves quick meals and bakery treats. Menu offers burgers, hotdogs, subs, fries, salads, grain bowls, mac n' cheese, and brunch foods. Beverage selection include lemonade, tea, and fresh juices. This one est. 2017. No cash taken. Formerly known as By Chloe. Reported closed March 2024.
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1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, New York, USA, 10020
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- Wheelchair accessible
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Last update on 19 Mar 2024 by apaige7
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Added by HappyCow on 29 Oct 2017
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186 Reviews
First Review by The London Vegan
analonf
Points +117
Tasty and fully vegan - Edit
We went 2 times and everything was delicious. Grab and go or you can also eat in there but there are few tables.
Read moreCons: few tables
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Veggieactingchic
Points +72
Great inexpensive vegan meals. - Edit
Comfort food! Definitely not the same exact flavors as By Chloe. Went for the mac n cheese and got a side of Balsamic Brussels. Mac isn’t quite as good but OMG the Brussels!!!!!! Awesome!
Read morePros: Inexpensive , Great recognizable food choices
GROWHEREYOUAREPLANTED
Thanks for the helpful comparison!
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woodlewis
Points +494
Consistently good - Edit
Everything was tasty and filling.
Read morePros: Terrific mac & cheese, Friendly service, Great location
StephanieWanderlust
Love this place!
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happydillard
Points +767
Nice - Edit
I came with my family of three. We got a burger and two salads (Caser and Chicky Salad) The food was pretty good. I wouldn’t say it tasted spectacular, but it was still pretty filling. I thought the salads were better than the burger.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-12-19
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loribouvin
Points +384
Basic- average - Edit
The food is OK but I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here. I got the mushroom salad and there was no dressing. The staff is super friendly and courteous.
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thom8418
Points +2368
Great vegan mac and cheese - Edit
The restaurant is cute. If you bring a vax card and ID you can sit down and eat there. Currently in NYC this is an extreme rarity. The vegan mac and cheese was large shells with creamy noch sauce topped with smoked mushrooms and smoked paprika. It was delicious. The strawberry lemonade was also refreshing and delicious.
Read morePros: 100% vegan
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alicelaura
Points +292
Great food, but limited seating - Edit
I had the vegan caesar salad which was great! There were loads of choice so it was difficult to decide. Gluten free options all clearly labelled - and there were plenty. Also had the fries with a cheese dip which was a bit spicy and delicious!
Read moreThere are some tables in this particular venue, but not enough for how big the space is. It's a very strange layout but that might just be because of COVID. Most people were picking up to take away.
Pros: Tasty food, Gluten free options
Cons: Venue - strange layout
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FrauBausFamM
Points +700
Always a safe choice - Edit
You can’t go wrong with Beatnic if you are vegan and into junkfood. I tried many of the burgers, the Mac n‘cheeze and the fries, and everything was decent even though not spectacular. The locations are convenient, staff is nice, online order works perfectly.
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veganrunning
Points +746
Good vegan food in the heart of Rockefeller Center - Edit
Mac & Cheese, Broccoli 🥦 interesting menu items
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-11-10
Pros: Gluten free vegan 🌱 Mac & Cheese was excellent , Cheese Broccoli was good too
Cons: No gluten free buns, Guac Burger bun was soggy on bottom , Cheese Broccoli 🥦 could have used more cheese
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mrogovin
Points +32
Yummy Fast Food - Edit
Portions are small and not cheap, but fast food that is creative, simple, and yummy
Read morePros: Tasty, Creative take on fast food
Cons: Can get crowded (when I was there pre pandemic), Small portions
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nshaff3r
Points +206
Great vegan food - Edit
While I’ve gone at least 10 times, I pretty much always get the same things: either the crispy chicken salad or the guac burger combo. These dishes are always really delicious and flavorful. The service is quick and I love how many locations they have. My only issue is that the menu is a bit small. Also, what they did to Chloe is terrible.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-07-17
Pros: Really good vegan food, Creative options , Useful app
Cons: Closes a bit early (8), Menu could be bigger
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drquayle
Points +738
Not a huge fan - Edit
I love that this chain has done so well – it's important to have clearly plant based restaurants take off in the city.
Read moreThat said, I personally don't love it. It is really expensive and the food was fine but nothing to write home about.
Pros: Fully vegan
Cons: Expensive
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AmyVCaroline
Points +3216
Delicious - Edit
It's junk food but it's delicious. As a Brit this was exactly what I was looking for. The mac and cheese is so good! We ate here more than once on our trip!
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staceyketchie
Points +570
Not too bad - Edit
Food was pretty good but nothing spectacular.
Read morePros: Clean ingredients
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badgirlsvegan
Points +2137
So cutesy! - Edit
The menu is adorable and the food was good. It wasn’t groundbreaking, but I love that it’s all-vegan which means I can choose from the whole menu without worrying
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-11-11
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stonefree_happycow
Points +39
So bad it must be deliberate - Edit
I have been vegan for 12 years eaten at a lot of restaurants both 100% vegan, and Omni restaurants that serve vegan options. We came to byChloe when they first opened and thought it was spectacular both in quality and the emphasis on the food flavor and texture, it was top of our list. Then the horrible legal situation happened and we haven’t eaten here in years, we decided to give it a try in the last week we came to the Rockefeller Center location at 1:30 in the afternoon. In our previous visits to byChloe we would often order more than we can eat and stuff ourselves, Today we threw away more than half of our food, it was inedible. This is not a staff or location issue, this must be something coming from their leadership. The fries tasted like they had been cooked more than several hours ago. The burger was the single worst vegan burger I have ever eaten in my life and again this is 12 years of burger eating experience. This is such a quality drop off that it has to be deliberate. I hope the Chloe can one day regain control of this brand but she has a long road ahead of her to get it back to the quality she established. I am embarrassed as a vegan for this to be called vegan food. Do not recommend. By the way I wanted to give this one star but happycow. They give a star on top of my one star just because it’s vegan, that kind of mentality is going to screw with vegan food
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-05-09
Pros: Lots of options for vegans
Cons: None of them taste good, Poor quality, Bad preparation
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BarbaraSanches
Points +75
Amazing!!! - Edit
The food is excellent, the ambiance is great and the staff is very friendly!!
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dispatcher
Points +36
Please update your hours of operation for the weekends! - Edit
I wish by Chloe could update their business hours so that committed vegans like me could return to the site
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delicateillusion
Points +130
We love it - Edit
The staff are always really friendly. The food is so good. Spacious place. Relaxed atmosphere. Perfect for a quick lunch.
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chentel
Points +970
So overrated - Edit
The food is nothing but tasteless. Their menu sounds quite good still it’s nothing special at all when it arrives. The burger is super plain and boring and looks quite old...
Read moreonly good thing is their homemade Ketschup which was quite delicious. Still this place was a disappointment!
Pros: Ketchup
Cons: Tasteless , Old food , Only credit card
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madeleine_
Points +72
Guac me up - Edit
I have indeed been coming here a few times (read = a lot of times) for that Guac Burger and some sweet potato fries. Always a pleasure. I do miss a normal ketchup to drain all my food in though (sorry but someone had to say it). Advice is to bring your own if you're a ketchup lover like myself.
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InesAF
Points +647
We went here two times on the same day because we loved it that much! - Edit
Read moreFirst, we went to ByChloe for a quick snack because we were feeling a bit peckish and our time slot for the Top of the Rock was not until 8 pm. Afterwards, we decided to go back for more, which just goes to show how much we enjoyed it haha!
We ordered a small portion of their Mac n' Cheese to share and it went down a treat! The pasta had a sweet potato-cashew cheese sauce and it was then topped with shiitake bacon and almond parm cheese. It was creamy and tasted oh-sooo cheesy.
Later, we came for dinner and, once again, we did not get disappoint with the food choices we went for. I ordered the Kale Caesar sale with shredded, chopped romaine, shiitake bacon, avocado, almond parm cheese, maple-wheat croutons (SO GOOD!), sunflower seeds and caesar dressing. I usually order any dressings that my food might have on the side but this time I kept all the ingredients in my order so that I could try the true original version. I am glad I did because this was definitely a salad done right! I loved the combination of different textures and it was SO wholesome and packed with flavour!
My boyfriend ordered the BLT sandwich with shiitake bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, chipotle aioli served in a 7-grain toast. He is not a huge fan of plain simple avocado but he totally approved the whole combo. His favourite part was the shiitake bacon, which I agreed that it was just to die for!!
Pros: Nice variety of options (savoury and sweet), Very friendly staff, Spacious
Cons: Packaging, which is wasteful if u’re eating in
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Lauraleec
Points +13948
Great location - Edit
Centrally located at the Rockefeller Centre which in turn means it's a bit busier so the wait time here is longer than most by CHLOE. I liked that it was so spacious, had self ordering screens and as always the food was tasty.
Read morePros: All vegan
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LuizeR
Points +44
Disappointed - Edit
Was really looking forward to dinning here, but can honestly say I did not enjoy the food! The potatoes were burnt and the mac n cheese had no flavour!
Read moreThe only good thing was the chiky chiky nuggets! Can’t fault those.
It was super busy and the food that other people were eating looked good! I would say- go try and decide for yourself!
Pros: Good choice
Cons: No cash payments
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wilsonschneidg
Points +3253
A little overrated - Edit
Good food in an area where there don’t seem to be many v options.
Read moreGreat for a quick meal, anytime of the day. I felt they were a little overpriced.
Pros: Lots of seating, Free chipotle aioli
Cons: Overpriced
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AoifeScanlan
Points +202
10/10 - Edit
We tried half the menu over a few days. Everything from salads to burgers to cookies. The tempeh burger is especially amazing. Love love love
Read morePros: All vegan
Cons: None
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amy743
Points +241
Love this place! - Edit
Came here several times on my trip and enjoyed it every time! All their food is delicious and is prepared relatively quickly. My personal favourites are the mac n cheese, greek salad, banana bread and the seasonal lemonade! However, is a bit pricey😒
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