King of Falafel & Shawarma

Why We Love It: A list of vegan recommendations can’t leave out falafel, and Astoria has one of the best around in King of Falafel. The brick-and-mortar has followed the insanely popular truck and cart, and their menu describes their spiced, fried chickpea fritters as “vegan heaven.” Order it in plate form, which also gets you rice, a house salad, tahini and homemade hot sauce.