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The falafel gets a healthy makeover via this new Union Square–area joint from Delectica owner Erez Cohen, who pimps out organic ingredients like chickpeas, eggs, flour and hummus, and cooks everything in trans fat–free canola oil. Cohen, who actually started out as a furniture mover until his homemade gourmet sandwiches became popular at the office kitchen, keeps it simple: four types of falafel (chicken schnitzel, grilled chicken breast, chickpeas, grilled eggplant), which can also be ordered as salads. Wash them down with one of five lemonades or—to help stave off that food coma—Turkish coffee with cardamom.

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