• Vegetarian restaurants in New Haven offer patrons a wide variety of soups and breads.Vegetarian soup image by Vlad Kononov from Fotolia.com
  
  The home of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, is situated along the northern shore of Long Island Sound, about two hours north of New York City. Featuring local attractions like Sleeping Giant State Park and the Peabody Museum of Natural History, this area of the United States also offers many restaurants, including some excellent vegetarian eateries.
  
  

Ahimsa Restaurant

• Located a few miles from Yale University, the Ahimsa Restaurant serves up vegetarian meals like fettuccine Alfredo prepared with nut cheese. House include vegetarian lasagna made with four layers of zucchini, nut cheese, marinara sauce and freshly made pesto. The eggplant manicotti platter is prepared with chunky marinara sauce baked into cheese-stuffed eggplant. A large variety of red and white wines are available, along with both domestic and imported beers. This eatery also offers catering services for parties and special business events.
  
  Ahimsa Restaurant
  
  1227 Chapel St.
  
  New Haven, CT 06511
  
  203-786-4774
  
  ahimsainc.com
  
  

Claire's Corner Copia

• Opened in 1975 by owners Claire and Frank Criscuolo, Claire's Corner Copia is a New Haven vegetarian restaurant with an outdoor patio. An on-site vegetable garden provides the tomatoes and onions that are used to create menu items. Entrée highlights include the Nachos del Alma platter with organic refried beans, black olives, jalapenos and red onions. The Mediterranean pizza is prepared with organic baby spinach, feta cheese and mozzarella on a whole wheat crust.
  
  Claire's Corner Copia
  
  1000 Chapel St.
  
  New Haven, CT 06510
  
  203-562-3888
  
  clairescornercopia.com
  
  

Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant

• The Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant features a warm and inviting dining room equipped with a piano. This eatery offers up a large variety of imported beers, soft drinks and specially brewed Ethiopian coffee for its patrons. Dinner highlights include the misir alicha platter containing green lentils cooked in a spicy sauce. Non-vegetarians can try the yebeg wat dinner of lamb prepared with herb butter and special spices.
  
  Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
  
  176 Temple St.
  
  New Haven, CT‎ 06510
  
  203-789-1232
  
  lalibelarestaurantct.com