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Oil Watch has verified 20 restaurants in SoHo, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Top-rated: Dr Smood, Shuka, Mangia SoHo - Italian Restaurant, Lunch & Corporate Catering. Breakdown: 13 Seed Oil Free, 2 Mostly Clean, 5 Use Caution. Common cuisines: farm-to-table, french, mediterranean, brunch.
SoHo's upscale dining scene draws visitors with trendy restaurants where ingredient sourcing matters. Many of the neighborhood's farm-to-table and Mediterranean spots cook with olive oil, butter, and ghee, making it easier to dine without seed oils.
The blocks between Prince and Spring on the west side of Broadway have the highest concentration of restaurants that cook with quality fats.
West Broadway south of Broome has several French-influenced spots that default to butter. Ask about fryer oil specifically since some still use canola for fries.
Of the 20 verified restaurants in SoHo, 15 are rated Seed Oil Free or Mostly Clean. Dr Smood is one of the top-rated spots.
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Yes. Oil Watch has verified 20 restaurants in SoHo, Manhattan that cook without industrial seed oils. Of these, 13 rated Seed Oil Free and 2 rated Mostly Clean. Top-scoring spots include Dr Smood, Shuka, Mangia SoHo - Italian Restaurant, Lunch & Corporate Catering. These restaurants use olive oil, beef tallow, avocado oil, butter, and ghee instead of canola, soybean, and corn oil.
SoHo has a strong farm-to-table, french, mediterranean restaurant scene. Of the 20 verified spots, 13 rated Seed Oil Free and 2 rated Mostly Clean. Local tip: The blocks between Prince and Spring on the west side of Broadway have the highest concentration of restaurants that cook with quality fats. Use the Oil Watch map to check each restaurant's oil breakdown for fryers, cooking fats, salad dressings, and sauces.
Browse the SoHo map at oilwatch.app/map/nyc/soho to see 20 verified restaurants and their cooking oil status. Dr Smood is one of the top-rated spots in the neighborhood. Each listing shows exactly what oils are used for frying, cooking, salads, and sauces.
Greek and Mediterranean restaurants in SoHo typically cook with extra virgin olive oil for grilling, roasting, and dressings. 13 restaurants here are rated Seed Oil Free on Oil Watch. Dr Smood is among the top-rated options. Verify individual restaurants on Oil Watch for the full cooking oil breakdown.